I just finished reading Wuthering Bites by Sarah Gray = Wuthering Heights with Vampires. Has anyone read this? Does anyone have any thoughts on these new novels that put a twist on the classics? I'm not sure how I feel about them. They are interesting, but there is a strong temptation to read the tw...

I agree with Bill and Nicki. Reading a book is definitely more of an investment than seeing the film version. When you're reading, you are forced to generate your own vision and images. When you're watching a film, the Director and the actors make all those decisions for you. It is a passive experie...

I saw Wicked the Musical, but it really wasn't my thing.

Hi Nicki: You said hello to me and I sent a message of reply, but I think I sent it to myself - how silly! I just wanted to say hello back. I also really like the fact that you mentioned comparing books with movies - I really like doing that too. It's particularly interesting to compare the images I...

Wow - this forum is great for picking up suggestions for new reads! My five favorites are: Madame Bovary By Gustave Flaubert (Does anyone else absolutely love this book?) The Age of Innocence By Edith Wharton (Loved the movie as well) Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky (Amazing!) Jane Eyre by...

Hi Nicki:

Very nice of you to say hello. Back at you!

Melissa

Hi Kurt:

I definitely agree that reading fills a void and satisfies a craving, although I can't describe the way it does. I think maybe it's just provides relief from the stress (or lack of stress?) by disappearing into a story.

Melissa

Hi: I just wanted to say that I totally understand your outlook on books and people. The characters in books are always more interesting than real people. They say and do intense, meaningful things. Real people are never interesting and certainly not intense. They just sort of exist and that's all. ...

Hello All : My name is Melissa and I'm from Cranston, Rhode Island. My interests include reading, writing, theatre, and film. I like reading Horror fiction mostly. Some of my favorite authors are Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorn, Bram Stoker, Charlotte Bronte, H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smit...