I haven’t done a Weekly Geek post in a long time, and am excited to be participating this week. Here are the steps for this week’s assignment:
1. In your blog, list any books you’ve read but haven’t reviewed yet.
2. Ask your readers to ask you questions about any of the books they want. In your comments, not in their blogs.
3. Later, take whichever questions you like from your comments and use them in a post about each book. Link to each blogger next to that blogger’s question(s).
4. Visit other Weekly Geeks and ask them some questions!
My first book I just finished this morning. The book is Blood Water by Dean Vincent Carter and was sent to me by the wonderful people at Random House. It’s kind of a young adult horror thriller in the style of Dean R. Koontz (think Phantoms) but with outstanding gore.
I also keep meaning to write a review of Edward Gorey’s masterpiece The Glorious Nosebleed. I’m actually a little confused about what I’m going to write about it, so I’m hoping that people will come up with some good questions.
I can’t wait to get everyone’s questions!
Update:
Here is the resulting review of Blood Water by Dean Vincent Carter.
Here is the resulting review of Edward Gorey’s The Glorious Nosebleed.
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Does it have a good story line, or is it all about the gore?!
I haven’t heard of either. Are they worth reading?
In fact, I’ve read very little around this genre. Would you recommend either of them, for me to get started, or are there some better books out there, which I should read first. If so, which ones? Why?
Thanks :)
The Glorious Nosebleed-interesting title. Can you tell us without spoiling anything what, exactly, is glorious about the nosebleed?
For those of us who haven’t read Koontz, could you elaborate on the style?
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
-Jac
I’m with Dreamybee….what’s so glorious about a nosebleed? I’m assuming (or hoping) it’s a type of symbolism for something else? Does the symbolism work? If it’s not symbolism, why should someone read something about a glorious nosebleed?
You know, I’m not sure I like the idea of gore and a young adult novel together. I know it’s horror, and I wouldn’t have a problem with my son reading horror, but I’m not a fan of realistic horror (aka slasher/serial killer movies, something without a paranormal/supernatural angle). So I’m already hesitate about it when I ask these: Is Blood Water correctly classified as a young adult novel? Is this a novel you would promote for younger readers or is it more for a mature audience?
Is there a meaning behind the drawing which I assume is the cover to Glorious Nosebleed?