Athena Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 This week's topic is: Characters You Used to Love but Don't Anymore Author's Note: -- These are the characters who you used to adore, but now you don't. Maybe they changed a lot. Maybe you outgrew them. Maybe your outlook changed and now you can't stand them. Maybe you don't even hate them, you just are neutral about them when you used to run a fan blog about them. I can't really think of anyone right now. Maybe something / someone will come to my mind later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Harry Potter - got so bored with him by the end I was almost rooting for Voldemort! Maybe I've just outgrown him....but I think the books got longer and more repetitive by number 5, I still haven't read Deathly Hallows but was so bored by the film versions I'm not sure if I want to read it now (but probably will eventually). Likewise Twilight - started going off the boil in Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn was more like Breaking Yawn for me, what a damp squib that turned out to be for a final showdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'm a bit late with this week's topic. This week's topic is: Favorite Publishers Author's Note: --I thought this topic would be a cool way to examine what we read and what publishers put out our favorite books. I encourage you to take a look at your shelf and figure out which books come from which publishers. I think you'd be surprised how many probably end up coming from the same publishing house! Plus, this is your chance to introduce us to some of your favorite small presses or imprints. We talk about the contents or the wrappings of books a lot in this group, but rarely do we talk about the people that bring them together. I own a lot of books by these publishers (English books): HarperCollins Orbit Corgi Gollancz Orion Tor Voyager Del Rey Pan MacMillan Scholastic Simon & Schuster Which ones would be my favourites.. well I'd have to think about that to be honest. Of most of the books I've read, I don't know on top off my head which publisher they were published by. Dutch publishers: Kluitman Deltas Wolters-Noordhoff Bruna Poema Pocket De Fontein Querido Elzenga Zwijsen Lemniscaat Leopold Malmberg Ploegsma Van Goor De Wakkere Muis There are also several publishers of whom I don't own any books but I've read some books published by them at the library, such as Best of YA and Uitgeverij Moon. But again I'm not sure which ones would be my favourites, and of some I mainly have books they published in ie. the 1990s and not so much any new stuff. I don't know that much about British and American publishers. I believe some of them might belong to the same publishing house? I don't know that much about it to be honest, nor of the Dutch publishers. And half the stuff I've read about them online, I forgot again. In terms of British and American editions, I have both. I often don't take note of which one it is I buy, because most of the time there is only one available in Dutch shops (one of the two), so I can't usually choose if I buy at a Dutch place. On occasion both editions are available and then I sometimes look into it (particularly if the book is part of a series of which I already own some books), but not always. When I buy a book from the UK or the US then obviously it'll usually be that countries' edition. Anyway, anyone else? I'd be curious to know your answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Budgie Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I'm lax, I really don't follow or pay attention to publishers. Looking quickly at my front shelves, I'm seeing these guys pop up more frequently: Picador Harper Collins Black Swan Pan Penguin Grove Press They seem to be specific to favourite authors. I also have a large collection of art books published by Phaidon. So -- for art, at least -- I suppose this publishing house would be my favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 My current favourite (former) publisher is Main Line Mysteries - JB Lippincott. Some of their books are HERE. They published the Frances & Richard Lockridge books, and have lovely thick paper with deckle edges. I also have lots of Henry Holt/Owl books ; Patricia Moyes murder mysteries have great covers, with a skull hidden on the cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I don't pay much attention to publishers either, and a lot of them now tend to be owned by one big company eg Random House & Penguin. I think I have quite a few from: Pan Gollancz (mainly Charlaine Harris and Ben Aaronovitch) Harper Collins Allison and Busby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 It might be a bit early, but this week's topic is: Books I Want to Re-Read Author's Note: --Though it seems like we are all constantly chasing the next upcoming release, let's take a trip down memory lane and talk about some books that we'd like to re-visit. To anyone posting, feel free to still respond about your favourite publishers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Budgie Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 I have a few: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (Mainly because I can't remember a thing about it!) Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote Maurice by E.M. Forster Dracula by Bram Stoker The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The latter four are old favourites that I haven't revisited in years, although they're still firmly wedged in my memory. The Capote one is fairly short; I might have a go at re-reading that one soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Possibly Wuthering Heights as well (re-read Jane Eyre earlier this year) Persuasion by Jane Austen A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin (but would probably skip some chapters ie the boring ones about the Dothraki) A Storm of Swords by George R R Martin Dracula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Most of the books I would want to re-read are spiritual books as I sometimes need reminding of what's in them. Things like Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsh A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle and sorry if this sounds like advetrising, but my partners book, A Way of Seeing by Coran Foddering There is so much truth and wisdom in each of these books that it is useful to be able to dip in and out of when I need to get back on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 (edited) This is a good one! There are sooooo many books I want to re-read. Even books that I first read this year that I want to re-read soon. I have a long long list... (I won't include books that I've already re-read at least once) Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre Bernard Malamud: The Natural E. L. Doctorow: Ragtime Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five Jasper Ffordge: The Eyre Affair Patrick Süskind: Parfume Andrei Kurkov: Death and the Penguin Carlos Ruiz Zafon: The Shadow of the Wind Alain de Botton: How Proust Can Change Your Life Lloyd Jones: Mister Pip Ronald Hayman: The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath John Kennedy Toole: A Confederacy of Dunces Sofi Oksanen: Purge Michel Faber: Under the Skin Garth Stein: The Art of Racing in the Rain Väinö Linna: The Unknown Soldier Dan Rhodes: Gold Grace Metalious: Peyton Place Poppy Z. Brite: Exquisite Corpse Michael Chabon: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Matt Haig: The Last Family in England Augusten Burroughs: Sellevision Ann Patchett: Bel Canto Mary Roach: Stiff - The Curious Lives of the Human Cadavers John Steinbeck: Wayward Bus Emma Donoghue: Room Vladimir Nabokov: Lolita (in English!) John Boyne: Crippen Dai Sijie: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Nevil Shute: Piep Piper William Goldman: Marathon Man Tobias Wolff: This Boy's Life Alfred Bester: The Stars My Destination Muriel Barbery: The Elegance of the Hedgehog Guy Gavriel Kay: The Lions of Al-Rassan Stef Penney: The Tenderness of Wolves Alex Garland: Beach Gaétan Soucy: Vaudeville! Tom Wolfe: A Man in Full Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen: The Rabbit Back Literature Society Claire London: Left of the Bang Dan Rhodes: This Is Life Plus a bunch of thrillers and Finnish novels. Edited November 21, 2016 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lau_Lou Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 The books I would love to read again. Even if it was to have never read them because of how much I loved them orginially and experience them as new all over again. Rebecca Wuthering Heights Far From The Madding Crowd Twenties Girl Frankenstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 (edited) I love this topic and that so many of you want to re-read books! I find with several people I talk to in life that they never want to re-read something, and in fact get rid of a book they enjoyed once they've read it The horror! In a heartbeat I would re-read: The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas The Shining - Stephen King Circle of Friends - Maeve Binchy A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens How to Lose Friends and Alienate People - Toby Young Close to Shore - Michael Capuzzo Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery Jonathan Argyle Art Mystery series - Iain Pears Arcadia - Iain Pears The Instance of the Fingerpost - Iain Pears Julian Kestrel Mystery series - Kate Ross The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl Ordinary People - Judith Guest The Art Spirit - Robert Henri Animal Farm - George Orwell The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand Land of the Burnt Thigh - Edith Eudora Kohl I'm sure there's more but I'm still on my first cup of coffee... Edited November 22, 2016 by Peacefield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lau_Lou Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Oh no I would never get rid of a book I enjoyed! That's blasphemy! There are so many books I haven't read that I want to, so rereading wouldn't be high on my priorities but there are a few I loved so much I would love to go back to the story and the characters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I love this topic and that so many of you want to re-read books! I find with several people I talk to in life that they never want to re-read something, and in fact get rid of a book they enjoyed once they've read it The horror! So weird... I love re-reading books! But like Lau_Lou said, it's not a priority because there are so many new novels to be read... But every once in a while there's just something about an old familiar book, calling out one's name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 Oh no I would never get rid of a book I enjoyed! That's blasphemy! I agree, I wouldn't either! I don't often re-read books, because if it's been sooner than about 5ish years (depending on the book) since I've read the book, I feel I know too well what's going to happen and re-reading the book isn't quite as fun. There are so many new(-to-me) books I want to read, that the majority of my reading are new-to-me books. But I sometimes re-read books and I usually enjoy doing so. When I was a child and teenager a lot of my reads were re-reads, because other than library loans, I wasn't able to buy very many books for myself (sometimes I was gifted books for my birthday or Sinterklaas though ). So the books I used to have back then, especially my favourites, I've re-read those lots of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Gone With the Wind! It's my favorite book and I seem to read it once a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Gone With the Wind! It's my favorite book and I seem to read it once a year Someone I knew you'd post GWtW . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Someone I knew you'd post GWtW . You know me too well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I have far too many to list. I love re-reading books, and there are some that I have read many, many times (mostly Stephen King). I would like to re-read The Dark Tower series and some of King's earlier work. Some others that spring to mind are: Watership Down - Richard Adams The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood Microserfs - Douglas Coupland The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee - Jared Diamond How The Mind Works - Steven Pinker Those are just ones that I have on my bookshelf behind me...I'm sure I have countless others on my Kindle. Whether I will get around to reading them, who knows? I just have so many other books to read and not enough time to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More reading time required Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I've done this loads in the past though not so much now as I don't have time (other than re-reading the first 7 books of The Wheel of Time in order to get to read the later ones for the first time). The Dragonlance Chronicles & Legends trilogies I've read many times, but not for a number of years now There are certain Stephen King's I've re-read (and I'd like to do this again with The Dark Tower series) Various Discworld novels have been re-read multiple times, but only once through for the later novels The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas There are a few other re-reads on my TBR that are there because I've bought them whereas I may have borrowed them from the library before (eg. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I`ve reread Discoworld ( it`s a typo, but it amused me ) and Thursday Next, and I`ll reread them again in a few years. From the mysteries section, I reread Ngaio Marsh this year, and want to reread Margery Allinbgham and Dorothy L Sayers. I`m looking forward to rereading Frances & Richard Lockridge ( mysteries from the 1930`s onwards - Mr and Mrs North, Inspector Heimrich ) and Patricia Moyes ( Inspector Tibbitt and Emmy ) , but I`ll have to leave it a few years till I can`t recall whodunnit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I've done this loads in the past though not so much now as I don't have time (other than re-reading the first 7 books of The Wheel of Time in order to get to read the later ones for the first time). The Dragonlance Chronicles & Legends trilogies I've read many times, but not for a number of years now There are certain Stephen King's I've re-read (and I'd like to do this again with The Dark Tower series) Various Discworld novels have been re-read multiple times, but only once through for the later novels The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas There are a few other re-reads on my TBR that are there because I've bought them whereas I may have borrowed them from the library before (eg. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant) Hmm, I`m not seeing the Sword of Truth books there ? *ducks* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More reading time required Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) Hmm, I`m not seeing the Sword of Truth books there ? *ducks* *looks for book throwing emoticon* Actually technically I have re-read Wizard's Own Rule (book 1), as I'd read that years before it got turned into a super duper tv show which made me want to read the whole book series. Edited November 25, 2016 by More reading time required Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 *looks for book throwing emoticon* Actually technically I have re-read Wizard's Own Rule (book 1), as I'd read that years before it got turned into a super duper tv show which made me want to read the whole book series. Any ill effects ? I see the book series is still going on ! I miss Richard and Kahlan ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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