Empowered by Empathy : 25 Ways to Fly in Spirit

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An estimated one in 20 Americans has a natural talent for perceptiveness. Could you be one of them? Usually they are unskilled empaths, which means they suffer from such problems as emotional instability, apparent co-dependence, low self-esteem, or hypochondria. Rose Rosetree's seventh book, Empowered by Empathy, explains how to improve the quality of life by turning off unwanted empathy.

Her how-to techniques also demonstrate how to turn empathy on. At will. Bigger than ever before. Interspersed with her teaching, Rosetree describes elusive spiritual travels that are sometimes humorous, sometimes moving, and consistently mind-boggling. The cover, for instance, demonstrates “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” an outrageously simple method to move an empath's conscious awareness into the physical body of a consenting partner. An example of one of Rosetree's wild but true anecdotes? Read how she inadvertently outed a spy--see page 134. Yes, you can learn to experience vividly, from the inside, what it is like to be another person. The author, a teacher of personal development since 1971, has tested these techniques. Use them and they will alter your reality (for the better).

Rosetree's pioneering discoveries will also revolutionize how you understand empathy. You'll learn why it happens and how it goes far beyond “Emotional Intelligence” or “sympathy.” True empathy, you'll discover, comes in many varieties, including physical, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional gifts. Although an increasing number of authors today discuss empathy, Rosetree is the one who will satisfy you if you're really an empath. The depth and scope of her work will bring you relief. Yes, relief is not too strong a word for the rare chance to meet a skilled empath who understands your gifts and can teach you how to make them work for you.

Could you be an empath? Three tests near the start of the book will help you find out. Then you'll learn Rosetree's 25 ways to Fly in Spirit. Plus a great deal more. Pay special attention to the chapter on “Grounding,” with its insights into smoking, weight-loss, and more—counter-culture but absolutely on target.

And, as always with any book by Rosetree, you're in for a treat just because the writing is so good. Between the covers of Empowered by Empathy you'll find powerful words, directed with caring intent, and sparkling with Rosetree's honesty, insight, surprises, and irrepressible humor. America's first book ever for empaths can empower you to be of greater service to others. With less suffering and more skill. Consider yourself invited.

Customer Reviews:

One of the most helpful books I have ever read.......2007-07-20

There are few books out there that both inspire and inform at the same time. With each sentence, I kept nodding my head in approval because it all applied to me. As I read the part on emotional onneness and emotional intuition, I could not help getting teary eyed because for the first time I had an explanation for what I had. I was not abnormal, or an emotional wreck. I had a gift all along and I did not even know it. Also the fact that it is written by one who has actually been there is a a sigh of relief because you are not alone. I recommend this book to anyone who believes that empathy might be a part of their every day life, and I hope it is as much a blessing to you as it was to me.

Great book for understand your empathy.......2007-05-26

Some of things are long winded and not all that well explained, such as some of the exercises. I got the impression that you sort of had to understand things a bit more to really get use out of some of the exercises. Unfortunately, shutting it off and turning it back on isn't quite as simple as she'd have you believe. My empathy is very ingrained in me and I still have trouble doing it without the aid of my guides, and I'm far more advanced now. BUT... it is a wonderful book for beginning to understand more about a latent gift I didn't realize I had.

Hogwash.......2007-04-10

I was so disappointed with this book. I expected something more concrete, complex and helpful. The author used to read faces at parties as a paid party entertainer, for godssake. I read it and tried all of the exercises, and to get anything out of it you have to be one of those New-Age-suspension-of-reason types. It is simplistic and unhelpful. Someone with a more serious background in psychology is better equipped to truly help people who have a problem with feeling too much empathy.

Wonderfully helpful!.......2007-01-05

After being clued into the fact that I was an empath by my minister, I checked around for books to help me. This one by Rosetree was really helpful. I particularly liked the sections that helped me to 'shield' myself from other people's vibes. I recommend this book!!

Excellent, Most Helpful Book I've Read!.......2005-12-23

If you have lived your life thinking you are a mess, a basket case, then you owe it to yourself to READ THIS BOOK! I am very grateful to Rose for her GENUINE caring nature and her crystal clear intentions. Rose has been there and done that and is here to assist the rest of us!
Thank you Rose!

Reading the Vampire Slayer: The Unofficial Critical Companion to Buffy and Angel (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)

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ASIN: 1860647626

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel are two of today's biggest cult television show hits. This unique guide to both shows examines a variety of the complex ways in which Buffy and its spin-off series Angel have won the hearts of its target audience and the minds of intellectual commentators. The book provides a short episode guide to all five seasons of Buffy and the first two seasons of Angel, as well as an intriguing look at how the shows are written based on interviews with the shows' principal writers.

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An uneven effort.......2006-08-21

Although I generally like everything to do with Buffy, this group of essays had to be taken as a group and given a mean average of stars - some very good, some were OK, some mediocre and some WAY too pretentious. Let's examine them:
She Saved the World. A Lot: Supposedly examines the themes and structures of Buffy and Angel. Actually shows the author of the essay to be overly obsessed with unlikely sexual overtones between characters that simply don't make sense (Forrest and Riley?? I don't think so). Sometimes, Ms. Kaveney, a cigar is just a cigar. 2 stars
Entropy as Demon: This is sort of a rambling bit comparing the ennui of S. Cal people about earthquakes to the fact that many of the people in the Buffyverse don't notice the supernatural around them, or if they do, they become somewhat inured to it. WAY too pretentious. 3 stars
Vampire Dialectics: The first of many that compare the group dynamics in Buffy to communism and the uprising of the proletariat. To prove this, they point out the scene in "Anne" where Buffy uses that nifty scythe thing and the hammer to fight the demon, saying it represcents the sickle and hammer. PRETENTIOUS!! 3 stars
Laugh, Spawn of Hell, Laugh!: Ah, a breath of fresh air. An essay about the humor of the show, written in an accessible style without resorting to a condescending or low-brow style, that is unpretentious and interesting. Kudos to Steve Wilson. And hey, one of the few essayists that actually gets all the quotes right! 5 stars
It Wasn't Our World Anymore, They Made it Theirs: Examines the "places" in Buffy - not only the locations, but the sets and usages of sets, spaces, sounds and acting. This one swung back and forth between readable and pretentious. 4 stars
What You Are, What's to Come: Examines the growth of the characters from a slightly feminist perspective. The only problem is that this essayist, like another to come, used religious metaphors and anyone who knows anything about the show and Joss knows that he holds nothing but contempt for organized religion and is a confirmed atheist. Therefore, she loses a star because she doesn't truly understand the subtext of the show he is trying to create. 4 stars
Just a Girl: Looks at the show from an Uber-Feminist perspective - criticizes aspects of the show that the writer obviously didn't take the time to understand. I'm probably just biased; I liked Season 4 and just because the writer didn't like Adam doesn't mean that he was a poor Big Bad. Also, to nit-pick, the writer makes much about Buffy never wearing the same clothing twice, but several times I have picked up on her wearing the same pants, for example. So, I have to conclude that the writer really isn't a full-time viewer and just watched a few episodes and wrote the essay, trying to be a cool feminist by watching. 3 stars
Concentrate on the Kicking Movie: Using the concept of the Samuri, Ronin and various martial arts movies to understand more about the character of the Slayer and destiny. I didn't understand a lot of this, as I don't tend to be a fan of martial arts movies. However, when the writer criticized Gellar for not doing her own stunts, that got my back up - TV actors are often prohibited from doing their own stunts by their agents and contracts. The writer, on the other hand, was very admiring because Kristie Swanson, who played Buffy in the movie, did her own stunts - but movies have different rules for their actors, since they are not a weekly thing and therefore if an actor is injured, they don't have to worry about being on the set again the next week. However, I suspect this was probably a fairly decent essay. 4 stars
Staking a Claim: This was about the series' "slash" fan fiction, which is apparently fan-fic that is written about loving or erotic relationships between characters, particularly two males, but more commonly now two females. While I personally am not particularly interested in reading about, say, Spike and Xander's exploits in Xander's basement, apparently this is getting to be quite a popular pass-time on the Internet. Fairly well-written essay explaning the needs of the fans to deepen or continue the stories and create further in the Buffyverse. 5 stars
They Always Mistake me for the Character I Play: Explores the development of the characters in the Buffyverse. This essay is uneven - parts of it are quite good, while others are horrible. For one thing, every single quote this guy puts in is wrong to some degree - for crying out loud, there are script books out there! Here is another essayist who is critical of Season 4, saying that we never get to see the Big Bads actually DO anything, we only hear about or see what they have done after the fact. He also talks about themes of Judeo-Christian redemption, which is so off the mark (see remarks earlier). However, he has brilliant descriptions and analysis of the development progression of the main characters, and even some of the minor ones. 3.5 stars

The book is finished off by a micro-episode guide, including a side-by-side guide to Angel seasons 1 & 2 by Buffy seasons 4 & 5, which is really neat, as you can see where and how they interact. However, episode descriptions are VERY bare-bone - just a sentence or two.

Not what I thought it would be.......2006-01-12

Reading the Vampire Slayer, an Unofficial Critical Companion to Buffy and Angel consists of ten essays covering the varying aspects of both shows. Because of the date when it was written, this volume suffers from the fact that it's dated. The book covers up to season five in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and season two in Angel. Because of this, many of the assumptions and assertions made in this volume are slightly misdirected.

While I thought this volume read better than others, I still wasn't impressed. While I thought the paper on martial arts movies interesting, and the slash topic fascinating, I really felt most of the book could have benefited from some tightening and reading aloud. I found the prose droning, and my eyes wandering the page. A die-hard fan of Buffy, not even the subject matter - one of my favorite television programs - could hold my interest. No, it was only the last few essays that I found interesting.

On a fan level there is so much information, discussion, and speculation about the entire Buffy/Angel universe, that many much better articles have been written by fans and posted online or in various forums. I would advise searching them out, and leave this book only if you're looking for something that reads more like a college textbook.

The Bible Book for BTVS.......2004-04-27

It is true that this does not contain any new information for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. However, that really isn't the point of the book.
This is more of a references book for any one who wanted to know any thing ( and probably more then you needed to know,) about Buffy.
It is very well organized and easy to read, and understand.
In the very first chapter you learn who the key players are ( ie, Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles, and etc...) As well as pass relationships and family units.
The book also has a full episode guide through season one to seven. Short description of each episode and it also does this for Angel.
There are also some side notes on script format and tie in notes for ideas for the show.
A helping book for any one who is just getting interested in Buffy, or for one who has been, a lone time fan.

Must have if you like talking and thinking..........2004-01-07

I can't begin to describe what it was like to get this as a Christmas present a couple of years ago. As a confirmed Buffy addict and a modern lit major, there were times where the "watch Buffy" parties lasted much longer than my friends could stand because I wanted to TALK ABOUT THE SHOW. Finally here was a volume of people who were just like me - well, maybe better educated and clear spoken, but you get the idea.

If you're new to a show that's was on the air for 7 or so seasons, and like a little light theory, I'd advocate getting this book simply to put in perspective what all of those crazies are talking about. While every essay may not strike a chord, some of them will begin the painful process of explaining just why there are a number of fanatics out there who will watch this silly main character fulfill improbably plot lines till the very end. Read She saved the world. A lot. - An introduction to the themes and structures of Buffy and Angel. Don't skip it. It's the most important one for you.

And for those of you who loved the show in the good old days but can't watch it past season three (because that's when it started to get bad), there's plenty of material here for you as well. Most of the discussions center around the early years - with good reason. That's when the identity of the show was forming itself and so many of the characteristics that make it so exciting were created. And they do talk about them, with abandon.

Then for everyone who's like me, and watched the show till the bitter end, not just because you didn't have anything else to do on Tuesday nights, but because the characters (even when they were developed badly) and the sequences (even when they become overly dramatic) still had an almost inexpressible draw - you'll love this book because it whets your appetite for more. Each essay will call up just as many memories of watching the show as it does ask some of those questions your non-lit friends just don't want to entertain (or your het friends just don't want to discuss - see Staking a Claim #9).

But in a very real sense, these essays seem like introductions to topics that can be discussed at greater length. Maybe it's simply wishful thinking on my part, but I think almost every chapter could begin it's own book. Maybe someday?

Great, but WARNING!!!!!.......2003-12-06

This is a really great collections of essays about Buffy and Angel, but PLEASE NOTE THAT A NEW EDITION IS COMING OUT IN JANUARY 2004. I have been trying to find out more about it, and right now it isn't clear whether they are changing the contents completely, or just allowing the authors to revise their articles. At any rate, I would strongly recommend checking out the contents of the newer volume before getting this earlier edition.

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cute, but lacking...
Kids Love It!
Boring

A Straw for Two (Ink Drinker)
Eric Sanvoisin
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ASIN: 0440416655
Release Date: 2003-01-14

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Bitten by the word-slurping vampire Draculink, young Odilon became an ink drinker in the book by the same name, learning to live letter-by-letter as he drank the ink from the pages of books through a straw. In his vampiric state, Odilon is now light as a feather, quiet as a pair of slippers, and sharp-eyed as a cat ("courtesy of all the books about cats I've drunk"). He's lived "a thousand lives" through the stories he's sipped, becoming an astronaut, a pirate, and a pioneer. But something's wrong: "The hard part is that I can't share my straw with anyone. I'm very lonely." This problem forces him back to Draculink's dank, dark crypt to ask the unthinkable: "Mr. Draculink, can I bite a girl so that she becomes like me?"

But when Odilon returns to the lonely, old ink drinker, he's in for a surprise--alongside Draculink's long, wooden casket, he finds a second, smaller, suspiciously Odilon-sized box. Draculink can't be planning to adopt the unwilling young ink drinker! Before Odilon can guess Draculink's intentions, however, he discovers a girl worthy of his ink-thirsty bite, the new girl in class, Carmilla, "prettier than the prettiest girl in school." ("The assignment was to draw a map of our country, with the capital and the main cities. I drew a heart instead, with a capital named Carmilla," Odilon gushes.) But when he chases her, she runs toward the cemetery... home of Draculink's crypt!

Expect more inspired weirdness from Eric Sanvoisin, as he pens the worthy follow-up to the bizarrely lovable The Ink Drinker. And Martin Matje's looming blue illustrations make for splendid drinking once again. (Ages 9 and older) --Paul Hughes

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Bitten by an ink-drinking vampire who is allergic to blood, Odilon, the son of a bookstore owner, has become an ink drinker. Now he loves using a straw to devour books, but he has no one to share his secret with. He’s lonely . . . until a new girl, Carmilla, arrives at school. Could he make her an ink drinker too? When Odilon follows Carmilla home, he discovers that she’s just as special as he is, and that there’s plenty for them to share. . . .

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Great Kids Book Series.......2006-12-22

My daughter loves this book and couldn't wait to use her Amazon gift card she got for her birthday to buy the other books in the series. She highly recommends it to other kids ages 7 to 10 (she's 8).

Jazmin Arias Review.......2005-06-30

I think this is a great book it is sad and a love story at the same time. It is about a lonley ink drinker. He fell in love but he thought he was the only ink drinker and draculink But draculink had a chiled that is why the ink drinker fell in love.

cute, but lacking..........2001-03-12

Odion, the hero of "The Ink Drinker" is back in this sequel/companion to the first book. Young master Odion was previously bitten by a ink-drinking vampire and became one himself. That is, his sustanence comes from the books that he literally drinks the ink from, through a straw. When those delightful words hit his tongue, he is immediately transported to the very world of the book he is drinking. There are only two drawbacks, however. One is that the book is then devoid of ink and useless. The second, more difficult, is that he is the only ink-drinker aside from a dusty old vampire. He is lonely and cannot share his secret with anyone lest they think him a freak. But wait!! What about this mysterious new student at school...?? What's HER story??

"A Straw for Two" is like the above paragraph: heavy on flashback and light on present and future action. Most of the book rehashes the action of "Ink Drinker" which made me anxious to get through it and find out what was going to happen next. What DID happen next was not only predictable but short. Predictability is to be expected in children's books, of course, but once the stage has been set, the story re-told, it is time to move on and delve deep into the present action. Sadly, much of that is missing from "Straw for Two". It clips along at a quick pace (as an adult, I finished the book in less than 15minutes), but the pace is SOOO quick as to leave large parts of action out.

While the concept of both Ink Drinker and Straw for Two is original and a lot of fun (I suggest that the term "ink drinker" replace the more antequated term of "bookworm" for people who really love to read--who practically devour text), "Straw..." leaves me wondering what happened. The illustrations are wonderfully dark and fun, reminiscent of "Ink Drinker", but for a sequel there should have been much more than what Sanvoisin gave.

Kids Love It!.......2001-03-09

I am a librarian in an elementary school and kids love this book as well as the Ink Drinker. I read both books to the kids and they are hanging on every word. It usually takes us two separate classes to read each book and they can hardly wait for the next time to finish the book. I think that some of the translation is a bit awkward, but that is minor. I recommend both books for reluctant readers!

Boring.......2000-07-30

That's my daughter's reaction who first jumped at the sight of this sequel to 'The Ink Drinker'. She read 'The Ink Drinker' cover to cover and wanted to write to author about how much she liked the book. 'Boring' was the word she used when handing over the book back to me. After reading it myself, I agree with her.

Reading the Vampire Slayer: The Complete, Unofficial Guide to 'Buffy' and 'Angel' (Reading Contemporary Television)

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Excellent required reading for BtVS/AtS fans

Reading the Vampire Slayer: The Complete, Unofficial Guide to 'Buffy' and 'Angel' (Reading Contemporary Television)

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ASIN: 186064984X

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The first edition of Reading the Vampire Slayer was highly praised in both the fan magazine SFX and the Times Literary Supplement. This second edition is hugely revised and expanded to cover the sixth and seventh seasons of Buffy and the third and fourth seasons of Angel. It contains chapters on the relationship between Buffy and the lovelorn vampire Spike and on the thematic structure of Angel, as well as interviews on the writing of Buffy with scriptwriters Jane Espenson and Steven DeKnight. Individual chapters have been updated and the useful episode guide is expanded to cover all seven seasons of Buffy and the four seasons of Angel, as is Roz Kaveney's general introduction to the scenes and structures of each season.

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Excellent required reading for BtVS/AtS fans.......2005-05-15

Unfortunetly we don't get Angel season five in this book, it is still very engaging, informative, interesting and thought provoking. This book is not for the average viewer or even for just a passing fan. It's for the fanatic. He does include a character list, including villains and recurring characters with descriptions for everyone, but it won't mean much to you unless you're a fan of the show.

This book links both shows together, often discussing them both in unison and how some characters on Angel relate to Buffy, which I liked because both worlds do intertwine, epecially with Buffy and Angel as a former couple. But what's best is Kaveney really goes in depth with Buffy, making points about show titles, quotes, certain moments and key comments and objects and how they either pertain to something important or forshadow something else. He explains a lot, and does well discussing Spike and Buffy's relationship and all the sexual relationships on the show, which is one of his best reviews. He goes through each season discussing character growth, and the oh so many metaphors of Joss' world -- many things that you probably didn't catch, but can now note on another viewing after him pointing it out to you.

There were so many things I didn't catch or understand during the years that were pointed out to me now. However, not every page is exceptional or even worthy. Best chapters are : "She save the world. A lot" "Entropy as Demon" "What you are, what's to come" "The only thing better than killing a slayer" and "Blood and Choice" Also, "They always mistake me for the character I play" is fairly interesting and provides some good key information.
The interviews were pretty bland. Kaveney sometimes writes with an overzealous flair, but he does get his point across and I enjoyed it. I gave this five stars for the chapters I mentioned. I wish season five of Angel could have been included. I think his discussion on Angel would have been deeper had it been. Overall, a FANTASTIC read for a hardcore fan. I reccommend, especially now the the Whedonverse is officially gone.

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Beware, the Wordpire!
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The Ink Drinker
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The Ink Drinker
Eric Sanvoisin
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Release Date: 2002-02-12

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What if your Dad loved books, owned a bookstore, and even called his cherished volumes "my little bookies"? You would probably despise books--just like the young protagonist in Eric Sanvoisin and illustrator Martin Matje's deliciously bizarre story The Ink Drinker. One summer vacation, while the boy is working in the store and hoping shoplifters will ease his burden, he spots a weird, pale stranger drinking a book. With a straw. As soon as the ink drinker flees (at the sound of the boy's gasp), the young spy locates the customer's book and discovers that it is completely blank except for a letter or two! Like a real detective, he races out of the store on the heels of this tough customer... all the way to the cemetery... all the way into a vaulted monument shaped like an ink bottle... all the way to a pen-shaped casket where the man (or beast?) lies snoring. As the book-vampire's mysteries unfold like a good novel, we are no longer sure whether the boy is awake or asleep, or whether the boy could possibly have fallen prey to the strange fellow's powers. "As I sucked the first words of the second paragraph, the lights were suddenly turned on. Dad was there. I swallowed wrong, and the words got stuck." Young readers will adore this eccentric tale of the power of reading, which surprises and delights on many levels. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson

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What’s a boy to do when he hates to read and he’s stuck in his father’s bookstore over a holiday vacation? Spy on customers, that’s what! And for the young narrator of this delicious story, the adventure begins as soon as he spots a strange-looking fellow shuffling through the bookstore shelves. The man is definitely not browsing—he’s sucking up the ink of every printed word with a straw! Frightened but curious, the boy follows the weird and pale man to a cemetery—and ends up developing a taste for something much more filling than blood or ink!

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Beware, the Wordpire!.......2006-04-15

This quirky but very suspenseful tale was originally published by Les Editions of Nathan, France in 1996. This U.S. edition was published two years later in 1998. This 35-paged, 6-chaptered, Martin Matje-illustrated tale is about a boy who is bored stiff one summer stuck in his dad's bookstore during summer break from school.

In chapter one "The Hiding Place", the boy is not permitted to tidy up or touch anything because paper doesn't last long in his hands. Though the young lad is adversed to reading books ("I hate them",p 2), he does like to write. And so through a tiny portal fashioned in a wall of books, he spies on customers on the off-chance he may spy a shoplifter and writes entries of his observations in his journal.

In chapter two "A Strange Customer", the boy spies a strange-looking patron shuffling through the books on the shelves. Instead of reading them, the strange man inserts a straw into a book and begins sucking on it. The boy gasps and the man hears the boy, so he hastens off. The boy goes to the section of books where the strange man was browsing and discovers that the man was sucking up the printed words off every page through his straw!

In chapter three "The Chase", the boy darts out of his dad's bookstore and runs down the city sidewalk hoping to spy the word thief. Finally, he catches sight of him and "his unmistakable walk: he was moving quickly, but his legs were motionless" (p13).

Chapter four is subtitled "In the Cemetery". The boy's pursuit of the word thief leads to a cemetery and finally a mausoleum with a flight of stairs that go down to a basement.

Chapter five is subtitled "Vam...Vampire!". The boy discovers the word thief in his underground library. "What are you doing here, kid?", challenges the word thief. The boy tells some inadequate lies so the word thief cuts to the quick - "You followed me from the bookstore, kid! Why?". The boy confesses what he saw and that his curiosity put him in pursuit of the word thief. That's when the word thief explains that he is a vampire who can no longer drink blood but must drink ink instead, especially dried and aged ink - something the lad should be grateful for. However, the wordpire tells the boy whether he believes him or not is moot because the boy will "too will develop a taste for ink" (p25).

Chapter six "Yum! Delicious..." describes the boy waking up in his dad's bookstore with a taste for words. His dad believes him when he says the messy ink from his first meal is really chocolate.

In conclusion, was the wordpire real or a figment of the boy's imagination? Is the boy and his vampire similar to Calvin and Hobbes where all is the result of a young boy's imagination? Or had he been bitten by the wordpire while in the mausoleum? A suspenseful tale with just enough doubt to keep a ten year old from having nightmares - I hope.

DEE-LIGHTFUL.......2005-04-18

Even though I have gone past "mommy" into "gram" I like to review children's books so that I can read to the little ones - and be informed as to what is good and what is to be steered away from. This book is excellent - I enjoyed reading it for myself and loved watching the little faces as I read it to children. It also stirs the imagination and causes lots of conversation AFTER reading the book. It is a wonderful gift for any child. Please buy!!!

The Ink Drinker.......2003-06-06

I absolutely loved this book. I had a hard time trying to get my children to read but they loved this book and I even enjoyed reading it with them. This is a great book and I highly recommend it to anyone interested.

A Vampire Tale with a Surprising Twist.......2002-09-01

The Ink Drinker is about a vampire who has suffered from liver problems for twenty years, so he can't drink blood. Instead he drinks ink, not from a bottle, but letters from books. The Ink Drinker is interesting, weird, drinks books, floats, and is smart. My favorite part was when the ink drinker came in the bookstore and started drinking the letters from books I recommend this book because it is surprising. It is surprising because the ink drinker comes in the bookstore and starts drinking books and because of the part at the end where the boys too starts drinking books.

Interesting and Fun!.......2002-06-14

I'm not much for vampire books of any kind -- kids or adults, but this book is a lot of fun. It's about a boy who hates reading who discovers a vampire one night in his father's bookstore. This vampire is allergic to blood and finds an alternative lifesource. It's a quick read...only 35 pages. It's not the best story but it's lots of fun and definitely worth a read or check out from your local library!

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An insane rolicking ride
Some of the stories are perfect, some are flat-out boring (3.5 stars)
Pure poetry!
Probably not what you are expecting, but worth checking out
I Mourne The Trees That Died To Create This Book

From the Dust Returned: A Novel
Ray Bradbury
Manufacturer: William Morrow & Company
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ASIN: 0380973820
Release Date: 2001-10-02

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High on a hill by a forked tree, the House beckons its family homeward, and they come--travelers from the lyrical, lush imagination of Ray Bradbury.

From the Dust Returned chronicles a community of eternal beings: a mummified matriarch who speaks in dust; a sleeping daughter who lives through the eyes and ears of the creatures she visits in her dreams; an uncle with wings like sea-green sails. And there is also the mortal child Timothy, the foundling son who yearns to be like those he loves: to fly, to sleep in daytime, and to live forever. Instead, his task is to witness the family's struggle with the startling possibility of its own end.

Bradbury is deservedly recognized as a master of lyricism and delicate mood. In this novel he weaves together individuals' stories and the overarching family crisis into a softly whispered, seductive tale of longing and loss, death and life in the shadowy places. --Roz Genessee

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Ray Bradbury, America's most beloved storyteller, has spent a lifetime carrying readers to exhilarating and dangerous places, from dark street comers in unfamiliar cities and towns to the edge of the universe. Now, in an extraordinary flight of the imagination a half-century in the making, he takes us to a most wondrous destination: into the heart of an Eternal Family

They have lived for centuries in a house of legend and mystery in upper Illinois -- and they are not like other midwesterners. Rarely encountered in daylight hours, their children are curious and wild; their old ones have survived since before the Sphinx first sank its paws deep in Egyptian sands. And some sleep in beds with lids.

Now the house is being readied in anticipation of the gala homecoming that will gather together the farflung branches of this odd and remarkable family. In the past-midnight stillness can be detected the soft fluttering of Uncle Einars wings. From her realm of sleep, Cecy, the fairest and most special daughter, can feel the approach of many a welcome being -- shapeshifter, telepath, somnambulist, vampire -- as she flies high in the consciousness of bird and bat.

But in the midst of eager anticipation, a sense of doom pervades. For the world is changing. And death, no stranger, will always shadow this most singular family: Father, arisen from the Earth; Mother, who never sleeps but dreams; A Thousand Times Great Grandmére; Grandfather, who keeps the wildness of youth between his ears.

And the boy who, more than anyone, carries the burden of time on his shoulders: Timothy, the sad and different foundling son who must share it all, remember, and tell...and who, alone out of all of them, must one day age and wither and die.

By turns lyrical, wistful, poignant, and chilling, From the Dust Returned is the long-awaited new novel by the peerless Ray Bradbury -- a book that will surely be numbered among his most enduring masterworks.

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An insane rolicking ride.......2007-04-15

I had read pieces of this work before scattered through various Bradbury anthologies, and so it was surprising and somewhat unsettling to encounter them in their original context. This is a short, odd book, populated by characters that only a wonderfully-sane madman could dream up. Like most Bradbury works, it leaves you with a simultaneous feeling of satisfaction, but also the puzzlement of wondering what exactly just happened.

Some of the stories are perfect, some are flat-out boring (3.5 stars).......2007-03-11

After reading a fair amount of Ray Bradbury's work, I searched for more. I found From the Dust Returned (Hardcover) in a used book store for six dollars, and I feel a bit robbed. Some of these stories previously published (Homecoming, The April Witch, On the Orient North) are some of Bradbury's best short stories. So then, what is wrong with this novel? It all doesn't flow together well. Bradbury should have just left his short stories alone and should not have tried to make a full novel based around them. Ray Bradbury's writing is, as always, gorgeous, and I do like a few of these chapters, but overall, it wasn't a very exciting read.

3.5 stars.

Pure poetry!.......2005-10-25

This is the first Ray Bradbury book i've read. *cringes* But it was the most beautiful story i've heard in a long time. Mr. Bradbury knows how to paint the most vivid pictures in ones mind with his words. The dream-like atmosphere is enough to lull one into a mind-set where truly, a family such as this, can exist. It is a quick read, but so worth revisiting. Overflowing with imagery and poetry, this book is just amazing....

Probably not what you are expecting, but worth checking out.......2005-09-04

I purchased this book having heard nothing about it, but knowing much of its author, the legendary Ray Bradbury.

An unquestionable leader of American Literature, Bradbury has dazzled his readers with tales of science-fiction, horror, and fantasy. And while whimsical writing conjuring thoughts of poetry rather than prose is almost a Bradbury staple, I have never read anything by him as poetic as "From the Dust Returned".

This story of a family comprised of mummies, vampires, ghouls, and the peculiar trio of mouse, spider and human, should not be approached with expectations for a plot driven story.

Rather, Bradbury uses excessive (though not to a detrimental degree) poetic conventions, and vivid tone and mood to tell the story of a family in danger of losing the house it has occupied as far as time can remember (though not nearly as long as grandma and grandpa can remember), a metaphor for the steady decline of belief in that which must be trusted by faith. As it is so eloquently put by one of the characters in this novel, this lack of faith is as detrimental to this supernatural family as it is for such faith based religious figures as Jesus Christ.

Through it all, Bradbury effectively makes his case for the loss of true joy that occurs whenever we look at life with a purely logical and ovely-skeptical mind. His story... scratch that, almost epic-like poem, reminds us that our imaginations help us to create another world of possibilities. A world made real by the creative power of our minds. His characters make a desperate call for a return to this faith as a way to maximize the enjoyment and vibrance of our lives. While many readers will become quickly frustrated by the never-quite realized plot of this book, those who approach it as simply a text of literary quality will be pleasantly surprised by the masterful writing, and thought-provoking message.

I Mourne The Trees That Died To Create This Book.......2005-08-05

After reading a book I was so looking forward to, I feel violated as if Mr. Bradbury himself wanted to rip out my fondest memories of his brilliant tales and replace them with raw sewage. (See, I can write arty farty rubbish just like Ray did with this book!!) My sole comfort is that I purchased it on the secondary market so Mr. Bradbury procured no money from it. Shame on you, Ray!! What a waste of a Charles Addams art work!!

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The City of Ink Drinkers (Ink Drinker)
Eric Sanvoisin
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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ASIN: 0385729723
Release Date: 2002-02-12

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In the third episode of the bizarre Ink Drinker series, following The Ink Drinker and A Straw for Two, Draculink, Odilon, and Carmilla are destined for disaster unless they find a new home. A subway line is being built under their cemetery, and soon their world (and their coffins) will come crashing down. Draculink, a vampire-like creature who sucks book ink rather than blood, will disintegrate into moldy paper, and Odilon's sweetheart Carmilla will be forced to return home, destroying all Odilon's fantasies about a future family of wee little ink suckers. Luckily, our weird hero has an idea, if only everything can fall into place before it's too late.

Perhaps it is the translation, but the text of this latest addition to the series is somewhat clunky, with mysterious leaps at important moments: if the giant Library of the World has been almost next-door to the cemetery all this time, why didn't the book-lusting ink drinkers think of it sooner? Still, Eric Sanvoisin's altogether out-of-this-world story will delight readers with a quirky bent, as will Martin Matje's shadowy illustrations. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter

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It’s moving time for the ink drinkers Odilon, Carmilla, and Draculink. They need to find a new cemetery in which to plunk down their coffins—and quickly! Otherwise Draculink will crumble into dust and Carmilla will leave for good. Can Odilon come up with the perfect resting place?

Cracked Classics #1: Trapped in Transylvania: Dracula (Cracked Classics)

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Depressingly Anti-Literate
Funny being to "Cracked Classics"

Cracked Classics #1: Trapped in Transylvania: Dracula (Cracked Classics)
Tony Abbott
Manufacturer: Volo
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0786813245

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Depressingly Anti-Literate.......2002-10-15

Although I picked up this book expecting a laugh, I put it down in sadness. I truly regret giving my money to Volo publishers for this 'book.' The intended audience for this work appears to be kids who do not enjoy reading. It's good to give such tykes literary counterparts whom they can relate to. Yet "Trapped in Transylvania" would discourage even the most voracious of readers. The narration, characters, and expecially the dialogue are tired, hackneyed, and trite. The starring kids speak in nothing but antiquated slang. This is the type of book/preachy-after-school-special that has always made me very uphappy, ever since I started reading. Everything is dumbed down, the kids are expected to act like brainless fools, and the story itself is unrewarding. I was not surprised to learn that this series' publisher is owned by Disney. "Cracked Classics" appear to be another tool used to encourage kids to enjoy tv, movies and bad music more than literature. Young'uns may not be ready for the actual "Dracula" yet, but their minds (our socio-cultural future) deserve far better than this.

Funny being to "Cracked Classics".......2002-08-09

Sixth graders Devin Bundy and his pal Frankie Lang are your two tradition class troublemakers. After their teacher finds out they haven't read the book assigned to them in class, she punishes them by telling them to write a report on the book "Dracula" and get sentenced to library duty and work with the funny Mrs. Figglehopper(what a name!) Soon they are sent off by Mrs. Figglehopper to repair the damaged library books and before they know what is happening they are zapped by the library's secruity system to 1897 Translyvania and right into Bram Stoker's vampire classic "Dracula"(Yes, we are talking the real thing here!) To their horror, the two mischiveous trouble makers find out that the only way to leave is to...READ!! I recommend all kids to read this hilirous book. It is perfect for kids just starting to get into chapter books!

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An unchartered decent through Rices literature.
The G.W.of Anne Rice is a stunning look into the mind of A.R

The Gothic World of Anne Rice

Manufacturer: Popular Press 3
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Conversations with Anne Rice: An Intimate, Enlightening Portrait of Her Life and Work

ASIN: 087972708X

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This anthology argues for the serious study of the literary oeuvre of Anne Rice, a major figure in today’s popular literature. The essays assert that Rice expands the conventions of the horror genre’s formula to examine important social issues. Like a handful of authors working in this genre, Rice manipulates its otherwise predictable narrative structures so that a larger, more interesting cultural mythology can be developed. Rice searches for philosophical truth, examining themes of good and evil, the influence on people and society of both nature and nurture, and the conflict and dependence of humanism and science.

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An unchartered decent through Rices literature........2001-03-11

The gothic world of Annne Rice is an absolute must have for both fan of the gothic, vampirism or scholar. The anthology is A direct rout into the marvellous world behind the authour. Not only does it convey an unchartered depth of her literature, but is also A direct approach to A more academic criticsim. This book is of universal appeal because it charts A thought provoking desent through her key best sellers. For any reaserching vampirism especially, or just fasinated by this tallented writer this book is essential. It provides integral essays which traverse themes of anthrapology, in which is discussed how |Rice's characters assume A place in modern society, through to her more historical novels. But more invaluable are the essays which discuss her infamous vampire characters. In these essays is disclosed the intrinsic roots of vampirism and the gothic, linking back to writters of the Romantic epoch. They also provide A rich source of information, which deals with the more academic side of the gothic as well as A direct insight into the novels themselves. It is well researched, astute and perceptive. With Rice's work rapidly becoming recognised for its academic appel this book provides A critical idiom of her work and deserves A place on the shelf of any avid fan of the gothic, vampirism, or who is just enchanted by the pen of this literary sorceress.

The G.W.of Anne Rice is a stunning look into the mind of A.R.......1999-02-04

This book takes you to a place where you can feel the passion of Anne Rices works.he is brilliant. What woundn't a person do to meet the creater of the Vampire Chronicles And The Lifes of the Mayfair Witches.She is incredible.

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Little Red Ink Drinker
Little Red Ink Drinker
Sad Sequel

Little Red Ink Drinker
Eric Sanvoisin
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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ASIN: 0385729677
Release Date: 2003-01-14

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Odilon and Carmilla love sucking up
the ink in books with their twin straw. Especially the ink in adventure stories! But as they begin one of their favorite tales, it’s the straw that sucks them
in–and plops them right into the story. . . .

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Little Red Ink Drinker.......2004-03-10

Think ýOnce upon a timeý with a twist. We typically think of vampires as creatures who prey on innocent victims, sink their teeth in and suck out their blood. But have you ever heard of a vampire that liked to suck the ink out of books? Me neither, until I read this campanion tale by Eric Sanvoisin. In this chapter book, we find an ordinary boy named Odilon, who is working in his fatherýs book store when he is bit by a looming character named Draculink. Immediately Odilon is transformed into a blood sucker, wrong, he only drinks the ink out books. He soon spends his time drinking the ink out of every book in his fatherýs store, and gets acquainted the folks from Dracuville, one of which is Carmilla, Draculinkýs neice. As a young romance blooms between the pair, they spend their days and nights in the basement of the Library of the World , where all the ink drinkers live. Here they suck the ink out of every book, and story they can get their hands on, using only a long, thin straw. As they argue over which book to drink, they agree to rehearse the story of Little Red Riding Hood, little do they know they are in for a surprise. As the straw draws them into the pages of the book, they realize quickly that they are going serve as replacements, giving Red and the Wolf a much needed break. Odilon finds himself transformed into a hungry wolf, and wanting to devour his girlfriend Carmilla (now Red Riding Hood), they can find no way out of this tale. Who will help them, they wonder, then they decide to go where else? Grandmaýs house. As they await their fate to finish the story, we find a new ending will be revealed with the help of an old uncle.

Little Red Ink Drinker.......2004-03-10

Think "Once upon a time" with a twist. We typically think of vampires as creatures who prey on innocent victims, sink their teeth in and suck out their blood. But have you ever heard of a vampire that liked to suck the ink out of books? Me neither, until I read this campanion tale by Eric Sanvoisin. In this chapter book, we find an ordinary boy named Odilon, who is working in his father's book store when he is bit by a looming character named Draculink. Immediately Odilon is transformed into a blood sucker, wrong, he only drinks the ink out books. He soon spends his time drinking the ink out of every book in his father's store, and gets acquainted the folks from Dracuville, one of which is Carmilla, Draculink's neice. As a young romance blooms between the pair, they spend their days and nights in the basement of the Library of the World , where all the ink drinkers live. Here they suck the ink out of every book, and story they can get their hands on, using only a long, thin straw. As they argue over which book to drink, they agree to rehearse the story of Little Red Riding Hood, little do they know they are in for a surprise. As the straw draws them into the pages of the book, they realize quickly that they are going serve as replacements, giving Red and the Wolf a much needed break. Odilon finds himself transformed into a hungry wolf, and wanting to devour his girlfriend Carmilla (now Red Riding Hood), they can find no way out of this tale. Who will help them, they wonder, then they decide to go where else? Grandma's house. As they await their fate to finish the story, we find a new ending will be revealed with the help of an old uncle.

Sad Sequel.......2003-10-16

I did not enjoy this book as much as I did "The Ink Drinker." It was a disappointing read because it lacked the imagination of the first book.

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