tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post5954538634988149794..comments2023-09-16T09:33:11.757-04:00Comments on Diary of an Eccentric: Review: The Birthing House by Christopher RansomAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-53214938068134836342010-04-02T22:18:46.942-04:002010-04-02T22:18:46.942-04:00Thank you all for stopping by to read my review an...Thank you all for stopping by to read my review and leave a comment. And thanks to those of you who gave me a scary book recommendation. I'll be checking those out at some point.<br /><br />My husband is still reading the book; well, actually he's moved on to the audio version. I'll have to do a little write up after our book club meeting on Sunday.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-60526121867168587432010-03-22T16:09:01.954-04:002010-03-22T16:09:01.954-04:00I started this one but after a third or so put it ...I started this one but after a third or so put it aside and that was that. I had high hopes for it but it didn't work for me either. Good luck with your hunt for a truly scary book!!Traceyhttp://giraffeelizabeth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-58978553847693972722010-03-18T15:34:56.134-04:002010-03-18T15:34:56.134-04:00"Summer of Night" by Dan Simmons scared ..."Summer of Night" by Dan Simmons scared me. I kept putting it down, intending not to finish, then picking it up again to find out what happens next.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-11324806372261855412010-03-16T15:11:57.749-04:002010-03-16T15:11:57.749-04:00I started this book but lost interest in the begin...I started this book but lost interest in the beginning and I still haven't picked it up again. Not sure I should. For me a scarier type book really needs to grab me from the beginning.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387389557243960084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-64402942458540857622010-03-16T13:25:08.609-04:002010-03-16T13:25:08.609-04:00You know I have the same problem.. it is difficult...You know I have the same problem.. it is difficult finding a truly scary story. Which is too bad since<br />I do have this one on my list. I found it in England on our last visit.<br /><br />The scariest read that I have found or more to the point the most interesting to date is "Let the Right one In"... good book. I recommend the movie as well.<br /><br />I have a tendency to think that foreign books and movies tend to be a bit scarier... which this one is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-81178753982453385002010-03-15T14:17:53.425-04:002010-03-15T14:17:53.425-04:00I was so excited to see that you reviewed The Birt...I was so excited to see that you reviewed The Birthing House. I had read and reviewed it a while back and agree 100% with you. The sex scenes were way too much and distracting from the story. I was so excited to read this after I read the synopsis, but was rather disappointed in it. I will be very interested to see what your hubby thinks.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026539637409766437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-12535070717076164972010-03-14T13:21:54.623-04:002010-03-14T13:21:54.623-04:00Now see I am on a continual quest to avoid scary b...Now see I am on a continual quest to avoid scary books. :) This sounds like something that I wouldn't like though even though you didn't find it scary. I think between the graphic violence and sex that I would be turned off from this book.Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-85624038462478543392010-03-14T03:55:02.380-04:002010-03-14T03:55:02.380-04:00I always find Poe to be truly terrifying. But I t...I always find Poe to be truly terrifying. But I think that's because he doesn't ever really spell out the horror, it's so subtle that it really gets under your skin. This doesn't really sound like my kind of book - I'm not all that into horror in the first place. Great review though - sorry the book was a bit of a letdown.Jenniferhttp://justicejennifer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-41672024282058630172010-03-12T23:30:35.221-05:002010-03-12T23:30:35.221-05:00I hate been books don't live up to the expecta...I hate been books don't live up to the expectations. Sounds like I will skip this one and avoid disappointmentbookmagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13808845291761439603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-47158715724958271542010-03-12T20:40:56.297-05:002010-03-12T20:40:56.297-05:00Well, I'm going to by-pass this one for sure. ...Well, I'm going to by-pass this one for sure. Sometimes I like creepy and scary but this just doesn't sound like it did it for you and I trust your judgment and won't be requesting this one anytime soon!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-79024095975869459852010-03-12T18:29:58.039-05:002010-03-12T18:29:58.039-05:00I'm still listening to this on audio...and its...I'm still listening to this on audio...and its just bizarre. I'm not really enjoying this one either...ugh.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745809545249574387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-1188447001389069272010-03-12T14:26:28.259-05:002010-03-12T14:26:28.259-05:00I don't tend to read scary books anyway, but i...I don't tend to read scary books anyway, but if i think I'd still be taking a pass on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-68613818487305169282010-03-12T12:31:10.781-05:002010-03-12T12:31:10.781-05:00Perhaps not for me then, but I hope we will get so...Perhaps not for me then, but I hope we will get some words from your husbandBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-81831630064110379642010-03-12T10:37:14.779-05:002010-03-12T10:37:14.779-05:00Wow... I don't really know what to say! I do ...Wow... I don't really know what to say! I do not ever read scary books so this one would never be on my radar, but any book that has a scene with a doll that is supposed to be SCARY but is instead hilarious... :-)Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-29847200495277461652010-03-12T09:10:41.205-05:002010-03-12T09:10:41.205-05:00??? I'm not sure about this one. I do have it ...??? I'm not sure about this one. I do have it on my IPOD so I will probably listen to it at some point, but I know my expectations won't be too too high...LOL(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-45459260403029194362010-03-12T08:33:21.029-05:002010-03-12T08:33:21.029-05:00That doesn't sound like the book for me. I ho...That doesn't sound like the book for me. I hope your husband will write up a paragraph!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-58887895332028280052010-03-12T06:28:58.368-05:002010-03-12T06:28:58.368-05:00Ok, I do not read scary books but one that I did r...Ok, I do not read scary books but one that I did read (and it's long out of print so you'd have to find it at the library or find it used) that has stayed with me for more than 20 years is The Other by Thomas Tryon. I know I'm a total coward but I've had other people who like to be scared tell me they've read that one and it was indeed pretty awfully scary.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4734590638266769310.post-55890150839648029902010-03-12T01:07:06.184-05:002010-03-12T01:07:06.184-05:00This seems not exactly scary but a bit creepy - as...This seems not exactly scary but a bit creepy - as if you have got to look over your shoulder a few times<br />to make sure no one is creeping up on you!!!!Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com