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Mysteries Sept 5, 2011 12:24:25 GMT -8

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Post by Rowena on Sept 5, 2011 12:24:25 GMT -8

Who likes to read mysteries?

I must admit, although they are totally not my usually fantasy/supernatural thing, I love mysteries

Especially murder mysteries. I haven't read a whole lot of them, but I enjoy them a lot. I've read one of Dorthy L. Sayer's books, and If Looks Could Kill, which was spectactularly creepy. I also liked Tamora Pierce's Terrier and I'm currently reading Josh Aterovis's Bleeding Hearts, the first book in the Killian Kendall series. It's very good, although it does include conversations along these lines (I'm not spoiling much, I promise):

hero: The killer's baiting us! We should go to the place he just told us he's at!

hero's bf: Or we could call the police.

hero: Why would we do that? Obviously we can handle it.

Which make me sigh at how silly the characters in mysteries are. It's like in horror movies, when the person always chooses to confront whatever evil thing/person is killing everyone instead of running like heck? Yeah. Like that.

But anyway, I'm almost done that, even though I've already read the third book. (This is why series should be numbered.) Does anyone else like mysteries?

Aanaleigh Moderator Communications Director Posts: 242	Mysteries Sept 7, 2011 19:41:57 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Aanaleigh on Sept 7, 2011 19:41:57 GMT -8 I love mysteries. I read them before I learned fantasy. When I was younger I read Nancy Drew (yes all of them). Now I mostly read James Patterson.
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KATE Administrator Yes I do throw and attend online parties Posts: 537	Mysteries Sept 7, 2011 20:13:51 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by KATE on Sept 7, 2011 20:13:51 GMT -8 Honestly I camt stand straight out murder mystery stuff. I don't knoiw why but I just can't get into the whodunits (probably because I will read the end so I don't have to be surprised)

Aanaleigh Moderator Communications Director Posts: 242	Mysteries Sept 7, 2011 20:28:52 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Aanaleigh on Sept 7, 2011 20:28:52 GMT -8 Kate- And you have now joined pretty much everyone of my friends with that. I like putting the pieces together and figuring out the killer before they do. Eight times out of ten, I'm right. ^^
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KATE Administrator Yes I do throw and attend online parties Posts: 537	Mysteries Sept 7, 2011 20:34:30 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by KATE on Sept 7, 2011 20:34:30 GMT -8 I do it with everything though. I read the epilogue of MJ, got mad, then read the rest of the book. I like to see how everything fits into place as I read it. I know, I'm bad. But still

Aanaleigh Moderator Communications Director Posts: 242	Mysteries Sept 7, 2011 20:41:38 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Aanaleigh on Sept 7, 2011 20:41:38 GMT -8 I sometimes read the ending. Not to mystery books, but to literally everything else. Including textbooks, in this case, bad idea.
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KATE Administrator Yes I do throw and attend online parties Posts: 537	Mysteries Sept 7, 2011 20:49:59 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by KATE on Sept 7, 2011 20:49:59 GMT -8 haha endings are always good to get a head start on. then you can see how things build up, and if you're going like it or not. If you're going to hate the book, why read it?

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Mysteries Sept 8, 2011 12:45:02 GMT -8

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Post by Rowena on Sept 8, 2011 12:45:02 GMT -8

Kate - stop reading the endings! Argh!

Personally, I can't stand spoilers, although in this one I just finished I had some b/c I'd read the third book already. I read ahead if I get bored, though. It's a bad habit

If I really want to see how a book develops and all after I've read the ending, I'll just read it again.

AJ - I read, like, one Nancy Drew book

When I was younger I was horrible at picking good books to read, but I loved to read, so I just read depressing fiction novel after depressing fiction novel. It wasn't good

But I do like James Patterson! The only mystery of his I've read is The Beach House but I should probably look in to getting more. (I made my mom read that one and it totally freaked her out

She's more of a fluff reader.)

KATE Administrator Yes I do throw and attend online parties Posts: 537	Mysteries Sept 15, 2011 22:16:08 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by KATE on Sept 15, 2011 22:16:08 GMT -8 Rowena you should know me by now.

Rowena Administrator Events Director busy thinking up lots of fun new Starvation events... Posts: 605	Mysteries Sept 16, 2011 14:56:50 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rowena on Sept 16, 2011 14:56:50 GMT -8 I really should. sigh You need help. Like ERA. (Ending Readers Anonymous.)

KATE Administrator Yes I do throw and attend online parties Posts: 537	Mysteries Sept 16, 2011 21:30:49 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by KATE on Sept 16, 2011 21:30:49 GMT -8 Haha maybe I should start an era haha

Rowena Administrator Events Director busy thinking up lots of fun new Starvation events... Posts: 605	Mysteries Sept 17, 2011 4:02:39 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rowena on Sept 17, 2011 4:02:39 GMT -8 That could be a new Starvation Project

KATE Administrator Yes I do throw and attend online parties Posts: 537	Mysteries Sept 17, 2011 7:42:36 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by KATE on Sept 17, 2011 7:42:36 GMT -8 -rolls eyes- so then evryone would see the joy of our bad habits and soon we would all reading endings first haha

Rowena Administrator Events Director busy thinking up lots of fun new Starvation events... Posts: 605	Mysteries Sept 17, 2011 9:14:28 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rowena on Sept 17, 2011 9:14:28 GMT -8 Um, no. It would be my job to keep that from happening, obviously.