Agree! There is no good verses evil in her books, no character you can really admire ----- Original Message ----- From: Natalia Sulca <youngbeautyqueen@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 2008/05/17 17:32:49 Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: summaries of the romance book club and the christian book club > > > > 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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