Argh

[maderr]

Part of the reason I avoid doing a lot of shit is that I am easily obsessed.

Diana Gaboldon's Lord John books are one example of where I should have left well enough alone. I seriously love Lord John to death. I have listened to the audio books more than I am willing to admit, and I don't carry the hardbacks I own around only because I left them in NC. I love his char, I love the language, the stories, whatever. Seriously, I was so enamored after reading Private Matter I immediately ventured out and dropped the last of my paycheck to buy the other two in hardback, cause that's all that was available at the time.

It is really bloody sad that if I were able to justify it, I would totally buy the British editions of those books, just because I think they're prettier than my versions -__-

And if she doesn't publish another one soon, I'm going to go nuts.

This is why I always try to stay well away from stuff, and take a step back when I feel the obession encroaching.

I am totally going to wind up listening to them all over again starting tomorrow. It's sick and sad, I'm sure, but I just don't care.

I am, as ever, my own greatest source of amusement.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I love Diana Gabaldon too! haven't actually started on the lord john series, cant afford both the lord john as well as the outlander series. lord john is a fantastic character, though, isn't he? and yeah, the uk versions are loads nicer than the us versions. bloody publisher.

Want another Lord John book too

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

"An Echo in the Bone" is what she's working on now; due out later next year. Not Lord John but Jamie and Claire. Has two excerpts at her website. http://www.its.caltech.edu/~gatti/gabaldon/

She's feisty. Sounds like someone I am acquainted with *points*.

I was wrong! I didn't look far enough.

25 Sep 2008 Under "What's New"

Posted three new exerpts. A Lord John excerpt titled The Custom of the Army, which will be published in the Warriors anthology.

There is an excerpt there and it only goes so far but words, there are words. I love being inside that male character's head.

[alixkat.livejournal.com]

My Mum read her books... Highlander or something? The woman travels back in time and marries some guy and they have hot sex in a hot spring. That's about all I remember.

Yeah I have no idea what I'm saying.

xxx

[spy-c.livejournal.com]

Haha. Yes, another one. I think we're all obsessed, which is awesome.

[spikeandtara.livejournal.com]

Do you have to read the Outlander series before the Lord John series? Can you just read Lord John and not Outlander and still understand it?

[maderr.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the Outlander books. I do well enough ^__^