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Howdy everyone! Since we will finish Dead Until Dark this week, I thought I'd see if anyone is interested in continuing the series.
There's not really a minimum number of people that I'd like to continue with, I'd just like to not be talking to myself....more than usual. And, I'd be interested in hearing your comments on chat vs. questions. Don't worry about giving your honest opinion, I don't own a stick. But I would love to know if you would like to continue holding weekly chats, or if you're more interested in posting your answers in a thread so you can come back and read everyone else's answers at your leisure, or if you feel like you're getting back your investment of time with the chat and the posted chat transcripts.
In any case, Dead Until Dark has been real fun, and I have completely enjoyed our little talks. Thanks to everyone who participated! (Even those people who participated by sitting on their hands so they wouldn't accidentally spoil the book for new readers. You guys are the best.)
Remember: Vote early, vote often.
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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2009, 09:08:08 AM » |
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I would like for it to continue. I have been a lurker and have not taken part in the discussion. I am in school online and answering the questions right now seems like more school work LOL  I just finished reading Dead Until Dark I love it and am I going to read the next book in the series. |
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2009, 09:10:28 AM » |
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I read and lurk as well. I really enjoy reading everybody's responses.
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2009, 09:45:55 AM » |
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I read and lurk as well. I really enjoy reading everybody's responses.
I am glad I am not the only one |
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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2009, 05:25:47 PM » |
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I would love for the book club to continue. I've had a lot of fun being introduced to this series and meeting everyone.  |
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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2009, 05:48:31 PM » |
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Well, robin, I'll be honest. This is not normally my kind of book but I gave it a try. And, I'll admit, it didn't totally suck (just a little vampire humor  ) but I don't see myself reading any of the rest of the series. I didn't hate it. . . .there's just so much else I'd rather read. But I hope we can still be friends. Ann |
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2009, 05:55:43 PM » |
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Well, robin, I'll be honest. This is not normally my kind of book but I gave it a try. And, I'll admit, it didn't totally suck (just a little vampire humor ) but I don't see myself reading any of the rest of the series. I didn't hate it. . . .there's just so much else I'd rather read. But I hope we can still be friends. Ann Well, since you were nice about it. I appreciate that you jumped out of your comfort zone on this one, b/c vampire novels (like so many other specific genre novels) aren't for everybody. And I hope you learned something from the experience, even if it was "I REALLY hate vampire novels" lol. Will you still stop in on chat and visit us sometimes? |
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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2009, 04:32:08 AM » |
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Well, since you were nice about it. I appreciate that you jumped out of your comfort zone on this one, b/c vampire novels (like so many other specific genre novels) aren't for everybody. And I hope you learned something from the experience, even if it was "I REALLY hate vampire novels" lol. Will you still stop in on chat and visit us sometimes? Hate is much too strong a word. . . .just lots of other things I like better. . . . When tax season is over and I have time to keep up with the message boards better I expect I'll pop into chat. . . . Ann |
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« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2009, 07:56:49 PM » |
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I am a lurker as well, but love to read everyone's comments!
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« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2009, 08:16:04 AM » |
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Cool! Next week, lurkers, don't forget to lurk on the Living Dead in Dallas thread. lol, there won't be a reason to lurk here anymore.
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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2009, 12:05:06 PM » |
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The Book Klub got me into vampyres  and I really enjoyed lurking (isn't that what they do?) I have read the next book, and found out I cannot stop and go to bed, I had some not very nice dreams! I have those a lot anyway but didn't like these for sure! Did read another book, Driving With Dead People, very disfunctional family story and had to start a mystery it was so very very horrible! UGH  I don't do chat, and I don't post very well, but will try to do better since you lost your stick  |
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2009, 12:09:28 PM » |
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The Book Klub got me into vampyres There's more than one of me? We're doomed! I don't remember a lot of the second book but I do know it's where the series really starts to take off. I'd like to see what you all think of it. |
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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2009, 12:48:01 PM » |
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I have been reading vampire & Ghost releated books for years. I think the first one I can recall is R.L. Stines Goodnight Kiss. Back in Junior High. It is intersting how every writer defines vampires. The only author I have not been able to read is Ann Rice. I don't know why but in book form I could not get through them. Maybe I will try to read them with the Kindle. I just finished the 7th book at 130am this morning and loaded the 8th book. I am on my 8th book in 8weeks which is not my norm. I can't wait to see who they choose for someone of the other lively characters that in the later books. |
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« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2009, 02:49:31 PM » |
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I know Anne Rice and it took forever for me to try one of her books - maybe got to 20 pages, 50 is usually the minimum for me, but it was just not good as far as I was concerned so gave up, until I met Vampyre and he changed my mind about vampyres, and Bill and Eric and Sam and ......
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« Reply #15 on: February 21, 2009, 02:58:04 PM » |
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YAY ME!!! YATTA!!! Now you must try "Dead Witch Walking" by Kim Harrison. I don't have the link here but the whole thing is up and free to read at the Harper Collins site until the 24th. You can find the link here..just click the DWW book. www.kimharrison.net/ |
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« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2009, 04:04:24 PM » |
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You know, Anju, it's never bothered me to read any of these books and drop immediately off to sleep, but I have a confession to make.
We had a story-tellers festival here down by the river last year, and I drug my mom out in the middle of the night to hear Kathryn Tucker Windham, the ghost story writer from Alabama speak. We had heard her speak before (no lie) 25 years ago when I was like 9 years old at a similar festival when we lived in Alabama. So, we both thought it would be fun to go see the oldest living woman in the universe tell ghost stories down by the river one Saturday night. So we got tickets, and bundled up, and I found one of her books and a silver sharpie (no way I was passing up her autograph this time! BTW, if you ever see any of her "13 <insert southern state here> Ghosts and Jeffrey" books for sale anywhere, please buy them and send me a bill. I will pay whatever anyone is asking, but I'm having real trouble completing my set. Don't get me started.). Then we hauled off to downtown in the middle of the night, and there were two other story tellers who were good but not great, then Kathryn got up and spoke for two full hours....
I didn't sleep for a week.
It was just like when I used to check out her books and read them in elementary school. Her stories scare the crap out of me.
But not vampire books. Not werewolf stories. Not zombies.
But southern ghosts? Where's my flashlight?
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« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2009, 07:10:27 PM » |
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« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2009, 08:49:56 PM » |
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Robin,
Which ones are you missing? There is a lot listed on Wikipedia. I will keep an eye out in old book stores.
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« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2009, 09:52:57 PM » |
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You know, Anju, it's never bothered me to read any of these books and drop immediately off to sleep, but I have a confession to make.
We had a story-tellers festival here down by the river last year, and I drug my mom out in the middle of the night to hear Kathryn Tucker Windham, the ghost story writer from Alabama speak. We had heard her speak before (no lie) 25 years ago when I was like 9 years old at a similar festival when we lived in Alabama. So, we both thought it would be fun to go see the oldest living woman in the universe tell ghost stories down by the river one Saturday night. So we got tickets, and bundled up, and I found one of her books and a silver sharpie (no way I was passing up her autograph this time! BTW, if you ever see any of her "13 <insert southern state here> Ghosts and Jeffrey" books for sale anywhere, please buy them and send me a bill. I will pay whatever anyone is asking, but I'm having real trouble completing my set. Don't get me started.). Then we hauled off to downtown in the middle of the night, and there were two other story tellers who were good but not great, then Kathryn got up and spoke for two full hours....
I didn't sleep for a week.
It was just like when I used to check out her books and read them in elementary school. Her stories scare the crap out of me.
But not vampire books. Not werewolf stories. Not zombies.
But southern ghosts? Where's my flashlight?
I would like to read one of her books. Too bad they are not out on Kindle. Maybe that is a good thing. I live by myself I may get too scare when reading them and not be able to sleep.  |
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« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2009, 12:13:01 PM » |
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I hadn't actually checked to see if her books are on kindle, but I would be surprised if "Jeffrey's Favorite 13" didn't show up soon. It was a recently published work that drew from several of her other books and included one new story. lol, I say it's recent, I think it actually came out four years ago. It was a nice little book, about the size of the Series of Unfortunate Events books.
Hi Krissy!
I have 13 Alabama Ghosts, 13 Georgia Ghosts, and 13 Mississippi Ghosts. So I'm missing the Tennessee ghosts, and all of the 13 More ghosts set, plus 13 Southern ghosts (where she didn't have enough to make a full book.) But I'm looking for the hardback set published in the late 70s/early 80s. Some of them were re-published as paperbacks in the 90s, but imo, they don't have nearly as much character. My brother has an off-campus bookstore here in town, and I made him call the University of Alabama press for me about them. He stills says I owe him big, b/c not only did he have to call the University of Alabama (we're Auburn fans), but he had to call and explain himself five different times to people in varying degrees of authority, the last of whom finally said they lost most of their originals in a fire, and had he tried amazon.
ah well.
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« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2009, 02:06:59 PM » |
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Amazon has the whole book series in a paperback set. I wish they'd set up a Kindle bundle like that and for other sets. They did a nice Blood Ties Bundle. I'd like to see more.
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« Reply #22 on: February 23, 2009, 04:48:50 PM » |
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I know! I wish they'd set up a bundle of the Southern Vampire stories. They sold a nice box set of the paperbacks. But honestly, the Sookie books all have titles that are so much alike that it's hard for me to keep them straight. lol, I always have to go look for the one that has 2 in the description. Wonder if that's a matter they'd have to take up with the publisher? B/c really, if they'd sell me the whole shebang for just the added up total (which would be $56.72 if you include book 8, which for some reason is still $11.99) I would buy it to not have to keep looking up which ones I have and which ones I don't. lol, I'll pay extra for convenience every time. |
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« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2009, 05:13:50 PM » |
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I know! I wish they'd set up a bundle of the Southern Vampire stories. They sold a nice box set of the paperbacks. But honestly, the Sookie books all have titles that are so much alike that it's hard for me to keep them straight. lol, I always have to go look for the one that has 2 in the description. Wonder if that's a matter they'd have to take up with the publisher? B/c really, if they'd sell me the whole shebang for just the added up total (which would be $56.72 if you include book 8, which for some reason is still $11.99) I would buy it to not have to keep looking up which ones I have and which ones I don't. lol, I'll pay extra for convenience every time. Totally agree. I can never keep these books straight and figure out which one comes next! |
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« Reply #24 on: March 03, 2009, 05:19:09 PM » |
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ok, I just found you all. I loved Twilight etc and just found dead after dark. I'm about half way through. So, hopefully, I can catch up with and be ready for book 2 bay the time you start... Loving my kindle and this website |
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