Endless Ends

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I can read anytime. Sickness, grief, despair - a little rampant global destruction - it matters not. Books solace.

That’s impressive. I can barely read one chapter before my eyes want to sleep. And that’s when I’m healthy, happy and interested in reading. I wish I read more than I do, but it always makes me tired.

 

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That’s impressive. I can barely read one chapter before my eyes want to sleep. And that’s when I’m healthy, happy and interested in reading. I wish I read more than I do, but it always makes me tired.

Ah. Now see, you're a do-er.

I'm merely…..

A reader.

 

[Endless_Night]

Yup. Ceremony of the Innocent. Still disturbing.

Next up!

The Damnation Game, Clive Barker. I've tried to read a couple of his books in the past and always ended up getting bored and putting them down. However, I enjoyed his discussion of the Faustian treatments that influenced the book, so, we shall see.

Where There's a Will, by Mary Roberts Rhinehart. 1912. One of her earlier works. Sort of a suspenseful-style mystery, with a few comedic elements tossed in. I like the old stuff. There's always interesting and offbeat little glimpses into times past. Over a hundred years old, this oughta be good.


All this reading is great, but I am soooooo ready to get out of the hoooouse!

 

[Endless_Night]

Midnight Diner.

Quirky, slice of life, Japanese series. Anthology style, with differing stories every episode while the diner acts as a backdrop. Season 2.

Good stuff, if with the occasional questionable translation that gives me a double take. LOL.

 

[ydahecnot]

I picked red

 

[Endless_Night]

I picked red

That black silk Natori is going to be an AMAZING contrast!

How tall are you?

 

[Endless_Night]

- I knew Where There's a Will would be worthwhile!

Two new vocabulary words (loge and katzenjammer!). And Upton Sinclair wrote a book on fasting in 1911! A best seller, no less, if somewhat lacking in any actual medical expertise.

(For anyone who does not recall, he authored The Jungle. Required reading in English for some.)

- The Damnation Game, you ask? Meh. I think, perhaps, Clive Barker and I are not meant to be reading buddies.

Next up!

- The Name of the Wind!

By Patrick Rothfus. A* heroic fantasy recommended some time back. I am a picky soul when it comes to fantasy. We. Shall. See. This puppy is 250,000 words. *cracks knuckles*


*Gah. This H words make me crazy! I know A is correct in this instance, but it sounds soooooo wrooooooooong.

 

[Endless_Night]

- The Name of the Wind - Only about halfway through. I am reserving judgement until the end.

However, being a read-more-than-one-thing-at-a-time kinda girl….

Short Stories:

- A Human Stain, by Kelly Robson. New author to me, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Horror on top of that, too, which is so often iffy.

It was good! One of those things that leaves you with unanswered questions. Not my favorite, being a literal type. However, Robson can paint a scene, and she conjures up some lovely word play. Plus, I found an interview where she discussed her motivation while writing. Helped with the *unanswered* part.

- A Study in Emerald, by Neil Gaiman. Read before, but a friend sent it along. I can take or leave Gaiman, but this is a Sherlock Holmes tale set in Lovecraft's Cthulhu universe. I mean, c'mon. No Homes fan could turn that down! (Besides, the newspaper story format is a charmer.)

Good. Different. You're sort of tooling along, appreciating the alternate universe canon, and then *boom* twist at the end.

WHICH YOU DON'T SEE COMING.

 

[Endless_Night]

Also, because you knew there had to be more.

- Cocaine Blues (A Phryne Frisher Mystery), by Kerry Green.

Eh. Based on how FABULOUS the Australian tv series was, I have to say I was disappointed. Interesting as a period piece, certainly, but otherwise not inspiring. No great character development and the writing seemed…lackluster?

- Rolling in the Deep, by Mira Grant. A novella. Prequel to a three book horror series. Mermaid horror. Not kidding.

Picked this up on a whim, and kinda loved it! Great story idea. Surprising character development in such a short format. A little relatively believable marine biology.

AND IT WAS SCARY

She has a gift, at least here, for creating tension, coupled with a nice pace. She seems to be rather prolific. Definitely worth the read. I already have the next book.

 

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- A Study in Emerald, by Neil Gaiman. Read before, but a friend sent it along. I can take or leave Gaiman, but this is a Sherlock Holmes tale set in Lovecraft's Cthulhu universe. I mean, c'mon. No Homes fan could turn that down! (Besides, the newspaper story format is a charmer.)

Good. Different. You're sort of tooling along, appreciating the alternate universe canon, and then *boom* twist at the end.

WHICH YOU DON'T SEE COMING.

I’m too tired to read right now, but this looks great. I love the advertisements!

 

[Endless_Night]

I’m too tired to read right now, but this looks great. I love the advertisements!

Let me know if you have a favorite. I waver between Professional Exsanguinations and Spring-heeled Jack's Cobbler ad.


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Oops. No story info on A Human Stain. It's a gothic horror. Gothic uber. An English governess settles in a secluded German Schloss. She is a lesbian, and the other main character is gay. Interesting twist on the genre.

The more I think about this story, the scary it becomes. Retrograde scary? Hmmm….

 

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Let me know if you have a favorite. I waver between Professional Exsanguinations and Spring-heeled Jack's Cobbler ad.

I think Spring-heeled Jack because it’s such an obscure character. I remember reading about him as a kid and, for some reason, I never forgot about him.

 

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I think Spring-heeled Jack because it’s such an obscure character. I remember reading about him as a kid and, for some reason, I never forgot about him.

Same. One of the first horror stories I remember reading was Stephen King's short, Strawberry Spring. That my was *Jack* introduction. It's been years since read, but I still remember the last line…


Apropos of little, it's surpassing how much horror is showing up in my current reads. I don't think of myself as a reader of the genre.

 

[Endless_Night]

Tired of reading last night - plus, going through piles of books - so plopped for a couple of movies. Bad sci-fi, naturally.

Attack of the Crab MonsterS. (1957)

OMG. AWESOME! Have you ever wondered what the Professor did before Gilligan's Island? Wonder no more. Also.

THE SCIENCE WAS EPIC.

Planet of the Vampires. (1965)

Really, really, terrible. And by that I mean boring. If I hadn't been occupied with string I'd never had made the whole thing. Interesting how roomy they thought space ships were going to be. Twist ending. It was not enough to save the movie. LOL. Sooooo not enough.

 

[Endless_Night]

Cat-Women of the Moon. (1953)

What is it with these bad movies with all-female inhabited planets and satellites? And I want to talk to whoever approved space travel storage for cigarettes!

Now?

The Ghoul. (1933)

Boris Karloff! Egyptology, dead-not-dead, and there's even a fake vicar.

 

[Endless_Night]

Now?

The Ghoul. (1933)

Boris Karloff! Egyptology, dead-not-dead, and there's even a fake vicar.

The two female characters fainted, at minimum, a total of five times.

 

[Endless_Night]

Pharaoh's Curse. (1957)

Oh, man. SEND HELP.

(This self-isolating may be the death of me. )

 

[ydahecnot]

Protein!

 

[Endless_Night]

Protein!

Shut up!

 

[Endless_Night]

Dang it. The MS150 has been officially canceled.

 

[JennyNo1]

Dang it. The MS150 has been officially canceled.

Oh, I'm sorry Enny. That sucks. You've worked so hard.

 

[Endless_Night]

Oh, I'm sorry Enny. That sucks. You've worked so hard.

Thanks, Jenny. It's really more about the fundraising lost. Of course, all that's been raised will still go towards helping MS, but there was time for more money to be donated. And it's worrisome whether momentum for the ride might be lost if a year is missed.

 

[JennyNo1]

Thanks, Jenny. It's really more about the fundraising lost. Of course, all that's been raised will still go towards helping MS, but there was time for more money to be donated. And it's worrisome whether momentum for the ride might be lost if a year is missed.

I doubt that. That ride's been going on for quite a long time, I think, hasn't it? I wonder if they could do something like just call it an online fundraiser this year?

 

[Endless_Night]

I doubt that. That ride's been going on for quite a long time, I think, hasn't it? I wonder if they could do something like just call it an online fundraiser this year?

I hope you're correct. So much needed money for research. I'm sure they'll do something. It's just short notice, and trying to hammer out details in the middle of all this chaos.

 

[85Ironman]

Upton Sinclair wrote a book on fasting in 1911! A best seller, no less, if somewhat lacking in any actual medical expertise.

(For anyone who does not recall, he authored The Jungle. Required reading in English for some.)

I read The Jungle. I wonder if he wrote about fasting after researching The Jungle?