Maybe so. Quite frankly I really didn’t like Ann rice’s Vampire Chronicals. Nati > From: rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: summaries of the romance book club and the > christian book club > Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 12:30:27 -0500 > > I think the fascination with vampires goes back to Anne Rice's vampire > series, and the movies that came from that. (Especially "interview with a > vampire".) > > Some may argue that it goes further back to the dracula book and movie, but > I don't think so. I think ms Rice can be credited with starting the current > rash of vampire novels. > > Vampires are the classic tragic heroes. They have a flaw that will > eventually bring about their downfall, but it is through no fault of their > own. > > Fantasy is not my favorite genre, but an occasional vampiric story is > enjoyable. I do hate stories that rely heavily on magic where every twist > and turn is unpredictable because magic is the indeterminate weapon. > > Just my thoughts. > > Bob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rose Combs" > To: > Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:57 AM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: summaries of the romance book club and the > christian book club > > >>I just have to ask, what is the fascination with vampires? Seems that >>there >> are tons of books on NLS digital site and on bookshare regarding them and >> I >> just don't get it. I love the books about witches, druids etc, but >> vampires? I just am curious is this a craze or what? >> >> >> >> Rose Combs >> rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Natalia Sulca [mailto:youngbeautyqueen@xxxxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 7:46 PM >> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: summaries of the romance book club and >> the >> christian book club >> >> >> I've read it. Actually I was the one who Mentioned it. Let me tell you >> it's >> the most heart warming trilogy I've read. The first book is called >> Morrigan's Cross, second Dance of the Gods, and the third is Valley of >> silence. It has romance, Vampires sorcerers, and witches. The books are on >> bookshare, but if you prefer NLS the numbers are RC063473, RC063650, and >> RC063652. >> Synopsis on Morrigan's Cross. Ireland, 1128. Morrigan, the goddess of >> battle, helps sorcerer Hoyt battle Lilith, a vampire who has destroyed >> Hoyt's twin brother, Cian. Hoyt travels to Modern-day New York to enlist >> the >> help of witch Glenna Ward. Bestseller. 2006 If I give you the synopsis of >> the other two, I'll give stuff Away. Let me know if you decide to read >> them. >> I really hope you do! >> Happy Reading, >> >> >> >> >> Nati >> >> Now Reading Dead Until ]Dark By Charlaine Harris >>> From: elfqueen@xxxxxxxxxxxx >>> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: summaries of the romance book club >>> and the christian book club >>> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 22:28:33 -0400 >>> >>> The circles trilogy was mentioned at the meeting; has anyone else read >> that? >>> I meant to ask what it was about, but my computer was being weird >>> too...slow, really, just not able to keep up, I guess. What I heard >>> about them interested me, because in spite of some things about Angles >> Fall (I.E. >>> the unnecessarily lavish use of language and I thought that a few >>> aspects of the romance took place too soon in the story and some of it >>> didn't serve a purpose in the story--but I'm biased there, of course), >>> I really, really loved the book for its characters and the overall >>> plot; so I'm interested in more of Roberts' work. >>> Blessings, >>> Nicole >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Rose Combs" >>> To: >>> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 10:10 PM >>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: summaries of the romance book club >>> and the christian book club >>> >>> >>>> Well my computer was being stubborn, I tried to get there but could >>>> not make the client work, had to uninstall and reinstall, reboot the >>>> computer and fight with Live One Care Firewall, by the time I finally >>>> got the client working--and it worked last December--everyone was >>>> leaving. >>>> >>>> I did read the book and suspected the culprit to be whom it was, not >>>> wanting to give it away if someone has not read the book. >>>> >>>> I like Nora Roberts books that are mystery/romances, others that come >>>> to mind are Genuine lies, Carnal Innocents, Three Fates, Carolina >>>> Moon and River's end. >>>> >>>> There is also the Garden series, Blue Dahlia, The Black Rose, and Red >>>> Lilly. >>>> Here my titles may be slightly off. >>>> >>>> Another author might strike a similar cord, Elizabeth Lowell, she has >>>> some books that take place in about 1100 and then more modern also. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Rose Combs >>>> rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Susan [mailto:slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >>>> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 10:24 AM >>>> To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: summaries of the romance book club >>>> and the christian book club >>>> >>>> Tina, >>>> >>>> I post summaries of the Romance Book Club meetings both on the two >>>> Bookshare lists as well as at the friendsofbooksshare.com website. >>>> Sorry you can't make it tonight! >>>> >>>> Susan >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to >>>> bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. 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