Vampirates? I've seen them, but I've never actually read them xP
All I know is that it's about vampire pirates and... that's it xP
Anyone willing to tell me something about it without spoiling it incase I actually read them eventually or not?
Also, Phoenix of the Opera? That wouldn't have anything to do with Phantom of the Opera, would it? xD
@leenie: You know the Phantom is my dream man. XD So yes some parts made me sad, for me at least.
@Jersey: It does! It a series (four books) about the Phantom after the mob comes down looking for him. Though instead of being about Christine this series is about Meg and Erik. She saves him from despair and the Phantom then has to out run his past, Raoul, and his still strong love of Christine.
That's essentially the back of book one. Though it's probably worded better. xD
I really liked the take on Meg, I get kind of tired of reading all the ones with Christine because everyone writes her the same.
The only problem with the series is it's based off the play or movie (I think more so the movie). Not the actual book.
@cherry - i will uhm. make a list later. possibly tomorrow.
artemis fowl was great when i read it, but i got out of reading them since it's been so long between each one and i haven't reread any of them since. D:
VAMPIRATES. HOW HAVE YOU MISSED ME TALKING ABOUT IT?
vampire pirates. and. it's addictive. i don't know how else to explain it.
I saw it mentioned, but I didn't know anything about it. I usually don't read much of the things that aren't directed at me/everyone since it's very rarely a conversation I could butt in on. xD;
There's some free classic Doctor Who novels on the BBC website, but there's books based on the newer series (with Nine and Ten) too. I haven't actually read any of the new ones, but I've read a few Torchwood books and they're fun.
I actually got Accelerando out of my library a few months ago but as usual I'd gotten too many books and returned it unread. I've heard one of the books by Charles Stross I have read, Glasshouse, could be viewed as a sort-of sequel. Here's some text I copied from the website, it seems like a pretty good summary. ^^
Further in the review it mentions the Neuromancer book Knerd recently read, so it must be good. XD
Oooh~
I'll have to look for the older ones when I go to the mall on Tues. :3
o.O;
There's no summary ^.^;
But I think I've seen the movie Glasshouse -- isn't it were these two kids (an older girl and a younger boy) move in with their parents family friends or something after their parents were killed in a car crash, and it's about how the family's not what it seems?
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@yuri - two versions would be a lot of work and money. D:
you can make it! it's only a few more days.
i believe my favourite part about sanctuary is the ribbons. because they're ribbons. 8D
they do have an actual purpose, but i won't tell you incase you aren't that far yet.
shanti... i would say don't give up hope! but i don't quite remember if anything happened to her in book three or if it's just my imagination playing awful tricks on me. D: (it has been known to do so)
True -- but they'd be fun to read! ;D
Yeahhh -- but stillll -- so addictingggggg <3
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Lol!
I love the ribbons too :3
Wellll -- Shanti had quite the run-in with the ribbons xD
Poor Grace, I'm just glad she's not dead and is okay!
Thank goodness Olivier was there~
But that guy still gives me the creeps xD
As for the people randomly popping up, at first I thought it was Sidorio, but it's Jez!
I was just like 'o.O;; wtf?! how the heck did he survive?!'
And then his strange request over wanting to be human again? I'm wondering if that's his real agenda or if he has a hidden one~
And first I thought he was going to ask them to join him as vampires!
Yuri: I quoted the first part paragraph of this review from the Accelerando.org website. I can see it in my own post but for some reason it didn't want to be quoted. I put it in quote tags the first time because, well, it was a quote. :/
I've never seen that film, but I'll assume it's just a coincidence they share the same name. The book by Charles Stross is about a character Robin, who after voluntarily having their memories wiped (something humans do in the future when they're just bored with one life or want to be someone else) decides to take part in an experiment. On the surface it seems the experiment is a chance to see what life was like in a period of history there aren't many records of (1950-2010) but of course the motives of the people running the experiment aren't as innocent as that.
Ooooh~
That sounds really really good too!
I'll have to add both to my list~
Glasshouse is definitely getting looked for when I go to the mall on Tues :3
@ Dream_and_Die - Which movie? The 2004 one or one of the other billion Phantom movies? xP
Wait... if it's about Erik trying to get a life, how could it be so funny? Also, out running Raoul? :/
Gah, I still need to find a copy of the original Phantom book >>
How is everyone today? ^^
I just finished reading The Blue Sky, by Galsan Tschinang. Its about a Tuvan monk living in Mongolia and his experiences as a child... I recommend it, definitely.
@ Dream_and_Die - Which movie? The 2004 one or one of the other billion Phantom movies? xP
Wait... if it's about Erik trying to get a life, how could it be so funny? Also, out running Raoul? :/
Gah, I still need to find a copy of the original Phantom book >>
Usually when I say the movie I mean the 2004 one because there was a huge influx of Phantom books written using Gerard Butler as a base. Which is what these books did as well as Unmasqued.
Not that I mind, I mean Gerard Bulter is...
Well Gerard Bulter.
It's funny at parts because I have a horrid sense of humor.
Also the author makes Erik really sarcastic and snide so his remarks make me laugh.
Yes, Raoul. Even though Meg is the main female in these books, like I said, Erik is still trying to get over Christine, and he did kidnap her twice. So Raoul's all 'Mr. Vengeful.' xD
It isn't so much about Erik getting a life, as Erik trying to die and being forced to get a life, repeatedly.
Go find Phantom!! I gave mine away to my boyfriend (it was in really bad shape from years in my grade school book bag) and I'm looking for a leather bound version. ^_^ I am just that obsessed.
@ Dream_and_Die - D'aw, I'm a fan of the movie, but I know that Gerik is different than the musical!Erik, who's different than the original Phantom of the Opera xP
Sorry, I think you thought I meant the book Phantom by Susan Kay. When I said 'Phantom', I meant the book by Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera xP
The Susan Kay book didn't even cross my mind. I knew you meant The Phantom of The Opera. I shorten it to 'Phantom' as well. I usually italicize a book title if I type it all the way out. So like the Susan Kay book I would have typed as Phantom and not just Phantom. xD
You'd be surprised how many people assume that the musical is on par with the original book.
It's why I always go tell people to read the book first.
Er... I think I was one of those people before I went and looked up the original book ^^;;
Now that I think about it, I'm surprised I hadn't realized that sooner, that the show was/is different than the book. I mean, Wicked is nothing like the book it was based on, why wouldn't I have thought the same for Phantom? xP
So I finished Running With Scissors. I have such an uneven pace when it comes to reading.
It was really good, but really, REALLY strange. I would not recommend it for anyone easily (or, hell, even somewhat uneasily) offended or put off. Lots of... weird and disturbing things. It's a crazy book. It just is. But it was really good, and I'd recommend it for weird people that could handle it. xD
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@leenie: You know the Phantom is my dream man. XD So yes some parts made me sad, for me at least.
@Jersey: It does! It a series (four books) about the Phantom after the mob comes down looking for him. Though instead of being about Christine this series is about Meg and Erik. She saves him from despair and the Phantom then has to out run his past, Raoul, and his still strong love of Christine.
That's essentially the back of book one. Though it's probably worded better. xD
I really liked the take on Meg, I get kind of tired of reading all the ones with Christine because everyone writes her the same.
The only problem with the series is it's based off the play or movie (I think more so the movie). Not the actual book.
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Originally Posted by Dream_and_Die
Usually when I say the movie I mean the 2004 one because there was a huge influx of Phantom books written using Gerard Butler as a base. Which is what these books did as well as Unmasqued.
Not that I mind, I mean Gerard Bulter is...
Well Gerard Bulter.
It's funny at parts because I have a horrid sense of humor.
Also the author makes Erik really sarcastic and snide so his remarks make me laugh.
Yes, Raoul. Even though Meg is the main female in these books, like I said, Erik is still trying to get over Christine, and he did kidnap her twice. So Raoul's all 'Mr. Vengeful.' xD
It isn't so much about Erik getting a life, as Erik trying to die and being forced to get a life, repeatedly.
Go find Phantom!! I gave mine away to my boyfriend (it was in really bad shape from years in my grade school book bag) and I'm looking for a leather bound version. ^_^ I am just that obsessed.
This sounds either really cool or really sacrilegious.
