I'm reading A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons. It is very good! It is a sort of sequel to The Summer of Night. It takes place about 40 years later. It can stand alone as a novel, but helps that I've read The Summer of Night.
I'm reading A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons. It is very good! It is a sort of sequel to The Summer of Night. It takes place about 40 years later. It can stand alone as a novel, but helps that I've read The Summer of Night.
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls.
I've read Down and Dirty pictures and saw this on Amazon for £2.
Can anyone recommend any more books about Hollywood, I have a book called Blockbuster by Tom Shone and Disney War by James D. Stewart, both of which I enjoyed very much especially Disney War, which I would highly recommend reading, although probably a little out of date now.
They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they did.
Red Cloud
SiXX AM, You didnt specify if you meant movies or music
I recommend The Devil's Candy: The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood. The Bonfire of the Vanities is one of my favorite books, but the movie is widely seen as one of Hollywood's biggest flops. This book chronicles all the in-fighting, bad decisions, diva moments, cost overruns, etc., that plagued the making of the movie.Originally Posted by noal
http://www.amazon.com/Devils-Candy-B.../dp/0385308248
"Veteran film critic for The Wall Street Journal Julie Salamon presents a juicy inside look at the making of the Hollywood mega-flop Bonfire of the Vanities. Salamon reveals how success, fame, and enormous amounts of money can be catastrophically mismanaged for the sake of ego."
My Favourite Place: A Tribute To Scotland's Best-Loved Places
Thanks, Susan!
Finished Boy's Life by Robert McCammon. Amazing book! The writing style had hints of Dickens in the fact that each chapter was a mini story that all fed a larger story. Hard to explain, but needless to say, I really enjoyed this.
Just finished:
Lee Thompson - Within This Garden Weeping (creepy, dreamy stuff. I didn't know it was a part of the author's mythos, but I still liked it a lot)
Ronald Malfi - After the Fade
Kealan Patrick Burke - Thirty Miles South of Dry County (one word: amazing)
Reading:
Dean Koontz - Breathless
Peter Straub - Floating Dragon
China Mieville - Perdido Street Station (top 10 material, truly incredible)
Brian Hodge - Without Purpose, Without Pity
Free download from Amazon: The Boy in the Lot by Ronald Malfi. It's just a short story:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Boy-Lot-eb...boy+in+the+lot
WeDealInLead - my first and only Burke has been Kin and I thought it was excellent. I guess I need to try Thirty Miles South of Dry County from your recommendation.
I've only read his Turtle Boy novella and Thirty Miles. Thirty Miles seems a little more adult (and it's a stand-alone) but writting is superb in both. I'll check out Kin after I go through all the Turtle Boy books.
edit: Thirty Miles is from Dark Fuse (.com). They used to be Delirium Books. They publish mostly novellas and quality is consistently high. Their Tim Curran titles and Norman Prentiss's The Fleshless Man will go in my top 10 for this year for sure. Dark, bleak, "wordy", well-written.
My Favourite Place: A Tribute To Scotland's Best-Loved Places
Thanks, Susan!
I've read her contribution, now I need to read the rest of pieces.
Currently reading: ODD APOCALYPSE (Book 5 in the Odd Thomas series), by Dean Koontz
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Bears loved the first book; how are the others?
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just gave you a shout out in the other thread a moment ago, and I was wondering what you thought of the first book. Glad to hear your response, Jean!Bears loved the first book; how are the others?
I've been reading them as they come out, so there's a lot of time in between. I am still enjoying the series.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
good! I will go on reading them, then
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you will never change the outcome" -Michael Jordan
Currently reading for the first time: GERALD'S GAME, by Stephen King.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
One of my favorites.
reality continues to ruin my life
JG Faherty - The Cold Spot
Dean Koontz - The Good Guy
Mine too.One of my favorites.
John
This book has more going on than I had expected.Mine too.One of my favorites.
John
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Philip Jose Farmer - To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Ronald Malfi - The Mourning House
Just finished, The cell. Great story, not the best ending. Unlesss of course there is a sequel...then its not so bad.
Currently reading McCammon's The Providence Rider. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed the Corbett novels.
John
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