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Yoo hoo! *waves hanky* It's me again with another special delivery!
Did you know that today is Book Lover's Day? No? Well, neither did I until Shaylmesse (#13314) brought it to my attention-- and I'm blushing to have to admit my ignorance, because there are few greater pleasures than curling up with a good book! If you're like me and would just love to have your own little personal library, why don't you try Shaylmesse's gift on for size?
The Book Lover's Background is available in the Advent Calendar for the duration of today and tomorrow, up until August 10th, 11:59pm.
Ooh, but wait! There's more!
Tell me your favourite book (and why!) in the comments and you could be in with a chance of winning this set of custom crystals! I'm in need of some good new holiday reads and I'm sure I can't be the only one. :3 Chime in by August 10th, 11:59pm to ensure your spot in the draw (one entry per account, please).
Ooh, but wait! There's even more!!!
Do you remember I mentioned earlier in the week that I was having a tidy of my inbox? The invitation (and encouragement!) to nudge your outstanding Artist Pay is still open, but today I am asking you to bump up PMs pertaining to Lunarii switches. That means if you picked up the wrong Lunaris for the month and you're still waiting on me to swap 'em around for you, point yourself to my inbox sharpish!
Phew! Okay! That's everything - probably! Who knows! Yay! Exclamation marks!
Thank you for the background, Shaylmesse!
Just smell those new pages!
Posted by Captain Visark
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- Ciaran
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Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:45am
The Lions of al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay, because of it's excellent characterization and that ending... ;_;
- Izybel
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Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:47am
All time favorite would be Alice in Wonderland, partly because it was the first book to really inspire me as a kid but also because I use to read it out loud (to my stuffed toys which shocks no one) with silly voices and junk. Current favorite is the Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger. She's a fantastic author and the characters are amazing and so complex. The last book had me screaming.
- ablob
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Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:56am
Catch-22! It's hilarious but sad, beautiful but painful.. A book of contradictions. And it's great.
- Violet ❤ Inky
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Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:58am
The Cassandra Palmer series by Karen Chance! OMG I can't even describe how much I fell in love with this series! It was an out of the blue by, cause hey! It sounded pretty awesome. And it wasn't my usual type of reading either. But if you like warlocks, vampires, clairvoyants, and you name it! This series is a fantastic read! And the character development is wonderful 8D
- Periwinkle2813
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Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:16am
My favorite book is Side Effects by Amy Goldman Koss
- Periwinkle2813
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Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:16am
My favorite book is Side Effects by Amy Goldman Koss
- BelleBella2515
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Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:17am
Evernight because it is a real interesting twist of vampires and ghost and vampire hunters
- BelleBella2515
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Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:18am
Evernight because it is a real interesting twist of vampires and ghost and vampire hunters
- BelleBella2515
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Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:18am
Evernight because it is a real interesting twist of vampires and ghost and vampire hunters
Posted on: Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:42am
I don't have just one favorite because I read all the time, but I'll choose one of my favorites:
Odd Thomas (first book) by Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz frequently surprises me. With Odd, he brought a regular character leading a supernatural life, pretty much against his will. Dean Koontz wrote the book as though Odd Thomas (main character) was writing it himself.
What happens with that is that Odd says in the beginning that he's going to be an unreliable narrator. Due to things moving at a breakneck pace, and the fact that you're constantly put off-guard by either Odd's supernatural abilities, his beautiful insights into the human heart, or his constant humor (Dean writes humor like he understands the fact that even in our most terrified or most deeply painful moments, our lives can be ludicrous), due to all of that and more you forget that he makes that little warning in the beginning. Such a small thing it seems, being an unreliable narrator, but in the end, it makes such a huge difference, and it has a profound impact on the reader. I can't remember a book where I have gotten chills, laughed, and been SO constantly surprised by reading things in a book that I was never able to express, but that I have felt so deeply in my own heart. Secrets that are secrets merely because I have never been able to express them, but somehow when Koontz wrote it, he was saying it perfectly. On the flip side, I don't think a book has ever devastated me so completely either. No spoilers here, just saying I cried for hours after the first reading, and every time I read it again, my heart tightens up towards the part that makes me cry, chapters before, I find myself dreading what is to come, but needing to finish the journey anyhow. And yes, when I get to that part in the path of Koontz's words, I cry still, every single time.
Odd Thomas is something I could type about for hours on end, I could point to things that were said, quote things, tell you why they affected me and how. And I could read it every day for years without ever tiring of it. THAT is a good read.