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    Love the questions. I only write reviews for myself since most of the books I read are so old, and when I do review, I tend to only write about what infuriates me, whether it's about the plot or the characters. I don't often take into account the overall reading experience or any favorite parts, so these questions are great for me and writing better reviews. Thanks!
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    Julie-Thanks for the friend request and the Book Bingo idea; totally brilliant. I already know what I'm reading for the next couple years, but I'll remember it so I have a more diverse list for my next year of genres. I'll post the list soon. Vodkafan-I found one of your Genre Challenges and thought that was really brilliant. I love that you had so many books, a few genres completely new and mysterious to me (like "lad lit;" never heard of it before I saw it on your list), some I have read and others I haven't but am still curious about (I appreciated your review of The Bourne Identity). Kidsmum-Thanks for the recommendation on the Reading Circle, but there are so many to choose from and so little time! I should join a Reading Circle, but I'm always reading my own books, never on a partner read or anything like that. I'll have to find one that likes me.
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    Thanks Julie! Book bingo? What would be in your year of genres, Julie? Every book on my list so far is already in my own personal library. By choosing from my personal collection of books on my TBR list, there's a good chance I won't get bored and fall behind in my year.
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    I love to read, but I tend to stay with a certain genre (largely romance). Nothing wrong with that, but it means there’s not much variety in what I read. I tend to stay inside the lines, where it’s comfortable and the plots are simple. There are no complex plots, and for the most part, it’s only a few (if that) different genres yearly, by a few (if that) different authors. In September 2013, I had the idea to start a different reading pattern from what I had done heretofore. My plan was to read a book from a different genre each month, for a year. 12 genres in 12 months. I thought, why wait for the New Year to start something new? October was Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, November was Justin Halpern’s S*it my Dad Says, December was 30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She’s 30 by Pamela Redmond Satran and the editors of Glamour Magazine, and since the last book started in December and bled into this month, I accidentally skipped a book for January. Plus, I don’t have it all mapped out. I only have eight books planned so far, and I might change some of the genres. I’m not sure what February will be, but I plan to keep going after the year of genres. Maybe a year of Stephen King next, or a year of series. Help me out here! Any suggestions? What year of books have you done, or would like to do?
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    I totally understand and identify with your stress from reading, Athena. I'm not the fastest reader in the world, and I'm trying to read a book a month. It's a challenge I set for myself, to read a book of one genre per month. This month is more than half over and I'm not half finished with my book, so I'm feeling the fire. Stressing out a little bit, and I already fell behind last month and don't want to do it again this time. I like having a deadline, though, because without it, I'd be stuck on one book for months.
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    I finished volume 1 of "Best New Horror," published in 1990. It's a collection of short horror stories given to me by a friend circa 2002 or 2003, and since it's dog-eared (my sister would say "loved") and kind of gross, I didn't mind taking it to my semi-sanitary workplace (and I think I'm going to BookCross it). Some of the stories were completely annoying, or just ridiculous, and some were ridiculously annoying, but there were a tolerable few. Luckily, I ended on one of the tolerable ones. I think I'm going to blog about it though, so I won't say too much. But I'm grateful to have read it, because it exposed me to more horror authors that I'm going to look up. Without that book, I'd continue my tendency to confine myself to no more than 10 authors of various genres (and most of my bookshelf is Stephen King). I read 2 more chapters of "The Da Vinci Code," and I don't know how Dan Brown didn't get annoyed with his own writing style. He's just a bit too slow for me, and the dead guy in the beginning ... arrghhhh!! So frustrating!! Damn you, Dan Brown!!! ::shakes fist in the air::
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    Yea, I really need to find more people with whom I can talk about books. "The Da Vinci Code" is still annoying me, and I finished "Best New Horror," which is a collection of short horror stories published in 1990. Some of the stories were good, but others were completely annoying (or ridiculous) ****. How's "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" coming? I've seen it everywhere, in stores and on people's reading lists.

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    I was watching "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," but it's over now. Good night, BCF world!
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    Hi! I just wanted to say I love you for loving Stephen King! I read someone's review of The Tommyknockers, and they hated it, so I needed to know he's still loved to get that out of my head. My first Stephen King read was The Dark Half when I was 14. What was yours?

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    Silver. Pirates or zombies?
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    Thanks very much, Diane/Inver, for the welcome! I'm finding my way around here quite well, in fact. I saw your profile on LibraryThing and it's really cool. How exactly would you describe a family/relationship type novel? I've never read something described as such, so I'm very curious.

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    Wow ... if you want to feel good about your neighbor and mankind in general, this seems like the place to be. And my sister thinks I'm germophobic for sanitizing my hands with Purell after I touch money. I hate it when there's nothing in the house to eat except stuff I don't want to eat (like soup and anything that can't be called a meal), and people who call themselves writers or book fanatics but don't know how to spell. Oh! I also hate lolspeak, when people abbreviate words when talking online, like using the words "cuz" instead of "because" and "h8er" instead of "hater." The world gets more unintelligible every second, and it pisses me off.
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    Vegetables. Cookies or cake?
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    I have nothing much to say about my recent reading habits. I haven't opened The Da Vinci Code (so I'm still at 30 pages) in ... over a week, I'd say. Instead, I've been reading my other book at work, the collection of short horror stories, Best New Horror, which probably was the best new horror when it was published in 1990. I'm thinking of writing a Google blog about it and other books I've read.
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    Hi! I posted on your Introduction thread a couple days ago and thought I lost you until I found you just now. So, Kate Moreton books are full of family secrets. Sounds interesting.

    Some of my favorite books are Bram Stoker's Dracula, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, anything by H.P. Lovecraft, The Exorcist by W.P. Blatty and Beowulf. But I like to read Amanda Quick because she's good candy for my brain-I can read her quick because her plots are simple and cute.

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    Hey ... I feel the need to register with a book site that has some forum place for quotes, like they have in GoodReads. Does LibraryThing have something like that?

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    Really? Hmm ... I'm still expecting to like it for the most part, because I find all the symbology stuff freakishly intriguing; I think that's why I chose the book at all. But there's nothing so very interesting or different about Dan Brown's writing style, so the plot is really the only thing that's keeping me there. I also assumed it would be a smart plot, which I appreciate in any media form. Another thing is, I've started it and I refuse to quit a book. I want to read the whole thing even though I might hate it for being boring, so I'll be able to say I read the whole thing but thought it was overrated. lol! Ouch!! I've never heard such harsh words for it before this, but then again, this is the only place where I'm surrounded by other literary minds. Has anybody finished it yet? Even just to say they finished it and the end was just as bad and boring as the beginning and middle? My sister may be the only one who finished it, but I forgot to ask her what she thought. But then again, it's my sister's copy of "The Da Vinci Code" that I'm reading, and before I read it, I borrowed her copy of "Pride and Prejudice." She would've boiled me alive, with no remorse, if I turned a page of Jane Austen wrong, but she said she didn't much care what I did with Dan Brown. That's an adequate review in itself.
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    Indeed, I am very much. Thanks for the welcome and stuff.

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    I pretty much just started "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown (almost 30 pages in), and I'm surprised, frustrated and kind of annoyed by how slow it is! I wasn't expecting that at all. I've heard such good things about it, and I may end up loving the book, but the beginning ... AARGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!
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    Thank you so very much for all the very lovely welcomes. I feel like I'm at home with friends already! I signed up because it seemed like the best, cosiest place to curl up with tea and book discussions. The site is like sitting by the fire listening to Grandma tell stories while she knits and waits for the cookies in the oven. Thanks for making me feel so welcome, like I belong here. Anyway, I've stayed inside long enough. I think it's time I ventured outside to go play in the other forums. See you on the playground, BCFers of the world!
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    Hi Susie. I'm new myself, as of last week. I also saw and loved Avatar (in 3-D), but I've never heard of Kate Moreton. What kind of books does she write?
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    Oh my God, I'm in love with you. I love you for knowing that! I wish it was that Neptune, but unfortunately it's not. It's one of my favorite shows too. Love Joss Whedon too.
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    You're welcome, Kylie. And for any other Lovecraft virgins, I'd hate to leave you all with only one story to go on, so I'm trying to make a list, and all these other short stories are just coming back to me, so please bear with me. Note: NO SPOILERS INCLUDED (I'm not that mean), but I wanted to give a short summary of each. The Whisperer in Darkness is about a Massachusetts teacher who answers a newspaper ad, written by a Vermont resident, about creepy animal remains found in the river. Since the remains are of unknown origin, they compile a lot of evidence and theories about where they came from, realizing too late that they should have left the remains alone. The Shadow out of Time takes place in Australia and is about a man who finds some ancient ruins and, after exploring a bit, he has freakishly creepy dreams that are so real to him that he toils with his sanity for years, not knowing whether or not to believe them. The Call of Cthulhu is written in the first person, inviting you to join the main character on his terrifying journey to piece together the road that shouldn't have been taken, by his uncle and led to his mysterious death, and could pose the same fate for the rest of the world. That's just a few. All those can be found in The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre.
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    Awesome! I love discussing books too; it's part of the reason I'm here. I saw your profile on Goodreads and I'm very tempted to sign up there too. Anyway, on to Mr. Lovecraft. I really don't have a favorite to recommend; they're all my favorite because they're so freakishly creepy. The first that I ever read of him was The Call of Cthulhu, and I've been addicted ever since. I'd say start with that, because it was my first, and it scared the **** out of me (I couldn't sleep that night, and when I did I had nightmares). That, and I can't remember much else that I read by him. I have 3 books of his short stories, and one of authors who wrote stories inspired by him (featuring authors like Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell and Brian Lumley), but I haven't read all of these. When I do read Lovecraft, I read a couple stories every couple years. I'm afraid that if I read him more frequently than that, the novelty of his horror will be lost on me.
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    Thanks, CaliLily. I saw your profile on Deviant Art, and I love it. You're an artist? What kind? I used to want to be a visual artist, the crazy-starving artist kind who are colored by paint more than their natural complexion and immigrate to New York to live some crazy exotic lifestyle.
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