There's nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.
~Walter Wellesley "Red" Smith
Nook, Kindle, paperback, and hardcover. I read them all.
Susan Stec
Anne Rice - The Claiming of Beauty: When I first
started reading this, I wasn't sure I was going to finish because right from
the beginning the repetitiveness of the cruel, sexually submissive acts put me
off. But very quickly, I began to see the masterfully brilliant fantasy world
Anne was building and became enthralled with the erotic fairytale she was
quickly, quite literally, fleshing out.
The "Beauty" of the story is how the princess not only becomes aware of how much she loves the part she is playing but how quickly she recognizes it in others. Kudos to Anne Rice for her well written, no holds barred, and deliciously decadent fantasy. Kindled this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Claiming-Sleeping-Beauty-Anne-Rice/dp/0452281423/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352822080&sr=1-1&keywords=the+claiming+of+Beauty
King's 49 page Novella, In
the tall Grass, written with Joe Hill, is a fast moving, riveting ride.
Although the ending reminded me of Tommyknockers (not one of my faves),
the meat of the story had me thinking Bachman was fighting King for first billing in this
one.
As always, Stephen King knows how to stir fears with a signature that is always very distinguishable. Kindled it.
http://www.amazon.com/Tall-Grass-Stephen-King/dp/1442359889/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352653611&sr=1-1&keywords=In+the+Tall+Grass
3/19-2013 What I am reading now:
1/11/13
Here's what I've just finished reading:
Beautiful cover, beautiful book
What an amazing world Ms.
Middleton has built in WATCHER. Full of intrigue, unusual characters with
special gifts and a little girl that captures your heart from the moment you
meet her; a very special little girl with and amazing gift. Watcher can become one
with the foliage around her. Imagine being part of a mighty oak, or being able
to travel through the grass like a soft breeze.
The minute the holy man, Goran,
finds the little girl, Watcher, he's on his way to reaching the prophecy that
plagues him, and the reader is on a journey they will not soon forget.
Middleton's attention to detail, beautiful visuals, and well penned characters
make following Goran on his quest, a very entertaining pleasure. I kindled this one.
A five star review! I so much
enjoyed this book. I was hooked from the first page. Brom, inspired by Barrie's
Peter, and a line in the original novel; "'I forget them after I kill
them,' he (Peter) replied carelessly" brings a darkly tale and an often frightening
but whimsical Peter into present day with colorful language, the streets of New
York, and a very magical and vivid, Avalon. This is definitely NOT Walt's
Peter. The battles are bloody and real, the characters crude and vile, magical
and cunning. The children mesmerized and so totally lost. Every page is
wickedly entertaining. I kindled this one.
Loved the premise of this series and can't wait to see what Phoebe's sisters will bring to the Trilogy. Fristoe adds originality to the young adult genre with the Matlin triplets, born on the day of their mother's death, and all destined to have extraordinary gifts. Chloe will see the future. Lily will be a healer. And Phoebe will know when someone is lying.
Phoebe takes center stage in the
first book in the Trilogy. Imagine being a teen who can tell when her friends
are not telling the truth? Problem is, while her sister's gifts have always
been noticeable, Phoebe's has not presented itself yet, and when it finally does,
Phoebe's life will never be the same.
An excellent book for this relatively
new author, one I couldn't put down. Ms. Fristoe, I eagerly await book two in
the Touched Trilogy. Nooked this one:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lie-to-me-angela-fristoe/1113858399?ean=2940015805413
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lie-to-me-angela-fristoe/1113858399?ean=2940015805413
Anne Rice - The Claiming of Beauty: When I first
started reading this, I wasn't sure I was going to finish because right from
the beginning the repetitiveness of the cruel, sexually submissive acts put me
off. But very quickly, I began to see the masterfully brilliant fantasy world
Anne was building and became enthralled with the erotic fairytale she was
quickly, quite literally, fleshing out.The "Beauty" of the story is how the princess not only becomes aware of how much she loves the part she is playing but how quickly she recognizes it in others. Kudos to Anne Rice for her well written, no holds barred, and deliciously decadent fantasy. Kindled this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Claiming-Sleeping-Beauty-Anne-Rice/dp/0452281423/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352822080&sr=1-1&keywords=the+claiming+of+Beauty
King's 49 page Novella, In
the tall Grass, written with Joe Hill, is a fast moving, riveting ride.
Although the ending reminded me of Tommyknockers (not one of my faves),
the meat of the story had me thinking Bachman was fighting King for first billing in this
one. As always, Stephen King knows how to stir fears with a signature that is always very distinguishable. Kindled it.
http://www.amazon.com/Tall-Grass-Stephen-King/dp/1442359889/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1352653611&sr=1-1&keywords=In+the+Tall+Grass
3/19-2013 What I am reading now:
Just started listening to this last night - love the audio
version! Saw the movie when it came out (and several times there after), read the book
somewhere in the 70s (those years are still a blur) and decided to purchase the audio
on Amazon this week.
I'm a bit quirky when it comes to audio. Either I love it (The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern is a good example of an excellent narrator) or I hate it (Ever After by Kim Harrison is a good example of a really bad narrator). I returned that one after trying to listen to the first page... three times! As you can see in the below post, it put me off reading it. It was such a disappointment because I purchased the book to listen to on a trip to Florida and love Harrison's Rachel Morgan series. Anyway enough about my narration woes. I need to do a whole blog post on the good, bad, and the down right ugly side of audio books and get your thoughts on the subject. We'll get back to this issue.
So, Rosemary's Baby. Did you know Mia Farrow narrates? OMG she does Ruth Gordon's voice
perfectly! Come on! Who does Ruth Gordon's distinctive voice that well? I'm thinking no one but Ms. Farrow. Let me just say, it's a real pleasure to have Mia Farrow read me one of my all-time
favorites. I definitely recommend the audio!
I was sooo excited to get this one on my Kindle with the audio sync. Unfortunately the audio is soooo not Rachael and sooooo horrably wrong and (OMG almost nasal) that I returned that portion (sigh). It was a bit off putting. I'll jump back into the book shortly... I hope. For now, I can't get the awful voice out of my mind every time I start reading. LOL
http://www.amazon.com/Ever-After-Hollows-ebook/dp/B0089LOHT2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1363717941&sr=1-1&keywords=Ever+After
