It is interesting how opinions can vary....Originally Posted by webstar1000
It sure is... I have always found that fascinating too.Interesting. I really liked it. Facinating how a book can produce different results for different people. Pretty cool.
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I am still wondering what planet the Harry Potter haters hail from.
This morning I finished The Name Of The Wind by Patrick Rothfuss.
I enjoyed it a lot (best new (to me) fiction I've read in a while), and I look forward to reading The Wise Man's Fear, but I am concerned about setting myself up for the long wait for book 3 (Pat don't work none too quick).
If I were to quibble, I'd say I wish TNOTW spent less time on
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Still, a good book is a good book, and this was.
Eastasia has always taught college students to feel pride or shame according to their race.
This morning I started Last Call by Tim Powers.
Still very early in the book; in fact, I haven't come close to even finishing the part I already read in an online sample (through Barnes & Noble's website, I think), which was mighty intriguing. It's been months since I read that; I've really been waiting for this read.
After reading The Name Of The Wind, I'd originally planned to read something recommended by my daughter and wife (All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr), but I enjoyed TNOTW so much that I felt I had to follow it up with something else I might really enjoy (I can't be sure I'll love Last Call, but the sample was long enough and good enough that I am confident).
Eastasia has always taught college students to feel pride or shame according to their race.
Has anyone read any N.K. Jemisin? I have heard she is really good and was considering starting "The Fifth Season" trilogy.
I have a group of juniors in my English class that are engaged in book clubs right now, so I have four books going at once.
Luckily I am rereading The Long Walk (SK) and Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett). These are two of my favorites, and luckily some of the kids took my advice and jumped on board. Still it's a pleasure to reread each. One of the kids reading The Long Walk just discovered the Vietnam connection - great blogging discussions.
The two new ones that I am reading I had wanted to read anyways. I am reading Redshirts (John Scalzi) and Artemis (Andy Weir). Redshirts is a very funny book with lots of self-referential humor, while Artemis is just a space caper romp. Enjoying both so far (Redshirts a little more). I think both would make great films. I am halfway through each.
Just started The Hungry Moon by Ramsey Campbell. So far so good.
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Alma Katsu - The Hunger
Just finished BONFIRE by Krysten Ritter, the actress from Jessica Jones and Breaking Bad. I was very impressed by it -- a good thriller. I had the pleasure of meeting Ms Ritter over the weekend.
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.
Quoting myself because that's how I roll. The Hunger is essentially the summer time version of The Terror. Highly recommended.
Ok, you sold me. Now I need to add that book to my listQuoting myself because that's how I roll. The Hunger is essentially the summer time version of The Terror. Highly recommended.
Currently making my way through The uncut version of The Stand. Think I'm about 450 pages in. Last time I made it to around 570. Hopefully I'm not reading this all summer.
Dying to start Kings new book.... anyone here loving it?? I hear lots are elsewhere
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Just started "The Outsider" and I like it so far. tell you more when i get further along.
Long time lurker, first time poster. Just finished The Talisman for the first time, about to start Black House, which I'm excited for
superb! I so wish I could read BH again for the first time. It's in my top 5 King books.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just started two books, one new and one a classic. I'm a big fan of Charles Soule's comics (his Daredevil run is incredible and The Death of Wolverine was pretty good too) so picking up The Oracle Year was a no-brainer.
I also just started The Necroscope by Brian Lumley. My first Lumley. Hard to tell how much I'll like the rest of the book, but the prologue has me hooked.
Over half way through and I think it is great!!!
Yeah me too. I’m 80 pages in and HOOKED!! It’s like an old King book for me....Over half way through and I think it is great!!!
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This morning I finished Last Call by Tim Powers.
Although I did enjoy it and plan to read more by Powers (this was the first I've read of his), and I wouldn't use the word "disappointing," it didn't quite hit the highs I'd envisioned when I first read the online sample. I'm not sure I can point to why; it just felt a little "small scale," like I'd thought more would be at stake than there ended up being. Still, I enjoyed the poker/tarot world Powers created, and it ended well.
Some spoilerish comments:
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Eastasia has always taught college students to feel pride or shame according to their race.
This morning I began Moby Dick, which I've never read (I'm almost 50; I probably should've gotten around to this by now).
I'm reading a special edition of this (full details at http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...=1#post1085753); do check it out.
This is the first book for which I took the leap of faith of buying the special edition without having previously read it (something I won't even do with King). The thing is, I fell in love with this edition (through the online info) and decided to grab the chance to make my first read of MB a special experience by buying this edition. Also, given that MB (from the bits I've sampled online as well as reviews) is a dense 19th century classic, it has a pretty high floor; the worst case scenario would be that I come away with an admiration and appreciation for it without being in awe, and I can live with that.
My main concern is that I do my reading on the train, and this is a huge, pristine (for now) white book. Last night, on the train home, a young boy in a stroller brandished a soggy half-eaten Oreo at his fellow travelers, only a few feet away from me and my copy of Last Call. I was not worried; my copy of LC is a very used ex-library copy, with stains, tape marks and anything else you can think of - if he'd thrown the Oreo my way, I would've snapped it up in the book and returned it to his mother. But with MB, I'll have to be a bit more protective. Still, my train riding experience has shown damp foodstuffs in small hands to be the exception rather than the rule, so it shouldn't be much of a problem.
Eastasia has always taught college students to feel pride or shame according to their race.
I didn't anticipate how different it would be compared to Talisman. So far I'm really enjoying it, and I definitely get vibes of Se7en and that Ps3 game Heavy Rain.superb! I so wish I could read BH again for the first time. It's in my top 5 King books.
Just finished the Outsider and I loved it!!!Over half way through and I think it is great!!!Great story, with gerat characters, and a great ending!! What more can you ask for!!!
Man that took me forever to finish “The Hungry Moon.” Some scenes kicked some serious ass but I thought it was a little boring at times. Overall I enjoyed it but I was hoping for more...
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Now it’s time for some pulp horror with Guy N. Smith to try to find some of that missing pay-off. Starting with “The Sucking Pit” and then on to either “The Slime Beast” or “The Crabs” series.
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“The Imago Sequence” by Laird Barron
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Hell, yes! Nothing’s going to be the same again...
Just started "The Listener" by Robert McCammon. On pg 100 not too exciting yet. Hoping it gets better....
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