Reading any good books? - Page 18

Andúril · 07-20-2005, 02:29 PM

My psychologist's personal copy of Victor E. Frankl's "Man's Search For Meaning".

Rosie Gamgee · 07-21-2005, 09:25 AM

^ I don't think your driving habits will be justified therein, dear Anduril.

Can anybody suggest a decent book to read? I've been hankering after a good book, but I cannot seem to find one I'm terribly interested in. For some weird reason I've been wanting to read a ghost story (nothing in the 'horror' catagory, mind you) for a while now, and you'd think I could find such a book, but, alas, no such luck; and I've got a whole library to look through!
Anyway... suggestions, anyone?

Andúril · 07-21-2005, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Gamgee

^ I don't think your driving habits will be justified therein, dear Anduril.

Probably not.

Falagar · 07-21-2005, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Gamgee

^ I don't think your driving habits will be justified therein, dear Anduril.

Can anybody suggest a decent book to read? I've been hankering after a good book, but I cannot seem to find one I'm terribly interested in. For some weird reason I've been wanting to read a ghost story (nothing in the 'horror' catagory, mind you) for a while now, and you'd think I could find such a book, but, alas, no such luck; and I've got a whole library to look through!
Anyway... suggestions, anyone?

Lots of good books, not many of them connected with ghosts though.

I'd suggest Neil Gaiman's Coraline; cute book. Not very scary but pretty twisted.

Rosie Gamgee · 07-21-2005, 10:31 AM

Gaiman, Coraline; got it. Thanks

.

Falagar · 07-21-2005, 10:47 AM

I'd also recommend a few of Edgar Allan Poe's short-stories (though they probably belong in the world of horror), if you haven't already read him.

Rosie Gamgee · 07-21-2005, 10:59 AM

I think I read an abridged version of that one with the ticking heart under the floorboards.... That was vaguely interesting. Funny you mention Poe- I was just reading Annabelle Lee a few hours ago.

Falagar · 07-21-2005, 11:02 AM

Ah, Annabelle Lee is beautiful.

A friend of mine memorized it, as well as a few other Poe-poems (like The Raven). Never got that far myself.

Rosie Gamgee · 07-21-2005, 11:18 AM

The Raven is terrifc. Chilly and haunting. I love that poem (although I've never gone so far as to memorize it). I've only memorized a handful of poems in my time. I've forgetten them all except Ode to My Goldfish:

Oh! Wet pet!

Spock · 07-21-2005, 11:20 AM

how about the orginal Brahm Stokers, Dracula. Read it at night with the lights low....I dare you

Rosie Gamgee · 07-21-2005, 11:25 AM

I must confess that I have never actually read a really 'scary' book. Somehow I don't see the written word as having the capability to really freak me.

I might take you up on that dare... 'cept I don't read with the lights low- it ruins your eyesight, you know!

Spock · 07-21-2005, 11:30 AM

...no you miss the point......only keep the light near your shoulder (ideal place for a reading lamp to be placed) and turn out ALL the other lights in the house.

Rosie Gamgee · 07-21-2005, 11:39 AM

Now dark houses scare me (yes, I am a self-confessed [greek for 'dark']phobia sufferer). I'm rather good at scaring myself, too.

I still might do it, just to call you dare. Dracula, huh?

Spock · 07-21-2005, 11:41 AM

Most assuredly Dracula. Take it to bed with something to drink and turn out all the lights in the house 'cause if you read in the main room you'll get too scared to go up to bed.

Rosie Gamgee · 07-21-2005, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spock

Most assuredly Dracula. Take it to bed with something to drink and turn out all the lights in the house 'cause if you read in the main room you'll get too scared to go up to bed.

And he wants me to take something to drink... and probably get too scared to get to the bathroom.... Just what are you trying to do to me here?

Lol.

Spock · 07-21-2005, 11:48 AM

...move them bones and shake up your mind

Rosie Gamgee · 07-21-2005, 12:21 PM

*makes a ghosty sound* lol!

katya · 07-21-2005, 12:49 PM

Oooh, I love Dracula! I read that book last October as part of my "New England Renaissance Era gothic horror reading month". Then I took it from the library at school and never returned it.^^;; I've been meaning to read it again.

Andúril · 07-21-2005, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Gamgee

Somehow I don't see the written word as having the capability to really freak me.

Oh.....I think I could write a few words....

Andúril · 07-21-2005, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Gamgee

And he wants me to take something to drink... and probably get too scared to get to the bathroom.... Just what are you trying to do to me here?

Lol.

I think I know.

Spock, I'll have you know that Rosie frowns upon such crude advances and hence will not give the above fetishist innuendo the light of day. Just a hint.

07-21-2005, 09:25 AM	#342
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	^ I don't think your driving habits will be justified therein, dear Anduril. Can anybody suggest a decent book to read? I've been hankering after a good book, but I cannot seem to find one I'm terribly interested in. For some weird reason I've been wanting to read a ghost story (nothing in the 'horror' catagory, mind you) for a while now, and you'd think I could find such a book, but, alas, no such luck; and I've got a whole library to look through! Anyway... suggestions, anyone? __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

07-21-2005, 10:31 AM	#345
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	Gaiman, Coraline; got it. Thanks . __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

07-21-2005, 10:47 AM	#346
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	I'd also recommend a few of Edgar Allan Poe's short-stories (though they probably belong in the world of horror), if you haven't already read him. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 07-21-2005 at 11:00 AM.

07-21-2005, 10:59 AM	#347
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	I think I read an abridged version of that one with the ticking heart under the floorboards.... That was vaguely interesting. Funny you mention Poe- I was just reading Annabelle Lee a few hours ago. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

07-21-2005, 11:02 AM	#348
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Ah, Annabelle Lee is beautiful. A friend of mine memorized it, as well as a few other Poe-poems (like The Raven). Never got that far myself. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

07-20-2005, 02:29 PM	#341
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	My psychologist's personal copy of Victor E. Frankl's "Man's Search For Meaning".

07-21-2005, 11:18 AM	#349
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	The Raven is terrifc. Chilly and haunting. I love that poem (although I've never gone so far as to memorize it). I've only memorized a handful of poems in my time. I've forgetten them all except Ode to My Goldfish: Oh! Wet pet! __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

07-21-2005, 11:20 AM	#350
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	how about the orginal Brahm Stokers, Dracula. Read it at night with the lights low....I dare you __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

07-21-2005, 11:25 AM	#351
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	I must confess that I have never actually read a really 'scary' book. Somehow I don't see the written word as having the capability to really freak me. I might take you up on that dare... 'cept I don't read with the lights low- it ruins your eyesight, you know! __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

07-21-2005, 11:30 AM	#352
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	...no you miss the point......only keep the light near your shoulder (ideal place for a reading lamp to be placed) and turn out ALL the other lights in the house. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

07-21-2005, 11:39 AM	#353
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	Now dark houses scare me (yes, I am a self-confessed [greek for 'dark']phobia sufferer). I'm rather good at scaring myself, too. I still might do it, just to call you dare. Dracula, huh? __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

07-21-2005, 11:41 AM	#354
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	Most assuredly Dracula. Take it to bed with something to drink and turn out all the lights in the house 'cause if you read in the main room you'll get too scared to go up to bed. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

07-21-2005, 11:48 AM	#356
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	...move them bones and shake up your mind __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

07-21-2005, 12:21 PM	#357
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	makes a ghosty sound lol! __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

07-21-2005, 12:49 PM	#358
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	Oooh, I love Dracula! I read that book last October as part of my "New England Renaissance Era gothic horror reading month". Then I took it from the library at school and never returned it.^^;; I've been meaning to read it again.

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