Hehe..... Stupid White Men, by Michael Moore.

Still ranking high on the wishlist



Ah, those books are great. Fast-paced, action-packed and very witty and funny. Which number is Burnt Offerings? that's like the 7th isn't it?

I still need to pick up Narcissus in Chains which came out in paperback a while back, and I think in March that her second in the Merry Gentry series, A Caress in Twilight, hits the mass market paperback stands. New Anita Blake novel in April according to Amazon.com... Cerulean Sins.



Oh, I always have several books laying around that I need to read before I've run out of new reading material. Only very very rarely have I had no new books left to read after whatever current book. There's also always a new book from a favoured author that comes out that you need to get and such... and you can buy them a lot faster than read them

Anyway, there are much worse habits to have...

Lilith

I'm about 9 tenths of the way through

Philosophy of wicca by Amber laine Fisher.

A bit deep for my first book on the subject (despite thinking of myself as wiccan for a long time now), but I managed most of it, one or two bits where on the "read three times and think for five minutes" catagory. But an excellent book, I heartily reccomend it.

And the next book I plan on getting will be something by, Silver Ravenwolf (what a name!, thats why I don't hold with craftnames), A lot of ppl have been telling me how good it is, so I'll give it a try.

If you're looking for good stuff about Wicca, I highly recommend anything by Stewart and Janet Farrar. PreZ has some of their books and swears by them. I've read The Pagan Path by them which is good. They have a book out called The Witches Bible I believe which combines 2 of their previous books... I know Amazon.com has that.

We also have books by Scott Cunningham which are worth checking out. He has a few books mainly aimed at solitary practition rather than coven practising, for those in an area with a low Wiccan ratio

Lilith

I'm terrible with details, but I believe it is the 7th book in the series. I just started Blue Moon, and after that I have Obsidian Butterfly and Narcissus In Chains to read, and I'll be almost caught up.

I find the Anita Blake series to be rather addictive in the manner of the best pulp fiction. I know the books aren't classic vampire literature, but they're fun, and action packed. A guilty pleasure so to speak. I like to see a different take on the vampire genre every now and then, and the whole vampires as legal citizens schtick did it for me.

Now, I just wonder when Hollywood will get around to exploiting this franchise, if ever?

Yes, it's a great series. And an amusing take, which veers strongly away from that "woe is me" vampire theme.

Personally I hope Hollywood never touches these books. First of all I doubt the movies would be even remotely as witty as the books are, and I think there's probably altogether too much (casual) sex that goes on, especially in the later books, for them to stomach including.

Lilith

I've just picked up In A Dark Wood Wandering by Hella Haasse. (Originally published in Dutch as Het Woud Der Verwachting.) I haven't gotten very far yet, but apparently it chronicles the life of Charles, Duke of Orleans, and his involvement in the Hundred Years War, his dealings with Joan of Arc, and his captivity in England. From the reviews I've read, it seems as though people either love it or hate it. Has anyone else read it, Lilith perhaps?

Yes, between the supernatural-sex and the ultra-violence, a film version would definitely be rated NC-17.

And of course, Hollywood would no doubt find some way to take a great idea and bugger it up. Just look what they did to poor old Judge Dredd...

No I haven't. I do have the book I believe... back in highschool there was a publisher who would bring out a set of 5 books each year that would be on your literature list (one of the highschool exam requirements in your final year) and sell them for 25 guilders per pack (around $12.50, so a good deal), I believe I got a copy in one of those sets that I bought over the years.

Of course it's back in Holland with most of my other books

By that author I have read a book called "Oeroeg" which is set in Indonesia under Dutch rule. I read that one for my lit. list in school.

Lilith

I'm currently rereading "The Dreamthief's Daughter" by Michael Moorcock. The book starts in Germany during the 1930s when the albino Count Ulric Von Bek is one day visited by his Cousin Gaynor who has recently joined the Nazi party. Gaynor asks Ulric for an old family heirloom; a black sword called Ravenbrand, and for the Holy Grail which he believes is also in Ulric's posession. For his refusal to provide either of these, Ulric is thrown into Sachsenhausen concentration camp.

The story then goes into traditional Moorcock territory; namely all over the Multiverse, and also ties in with old German fairy tales (The Pied Piper of Hamlyn), world war 1 & 2 myths (namely The Angel of the Mons and the Dragons of Wessex) and the Nazi's interest in the occult. Overall its a great, unique piece of Fantasy.

Recently re-picked up Tad Williams' Otherworld series...

Flowers in the attic/petals in the wind/if there be thorns

by Virginia Andrews.

great stuff.

Having just finished reading Narcissus in Chains I'm pretty sure that they'd end up with an R rating rather than an NC-17. I think Laurell's finally wandered from vamp/supernatural fantasy laced with sex into erotica laced with supernatural/vamp stuff

Lots of fun, but I think this had more sensuality, sexuality and stuff than some of the erotica I've read.

But another fastpaced romp which was amusing as always. Considering this is the 10th in the series, she's keeping momentum going a hell of a lot better than someone else with a bunch of vampire novels and sequels.

I was going to start reading Neil Gaiman's Coraline but I think I might save that until after Anne Rice's Merrick as some people have warned that that's not one of her best.

Lilith

I recently read a book entitled 'Zakennayo!' which is basically a tutorial on naughty Japanese slang. I now snicker every time I see someone wearing a pearl necklace.

I finally got The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri!! You have no clue how happy I am about it either! It chronicles a living man's trip through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise (Heaven). Along with his faithful guide Virgil, he walks through every circle of each place and talks to many people who live in each. All in all it's just an amazing book.


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