On Saturday, I embroidered the little recipient's name on the bear baby quilt. Then while watching the 'Bama Crimson Tide make confetti out of the Tennessee Vols (sorry, Vols fans), I did a little knitting. I vowed that on Sunday afternoon, I would complete the quilt top that I worked on during our virtual retreat.
But on Sunday morning, while cruising the internet, I found mention of this book. It sounded like something I'd like, so I downloaded a sample to my Kindle--and I was hooked. After I completed the sample, I downloaded the whole thing to my Kindle and read half of it before bedtime last night. I wanted to finish it but got too sleepy.
It's the author's debut novel, an adult fairy tale (if you don't remember, those fairy tales we read as children were very scary). But this book's fear factor would beat out anything the Brothers Grimm ever imagined and, at times, might even put Stephen King to shame. So don't even consider it if you don't like scary books. And especially if you're an arachnaphobe. I'm a veteran scary book reader; hardly any of them truly scare me any more. But this author's description of his main character crawling through a concrete pipe filled with spiders of every description gave me goose bumps and made me say, "Eeeeeeew" several times. Not since my first reading of Dracula, when I was a teenager, has a book put my nerves so on edge. I can't wait to get back to my Kindle and finish this one.
But I'm determined to not lay hand nor eye on that little white reader until I have done some work in the sewing room. So many projects behind am I that I'll never see daylight if I don't get to sewing. It's a cloudy rainy day--very conducive to scary-book reading, but I'm going to ignore that fact and go to the sewing room. I am, I am I tell you.
BTW, there's a very good interview with Dead Path author Stephen M. Irwin here. I would venture to predict that this Australian has much success in his future. I haven't even finished the book, and I'm already looking forward to his second one, which I understand Irwin is at work on.
Thanks to all of you who commented on my hickory tree poem yesterday. I have probably written no more than half a dozen poems in my life. Right now, I can remember five, but one of them sucked big time.
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On 10/25/2010, Barbara Anne said ...
The embroidered "Reese" looks wonderful and is a lovely style of script.
I've read two Elm Creek books in the last 4 days and did very little else so will join you in the sewing room today. I will, I will!
Thanks for the warning about Stephen Irwin's scary book.
Please send the rain this way.
Hugs!
On 10/25/2010, Wendy said ...
Susan, You could offset the scary book by reading "A Dog's Purpose" by Cameron. It's a winner, especially for us dog folks.
On 10/25/2010, Lavender Dreams said ...
I'll look for that book! I got a 'free download' of Dracula...and I'm reading that now! It's GOOD! ♥
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