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The Elementals
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
Something terrifying waits in the decaying Victorian house on the coast, something that has haunted two men since they were children, something that may be ready to kill...again.
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DrasticallyJill
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Michael McDowell is on my list of must read southern gothic authors! The Elementals sets a scene of three homes with two families…but the third can be understood as the histories of tragic imprints. Between the isolated Alabama gulf coast and the more populated area of Alabama, we see our characters cross over in tradition and transition. We are drawn in by the cast and place. Like S. King, the slow simmer to bigger danger of narrative entered.

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dabbe
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#TLT
My October recommendations! #frightclub #hauntedshelf @jadams89

1. THE ELEMENTALS: McDowell is the one who wrote the original screenplay for BEETLEJUICE. true horror at its Southern Gothic best.
2. HALLOWE'EN PARTY: gotta have at least one Christie, right?
3. THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES: My #1 book of all time. The scary moors, a howling hound, a man literally scared to death, and Holmes & Watson. #perfection

BookwormAHN I loved the Elementals 🖤 2mo
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dabbe
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FlowerFairy I found The Elementals to be a fantastic read! 6mo
dabbe @FlowerFairy #metoo! 🤩😀🤗 6mo
Eggs Excellent ❤️🖤❤️ 6mo
dabbe @Eggs 💙🩵💙 6mo
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RamsFan1963
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are new and some are old, some were gifts, and some I don't remember why I bought them.
Day 20
#ABookADay2024

Bookzombie I really liked this one! 10mo
dabbe @Bookzombie I did, too! It was part of my #Scarathlon reads! 🤩 10mo
LeahBergen Oh, this is such a good ol‘ retro horror read! 10mo
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batsy This was great! 10mo
AlaMich Very intriguing cover! 9mo
JaneyWaneyB I still remember this story from when I first read it as a teenager. Must do a re-read 9mo
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dabbe
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From the author who wrote the screenplay for BEETLEJUICE, McDowell died of AIDS in 1994 at the age of 49, and I mourn the fact that he wasn't able to produce more works. This book had it all. Humor? √ Mystery? √ Horror? √ Quirky characters? √ Haunted house? √ Southern Gothic? √ The element of sand as an enemy? √ Supernatural? √ I could go on. A fast, riveting read with all the spooky “elements“ one looks for in a 1980s horror. Recommend? √!

Yuki_Onna You just completely sold me on this! 13mo
dabbe @Yuki_Onna 🤩🤩🤩
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Larkken I've been meaning to read this for forever! Have you read or listened to the tagged? I got it in an audible sale bc I love his screenplays so much 13mo
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dabbe @Larkken No, I haven't, but it's now on my TBR! Thanks for the rec! 🧡🎃🧡 13mo
Reggie We did a buddy read of this back in the day here on Litsy and it was one of my favorite experiences on here. If you cycle back through the book posts for The Elementals you‘ll see it. 13mo
dabbe @Reggie That's why I read it! I look back occasionally to find book ideas! It was fantastic horror without being too gory. And who can resist a Southern Gothic read, right? 🧡🖤🧡 13mo
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dabbe
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#FFF #FirstLineFridays
@ThyBookOwl

“In the middle of a desolate Wednesday afternoon in the last sweltering days of May, a handful of mourners were gathered in the church dedicated to St. Jude Thaddeus in Mobile, Alabama.“

This will be my 1st read for #Scarathlon when I actually start it on 10/1. So excited! 🤩

ShyBookOwl 🎃 13mo
dabbe @ShyBookOwl 🧡🎃🧡 13mo
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Erinreadsthebooks
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It was just kind of weird, tbh. If the place is haunted, why does everyone insist on visiting and staying there for what seems like forever? What is up with the weird father/daughter relationship? Why do they keep going into the *terrifying* third house? Why do they need to honor the dead mom that everyone hated? Just go back to your actual home where you really live and problem is solved, hey? But no. Go back in the house. It‘s the only way. 🙄

Michael_Gee I‘m reading Blackwater by him and LOVING it, but it sounds like a very different kind of story. 1y
Bookzombie This was a group read about 5 years ago on Litsy and we had activities and discussions. It was so much fun. I enjoyed this one myself, but each book is different for everyone. 🙂 1y
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BookishMadHatter
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@LeahBergen thanks so much for the fantastic #allhallowsreadswap package! I havent read The Elementals, but my tbr is now one story longer lol, and the treats will be perfect to hide from my kids and sneak while reading after they go to bed ... or maybe it's my husband I should hide them from 🤔

Also thank you to @MaleficentBookDragon for putting this swap together.

LeahBergen Yes, stash them away for yourself! 😆 I hope you like the retro horror that is The Elementals. 🤞 (edited) 2y
BookishMadHatter @LeahBergen it sounds really good 2y
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DebinHawaii
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#Scarathlon2022 #ScarathlonDailyPrompts

A big #Orange jack o‘lantern on display in the diner by work where I stop & get breakfast once a week or so with two spooky season audiobooks I‘ve read with orange-ish covers. Either would work for #TeamMonsterMash genres.
🎃🧟‍♀️👻🧛🏻‍♀️🐺🐈‍⬛🧛🏻🎃

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The_Literary_Jedi
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
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Quietly scary and thrilling. Slow and subtle like a June heat wave, the story sneaks up and it isn‘t the horrific element that gets you first, no. It‘s the badly damaged people who you question first. A great toe-curler for a sultry summer read 😈 📚📚📚📚

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LizzieLou
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
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Who knew sand could be so creepy? A very effective haunted house book. Slightly annoyed by the "magical Black women" trope except she really was a great character.

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DebinHawaii
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#Haunted

Some somewhat #blackandorange titles suitable for October/Halloween reading. The bottom row are books I‘ve read-including the team pick for #scarathlon #teamhendrix & the top row are somewhere in my #TBR 🖤🧡🖤

Eggs Great collage and great shades of O and B 🖤📙🧡🎃 3y
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DavidDiamond
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I imagine if Tennessee Williams had written a play about a haunted house it would be something like this.
I had high expectations as I had read somewhere that this was one of the scariest haunted house stories ever written.
Two words: Um. No.
But it was entertaining.

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JoyBlue
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BekahB I really love this book! It was a great audiobook read. 3y
JoyBlue @BekahB That's how I read it, too. I was pleasantly surprised—I'm not a big horror fan. 3y
BekahB He co-wrote the story and screenplay for Beetlejuice and even though the stories and tone are different, it still makes sense to me. 😂 3y
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Larkken @BekahB I picked this book up too after I found out he also wrote the screenplay for Princess Bride, and it's def different than that one!! 🤣 (edited) 3y
JoyBlue @BekahB Same! 😂 3y
BekahB @Larkken HAA! Oh yeah - very different. 😂 3y
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Twainy
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
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🎧 OMG I LOVED THIS BOOK! 😆

From the cover you wouldn‘t know what this is about. Do you like scary books like maybe Mexican Gothic?

I liked the characters. I loved the premise! I loved Odessa, Big Barbara! Luker & daughter India were some fun dark humor!

This could be a fun southern gothic horror in Beetlejuice fashion!

TW - A LOT of swearing!

Extra star for RC Bray‘s narration!! EDIT - “Eat my eyes”.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

BookDragonNotWorm I loved this one too! So creepy and atmospheric! 😱 3y
Twainy @BookDragonNotWorm exactly!! Agreed! 3y
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RamsFan1963
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 296

#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet

BookDragonNotWorm I love this one! Gothic horror at it's best! 4y
Reagan This book is so good! 4y
RamsFan1963 @BookDragonNotWorm @Reagan Horror isn't my usual go to read, but the cover grabbed my attention. 4y
Reggie @Cinfhen did a group read of this with a lot of us a couple of years ago and it was one of my most enjoyable buddy reads ever. If you ever read this scroll down and our discussion is still there. 4y
Cinfhen Hahaha @Reggie it was fun 😁 4y
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Jari-chan
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Huge disappointment. The characters are plain, so I didn't care what happened to them. Also, most of the time the story is only about how they spend their spare time. When something weird occurs, no atmosphere was added to the story. Also, apparently the only way to describe Odetta is as “the black woman“. That was pretty annoying. The rest of the book was just boring.

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo #DoubleSpin

TheAromaofBooks Bummer!!! 4y
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Jari-chan
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@JaneyWaneyB Look what Grande found 😁 She tried to talk me into opening it already 🐱 But we still have to wait a couple of days 🤞

#LitsyLoveSpringSwap #LLSS #CatsOfLitsy

@rsteve388 @Bookgoil

Liz_M 😻 She's beautiful! 4y
Jari-chan @Liz_M Thank you 🐱 She sure likes to hear that 😁 4y
MySharonaK Gorgeous 😻 4y
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RinaBrahmbhattBarot What‘s the opening date - please remind me. 4y
Jari-chan @MyBookSwapClub March 20th 😊 4y
Jari-chan @MySharonaK Thank you ❤️ 4y
JaneyWaneyB So glad it arrived safely and everything inside is OK 🤞Grande is gorgeous 😍 such a beautiful, elegant cat 4y
Jari-chan @JaneyWaneyB Grande really enjoys all the compliments she gets 😄 Can't wait to open the package! 💙 4y
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Carla
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Reading journal/commonplacebook layout for my notes on Michael McDowell‘s horror novel The Elementals. Used the orange and peach pens for the colors of sand. New favorite novel! Listened to it narrated by actor R. C. Bray; fabulous experience.
Notebook is Tskui Moon Flower edition from Notebook Therapy.🌙

https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781941147177

LinesUponAPage Very cool that you draw in your book journal! 4y
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Gnora
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐1/2

Popsugar Prompt #37

I have several dear friends who like horror a lot more than I do and would really enjoy this novel. It is a very slow burn for the first two-thirds of the story, but when the action finally picks up it picks up fast.

#horror #creepy #librarybook #borrowed #popsugar

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Gnora
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📕 1. Tagged book, The Elementals by Michael McDowell in print & Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer on audio.

📗 2. The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson

📘 2. I‘m most partial to peonies for flowers and herbs for looks/use.

#weekendreads #nature #nautral #parsley #sage #rosemary #thyme

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Gnora
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So excited to finally have this in my hot little hands! I‘m not typically a horror reader, but this has been recommended to me by several people I trust. Plus, it‘s set in my husband‘s hometown. Hope it lives up to my expectations!

#horror #librarybook #library #alabama #classic #litsyloveslibraries

Reagan I love it! A slow burn and very creepy! 4y
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Reagan
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Excellent news, I know that a new copy of The Elementals by Michael McDowell is under that tree for me. (Shhhh I wrapped it for myself too 😂)
If you like horror and haven‘t read this classic, get on it! Sand has never been scarier.

Bookzombie I love your penguins! 4y
Reagan @Bookzombie thank you! I bought them from a lovely lady at a craft sale last year. I just love them 😍 4y
CoverToCoverGirl Lovely photo! 4y
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Bertha_Mason
The Elementals | Michael McDowell

"The Alabama panhandle, which consists only of Mobile and Baldwin counties, is shaped rather like a heavily abscessed tooth. Mobile Bay represents the large element of decay that separates the halves, and at their northern extremities the counties are further divided by a complex system of meandering rivers and marsh."

Gnora That‘s such a dead-on quote it‘s not even funny. I have got to get my hands on this book. 4y
Bertha_Mason @Gnora I hope you enjoy it :) 4y
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BookDragonNotWorm
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If you‘re looking for a nice slice of Gothic horror, this book‘s for you. Creepy and atmospheric, this eerie little masterpiece is sure to give you the chills (or at least the heebie jeebies). Unlike some books published decades ago, this one stands the test of time. (Interesting side note: this author co-wrote the Beetlejuice screenplay!)

KristenDuck Right up my alley! 4y
Laughterhp Oo sounds good! 4y
BookDragonNotWorm @kristenduck @Laughterhp If you give it a try I hope you like it as much as I did! 4y
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BookwormOfTheDamned
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This weekend I review the paranormal classic "The Elementals" by Michael McDowell.

https://youtu.be/HVccP0tIuW4

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Crystalblu
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I really enjoyed this very atmospheric little horror story!
Read in the heat of summer with a tall glass of iced tea 🧊
Be safe, stay sane and wash your hands 💜

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wirewrappedlily
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A great take on a twisted ghost story. In the first few chapters, I wasn‘t sure if I would get through it, but it somehow managed to catch me and keep me. Definitely worth a read.

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ReadingOver50
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Life at Beldame is fascinating. Just three old houses next to the ocean, totally isolated during high tide. I loved the descriptions of the heat and the lassitude. It's hard to understand why the group returns every year when so many creepy things happen there.

The first half of the book, not much happens. Just getting into the daily lives of the characters. Half way the book switches into high gear and gets more exciting until the end.

Bookzombie Great review! I really liked this one. That cover is also great. 5y
bookandbedandtea I did NOT get why they kept going back year after year! 5y
Vblancsbooks Wow this sounds good!! 5y
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Becker This sounds good but I‘m a bit of a chicken. I can handle creepy, even really creepy but straight up horror is beyond me. Where does this book fall on the spectrum? 5y
ReadingOver50 @Becker mostly creepy and atmospheric. You should be ok 😄 5y
paper.reveries Great review! 4y
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ReadingOver50
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My TBR for the month of November 2019. Looking forward to these.

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GypsyKat
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This was a fun horror! Not too scary, but creepy and atmospheric. Great characters and writing made this one a good October read.

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GypsyKat
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Starting another horror story! 🎃🖤💀

sprainedbrain I read this one last October. Loved it! 5y
GypsyKat @sprainedbrain Good to hear! 🎃 5y
BarbaraBB This is such a good one! 5y
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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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A distant memory triggered by Litsy member @Linda_Bloodworth_Author after posting this book as her recently read.
I remember reading this book 24 years ago (1995 written inside the front cover) and after a quick hunt, here it is! The bookmark is still in place after I bailed on this novel, uh, sooo close. Might pop it in my TBR stack.
Thanks @Linda_Bloodworth_Author for your review!!

Linda_Bloodworth_Author Oh, how exciting! I'm glad you're happy to revisit this book. 5y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @Linda_Bloodworth_Author It was funny to see your review because I'm not really sure how popular Michael McDowell is so I thought this novel might have been one of those ones no one else ever read. I have The Amulet too. Thanks again 😃 5y
Linda_Bloodworth_Author @Curiouser_and_curiouser I belong to this horror group on Facebook and someone recommended it, so I checked it out. I've now picked up a book by the gentleman who did the forward. I can't say I'd read another book from this author. 5y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @Linda_Bloodworth_Author I have a small collection of horror books which I keep behind my current TBR's. I used to collect and read these in my early 20's. I might come back to them, not sure, but I maybe I'll check out the horror group on Facebook now that you've mentioned it. See what the current scares are 😉 5y
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Linda_Bloodworth_Author
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It was a slow build up and then it was a little fast, then slow and then hella fast. So, depends what mood you're in and if you like that sort of thing.

Curiouser_and_curiouser Wow, I read this so many years ago!! Maybe 25years ago? I will have to give it another go. I prob only got half way or maybe 3/4's, but even though I did give up on it the story stayed with me over all these years. Thanks for your review!! 5y
Linda_Bloodworth_Author @Curiouser_and_curiouser you're most welcome. I wanted to give up and I admittedly skipped a few pages, but I had to see how it ended. 5y
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BarbaraBB
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Two families own two houses on a deserted beach in Alabama. There is a third house, almost completely covered by sand. Everyone is scared of that one because it has been haunted for years. Yet both families keep coming back to Beldame.
The horror didn‘t scare me at all, yet in combination with great characters it made for a highly enjoyable read.

Thanks for sending me your copy Cindy, as always so well chosen!💜😘

#ReadingUSA2019 #Alabama

Cinfhen Im glad it worked for your Map challenge!!! I was entertained too! How many states do u have left??? 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen 29! It‘s a hell of a challenge 😉 5y
Cinfhen Oh wow!!! It is a hell of a challenge😂😂are there any states you are missing?? I might have a book or two.... let me know 5y
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BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I can‘t find any book set in Nevada or West-Virginia. I have some ideas but no books for Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Missouri, Montana, N&S Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington & Wyoming. Suggestions are very welcome! 5y
RamsFan1963 @BarbaraBB For West Virginia I'd recommend either Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (wonderful dog story) or The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb. 5y
BarbaraBB @RamsFan1963 Thanks!! Since I seem to be into classic horror 😀, the Grubb one sounds perfect! The blurb here on Litsy mentions Ohio but also a journey, maybe that journey leads into West-Virginia? (edited) 5y
RamsFan1963 @BarbaraBB It's been quite awhile since I read it, it was my mom's copy, but I remember at least a portion of the story took place in WV. 5y
BarbaraBB @RamsFan1963 Then it‘ll do! Thank you! #stacked 5y
RamsFan1963 @BarbaraBB If I'm wrong there's another good book by Grubbs you might like called The Watchman, which I am 99% sure was set in a small town in WV. 5y
Cinfhen I will look through and see what I have! Off the top of my head I‘m pretty sure GoldFinch would work for Nevada. But I don‘t own that one anymore 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I‘ve read that one - but not this year! Thanks for the suggestion!! 💕 5y
TrishB I enjoyed this one too 👍🏻 5y
Kaye Good job 👍🏼. I‘m missing some of the same states you are. There just aren‘t as many books set in some states as others. I‘ve read a lot set in Texas , NY, California, so cant count them. 5y
jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB @Kaye for Vermont you could use this book. It starts there but the MC travels across the USA, however Proulx does return to the family home in some chapters. 5y
BarbaraBB @Kaye NY and California are the easy ones indeed. Texas I haven‘t read yet but I do have books set there. It is nice though, looking for some of the less used states! 5y
BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 Thanks Jennifer! “Unfortunately” I‘ve read it already! 5y
Kaye Thanks @jenniferw88 I think I read that a long time back when I read something else by that author. I used to do that a lot. If I‘d find one author I liked, I‘d read more by them, all right in a row. 5y
Kaye Barbara , here are a couple ideas for WV that I‘ve read - Rocket Boys / The Coalwood Way were both excellent. Also, here are a few. https://wvtourism.com/wv-author-books-novels-read/ (edited) 5y
BarbaraBB @Kaye Thanks so much, That helps a lot. I‘ve been enjoying your posts about the various states so much! 💜 5y
Kaye Yes I hit a clog. I need to go back and complete them but the state I stopped on was drawing a blank. Some states have so many to choose from, while others have slim pickings. I‘ll start it up again today and see what I can find. 5y
BarbaraBB @Kaye I didn‘t mean to make you start it up again, I‘vr been happy with the states so far 😀 5y
Kaye No problem...I‘ve been meaning to finish them , so now is a good time. Been awake for hours. Gives me something to do. 5y
Librarybelle So glad you liked this one! 5y
Cinfhen So I think these two might work. For Washington I have 5y
Cinfhen And for Connecticut 5y
Cinfhen Also for Connecticut but I no longer own but HIGHLY recommend 5y
Cinfhen I also read but don‘t own this book set in the Rocky Mountains... I‘m not sure which state anymore but it might be Wyoming 5y
LeahBergen This was such a fun read!! 👍🏻 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen Thank you!! I have read Revolutionary Road and Stepford Wives (both I loved, especially RR!) but the others seem just what I like! Great suggestions! ❤️ 5y
Cinfhen Well I‘m super happy to hand deliver Hotel to you when we meet up 🤗🤗 5y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen That is great! I am already collecting some books for you too for when we meet! 💕 so exciting! 5y
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scowler1
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Not a big horror fan but this was a great story, beautiful writing that really captures the moment. Good stuff indeed.

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amb
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This book! It was on NPRs list of scary books, and while I wasn‘t scared I was on the edge of my seat. After a matriarch‘s death the family goes to Beldame, a private area with three identical houses, but something is in the third house and it‘s getting stronger. I loved the relationship between Luker and India (though allowing a 13 year old to drink was a bit much), she was so mature and intelligent and brave. A page turner that had me on edge.

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Librarybelle
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Some of the characters in this book are complete #FreakyFreaks ! #NoFemmeber

Cathythoughts Definitely 😱😱😱 6y
Cinfhen True!!!! Good choice 😂😂😂 6y
Billypar Everyone from the buddy read had me wanting to read this one- maybe for Halloween 2019 🎃 6y
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Susannah
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I'm still trying to figure out what I think of this Tennessee Williams/The Fall of the House of Usher mashup.

Somehow, I spent very little time on the Gulf Coast when I was growing up in Mississippi, but I know enough to say the atmosphere and description of heat is spot on. People I know from the coast say, "You go inside in May and don't come out until October." I honestly cannot imagine how people in the South functioned before AC. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Susannah Spoiler questions: Why did the third house kill Odessa? I get Dauphine--even though he was kind, he was still a Savage. Also, what was that baby/creature in the third house? Was that supposed to be a Savage? I admit that I didn't get why the house was punishing the Savages the most. How were they different, truly, from the Macrays? 6y
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Jocelyn73c
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Funny story, I recently signed up for Bookriot's TBR recommendation service where you fill out a survey, give them your Goodreads account, and they give you 3 book recs. There are different levels to the service which is nice. Anyway, Liberty Hardy was my recommender and she suggested this book for me. I actually already owned it but it was buried in one of my stacks, unread. So glad she prompted me to pick it up! It's spooky and amazing!

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mklong
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I am so late to the #Helloween party that I‘m sure you all have finished off the punch and blown out the candles by now, but I am so glad that I read this! It was such fun for Halloween. I also learned that the author is from the same small town in Alabama that most of my family (including Sandy! 🐕) is from. Small world right?

britt_brooke I‘m late, too, haha! My library hold just became available and I doubt I‘ll get to it before it expires. 😩 6y
LeahBergen Wasn‘t it a fun one? 6y
Cinfhen So glad u showed up, late stragglers are always welcome! We are reading Fight Club for our #90sSpringFling ( March 20-22) if u feel like joining us💕 6y
mklong @Cinfhen Sounds great! 6y
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EH2018
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Thank you so much Jessica Roberts! Opened my #HalloweenHorrorswap today and love it all!! The candle is amazing, the candy looks yummy, pet sematary is one of my fav Stephen King's. I will use the tags as bookmarks cuz they are so cool! LOVE the book selection, cant wait to dig in! And the scarf and headband are so amazing!! The color is perfect, they are so warm, and i am impressed - nice work! Thanks for hosting @TheReadingMermaid

JessNevertheless Yay! Glad you liked everything!! Enjoy your spooky reads and things:) 6y
BeansPage Awesome! 6y
Gissy Amazing goodies! 😱and books?👍I have Campfire I need to read it, the story of life🙄so behind in my reading! But I love to be surrounding by books!❤️ 6y
EH2018 I will! I hope you got an awesome package too!! Happy Halloween!! 📚🎃🕸🧙‍♀️💕 6y
Lovesbooks87 Campfire was really good! 6y
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Balibee146
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
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Pickpick

Late starting and finishing the #HELLoWeen read but enjoyed it. Atmospheric and written with charm and restraint, but with plenty of flourish too. Weirdly it felt like reading a short story to me. Thanks for the invite to the #80sparty @Cinfhen x x

Bklover You know, now that you say that about it feeling like a short story, I think I know what you mean- I agree. 😊 6y
Cinfhen That‘s true for me too @Bklover but any longer and I would have lost patience with the book!!! 6y
Cinfhen Great review!! Glad u were able to party with us!!! Looking forward to #90sSpringFling 6y
batsy Glad you liked it! 👻 6y
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GripLitGrl
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
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3/5⭐Starts out w/ 1 wild funeral then slows down a bit giving you past and present family history of 2 Mobile Alabama families. The slow creepy factor in this book built up for one hell of an ending. This is a good creepy Halloween quick read perfect for this time of year!🎃👻 Thank you @Cinfhen for putting together #HELLoWEEN #8osparty 🤗🤗
Full review: https://griplitgrl.wordpress.com/2018/10/22/the-elemental-by-michael-mcdowell/?p...

Cinfhen So glad you joined in!!! I agree this book had an awesome beginning and a crazzzy ending. Can‘t wait for the #90sSpringFling 6y
GripLitGrl @Cinfhen looking forward to #90sSpringFling too🤗🤗 6y
batsy Yup... Thank you @Cinfhen otherwise I probably would have never got around to reading it 😘😘 6y
GripLitGrl @batsy same I wouldn't have gotten around to reading this one myself 😊 6y
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ephemeralwaltz
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
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lauren.lerner Beautiful snap! 6y
ephemeralwaltz @lauren.lerner thanks! I love it when my food is pretty enough to be used as a prop 😂 6y
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mkittysabibliokitty
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
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This one was weird for me and a first from McDowell. It‘s been on my TBR for a looong time and I forgot I had an ebook copy. Here‘s my Goodreads review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2148815209

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peaKnit
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
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#HELLoween #80sParty Yes, it was an 80‘s party, 1989 to be exact. This guy and I just celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary to boot. (We don‘t look quite this cool anymore 😂) Big hair was my jam 🤘🏻 I have really enjoyed this throwback party! Thanks @Cinfhen for organizing. Can‘t wait til the 90‘s!

CouronneDhiver Awww, that‘s so cool. 👍🏽 6y
Cinfhen I was looking for my prom pics!!!! Sooooo awesome💕💕thanks for the memories!!! See you at the #90sSpringFling (edited) 6y
Reggie Did you guys have a song back then? This pic is amazing!!! 6y
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DebinHawaii
The Elementals | Michael McDowell
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Not the best horror I've read & more atmospheric than scary, but I enjoyed it. Listening to the audiobook was a big part of my enjoyment as the narrator (RC Bray) did a great job bringing all of the characters to life. I liked the Southern gothic feel, creepy houses in sand dunes setting, & the foreboding tone. It was a long lead up to the final, scariest parts, but worth an October listen. Mahalo to @Cinfhen for the #HELLoWEEN #80sParty fun! 😘👻

Cinfhen Love your collage and review!!! So glad you could make it to the #80sParty 😘#90sSpringFling is only 5/months away 😂😂😂 6y
JaclynW I liked the audio version too! It did take a while to get to the scary bits. 6y
mkittysabibliokitty OMGosh just read this myself! 6y
GripLitGrl Great collage & review😎 6y
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