What book are you reading?

KB61743 wrote:

catefrances wrote:

you read much vampire fiction???


the following is absolutely my opinion...
i was excited to read the twilight series.. but by the end i was throwing up. i realise i was out of the target demographic but i found bella to be a bore. i found edward to be just a dull character. for me theey killed off the best vampire and the one with the most potential(jasper) just doesnt get developed enough for my liking. i know ive got in my mind what i expect of my vampires and i can tell you vampires who forego blood for whatever moral reasons just dont do it for me. i dont like sweetness and light. vampires should not be cotton candy. and yes i am aware i was reading a teen romance.

yep - i do read much vampire fiction even took a class in college. loved every minute of it. perhaps i found it so refreshing b/c this is the first new spin that we've seen in years - probably since anne rice. i dont particularly "like" any of the main characters & i do agree that meyer's writing is bad - but this was her very first novel ever. so i give her a nod there. it is a teen series so if it wants to retain its literary rating than its got to stay low key. in our reality show dominated society - i feel almost as though there is nothing out there that is true fantasy to escape to & i think thats also why people have such a passion for it, including myself. (also why i like this thread so much! i'm always looking for the next good read.) i also kinda feel that the vamp story is much more of a backdrop to a love story - just a twist to make it interesting.

i dont like sparkly & i dont care for red or amber eyes. but i do love a great deal of the sneaky, smart & dangerous Eric Northman :oops: read all 9 of those books, cant wait til 10 & the short story anthology comes out next week (i think). rewatching season 2 on demand now too.

sincerely,
Viy

KB61743 wrote:

catefrances wrote:

a class on vamp literature. man did i ever go to the wrong school. id have been delirious.

best class EVER. was just an elective for me but somehow it helped aim towards my minor of russian & east european studies. the class has changed a bit since i took it in the fall of 2002 but i always go back to check it out & see if i can get my hands on a syllabus (since they usually post them online now) just to see what they're reading or if theres anything i havent read/heard of :geek: (i am inherently a nerd) here's the link http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/

enjoy!

and if i may.... GO PITT!

oops - might help to know it was called "Vampire: Blood & Empire"

merkinball wrote:

Fool ~ Christopher Moore

merkinball wrote:

he still stands wrote:

merkinball wrote:

Fool ~ Christopher Moore

good book. that book inspired me to read a bunch of his other work; Fluke, Practical Demonkeeping, Lust Lizard, and another one about vampires in San Fransisco... all fun reads but Lamb is by far his best.

I'm in between books... should I read:

On the Road (Kerouac)

or

Finnegan's Wake (James Joyce) ???

I think Lust Lizard is my favorite, followed by Lamb. I'm pretty impressed with all his work though, consistently funny. Pick up "The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror" when Christmas rolls around, takes place in Pine Cove and brings back a number of his characters from other books.