BUT! With the fall and the mizzle comes the R.I.P. challenge, which is the only challenge I have ever successfully completed (aside from the HDC. Henceforth all challenges should be anagrammed! That's the wrong word. What is it called when you take the first letter...my dad does it all the time, and for things that make no sense...not an acronym, because that is when the letters make a word and 'HDC' is unpronouncable WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS END BRACKET)
*reboots*
R.I.P. challenge. I dig its digs. I'd post for you a photo of my stack, but most of it is still leering at me from the library hold-shelf, so my brain-list is as follows:
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, who I never really like but who I keep having cracks at because EVERYONE LIKES so clearly it's me.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, which I am nearly done and which has gotten nicely sombre indeed.
The Lantern by Deborah Lawrenson because EVERYONE is all Blah blah Lantern blah and I am such a sheep.
Wild Seed by Octavia Butler because that is a name I hear all the time, usually with accompanying shudders.
The White Devil by Justin Evans because A Good and Happy Child scared me so hard until the ending sucked.
The Magic of Shirley Jackson because are you serious? Shirley. Jackson.
Anyoverachieving, I only have to finish four of these for Peril the First, which is my Peril of Choice.
Bring on the hauntings and spooks, my friends.
I really want to read The Night Circus, so I look forward to your review. I haven't read The Graveyard Book yet, and I am kind of intrigued by Gaiman too just due to his popularity, so hopefully I'll read it at some point.
ReplyDeleteI'm totally doing The Lantern, too. Wait, that sounds weird. I'm planning to join The Lantern readalong as well! :)
ReplyDeleteThe Night Circus is AMAZING! I have gotten myself sucked into this challenge as well, even though I am terrible at challenges.
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone in the not getting Gaiman. I DNF'd "American Gods" (gasps of horror from my geek-friends who live on Gaiman.)
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand "Good Omens" is one of my favorite books.
I learned to drive a stick shift from a friend of my mom's who took me to the cemetery and let me drive around there till I figured it out. (Do NOT attempt to learn stick shift driving from someone you love. It's a BAD IDEA!)
The last time I drove a stick I was stopped on a hill (naturally, because this is Cape Breton and we have ridiculous hills) with a car on my bummer and I freaked out, threw up my hands and got out of the car. My man had to drive it home. But I'm dramatic, I'm sure you'll do fine. :)
ReplyDeleteHope you like The Lantern since I did! And also SHIRLEY JACKSON. I might read some stories I already read just because it's her.
I'm planning to sign up for this challenge too - I had lots of fun with it last year.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm happy to discover someone else who isn't on the Neil Gaiman love-train. I liked Stardust, but was meh on Neverwhere. I've heard him speak a couple of times at book festivals and he is personable and hilarious, but surprisingly I'm not that into his books.
As far as Octavia Butler is concerned, as it sounds like you haven't read anything by her, Kindred is an awesome book. Not really 'scary', more suspenseful, and so not really an RIP challenge book. Still I highly recommend it for future reading at some point.
This challenge is so fun and too simple to ignore. I mean, you can read just one scary book in one month and complete it!
ReplyDeleteI'm too lazy to check if you've read Good Omens by Gaimen and Prachett, or maybe that doesn't count since it was co-written. It's my favorite Gaimen book, I can imagine how others wouldn't be as entertaining.
ReplyDelete"not an acronym, because that is when the letters make a word and 'HDC' is unpronouncable"
ReplyDeleteI know this one! It's an initialism. :D I learned this from John Green.
Never read a Neil Gaiman book. May have to do it for this challenge.
ReplyDeleteAnd big yays for Halloween being just around the corner.
So glad that I am not the only one that doesn't love Gaiman. I thought Good Omens he did with Prachett was great but on his own, I'm not really impressed. The Night Circus sounds really intriguing - I look forward to your review.
ReplyDeleteSo much Gaiman-bashing...I am not a die hard fan but I did find The Graveyard Book to be an enjoyable read.
ReplyDeleteRock on RIP Challenge!! If you don't like other Gaiman, at least try Graveyard...so good. The Night Circus and The Lantern are on my list too - I too am a sheep.
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ReplyDeleteAt this moment, it actually feels like summer has not yet completely left Vancouver. Hooray! Good luck with the RIP challenge!
ReplyDeleteI am also not a huge Gaiman fan, although I DID read The Graveyard Book and while it's far from my favorite book ever, I didn't HATE it. I'm just starting Good Omens, and I'm hoping Gaiman works better with friends.
ReplyDeleteGreat list of books for the R.I.P. Challenge. Wow! Look forward to the reviews.
ReplyDeleteDude, the end of The White Devil sucks too! But not so much that I would tell you not to read it. We need to send Justin Evans to ending school.
ReplyDeleteHave fun with the challenge!
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, who I never really like but who I keep having cracks at because EVERYONE LIKES so clearly it's me.
ReplyDeleteDitto.
I'll admit that I never quite get it when people *don't* connect with Gaiman's work, but then I remember other authors who everyone loves and I don't and it I am reminded that it would be a bland world if we all loved the same stuff and hated the same stuff. :)
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