Emma-O's Reading List « Thread Started on Sept 8, 2007, 12:36pm »
My whole life I've been an avid reader. But for about the last 10 years or so, I stopped reading novels like I used to. I don't know why, but I tend to blame the internet. I still did a lot of reading, but it leaned towards magazines and online articles and web sites. For my last New Year's resolution, I vowed to get back into reading actual books. So far I have gone through 8 books, averaging a book a month. I have a TON of books, and I want to read them all eventually. I will post here what I've been reading lately and what I like to read!
Re: Emma-O Reading List « Reply #1 on Sept 8, 2007, 12:49pm »
When I was a pre-teen and teenager, I really got into books by VC Andrews. I guess I really related to them, because they always centred around a strong female character who had a lot of drama and tragedy in their lives. When I was 13-ish I just devoured her books. I probably read the whole Flowers in the Attic series as well as the Heaven series dozens and dozens of times. But then I went through a phase where I didn't read her books at all. So for this past New Year's resolution, I decided I was gonna start reading again and I started with her books. So far I have read the whole Flowers in the Attic series and I am on the 2nd last book of the Heaven series. When I'm done with VC Andrews I'm gonna move in to Stephen King. (I have a lot of his books too). But reading VC Andrews' books really brought back memories for me...and I gained a new perspective on her writing. A lot of people dismiss her writing as "trash" but I think they just take writing too seriously. VC Andrews was brilliant for her genre...and no, her books aren't just for teenage girls! There are a lot of adult themes in her books. Now that I've read her books at an older age, I have a new-found perspective on her writing. She had an incredible imagination, and a way of making her characters seem so real. Her works are very emotionally-gripping, and her writing very vivid and descriptive. I really admire her mind...she had a brilliant imagination, and to dismiss her writing as "trash" is overly harsh and judgmental. I find her books to be entertaining and captivating. I would recommend them to anyone who wants something different to read. I know as adults we tend to get a little too serious. I read to be entertained, not just to learn something.
Anyway, here is my list of books I have read since January 2007:
VC ANDREWS:
Flowers in the Attic Petals on the Wind If There Be Thorns Seeds of Yesterday Garden of Shadows Heaven Dark Angel Fallen Hearts Gates of Paradise (currently reading)
Re: Emma-O Reading List « Reply #2 on Jun 9, 2008, 6:41pm »
I want to update my reading list!
Since my last post in this thread, I finished the "Heaven" series, which consists of the books:
"Heaven" "Dark Angel" "Fallen Hearts" "Gates of Paradise" and "Web of Dreams"
I also read Stephen King's "Skeleton Crew" because when that movie "The Mist" came out, it reminded me of that book and I had to read it. Some of the stories in it are really great! Some are just pure entertaining horror ("The Raft", "The Monkey, "The Mist") and some are pure genius story-telling ("The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet"). "Flexible Bullet" is one of the most interesting and unique stories I have ever read. Stephen King has a wicked imagination!
I am now reading VC Andrews' "My Sweet Audrina". I remember this being a real goodie!
Re: Emma-O's Reading List « Reply #3 on May 4, 2009, 6:21pm »
Wow, it's been almost a year since I updated this thread!
I have read a few books over the past year but not as much as I would have liked to! I did finish the VC Andrews book, "My Sweet Audrina", which I didn't seem to enjoy as much as when I read it as a kid. I didn't read anymore Stephen King like I said I wanted to in my previous post, because I got into some other books instead. Particularly when I was up North last summer, I read some Nature books and stuff.
Anyway, so here is what I have read since the last post!
How to Stay Alive in the Woods by Bradford Angier
The Audubon Society Pocket Guide of Familiar Mushrooms of North America
Hell's Belles: A Tribute to the Spitfires, Bad Seeds & Steel Magnolias of the New and Old South by Seale Ballenger
A Treasury of Great American Scandals by Michael Farquhar
Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada by George Barron
Touched with Fire by Kay Redfield Jamison -- about the link between manic-depression and the artistic temperament
Uppity Women of the Renaissance by Vicki Leon
And I am presently reading, "Goddess: The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe" by Anthony Summers
I also just finished the 2009 Canadian Farmer's Almanac!
And today I started a book about dreams which features a lot of stuff Edgar Cayce revealed about dreams and the superconscious. I can't remember the name of the book right now, but I will post it later!
Re: Emma-O's Reading List « Reply #5 on Jun 14, 2009, 7:30pm »
I have a lot of books that I haven't read yet, and I've been picking ones that I think I probably won't keep when I'm done with them, going through them to see if there's any info I want to save, making notes, then giving them away. One of the books is called "Dreams--Your Magic Mirror" by Elsie Sechrist. It featured dream interpretations and spiritual info by Edgar Cayce. I mentioned I was reading this in my previous post. Though I didn't really enjoy the book because it had way too much outdated info and too much of a religious slant, I did find some of the insights presented by Edgar Cayce to be fascinating. So before I give this book away, I decided to copy here some of the things he said as well as other info that stuck out to me, which you can read here:
I also read an old book called "What About Horoscopes?" by Joseph Bayly. I didn't get any useful info from it. Actually, I found it to be rife with misinformation and had a terribly religious slant. But then again, it was published in 1970... This one is definitely going to Value Village!
Re: Emma-O's Reading List « Reply #6 on Jun 21, 2009, 1:38pm »
Like I said in my previous post, I have been going through some old books I have laying around to see if there's any point in keeping them. They mostly have to do with the occult or astrology, etc. I'll be keeping a couple, but for the most part I have no use for these books. The ones I've read are:
Nine Witch Tales -- by various authors including the Brothers Grimm. I found this collection of witchy fairy tales to be totally "enchanting" and a great, entertaining read! I can imagine reading it to kids around a camp fire at Hallowe'en...and scaring them out of their wits! If these stories were written today, they would be condemned as being "too violent" or "too disturbing". And it would be a shame, because these are the kinds of stories that can make kids imaginations go wild!
The Astrology Love Book -- by Ann Mathers -- Not a keeper!
Sybil Leek's Astrological Guide to Successful Everyday Living -- by Sybil Leek -- though a well-written book filled with lots of information about astrology, it doesn't contain anything of use to me. But for the beginner astrologer, it would probably be a very handy book.
Your Sixth Sense! ESP - Fact or Fantasy? -- by Dorothy Sara -- a good book about various occult phenomena. Again, it doesn't contain any info that I don't already know, but the last chapter on Ouija Boards was very fascinating, and for that chapter alone, I am keeping this book.
Write Your Own Horoscope -- by Joseph F. Goodavage -- a very well-written book on astrology. Lots of useful info. A keeper!
Re: Emma-O's Reading List « Reply #7 on Sept 6, 2009, 6:58pm »
Life Without Death? by Nils O. Jacobson, M.D. -- An older book about spiritual and occult phenomena. A well-written book with good info, but not one that has any use for me.
Voices From Another World -- True Tales of the Occult by Richard Webb -- Various true stories of ghosts and such. An entertaining read, but not a keeper!
Re: Emma-O's Reading List « Reply #8 on Sept 6, 2009, 7:04pm »
Stranger Than Strange by the editors of Fate Magazine -- Published in1966, it was probably interesting reading back then, but now it's just typical stories of the paranormal. Nothing great. Another one for Value Village!
Re: Emma-O's Reading List « Reply #9 on Oct 19, 2009, 11:10am »
I have read:
Edgar Cayce: Mystery Man of Miracles by Joseph Millard -- a very good book detailing the life of Edgar Cayce. I found this to be an enjoyable read because it was written more in story form and not so much as a biography or reference book.
The Seth Material by Jane Roberts -- an interesting true story about the woman who channelled an entity named Seth. Seth reveals a lot of insights into life, death, spirituality and other dimensions. Though some of it was very interesting, I found a lot of it to be a but "far out" and would probably be difficult for the average person to grasp. I'm glad I read it, but I won't be keeping it.
Some Canadian Ghosts by Sheila Hervey -- A collection of true Canadian ghost stories. I started reading it, but then stopped because I have read tons of true ghost stories, and although they are entertaining, I have read enough and don't really need to read more!
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