I just finished reading Daughter of Regals, a book of short stories by Stephen Donaldson. He is a great author, and didnt disappoint.
I just finished reading Daughter of Regals, a book of short stories by Stephen Donaldson. He is a great author, and didnt disappoint.
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.
It's pretty good. It's two stories in one, and the format towards the end is pretty weird. Pages with a single word, or different parts of the page being upside down or backwards. I got about halfway through it a year ago, but then I got too busy to finish it. Though, I do remember reading it at work at 2 in the afternoon with people everywhere around me, and being terrified of turning around because I thought something would be standing there.
The God Part of the Brain by Matthew Alper. Non-fiction and pretty self explaintory, and it's kind of funny at times. I'm enjoying it.
I just finished Water for Elephants. The title kind of sucked but I really liked the story. it had a Green Mile flair to it - in that it went back and forth in time from when the main character was 23 and when he was 90 or 93 as he remembered.
Now reading The Yiddish Policeman's Union. Hard getting into it but not about to give up yet!
DT Spoiler - Enter at your own risk!
Spoiler:
Let's see...
DT volume 7 at the moment.
Then I'm moving on to "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell" and "Salem's Lot". I've also got a couple of Hellblazer comics waiting to be read, and Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently Omnibus.
The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.
"Go, then. There are other worlds than these." - Jake Chambers of New York.
That guy does sound a bit like him though I think. I forgot sometimes.Originally Posted by tamez
currently listening to Duma Key
loving every minute of it.
(i am dissapointed he didn't read it himself though)
I'm listening to the Gunslinger again.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
A little bit of light reading?
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Just reread Neverwhere by Gaiman (PS: Matt and I have a debate, is it pronounced "Gay-man" or "Guy-man"?) and I should be reading What the Buddha Taught and The Adman In the Parlor for class... but The Adman is boring and our Buddhism unit is practically over.
i think it's pronounced guy-man. I just read his American Gods and Anansi Boys novels, and I love them.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
god i'm not even going to try finishing Insomnia, theres just something about it that bores the hell outta me and makes me want to not read it.......
In the end, maybe it's just another mind-trap, he thought. Like Insomnia.
Its sure worth the read--the end is amazing.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Its slow...the ultimate bad thing to say about a book apparently.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
Is it really that scary? I'm going to have to read this one soon then. I've always put it off because I've heard bad stuff about it.I love The Dark Half, that is one scary motherfucking book.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Yeah, its wicked scary.For some reason its an either you love it or hate it of his books. I bought it when it came out in the stores and blew through it, and it kept me up at night.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
i don't think it's scary, but I've always liked it.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Nice, that's good to hear. I love the scary ones the best. I've had it sitting on my bookshelf for awhile, just haven't gotten around to reading it.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
then you are committing crimes against yourself. Read it, woman!
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Yeah, Dark Half is a damn good read, and hair-raising enough in parts....
i recently found a hardcover, first edition, near perfect, at a goodwill store for 50 cents.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Ok, I'm definately sold. I'm adding it next to my list.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
It's pronounced "Gay-Man"....and Neverwhere's a great book.
I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood.
The Strahan book is kind of interesting.
It's the first book written by a professional athlete that I've read since "Second Wind." Although this has a lot more descriptive details about testicles and penises, which I wasn't anticipating.
School must have been murderIt's pronounced "Gay-Man"....and Neverwhere's a great book.
"hey gayboy, I mean, Gay-Man, want to play ball?"
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Has anyone else read George R.R Martin's Fevre Dream? I don't usually get all mooshy and emotional when talking about books, but that book truly is beautiful; a majestic tale about trust, friendship, and fulfilling your life-long goals. (tear)
Thanks Jhanic! Wherever you are...
I'm >100 pages in, and it'd definitely headed for the freaky-creepy, all right. I'm kind of laughing to myself that I really remember very little about reading this book when it first came out. If I wait another 17 years to read it it will be new all over again!
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
a book has yet to scare me.
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