unexpected book expedition

[2eclipse]

so i went to a stitch n' bitch last night.
at the mall, which i hate unless i have something specific i want to buy.
and no one was there but me.
And they were playing xmas music before thanksgiving.
and it got stuck in my head (briefly).

all in all, that was pretty terrible, although my xmas gift for my brother is progressing VERY nicely. i have completed the pattern repeat twice now. it's almost like a big cable-y snowflake. but not quite.

anyway, in order to get to the coffeeshop at the mall, i parked (you guessed it) outside barnes and noble. in part because i am addicted, but also in part because i have a membership card there, so the prices are more reasonable than they could be, and because it is a good place for me to scope gifts for people and the season is coming.
which meant i had to go BACK through there when i left. (oh the horror!)
which means of course, that i succumed to my weakness and left with 2 books, both of which are way more of a participation in fad than i usually involve myself with.
that being said, sunshine by robin mckinley is shaping up to be one of the best vampire books i've ever read. up there with fevre dream and that book i can't remember the name of that dana loaned me in high school. the jury is still out. i'm only 1/3 of the way through. but this book is awesome so far. i particularly love it that the vampires are terrifying and ugly and smell funny and are compelling but NOT sexy.

chestervhe, have you read this one?

Comments

SUNSHINE!

[zankoku-zen.livejournal.com]

It was pretty good. I did like the vamp characterization. On the other hand there was one scene, with one particular word and it's use, that seemed out of character for me.

Other than that, fun read.

[chestervhe.livejournal.com]

I have not read it, however, I shall add it to my list.

Though I am pleased that you enjoyed Fevre Dream as much as I did. I would also recommend The Delicate Dependency by Michael Talbot, but it's rather hard to find.

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

thanks i'll keep an eye out for it.
i notice that i like vampire stories that are more about perspective and moral quandry than about sex. fevre dream really did a good job with that. although i did quite enjoy fledgeling by octavia butler as well, it is an exception.

[chestervhe.livejournal.com]

I didn't care for Fledgling. It smacked of pedophilia to me with the vampire protagonist being so young in appearance, even though she was actually much older.

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

i can see that.
octavia butler likes to push that boundary. it would bother me if the character thought like a child instead of like an adult. but mostly lolita cured me of being sensitive to that in fiction...or at least in books.

[bluemeg.livejournal.com]

Sunshine is my favorite vampire book of all time. I really like her treatment of vampires. Yes! they should be scary.