Reading Inspection by Josh Malerman. I'm enjoying it less than Bird Box (but I'm still enjoying it). It's a little slow and could use some more editing and focus, but it's keeping me engaged for now. Anyone else read it?
Reading Inspection by Josh Malerman. I'm enjoying it less than Bird Box (but I'm still enjoying it). It's a little slow and could use some more editing and focus, but it's keeping me engaged for now. Anyone else read it?
A NEW GAME BEGINS
Same Here!Originally Posted by Kraken
I thought doctor sleep was fantastic. Dare I say I preferred it to The Shining..
On my 2nd read of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Things make sense now... Currently half way through House of Chains. After the first chapter it slows a little but things are full on awesome now again
Just finished Swift to Chase by Barron and More Walls Broken by Powers. Both very satisfying.
I'm three stories out of five done with World's Enough and Time by Simmons. Not his best work. Looking for Kelly Dahl is superb though.
I am excited to read them both again. Was not a big fan of Doctor Sleep. I will find out how much of my thought was tarnished by preconceived notion on my second reading. I am excited!Same Here!I thought doctor sleep was fantastic. Dare I say I preferred it to The Shining..
Just started Firestarter today for the first time. I've started in anticipation of The Institute hopefully being connected to it, but of course that's just speculation. Regardless I'm enjoying it so far! Something tells me the end is gonna be a tear jerker (I have no experience with the movie at all)
I really enjoyed the book and film both.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
That's really good to hear! For whatever reason, I've just never been exposed to Firestarter. It's time I rectify that though, so better late than never I suppose. I'm only a 100 pages in, but I like what I see so farI really enjoyed the book and film both.
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Just finished The Name Of The Rose by Umberto Eco.
TNOTR was a good book, but although I enjoyed it and would recommend it to others, my reading experience suffered from expectations driven by comparisons to The Da Vinci Code.
Things it has in common with TDVC (and I don't think these are too spoilerish for anyone to know prior to reading): a heavy Christian/religious factor and people turning up dead.
There was, however, no:
Spoiler:
Despite all of that, it was entertaining and interesting enough on its own (and I'm still happy I got the Folio Society edition); I just wish I hadn't expected so much more.
I remain enthusiastic about reading more from Umberto Eco (if this reading experience sounds similar to my experience with F. Paul Wilson's The Keep (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...=1#post1131257), it wasn't); I'll probably pick up Foucault's Pendulum next.
It seems I'm miles above the surface of the Earth
I can see across the whole of London and beyond
I just read (started and finished) the supplementary material in the 10th anniversary edition of The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - not the novel itself (which I'd already read in paperback), but everything else that appears in this edition.
A few years ago, I requested and received a handful of paperbacks to get a sampling of a few different things (all fiction, I believe), and TNOTW was one of them. This was not just a paperback, but a "mass market" paperback (one of the real little ones), and any worthy book deserves a better format than that, so when I saw the 10th anniversary edition (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/b...9780756413712/), I knew I had to have it:
...not to mention: red stained page edges (all three sides!).This anniversary hardcover includes more than 50 pages of extra content!
• Beautiful, iconic cover by artist Sam Weber and designer Paul Buckley
• Gorgeous, never-before-seen illustrations by artist Dan Dos Santos
• Detailed and updated world map by artist Nate Taylor
• Brand-new author’s note
• Appendix detailing calendar system and currencies
• Pronunciation guide of names and places
It's not an expensive "special edition" along the lines of what is normally discussed on TDT; you can still get this for $25 - $35, depending where you look. (I know this reads like an ad, but I don't work for DAW or Penguin; I just really like this book).
It seems I'm miles above the surface of the Earth
I can see across the whole of London and beyond
Finally I finished Ararat! This was supposed to be my last winter horror read. I started it back in the middle of March, and now the weather is far from winter-like hereI hit a bit of a reading slump and really struggled to finish it. The book itself was ok. It started off good, but then about 2/3 of the way in I started to not care for it.
minor spoilers
I just started My Best Friends Exorcism. And I realized as I was typing this that this is now the third physical book in a row that I'm reading that pertains to demonic possession... I might need to read something vastly different next
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Josh Malerman - Inspection. I'm three chapters in and I haven't given up yet. That means I already like it more than Unbury Carol. I keep giving this dude my time and I'm hoping that after three complete duds since Bird Box, he'll finally prove me wrong.
Finished Doctor Sleep. Loved it, a classic to me. Was as good as The Shining.
A little into NOS4A2, really enjoying it.
Wish List:
Any of the following flatsigned or inscribed-
It, Shining, Salem’s Lot, Mr. Mercedes, The Stand
Brother ARC, Seed ARC
NOS4A2 is excellent.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
And for me... Doctor Sleep is not. In fact it is the worst King book for me in a LONG time.NOS4A2 is excellent.
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
That's RevivalAnd for me... Doctor Sleep is not. In fact it is the worst King book for me in a LONG time.NOS4A2 is excellent.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
Revival the worst? Lol not even close. My fav since 11/22/63. Loved it.That's RevivalAnd for me... Doctor Sleep is not. In fact it is the worst King book for me in a LONG time.NOS4A2 is excellent.
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HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
I recently started The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, which is a children's book (8+) that I read years ago, probably when my younger daughter had to read it for school (perhaps I read it so that I could help in some way; recall is foggy on this). I remember it being a fun little mystery and decided to give it another go before jumping into something longer: up next is A Game Of Thrones (time to join the rest of the western world).
It seems I'm miles above the surface of the Earth
I can see across the whole of London and beyond
I am guessing we three can agree on Lisey's Story?Revival the worst? Lol not even close. My fav since 11/22/63. Loved it.That's RevivalAnd for me... Doctor Sleep is not. In fact it is the worst King book for me in a LONG time.NOS4A2 is excellent.
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Wish List:
Any of the following flatsigned or inscribed-
It, Shining, Salem’s Lot, Mr. Mercedes, The Stand
Brother ARC, Seed ARC
hahaI am guessing we three can agree on Lisey's Story?Revival the worst? Lol not even close. My fav since 11/22/63. Loved it.That's RevivalAnd for me... Doctor Sleep is not. In fact it is the worst King book for me in a LONG time.NOS4A2 is excellent.
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HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
So let's say Doctor Sleep was good (I need to read a second time) did it feel like a Shining sequel? I'm thinking not?hahaI am guessing we three can agree on Lisey's Story?Revival the worst? Lol not even close. My fav since 11/22/63. Loved it.That's RevivalAnd for me... Doctor Sleep is not. In fact it is the worst King book for me in a LONG time.NOS4A2 is excellent.
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Night Shift Anniversary Ed. (blue skull cover)
ANYTHING DT Related #246
Dead Zone First Edition F/F or NF/NF
NO. I did not.. a poor attempt for me if so.So let's say Doctor Sleep was good (I need to read a second time) did it feel like a Shining sequel? I'm thinking not?hahaI am guessing we three can agree on Lisey's Story?Revival the worst? Lol not even close. My fav since 11/22/63. Loved it.That's RevivalAnd for me... Doctor Sleep is not. In fact it is the worst King book for me in a LONG time.NOS4A2 is excellent.
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seeking: anything DT related #246
Night Shift Anniversary Ed. (blue skull cover)
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
My second read will solve it for me. Next question I would love to hear thoughts on . . . If it WAS NOT a sequel to one of the greatest horror novels (I am being very dramatic!) ever would it have been good?NO. I did not.. a poor attempt for me if so.So let's say Doctor Sleep was good (I need to read a second time) did it feel like a Shining sequel? I'm thinking not?hahaI am guessing we three can agree on Lisey's Story?Revival the worst? Lol not even close. My fav since 11/22/63. Loved it.That's RevivalAnd for me... Doctor Sleep is not. In fact it is the worst King book for me in a LONG time.NOS4A2 is excellent.
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seeking: anything DT related #246
Night Shift Anniversary Ed. (blue skull cover)
seeking: anything DT related #246
Night Shift Anniversary Ed. (blue skull cover)
ANYTHING DT Related #246
Dead Zone First Edition F/F or NF/NF
I liked it either way
Wish List:
Any of the following flatsigned or inscribed-
It, Shining, Salem’s Lot, Mr. Mercedes, The Stand
Brother ARC, Seed ARC
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