What Are You Reading? - Page 129

BourbonBoy · 12-16-2014, 09:52 PM

"A Nomad of the Time Streams" by Michael Moorcock. Excellent Steam Punk stories full of warships of the air, steam engines, a disgruntled British imperialist turned anarchist and time travel.

Molster · 08-27-2015, 07:35 AM

Sleeping Late on Judgement Day by Tad Williams (3rd of the Bobby Dollar novels)

Saya · 08-30-2015, 03:31 PM

Just finished Ancillary Justice and it's sooooo gooooood you guys.

Sinjob · 09-04-2015, 04:30 PM

A biography of Orson Welles, essays by Virginia Woolf, and Rikki Ducornet 's The Stain.

Molster · 10-06-2015, 05:26 AM

Just started this ->

Magus of Stonewylde (Stonewylde: Book 1) by Kit Berry

Really interesting so far...

Stormbringer · 10-07-2015, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Moon_Creature

I'm am starting to read "The Elric Saga Part I". It's this fantasy novel about this albino dude. So far, I rather like it.

Hi MoonCreature. As You can see by my username I'm a big fan of Michael Moorcock. I read his stuff back in the mid 70s and he was one of my main inspirations to become Goth. Elric of Melnibone is by far his finest creation. Let me know what you think of it. I have all the Elric novels, some from back in the late 1960s and I love them. - Pete

Stormbringer · 10-07-2015, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BourbonBoy

"A Nomad of the Time Streams" by Michael Moorcock. Excellent Steam Punk stories full of warships of the air, steam engines, a disgruntled British imperialist turned anarchist and time travel.

Hi Bourbonboy, as I said to MoonCreature, I'm a big fam of Moorcock (hence dubbing myself Stormbringer) the guy's a phemomenon and contributed a lot to the creation of steampunk and dare I say, goth itself. Enjoy !

Izren_Hathor · 10-11-2015, 12:50 AM

Currently reading Clive Barker's The Books of Blood: Volume 4 and Abarat. I'm also working my way through A Feast for Crows. I'm hoping to start Barker's new book The Scarlet Gospels soon.

Wednesday Friday Addams · 10-15-2015, 12:57 AM

Ian M Banks use of weapons

Acharis · 10-15-2015, 01:00 AM

Still working through the Dark Tower series

BourbonBoy · 10-16-2015, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormbringer

Hi Bourbonboy, as I said to MoonCreature, I'm a big fam of Moorcock (hence dubbing myself Stormbringer) the guy's a phemomenon and contributed a lot to the creation of steampunk and dare I say, goth itself. Enjoy !

Sorry for the late reply, I've been a little busy lately.

"Nomad of the Timestreams" was the first book I picked up by Moorcock and still love reading it from time to time. I've truly felt for a long time that the great fantasy film that was never made was regarding Elric of Melniboné since it's been in production limbo forever. Gotta confess though, I've always enjoyed his sci-fi over his fantasy

but you have to admire a writer who can connect all of his stories in one unique multiverse.

tessla-jane · 10-21-2015, 12:03 PM

The Dovekeepers - Alice Hoffman

Molster · 10-26-2015, 06:00 AM

Now onto Moondance of Stonewylde, really loving the books...more info can be found here

Lyonel · 10-30-2015, 03:35 PM

The Gumshoe, The Witch & The Virtual Corpse by Keith Hartman. This book is pretty random, lots of nonsensical twists. I'm in the middle of the book and I still have no idea where the plot is heading. Things are getting pretty interesting though... I hope. Lol

LovelyLunaxx · 11-06-2015, 10:40 AM

Am I the only one who consumes books and reads many chapters of different books every day? I am currently engrossed in Harry Potter, Maze Runner, Hunger Games (yes I do so enjoy my escape in fantasy) and the Castle of Otranto. I welcome any book suggestions...I do go through them so quickly.

Stormbringer · 11-06-2015, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by LovelyLunaxx

Am I the only one who consumes books and reads many chapters of different books every day? I am currently engrossed in Harry Potter, Maze Runner, Hunger Games (yes I do so enjoy my escape in fantasy) and the Castle of Otranto. I welcome any book suggestions...I do go through them so quickly.

If you like Walpole's Castle of Otranto Luna, you'll love Anne Radcliffe's The Mysteries Of Udolpho (1794) - the gothic novel par excellence. It's a challenging read at times but beautifully written and vastly rewarding, Ms Radcliffe was a best selling author in her day.

LovelyLunaxx · 11-06-2015, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stormbringer

If you like Walpole's Castle of Otranto Luna, you'll love Anne Radcliffe's The Mysteries Of Udolpho (1794) - the gothic novel par excellence. It's a challenging read at times but beautifully written and vastly rewarding, Ms Radcliffe was a best selling author in her day.

Very intriguing...thank you for the suggestion, Stormbringer. I think I will enjoy this very much.

Stormbringer · 11-06-2015, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by LovelyLunaxx

Very intriguing...thank you for the suggestion, Stormbringer. I think I will enjoy this very much.

See if you can get the Penguin Classics edition (inexpensive and easy to find), it has a fascinating introduction and notes at the back. Anne Radcliffe is little known today but she had many admirers in her day; the Bronte sisters, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley and Horace Walpole. And her heroine Emily is easy to fall in love with.

LovelyLunaxx · 11-07-2015, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormbringer

See if you can get the Penguin Classics edition (inexpensive and easy to find), it has a fascinating introduction and notes at the back. Anne Radcliffe is little known today but she had many admirers in her day; the Bronte sisters, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley and Horace Walpole. And her heroine Emily is easy to fall in love with.

My, my thank you for the suggestions. As soon as I can get my claws on these books I will surely devour them.

Acharis · 12-19-2015, 02:00 AM

Picked up an Anne Rice book from the op shop to re-read (Taltos) but it's not holding up well. Reading for the enjoyable descriptions of clothing, makeup and food... but actually finding the characters really irritating.

Anise · 12-19-2015, 01:04 PM

Oh gosh, ya know I love Anne Rice ~ she's simply darling <3
But betwixt ourselves Acharis, I found her books a chore to read ..
Did I whisper that? Sure hope so!
I dunno? *shrugs* o.O
Too elaborate .. too long~winded?
I'm going to hell for dissing the Rice aren't I!? lol

At present I'm reading Gothic Dark Glamour ...
Well, I say 'reading' but that act is being distracted by my diversions into drooling on the pictorial accompaniments! ... Some nice imagery for ya! lol

Anise · 12-19-2015, 01:10 PM

P.S. I've just noticed that on the back cover of the copy of GDG that I sought from Amazon it states .. 'Baltimore County Public Library' hahahaaa

Stormbringer · 12-19-2015, 03:05 PM

I'm going to hell for dissing the Rice aren't I!? lol

Heh, Anise, I agree with you. After seeing Mr Cruise in the first movie more than one of my female co-workers decieded they would be doing me a huge favour by lending me all the books. I got as far as the end of the first tome then gave them back - with fulsome thanks for the courtesy of course.

My local op-shop recently had a complete (obviously pre-loved) Harry Potter set too. One wonders what circumstances would lead one to part with the entire set after having gone to all the trouble and expense of assembling it ? Nothing tragic one would hope.

Saya · 12-19-2015, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Acharis

Picked up an Anne Rice book from the op shop to re-read (Taltos) but it's not holding up well. Reading for the enjoyable descriptions of clothing, makeup and food... but actually finding the characters really irritating.

This is a big issue I have with Anne Rice. I don't think she's a bad writer, I just usually end up hating her characters XD

I got a sci-fi anthology going on right now, and debating whether I want to read Anno Dracula or The Secret History of Wonder Woman next.

Anise · 12-19-2015, 06:45 PM

Oh dear .. the whole set! Susicious ~~
I think Anne herself is wonderful, a darling lady; and of course she has had great success with her writing, many adoring readers .. it's just I can't seem to read them! I can dissect Shakespeare, digest Chaucer but for the life of me ..
Can't enjoy an Anne Rice novel o.O

I adored Queen of the Damned .. I know some find it a cheesy romance film, but the soundtrack was immense and with Stuart Townsend being Irish ...
Well c'mon .. I have to big up the Irish massive

Interview with a Vampire also translated well into film format, and although Mr Cruise did a fine job .. he just wasn't Lestat .. Townsend is Lestat!

I often purchase books from my local village store; there's a few shelves dedicated to used books; £1 each all funds for the much needed Air Ambulance. Today I saw several of Charlaine Harris's 'True Blood' books. Wasn't tempted, I have the set and haven't read one of them from cover to cover! Again, I enjoyed the series, but the books lol, well there's no visuals of Eric!

*shrugs* I dunno .. Vampyre literature has just waned since Polidori and Stoker. It's hard to get a true story with bite

The Thomas Harris novels Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, now whilst the film adaptations were great, the books were fantastic! I bloody loved Francis Dollarhyde! My poor lamb ~ it wasn't his fault that he became a serial killer. One can only sustain so much shit in life, there IS a tipping point ...
LOL the worm turns!

Fantastically real characters and you feel them, their inner frailty. That, to me is what makes a story worthy of the read, a page turner. As a child I read Wuthering Heights in under 2 days and almost cried when I reached the final page .. longing for more. Whilst I revere Ms Rice as a contemporary author, unfortunately no matter how I tried I simply couldn't give a flying fuck about any persons contained within a story .. too much talking, not enough heart?