What are you currently reading?

[Girlystevedave]

I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna take the plunge into Summer of Night tonight. [rubs hands together]

DO IT!!!!

Do it, yes.

I'm gonna! I'm gonna do it!

I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna take the plunge into Summer of Night tonight. [rubs hands together]

Finally!!!

I sure hope you fair better with this one than the Long Walk. I don't think I'll be able to handle you hating another one of my favorite books.

I imagine you refuse to speak to me ever again.

You know what? Even if I hate it, I'm not gonna tell you cause I like you too much to disappoint you further.

[fernandito]

I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna take the plunge into Summer of Night tonight. [rubs hands together]

Hey, I just started Hyperion yesterday. We'll be reading the same author.

[Girlystevedave]

Oh yeah! That was the second on my list of Dan Simmons' books. You can let me know how it is.

[Mattrick]

The Troop by Nick Cutter. Over halfway through, not real interesting.

I have this. Reading after Fourth of July Creek and Animal Farm.

Did you finish House of Leaves? If so, would you recommend it?

Almost done. About 200 pages left. It was too big to fit into my waterproof container so I read Animal Farm out in the canoe today.

[Ricky]

Amanda, did you finish The Tommyknockers?

[Girlystevedave]

Amanda, did you finish The Tommyknockers?

No!
But, I left the bookmark in the spot where I left off in case hell freezes over one day and I decide to finally finish it.

[jhanic]

Just started a reread of Salem's Lot. It's been quite a while since I read it.

John

[Ricky]

No!
But, I left the bookmark in the spot where I left off in case hell freezes over one day and I decide to finally finish it.

[goheat]

I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna take the plunge into Summer of Night tonight. [rubs hands together]

Hey, I just started Hyperion yesterday. We'll be reading the same author.

About 60% done with Hyperion, and am continually amazed by Simmons.

[Girlystevedave]

I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna take the plunge into Summer of Night tonight. [rubs hands together]

Hey, I just started Hyperion yesterday. We'll be reading the same author.

About 60% done with Hyperion, and am continually amazed by Simmons.

I started Summer of Night last night and am enjoying it so far. I like the writing style and flow of the story.

[webstar1000]

I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna take the plunge into Summer of Night tonight. [rubs hands together]

Hey, I just started Hyperion yesterday. We'll be reading the same author.

About 60% done with Hyperion, and am continually amazed by Simmons.

I started Summer of Night last night and am enjoying it so far. I like the writing style and flow of the story.

LOVE'IN THIS!!!!!

[Mattrick]

Amanda, did you finish The Tommyknockers?

No!
But, I left the bookmark in the spot where I left off in case hell freezes over one day and I decide to finally finish it.

I did this with The Dark Half. Picked it up about five years later....only made it another 40 pages. What a shitty book.

[Girlystevedave]

Amanda, did you finish The Tommyknockers?

No!
But, I left the bookmark in the spot where I left off in case hell freezes over one day and I decide to finally finish it.

I did this with The Dark Half. Picked it up about five years later....only made it another 40 pages. What a shitty book.

I haven't read The Dark Half in years. I enjoyed it at the time, BUT I tried to re-read another book recently that I remembered loving and thought: "Jeez, this book is worse than I remember." I think that made me decide to never tempt fate by re-reading a book I couldn't clearly remember.

So, hell, maybe The Dark Half was awful. I'm not gonna try to find out. I'd rather leave things as they are.

[Ricky]

The Dark Half is one of my favorites.

But you guys brought up a reason I rarely re-read books I love: I'm always afraid I won't like them as much a second time and end up wondering what I loved so much about them the first time.

[zelig]

The Dark Half is one of my favorites.

But you guys brought up a reason I rarely re-read books I love: I'm always afraid I won't like them as much a second time and end up wondering what I loved so much about them the first time.

I agree with this. I also rarely re-read books. Maybe only those that were exceptional and there's no way to ever not like it no matter how many times you re-read it.

[fernandito]

I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna take the plunge into Summer of Night tonight. [rubs hands together]

Hey, I just started Hyperion yesterday. We'll be reading the same author.

About 60% done with Hyperion, and am continually amazed by Simmons.

I started Summer of Night last night and am enjoying it so far. I like the writing style and flow of the story.

I'm only about 30 pages into Hyperion, but I can already feel the tremors of Simmons' impressive imagination. I'm slowly getting absorbed into the story. His style reminds a lot of Clive Barker.

Let's trade when we're finished

[Girlystevedave]

The Dark Half is one of my favorites.

But you guys brought up a reason I rarely re-read books I love: I'm always afraid I won't like them as much a second time and end up wondering what I loved so much about them the first time.

The Dark Half was always one of my favorites, too.
But, it's been years since I read it, so I'm scared to revisit it.

The Dark Half is one of my favorites.

But you guys brought up a reason I rarely re-read books I love: I'm always afraid I won't like them as much a second time and end up wondering what I loved so much about them the first time.

I agree with this. I also rarely re-read books. Maybe only those that were exceptional and there's no way to ever not like it no matter how many times you re-read it.

Yes. There are only a select few books I enjoy re-reading- books I rely on when I'm not sure what to read next and I just want something fun and familiar to fall into.

I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna take the plunge into Summer of Night tonight. [rubs hands together]

Hey, I just started Hyperion yesterday. We'll be reading the same author.

About 60% done with Hyperion, and am continually amazed by Simmons.

I started Summer of Night last night and am enjoying it so far. I like the writing style and flow of the story.

I'm only about 30 pages into Hyperion, but I can already feel the tremors of Simmons' impressive imagination. I'm slowly getting absorbed into the story. His style reminds a lot of Clive Barker.

Let's trade when we're finished

[Mattrick]

The Dark Half is one of my favorites.

But you guys brought up a reason I rarely re-read books I love: I'm always afraid I won't like them as much a second time and end up wondering what I loved so much about them the first time.

I agree with this. I also rarely re-read books. Maybe only those that were exceptional and there's no way to ever not like it no matter how many times you re-read it.

Ive reread quite a few books...The Dark Tower series, The Stand, Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Candide, The thief of Always, Catcher in The rye, Animal Farm (reading for the third time now), Notes From Underground. I've got tons left to reread too...East of Eden, Turn of the Screw, and Jane Eyre are at the top.

[fernandito]

I've reread (among others) Desperation about 6 times, and The Gunslinger about 10 times, and each time I appreciate them in different ways.

It's like movies.. you won't be able to absorb all the minuscule details if you only watch them once.

[Girlystevedave]

Desperation, The Dead Zone, The Talisman, As I Lay Dying, and The Dark Tower books are my most re-read stories.
Those are my comfort books.

[zelig]

Makes sense. I find there's too many books that I haven't read which I want to read so it limits my re-reading time. I will say though that about a year ago I started on a quest to read all of King's books. Some I had not actually read before and some I will re-read. I'm about half way through my goal. I've read about 29 so far. Just finished Blaze and that was a big surprise. I really really liked it. Definitely one of my favorites.

[Girlystevedave]

Ive reread quite a few books...The Dark Tower series, The Stand, Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Candide, The thief of Always, Catcher in The rye, Animal Farm (reading for the third time now), Notes From Underground. I've got tons left to reread too...East of Eden, Turn of the Screw, and Jane Eyre are at the top.

You know, Matt, that reminds me: The Need really made me want to give Catcher in the Rye another shot. I read it years back, and re-read it, and kept coming to the conclusion that Holden Caulfield was just a privileged little prick. But, hearing the discussion in your book, I started thinking that my mind wasn't open at the time of reading it.
Also, I was just discussing Jane Eyre recently. It's one of those classics that I was pleasantly surprised by.

I've reread (among others) Desperation about 6 times, and The Gunslinger about 10 times, and each time I appreciate them in different ways.

It's like movies.. you won't be able to absorb all the minuscule details if you only watch them once.

That is very true.

[Girlystevedave]

Makes sense. I find there's too many books that I haven't read which I want to read so it limits my re-reading time. I will say though that about a year ago I started on a quest to read all of King's books. Some I had not actually read before and some I will re-read. I'm about half way through my goal. I've read about 29 so far. Just finished Blaze and that was a big surprise. I really really liked it. Definitely one of my favorites.

Blaze is one of King's books that I aim to re-read one day.

[Mattrick]

Ive reread quite a few books...The Dark Tower series, The Stand, Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Candide, The thief of Always, Catcher in The rye, Animal Farm (reading for the third time now), Notes From Underground. I've got tons left to reread too...East of Eden, Turn of the Screw, and Jane Eyre are at the top.

You know, Matt, that reminds me: The Need really made me want to give Catcher in the Rye another shot. I read it years back, and re-read it, and kept coming to the conclusion that Holden Caulfield was just a privileged little prick. But, hearing the discussion in your book, I started thinking that my mind wasn't open at the time of reading it.
Also, I was just discussing Jane Eyre recently. It's one of those classics that I was pleasantly surprised by.

I've reread (among others) Desperation about 6 times, and The Gunslinger about 10 times, and each time I appreciate them in different ways.

It's like movies.. you won't be able to absorb all the minuscule details if you only watch them once.

That is very true.

Catcher In The Rye I've read four or five times. I'm actually due for a reread. I try to read it once a year.

[biomieg]

I'm gonna do it - I'm gonna take the plunge into Summer of Night tonight. [rubs hands together]

Hey, I just started Hyperion yesterday. We'll be reading the same author.

About 60% done with Hyperion, and am continually amazed by Simmons.

I started Summer of Night last night and am enjoying it so far. I like the writing style and flow of the story.

So, did you get acquainted with the rendering truck yet?