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Ummmm....27 may be more suspense than I can handle. Maybe 10 if Bob and Shirley and their Castle of Forbidding Darkness were a part of it! I did read The Hobbit/LOTR/Silmarillion, and several of the names I just made up my own easy pronounciation-otherwise I get tired of trying and stop...

The Cabinet of Curiosities is the first and only of theirs that I have read. It was recommended by a friend who listened to the audiobook version, which is abridged, so I read it instead and loved it! I haven't read much for mystery lately-now with all the encouragement and recommendations here...

Hey Amy-Welcome! I'm up to book 4 'Wizard and Glass' in the Dark Tower series. I've enjoyed them all so far, but the second one, 'The Drawing of the Three' was my favorite so far. I read Salems Lota few years ago and liked it a lot. Actually, I've never been disappointed with one of his...

I always recommend The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury for some classic sci-fi, and one I just read,Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov. And like Prolixic said-the Science Fiction/Fantasy forums are full of suggestions from other fans of the genre. Welcome and enjoy! :)

Great screenname! Welcome RolandOfGilead, son of Steven!--I'm currently reading 'Wizard and Glass' and will someday finish the series. I usually read other books in between. Did you read the series all at once? If you want to try some more King, 'The Talisman' is a good fantasy/adventure, and...

Last summer I went to a book sale at a house that had a garage converted to a long-unused library, and on the shelves in the back I found several books with amazing little tunnels eaten through them and some long dead bits of worm. I almost bought one, but they also smelled moldy and musty...

This made me laugh so hard. Thanks, I needed that! :D If you do turn it into a book, I'd read it. --very stirring and evocative. I'm already fearing for Bernard and wondering if Fred will be avenged if the devil donkeys attack! :D :eek:

I can't name my pets until I see them, but here's some ideas where we have found names for our pets over the years: Favorite Bands/Singers/Song Titles Planets/Stars Cartoon characters/TV characters/actors People in History Names from Mythology my son is currently naming pets after Harry...

I only use "Sci-fi" to cut down on typing, but I don't use it when speaking-never thought of it as a distinction between different types of science fiction stories or authors. Its a good question. I'm going to ask some others fans what they think & I'll let you know here. :)

I saw on another thread that you are looking for a bunny story. I have one called "Home for a Bunny" by Margaret Wise Brown. It was one of my favorites as a little kid and I finally found another copy about 4 years ago. The copy I had as a kid was a hardback Golden Books copy, the one I have...

I'm watching the rain turn my driveway into a pond, and the ducks who are having a great time running around in the downpour. Can't work on the garden today, so I'm cleaning the house (Blah! :( )

I keep a list of any books that are borrowed because I forget also. My worry when I lend out a book I got new is that something will happen to the book (coffee or food spill, dog chewing, page ripped or bent etc.) But if its been bought used and/or only cost a quarter, I've got no worries there. :)

That's what I do. Sometimes I pick up a book because the cover looks interesting but then I read the blurb and put it back down. Also, the covers change over the years on many books, so its just someone else's interpretation of some aspect of the story. I like the covers of old sci-fi and...

Most of my collection is used books. I get them anywhere I can, yard sales, charity rummage sales, library shelf sales and bag sales. (those are the BEST-fill a bag with books for 1 or 2 dollars! Thats heaven to me! :D ) Also people give me books because they know I'm a reader and my house looks...

Positive: To Kill a Mockingbird - own it and still re-read occasionally. Canterbury Tales Othello Macbeth Negative: A Separate Peace - John Knowles - boring The Good Earth - Pearl S. Buck - also boring Also forced to wade through the depressing world of Emily Dickenson for WAY too...

I think if someone goes so far as to post a complaint about a thread, then they are probably offended, and taking it very personally, but to me that seems like taking it a bit too far. I could never see myself doing that. It seems more courteous to just back out of the conversation than to ruin...

I agree, thats one hell of a title. I'm guessing that things got added to it over the years. I can't imagine they came up with all that at once! When I was a kid we referred to the pope as the Grand Poobah-like in the Flintstones. Being raised Catholic, I had heard that long name before,but...

I have tried to stay away from any 'controversial' threads, since the last one I was in got locked. Although I mostly understand why it was shut down, I didn't like the feeling of being cut off in the middle of a coversation/debate. It is always interesting to me to discuss a 'hot' topic...

Why is there another 'Pope' thread started by the same person who said he was tired of all the pope news and asked others to recommend a news program that had less pope in it? Just curious. :)

I've got 3: A soft leather one I've had over 25 years that says "Meet Me Where We Parted Last", one from my daughter's elementary school with her picture on it, and a plastic one with a skeleton that says "I'll be holding your place-forever! :)