All of Dahl has a bit of the goth mindset in it, I'd say, though it's certainly most overt in Witches.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Gris - May 18, 2010 4:28:35 pm PDT #11530 of 28344
Hey. New board.
DebetEsse - May 18, 2010 4:30:56 pm PDT #11531 of 28344
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I would throw some Gaiman into the mix (You can't get started too young). I would think Graveyard Book would qualify.
Atropa - May 18, 2010 4:33:31 pm PDT #11532 of 28344
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I would throw some Gaiman into the mix (You can't get started too young). I would think Graveyard Book would qualify.
!!! How did I forget to include The Graveyard Book?! Oh, I am a doofus.
Volans - May 18, 2010 4:37:45 pm PDT #11533 of 28344
move out and draw fire
Perfect!
Katerina Bee - May 18, 2010 4:40:57 pm PDT #11534 of 28344
Herding cats for fun
Doesn't urban fantasy a la Charles de Lint count as goth? His characters the Crow Girls especially.
Volans - May 18, 2010 4:42:33 pm PDT #11535 of 28344
move out and draw fire
I can't remember the author, but there's a YA book called Thirst that was quite good. And with a male protag, so not Twilight.
Amy - May 18, 2010 4:48:38 pm PDT #11536 of 28344
Because books.
Oh, also Sweet Blood, which is about a girl who believes she's becoming a vampire. Really good.
Polter-Cow - May 18, 2010 5:14:03 pm PDT #11537 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(Hey, has anyone here read them? If so, please tell me how prevalent the giant psychic spider is in them.)
I asked a friend. She said, "Fairly."
I can't remember the author, but there's a YA book called Thirst that was quite good. And with a male protag, so not Twilight.
Are you thinking of Thirsty by M.T. Anderson? Because Thirst is also the title of the reissues of Christopher Pike's awesome The Last Vampire series, which has a female protagonist.
beth b - May 18, 2010 8:24:00 pm PDT #11538 of 28344
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Public Librarian Voice Of Beth:
When I use the words age appropriate I think 'what will parents want to know' and 'what do many of the kids in that age group object to"
for example : an 11 yr old kid picked up the first Terry Goodkind -- and he asked me about it -- and so I told mom most of the story would be good, but it had graphic S & M style sex - In this case mom didn't stop him -- she wasn't overly concerned with trying to stop him .
But I have also found that most of the 11- 14 yrs in my area aren't really interested in Murder mysteries. or drugs in books. and most of the still prefer any romance not to get much beyond hand holding.
It isn't that I'll not tell them about a book - but more warn them about some things.
And I keep every kid away from The Old Man and the Sea I think you need a little working life behind you to read it . I don't care that it is short
Deena - May 19, 2010 2:58:19 am PDT #11539 of 28344
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Kara's reading Blue Girl, by Charles de Lint, with ghosts and a thrifting gothy-ish HS protag, and there's Yarrow as well. There's also the Terry Pratchett YA. There are the Nurse Matilda stories, which Nanny McPhee was based on; Edward Eager's collection for magic; Kara likes magical animals, too, and is reading the Seeker series (about bears. not sure of the author). She might like Andre Norton--Witch World and the more juvenile stuff. There's also Patricia McKillip and Robin McKinley.