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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan USA

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Tuesday, March 18, 2003

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Bring on the scare!

All shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.
—Julian of Norwich

IN SEARCH OF

I'm trying to collect all the Supply Store bookplates. If you have the following and would be willing to send me one, I have quite a few other BookCrossing items (patches, book strings, buttons, magnets, other labels, stickers, etc.) or books that I will trade!

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Never judge a book by its movie.
—J. W. Eagan


Audiobooks

I love audiobooks! I've really become accustomed to having an audiobook in the car for my daily commutes. I love music, but radio drives me crazy now (is that a sign of aging?). I'll trade any of my audiobooks for other audiobooks. I prefer unabridged, but if it's a book I've already read and want to revisit, I'll consider abridged (and, obviously, I'll trade abridged for abridged, unabridged for unabridged, etc.). I'm always interested in talking trades!

Speaking of audiobook trades...I would LOVE to get my hands on The Dresden Files (by Jim Butcher) audiobooks read by James Marsters. I've tried to get used copies or downloads, but they are still a bit out of my price range. If you have them and would be open to working out a trade, I'd love to hear from you!

I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.
—Montesquieu


Kindle

I have joined the Kindle ranks! If I've been lucky enough to have you as a mystery partner for an exchange or swap, feel free to send a Kindle version of a book on my wishlist. :) I'm mellion108 on Amazon, too.

About Me

I've been reading almost everything for as long as I can remember. I still vividly recall the first time that I realized I was actually reading full sentences by myself. After that, there was no stopping me. I am a lifelong lover of horror fiction; I read my first Stephen King novel at the age of 11 and immediately became a King fanatic. The picture above is of me standing in awe in front of King at a book signing in 2002. I'll read just about any genre except romance, western, or military. I love reading books, and I enjoy talking about books with other book lovers.

Other interests:
*Movies
*Pigs - Much to my good-natured hubby's despair, I collect pigs. Not real ones, but I have so many cute pig knick-knacks, stuffed animals, etc. I'm looking for a really cool pig bookmark.
*Chocolate - Dark chocolate is the best!
*I am a book lover who does not *gasp* drink tea. I don't really care for it unless I'm sick. Plus, the caffeine makes my heart race. ;-)
*iTunes - When I'm not on Amazon.com, I'm usually wasting time, sifting through audiobooks and music on iTunes.
*Halloween - This is the BEST holiday! I'm not much of a holiday person but Halloween is special. I dress up to give out the treats (full-size candy bars at the mellion house), I decorate the house...it's such a fun holiday.
*Bookmarks - What book lover doesn't love unique bookmarks?
*ThinkGeek.com is another online destination of mine. I love the quirky, nerdy items there.

Does this ever feel like your kind of day?
What did I do?!


My Wish List:
(THANKS cliff1976!!)


You can also take a look at my Amazon.com (I'm mellion108 there, too) to get some other ideas. I don't post this expecting that people will go there and buy me stuff (although, if you are compelled to do so, far be it for me to stand in your way!*chuckle*). I have found great book ideas from other people's wish lists, and I post mine for that same reason.

Having abandoned my quest for love, now I have put my faith in books instead. The joy and satisfaction I take from them (from reading them, writing them, buying them, owning them) never diminishes and, unlike most things, is never diluted by repetition.
— Diane Schoemperlen, Our Lady of the Lost and Found



For just a moment she could understand why you'd get hooked on words if they did what you wanted. It was a head rush better than getting drunk or high. It was like driving.
—Tanya Egan Gibson, How to Buy a Love of Reading



She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.
—Louisa May Alcott, Work


My Bookrings, Book Boxes, and Bookrays:


NOTE: Feel free to PM me if you have a question about my rays and rings. I will post on the journal to update the book's status.
Rays 'n Rings that are travelling:
Rays/Rings that have finished this part of their journey:

Bookrays Missing in Action and/or Declared Dead! Click for more info:
Please PM me if you have questions about these.


Those who aspire to the status of cultured individuals visit bookstores with trepidation, overwhelmed by the immensity of all they have not read. They buy something that they've been told is good, make an unsuccessful attempt to read it, and when they have accumulated half a dozen unread books, feel so bad that they are afraid to buy more.

In contrast, the truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more.
—Gabriel Zaid, So Many Books


Rays, Rings & Boxes I've Joined:

Rings/Rays I've joined that appear to be dead:

This book is so expensive—I guess they charge by the pound.
—Overheard at the Bookstore by Judith Henry


Books Read in 2011:
    January
    Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson and Sam Stall
    The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin
    Delicious and Suspicious (#1 Memphis BBQ Mystery) by Riley Adams for buffyfan's bookray
    The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (audio); read by Simon Vance
    Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (audio); read by David Ledoux
    Paranoia by Joseph Finder (audio); read by Scott Brick

    February, March, April, May
    Cloaked by Alex Flinn
    How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks (Kindle edition)
    Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (#1) by Rick Riordan (audio): read by Jesse Bernstein
    The Anteater of Death (Book 1 - Gunn Zoo Mystery) by Betty Webb (audio); read by Hillary Huber
    The Blood That Bonds by Christopher Buecheler (Kindle edition)
    Dead Sea by Brian Keene (Kindle edition)
    Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt (audio); read by Alyssa Bresnahan
    Infected by Scott Sigler (audio); read by the author
    Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler (audio); read by Orlagh Cassidy
    Forever Fifteen by Kimberley Steele (audio); read by the author
    Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey (Kindle edition)
    Bras & Broomsticks by Sarah Mylynowski (audio); read by Ariadne Meyers
    Identical by Ellen Hopkins (audio); read by Laura Flanagan
    Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag
    Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler (audio); read by Blair Brown
    Horns by Joe Hill
    Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez (audio); read by the author
    Vampire Beach by Alex Duvall
    Catch Me if You Can by Frank W. Abagnale with Stan Redding (audio); read by Michael Cerveris
    Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
    The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan (audio); read by Linda Stephens
    Feed (Newsflesh Trilogy #1) by Mira Grant
    The Manhattan Hunt Club by John Saul (audio); read by David Daoust
    The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig (audio); read by Jonathan Hogan
    Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag (audio); read by Kirsten Potter
    The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (audio); read by Barbara Caruso
    Summer in the South by Cathy Holton
    Killer Move by Michael Marshall
    The First Days by Rhiannon Frater

    June
    Shadows Still Remain by Peter de Jonge
    Aftertime by Sophie Littlefield
    The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe (audio); read by Katherine Kellgren
    Backseat Saints by Joshilyn Jackson (audio); read by the author
    The Loving Dead by Amelia Beamer
    Rescue Ink by Denise Flaim (audio); read by Tom Weiner
    Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
    The 6th Target by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (audio); read by Carolyn McCormick
    7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (audio); read by Carolyn McCormick
    8th Confession by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (audio); read by Carolyn McCormick
    9th Judgment by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (audio); read by Carolyn McCormick

    July
    Vengeance in Death (#6 In Death) by J.D. Robb
    Fractured by Karin Slaughter
    The Halo Effect by M. J. Rose
    Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach, illustrations by Ricardo Cortés
    The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer (audio); read by S. Epatha Merkerson
    Holiday in Death (#7 In Death) by J. D. Robb (audio); read by Susan Ericksen

    August and September
    Fractured by Karin Slaughter (audio); read by Phil Gigante
    Triptych by Karin Slaughter (audio); read by Michael Kramer
    Breaking the Silence by Linda Castillo
    The Echo by Minette Walters
    Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos (audio); read by the author
    Blind Fall by Christopher Rice (audio); read by Frederick Weller
    P is for Peril by Sue Grafton
    Rotters by Daniel Kraus
    Touch of Frost (Mythos Academy 1) by Jennifer Estep for buffyfan's bookray
    The Rites & Wrongs of Janice Wills by Joanna Pearson
    Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys and the Battle for America's Soul by Karen Abbott (audio); read by Joyce Bean

    October, November, December
    Help! A Bear is Eating Me! A Tragic Comedy by Mykle Hansen for AKSarah's bookray
    Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician by Daniel Wallace (audio); read by Tom Stechschulte, L. J. Ganser, Alyssa Bresnahan, Katherine Kelgren, Norman Dietz, and T. Ryder Smith
    Ghost Radio by Leopoldo Gout (audio); read by Pedro Pascal


That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you onto another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive—all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.
— Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Upcoming Reads:

A good heavy book holds you down. It's an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic.
—Roy Blount, Jr.

Where do I buy my books?

I buy books in every possible place. If I climbed Mt. Everest, I'm sure I'd manage to find a bookstore. Here are a few places that I really like and am happy to recommend:
  • Cemetery Dance
  • McKay's Books 230 Papermill Place Way, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Fiction Addiction
    3795 E. North Street, Suite 9, Greenville, South Carolina
  • Carol's Paperbacks Plus 5947 Highland Road (M-59), Waterford, Michigan
  • Dawn Treader Book Shop
    514 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 (734) 995-1008 This is one of the most awesome used and rare bookstores I've ever seen!
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      Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?
      —Henry Ward Beecher
      You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture.
      Just get people to stop reading them.
      —Ray Bradbury
      I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.
      —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby




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