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A story about "Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:29:29 GMT

Dark Dreams: A Collection of Horror and Suspense by Black Writers

by Brandon Massey

Dark Dreams

Sort of a mixed bag of horror stories by black authors. Some didn’t seem like horror, some were pretty awful, and nearly every one rambled or dragged out. There were a couple very good stories: The Empty Vessel which was eerie, I, Ghoul, Siren Song, The Fourth Floor, He Who Takes the Pain Away, and especially the last Danger Word.

A story about "Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:28:28 GMT

Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume

by Jennifer O'Connell

Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume

I remember reading and enjoying Judy Blume books when I was a girl, but apparently I missed out big time by not reading Forever. There’s quite a few essays regarding that book’s influence, but I think I jumped from Blubber and Are You There God… straight to Christopher Pike, VC Andrews, Mary Higgins Clark and Stephen King.

Reading Everything… made me want to re-read all of Blume’s books!

A story about "My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:24:37 GMT

My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon

by Editor-P. N. Elrod

My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon

The best of the bunch were the stories by P.N. Elrod and Jim Butcher.

A story about "When Zeffie Got a Clue (A Cozy Mystery, Book 3)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:02:00 GMT

When Zeffie Got a Clue (A Cozy Mystery, Book 3)

by Peggy Darty

Enjoyable mystery. It was refreshing to read an amateur sleuth cozy where neither the heroine nor sheriff were complete morons.

There were a couple (at least two where names/pronouns were switched) notable typos, but they didn’t detract from the story.

A story about "Killer Year: Stories to Die For... From the Hottest New Crime Writers"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:03:14 GMT

Killer Year: Stories to Die For... From the Hottest New Crime Writers

http://www.amazon.com/Killer-Year-Stories-Hottest/dp/0312374704/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215521946&sr=1-1

Great variety in this crime story antholody from mostly new writers.

A story about "August Moon: A Murder-By-Month Mystery"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:06:41 GMT

August Moon: A Murder-By-Month Mystery

by Jess Lourey

I laughed a few times while reading the first of the series (May Day), so I took a chance and read August Moon. I was disappointed at the lack of character development, this is the fourth book and the surrounding characters are still one-demnsional – particularly Kennie who is annoying and unbelivable as the town’s mayor, but also the police chief and other characters who seem to pop in to give the main character someone to talk to and poke fun of their small town Minnesotan-ness. The mystery was also unexpected in a fourth novel, I couldn’t believe it. I think the author should think about expanding her novels 100 pages or so so she has room for the “plot” as well as her cast of oddball characters.

A story about "Sullivan's Travels"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:29:34 GMT

Sullivan's Travels

by Preston Sturges

This is the first Veronica Lake movie I’ve ever seen, and I’ll definitely have to check out the others she’s been in. She was beautiful, and surprisingly funny. I though the number and length of the montages bogged down the film though.

A story about "The Third Circle"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:27:42 GMT

The Third Circle

by Amanda Quick

The Arcane Society novels are the worst of the Amanda Quck bunch, but I forsee The Second Circle and The First Circle unfortunately.

A story about "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:25:56 GMT

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold

by John Le Carre

The only main female character (Liz) was such an absolute MORON - predictable and annoying, but the spy story was fascinating.

A story about "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:54:19 GMT

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

by Steven Spielberg

Quite frankly, I have been waiting 14 years for another Indiana Jones movie. :) Does this one live up to the wait? Not quite, but it was entertaining. I think it’s problem was that it was trying too hard. The old Indy action wasn’t quite right, and there were some very silly parts (Shia LaBoef swinging through a jungle on vines like Tarzan?), but it was fun to see Indiana again.

A story about "The James Deans (Moe Prager Mysteries)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:06:57 GMT

The James Deans (Moe Prager Mysteries)

by Reed Farrel Coleman

The James Deans

The title and cover are misleading because the story had nothing to do with James Dean and that’s what I was looking for when I picked the book up, but a good noir-ish mystery.

A story about "The Patron Saint of Liars CD"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:21:45 GMT

The Patron Saint of Liars CD

by Ann Patchett

Am not sure about this. I was disappointed by the ending, it left me thinking “this is it?”

A story about "Dead Over Heels"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:45:41 GMT

Dead Over Heels

by MaryJanice Davidson

Little shocked at the amount of white space on the pages and font size (space filler much?) and the plots were iffy. I guess I keep reading because I thought the first Undead books were funny, quirky and interesting, but maybe I should just give up because the last few MJD books I’ve read have felt slapped together.

A story about "Trouble is My Business"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:36:25 GMT

Trouble is My Business

by Raymond Chandler

I’ve decided that Trouble is my business is my new catch phrase. Am just waiting for the opportunity to use it.

A story about "Duma Key (AUDIOBOOK) (CD)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:35:48 GMT

Duma Key (AUDIOBOOK) (CD)

by Stephen King

I was totally sucked in to the story, I think this is the best novel King’s written in years. Plus, John Slatterly was perfectly cast to read.

A story about "The Deadly Bride and 21 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Volume II (Year's Finest Crime & Mystery Stories)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:33:08 GMT

The Deadly Bride and 21 of the Year's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Volume II (Year's Finest Crime & Mystery Stories)

I’ve seen a few of the stories is other mystery anthologies (but they were all worth reading again), but on the whole a great collection!

A story about "Murder Past Due (Reading Group Mysteries)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:23:47 GMT

Murder Past Due (Reading Group Mysteries)

by D. R. Meredith

Very interesting plot, but the main characters irritated me so much it distracted me from getting too involved in the cold case mystery. Megan was described as diminuative and cute so many times you could base a drinking game around it, and Ryan came off as condescending (and creepy).

Net Library download

A story about "Creme De LA Crime"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:25:06 GMT

Creme De LA Crime

One of the best anthologies I’ve ever read. I don’t think there were any misses in this bunch, I enjoyed all the stories and found a few new authors to read.

A story about "Julius Caesar (Arkangel Complete Shakespeare)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:17:41 GMT

Julius Caesar (Arkangel Complete Shakespeare)

by William Shakespeare

Next best thing to seeing the play performed live.

A story about "The Hound of Death (Agatha Christie Collection S.)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:19:15 GMT

The Hound of Death (Agatha Christie Collection S.)

by Agatha Christie

Marking as read since the stories all appeared in either The Golden Ball or Witness for the Prosecution:

The Red Signal
The Fourth Man
S.O.S.
Wirelss aka Where There’s a Will
The Call of Wings
The Gipsy
The Hound of Death
The Lamp
The Last Seance aka The Stolen Ghost
The Mystery of the Blue Jar
The Strange Case of Arthur Charmichael
The Witness for the Prosecution

A story about "The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories (Mystery Masters)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (miss kiki) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:19:32 GMT

The Listerdale Mystery and Eleven Other Stories (Mystery Masters)

by Agatha Christie

The Listerdale Mystery
The Rajah’s Emerald
The Golden Ball
Mr. Eastwood’s Adventure aka The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl
Philomel Cottage
A Fruitful Sunday
Jane in Search of a Job
Swan Song
The Girl in the Train
Sing a Song of Sixpence
The Manhood of Edward Robinson
Accident