lunababymoonchild Posted April 5, 2024 Posted April 5, 2024 Celtic Mythology, Hourly History. Only 45 pages long but very informative indeed about Irish mythology. 1 Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted April 14, 2024 Author Posted April 14, 2024 A Witch in Time, Constance Sayers. Well worth reading, this one. Witches, Daemons and magic. Fabulous! Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted April 30, 2024 Author Posted April 30, 2024 'Salem's Lot, Stephen King. Absolutely marvellous. And what a pleasure reading a paper book! 1 Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted May 1, 2024 Author Posted May 1, 2024 Just finished the second of two bonus short reads in this copy, they are : One For the Road and Jerusalem's Lot. The man is a great story teller! There are deleted scenes at the back of the book but I'm not sure that I want to read them. I'll take the rest of the day to decide. Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted May 21, 2024 Author Posted May 21, 2024 Finished Wolf Blood by Steve Morris. Werewolf apocalypse, marvellous. Quote
PYX Posted May 23, 2024 Posted May 23, 2024 On 4/30/2024 at 9:24 AM, lunababymoonchild said: 'Salem's Lot, Stephen King. Absolutely marvellous. And what a pleasure reading a paper book! The novel is quite hefty, it takes a while to pick up pace. In the beginning, it's even a bit boring, only from the middle on do some action scenes start happening. Overall it's interesting, but not as thrilling as expected. Quote
niko Posted May 24, 2024 Posted May 24, 2024 On 4/5/2024 at 10:13 AM, lunababymoonchild said: Celtic Mythology, Hourly History. Only 45 pages long but very informative indeed about Irish mythology. If you don't know anything about the Celts, this book might still be enjoyable for you. For me, the book didn't provide any new information. 1 Quote
Hayley Posted May 25, 2024 Posted May 25, 2024 On 5/23/2024 at 2:50 PM, PYX said: In the beginning, it's even a bit boring, only from the middle on do some action scenes start happening. Overall it's interesting, but not as thrilling as expected. It does tend to be the main criticism of Stephen King books, doesn’t it? The slow pace. I’m still working my way through Watkins Book of English Folktales and I love it. It’s perfect if you’re interested in how folktales develop and how they’re categorised! I have started to feel like I’d like to dig into a longer story now though, so I might be tempted to read something alongside it . Quote
friendofbooks Posted May 26, 2024 Posted May 26, 2024 On 5/25/2024 at 2:04 AM, Hayley said: It does tend to be the main criticism of Stephen King books, doesn’t it? The slow pace. I’m still working my way through Watkins Book of English Folktales and I love it. It’s perfect if you’re interested in how folktales develop and how they’re categorised! I have started to feel like I’d like to dig into a longer story now though, so I might be tempted to read something alongside it . Yes, this slow pace is Stephen King's trademark and makes his works unique and memorable. Quote
Ella_The_Book_Lover Posted May 26, 2024 Posted May 26, 2024 Do you know "The prison healer" It's fantastic Quote
Hayley Posted May 26, 2024 Posted May 26, 2024 6 hours ago, Ella_The_Book_Lover said: Do you know "The prison healer" It's fantastic I just looked it up - it sounds good! Our group read at the moment has a ‘folklore and fairytale’ theme though, do you think it would fit? Quote
Ella_The_Book_Lover Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 It is more of a YA but it's great that you find it interesting! Quote
PYX Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 On 4/30/2024 at 9:24 AM, lunababymoonchild said: 'Salem's Lot, Stephen King. Absolutely marvellous. And what a pleasure reading a paper book! As always, Stephen King is brilliant when it comes to vampire stories. All the characters are memorable, with their own backstories. The book itself is gripping and terrifying. 1 Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted May 30, 2024 Author Posted May 30, 2024 More Vampirisim. This time an absolute classic, some 19 pages long, The Vampyre by John William Polidori, 1819 Gothic horror. Said to have "laid the foundation for modern vampire literature, influencing many authors to go deeper into the gothic vampire genre." It was great, short, and not, compared to today's standards, horrific. Quote
PYX Posted May 31, 2024 Posted May 31, 2024 On 5/30/2024 at 7:55 AM, lunababymoonchild said: More Vampirisim. This time an absolute classic, some 19 pages long, The Vampyre by John William Polidori, 1819 Gothic horror. Said to have "laid the foundation for modern vampire literature, influencing many authors to go deeper into the gothic vampire genre." It was great, short, and not, compared to today's standards, horrific. I wouldn't call myself a fan of vampire stuff, but I still couldn't resist this story, which is considered the first work about vampirism. Maybe it's because of my love for classic literature. 1 Quote
lunababymoonchild Posted July 4, 2024 Author Posted July 4, 2024 (edited) Hannah Bowstead, Little Book of World Mythology. Excellent overview of world myths Edited July 4, 2024 by lunababymoonchild Quote
Hayley Posted July 12, 2024 Posted July 12, 2024 I finished Stephen King’s Fairy Tale and absolutely loved it. I’m sad that it’s over! Definitely a must-read for anybody interested in the fairy tale form 1 Quote
Hayley Posted July 12, 2024 Posted July 12, 2024 1 hour ago, Madeleine said: Still haven't read mine, sorry! Don’t worry 😄 . Maybe you could suggest a theme it might still fit into in the new BCF BookClub thread? Quote
Madeleine Posted July 13, 2024 Posted July 13, 2024 Not a bad idea,but I'll see what others come up with first. Quote
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