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08-24-2009, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Mealla
Another vampire book you might look into is Let the Right One In by John Lindqvist. It's the one the movie of the same name was based on, and from what I hear it's much more horror-oriented. Haven't gotten around to reading it yet (didn't find out till after seeing the film that it was based on a book), but if the film even resembles the book in any way, then it's probably the sort of vampire book you're looking for.
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I wanted to quote this for truth.
The is in my top five foreign films of all time, and my top ten favourite movies all time. With that said, the book was even better than the movie, and I highly recommend anyone who likes vampires to read it.
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08-24-2009, 12:30 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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I can think of several vampire books that are not sappy romances off the top of my head:
Fevre Dream by George R R Martin - vampires on riverboats in the 19th century deep south. A great adventure story with political undertones.
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson - a sci-fi vampire classic from the '50s. Actually a very good book that deserves it's reputation (ignore the various movie adaptations!)
Fledgling by Octavia Butler - an unusual tale about an amnesiac little girl, who's also... well you know what. Deals with issues of race and racism. Sex scenes may be disturbing to some.
There must be others, surely?
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08-26-2009, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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If you're interested in foreign books, there is this japanese series called Vampire Hunter D. Two books have been animated out of the 13 or 14.
The second movie is about a vampire lord who is in love with a human girl. d=
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09-28-2009, 02:04 PM
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I know I haven't been on here for a long time (I got a terrible virus from Gothic.net and had to have my hard drive wiped - so I've been leary of coming back here), but I wanted to update this thread with some good non-romance vampire books I've read lately.
Vampire Winter by Lois Tilton
Fiend, Wounds and Voice of the Blood, etc. by Jemiah Jefferson
The Vampire Within series by Drew Silver
Vampire Zero, 99 Coffins, 13 Bullets, etc. by David Wellington
The Night Inside by Nancy Baker
Bottomfeeder by B.H. Fingerman
Those Who Hunt the Night, Traveling with the Dead by Barbara Hambly
Lord of the Dead, Slave to My Thirst by Tom Holland
Salem's Lot by Stephen King
The Joe Pitt series by Charlie Huston
Dracula Asylum by Paul Whitcover
Let Me In by John Lindqvist
Tap, Tap by David Martin
The Strain by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan
Raven by S.A. Swiniarski
The Hunger by Whitley Streiber
Vamped by David Sosnowski
Fevre Dream by George Martin
Dracul: The Return by James Wardlaw
They Thirst by Robert McCammon
Blood Memories by Barb Hendee
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09-28-2009, 04:26 PM
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Hey chelsea, sorry to hear about your computer! I think I know what gave you the virus and if it makes you feel better it hasn't triggered an alarm on my browser for a long time, I think the admins dealt with it.
I was curious about The Strain. I also heard Sunshine by Robin Mckinley is the opposite of Twilight, haven't read it yet but when I was a teen I really liked her book Spindle's End, which was a re telling of Sleeping Beauty in a pretty cool way.
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09-28-2009, 04:46 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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...Would Poppy's "Lost Souls" be cosidered stupid romance?
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09-28-2009, 05:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saya
I was curious about The Strain. I also heard Sunshine by Robin Mckinley is the opposite of Twilight, haven't read it yet but when I was a teen I really liked her book Spindle's End, which was a re telling of Sleeping Beauty in a pretty cool way.
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I really like Sunshine; I've gone back and read it a second time. It's not a stupid romance at all, definitely worth a go.
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09-28-2009, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Sinjob
...Would Poppy's "Lost Souls" be cosidered stupid romance?
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Yes. The vampires don't sparkle, but apart from that it's pretty stupid. It has a definite sour note of misogyny running through it as well.
I'll admit, I read this then "Drawing Blood" when they first came out as a friend was a fan. I gave up on her writing after that.
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09-29-2009, 01:53 AM
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Anything by Edgar Allen Pole.
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09-29-2009, 02:37 AM
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First of all, there's only one story I can think of that's even relatively close to be about vampires ( The Oval Portrait).
Secondly, check your spelling my friend.
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09-29-2009, 01:24 PM
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i just wrote one. so. when it gets published, i will let you know.
(:
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09-29-2009, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by typicallydia
i just wrote one. so. when it gets published, i will let you know.
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Anyone that uses '(:' without being crippled by shame doesn't deserve to be published in anything other than a hitlist.
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09-29-2009, 01:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by typicallydia
i just wrote one. so. when it gets published, i will let you know.
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I'd take it as a kindness if you didn't.
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09-29-2009, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by edenese
Anything by Edgar Allen Pole.
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1.read the thread before posting any random stupid shit.
2.check your spelling.
3.When you did that then you may post.
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09-29-2009, 03:43 PM
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Speaking of random shit-love your choice of lit. on your sig, Mr. Apathy's Child.
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09-29-2009, 04:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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so much for trying to not come across as a cunt
oh well
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09-30-2009, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by Sinjob
Speaking of random shit-love your choice of lit. on your sig, Mr. Apathy's Child.
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Thanks dude, to be honest I get a little sick of hearing about Stephen King, Poe and Lovecraft around here. I mean, the last two are good on their day but there ARE other fucking writers, plenty of whom shit on those two from a great height.
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09-30-2009, 01:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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You bet. Nice analogy, haha.
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11-07-2009, 03:28 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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The True Blood series are alright I guess. Dracula is pretty good but it may be a bit obsolete.
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11-07-2009, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Beautiful Gardens
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Originally Posted by LovelyxBlackLace
The True Blood series are alright I guess. Dracula is pretty good but it may be a bit obsolete.
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How do you mean, obsolete? If it's classic it won't be! lol
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11-08-2009, 02:59 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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Originally Posted by Krick Wurkheiser
How do you mean, obsolete? If it's classic it won't be! lol
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Thanks for the sarcasm. I just thought people didn't read many vampire classics these days.
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11-08-2009, 04:49 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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I wasn't exactly being sarcastic, but cheers!
You may probably be right - I wouldn't know. I'm pretty out-of-touch with just what people do do, these days... but for me, classic books, bands, films, and clothes never get old. Stuff from the 1920s or the 18th century can still be gorgeous today.
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11-08-2009, 05:17 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Ingary
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Originally Posted by Krick Wurkheiser
I wasn't exactly being sarcastic, but cheers!
You may probably be right - I wouldn't know. I'm pretty out-of-touch with just what people do do, these days... but for me, classic books, bands, films, and clothes never get old. Stuff from the 1920s or the 18th century can still be gorgeous today.
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Sorry I wasn't trying to be offensive. Lol.
Neither, I feel like I don't fit in the twenty-first century sometimes. I mean, I like the music and technology we have but I'm more into the 30s/50s and vintage stuff; I'm a huge fan of the twenties and 18th century too. I love vintage clothes a lot. 'Electric-punk' clothes in metallic colours aren't bad either. Mainstream brands like Emily the Strange really pisses me off.
What music do you like?
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11-08-2009, 11:00 AM
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I liked the first Sookie Stackhouse book - it was a bit fun. The second, well, the voice had cooled and the spontaneity was no longer a feature. By the third, I'd given it up as just more mediocre commercial fiction. I don't know if I'll even attempt the fourth. There are too many good books out there to waste time on bad ones.
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11-08-2009, 11:07 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ophelia's Snorkel
I liked the first Sookie Stackhouse book - it was a bit fun. The second, well, the voice had cooled and the spontaneity was no longer a feature. By the third, I'd given it up as just more mediocre commercial fiction. I don't know if I'll even attempt the fourth. There are too many good books out there to waste time on bad ones.
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Yeah, the first book was great. It was actually the reason I got glued to the True Blood series after reading it; I agree that it gew into some mediocre commercial fiction, but it cannot be worse than Twilight. Oh my god...
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