Favorite one? OK, I will definitely check it out if you like it so much, thanks for the recommendation.
What are your thoughts on Sandman so far or is it too early to tell?
Favorite one? OK, I will definitely check it out if you like it so much, thanks for the recommendation.
What are your thoughts on Sandman so far or is it too early to tell?
So far so good, but not too much has happened yet. I'll let you know when I finish it.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Cool.
I'd also recommend checking out Scary Godmother by Jill Thompson. It has a nice Nightmare Before Christmas vibe to it while being its own thing. It originally started out as children books for Halloween, and then became a comic. Nice spidery lines in the comic, black and white book, and the children books are water colors. Really great stuff.
I think I have all Chuck's books in my "to read" pile, but now I think Lullaby just shot right up the list.
"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
Enjoy Daggers!
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Thanks! Of course, I'm only about 120 pages into my Four Past Midnight reread, so it will be awhile.
"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
In case anyone hadn't heard, Chuck has a new book coming out in a few months. It's titled PYGMY and will be released May 5, 2009.
Product Description
The Manchurian Candidate meets South Park—Chuck Palahniuk’s finest novel since the generation-defining Fight Club.
“Begins here first account of operative me, agent number 67 on arrival Midwestern American airport greater _____ area. Flight _____. Date _____. Priority mission top success to complete. Code name: Operation Havoc.”
Thus speaks Pygmy, one of a handful of young adults from a totalitarian state sent to the United States, disguised as exchange students, to live with typical American families and blend in, all the while planning an unspecified act of massive terrorism. Palahniuk depicts Midwestern life through the eyes of this thoroughly indoctrinated little killer, who hates us with a passion, in this cunning double-edged satire of an American xenophobia that might, in fact, be completely justified. For Pygmy and his fellow operatives are cooking up something big, something truly awful, that will bring this big dumb country and its fat dumb inhabitants to their knees.
It’s a comedy. And a romance.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
I can't wait for Pygmy.
I'll have to wait for the paperback - I started buying his books in paperback and I'm a freak about having my set "match".
That, and I have about 30 books on my shelf right now to read, many of them Chuck's.
"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
Get with it, Daghain!
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
:p
"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
He needs to write slower!
I still haven't read Snuff.
A true firewasp ninja would never wear such a ridiculous sweater.
There's logic in nonsense.
Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.
"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
I've only read "Diary" and "Survivor". For a laugh if you haven't read his short story "Guts" go here: http://www.noops.org/guts.html
Like a lot of Chuck, not for the faint of heart. I apologize if it's already been posted, I did not read every page of this thread prior to posting.
Do You Folks Like Coffee?
Real Coffee,
From the Hills Of Colombia?
The Duncan Hills awake you
from a thousand deaths.
A cup of blackened blood.
(Die, Die)
You're dying for a cup.
Haunted is really quite good, and Guts is the first story in there.
"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
Maybe I'll read it next then.
Do You Folks Like Coffee?
Real Coffee,
From the Hills Of Colombia?
The Duncan Hills awake you
from a thousand deaths.
A cup of blackened blood.
(Die, Die)
You're dying for a cup.
Choke is finally out on dvd. Hopefully I'll be able to watch it sometime soon now.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Pygmy sounds interesting.
Do You Folks Like Coffee?
Real Coffee,
From the Hills Of Colombia?
The Duncan Hills awake you
from a thousand deaths.
A cup of blackened blood.
(Die, Die)
You're dying for a cup.
Ooh, Choke is out! I totally need to rent that!
"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
Cool. I forgot about that movie. Netflix here I come.
Its out?! thanku for mentioning it, I was wondering when it would come out on dvd!Originally Posted by Daghain
if the worlds gonna end then let's get it over with, i got shit to do
Choke is now #1 on my Netflix queue.
"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
Me too. I just returned a couple of movies the other day, so I should hopefully be getting it for the weekend.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Mine should be here TODAY.
"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
Looks like I didn't send my last few movies back in time, and now there's a very long wait.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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