Comments on: Introducing Beru’s Book Club!

By: Beruthiel

Beruthiel — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:43:46 +0000

Sydera, I am truly enjoying the series! I completely devoured the second book after the first one, and nabbed up the third one from the bookstore at the airport yesterday (along with one of my weaknesses: The new John Grisham book that recently hit paperback).

They really are so witty and fun, I am finding it very difficult to put them down!

I watched another episode of the HBO series last night, and I’m not quite sure what I think of it yet =)

By: Sydera

Sydera — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:13:08 +0000

Also, if the Charlaine Harris books make you blush, well, there’s much much worse out there in the vampire genre. To my mind, all the raunchiness is the major weakness of vampire literature. I am a giant prude myself and I’ve had to abandon some of the more famous series, like the Laurell Hamilton books. Mostly, though, Charlaine Harris only embarrasses me when she makes generalizations about the South or tries to represent people’s accents.

I also like the Trueblood series on HBO, but not as much as the books. I have a HUGE chip on my shoulder about the image of all Southerners as rednecks, and certain aspects of the series indulge in redneck kitsch to the point that they severely piss me off! I can’t even watch the credit sequence, with all its pictures of backwoods locales and dead rotting animals, and I usually love the HBO theme songs (adored Deadwood’s!).

By: Sydera

Sydera — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:08:07 +0000

This is one of my favorite vampire series. Every time one is published I go to the bookstore and read it that very day while sitting in the cafe. They’re so good that I can’t even get them home! As a Southerner and a vampire enthusiast, I think I’m the exact target audience.

By: Brit

Brit — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:30:45 +0000

If you liked the vampire storey line then give Anne Rices’ books a read. Interview With A Vampire is one of my favs. And she has four in the series. Also, my daughter has got me reading the Twilight series. I really was surprised at how well I like the movie so I have decided to give the book a once over. Haven’t really cracked the cover yet but I will let you know if it turns out to be as good as my daughter raves it is.

By: Beruthiel

Beruthiel — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:17:19 +0000

I did purchase the series, and I’ve watched only two episodes of it so far. I will certainly let you know what I think about it as I progress through the series though! =)

By: Tamarind

Tamarind — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:25:15 +0000

Hehe, as if your blog could get any more addictive. WoW *and* books. I’m not a big mystery reader myself, but I have a bit of a weakness for sci-fi/fantasy. I’ve heard of the Sookie Stackhouse mysteries but I’ve never read them. Did you by any chance see the HBO show – True Blood, which was based on / inspired by the books?