Twilight Series Post by kristin

Rant about the movies, rave about the books (or vice versa).

I'll ask a question to get us started: What's your favorite Twilight scene? (Inthe books or the movie) Why? What did you not like?

Most recent reply by jafortier

Haven't read The Host but now I will. I can't give one good reason why I enjoyed the Twilight series, but I did. I find most adults can't defend that either.

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Ender's Game: Post by Scormrider

I'm reading Ender's Game. The book is often described as a cross between Stormship Troopers, and Lord of the Flies.

I'm struck at how the kids on the space station... (read more).

Crooked Little Vein: Post by Kristin

This is my most recent favorite book, Crooked Little Vein. Something about it's irreverence, innuendos, wry humor, and wit just made me fall in love with it. (In fact I just lent it to one of my best friends to read). It's slightly satirical - hidden within it's depths is a touch of social commentary without the preachy-ness that sometimes happens in novels of that sort. It's also entertaining, and made me laugh every other page at least... (read more).

Discuss E.A. Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death": Post by Kristin

Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer and poet, known for his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is also considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre with the fictitious C. Auguste Dupin, as well as contributing the the emerging genre of science fiction....(read more).

Link to the Short Story The Masque of the Red Death.

Our featured forum post this week was posted by Pistache at readers.booksxyz.com on Oct 28, discussing Ernest J. Gaines novel A Lesson Before Dying.  To join the conversation go here.