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Hmmm, I'll let NeverAmI/Deathjam know that you're having problems, and see if they can't figure out what is going wrong.

Hmmm, what happens when you view it from your profile?

Ye hast t'e plauge!

This just literally made my day.

Anytime, homeslice. Especially when you are spot on.

BANANAPHONE!

I imagined you with steam coming out of the ears to the tune of a steam whistle. 'twas great.

Unless they're more like Hitchcock movies or the plot is well done, most horror movies just make me feel ill. I can't stand watching them, and the blood/gore leaves an indelible mark on my brain. I can't see them, I really can't.

Yeaaah, I can't handle the grotesque. Not at all.

Well I don't want to ruin it, but if you really want me to I will.

Why did I not know this before!?

I will have to check her out. I've already snooped in the local bookstore and I think I'll get my paws on Parable of the Sower. I'm kind of afraid to check my library account now. I forgot I had a book out and accumulated a king's ransoms in overdue fees. :/

See, if you're just dipping your toes in the water, I'm trying to think of an author that is a little less heavy handed in his settings. I personally liked Joe Abercrombie. He's got a really nice, smooth and vivid style and he creates interesting, gritty characters. Kind of noir, but not quite. Check out "The Blade Itself" for a taste and see if you like it enough to continue with the other two books from the trilogy (called the First Law trilogy). His is a style I wish I could emulate in my own writing.

Yeah, I'm a bit daunted by Anna Karenina. It's been a while since I've read heavy literature. Hopefully, I'll push through it. If not, well... I have Butler's books to dive into!

Ey, it's fast life, but a good life.

ACD????

Yeah, but it's my front for my bootlegging business.


I wish I was in Chicago. Big city life would be a nice change for a bit.

I'll be honest, I haven't really explored the strictly Sci-Fi. The first and only strictly sci-fi novel I've ever read was the Dune series, which I loved. I have no idea why I haven't expanded my horizons. From your enthusiasm, I might have to start with Ms. Butler. Which book would you recommend I read first?

My guilty pleasure have always been historical fiction and sword-and-sorcery fantasy. I can't even begin to list all the adventure novels on my bookshelf. Right now, I'm out of my element and reading "The Secret Daughter" by Shilpi Somaya. It's a little naively written, I'll admit, but the author has this curious way of dropping in the most beautiful turns of phrases that it makes you want to fare against a couple of pages of blander writing to discover more gold. Next on my list is Anna Karenina, because as a literature student, it is my biggest shame to have never read anything by Tolstoy just yet.

Pfft. Even if you weren't wickedly articulate, I suspect we're on the same wave-length a lot of the time.

You actually just inspired me to write a journal entry about that. I would love to know if you experience anything similar.

And yes... it's definitely a reading phase for me at this time. What's the name of the page-turner you have on your hands?

oh my god THAT'S AWESOME!

That'd be so distracting if you did that during a conversation in real life.

No I'm not.