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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on July 21, 2009, 3:11 pm
On 7/21/09 3:00 PM, in article h453pu$a28$1@news.eternal-september.org,
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>> On 7/21/09 12:18 PM, in article h44q5s$37n$1@news.eternal-september.org,
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>>>> On 7/21/09 9:44 AM, in article 7clv2kF26fjntU2@mid.individual.net,
>>>> "Karen
>>>> C
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>>>>> Susan Hartman wrote:
>>>>>> She's still a huge reader, but never got into Victorian lit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Me, neither.
>>>> Ah -but I love Conan Doyle and Trollope was ok...
>>>>
>>>> C
>>>
>>> I admit I'm not in love with Trollope or the "so called" classics. For
>>> me,
>>> reading them once was quite enough and watching the various movies keep
>>> me
>>> happy.
>>>
>>> My favorite read is a good detective story, followed by a mystery or
>>> sometmes something about international intrigue/espionage. I used to
>>> read a
>>> lot of science fiction when my DDH was alive, maybe because that was his
>>> first love, but I've kind of dropped them.
>>>
>>> Now, if it doesn't catch me after 50 pages, I can happily give it up.
>>> Years ago I was compelled to finish it, even when I thought it was
>>> drivel.
>>>
>>> Lucille
>>>
>>
>>
>> Have you tried any of the modern fantasy stories?
>>
>> Cheryl
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> I'm not sure what a modern fantasy story is. If it's anything like an
> updated fairy tale I probably would like it. I would welcome your
> recommendationss.
>
> Lucille
>>
>
Mercedes Lackey's 500 Kingdoms series starting with The Fairy Godmother.
Also Kushiel's Dart (Carey) is good but has a lot of sex.
Cheryl
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Posted by Lucille on July 21, 2009, 3:20 pm
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> On 7/21/09 3:00 PM, in article h453pu$a28$1@news.eternal-september.org,
>>> On 7/21/09 12:18 PM, in article h44q5s$37n$1@news.eternal-september.org,
>>>>> On 7/21/09 9:44 AM, in article 7clv2kF26fjntU2@mid.individual.net,
>>>>> "Karen
>>>>> C
>>>>>> Susan Hartman wrote:
>>>>>>> She's still a huge reader, but never got into Victorian lit.
>>>>>> Me, neither.
>>>>> Ah -but I love Conan Doyle and Trollope was ok...
>>>>> C
>>>> I admit I'm not in love with Trollope or the "so called" classics. For
>>>> me,
>>>> reading them once was quite enough and watching the various movies keep
>>>> me
>>>> happy.
>>>> My favorite read is a good detective story, followed by a mystery or
>>>> sometmes something about international intrigue/espionage. I used to
>>>> read a
>>>> lot of science fiction when my DDH was alive, maybe because that was
>>>> his
>>>> first love, but I've kind of dropped them.
>>>> Now, if it doesn't catch me after 50 pages, I can happily give it up.
>>>> Years ago I was compelled to finish it, even when I thought it was
>>>> drivel.
>>>> Lucille
>>> Have you tried any of the modern fantasy stories?
>>> Cheryl
>> I'm not sure what a modern fantasy story is. If it's anything like an
>> updated fairy tale I probably would like it. I would welcome your
>> recommendationss.
>> Lucille
> Mercedes Lackey's 500 Kingdoms series starting with The Fairy Godmother.
> Also Kushiel's Dart (Carey) is good but has a lot of sex.
> Cheryl
I'm writing down these names.
Just so you know, I have no hang ups about books, whether it's sex or
violence or whatever. I've read it all.
I'm am an absolute believer in no censorship for the written word (for
adults) and figure it's up to an adult to censor themselves.
Lucille
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Posted by bobbieviorritto on July 21, 2009, 4:41 pm
Lucille wrote:
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>> Mercedes Lackey's 500 Kingdoms series starting with The Fairy Godmother.
>> Also Kushiel's Dart (Carey) is good but has a lot of sex.
>> Cheryl
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> I'm writing down these names.
>
> Just so you know, I have no hang ups about books, whether it's sex or
> violence or whatever. I've read it all.
>
> I'm am an absolute believer in no censorship for the written word (for
> adults) and figure it's up to an adult to censor themselves.
>
> Lucille
>
> .
>
Let me add The Dark Hunters series by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Celtica and
Llandrian series by Robin D. Owen. And Lynn kurland's "Star of the
Morning" books. Diana Gabaldon's new Outlander book "An Echo in the
Bone" is due out in September.
Much of the Dark Hunters take place in New Orleans and it has been
described as "Xena meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer." I find it very much
tongue in cheek and laugh out loud funny. Two years ago I would have
said I'd never read a book about vampires.
I enjoy fantasy as it helps me forget (temporarily)the fibromyalgia.
Bobbie V.
PS DH has fixed one porch to become a library for my collection of books.
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Posted by NDJoan on July 22, 2009, 3:03 pm
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> On 7/21/09 3:00 PM, in article h453pu$a2...@news.eternal-september.org,
> >I would welcome your recommendationss.
> Mercedes Lackey's 500 Kingdoms series starting with The Fairy Godmother.
I'll second Cheryl's suggestion. It's a trilogy, iirc. A young adult
author I like is Melissa Marr, author of "Wicked lovely" and "Ink
exchange", where a human girl gets involved with today's fairy world.
"Ink exchange" is darker than WL.
If you want more adult-oriented and don't mind a long series (iirc
there are 13 books), Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is really
good, although not a modern setting. The first one is "Wizard's first
rule". Evidently it was made into a tv series and I have Netflix
watching for it, but it evidently hasn't yet come out on dvd.
And then, of course, there's the Twilight series (vampire/human love
story) by Stephenie Meyer. Not into vampires? She's also written an
adult novel, "The host", about aliens, of sorts, that's very good.
Happy reading!
Joan
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Posted by Trish Brown on July 22, 2009, 7:47 pm
NDJoan wrote:
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> And then, of course, there's the Twilight series (vampire/human love
> story) by Stephenie Meyer. Not into vampires? She's also written an
> adult novel, "The host", about aliens, of sorts, that's very good.
>
> Happy reading!
>
> Joan
Has anyone tried the James Patterson series about Maximum Ride, the
genetically modified winged child? Fabbo stories and DS is reading them
and loving them right now.
--
Trish Brown
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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>> On 7/21/09 12:18 PM, in article h44q5s$37n$1@news.eternal-september.org,
>>
>>>
>>>> On 7/21/09 9:44 AM, in article 7clv2kF26fjntU2@mid.individual.net,
>>>> "Karen
>>>> C
>>>>
>>>>> Susan Hartman wrote:
>>>>>> She's still a huge reader, but never got into Victorian lit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Me, neither.
>>>> Ah -but I love Conan Doyle and Trollope was ok...
>>>>
>>>> C
>>>
>>> I admit I'm not in love with Trollope or the "so called" classics. For
>>> me,
>>> reading them once was quite enough and watching the various movies keep
>>> me
>>> happy.
>>>
>>> My favorite read is a good detective story, followed by a mystery or
>>> sometmes something about international intrigue/espionage. I used to
>>> read a
>>> lot of science fiction when my DDH was alive, maybe because that was his
>>> first love, but I've kind of dropped them.
>>>
>>> Now, if it doesn't catch me after 50 pages, I can happily give it up.
>>> Years ago I was compelled to finish it, even when I thought it was
>>> drivel.
>>>
>>> Lucille
>>>
>>
>>
>> Have you tried any of the modern fantasy stories?
>>
>> Cheryl
>
>
> I'm not sure what a modern fantasy story is. If it's anything like an
> updated fairy tale I probably would like it. I would welcome your
> recommendationss.
>
> Lucille
>>
>