Your recommended HALLOWEEN ebook [2009] - Page 2

lilac_jive · 10-18-2009, 10:30 AM

I finished "Book of Hallowe'en" last night, does anyone else have any more recommendations of books on MR?

WT Sharpe · 10-18-2009, 06:10 PM

Topper by Thorne Smith! Although written in 1926, I found the irreverent and sexy humor holds up incredibly well.

And you can download it from MobileRead!

lilac_jive · 10-18-2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Topper by Thorne Smith! Although written in 1926, I found the irreverent and sexy humor holds up incredibly well.

And you can download it from MobileRead!

Thanks, I'll check it out

MelC · 10-18-2009, 08:04 PM

Her Fearful Symmetry is a ghost story. Also that book by Joe Hill The Heart-Shaped Box was also excellent.

Mel

Superlucky · 10-18-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Sorry, Jon, but to my mind, "All Saints Day" (which is what this is all about, remember?) has been completely overtaken by this ridiculous commercialisation of "Hallowe'een" and the religious purpose of it entirely forgotten.

Celebrate the religious festival or ignore the whole thing - that's my perspecitive on the matter.

I personally love Halloween and I'm glad that the religious purpose has been forgotten. Sweets, ghost stories, parties, costumes, campy horror movies - what's not to love? When I was a kid I even loved the excitement of the satanic cult scare of the 80's.

Come on, Harry. What's wrong with a holiday that is bereft of anything but fun? A younger version of me would make a point to toilet paper your house on Halloween.

Superlucky · 10-18-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lilac_jive

-The Monstrumologist. Freebie for the Sony

I found The Monstrumologist for $9.99 at the Sony Store. Where is it free?

GA Russell · 10-18-2009, 11:06 PM

I was 27 when I first read Dracula by Bram Stoker. Slow getting into second gear, but then it took off and I couldn't put it down.

In fact, the window blew open that night when I was asleep, and I shot up out of bed because I had been reading about the bat flying in through the window!

Dr. Drib · 10-19-2009, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Superlucky

I found The Monstrumologist for $9.99 at the Sony Store. Where is it free?

It WAS free, at least at Amazon. (It's no longer free at Amazon.) I'm also thinking it was free at Sony, at about that same time.

Don

lilac_jive · 10-19-2009, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

It WAS free, at least at Amazon. (It's no longer free at Amazon.) I'm also thinking it was free at Sony, at about that same time.

Don

Yup, it was only free for about a week.

Sparrow · 10-19-2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Given that "All Hallows Eve" is a Christian religious thing, I'm sure that a book on Christian Theology would be a suitable choice. We have many such works in our library.

That's definitely the Trick option imho.

wayspooled · 10-19-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GA Russell

I was 27 when I first read Dracula by Bram Stoker. Slow getting into second gear, but then it took off and I couldn't put it down.

In fact, the window blew open that night when I was asleep, and I shot up out of bed because I had been reading about the bat flying in through the window!

Yeah, I read it the first time in college and couldn't put it down once I was into it. I remember staying up all night to read it all the way through. With weirdness in the middle of the night. First time I'd ever read a book with creepy look over the shoulder feelings. Maybe the only time.

Elfwreck · 10-19-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Given that "All Hallows Eve" is a Christian religious thing, I'm sure that a book on Christian Theology would be a suitable choice. We have many such works in our library.

All Hallows specifically is Christian, but it's based on a much older Pagan religious holiday, so ebooks about Samhain or Celtic history or religious practices should also be appropriate.

I recommend The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries. (Which, when I've got time, I plan on converting to a more useful ebook format. There's a text file, but it's got no markup for italics or section breaks.)

Or maybe anything by Samhain publishing.

mikaelalind · 10-19-2009, 04:47 PM

I had a book recommendation a minute ago, I swear. Oh. There it is! The most creepy book I have read is Threads of Malice, by Tamara Siler Jones. It is good, but creepy. It is a couple of years old though, and I don't know if it is available as e-book..

I checked. Books on board has it

Superlucky · 10-19-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mikaelalind

I had a book recommendation a minute ago, I swear. Oh. There it is! The most creepy book I have read is Threads of Malice, by Tamara Siler Jones. It is good, but creepy. It is a couple of years old though, and I don't know if it is available as e-book..

I checked. Books on board has it

The Sony store also has it for $7.12.

lilac_jive · 10-19-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Elfwreck

All Hallows specifically is Christian, but it's based on a much older Pagan religious holiday, so ebooks about Samhain or Celtic history or religious practices should also be appropriate.

I recommend The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries. (Which, when I've got time, I plan on converting to a more useful ebook format. There's a text file, but it's got no markup for italics or section breaks.)

Or maybe anything by Samhain publishing.

Hey, that book was cited in "The Book of Hallowe'en."

And I'm not sure is Samhain publishing is the best place for Halloween books, despite the name

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10-18-2009, 10:30 AM	#16
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	I finished "Book of Hallowe'en" last night, does anyone else have any more recommendations of books on MR?

10-18-2009, 06:10 PM	#17
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	*Topper* by Thorne Smith! Although written in 1926, I found the irreverent and sexy humor holds up incredibly well. And you can download it from MobileRead!

10-18-2009, 08:04 PM	#19
MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	Her Fearful Symmetry is a ghost story. Also that book by Joe Hill The Heart-Shaped Box was also excellent. Mel

10-18-2009, 11:06 PM	#22
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I was 27 when I first read Dracula by Bram Stoker. Slow getting into second gear, but then it took off and I couldn't put it down. In fact, the window blew open that night when I was asleep, and I shot up out of bed because I had been reading about the bat flying in through the window!

10-19-2009, 04:47 PM	#28
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	I had a book recommendation a minute ago, I swear. Oh. There it is! The most creepy book I have read is Threads of Malice, by Tamara Siler Jones. It is good, but creepy. It is a couple of years old though, and I don't know if it is available as e-book.. I checked. Books on board has it

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