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[sweetharleygirl]

Hello everybody!! Welcome welcome welcome!

[the grim squeaker]

Hello and greetins to all, hope you enjoy your stay.

[Janetcoe]

I know you must think I'm a silly teenager with all these YA books but I'm 23 xD. I'm late at finding out about all of them so I'm having to read them now. I read all sorts of things though, whatever sounds good to me. I'm not too picky :3

Hey, a good read is a good read regardless of the intended audience...

[Janetcoe]

Thank those of you in The Reading Rooom who welcomed us newbies!!

[skpackin]

Hello! I'm Susan, gpackin's wife. He's been on here for awhile & has been bugging me to join as well.

Favorite genre: Crime/Suspense
Favorite Authors: Patricia Cornwell, Harlan Coben, Michael Connelly
Favorite Author not in favorite genre: Jane Green
How I picked my member name: what I normally use online
How I found IBDOF: Greg told me
Favorite series or books: Kay Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell, The Woods by Harlan Coben, & To Have and to Hold & Jemima J by Jane Green.

[gpackin]

Hey baby, welcome!

[umsolopagas]

Welcome Dwelle, Omphalos, Ouradream, JohnPrigent, Eue, Egoist, Janetcoe and skpackin (will we be seeing the other eye in your avatar?) and I hope you enjoy your stay.

6. Name one book you would never recommend to a friend:

Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander (although many love her so it must be my own poor taste)

Hurray, away with the whole series, I says.

[CodeBlower]

.. (will we be seeing the other eye in your avatar?) ..

I hope not .. that one eyeball staring at me is creepy enough.


Welcome, skpackin! Glad to have you aboard.

[umsolopagas]

Aww.. come on CB, the creepy feeling would lessen if they posted in tandem.

[CodeBlower]

LOL .. unless one of the images is slighly askew .. and then I end up with tha problem of trying to talk to somebody with a lazy eye .. trying not to look and still carrying on the conversation ..

[the grim squeaker]

Hello, welcome, salutations, hi, bonjour, gutentaag, привет, and greetings to all

[Mary Russell]

I like how of 8 greetings, only three were in another language, although it still gives an impression of being very diverse.

[mccormack44]

I agree with janetcoe and umsolopagas about Gabaldon. Somewhere in the depths of the archives one can find a post in which I said that I hated to put the book down, but that the minute I had done so, I never wanted to pick it up again. I couldn't get through the first novel, let alone the rest of the series.

Hi and welcome to all newcomers.

Sue

[Janetcoe]

I said that I hated to put the book down, but that the minute I had done so, I never wanted to pick it up again.

I am mortified to confess that this very thing happened to me and "Twilight." I had to reread all seven Harry Potters to get past it.

It was a blessing in disguise though. I had read a HP every year or two as they came out and I enjoyed getting the whole series back to back. Someone on this list (or maybe another list) does not start a series until the final book is published. If I has his/her discipline, I would do likewise - but I have little control when it comes to books!

[Janetcoe]

If I has his/her discipline

I actually do know English grammar

[CodeBlower]

I actually do know English grammar

I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who does that.

p.s. There's an "edit" button for your posts .. but then everybody gets to read the "This post has been edited 114 times." note that it appends.


Since it sounds like you enjoy HP as much as me -- and didn't care for "Twilight" -- maybe I'll just skip it.

[Janetcoe]

Since it sounds like you enjoy HP as much as me -- and didn't care for "Twilight" -- maybe I'll just skip it.

I enjoy beautifully written, well executed, intelligent novels that I read with appreciation. Their authors are obviously intelligent, talented writers. However, some stories just powerfully hook me in. Occasionally, even poorly written pulp fiction will have this power. Based on this meager data I have developed my crack-pot theory of causation….

There are alternate universes in which beings sometimes have stories to tell that are vitally important to them. They appoint vectors on other worlds, sometimes Earth, to pen their tales. Many authors talk about how a story takes on a life of their own and characters do things that surprise the author – this is indisputable proof of my theory.

Because of the beings’ passion and the importance their stories have for them, their story is captivating. Sometimes these beings choose a good author and sometimes they choose someone who hasn’t honed their skills yet. But these stories must be told.

Rowling tried to make HP a kids story, but the beings prevailed and the series simply told their story. The same thing happened to Meyers. She belongs to a conservative religious group yet she was called to write these stories. At times, you can feel her struggling with the story as though she wanted it to go in a way she found more acceptable in order to face her congregation, but the characters overwhelmed her.

I love stories: books, movies, listening to others – but when a “fantasyâ€

[mccormack44]

Janetcoe: I love your outlook as to how the great stories appear! I never thought of it that way, but it has a good ring of truth to it!

You wrote:

You can send the nice young men in their clean white coats, but they can’t catch me!!

Don't worry — they don't bother the folks here at the Forum; since we all "waste time" reading books and then TALKING about them, there is obviously NO hope for us; they just turn their backs on us.

Sue

[CodeBlower]

There are alternate universes in which beings sometimes have stories to tell that are vitally important to them. They appoint vectors on other worlds, sometimes Earth, to pen their tales. Many authors talk about how a story takes on a life of their own and characters do things that surprise the author – this is indisputable proof of my theory.

I don't know about "indisputable proof", but I will agree that there are stories that need to be told -- as well as songs that need to be written -- etc.

I would consider myself a novice writer (read: pre-Kindergarten Crayola artiste) .. but I have had pieces that "flowed" enough to know that certain stories (or, even, certain characters within a story) that "take on a life of their own". If *I* can channel your alterate-universe beings, then anybody can ..

Whether or not, in the end, the totality of the work is worth devouring (or, even, nibbling a few crumbs), depends on the skill of the conduit.

[Janetcoe]

Whether or not, in the end, the totality of the work is worth devouring (or, even, nibbling a few crumbs), depends on the skill of the conduit.

I shared my crackpot theory hoping that no writers would read it. I do not [at least when I am functioning in reality ] want to diminish the hard work of anyone, especially writers. But, some stories feel as though they MUST be told and sometimes they are told by those who are not initially good writers. If the story results in volumes of work, these chosen few generally become good writers. Then we have the Lee Harpers who wrote one beautiful book. Although her character Dill grew up to be an author (Truman Capote) who published over a dozen [how fair is that?]. She tortuously could not pen another.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

Hi, my name is Francis (male, 65y.) and I am Flemish.

That means that I was born (2 weeks before D-day) in Flanders, Belgium (I still live there) and my native language is Flemish.

Flemish is very similar to the Dutch spoken in the Netherlands. The difference is mainly in pronunciation and idiom. But we do have the officially recognized ABN in common (Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands = Common Civilized Netherlandic).

Like many Flemish I'm 5.21 polyglot: Flemish/Dutch (2), English (1), French (1), German (1), a small practical knowledge of Spanish (0.20) and a few words and phrases Cantonese (0.01).

But I consider myself a Flemish European, planet Terra, Sol system, Orion arm, Milky Way galaxy, Hubble cluster.

As for my reading matter, it's either English SF or magazines (in 4 languages) about computers, science or mechanical contraptions like cars, motorcycles, gadgets and, of course, a very eclectic choice of Wikipedia articles.

[CodeBlower]

Welcome!

[gpackin]

Welcome to the forum Francis.

Some of my favorite styles of beer are from your region. I love Flemish Red Ales also called Flanders Red Ale such as Rodenbach and Duchesse de Bourgogne, and Flanders Oud Bruin such as Liefmans Goudenband.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

... I love Flemish Red Ales ...

Your eye doesn't show it.

Rodenbach is widely available, but I don't know the other 2.
Not surprising, Belgium has so many different breweries and beers, that it's just impossible to remember them all.
Beers of Belgium

Personally I seldom drink beer, but I often eat it. My wife makes a delicious Flemish Beef Stew with Leffe triple.

[umsolopagas]

E, welcome to the forum. I sprained my tongue trying to say your user very fast a few times.