Question of the Week: What is the longest book you've read? What are your favorite 600+ page reads?
Oh, that's an easy one - Stephen King's The Stand (complete & uncut edition) and Clive Barkers Imajica (the massive illustrated edition).
Parajunkee also hosts a Social Hop for Facebook and Twitter, which I've taken part in the past two weeks. So, if you're one of those people who aren't on Blogger, or who just don't like Google Friend Connect, it's a great way to keep in touch and follow one another.
TGIF is another blog hop designed to provide much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by GReads, it's an interesting way to recap the week, pose a question, and find some exposure with a different audience.
Oh, that's an easy one - Stephen King's The Stand (complete & uncut edition) and Clive Barkers Imajica (the massive illustrated edition).
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Question of the Week: What are some bookish trends you are noticing in the literature world today? Is there a particular trend you'd like to see more of?
To be brutally honest, and I know a lot of readers might not like this answer, I'm annoyed and frustrated by what I see as the two biggest trends out there. The romanticizing of monsters (vampire, were, or zombie) is a betrayal of the bloodthirsty, remorseless, villainous monsters I grew up with. As for the rise of YA literature, it's really just an expansion of the dusty library shelves I was anxious to escape in my elementary school days (and really have no desire to revisit).
I like books with some real teeth, stories with an edge, and authors who aren't afraid to push the limits of their imagination. Having said that, two trends I am excited about are the continuing rise (or resurrection - it's been done before) of steampunk, and the growing popularity of extreme horror (best represented by the bizarro genre).
To be brutally honest, and I know a lot of readers might not like this answer, I'm annoyed and frustrated by what I see as the two biggest trends out there. The romanticizing of monsters (vampire, were, or zombie) is a betrayal of the bloodthirsty, remorseless, villainous monsters I grew up with. As for the rise of YA literature, it's really just an expansion of the dusty library shelves I was anxious to escape in my elementary school days (and really have no desire to revisit).
I like books with some real teeth, stories with an edge, and authors who aren't afraid to push the limits of their imagination. Having said that, two trends I am excited about are the continuing rise (or resurrection - it's been done before) of steampunk, and the growing popularity of extreme horror (best represented by the bizarro genre).
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