I have read two Hendrix where I loved the concept but hated the execution of it.
You were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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."
sj - Aug 24, 2023 5:40:46 pm PDT #27692 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sj - Aug 25, 2023 6:32:25 am PDT #27693 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amy, I finished the book last night. I saw most of it coming, but there were a few surprises.
Dana - Aug 25, 2023 7:56:10 am PDT #27694 of 28095
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
With the stuff of his that I've read (which I think is just Horrorstor and How to Sell a Haunted House), it works for me about 90%. Not quite a home run, but enough that several times during Haunted House, I said out loud, "Holy shit."
Amy - Aug 25, 2023 8:09:12 am PDT #27695 of 28095
Because books.
Dana, yeah, Haunted House had some wild stuff. I think My Best Friend's Exorcism and Southern Book Club are two of the best.
Thanks, sj! There was one of hers I stopped reading because it freaked me out too much (The Hollow Places) but I really liked her writing! I'll pick up ...Good Bones from the library.
sj - Aug 25, 2023 8:33:01 am PDT #27696 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Hollow Places is definitely her scariest book, imho.
I read Horrorstor and The Final Girls Support group. I loved all the chapter headings and such with Horrorstor, but the story itself didn’t scare me. FGSG just made me think he should write less female characters because there was a lot of cringe there.
Toddson - Sep 01, 2023 9:09:30 am PDT #27697 of 28095
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Connie Willis's "To Say Nothing of the Dog" is on sale at Amazon for $1.99.
Toddson - Sep 07, 2023 1:49:13 pm PDT #27698 of 28095
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I recently finished T. Kingfisher's House With Good Bones - it got kind of scary at some points, but not horrifying (in that I could read it in the evening and be able to sleep afterwards). I didn't love it, but liked it. Want more gnoles and continue the story of the Paladins of the Saint of Steel.
bennett - Sep 07, 2023 2:23:46 pm PDT #27699 of 28095
Toddson, according to her Twitter feed the next book in the Paladins series should be out later in the year. Nothing so specific as a publication date, however. link
Atropa - Sep 07, 2023 3:18:01 pm PDT #27700 of 28095
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I finally got around to reading The Family Plot by Cherie Priest, and reading it while taking my nightly bath was a foolish choice. Why did I forget Cherie is an excellent horror author? How did I forget that?
The book is great, but there are some sections that are creepy as hell.
sj - Sep 07, 2023 4:48:37 pm PDT #27701 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I really liked The House With Good Bones, but I wanted the main character to acknowledge that it was a haunting sooner.