Comments on: More Fun Reading from Carrie Vaughn http://technomom.com/2007/11/25/more-fun-reading-from-carrie-vaughn/ Purposefully perverse since 1995! Mon, 10 May 2010 14:54:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: cyn http://technomom.com/2007/11/25/more-fun-reading-from-carrie-vaughn/comment-page-1/#comment-3957 cyn Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:42:43 +0000 http://technomom.com/2007/11/26/more-fun-reading-from-carrie-vaughn/#comment-3957 Hi, Satyr! I like Kitty much better than, say, Betsy in the "Undead" series (another blonde, though Vaughn said she couldn't think of any blonde heroes other than Buffy). She calls herself whiny, but she isn't nearly as annoying as Anita Blake when she's off on one of her guilt trips. The fact that her courage is personal, rather than coming from her added abilities as a werewolf, makes her more of a hero in my mind. I think I may have read a short story by Constantine at some point, but I'm fairly sure I haven't read any novels. Which do you suggest? I've never heard of Valente, Holdstock, or Reese before, but I'll look them up. I read the first two of Carey's Kushiel novels, but Sam said the third isn't Cyn-safe. He offered to mark off the parts I shouldn't read, but I really can't trust myself to stop even though I know I should. I HATE missing anything, but I've got way too much real-life nightmare fodder, and seriously can't handle anything that graphically describes child abuse. I've read several of Block's novels, and I think my daughter owns almost all of them. I enjoyed the Weetzie Bat books, but just can't get into <i>Violet and Clare</i> for some reason. I starting reading the Wild Card books back when they first started, but found them terribly dark and just not satisfying, for some reason. I'm not a big superhero fan, and I cannot stand having heroes die. I thought they'd gone away, 'til reading something on Vaughn's web site about her reading for a new anthology. That's all that comes to mind right off when I think about Martin. Thanks for the recommendations! Hi, Satyr! I like Kitty much better than, say, Betsy in the “Undead” series (another blonde, though Vaughn said she couldn’t think of any blonde heroes other than Buffy). She calls herself whiny, but she isn’t nearly as annoying as Anita Blake when she’s off on one of her guilt trips. The fact that her courage is personal, rather than coming from her added abilities as a werewolf, makes her more of a hero in my mind.

I think I may have read a short story by Constantine at some point, but I’m fairly sure I haven’t read any novels. Which do you suggest? I’ve never heard of Valente, Holdstock, or Reese before, but I’ll look them up.

I read the first two of Carey’s Kushiel novels, but Sam said the third isn’t Cyn-safe. He offered to mark off the parts I shouldn’t read, but I really can’t trust myself to stop even though I know I should. I HATE missing anything, but I’ve got way too much real-life nightmare fodder, and seriously can’t handle anything that graphically describes child abuse.

I’ve read several of Block’s novels, and I think my daughter owns almost all of them. I enjoyed the Weetzie Bat books, but just can’t get into Violet and Clare for some reason.

I starting reading the Wild Card books back when they first started, but found them terribly dark and just not satisfying, for some reason. I’m not a big superhero fan, and I cannot stand having heroes die. I thought they’d gone away, ’til reading something on Vaughn’s web site about her reading for a new anthology. That’s all that comes to mind right off when I think about Martin.

Thanks for the recommendations!

]]> By: Hope http://technomom.com/2007/11/25/more-fun-reading-from-carrie-vaughn/comment-page-1/#comment-3954 Hope Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:33:25 +0000 http://technomom.com/2007/11/26/more-fun-reading-from-carrie-vaughn/#comment-3954 You temptress you! I don't need any more books to read. Really. I don't. You temptress you! I don’t need any more books to read. Really. I don’t.

]]> By: Satyr http://technomom.com/2007/11/25/more-fun-reading-from-carrie-vaughn/comment-page-1/#comment-3947 Satyr Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:33:27 +0000 http://technomom.com/2007/11/26/more-fun-reading-from-carrie-vaughn/#comment-3947 Yeah, Carrie Vaughn is one of my new favorites. Of all of the "badass chick who's really a werewolf/ vampire/ vampire-hunter/ witch/ shaman/ whatever" authors, she's by far the best, IMHO. New authors? Have you tried Storm Constantine? Catherynne Valente? Jacquline Cary? Robert Holdstock? Francesca Lia Block? George R.R. Martin? James Reese? If you've missed any of the above, check 'em out, and enjoy! Yeah, Carrie Vaughn is one of my new favorites. Of all of the “badass chick who’s really a werewolf/ vampire/ vampire-hunter/ witch/ shaman/ whatever” authors, she’s by far the best, IMHO.

New authors? Have you tried Storm Constantine? Catherynne Valente? Jacquline Cary? Robert Holdstock? Francesca Lia Block? George R.R. Martin? James Reese? If you’ve missed any of the above, check ‘em out, and enjoy!

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