RMFAO (Reading My Frigging A** Off) discussion

Dagny wrote: "As for new books, I'm watching for two audios at Overdrive
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman and The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle."

Dagny,

I've read both of these books. I gave them 3 star ratings each, so they are certainly worth listening to.

My first book for he Horror Challenge is: 1.) Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

I got it from my library yesterday. I had seen the creepy Swedish film version, and thought I'd give the book a try.

Dagny Thanks a bunch for creating this thread! You're the best.
And thanks for all these lovely reccs. and links. I SO want to read all these right now and many others I'd planned for this month, but unfortunately, I've just taken under a big project for writing Book Reports, and sadly none of them is horror. Though, I'll try and listen to the audiobooks you mentioned here.

Happy reading!!

Cheryl - In answer to your question on the other thread - Yes, supernatural is included in this :)

Happy reading!!

Cheryl wrote: "My first book for he Horror Challenge is: 1.) Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist."

Finished it. 3 stars. Grotesque horror that's more disturbing than the film. I feel like I need to read about something nice now, like puppies and kittens, to wash that story out of my head. My review can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Dagny wrote: "I was lucky enough to get The Ocean at the End of the Lane yesterday."

I hope you'll enjoy it!

2.) A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons
3 stars. This was more to my liking, as it had alot of psychological horror. My review can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3.) The White Road by Sarah Lotz
3 stars. Subtle psychological horror novel set during a climbing expedition on Mt. Everest.

Dagny wrote: "I'm going to watch for that one. For so..."

Dagny,
The book starts out with climbing down into a cave in Wales and then the same climber goes to Everest. Both the time in the cave and at the mountain are very well described, making you feel like you are there with him. Both locations are scary places to be (both physically and psychologically) and made it a suspenseful read.

I'm planning on reading Labyrinth Lost and The Last Necromancer

4.) The Beetle: A Mystery by Richard Marsh

3 stars. What a creepy fun read! It reminded me of a mix of H. P. Lovecraft and Wilkie Collins. I found it at Project Gutenberg. My review can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Dagny wrote: " I'm so looking forward to this one, Cheryl! Did you tell me about it before? Somehow I knew about it because it's on my list of possibilities for 19th Century Lit."

Dagny,
No, it wasn't me. Adelaide read it and liked it, and Guy has on his To Be Read list. Wanda told me she did not like it. I picked it for my reading challenge (Egypt), as there is an Egyptian connection in it. You have to go into reading it knowing it's going to be campy and over-the-top, or you could be disappointed by it.

Ooh, Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf sounds like fun! I will have to take a look at it.

5.) The Poisoned House by Michael Ford

3 stars. YA Victorian mystery. A ghost's appearances in a house give clues that help solve a family mystery. A quick entertaining read.

6.) The Caretaker of Lorne Field by Dave Zeltserman

3 stars. A weird, but oddly compelling, psychological horror story. Is he crazy or isn't he? My review can be read here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Dagny wrote: "I am giving up on Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf by George W. M. Reynolds. It's a shame because I'm halfway through the book, but it is just not that interesting to me and it's way too long to keep going."

Oh, too bad!

7.) Uzumaki - Spiral Into Horror #3 by Junji Ito.

3 stars. This was my first manga comic book, and it's a weird one. Very Lovecraftian!

Dagny wrote: " Yea for you, Cheryl! I have yet to read a manga. (But it's hard to go wrong with something Lovecraftian.) "

I'm trying some different types of books I've never read/rarely read before. This manga was fun because you have to read it from the back to the front, and the panels read from right to left. This is typical Japanese book formatting, and it was not changed for the English version of the comic. The comic's drawings were some of the creepiest I've ever seen. Watch out for those snail people!

Dagny wrote: "#4 and my last for this month:
Altered States by Paddy Chayefsky

I love the movie. Have the dvd and have watched it at least half a dozen times. If you enjoyed the movie, you'll enjoy the book. If..."

I've seen the movie and read the book. I enjoyed both. It's something a bit different!

Hey guys, sorry for being late... here's November's thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...