Julie’s Comments (group member since May 07, 2013)

Julie’s comments from the Thriller Chat with Chris Allen group.

Love this!! I started missing Alex Morgan & his missions when I was reading and I didn't want to put it down!

Jim wrote: "What's always worked for me is the combination of a protagonist with a flaw struggling against an antagonist with a point."

Mmm me too! Great point Jim!!

That was really great!! Did anyone else get chatting with Chris on That Book You Like!?

Madeline wrote: "Hi! My name (as you can see) is Madeline, but you may call me Maddie if you wish. I have always loved reading scary stories and watching scary movies, so I am happy to join a group that discusses b..."

G'day Madeline,

Lovely to meet you on here. I've just started getting into Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writing and more Stephen King. I used to love reading through Edgar Allen Poe's poetry, that dark and amazing man (I'm sure I'd still enjoy it, especially The Raven). Such a great list of writers here, many of whom, however, I've unfortunately not read but should. What do you like about them?

Cheers,
Julie

I think I do it the other way around more often than not - and a lot of the thriller movies out now had books before my time of reading them (in my mind anyway).

Again, although I read it after watching The Shawshank Redemption, I simply loved 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption' by Stephen King.

I love watching movies and then reading their books (I'm one of those people). I read well when I can PICTURE the stories; otherwise, fiction and me don't always mix, although when they do it's amazing.

Jim wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I've recently become hooked on "Leverage" - not sure if it's exactly a thriller, but has some thrilling moments :) I don't think it's been on free to air TV here in Australia, but i..."

Melissa wrote: "I've recently become hooked on "Leverage" - not sure if it's exactly a thriller, but has some thrilling moments :) I don't think it's been on free to air TV here in Australia, but it's on DVD."

Never heard of it (except maybe sub-consciously). Sounds interesting for sure. What do you like most about it? Does the series give you any ideas ;)

Chris wrote: "I'd like to know what you're enjoying on the small screen with a thriller bent.

For me, Hawaii-50 has recently been put on the backburner in Australia which is a shame, as I really enjoyed watchi..."

Let's hope he will! That would be great.

Jim wrote: "I've seen only one episode of Game of Thrones--I don't have cable service--so I'm not sure of its thriller bona fides. It struck me more as a combination of heroic fantasy and political drama. Of c..."

This is true. I think of it in the way you've described it but it's one of my favourites at the moment but the other one I've started watching is.. Broadwalk Empire. Again, great but not thriller. Dammit!

Would you consider Game of Thrones to have a thriller bent? I do, it thrills me. I am absolutely loving it. I'm ready to get into the books.

Chris wrote: "The first thriller I ever read was The Wooden Horse -- I was about 12-13 at the time.

At that age, I was really interested in a lot of stories of WWII, particularly the stories that were about in..."

Wouldn't mind giving this one a read! Have you read it again recently?

Melissa wrote: "I'm not really sure. I used to read Famous Five and Secret Seven books, and the Narnia stories, but not sure they would count as thrillers. I read The Hobbit in Grade 5, again, not sure if it's a t..."

Steve wrote: "Don't laugh, now! The closest I ever got to a thriller until recently was "Island of Adventure" by Enid Blyton! More recently, and moving on quickly, I read a book by Andy McNabb, which I can't r..."

It's not until recently when I read a top list of classic thrillers that I realised Enid Blyton could be counted in that list. However, she was always more mystery and adventure for me than thriller although it's a vaguer memory than some. I still have them tucked away in boxes somewhere. It is becoming more and more clear to me that I have always had a soft spot for thrillers.

Howdy again, it's really great to meet everyone and see some familiar faces (Douglas, Steve). Speak soon.

Chris wrote: "Julie wrote: "Howdy! Really excited to be a part of this group.

1. I'm from a leafy-suburb on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia.
2. Chris Allen is my number one favourite thriller writer (I'm ser..."

Thanks Chris, great to be on the team.

I'm a huge fan of The Shawshank Redemption film and even though I read other thrillers years ago (do you count Enid Blyton - I saw someone did recently), I really got into Stephen King's writing in Different Seasons and, specifically, the short story Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. It's brilliant! I'll start with that. Novellas count, right? It reaffirmed my love for the film. I thought the writing was very clever and snappy. It goes into the depths of the hypocrises in the penitentiary system and into the minds of those within it. And I love the cool, calm and intelligent character of Andy Dufresne. I will have to read over it again to give a better overview of why it inspired my love for the genre but I don't have it with me atm. Stay tuned!

Howdy! Really excited to be a part of this group.

1. I'm from a leafy-suburb on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia.
2. Chris Allen is my number one favourite thriller writer (I'm serious!) and I am starting to get into some more Claude Bouchard, Stephen King and Philip K. Dick.
3. Right now, I'm reading Chris's books again, starting some Virginia Woolf. I've downloaded a few e-books on the writing craft and blogging too AND started reading Game of Thrones (very exciting to get into this one).

Can't wait to meet everyone for a thrilling chat with CA.

Julie