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Post by digne on Jan 18, 2012 7:14:20 GMT
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Post by cen on Jan 19, 2012 4:01:17 GMT
Lmao! Oh god, out of morbid curiosity I almost want to read that. For once my not being fluent enough in German is probably a good thing. I don't know whether to laugh hysterically or cry with horror...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2012 5:11:24 GMT
I don't know whether to laugh hysterically or cry with horror... Me neither! I don't understand why people feel the need to write stories like that. And why others would feel the need to butcher classics like Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre by adding monsters is beyond me. I just don't get it. (sigh) Rant over now. Sorry.   |
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Post by digne on Jan 19, 2012 18:18:19 GMT
It does challenge the imagination, now doesn't it!? ;D ...  |
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Post by Havanah on Jan 20, 2012 22:55:49 GMT
Okay, only just seen this (life taking over again!)
I am totally buying that book when I have the funds. It intrigues me greatly!
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Post by cen on Jan 20, 2012 23:16:30 GMT
Rant away! I'm only mildly fond of Austen so I gave 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' a go. It was actually entertaining (if ridiculous). The prequel was better. Those are the only ones in the genre (can it be called a genre? There are certainly enough of them out there) that I've been able to finish reading though. 'Mr. Darcy, Vampyre' and 'Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter' were utterly abysmal. *shudders* Hollywood is making a film version of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. This disturbs me a little bit. Not as much as the thought of Sisi being a vampire hunter, but still... Lmao, imagine der Tod's face if he found out Sisi killed vampires while traveling the world! ;D  |
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Post by Havanah on Jan 20, 2012 23:24:11 GMT
Hmm. I've just read the first page of the prolog and it's interesting to say the least. Well, it's not quite my cup of tea but it was nice and easy language. Something along the lines of :
"Vienna, 18 February 1853
He was sweating. The dagger in his hand, half hidden under his winter cloak, felt strange. János Libényi wasn't particularly big nor particularly small, neither too fat not strikingly thin. Nevertheless, on this winter's afternoon, he had the feeling that the whole world was watching him. He stood on the Kärtnertor bastion, on the edge of a broad alley, waiting. Commands echoed over to him from one of the parade grounds. People walked past him, their hats pulled down over their faces, their hands in their pockets. The wind stung like needles and dried the beads of sweat on his forehead.
János threw a glance to the sky. Gray clouds hung over the walls and towers of the fortress. The sun had already set. It would not be long.
He swallowed hard and played with the dagger in his hand. Between the walkers and the servants were soldiers patrolling, some alone, others in small groups. Since the failed revolution they were everywhere in the intricate city. Perhaps the Order had not approved his plan, therefore, asked him instead to be cautious and wait for better times.
János gritted his teeth. The hairs of his bushy mustache tickled on his lower lip. Better times ..."
This might go in the category of the rubbishy ones, me thinks!
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Post by digne on Jan 21, 2012 4:15:35 GMT
This might go in the category of the rubbishy ones, me thinks! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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