Spam Thread #1: 9/15-9/21

[chefs_d_oeuvre]

Spam Thread #1: 9/15-9/21

One of the goals of the twiconathon is to bring people who have a common interest together and make friends.  We all admire each other's work, and I as a mod have had a great opportunity to get to know you all.  Now, without worrying about screened posts, you can have the same privilege.

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[morlockiness]

Oooo, I love the reading question because I'm a total bibliophile. Aside from the 3 graphic novels on my reading list (The Long Halloween, Batman: Harley Quinn, & half of Batman: Sarecrow, Year One) I just started The End of Alice by A.M. Homes (she's a fantastic author!) and plan on finding, purchasing, and reading American Psycho after that!

[realdetective]

Ooh, those seem a bit...heh, interesting. I've had friends tell me I might like The End of Alice. I should get my hands on a copy.

[morlockiness]

I've been told I have "interesting" tastes in reading. The End of Alice is good so far, but it took me a bit to get used the style of writing for this particular book of Homes's. One of the best authors though is Chuck Palahniuk IMHO. And although depressing but hauntingly delicious reads, J.T. Leroy is another favorite of mine. :)

[chefs_d_oeuvre]

It's okay Morlockiness. I have a large chunk of a bookshelf dedicated to Holocaust literature. People look at me like I'm crazy when they find that out.

[realdetective]

OOH, spam!

Hmm...I actually didn't read a lot of books in between Twilight :P I just kept reading them over and over again.

But now, I'm going back and rereading some old favorites. I've had my Sherlock Holmes collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to keep me busy. And I have Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through The Looking Glass (by Lewis Carroll) to reread after that ♥

I might try out the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray afterwards. I don't know yet. But I'm on the lookout for a copy of A Great and Terrible Beauty in case I decide to give it a go. :D

[morlockiness]

Alice in Wonderland is something I've been meaning to read for a long time, but just haven't gotten around to obtaining it. I've been meaning to read it even more since LOST's episode titled Through the Looking Glass. XD

[realdetective]

Aww, it was one of my favorites when I was younger.

What really made me want to reread it, actually, was that a friend of mine did a really long post on LJ where she pointed out some neat similarities she saw in some aspects of Twilight XD

[chefs_d_oeuvre]

Well, I always read up to five books at a time depending on my mood. So, right now, I'm storming my way through:

Chic-lit: From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris. Not your classic chi-lit book--this is the eighth book in the Southern Vampire Series, which my mother actually got me into about two years ago. It's the series that the new HBO show True Blood is based on. Warning to any of our younger readers--it's got your fair share of smut. And violence.

YA/Children: The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott. I accidentally bought the second book a while back and realized this one was the first. I read HP and Hunchback of Notre Dame so Flamel is a familiar name/story, so I though this would be a good read.

Classic/Personal Favorite: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. My favorite book of all-time, featuring Atticus Finch, my favorite character of all-time. I read it once a year, usually around the end of Summer/beginning of Fall.

Non-Fiction: The Salem Witchcraft Trials: A Legal History

[morlockiness]

I got my mom into Twilight and so she's been on a kick with a bunch of vampire-romance books. She tried to get me to read the first book in that series True Blood is based on, but I thought it just sounded like a bad reversal of Twilight in a sense. I probably should have started reading it before deciding not to, but it happens. I'm guessing you'd reccomend it, seeing as you're on the eighth book?

I love the Salem Witch Trials, so it's super awesome you're reading a book about them.

[chefs_d_oeuvre]

I would recommend the series because I think it's funny and more "adult" than Twilight. I also started reading these books way before I even knew Twilight existed--so I don't know if that helped preserve my opinion of them.

I would say they are some overlapping themes between the two series at first, but by the third or fourth book of the Southern Vampire series it changes drastically. There is a big plot twist that completely redefines how you interpret the first couple of books, and more supernatural characters other than werewolves and vamps get introduced.

[mysoulcries]

Oh gosh, i love To kill a mockingbird!!!

I read it in school, but ive read it 3 times since, but i dont own it. lol.

[meteor_wish]

I haven't read Breaking Dawn yet, so the saga isn't exactly 'over' for me yet. XD But I've been spoiled, so it doesn't really matter, I suppose.

I'm currently finishing up Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris. There's only a couple of pages left, so I should be finished with it by tonight.

Due to my hectic school life, I'm usually in the mood for light comedy/romance books like this these days.

I'm not sure what to read after I'm done with this one though. There are so many books I bought but haven't read yet.

Right now, I'm also reading Like The Flowing River by Paulo Coelho. The book is just a compilation of articles, and short pieces he wrote throughout his career, so the book is perfect for reading before bedtime. Just a page or two and I'm off to sleep! I'm halfway through it now.

[chefs_d_oeuvre]

I've not read that Coelho book. I've read a few of his others and I go through spells of his works--I think I have to be in a certain particular mood to appreciate them.

[meteor_wish]

Oh, I definitely know what you mean.

Whenever I'm reading his books, I feel like I'm a little too young to understand and completely appreciate the philosophies behind them.

But like they say, "A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age."

I think I'll be able to appreciate the books more as I get older.

[nyaza]

I used to read a lot, now i almost dont have time for it (or money for the things i actually want to read lOL).

I've been reading a book by ans Spanish author for a while and just finished one by Anne Holt. I know that as soon as Breaking Dawn is out in Spanish I'm re-reading that one.

Actually, this days I've been thinking about what to read, cause, I need something printed, but I just dont know what LOL.

Also i decided it was about time I started reading designers books. So... I don't knwo when I'm gonna read everything I'd like too LOL

PS: oh. i still need to read MS LOL.

[chefs_d_oeuvre]

MS is like a little bit of torture--you want to read it, but a part of you regrets as it as soon as you do. Because it's pretty damn awesome but it ends right before the meadow scene and you just want to scream at the top of your lungs "WHY?!?!?!?"

[nyaza]

Haha. maybe it's that why I havent started. well, nnow it's time problems, but maybe it was that LOL.