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*suzi* · May 13th, 2009, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by gingeybear

Suzi..I may be in the minority but I just couldn't get into the "Twilight" series. I did read the first one but that was it. I never saw the movie..(ducks for cover holding a silver cross, a stake, and a large sleeve of garlic cloves).

My daughters loved them. Me..I'm was hard core Anne Rice fan..at least her early ones although she lost me after a while..but "Interview with a Vampire" and "The Vampire Lestat"..not to mention Brad Pitt (meh..Tom Cruise never floated my boat)...

Gingey, Gingey... how could you not fall in love with Edward? Is it because he wasn't enough of a bad boy for you? Must he be a cold blooded killer to gain your affections? I really need to get to the bottom of this...

Honestly, it takes alot to keep me interested in reading these days. I just always seem to have so much going on that I get very ADD. However, I was completely sucked into these books! I have read Anne Rice too. I really liked some of them, but my heart belongs to Edward.

Vixnkitten - Don't kill me, but I am so not into Jacob. Sure, he's a sweetie, but he didn't seem to have that whole powerful, mysterious, sexy thing going on like Edward. Plus, the kids would end up all furry!

The second book that was mostly about Jacob had me begging for it to end. *ducking now!*

gingeybear · May 14th, 2009, 01:27 AM

[QUOTE=*suzi*;10958052]

Gingey, Gingey... how could you not fall in love with Edward? Is it because he wasn't enough of a bad boy for you? Must he be a cold blooded killer to gain your affections? I really need to get to the bottom of this...

Honestly, it takes alot to keep me interested in reading these days. I just always seem to have so much going on that I get very ADD. However, I was completely sucked into these books! I have read Anne Rice too. I really liked some of them, but my heart belongs to Edward.

QUOTE]

Gadzooks...suzi..twas not Edward I spurned..Lord Byron, Heathcliffe (not the cat..(I almost used another feline term..until I realized that it was not a nice one for a goody goody male..that would've gotten me in hot water..LOL)

No it was the way the book was written..I know..I know..I'm a bit of a literature snob..I tried though..I really did....or perhaps I was simply jealous of what's her face..Bella????..(named after Belladonna aka nightshade.....or Bela Lugosi..was it an intentional pun..or do I simply overthink and over analyze even this type of novel?) I do love me my bad boys...although I draw the line at Ted Bundy types..James Dean is another story...so is James Spader in his way...Steve Martin in his nerdish way...but not Steve-O from Jack a$$. That's not a bad boy...that's an idiot.

XOXO

Jenova · May 14th, 2009, 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by Cornflower Blue

So what programme am I missing out on? But vampires really do freak me, I mean seriously. I've never quite recovered from Louis Jordan flapping up the castle wall in a BBC production of Dracula many years ago! Eeeeeek!

CB - Being Human is a strange little BBC series that I happened on by chance. It is about a vampire, werewolf and ghost living in a typical terraced house in what seems to be a northern city. Two of them work in a nearby hospital, so it is a hybrid hospital/vampire series.

It sounded utterly dire but it turned out to be brilliant. They are struggling to 'be human'. I hope that there will be a series 2. Mitchell the vampire is particularly appealing. I recommend watching Mitchell's Prequel here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/beinghuman/

Edward is handsome but I wasn't mad on the books. I also preferred Anne Rice's earlier books, up to about The Vampire Armand.

Cornflower Blue · May 14th, 2009, 05:05 AM

I've just watched that prequel -

, eeek! Glad I didn't watch it last night! He's pretty menacing/tortured. Looks like a 'must watch'!

(You know, that girl really should have listened to her mother ...) Don't know who the older guy was but he did not seem like a nice man!

Double eeek!

ETA: OMG I just watched Georges prequel - do not watch if of a nervous disposition, and never ever get lost in the woods in Scotland late at night! Gulp.

Jenova · May 14th, 2009, 05:30 AM

George is a really sweet lad.

The older guy is definitely the one to avoid. Be careful which undertakers you use if you ever have the need.

Cornflower Blue · May 14th, 2009, 06:06 AM

Older guy does seem to be one of the nastiest characters I've seen in a while and I only saw him for a couple of mins! I can see I'm going to have to watch the whole thing in the very near future ...

Hmmm, Edward in the Twilight series eh? I could do with reading something like that. I've just ploughed my way through 'The Devils of Loudun' by Aldous Huxley which was very heavy going indeed, and which I won't discuss as it would break practically all the forum rules in one fell swoop!

Jenova · May 14th, 2009, 06:15 AM

Originally Posted by Cornflower Blue

Older guy does seem to be one of the nastiest characters I've seen in a while and I only saw him for a couple of mins! I can see I'm going to have to watch the whole thing in the very near future ...

Hmmm, Edward in the Twilight series eh? I could do with reading something like that. I've just ploughed my way through 'The Devils of Loudun' by Aldous Huxley which was very heavy going indeed, and which I won't discuss as it would break practically all the forum rules in one fell swoop!

How fascinating - I will have to look into them.

I was starting on 4 strange books (Night Watch, Day Watch, Twilight Watch and Last Watch) by Sergei Lukyanenko until I was tempted to buy Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It is very silly but I had to read it.

gingeybear · May 14th, 2009, 07:36 AM

CB & Jenova:

"Being Human" sound like something I might actually enjoy, nasty and all.

Sergei Lukyanenko? Thank you for adding some possible, "must see, must read" content to my dwindling list of possibilites. I really must venture across the Atlantic into "must visit" territory.

Aldous Huxley may not be a must read. Pray tell why did you plough your way through it, CB. (Respectfully queried since I usually do things like that for pennance, before, during and/or after and I am an avid reader). I've often felt the way Dorothy Parker did when she once quipped about a particular book:

"This is not a novel to be put aside lightly, it should be thrown with great force".

Pride and Prejudice & Zombies received some excellent reviews. I may delve and then recommend to some of my students. May I join and participate in any virtual and global reading group you propose?

Jenova, I for one will avoid all undertakers since the only time I personally will need one is when I am no longer on this planet.

However, I shall warn my childen, and I fear, (to steal from one of my favorite wits yet again, they may cut "Wherever she went, including here, it was often against her better judgement" (DP, see below).

XOXO

Jenova · May 14th, 2009, 08:20 AM

I am very attached to Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I hope that she will manage to complete the next book sometime during my lifetime. I also enjoyed The Ninth Circle by Alex Bell recently.

It was only yesterday that Caring Lady Funeral Director sent a very polite letter saying that they wouldn't be interviewing me on this occasion.

*suzi* · May 14th, 2009, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Jenova

I am very attached to Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I hope that she will manage to complete the next book sometime during my lifetime. I also enjoyed The Ninth Circle by Alex Bell recently.

It was only yesterday that Caring Lady Funeral Director sent a very polite letter saying that they wouldn't be interviewing me on this occasion.

Has my coffee not done it's job yet? Are you still talking about the caretaker and books or did you just write that you were really interested in going to interview with a Funeral Home?

By the way, I would totally get into that ghost/vampire show.

Jenova · May 14th, 2009, 09:25 AM

I did in all seriousness apply to be a Funeral Arranger for Caring Lady Funeral Directors and may well apply again should another such post be offered.

It would be OK - I have quite a few black handbags. I think that my Black Darwin and Black Congo Mulberry Bayswaters would be excellent in this line of work.

Cornflower Blue · May 14th, 2009, 11:24 AM

Interestingly enough, one of our former members was a mortician. Sorry you didn't get the job. Strangely, the book I finished prior to Huxley was The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh!

Gingey, I got about a third of the way through the Huxley book and thought I've come this far, I've got to go on!

Don't think I'll be re-reading it anytime soon ...

gingeybear · May 14th, 2009, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Cornflower Blue

Interestingly enough, one of our former members was a mortician. Sorry you didn't get the job. Strangely, the book I finished prior to Huxley was The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh!

Gingey, I got about a third of the way through the Huxley book and thought I've come this far, I've got to go on!

Don't think I'll be re-reading it anytime soon ...

Jenova, was the position's title "Caring Lady etc" or was that the name of the funeral home

?

Either way, gad, that would make an amazing debut novel for a series, not unlike "The #1 Ladies Dectective Agency"...hmmm I shall get right on it once this semester is over..would you and CB care to contribute..who knows..perhaps a BBC series..comedy or drama no difference as long as we all get fabulously wealthy and can indulge in whatever our hearts desire..oh..and we shall be magnanimous and donate to charities..anonymously.

CB..why on God's green earth would you torture yourself to finish an additional 2/3rd of something akin to the rack..oh wait..I did the same..three times as a matter of fact

..I couldn't exactly stop the labor process although I admit that less than 1/3 of the way into each it time I was sorely tempted.

XOXO

Jenova · May 14th, 2009, 11:50 AM

Has either of you read The Kite Runner? I had to force my way to the end of that one because I hated the main character so very much and it was not an interested kind of loathing.

I am up for the joint funerary series but cannot, as yet, offer you any first hand experience. (The company that I applied to was Caring Lady Funeral Director. They have a string of parlours along the south coast of England.)

Cornflower Blue · May 14th, 2009, 12:33 PM

I haven't read The Kite Runner but I've a feeling I might not enjoy it. Think I need a light pageturner next, just so that harmony can be restored after my Huxley onslaught.

It sounds as if the Caring Lady Funeral Director is a book just waiting to happen ....

May 14th, 2009, 01:27 AM	#107
gingeybear Oh woe is me! Joined: Oct 2008 Location: In HH rehab! Posts: 4,489	[QUOTE=suzi;10958052] Gingey, Gingey... how could you not fall in love with Edward? Is it because he wasn't enough of a bad boy for you? Must he be a cold blooded killer to gain your affections? I really need to get to the bottom of this... Honestly, it takes alot to keep me interested in reading these days. I just always seem to have so much going on that I get very ADD. However, I was completely sucked into these books! I have read Anne Rice too. I really liked some of them, but my heart belongs to Edward. QUOTE] Gadzooks...suzi..twas not Edward I spurned..Lord Byron, Heathcliffe (not the cat..(I almost used another feline term..until I realized that it was not a nice one for a goody goody male..that would've gotten me in hot water..LOL) No it was the way the book was written..I know..I know..I'm a bit of a literature snob..I tried though..I really did....or perhaps I was simply jealous of what's her face..Bella????..(named after Belladonna aka nightshade.....or Bela Lugosi..was it an intentional pun..or do I simply overthink and over analyze even this type of novel?) I do love me my bad boys...although I draw the line at Ted Bundy types..James Dean is another story...so is James Spader in his way...Steve Martin in his nerdish way...but not Steve-O from Jack a$$. That's not a bad boy...that's an idiot. XOXO
	__________________ You don't see a lot of suicidal vampires.

May 14th, 2009, 05:05 AM	#109
Cornflower Blue Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,327	I've just watched that prequel - , eeek! Glad I didn't watch it last night! He's pretty menacing/tortured. Looks like a 'must watch'! (You know, that girl really should have listened to her mother ...) Don't know who the older guy was but he did not seem like a nice man! Double eeek! ETA: OMG I just watched Georges prequel - do not watch if of a nervous disposition, and never ever get lost in the woods in Scotland late at night! Gulp.
Cornflower Blue Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,327	Last edited by Cornflower Blue; May 14th, 2009 at 05:24 AM.

May 14th, 2009, 06:06 AM	#111
Cornflower Blue Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,327	Older guy does seem to be one of the nastiest characters I've seen in a while and I only saw him for a couple of mins! I can see I'm going to have to watch the whole thing in the very near future ... Hmmm, Edward in the Twilight series eh? I could do with reading something like that. I've just ploughed my way through 'The Devils of Loudun' by Aldous Huxley which was very heavy going indeed, and which I won't discuss as it would break practically all the forum rules in one fell swoop!
Cornflower Blue Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,327

May 14th, 2009, 07:36 AM	#113
gingeybear Oh woe is me! Joined: Oct 2008 Location: In HH rehab! Posts: 4,489	CB & Jenova: "Being Human" sound like something I might actually enjoy, nasty and all. Sergei Lukyanenko? Thank you for adding some possible, "must see, must read" content to my dwindling list of possibilites. I really must venture across the Atlantic into "must visit" territory. Aldous Huxley may not be a must read. Pray tell why did you plough your way through it, CB. (Respectfully queried since I usually do things like that for pennance, before, during and/or after and I am an avid reader). I've often felt the way Dorothy Parker did when she once quipped about a particular book: "This is not a novel to be put aside lightly, it should be thrown with great force". Pride and Prejudice & Zombies received some excellent reviews. I may delve and then recommend to some of my students. May I join and participate in any virtual and global reading group you propose? Jenova, I for one will avoid all undertakers since the only time I personally will need one is when I am no longer on this planet. However, I shall warn my childen, and I fear, (to steal from one of my favorite wits yet again, they may cut "Wherever she went, including here, it was often against her better judgement" (DP, see below). XOXO
	__________________ You don't see a lot of suicidal vampires.

May 14th, 2009, 11:24 AM	#117
Cornflower Blue Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,327	Interestingly enough, one of our former members was a mortician. Sorry you didn't get the job. Strangely, the book I finished prior to Huxley was The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh! Gingey, I got about a third of the way through the Huxley book and thought I've come this far, I've got to go on! Don't think I'll be re-reading it anytime soon ...
Cornflower Blue Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,327

May 14th, 2009, 05:30 AM	#110
Jenova Member Joined: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 11,016	George is a really sweet lad. The older guy is definitely the one to avoid. Be careful which undertakers you use if you ever have the need.

May 14th, 2009, 08:20 AM	#114
Jenova Member Joined: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 11,016	I am very attached to Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. I hope that she will manage to complete the next book sometime during my lifetime. I also enjoyed The Ninth Circle by Alex Bell recently. It was only yesterday that Caring Lady Funeral Director sent a very polite letter saying that they wouldn't be interviewing me on this occasion.

May 14th, 2009, 09:25 AM	#116
Jenova Member Joined: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 11,016	I did in all seriousness apply to be a Funeral Arranger for Caring Lady Funeral Directors and may well apply again should another such post be offered. It would be OK - I have quite a few black handbags. I think that my Black Darwin and Black Congo Mulberry Bayswaters would be excellent in this line of work.

May 14th, 2009, 11:50 AM	#119
Jenova Member Joined: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 11,016	Has either of you read The Kite Runner? I had to force my way to the end of that one because I hated the main character so very much and it was not an interested kind of loathing. I am up for the joint funerary series but cannot, as yet, offer you any first hand experience. (The company that I applied to was Caring Lady Funeral Director. They have a string of parlours along the south coast of England.)

May 14th, 2009, 12:33 PM	#120
Cornflower Blue Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,327	I haven't read The Kite Runner but I've a feeling I might not enjoy it. Think I need a light pageturner next, just so that harmony can be restored after my Huxley onslaught. It sounds as if the Caring Lady Funeral Director is a book just waiting to happen ....
Cornflower Blue Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,327

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