A Welcome

So this being my first post, I think it only polite to include a little about myself and how this all came about:

I've never been a person who jumps for joy at every possible moment, dreams of unicorns, or seeks pots of gold at the end of rainbows.  I've never been all-together "good" at showing emotions.  I am....somewhat of an introvert although there have been times when I have been known to make a friend or two.  I don't do colors either.  My wardrobe, although there maybe a purple hue here or there, mainly consists of black or grey shirts or pants.  My hair: black.  My nails: black.  My car: black.  If I could I would follow the advice of the Rolling Stones' song and "Paint [everything] Black".  So, in short, I am not a very cheerful person. 

Naturally then, my reading tastes run likewise.  No happy endings for me!  I prefer a death or two of some "fair maiden" included in the storyline or better yet, for the protagonist to go slowly mad.  It all makes for an interesting story.  I stay away from what I refer to as "fluff"....eg. children playing happily in the yard as husband and wife look on, entwining their fingers and smiling lovingly.  Bleh.  So, favorite authors include:  Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov, Tolstoy (eh lets just say most 19th century "Golden Era" Russian authors), Charles Baudelaire, Edgar Allan Poe, Joyce Carol Oates, Ian McEwan, Chuck Palahniuk.  To name just a few. 

As you can imagine, however, Reader's Advisory lists on this type of reading genre are somewhat limited.  That's where this blog comes in.  Plan to see reviews on the dark and the disturbing....who knows though??  I don't mind reading Susan Elizabeth Phillips (don't tell anyone) so perhaps you'll find a little fluff thrown in now and again.  But don't count on it.  And don't look so happy.