Member: scarpettajunkie

I think the point I was trying to make was about the fact that it's a cliche antagonist, and it presented nothing unique or new to the mix.

posted by Jundt at 12:19 pm (EST) on Nov 8, 2009

I really thought Mal'akh was nothing more than a cackling Joker wannabe, or some sort of D&D chaotic evil sorcerer.

posted by Jundt at 11:37 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2009

I noticed you have a copy of "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown. I just posted a video review of the book. You can find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-MX17gUx...

I'd like to hear your opinion on the book, perhaps in the form of a video response or a private message on here.

posted by Jundt at 8:27 pm (EST) on Nov 7, 2009

I'll do my best to send you a review copy of The Cavalier of the Apocalypse when I get my author copies, or will try to get my editor to send you one! Thanks for your interest.

Susanne
www.susannealleyn.com

posted by SusanneAlleyn at 8:54 am (EST) on Jun 29, 2009

Thank you for posting on my new thread. Hope to see you often.

posted by callmejacx at 5:56 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2009

I saw your post on "what are you reading now" and thought you may want to join my new thread.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/66785#...

posted by callmejacx at 2:37 pm (EST) on Jun 22, 2009

Hi. I can't tell from your blog if you are a member of Book Blogs, but if you are not, you should sign up! Here is the url: http://bookblogs.ning.com/

Under the group "Pocket Books Blog Tours" you will find the information about the DEVLIN DIARY tour and a couple of others. It's probably not too late to sign up!

posted by MissMermaid118 at 5:48 pm (EST) on May 29, 2009

Hi Deidra! That was fast! :-) I'd be happy to trade you if you can find something you want to get rid of that I would also want to read. What've you got?

posted by bonniebooks at 3:28 pm (EST) on May 23, 2009

Ooops, I meant "20 pages..."

posted by Kasthu at 5:28 pm (EST) on May 6, 2009

Hi,

I saw your comment in the Historical Fiction group. I'm about 20 minutes until the end (had to tear myself away from it this morning to go to work), and I LOVE it! Very dark and chilling; so much so that it makes Shadow of the Wind read like Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm. But it's one of those books that I'll probably re-read, it's that good.

posted by Kasthu at 5:28 pm (EST) on May 6, 2009

Hi, Deirdra!
Thanks for the info on the book The Present Darkness. I added it to my wishlist! :)
--BJ

posted by billiejean at 4:06 pm (EST) on May 5, 2009

I love Uncle Tom's Cabin so far and I'm only 3 chapters in!

posted by PaperbackPirate at 10:19 pm (EST) on Apr 22, 2009

Deirdra,
Fellow Leo here and I will second everything you have heard about Outlander. Blew me away.
Trust me.

posted by MDLady at 1:14 pm (EST) on Mar 30, 2009

Hi! Susan Carroll has two series. The one you are interested in is listed here on LT as the St. Leger series - The Bride Finder, The Nightdrifter, and Midnight Bride. If you do a search on Susan Carroll, then look on the left side of the screen, it will show you the series. Click on them and it will show you all the books in the series. You can do this for other authors too. I find it really helpful. Susan Carroll is one of my favorite authors!

posted by xorscape at 7:55 am (EST) on Mar 30, 2009

Mount TBR is the massive pile of books I have to my left that are waiting To Be Read ;-)

Actually... Mt. TBR has rounded the corner and taken over a second bookcase in the next room, as well. Try as I might, I seem to replace them as fast as I read them... or faster. 8-O

posted by thekoolaidmom at 10:49 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009

Sorry to take so long to respond to your Bookins question.

You can:
*Start a thread somewhere
*Start a group
*Do a search

Basically, LibraryThing has been very fair in offering all booksellers/traders reciprocal links. Their policy is listed somewhere; probably at the bottom of this page.

Anyway, I DO know that Bookins refused the reciprocal links request. So, they get what they get. Remember Bookins = profit. Bookmooch = Non-profit. Big difference.

Cheers-

vintage_books

posted by vintage_books at 11:43 pm (EST) on Mar 18, 2009

I'm probably a bit ancient for Tuck Everlasting so the odds were against me liking it (I was probably 50-ish when I read it) but I actually loved it and found it very moving - hope you do too. And you're more than welcome to grab any ideas - I love the thought of being a bad influence!

posted by Booksloth at 12:03 pm (EST) on Mar 5, 2009

Grapes of Wrath is actually another of my favourites. I just adore Steinbeck - not always easy reading and not always a huge fan of women but my god, that guy could write! Actually, another big favourite is Life of Pi (by Yann Martel), which has a truly amazing passage near the beginning all about sloths (the whole reason I first bought it). It's a really incredible book anyway but even if the rest of it doesn't appeal to you it would still be worth picking up a copy in your local bookshop just to read the first few pages.

I'm so sorry to hear about all the horrible stuff you and your family have been through lately. You are quite right when you say it all comes at once. We had one of those patches a few years ago; I'm keeping everything crossed that this doesn't turn into another one of them.

I know just what you mean abouth thinking you must be the only reader in the world. It's wonderful here - being able to chat about all your favourite books. Nobody I know reads the things I love, even the very few who do read anything at all. The only friend I can think of who is much of a reader is a real gift but I don't get to see her nearly as often as I'd like. With LT, there's always someone I can blabber away to when I've just discovered a great book and I've been talked into spending a small fortune on books other people have suggested but they were such great recommendations I didn't mind a bit.

posted by Booksloth at 12:18 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2009

Maybe I leave a lot to be desired smell-wise too - had you thought of that? No, I hope not. I've never seen one really close and I'd love to. I went to a zoo years ago that had one but true-to-form he just slept all the time I was there in the middle of a distant tree and I couldn't get anywhere near him. I love their litle smiley faces and I'll meet one one day, I swear. Ah well, good to have some ambitions left in life, I guess.

It's so nice of you to ask about the 'friend' bit. I consider it a very personal thing too. I get very annoyed when I get a request from someone I've never 'spoken to' or even noticed in any of my conversations, with no explanation. It usually turns out, on closer inspection, that they have a book to sell. I said lots of nice things about an LT-writer's books a while ago and that person has indeed become a close and dear friend (who writes some of the most fabulous books I know, so the compliments were 100% genuine) but I suspect it may have left me open to other writers who think I give a free review service, so I just ignore those. The kind of person who is thoughtful enough to ask if they can 'friend' me, though, is just the kind of person I want to chat to. I'm going to send you one of those official 'be my friend' invites.

Now, in spite of all that, I'm now going to have to confess that you may not hear much from me for a while now. I have an 84-year old mum who recently had a heart attack and is in hospital. She's recovering well and will likely be home at the beginning of this coming week, but that means I will be moving in with her for as long as she needs me to, and she has no internet connection - so I'll actually be dropping off everyone's radar for a few weeks (though I'm hoping to get home maybe once a week or so to check messages but I can't make any promises there). All the same - I won't be gone for ever and it will be great to catch up again when I get back.

I looked through our shared books. Not all that many yet but that's not always a bad thing because we can be very bad influences on each other by encouraging one another to spend even more money on books we'd never thought of before. I see one book we do share is Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White, which is one of my (joint) all-time-favourite books. When I first read it I got to the last of the 800+ pages then turned right back to the start and read it all again. I still try to read it about once a year if I can - it just makes me ache it's so wonderful. Have you read any of his other books? And you've got Ghostwalk too. That's been sitting on my TBR pile for far too long now. What did you think of it? Should I move it nearer the top?

Anyway, thanks again for getting in touch. Look forward to hearing from you.

posted by Booksloth at 8:04 am (EST) on Feb 21, 2009

You're welcome, and likewise!

posted by Ex_Libris at 7:35 pm (EST) on Feb 1, 2009

Thanks for visiting my profile and library. I'm glad(?) you enjoyed(?) the picture. I found it years and years ago on the internet. I don't really look like that in real life (nor do any of my pets), but I keep it there becasue I feel the need to see it often. It makes me smile but also puts things into perspective for me. Most days I feel like that picture.

posted by alaskabookworm at 12:09 pm (EST) on Feb 1, 2009

Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries list!

posted by Kasthu at 2:11 pm (EST) on Jan 19, 2009