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Josipa · Guru 0

Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn

Ravynlee · ~ ModMother / The Cougar ~ 290

S. D. Perry's 'Resident Evil - Zero Hour' - an eBook I got offline.

Devilsnight2003 · Guru 0

^ There good, you wanna read Calibian Cove and Underworld, they're both stand alone stories as aposed to novalisations of the games.

Kathy Reichs - Monday Mourning

Jess · V.I.P 260

I just finished Mary Higgins Clark's The Anastasia Syndrome and Other Stories. Not as good as advertised (is anything?), but good enough. I'm also reading a series of pschyology books, because it helps me understand humanity

In all seriousness, I do think all writers should have a basic understanding of pschyology\sociology so their characters don't do anything ridiculous or end up with a mental disorder that doesn't exist. That should be elementary (my dear Watson), but for a surprising amount of "writers" it seems to not be.

-- Edited by Jess on Saturday 9th of May 2009 03:04:41 PM

ATLChris · Member

I am currently reading Through Painted Deserts by Donald Miller. It is about 2 guys road tripping across the country. It is pretty good and I have laughed out loud a couple of times.

Josipa · Guru 0

Emma Cole's Every secret thing

Jon2 · Dreamer of Art 270

Darkness Visible; A Memoir of Madness by William Styron.

Yes, my psychology self-studies have begun.

Ravynlee · ~ ModMother / The Cougar ~ 290

Max Brooks' 'World War Z'. It was an accidental find at my local library but seriously a book I can't seem to put down. As I'm a fan of the Apocalyptic tale this 'human face' to the end of the world is a good read. Funnily enough has prompted me to grab a copy of another of the author's books, 'Zombie Survival Guide' which, though of course is almost purely fictional (with a nice dose of mythological, societal and speculative 'fact' thrown in for good measure), it brings up the always entertaining/thought provocation of 'what if...?'

On the whole, esp. if you're a fan of the genre, both are very recommended

Oh and Jess, while I do almost wholistically believe what you said above about peoples' collective or generalised response to certain situations, I'm reminded by a quote Tommy Lee gave in the movie 'Men in Black' which sums it up for me.

Will Smith: But people are smart-
Tommy Lee: No, a person is smart, people are dumb, panicky animals and you know it.

My point being, when it comes to human psychology, there's always room for those standout (expect the unexpected) 'exceptions' to all the rules. And we could, of course, debate this til the proverbial cows came home in another thread should we get bored enough ;)

-- Edited by Ravynlee on Friday 3rd of July 2009 02:10:58 PM

Lupito · V.I.P 60

Well I'm starting all over on Harry Potter and The Half-Blooded Prince. I was reading it but some things came up and well I don't remember much so that's why I want to read it from the beginning.

Jess · V.I.P 260

Dean Koontz's Watchers. I continue to be amazed by this guy. I mean, halfway through the book with three stories that aren't yet connected, and yet I'm still fascinated and entranced. I wish I was that good.

Ravynlee · ~ ModMother / The Cougar ~ 290

^ His 'Hideaway' made me a fan. He did seem to go through a phase of psychic murder style stories, or the repetative subplot of supernatural gifts versus the darkest recesses of the human psyche, but to be honest I haven't read any of his more recent stuff. Everything I do, be it what I read, eat or write, happens in cycles. Undoubtedly I'll go back to that one day.

Continuing on with the undead theme,
Max Brooks' 'Zombie Survival Guide.'
and
'Day by Day Armageddon' by J. L. Bourne.
Both eBooks.

The former has been described in part by a previous post. I'm still reading it, which is why it was again included.
The latter is a new addition found while scouting Amazon.com for 'z' stories. It's written in first person POV, journal entry style, about a soldier who slowly watches an outbreak (virus) take over and tells about his experiences and such watching the world and social order crumble virtually overnight around him. The 'scribbling' over text and 'handdrawn' diagrams add to the scene of 'reality' here, making it more enjoyable than just text on a page. Nice touch I thought ;)

As of late, I'm stuck in this zombie/survivalist mentality 'thing' - It's not paranoia, I do have the rational and mental fortitude to know fiction from reality, but I'm a huge fan of the hypothetical, meaning, it's not enough for me to read a book, get swept up as we all do and go, once it's all done, 'wow, that was good. I wonder what's on tv?' I NEED that extra push, something that unnerves me into thinking - yes, that's all well and good but say WHAT IF that happened, and you can't logically argue nothing like that (whatever it is) ever will. I enjoy that little thrill, those thoughts that keep the brain ticking over when the book's over and for all intents and purposes you've moved on to other things. I like the 'what if?' factor. If it doesn't make me think in some creative/constructive/empathetic outside the confines of those pages/the author's predetermined limits way then it's simply not good enough and I generally won't read it to the end. Great way to kill time, pun intended

-- Edited by Ravynlee on Sunday 5th of July 2009 11:17:38 AM

Maya_Bee · Member 0

I'm finnaly reading The strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde ...yaaaaay

and I'm also reading l'ille misterieuse (the lost island) by jules verne ..but I'm reading it in slovene...I don't know french xD

and then I want to read All that remains by Patricia d. Cornwell

you can tell I'm finished with school xD I have time for reading xD

Jess · V.I.P 260

^ His 'Hideaway' made me a fan.
Hahah, for real? That's one of the three Dean Koontz books my mom has that got me interested. The first one I read (name eludes me at the moment) intrigued me, and Hideaway was the second. Ah the lovely coincidences of life.

Still chewing through the three Koontz novels I got a while back, since I've been reading various library book along with them. I've been known to have three or four books in progress at once, but for now I'm keeping it down to two. Just finished "Watchers" last night, and I'll be starting on "Dragon Tears" tonight. And "A Different Kind of Heat" but someone who's name I've forgotten. 'Tisn't bad, but can't compete *lol*

Ravynlee · ~ ModMother / The Cougar ~ 290

^ Sad to say yes. I stumbled across the movie version first and was ashamedly smitten by the serial killer Vassago (a young Jeremy Sisto) and had to go read the book. Of course there's a fair degree of deviation between the two (I believe it's called 'artistic license' ;)) but generally that accidental stumble across the movie on Pay TV years and years ago, almost 13 years ago or so now, was what really started me in Koontz' direction. It was quickly snuffed by Anne Rice who never trully left to be honest. Aww. I wonder when she's bringing out something new? No matter...

Still half-heartedly reading the aforementioned book above; 'Day by Day Armageddon' by J. L. Bourne. It's not that it's lost it's lustre, it is a good book, I'm just way too easily distracted at the moment - too much going on. Besides, if we're able to mention books that aren't published I'd also add our Quills collab in the Notebooky section here, Jess' and mine, TPA. That takes up more of my freetime than even Sims3 had in the whole time I've had it! WTH? *lol* But yeah... still in my zombie-neverland at the mo... god knows when this 'fad' is going to end let alone what monstrosity will follow it next 0.0

I shudder to think.

-- Edited by Ravynlee on Monday 13th of July 2009 04:45:54 PM