Member: Shanra

Hey Shanra, sorry I didn't write back sooner :P..been busy. Ack. Unfortunately I won't be done after this quarter..but I'm getting close. I think English probably really IS what I'm truly interested in..atleast the creative writing part of it..but making money in that field is easier said than done. Doesn't mean I won't expand on it though..I absolutely love writing. But I guess it's more of a hobby at this point.

I'm glad you liked The Gathering! At least Anneke's voice :D. They do use a lot of different instruments, and a lot of their music is considered experimental. Some people like them..some don't. Their sound is different. They really vary from album to album though. In the past they were far more hard rock/metal oriented, atleast musically...but they've changed a lot over the years. The third is probably my favorite out of the handful too :)..good song.

Anywhoo..hope all is well. have you read [The King of Elfland's Daughter] ? Was just curious. So far so good..but still not up to the greatness of Lud-In-The-Mist, in my opinion (haha..that will always be a comparison now..I just love that book). I am enjoying it though..almost done. Ack..it takes me forever with my schedule :( haha.

Talk to you later!
-Joe

posted by twilightnocturne at 3:01 am (EST) on Jul 2, 2009

I wouldn't read Little (Grrl) Lost first because it's too short, not one of my favorites, & not a great representation of his other books. I'd hate for you to start there and then put off reading his other books. A short book is like someone you bump into on a bus and chat with for a moment but don't learn enough about to keep in touch with. If you'd met them at a party and chatted all night you might have fallen in love or been lifelong friends. Does that make any kind of sense? I'm a little too tired to think up better reasons right now. Sorry.

posted by glitrbug at 2:27 am (EST) on Jun 26, 2009

http://www.sfsite.com/charlesdelint/bibl...

Here's a list of his books in case you turn out like me and decide you must read them all. LOL

posted by glitrbug at 12:41 am (EST) on Jun 26, 2009

Little (Grrl) Lost is a short little YA book. Please don't read that first. Moonheart was his 3rd of 50 or 60 books and he keeps getting better. I like the way he fills in his characters so that you feel you know them. He tends write about people in this town he made up so that even if the story is about someone new, they may go to the same coffeeshop or know some of the people from another book. You don't have to read them in order but you don't want to start with one too new.

Whew, I can see that I have gotten out of the habit of writing. I am going to have to post some reviews just so I can remind myself how.

posted by glitrbug at 12:39 am (EST) on Jun 26, 2009

Did you go back and read Elizabeth Bear's Promethean Age series? I noticed in a review you said you weren't sure of the order: Blood and Iron, Whiskey and Water, Ink and Steel & Hell and Earth. Don't start Ink and Steel unless you have Hell and Earth ready in the wings. You won't want to stop. I like those last two as well as my favorite Charles de Lint books.

posted by glitrbug at 4:27 am (EST) on Jun 25, 2009

Thanks for looking Shanra. Maybe it would be nice to start thread for Green Dragon Pets. I must admit I did wonder why the whole code disappeared when I posted the comment. Look out for the thread.

posted by calm at 2:06 pm (EST) on Jun 24, 2009

LOL Sorry about all of the email notifications. I think that was my bad. It was strange..I posted my comment..and the end was cut off..so I deleted it, and posted it again. Same thing..re-did it with different spaces and it finally worked. Haha.I forgot all about those pesky notifications! Eek :o

Thanks for the recommendations! Tigana does indeed look interesting. Oh..so the group reads you're doing are for classes? Gotcha. At the moment I'm not doing any classes of any sort..but I'm hoping to get back to college by next quarter. I was going to a little community college..working towards a degree in Webdesign/E-Commerce. However..since it's sooo ungodly expensive I had to take a break. None the less..I went in for a degree with computers and found myself far more interested in the English part of it than the computer part of it. Hah. Go figure..though, I am good with computers.

As for The Gathering, they are an experimental/rock band that have been around for quite a long time. Unfortunately their singer (who has been their vocalist for years), Anneke left the band a few years ago..and they just aren't the same anymore :(. If you have flash..here are a few of my favorite songs by them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw_0GmTAc... -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoR_i7XAh... and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQDfpAxac...

Not sure if it's your type of music, but I do love them :D. Anyhow, talk to you later! -Joe

posted by twilightnocturne at 6:24 pm (EST) on Jun 23, 2009

Weird..a bit of my message got deleted. Tried posting again, same thing. Oh well..I guess I type way too much..LOL. Sorry! Anyway..to sum it up, I'm really happy to have found librarything. I've got some great authors from it! As for horror..I use to be a huge fan of it, I kind of grew up with it..but I guess I've kind of grown out of it. Now days I really don't find much interest in the types of books I use to read..like stephen king, etc. Though the novel you described does sound creepy! The re-assembling of the parts...lol. Sounds like one I'd probably WOULD like..but..I wouldn't be able to read it anyway (LOL). As for dreaming..I have insomnia, which really is an annoyance to say the least..so by the time I finally fall asleep I'm exhausted. Maybe that's why I rarely remember my dreams? It is kind of odd..now that you mention it! Anywho, talk to you later. Hopefully this part makes it! :D -Joe

posted by twilightnocturne at 2:32 am (EST) on Jun 18, 2009

I'm doing well :) thanks for asking. The visit WAS worth it..I met a handful of cousins..an aunt.. and such, all of whom' I never even knew existed. It was a bit weird of course..meeting all the new people who are apparently family, but they were easy to get a long with..so it was nice! Still enjoying the cool, cloudy weather here though. And the green...everything is so brown and barren looking in Southern California. Bah!. :)

Ah yeah, group reads! "A Song for Arbonne". Librarything SAYS I'd love that book, though sometimes it lies..heh. It looks interesting..but at the same time I know little about it. I myself have never done any group reads..I should do that sometime. I found a fantasy book club on goodreads.com that suggests a few books to read each month..and post discussions on them, etc..though I've not found any like that here. I've joined both sites, but I find myself at LT about 98% of the time. I just like it better. Anyway..I should try to find a book club of sorts. Sounds kinda cool.

So..you're dutch? That's cool :). I know you said where you live you get cold winters. We have rather mild weather considering other areas..but we do get snow! By the way..have you ever heard of the band "The Gathering". They're a dutch band..and at one time I guess were quite big in The Netherlands. Not so big here..but one of my favorites none the less.

Thanks for the recommendation btw. I actually have Mervyn Peake's trilogy waiting for me..thanks to the many recommendations I've got on that one. I've had several people tell me to check it out..so I bought the entire trilogy in one from Amazon. It looks really good..and it's near the top of my TBR list. :D. I'm loving novels like that. Dunsany, I can already tell, will be another author I'll really enjoy. I've been thinking lately..of how useful librarything is. Without it..I'm not sure I'd ever have read some of these great books..like Lud-in-the-Mist, which is as you know, one of my favorites now. So..I guess..

posted by twilightnocturne at 2:08 am (EST) on Jun 18, 2009

Hey there!

I was going to send ya a comment earlier, always interested to see what you're up to in the fantasy world. You give good recommendations when you have em' :D.

I started Shadowmarch by Tad Williams about 2 weeks ago..and I couldn't for the life of me get into it. I'm not sure why..it was just so..lifeless. Atleast, as far as I went and on my first impression. I'm rather disappointed though...I was looking forward to reading that one for a long time. It just seemed like a bad clone of "A Song of Fire and Ice" by GRRM or something though. Meh..oh well..I'll probably try again later.

But it's funny you recommend Dunsany After giving up on Shadowmarch, I started King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany a few nights ago, just before your comment. I'm already really liking it :D. Though..like most 'fantasy' novels of its time..before fantasy was even an established genre..it's very wordy and incredibly descriptive. Like..pages of description..to describe..a falling leaf. Haha. I myself love it..BUT.. it's the type of book you really have to read slowly..and let it all sink in..rather than race through it. Atleast for me.

Anywho..I was recently on 'vacation' to California to meet some long lost relatives. Eh..it was tiring..and 100 degree weather isn't my thing..but it was nice meeting them, lol. Where are you from? I'm from western washington..and I'm so use to our cool weather it isn't funny. 100 was...terrible.

..about that book you were telling me about..that gave you nightmares. What was that about? What's it called? LOL. I have to say..there's a side of me that LOVES creepy books/movies/etc. I use to play the PS2 game Silent Hill 2..back in like middle school..and scare the heck out of myself. Very creepy game, yet I loved it...even if it made me incredibly paranoid of the dark. Fun..fun..lol. Fortunately though, I don't have nightmares often. I think I sleep too lightly to really dream much..or atleast that I remember.

So yeah..nice talking to you.looking forward to your reply :D
-Joe

posted by twilightnocturne at 4:27 am (EST) on Jun 17, 2009

Shanra! You couldn't pester me if you tried! Thank you so so much for offering. I'm not supposed to be acquiring more books, but that resolution lasted...48 hours? :P Aaaaah, I'm hopeless. But it's manga! It's a quick read! It won't stay on the tbr pile for long! This is me telling myself it's okay to say yes, because I really, really want to :D So...yes? And thank you again for offering. You're seriously one of the sweetest people ever!

posted by Nymeth at 5:58 am (EST) on Jun 7, 2009

Thanks, Shanra. :o)

posted by clamairy at 8:18 am (EST) on May 22, 2009