tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post189100032954699467..comments2023-10-31T11:24:41.986-05:00Comments on Stuff as Dreams are Made on: I've Got Some Book Porn For Ya'chrisa511http://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-72789736777732057232007-08-17T01:58:00.000-05:002007-08-17T01:58:00.000-05:00Close enough! Texas is right next door ;)Close enough! Texas is right next door ;)chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-77557018490967848922007-08-16T23:50:00.000-05:002007-08-16T23:50:00.000-05:00I was just commenting on them being Canadian becau...I was just commenting on them being Canadian because most of the good book places are American, so I just assume.<BR/><BR/>One of de Lint's covers is in Spectrum, as soon as I saw it I knew it was him, I just had to find the book and now I have forgotten the title.<BR/><BR/>I have been to the US, not your neck of the woods, but Texas and Maine...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-75916132997752007202007-08-16T23:12:00.000-05:002007-08-16T23:12:00.000-05:00I love the cover to Onion Girl! It's by Jude Palen...I love the cover to Onion Girl! It's by Jude Palencar...you can probably find him in your Spectrum book! I had no idea they were Canadian...that's cool. I need to make it to Canada one of these days. Now that's a country that's much easier to make it to since I'm not separated from it by a large body of water ;)chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-87133992251271881142007-08-16T22:42:00.000-05:002007-08-16T22:42:00.000-05:00... Book Closeouts is Canadian. uh huh, totally ...... Book Closeouts is Canadian. uh huh, totally should not have came on here to tell you I got The Onion Girl and then decided to look... bad me. lol<BR/><BR/>The worst thing is I was IN St. Catherine's and I didn't know about this store. :(Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-16199799796704744792007-08-16T22:39:00.000-05:002007-08-16T22:39:00.000-05:00I finally got The Onion Girl in the mail today! Y...I finally got The Onion Girl in the mail today! Yay! Such a nice cover...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-48742503405947819502007-08-12T15:55:00.000-05:002007-08-12T15:55:00.000-05:00Booklogged, haha! I'm not warning against it, it's...Booklogged, haha! I'm not warning against it, it's a wonderful sight...just very dangerous :p Hope you get some great deals!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-34120291711131150032007-08-12T15:53:00.000-05:002007-08-12T15:53:00.000-05:00What a good deal and some wonderful titles and aut...What a good deal and some wonderful titles and authors. I'm going to check out that site. I know you and Bookfool are warning against it, but I'm heedlessly disregarding your advice. I hope I'm not too sorry for it later.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-35161521645300428032007-08-10T04:34:00.000-05:002007-08-10T04:34:00.000-05:00Cool that's a good collection. I have The Onion Gi...Cool that's a good collection. I have The Onion Girl and Tree and Leaf to read. I also LOVE Peter S Beagle and The Last Unicorn is one of my favourite films and books. I really should read more of his work...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-26484625200434265102007-08-09T17:20:00.000-05:002007-08-09T17:20:00.000-05:00When I was in university I read non-fiction there ...When I was in university I read non-fiction there and rarely wanted to read it for fun, but now that I have graduated it is slowly making its way back into my regular reading.<BR/><BR/>Born on a Blue Day is okay. I have about 100 pages left. It's interesting, but words cannot describe how much I hate math and that is a theme to the book. hahaKailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-91436477716250288242007-08-09T15:01:00.000-05:002007-08-09T15:01:00.000-05:00Kailana, Born on a Blue Day sounds really cool. I'...Kailana, Born on a Blue Day sounds really cool. I'm a personal care attendant and a counselor and I've worked with a lot of kids with Asperger's. I'll have to check that one out!<BR/><BR/>Great haul! I don't read enough non-fiction...actually, I barely read any at all. I suppose I should try out the non-fiction challenge next year. Enjoy all your new books!!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-75062107569464935322007-08-09T13:40:00.000-05:002007-08-09T13:40:00.000-05:00My haul, three of which arrived today:The Onion Gi...My haul, three of which arrived today:<BR/><BR/>The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint (fan)<BR/>The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan (NF)<BR/>Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert Massie (NF)<BR/>Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson (NF)<BR/>The Needle in the Blood by Sarah Bower (HF)<BR/>Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet (NF)<BR/>Prisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat (NF)<BR/><BR/>hm, lots of non-fiction... I started Born on a Blue Day today, it is a memoir about a man who has asperger's (like Dustin Hoffman in the movie The Rainman) but he can function in normal society.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-29755898424590827982007-08-09T11:29:00.000-05:002007-08-09T11:29:00.000-05:00CJ, LOL!! I should know better by know than to thr...CJ, LOL!! I should know better by know than to throw a link out like that to all kinds of bibliophiles. It's like throwing a juicy piece of steak out to a bunch of hungry lions, lol.chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-20213960295738946842007-08-09T07:40:00.000-05:002007-08-09T07:40:00.000-05:00Stop that!It's not nice of you to provide a link t...Stop that!<BR/><BR/>It's not nice of you to provide a link to a place like book closeouts and then leave the post there for days and days and days! I'm trying to take a break from feeding my habit, darn it!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your haul. It looks like you got some great ones.<BR/><BR/>cjhCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798965643027904154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-2856647853103468092007-08-08T20:51:00.000-05:002007-08-08T20:51:00.000-05:00Kailana, Spirits in the Wires looks good too. Ther...Kailana, Spirits in the Wires looks good too. There are SO many de Lint books that I don't know if I'll ever get to all of them!<BR/><BR/>It's so much more fun ordering books when you don't have to pay for them ;) Hope you got some good stuff! I am indeed interested in the list :) I'm such a book voyeur, lol...<BR/><BR/>I'm not keen on the cover for The Stolen Child either. Very strange. I like the cover with the big tree! But hey, I only paid $3.99 for this one, so I won't complain too much. I'm really excited about this one, I keep hearing good stuff!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-69244270167361520312007-08-08T20:42:00.000-05:002007-08-08T20:42:00.000-05:00Nice haul! I like that site, but the shipping usu...Nice haul! I like that site, but the shipping usually kills me. Canada seriously needs more book companies. Anyways, interesting enough I also just ordered The Onion Girl. I haven't read de Lint since I was a kid, so I decided it was time. I am reading "Spirits in the Wires" by him right now, actually. <BR/><BR/>As to recent additions... I bought "Eclipse" yesterday by Stephenie Meyer and then I ordered "On the Prowl" which is an anthology featuring Patricia Briggs and I ordered the new Marion Zimmer Bradley. I hate my bookstore, it never carries good fantasy new releases. And then, there is the books that I was allowed to order early for my birthday... there were several... but I am not paying for them... (Does that make me less guilty?) If you are really interested in the list just ask.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and The Stolen Child is really good, I read it last year. Not so sure on that cover, though...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-38999147790926588722007-08-08T17:36:00.000-05:002007-08-08T17:36:00.000-05:00Elizabeth, Glad to hear that both were good reads!...Elizabeth, Glad to hear that both were good reads! I have a ridiculously long list of future reads...and there's no sign of it ever shortening...lol..thanks for visiting!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-41906953619121854452007-08-08T16:31:00.000-05:002007-08-08T16:31:00.000-05:00Loved both The Stolen Child and Onion Girl.I'll be...Loved both The Stolen Child and Onion Girl.<BR/><BR/>I'll be noting down some of your other purchases. Nothing better than a long list of future reads.ELIZABETHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508304939265970143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-7655600449353708862007-08-08T13:39:00.000-05:002007-08-08T13:39:00.000-05:00Nymeth, I'm looking forward to both of those books...Nymeth, I'm looking forward to both of those books. I laughed so hard when I saw that you mentioned The Thief of Always. You should read it for RIP.<BR/><BR/>Tamsin looks like a great book if you're looking for some Beagle, and I think it would fit in great for the RIP challenge as well. It looks like a really quick read as well.<BR/><BR/>Court, Glad to hear you loved The Stolen Child. Always great to hear that others enjoyed a book that I'm looking forward to!<BR/><BR/>Deslily, Yeah...I did it again :/ I'm always busy!<BR/><BR/>Nicola, Great! I'm glad to hear from someone who's read Tamsin..I hadn't heard anything else about it. Looking forward to it.<BR/><BR/>Quix, I'm new to Wallace, so I'm really looking forward to this one.<BR/><BR/>I thought it was Palencar..it looked like him!<BR/><BR/>Clive Barker is PERFECT for the RIP challenge..I'm really going to have to fit in The Thief of Always for that one.<BR/><BR/>Heather, HAHA! Indeed..very dangerous!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-74661209214112025772007-08-08T12:45:00.000-05:002007-08-08T12:45:00.000-05:00Oh NO! It's DANGEROUS for me to know about that si...Oh NO! It's DANGEROUS for me to know about that site! @.@Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-8395230436860000552007-08-08T12:14:00.000-05:002007-08-08T12:14:00.000-05:00thanks quixotic and carl! hmmm... perhaps an optio...thanks quixotic and carl! hmmm... perhaps an option for the rip challenge...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-40148966744558032892007-08-08T09:59:00.000-05:002007-08-08T09:59:00.000-05:00Ah great haul, Chris! I will have to pick up a co...Ah great haul, Chris! I will have to pick up a copy of The Watermelon King, I too loved Big Fish (both book and film).<BR/><BR/>The Onion Girl cover is indeed Palencar.<BR/><BR/>On the subject of Clive Barker - yay! He's a favourite of mine. As Chris said, his books are a world apart from the films. I can highly recommend The Hellbound Heart, Cabal, and also the Abarat series - I'm about to start the second book (will be posting about that soon, I hope). It's well worth getting the illustrated editions of the Abarat books if you can.<BR/><BR/>I'm planning on re-reading The Hellbound Heart and Cabal for the RIP challenge in Autumn. Really looking forward to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-23896118283026187302007-08-08T09:06:00.000-05:002007-08-08T09:06:00.000-05:00Tamsin is absolutely fabulous. I love Beagle's wo...Tamsin is absolutely fabulous. I love Beagle's work especially the ghost stories. A Fine and Private Place and A Dance for Emilia are both excellent as well.Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-1896519037603191072007-08-08T07:51:00.000-05:002007-08-08T07:51:00.000-05:00*looks to the heavens*...your allowance is cut off...*looks to the heavens*...your allowance is cut off young man!<BR/><BR/>heh..like that would slow you down? not! lol well, I can see you will be busy for a while!..DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-38626854208693875772007-08-08T05:50:00.000-05:002007-08-08T05:50:00.000-05:00I read The Stolen Child about a year ago and LOVED...I read The Stolen Child about a year ago and LOVED IT. I'm sure you'll quite enjoy it - it's a fabulous story. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315611891697079859.post-1965297705885478852007-08-08T02:52:00.000-05:002007-08-08T02:52:00.000-05:00yay, you got The Watermelon King and Crossroads! I...yay, you got The Watermelon King and Crossroads! I can't wait to see what you think of them! And that is quite the coincidence about Thief of Always! I need to read that book again, it's been so long. Hmm, maybe I can fit it in for RIP. <BR/><BR/>I've been craving some Peter S. Beagle too. His story in Dark Alchemy/Wizards reminded me of how much I love his writing.<BR/><BR/>$43 for 9 books IS great! That's less than $5 a book! I guess it's not that great a deal if done once a month, no, but hey, you're still paying much less for those books than you would anywhere else :PAna S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com