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I would really like to start either a monthly or quartly book discussion on fiction books that have a dark subject matter. Somewhere along the lines of vampires, ghosts, werewolves, magic, the whole bit. Anyone interested?
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Assigned books or just presentations of books or short stories that we've read that follow the themes?
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never say a common place thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..." ~ Jack Kerouac
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I think that it would be good to have assigned but we can do presentations. We can play it by ear. Suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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Ooh, I second that :). Fantasy is after all my favorite genre. There are a lot of well-known fantasy books that I'm sure people have read. I subscribe to a website called The Reader's Quill and the author basically reviews books and suggests some as well. Most of them are fantasy books too.
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The Truth Beneath The Rose by Within Temptation
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This sounds really interesting. I've read some real creepers lately, short stories mostly. Count me in too!

Has everyone read "The Lottery", Shirley Jackson?

I ask, because if you guys have already read it, it won't be as much fun.
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No, I haven't. What's it about?
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"Innocence is ugly in the one who is guilty." - Fault Line by 10 Years

"Fools who are looking backwards chose to live as statues, frozen fractured; youthful laughter fades." - Dying Youth by 10 Years

The Truth Beneath The Rose by Within Temptation
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Can't tell you.

It's a short story.
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Oh okay. Well where can I read it?
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"Innocence is ugly in the one who is guilty." - Fault Line by 10 Years

"Fools who are looking backwards chose to live as statues, frozen fractured; youthful laughter fades." - Dying Youth by 10 Years

The Truth Beneath The Rose by Within Temptation
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Try this

http://www.americanliterature.com/Jacks ... ttery.html

The whole story is there.
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Thanks :P
"The world has caught on fire, from what I've been told." - Picture Perfect (In Your Eyes) by 10 Years

"Innocence is ugly in the one who is guilty." - Fault Line by 10 Years

"Fools who are looking backwards chose to live as statues, frozen fractured; youthful laughter fades." - Dying Youth by 10 Years

The Truth Beneath The Rose by Within Temptation
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