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Re: Literary Detox

byatrobe — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:26:09 -0000

okay am very envious of your collection now. i've got about 12 books, including the latest "Promises in Death" (which has an excellent storyline in the series context btw). every time i see an In Death book that i don't have in the bookstore, i have to stop myself from grabbing it and heading straight to the checkout counter :p

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Janet — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:46:57 -0000

Hello Felicia! Long time fan of yours and used to watch Buffy religiously lol . I was reading your post on series books and if you like supernatural books have u ever read this author.. http://www.laurellkhamilton.... My fave book of hers was The Obsidian Butterfly. It's part of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. I couldn't put it down. I was so enthralled with it. Hope you have a nice day! Much love! Oh and I LOVE THE GUILD!!! :D cant wait for season 3!

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Felicia Day — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:53:05 -0000

Yay mcC! I love to hear that I'm not the only freak eating this series up like heroin cookies! :)

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mcC — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:56:40 -0000

oh no, what have you done to me!? I decided to try out the first "... in death" book, since you recommended the series and I was looking for reading material anyway - and now I'm going to have to buy the next one, and probably the next one after that etc etc.

I'm loving that it's such a fast - and admittedly guilty pleasure read with all the romance going on - while having this perfect little sci fi flavour to it. Must. Go. Buy. Now. Even if that means my girlfriend is going to laugh her ass off about me reading the series :)

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Ed — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:05:36 -0000

Thanks for the heads up.

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Vicki — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:44:55 -0000

I'm currently 2/3 of the way through "Naked in Death" at your recommendation and I have a sneaking suspicion I'm about to acquire a shelf full of books just like yours Very Soon. If I didn't live 400 miles away I'd ask to borrow (lol). Well, this is why we have used bookstores on the Internet. We can support the independents and save a pre-read book all from the comfort of the couch.

Thanks for the review!

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Felicia Day — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:49:58 -0000

Alliance. Our official guild has a group on the community.watchtheguild.com forum, if you want to check out the group, go ahead! :) My toons will remain anonymous but they have a "sweet snack" theme hehe.

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Mary — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:08:38 -0000

I started In Death when my hubby got me #6 as an audiobook for my long commute to work. A week later I had ordered the entire existing library and buy the new one every time it comes out. Curse You Nora Roberts! At least the older books were cheap on half.com!

As a fan of The Guild, and reading one of your recent Twitter comments, I have two questions...wait, make that three -- 1) Alliance or Horde? 2) Which server? 3)Are your toons' names a state secret? :)

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Aspasia — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:43:35 -0000

I can see reading your blog is not going to help my book addiction ;) And I suddenly have the urge to stack my books in an attractive fashion and take photos...

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korkster — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:57:03 -0000

YES! A new addiction!! Thanks for the recommendation, Felicia. I'll be checking these out... albeit at a slower pace than you LOL. I have to save money for Guild merchandise. :)

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alex — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:41:08 -0000

another nora roberts fan!! SUCH a guilty pleasure.

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JoeW — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:52:08 -0000

If you ever get to see Charlaine Harris at a panel or signing, don't miss the chance. She's an absolute riot, whip-smart and unafraid to share her opinions.

(My having published a few mystery stories has brought me into contact with some extremely cool people in the genre, even though everyone else knows each other far better than they know me.)

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Vi — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:46:21 -0000

Ah, okay. :)

When I first read the books, I didn't think they were as good at the television series. And now that I've read more of them, I'm starting to lean in the opposite direction. I think overall though, that as long as I think of the books and the tv series as two different interpretations of the same world... I'll still enjoy both.

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Felicia Day — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:59:39 -0000

Yeah, I read those YEARS ago, told my BF they would make a great TV series, lol. Unfortunately, True Blood doesn't really hit me like the novels do, they're missing a sense of humor/innocence that I loved about the books.

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JoeW — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:57:34 -0000

@Kiala So funny! And true. And Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm), he'd be kind of a twofer.

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Vi — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:49:33 -0000

Have you read the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris? I got into them recently because I had been watching True Blood (a new tv series based on the books). It's basically a great combination of mystery, humor, fantasy and romance. Although the books generally have the 'main' stand alone story for each one, the character development is continuous. I admit that it's not perfect, but like you, I love going through a series with the same characters.

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Kiala — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:14:49 -0000

@JoeW John Krakauer.

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JoeW — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:09:42 -0000

Who's the equivalent of Roarke for us guys? And what genre do we have that appeals to us as much as romance does to so many women? There's no mostly male equivalent that I can think of. Well, maybe repair manuals....

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Felicia Day — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:46:12 -0000

LOL yesssss but I giggle every time I read that, it's even in the "In Death" books, although Rourke is so yummy, I didn't giggle as much as swoon...a bit. :)

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William George Ferguson — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:21:42 -0000

This is an sidebar comment. I noticed in your Goodreads that you got Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4) when it was released and immediately gulped it down (I think you said you had Amazon overnight it, I didn't go that far, but...). Just wondering, given the hunky highlanders in kilts post, if you laughed as much as I did when Adam "growled 'Mine!'" :)

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ALysha — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:02:02 -0000

hey felica it alysha i met you when you where doing the show roomates i took a pic of you on my phone and it wldnt wrk with the both of us lloll but i told you tht i wanted to be an actress well i have all my life i moved here by myself in july 5 days aftergturning 18 i write act sing n model. Its hard to make it in the buz specially when im doing it all by myself but i m still out here and i havent given up i jus wanted to thank you for talkin to me those times being here alone the show really became my first fam i hope to hear from you one day luv always your biggiest fan alysha monique ivory oh and ill never forget ''can i get a mark mark'' lloll

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Lell — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:32:28 -0000

If you like Eve Dallas as a character, I would recommend checking out Tanya Huff's Confederation Novels. They start with "Valor's Choice," and the best one is "The Better Part of Valor." They're a little--okay, a lot--more on the sci-fi bent than the In Death series, but Staff Sergeant Torin Kerr shares a lot of characteristics with Eve Dallas. They're both completely badass, career-oriented (Kerr is in the Marine Corps...in outer space), insanely smart, and the dialogue in both is extremely quippy. If it ever came down to "Who would win in a fight? Dallas or Kerr?"...I would be torn on who to vote for.

My roommate in college had all of the In Death books, luckily for my budget, and I plowed through them in a semester. Which reminds me that I still have one of her books...three years later...whoops.

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Elvi — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:32:45 -0000

Hey, do you do LibraryThing? I love the In Death series, too, and sounds like your taste is a lot like mine; I'd love to do a library comparison!

My library doesn't have near enough of these books, so I was forced to search them out in used book stores. Getting quite a stack of them by now...

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ML — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:12:31 -0000

After perusing the site a little more, I see that you have read some of Anita Blake. LOL. Figures I would be too late!! I understand why you stopped reading but I continue. Think I am addicted ;)
Anyway, if you haven't checked out Kelly Armstrong's series, check it out. Not as much sex as Anita Blake but very interesting characters.

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ML — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:50:00 -0000

I love this series!! I have been reading them for years now and cannot wait until the next one comes out. Rourke is amazing and I love that Eve is so no nonsense but at the same time, really cares for people. Thank you for writing about them and letting others know.
If you are looking for some other good fantasy, a little vampires, demons, and sex, then check Laurell K Hamilton and Kelly Armstrong. They are both great writers and have some interesting characters. The Anita Blake series by Laurell K Hamilton is another book about a kickass female. Lots of sex scenes as the series goes on but it also has great character development. Just a thought!!