Member: israfel13

Hi,

Was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Saw you liked Butcher Boy, and I thought you might like my novel since it's also about a disturbed adolescent and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/blog/?page_id...
Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 9:12 am (EST) on Mar 25, 2009

Hello there again!

Just wanted to let you know that I finished Duma Key and absolutely love it. At first, I thought I went a bit too slow, but by the time I reached the middle of the book, I fully appreciated the gradual suspense-filled build up. Great ending too.

Thanks for the recommendation!

Rakisha

posted by CutestLilBookworm at 7:47 pm (EST) on Nov 23, 2008

Thanks for the Duma Key suggestion. I checked out your review and now I am even more inclined to pick it up on my next trip to the library. BTW, love the default pic, lol!

posted by CutestLilBookworm at 12:48 am (EST) on Sep 8, 2008

Hello,

Your review of the Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature is hilarious.

Thanks for the laugh,
Pam

posted by JolieLouise at 10:59 am (EST) on Aug 26, 2008

Always nice to find other fans of Martin. I still have A Feast for Crows left to read in ASOIF. How did you like it?

And of course, you have to love Tolkien.

Also, I see you have Umberto Eco listed. I read Name of the Rose by him and really enjoyed it. What others would you recommend?

Steven
http://steventill.com

posted by StevenTill at 7:46 pm (EST) on Jul 17, 2008

I adore your collection. The Harvard Classics are just wonderful. AND we're both named Jonathan....:-)

posted by lilbrattyteen at 11:44 pm (EST) on Dec 9, 2007

I saw your comment (from a year ago!) asking when, or if, the final book in Dean Koontz's Frankenstein trilogy would be published. I found this on Wikipedia:

...Dead and Alive, co-written with Ed Gorman, to be published in May, 2008 (or "Spring 2008", according to Dean Koontz). The most likely cause for these postponements is Hurricane Katrina[citation needed], as Dean Koontz's Frankenstein is based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The author is not willing to change the setting of Book Three; the publisher (Bantam) is not willing to release Book Three, especially so soon after a major disaster; most importantly, neither party is willing to lose profit by just cancelling Book Three.

In other words, don't hold your breath!

posted by MizGnomer at 11:34 am (EST) on Aug 8, 2007

Thanks for Good Omens, it's still one of my favs. =)

posted by DrgnFairy at 2:21 pm (EST) on May 24, 2007

Hello - In regards to your question about whether the "Ring" novels are worth reading.....I've only read the first so far and I liked it pretty well. It's a little different than either the original Japanese film or the American version, particularly the fact that the central character is a man - not some female reporter. I bought the second one when it was released here in paperback, but it's one in a stack of many "to be read" books. I guess in short, the first one was good. I thought it was worth reading.

posted by neko at 12:55 pm (EST) on Sep 5, 2006

Banana Yoshimoto wrote two of my favorite books -- Kitchen and NP. Highly recommended! You are aware that your profile picture is of a fish, right? ;)

posted by jayntampa at 10:54 am (EST) on Sep 4, 2006

Greetings!

As far as the Weird Fiction tag, I tend to classify it as the writers who contributed to 'Weird Tales' maganzine during its heydey, along with their immediate influences. So, I'd kind of place the range from Dunsany to Lovecraft to Leiber. I don't go back as far as Poe with the classification, but I will allow the late 70s fiction by Wellman and Leiber as they were still exploring some of the themes of their earlier work.

posted by KentonSem at 11:09 am (EST) on Aug 31, 2006

D'oh, I never even noticed the name error! Every so often I'd see that in a record and fix it, but I certainly missed that, even though I was looking right at that record yesterday! Thanks for pointing it out!

posted by lesliej at 9:15 am (EST) on Aug 30, 2006

Great profile shot.

posted by coffeezombie at 9:33 pm (EST) on Aug 26, 2006