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thepixieinside in rapidreaders

Good reads

Aug 29, 2005 19:56

I just went to the library and got these books:

~Slaughterhouse Five Kurt Vonnegut
~Liquor Poppy Z. Brite
~The Best of H.P. Lovecraft
~We Don't Live Here Anymore Andre Dubus

**Anyone read these? Thoughts, concerns, comments...???

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thepixieinside August 30 2005, 00:07:54 UTC

I have heard she is an awesome author and I heard also this is a different type of book for her. I would like to read her vampire stories as well!

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thepixieinside August 30 2005, 03:44:36 UTC

OOOH! Thank you for that!!! I would LOVE to read it and then talk to her! :D

jencaro August 30 2005, 00:19:56 UTC

Lovecraft is always good horror - very creepy.

thepixieinside August 30 2005, 03:43:42 UTC

OOH! Good to know! Thank you! :D

longdrop9 August 30 2005, 03:35:51 UTC

Slaughterhouse-Five is an amazing book that I read on a two hour flight. One of my favorite books of all time.

thepixieinside August 30 2005, 03:40:10 UTC

YAY! I cannot WAIT to dive into it! :D

Good stuff! dr_manhatten August 30 2005, 14:44:41 UTC

ANYTHING by Kurt Vonnegut is brilliant, especially Slaughterhouse Five. A true 'modern classic'. Oh, how I love that man...

PZB is great, I've read everything up until Liquor and her style is just amazing. Unfortunately the new stuff has yet to be published over here so I can't get my mitts on it.

HP Lovecraft... Well, if it wasn't for him many of the finer horror writers would never have picked up a pen! It can be demanding (some of the dream stuff is pretty heavy going), but it's always worth it. I think my favourite story is The Cats of Ulthar (sp?), because it really captures the essence of cat.

Don't know the last one, so I can't comment. Let us know if it's any good!

Re: Good stuff! thepixieinside August 30 2005, 14:48:52 UTC

Oh, thank you for the help! I will certainly let you know about that last book! :D

pistashio2 August 30 2005, 19:54:06 UTC

I'm a rabid Vonnegut fan and Slaughterhouse Five is one of his best. I've also read and loved Cat's Cradle, Mother Night, and Breakfast of Champions by him, and am currently reading God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.

He is brilliant, thoughtful, and incredibly imaginative. In short, the kind of crazy old man you'd let tell you stories at a bar if you ran into him. Enjoy!

thepixieinside August 30 2005, 23:35:32 UTC

OOH! Thank you for the help! I cannot wait to read this!