Comments | silvercobwebs: a confession and a plea

silvercobwebs

a confession and a plea

Jan 10, 2006 17:12

Hmm..I think that title makes what I'm about to write sound a lot more dramatic than it actually is, but bare with me.

The confession? I'm about 3/4 of my way through Order of the Phoenix, and this is the first time I've read it. Gasp! Yes, I know what happens, and yes, I know what happens in Half-Blood Prince too, and it's not distracted from my ( Read more... )

books, recs

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_cinjudes_ January 10 2006, 19:02:00 UTC

Kitchen Confidential is hilarious and very informative. A friend of mine who is actually in culinary school sent it to me for Christmas and I was surprised with how easily it pulled me in. Especially since I'm a humble southern girl who didn't have a freakin' clue what some of the food was they were even talking about. It's like a true crime novel/autobiography of the business of professional kitchens. Highly entertaining.

I'm also a huge Anne Rice fan. Have been since the early 90's **cough*showing my age*cough**. I wouldn't be talked into watching Buffy until mid-Season 2 because I love Rices vampire lore so much. Of course I learned that the two could co-exist in my fandom brain, but still. The original Vampire Chronicles (or the two of them that were made into films), where basically destroyed on film. And the thing that I really like about her writing is that is is so different from book to book depending on which character's voice she is using. Start with the original 3: Interview with a Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen ( ... )

silvercobwebs January 11 2006, 17:19:42 UTC

- Firstly? Yay for babble! Seriously. : D
- Thanks for the recs! I'd heard of Kitchen Confidential before, but wasn't too sure about the genre, and whether I'd be left clueless about kitcheny things, but I'd like to give it a shot.
- I actually have a few Anne Rice novels - the early vampire chronicles, which have always been very enjoyable, and although they made a complete and utter hash of Queen of the Damned, I had to admire it for the sheer pretty of Stewart Townsend. How shallow does that make me? Heh.
- Ooh - and the audiobooks of the HP novels sounds good - they're all done by Stephen Fry, correct? How have you found them, any good?

_cinjudes_ January 11 2006, 20:14:23 UTC

- Glad you like the babble - cause I can't.seem.to.stop!;)
- Give KC a shot - highly hilarious throughout, and Bourdain is a wordy mo-fo. I likey people who use big and interesting vocabularies.
- I completely agree about Queen of the Damned, since for many, many years that was my favorite of Anne Rice's work (until the 5th book, Memnoch the Devil, dude - that book is hella-awesome!). And honestly, the movie version of Interview wasn't that bad really, it's just I still think Tom Cruise was totally wrong for the part - who cares what Rice herself says. I totally think Stuart Townsend fit the role much better - and with a iconic character like Lestat - YES, those things REALLY matter.
- I LOVE THE AUDIO BOOKS! I am seriously addicted to them and am on my second listen threw. Although when I downloaded them in-mass (all unabridged) a few months ago only the US version read by Jim Dale of HBP was available (I since have both). I don't like him as well, but that is because I had gotten so used to Stephen Fry. But upon examination I like ( ... )

hils January 10 2006, 19:10:55 UTC

Some of my faves

Anything by Lois De Berniers (Although I haven't yet read Bird Without Wings)
The Eyre Affair - Jasper Fforde
The Lost Slayer - Christopher Golden
Lost Souls - Poppy Z. Brite
Drawing Blood - Poppy Z. Brite

silvercobwebs January 11 2006, 22:40:40 UTC

- Louis deBerniers? Love him, ever since I read Cpt Corelli.., although I was rather disappointed with the film. I fully intend to read his latest though.
- It's funny you rec Fforde, because I read your LJ when your were talking about him and how much you enjoyed his work, so I went out and bough (and have read) The Eyre Affair. And loved it. So, I'm also intending to read some more about Thursday Next.
- I've got The Lost Slayer waiting to be read too *g*. I love Christopher Golden's writing.
- I've never read any Brite before, but I'm definitely intrigued!

Thanks very much for the recs. : D

hils January 12 2006, 07:24:07 UTC

I refuse to watch the film of Captain Correlli because I love the book so much. LOL.
I have the latest Jasper Fforde still to read. It's not a Thursday Next book but is apparently really good
Still loving The Lost Slayer
Poppy Z. Brite is an AMAZING writer. I love her stuff

dragon_lord January 10 2006, 20:59:01 UTC

The Wraeththu series by Storm Constantine.

silvercobwebs January 11 2006, 22:41:31 UTC

Thanks! I'll go and check it out on Amazon : D

dragon_lord January 11 2006, 23:41:52 UTC

:-D!

queen_of_goat January 11 2006, 05:24:37 UTC

If you like graphic novels at all I highly recommend Runaways by Brain K. Vaughan.

silvercobwebs January 11 2006, 22:42:43 UTC

I haven't had a chance to read much in the way of graphic novels, but I'm definitely up for it *makes notes*. Thanks!

cinnamonblood January 11 2006, 05:44:51 UTC

I have no idea what books you've read but...

Anything by Neil Gaiman.

The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. (31 books and counting, last time I checked.)

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

The Ebenezum Trilogy (three books: A Malady of Magicks, A Multitude of Monsters and A Night in the Netherhells) and its sequel, The Ballad of Wuntvor (three books: A Difficulty with Dwarves, An Excess of Enchantments and A Disagreement with Death by Craig Shaw Gardner.

Anything by H.P. Lovecraft.

Chocolat by Joanne Harris

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

silvercobwebs January 11 2006, 22:46:21 UTC

A few of these I have and would definitely rec too (Pratchett I adore, and Gaiman too), so great minds must think alike!
I haven't managed to catch up with everyone who's read Memoirs..., but I am intrigued, and the Trilogy looks very interesting. Thanks a lot for the suggestions! : D