What are you currently reading?

[Deaf&Dumb]

Just started another re-read of One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. Also reading book IV of the DT series once again.

[Stebbins]

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/covers/2012/10/16/1350396414845/The-Cocktail-Waitress.jpg

[thegunslinger41]

CODEX by Lev Grossman

[Bev Vincent]

I liked Codex, mostly -- my review (http://www.bevvincent.com/onyx//grossman-codex.html)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xzrOKlebL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

[jhanic]

Sounds interesting!

John

[fernandito]

I want to buy it just for the cover, that looks amazing.

[Roden]

Just started another re-read of One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest. Also reading book IV of the DT series once again.

I recently re-read One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest and Girl, Interrupted back-to-back. Good times! I'm a big fan of those kind of books and movies. Anyone know similar books in the same vein?

[Stebbins]

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[Jean]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ed/Plantcover.jpg/200px-Plantcover.jpg

[Girlystevedave]

Bears, I am trying to get through From a Buick 8 right now.
I'm about halfway in, and it just seems slow moving.
Am I wrong in feeling this way? :lol:

I know you said it was one of your favorites.

[thegunslinger41]

Codex did indeed start off pretty well...but I totally disliked the ending. Tried listening to China Melville's RAILSEA. Had to stop 50 minutes into it. I'll give it another try later this week. Deciding to read something from Michael Koryta. I read THE PROPHET which was an awesome book. For those of you that don't know CD ended up making a signed/limited of this book, which I am still waiting for.


-Gabriel

[Jean]

Bears, I am trying to get through From a Buick 8 right now.
I'm about halfway in, and it just seems slow moving.
Am I wrong in feeling this way? :lol:

I know you said it was one of your favorites.
I hope you didn't forget that bears love them slowwwwwwwwwwwww.................
In case you hesitate to ask me directly: no, it is not going to move any faster.
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[Girlystevedave]

Bears, I am trying to get through From a Buick 8 right now.
I'm about halfway in, and it just seems slow moving.
Am I wrong in feeling this way? :lol:

I know you said it was one of your favorites.
I hope you didn't forget that bears love them slowwwwwwwwwwwww.................
In case you hesitate to ask me directly: no, it is not going to move any faster.
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_wink-1.gif (http://s91.photobucket.com/user/mishemplushem/media/Facilitation/bear_wink-1.gif.html)

[must refrain from making a "that's what he/she said" joke :cyclops: ]

Hey, I'm not giving up on it. I just need something to happen, fast. :lol:

[fearless-freak]

The Thing In The Crypt by Lin Carter and L Sprague De Camp

[Fall of Gilead]

I hope you didn't forget that bears love them slowwwwwwwwwwwww.................

Which is probably why The Terror was right up your alley eh? :wink:

[Ruthful]

Joyland. I've that I can stomach new Stephen King novels if they come in under 300 pages, so this just makes the cut.

[JulesH]

Codex did indeed start off pretty well...but I totally disliked the ending. Tried listening to China Melville's RAILSEA. Had to stop 50 minutes into it. I'll give it another try later this week. Deciding to read something from Michael Koryta. I read THE PROPHET which was an awesome book. For those of you that don't know CD ended up making a signed/limited of this book, which I am still waiting for.



-Gabriel

Yeah, me too - I think it's been almost a year! Im 3/4 of the way through So Cold the River - I'd recommend it so far if you haven't read it.

[Jean]

[must refrain from making a "that's what he/she said" joke :cyclops: ]
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I hope you didn't forget that bears love them slowwwwwwwwwwwww.................

Which is probably why The Terror was right up your alley eh? :wink:

The Terror is a perfect novel for the ursine.

[Ruthful]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/TheRoadToOz.jpg

[Dan]

Just finished a re-read of Other Kingdoms by Richard Matheson (Gauntlet Press uncensored version). Not one of his most popular, but I love it. It has fantasy, a touch of horror, love. There may have been someone cutting onions in the room near the end, my eyes had some kind of disturbance.

[Stebbins]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/411CSYS30NL.jpg

[Ruthful]

http://i.imgur.com/cYdE2QL.jpg

[mattgreenbean]

From A Buick 8

[thegunslinger41]

reading Anne Rice's The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty. Purdy crazy. Wonder if there is going to be any real story behind it. Anyone read it before?


G

[Girlystevedave]

There may have been someone cutting onions in the room near the end, my eyes had some kind of disturbance.

:lol: !


From A Buick 8

I'm still on this one, too. If you get a chance, post your thoughts about it in here. :)

[Jean]

There may have been someone cutting onions in the room near the end, my eyes had some kind of disturbance.

:lol: !


From A Buick 8

I'm still on this one, too. If you get a chance, post your thoughts about it in here. :)

better here (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?2231-From-A-Buick-8-Lets-Discuss!-*Spoilers*)

[WeDealInLead]

I just finished Dangerous Visions, an anthology edited by Harlan Ellison. So many great stories.

I started Little by Little by John R. Little. Fantastic collection. He'll be glad to send anyone an inscribed copy too. I received mine the day after we talked. Or you can buy it here: Little by Little (http://www.amazon.com/Little-Luke-Spooner/dp/0991544714/ref=la_B004L71Z70_1_8_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401303376&sr=1-8)

[webstar1000]

Thinking about ready Summer of Night... what do you think guys? Worth a read? Would you read the others... or just that one? thanks!

[frik]

Definitely read Summer of Night.: one of the better books by DS.

sk

[Dan]

Thinking about ready Summer of Night... what do you think guys? Worth a read? Would you read the others... or just that one? thanks!

Great book! Read the others, also!

[fearless-freak]

The Tower Of The Elephant by Robert E Howard and edited by L. Sprague de Camp

[Ruthful]

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[Stebbins]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T5h5z0KDL.jpg

[Girlystevedave]

Heck yes!

[Ruthful]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T5h5z0KDL.jpg

:rock:

[ladysai]

The Soldiers Son Trilogy by Robin Hobb

[Patrick]

Now reading Stephen King's new novel released today: MR. MERCEDES.

[jhanic]

Re-read of Mr. Mercedes, of course.

John

[Dan]

Re-read of Mr. Mercedes, of course.

John

Braggart! :)

I started Mr. Mercedes, also!

[Kingfan24]

Trying something new here... Reading Mr. Mercedes out loud with my fiancé listening... She wanted to experience a king novel so I decided to kill two birds with one stone. I told her it might be like a gateway drug, although she has already read and loved Joyland.

[Bev Vincent]

I read to my wife all the time -- it's a great way to experience books. We've been working through the Craig Johnson Longmire books this year.

Here's what I'm reading to myself:

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[fearless-freak]

The Dark Man by Robert E Howard

[Ruthful]

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[Jean]

Re-read of Mr. Mercedes, of course.

John

Braggart! :)

I started Mr. Mercedes, also!

AND I WILL RIGHT NOW

[fernandito]

I'll probably pick it up today after work. :) ^

[Ruthful]

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[fernandito]

It's been soooo long since I've read any Vonnegut.

[Stebbins]

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/79/1b/4f55e03ae7a0eb657650b110.L.jpg

Since the Starks I ordered with birthday money have yet to be delivered, I decided to plunge right into the next one as opposed to alternating between series book and noir as I've been doing all year.

Ruthful: Dream Team looks like an amazing book. But I have to disagree with the description in one regard; they are no longer the undisputed greatest team in history.

[WeDealInLead]

Gene O'Neill - Dance of the Blue Lady. This is a collection of short stories from Bad Moon Books available for Kindle and in paperback. I strongly recommend it.

Actually, get both this and John R. Little's phenomenal collection Little by Little. Both from BMB, both 5 star reads. Two more stories and then I start Mr. Mercedes.

[Ben Staad]

Finished the reread of The Gunslinger and have moved on to (the reread of) The Drawing of the Three. Funny that I still enjoy these books even after multiple times reading them.

[Ruthful]

It's been soooo long since I've read any Vonnegut.

I read Mother Night earlier this year-my brother's favorite. So far I'm enjoying this one.

[Shannon]

Question for anyone that watches the Game of Thrones television show and also reads the books. Didn't want to even step foot inside the specific threads lest I get spoiled. Anyway, I'm enjoying the first book, but at the same time, nothing is happening that I haven't already seen in the show. My question is ... can I just skip to the current television season's book and still be fine?

[Jean]

FUCK!!! I am reading Mr.Mercedes, and it started so well! Now it's all in the present tense - and nothing can be more disgusting than this. Can someone tell me if it is going to be this way forever? I can't leaf forward because I'm reading on Kindle.

[mae]

What's wrong with present tense?

[Stebbins]

Bears: while I can offer no insight to your question, say sorry, you should take some solace in the fact there is hope for me coming around to liking WotC. DotT did not hit me nearly as hard (still loved it tho), and WL is rocking my world right now. It's easily my favorite of the first three books this cycle. Turns out my taste buds have changed in the past decade or so haha. I hope MM reverts back to a form that is pleasing to you.

[Jean]

What's wrong with present tense?Everything. It is not a way to tell a story. It sounds unnatural and can only be good for some, I don't know, flashbacks or other inserted pieces - and even then reads like it's an assignment of a Creative Writing student. The only exception so far is Black House - which would be a million times better if it was told in the past tense, but is good enough even as it is, although I have to struggle through all those -s at the end of words instead of -ed.


Bears: while I can offer no insight to your question, say sorry, you should take some solace in the fact there is hope for me coming around to liking WotC. DotT did not hit me nearly as hard (still loved it tho), and WL is rocking my world right now. It's easily my favorite of the first three books this cycle. Turns out my taste buds have changed in the past decade or so haha. I hope MM reverts back to a form that is pleasing to you.
there's hope! there's hope!!!

[Ruthful]

Question for anyone that watches the Game of Thrones television show and also reads the books. Didn't want to even step foot inside the specific threads lest I get spoiled. Anyway, I'm enjoying the first book, but at the same time, nothing is happening that I haven't already seen in the show. My question is ... can I just skip to the current television season's book and still be fine?

As good as Game of Thrones is-I happen to think it's a very well-crafted TV series but am not as enamored of it as most people-it pales in comparison to the books in A Song of Ice and Fire. As frustrating as certain aspects of the novels can be, the television adaptation has nothing on it. Nothing.

[ladysai]

^This. Absolutely.

A Song of Ice and Fire is too long and complex to translate from print to screen in any complete way.

[Shannon]

Cool. Thanks.

[Stebbins]

http://violentworldofparker.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sourlemon2010.jpg

[Ruthful]

http://i43.tower.com/images/mm100698410/age-shakespeare-frank-kermode-paperback-cover-art.jpg

[Stebbins]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/59/Theglasskey1942.jpg/220px-Theglasskey1942.jpg

[Merlin1958]

What's wrong with present tense?Everything. It is not a way to tell a story. It sounds unnatural and can only be good for some, I don't know, flashbacks or other inserted pieces - and even then reads like it's an assignment of a Creative Writing student. The only exception so far is Black House - which would be a million times better if it was told in the past tense, but is good enough even as it is, although I have to struggle through all those -s at the end of words instead of -ed.


Bears: while I can offer no insight to your question, say sorry, you should take some solace in the fact there is hope for me coming around to liking WotC. DotT did not hit me nearly as hard (still loved it tho), and WL is rocking my world right now. It's easily my favorite of the first three books this cycle. Turns out my taste buds have changed in the past decade or so haha. I hope MM reverts back to a form that is pleasing to you.
there's hope! there's hope!!!

You know, that sometimes you can be a complete ass, right?

[Jean]

LOL, which of the quoted comments did it refer to? To the using of the present tense, or to my hope that Stebbins will like my favorite book?

[Stebbins]

http://images.borders.com.au/images/bau/97804512/9780451210876/0/0/plain/wizard-and-glass.jpg

[fearless-freak]

http://images.borders.com.au/images/bau/97804512/9780451210876/0/0/plain/wizard-and-glass.jpg

good luck and god speed

[Dan]

About to start Dawn by Tim Lebbon

http://www.dreadcentral.com/img/reviews/dawnbookbig.jpg

[frik]

https://d3pdrxb6g9axe3.cloudfront.net/uploads/The_Dying_Earth_by_Jack_Vance_200_284.jpg

sk

[Ruthful]

http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/97/80/47/20/33/9780472033973_500X500.jpg

[fearless-freak]

The Children of Húrin by J. R. R. Tolkien edited by Christopher Tolkien

[DoctorDodge]

Currently reading - what my best friend got me as a present:
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[Ruthful]

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[Stebbins]

http://www.bibliovault.org/thumbs/978-0-226-77091-8-frontcover.jpg

[WeDealInLead]

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[Ruthful]

The Brain: The Final Frontier, by Richard Restak, M.D.

[DoctorZaius]

Just finished NOS4A2 - very good, but not as good as Horns or Heart-Shaped Box. I am beginning Mr. Mercedes tonight!

[Dan]

Martin Chuzzlewit - Charles Dickens

[thegunslinger41]

listening to CITY OF THIEVES.

[SirFolio16]

Finally getting around to Nos4a2

[Jean]

Martin Chuzzlewit - Charles Dickens
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awesome!! we're reading together!

[Deaf&Dumb]

I'm currently trying to power my way through Wizard and Glass, and am also reading, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, and Mr. Mercedes. Oh, and I'll hop into The Shining every now and then as well.

[Stebbins]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c3/Sachar_-_Holes_Coverart.png

Starting this tomorrow now that I'm finally through WaG; I loved it again, but it is most certainly a journey. Holes is the second book I'm reading as part of me and my girlfriend's exchange program. She rated the Stark I lent her a 9/10 and said his style remind's her of mine, so that's pretty :cool:

[Dan]

Martin Chuzzlewit - Charles Dickens
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awesome!! we're reading together!

I will probably be much slower. Because of the old time language I have read a little slower to properly follow. So far I am liking what I've read. I love the dry sense of humor. I laughed out loud when the fattest calf was offered to the young Martin although there wasn't a single calf on the property.

[WeDealInLead]

Kealan Patrick Burke - Theater Macabre, GRRM - A Dance with Dragons. 3/5 in. Daennerys is the fucking worst.

[Tommy]

About 90 pages from finishing The Queen of Bedlam by Robert McCammon, so good!

[sharki69]

Just started

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[divemaster]

Ok, so I'm a HUGE fan of golden-age sci-fi, especially the short stories. Stuff from the late '30s to about the mid '50s or so. I've expanded to some stuff after that--Ellison can be good; some others. And I've read some post-golden age stuff that is great. Typically from authors who started way back when, but some of the newer folks have things I've enjoyed.

So I pick a book off my shelf--The Science Fiction Hall of Fame (Nebula Winners 1965-1969). A little later than my preferred time period, but, hey, Nebula winners must be cream of the crop, right?

I start in on the stories and novellas--some really good science fiction here! Ellison, Zelazny, Aldiss. Leiber, an old favorite. A very intriguing story by Michael Moorcock, who I had never heard of before.

And then I get to the next story in the book: Dragonrider, by Anne McCaffrey. Dragonriders??? Sounds fishy. More like fantasy. Sure enough, the story starts off with R'gul talking to Weyrleader F'lar and K'net (leader of the Igen patrol) about some magical Eye Rock or Star Stone or some other ridiculous thing. And riding dragons around. Not just dragons, but telepathic dragons. And it's horrible! And unintersting. And stupid beyond words. Just about any given paragraph could win the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest.

Oh god, please make it stop. How many more pages of this story are there? (I'm afraid to look, and too OCD about my reading to bail out on the story). How fantasy dreck like this not only makes a sci-fi anthology, but wins an award is beyond me. Perhaps this was the book that transitioned real sci-fi into fantasy. I mean, go to any bookstore's "sci-fi" section and 90% of what you see now seems to be dragons and Valkyries and wizards and magic elves and whatnot. Can I blame Anne McCaffrey? Please?

I checked wikipedia to see what they had to say about Dragonrider and it turns out there is like 28 novels in a series! 28 novels about dragon riding and Threads and T'Fag or P'Nuts or whatever? I think that must portend the end of western civilization as we know it.

Sorry for the rant, but I had to vent.

[Jean]

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that's exactly how bears feel about that type of literature!!!

[jhanic]

I personally liked Anne McCaffrey's Pern series. i haven't read them for ages, but I remember some very enjoyable stories.

John

[Girlystevedave]

Finally started Mr. Mercedes yesterday. I'm only a few pages in, but I can't wait for my lunch break today so I can jump back into it. [rubs hands together]

[frik]

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[fernandito]

Finally started Mr. Mercedes yesterday. I'm only a few pages in, but I can't wait for my lunch break today so I can jump back into it. [rubs hands together]

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[Stebbins]

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[WeDealInLead]

Check it, I just reviewed Theater Macabre by Kealan Patrick Burke and Blood Kin by Steve Rasnic Tem here (https://nottooterrible.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/review-theater-macabre-by-kealan-patrick-burke/)

I'm reading Laird Barron's The Beautiful Thing that Awaits Us All. It's a good time to be a horror fan. So many good writers publishing so many good books.

[beef_roller]

Undisputed "How to become Champion in 1,372 esay steps!": By Chris Jericho.

If you can stand his ramblings about life with his band and not just the goofy stuff he did in the ring, then I would have to say that this is definitely a book for you.

[fearless-freak]

The Third World War: August 1985 by General Sir John Hackett and others

[thegunslinger41]

Just finished reading THE SON by Philipp Meyer. This was an epic book that should be in everyone's top 10 for sure.


-G

[Still Servant]

Hi, guys. I live in Connecticut and have a place near me called The Book Barn. It's basically a series of houses or barns that sell used books. I've always wanted to go there and tomorrow I finally will.

What I'm asking from you guys is to give me some recommendations for some books to look for. I'm always looking for new stuff that I'm unfamiliar with.

My taste is pretty wide ranging. Of course, I have every King book. I love the Ice and Fire series, Harry Potter, Hunger Games. I also love mysteries like many of Harlan Coben novels. I really enjoy Crichton and Elmore Leonard. I already own most of the classics, or my mom has the ones I don't own.

So give me some suggestions of anything you guys have read recently (or ever) that you think I might like. Thanks.

BTW, if you're ever in CT, stop by. http://www.bookbarnniantic.com/

[Dan]

Hi, guys. I live in Connecticut and have a place near me called The Book Barn. It's basically a series of houses or barns that sell used books. I've always wanted to go there and tomorrow I finally will.

What I'm asking from you guys is to give me some recommendations for some books to look for. I'm always looking for new stuff that I'm unfamiliar with.

My taste is pretty wide ranging. Of course, I have every King book. I love the Ice and Fire series, Harry Potter, Hunger Games. I also love mysteries like many of Harlan Coben novels. I really enjoy Crichton and Elmore Leonard. I already own most of the classics, or my mom has the ones I don't own.

So give me some suggestions of anything you guys have read recently (or ever) that you think I might like. Thanks.

BTW, if you're ever in CT, stop by. http://www.bookbarnniantic.com/

Mystery, thriller, suspense I highly recommend Michael Koryta. Dan Simmons is good for horror, historical fiction, sci-fi. Robert McCammon has some great books. F. Paul Wilson writes some good medical thrillers. Dust trilogy from Hugh Howey is fantastic. I am a huge fan of Richard Matheson; he writes over several genres including horror, sci-fi, romance, thriller, western, general fiction. There are so many more I could list. I didn't list a bunch of horror writers because it didn't sound like that is necessarily your preference.

[Still Servant]

Thanks, Dan. I added those to my list.

I'm a huge fan of Hugh Howey's Wool series. Are they in paperback yet? I thought they were still just digital. I'd love to have paper copies of those. That would be great.

[Ricky]

I highly recommend Michael Koryta.

I'll second the Koryta recommendation. He's really, really good (specifically The Cypress House and The Prophet).

[frik]

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sk

[Joe315]

Thanks, Dan. I added those to my list.

I'm a huge fan of Hugh Howey's Wool series. Are they in paperback yet? I thought they were still just digital. I'd love to have paper copies of those. That would be great.

They are in paperback and hardback.

[Girlystevedave]

Hi, guys. I live in Connecticut and have a place near me called The Book Barn. It's basically a series of houses or barns that sell used books. I've always wanted to go there and tomorrow I finally will.

http://www.bookbarnniantic.com/

That's so cool! It's almost like a farmer's market for books. Have fun! :thumbsup:

[Girlystevedave]

Still Servant, you should check out goodreads.com (https://www.goodreads.com/). It's a pretty cool site to upload what you've read/enjoyed/hated to receive book recommendations based off your reading. :)

[Still Servant]

Thanks for all the help guys. I was in book heaven. That place is amazing. There are literally books everywhere. There are even 3 other stores a few minutes down the road with books as well.

I found quite a few things I was looking for.

I did in fact find Wool in paperback. Even though I've already read the digital version, I really wanted it in paper form. I bought Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Kortya. At first I found this book for 7 bucks at the front because it was newer, but then my mom found it for 4 later. Not too bad. I also found the last Harlan Coben book I needed from his Myron Bolitar series called Backspin. I've been looking for that one for a little while.

I also picked up a two Michael Crichton books that I didn't have: Micro and State of Fear. I also bought Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan. I had heard some good things about that one.

Thanks to everybody for your suggestions. I can't wait to go back again!

[Dan]

I just finished Those Who Wish Me Dead. I really liked it. I look forward to hearing your opinion.

[Ricky]

Glad you had fun, Mike!


I bought Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Kortya. At first I found this book for 7 bucks at the front because it was newer, but then my mom found it for 4 later. Not too bad.

Glad you found a Koryta. And not bad on the price at all (especially considering it only came out last month)! I hope you enjoy it.

[WeDealInLead]

larry niven - destiny's road

[Jean]

bears are on a massive Dickens reread, and will go on this way till their brain problems are solved. Mr.Mercedes will have to wait.

Finished Chuzzlewit, went on to Our Mutual Friend.

[fearless-freak]

The Revenge of the Rose by Michael Moorcock

[WeDealInLead]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510bhLS8zVL.jpg

I'm in heaven.

[fearless-freak]

Red Moon by Benjamin Percy

if its got endorsements by Stephen King and Peter Straub it must be good

[frik]

http://www.cemeterydance.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/preschil02.jpg

sk

[Dan]

Olympos by Dan Simmons

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H30FTDZNL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

[fernandito]

Olympos by Dan Simmons

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H30FTDZNL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

This looks right up my alley... futuristic sci fi?

[WeDealInLead]

I always wanted to read that one but reviews seem pretty mixed. Did you read his Hyperion series? If you're a S.F. fan you should like the books.

[Bev Vincent]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41iN7Tpmo-L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

[Dan]

Olympos by Dan Simmons

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H30FTDZNL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

This looks right up my alley... futuristic sci fi?

I am loving this series. It is hard to explain without giving away too much detail, but it is future based and historical. It follows the Trojan war and contains space travel, Greek gods, time travel. It is very well written.

I read the Hyperion series several months ago and it is also quite good. I don't typically read a lot of sci-fi so I don't know how this compares to other books, but I would recommend both series.

[Ruthful]

http://img2.imagesbn.com/p/9780345455291_p0_v1_s260x420.JPG

[WeDealInLead]

Just finished book 5 of A Song of Fire and Ice. Still unsure how I feel about it. I liked the millions of plots and subplots but some of the stuff was just padding and certain character's stories went nowhere.

Reading The Beautiful Thing that Awaits Us All by Laird Barron on a story a day basis. This man can write. I haven't seen anyone receive such universally excellent praise in a long time. Still reading that Haldeman book and I'm 1/10 into Robocalypse. I thought this would be just some cornball s.f. but it's pretty gruesome. It's somewhere between Terminator and something Clarke and Heinlein would write.

[CRinVA]

There is one King book in my collection I have never read (gasp) - Danse Macabre!

Well I picked up the relatively recently released audio book which has a new forward (I think form a pb release) and have been listening to it on my commute. I'll finish it up today! I must say quite satisfying listen! And it has piqued my interest in reading a lengthy list of authors!

[Ruthful]

There is one King book in my collection I have never read (gasp) - Danse Macabre!

Well I picked up the relatively recently released audio book which has a new forward (I think form a pb release) and have been listening to it on my commute. I'll finish it up today! I must say quite satisfying listen! And it has piqued my interest in reading a lengthy list of authors!

I enjoyed it, even though I'm not a huge fan of the horror genre-with a few exceptions.

[ladysai]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0c/Otori_Nightingale.jpg/161px-Otori_Nightingale.jpg

[Tommy]

Almost done with Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon, This is going to be adapted into a film by Paul Thomas Anderson, the first of his books ever to see the big screen, should be quite something!

[jhanic]

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/johnhanic/US_Proofs/Revivalproof_zpsca467f3d.jpg (http://s469.photobucket.com/user/johnhanic/media/US_Proofs/Revivalproof_zpsca467f3d.jpg.html)

John

[mae]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41iN7Tpmo-L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

How is it?

[webstar1000]

Inferno by Dan Brown... real page turner....

[Bev Vincent]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41iN7Tpmo-L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

How is it?

It's good. Comparatively short. Light on the fantastic elements though it still manages to seem surreal. An unsatisfying ending, though -- there were some mysteries raised but left unresolved.

Now I'm reading REVIVAL.

[fernandito]

Almost done with Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon, This is going to be adapted into a film by Paul Thomas Anderson, the first of his books ever to see the big screen, should be quite something!

how is it??

[jhanic]

I just finished Revival. This has to be the darkest story King has written. The ending is so nasty I truthfully don't know if I'm going to reread this for a long, long time.

John

[ladysai]

Ooooh...sounds like a real good SK story. I cant wait for the general release of Revival!

[Ruthful]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5159l5Ey3lL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

NOW, I am excited for Revival. Sounds like my type of book.

[fearless-freak]

sounds like a return to the early works of King from what i've read about Revival

[Tommy]

Almost done with Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon, This is going to be adapted into a film by Paul Thomas Anderson, the first of his books ever to see the big screen, should be quite something!

how is it??

It helps a lot if you've read him before so you know what you're getting into and it also helps if you've been really,REALLY stoned before, I can't recall a leading character who smokes as much weed as Doc in Inherent Vice which is very noirish and funny too, a real departure for Pynchon but you know it's one of his books from page 1

[fernandito]

Well I haven't read anything by Pynchon but I do meet that second requirement lol. Inherent Vice has been on my radar since I learned of PTA's involvement so I'm sure I'll get around to it sooner or later.

[mae]

Pynchon's best is Against the Day.

[webstar1000]

I just finished Revival. This has to be the darkest story King has written. The ending is so nasty I truthfully don't know if I'm going to reread this for a long, long time.

John

Wow... so this is that good? OR that bad? I do not know whether to be pumped or not!

[Tommy]

Well I haven't read anything by Pynchon but I do meet that second requirement lol. Inherent Vice has been on my radar since I learned of PTA's involvement so I'm sure I'll get around to it sooner or later.

It's actually the most accessible of Pynchon's work I've read so far and therefore probably the best way to be introduced to his wacky writing style, he is totally nuts, I love it!

[Tommy]

Pynchon's best is Against the Day.That and V. are the two novels of his I still need to read, also the short story collection Slow Learner

[jhanic]

I just finished Revival. This has to be the darkest story King has written. The ending is so nasty I truthfully don't know if I'm going to reread this for a long, long time.

John

Wow... so this is that good? OR that bad? I do not know whether to be pumped or not!

I don't know if I'd qualify it as good--but the writing is excellent, which makes the story so nasty.
John

[mae]

Starting this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RtfHfXV9L.jpg

[DoctorZaius]

Finished Mr. Mercedes - liked it, didn't love it. I am looking forward to the next in the series.

Just started novel by Jo Nesbo called The Redbreast. I am about 70 pages in and its pretty good so far. Friends who know how much I loved Steig Larrson have been recommending Nesbo for a couple of years.

[WeDealInLead]

http://subterraneanpress.com/images/sized/magazine_covers/STPSummer2014-425x561.jpg

I posted reviews for Dark Duets (anthology) and The City by Koontz here: http://nottooterrible.wordpress.com

[Ruthful]

http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9780743277020_p0_v2_s260x420.JPG

[frik]

http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393920556l/18047651.jpg

sk

[Jean]

the only thing bears can do now is re-read Dickens. Finished Chuzzlewit and Our Mutual Friend; now halfway through The Old Curiosity Shop

[fearless-freak]

Conan Of Cimmeria by Robert E Howard, L Sprague De Camp an Lin Carter

[thegunslinger41]

Reading READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline.

[divemaster]

Bought Gone Girl yesterday for my plane ride today. Started it last night, figured I'd read a few pages...

...and kept at it until 3:00 am to finish it. Didn't want to stop reading!

[WeDealInLead]

A few things on the go:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C1buSIW9L.jpg

This is just great, check the reviews and blurbs: http://www.amazon.com/Filaria-Brent-Hayward/dp/0980941016
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ixh9pV0lL.jpg

And this too. Random buy from the Dark Regions summer sale. Two stories in and his style is very unsettling.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XqPWZVYOL.jpg

Also Odd Hours by Koontz and Half a King by Abercrombie.

I read a kick-ass novella by Jonathan Janz. It came out yesterday. Here's the link (https://nottooterrible.wordpress.com/2014/09/03/review-exorcism-road-by-jonathan-janz/). It's a homage to Exorcist but it's also so much more. He made me reach for the dictionary, not once but twice. Bonus points for that. 100 pages and I dare you to not finish it in one sitting.

[WeDealInLead]

Well, Silverberg started off great but by the end it was a chore. First out of thirty or so of his books that made me feel that way.

Filaria was great. Odd Hours was all right but a little redundant. I didn't really learn anything new about Odd but the story was OK.

Reading now: Dean Koontz - House of Thunder and Gene O'Neill - Ghosts, Spirits, Computers and World Machines

[fearless-freak]

the only Koontz i've read is his take on Frankenstein's Monster

Hunter Killer by Chris Ryan

[WeDealInLead]

When he's on, he's really on and you feel happy and thankful for such a talent. When he's bad you want to pull your hair out and rip the book to shreds.

[mkberger]

Just finished John Scalzi's LOCK IN. A good read, but a bit slight.

[thegunslinger41]

Bought Gone Girl yesterday for my plane ride today. Started it last night, figured I'd read a few pages...

...and kept at it until 3:00 am to finish it. Didn't want to stop reading!


Awesome book!

[fearless-freak]

Nightmares In The Sky text by Stephen King photographs by F-Stop Fitzgerald

[Jean]

When he's on, he's really on and you feel happy and thankful for such a talent. When he's bad you want to pull your hair out and rip the book to shreds.yes

[Tito_Villa]

Just started 'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn, recommended to me by my lovely wife

[Dan]

Brainchild by John Saul
reread of Full Dark, No Stars

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Reading the second installment of the Fourth Realm series, Dark River, by John Twelve Hawks.

[SirLukaskasha]

I loved that book. Especially all the 80's easter eggs.

[SirLukaskasha]

I've recently been reading the Demon Cycle series by Peter V. Brett

[WeDealInLead]

Finished O'Neill and Koontz, started Fecund's Melancholy Daughter by Brent Hayward and A Matter of Time by Glen Cook.

Slowly reading Piercing the Darkness, a story a day.

[Heather19]

Just finished reading the first Wayward Pines book by Blake Crouch. Loved it. Can't wait to read the next two. Has anyone else been reading these?

[Bev Vincent]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/13950248819_9ae8e4cb77_z.jpg

[Dan]

Galilee - Clive Barker

[fernandito]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/13950248819_9ae8e4cb77_z.jpg
That's book 2, right? Hoping to get to that within the next few days!

[mae]

Cannot wait for that hardcover omnibus to delve into the Vandermeer trilogy. Hate reading paperbacks!

[Honkymofo]

I've fallen in love with the works of Cormac Mccarthy over the last few years. Reading Blood Meridian (again). Man I wish I could write like that.

[fearless-freak]

Hunter-Killer by Chris Ryan

[Girlystevedave]

Joyland. :)

[frik]

http://www.agathachristie.com/media/images/products/2014/06/UK_Monogram_Murders_jacket.jpg

Not Christie by far, but still enjoyable.

sk

[Cordial Jim]

The Beach Girls (1959) by John D. MacDonald.

[Girlystevedave]

Dreamcatcher.

I saw the movie years back, and I remember laughing at Morgan Freeman's eyebrows through the entire thing - I couldn't even focus on the story due to his fucking eyebrows. http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2009/10/7-morgan-freeman.jpg
I was so disappointed with the movie, and I remember thinking: "It's probably a hell of a book though."
I'm glad the details of the movie didn't stick with me, because I'm really enjoying the book now. :D

[divemaster]

Ugh, the book is terrible!

[webstar1000]

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/13950248819_9ae8e4cb77_z.jpg
That's book 2, right? Hoping to get to that within the next few days!

Did you like this alot? Would you recommend?

[mae]

Check out the thread about it in this forum.

[fearless-freak]

Once... by James Herbert

[Heather19]

Dreamcatcher.

I saw the movie years back, and I remember laughing at Morgan Freeman's eyebrows through the entire thing - I couldn't even focus on the story due to his fucking eyebrows. http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2009/10/7-morgan-freeman.jpg
I was so disappointed with the movie, and I remember thinking: "It's probably a hell of a book though."
I'm glad the details of the movie didn't stick with me, because I'm really enjoying the book now. :D

Loved this book. Also I thought it was pretty cool that it takes place at Quabbin, as I live fairly close to it.

[Girlystevedave]

Ugh, the book is terrible!

Well, I think I'll keep reading it anyway. :P



Dreamcatcher.

I saw the movie years back, and I remember laughing at Morgan Freeman's eyebrows through the entire thing - I couldn't even focus on the story due to his fucking eyebrows. http://www.blogcdn.com/blog.moviefone.com/media/2009/10/7-morgan-freeman.jpg
I was so disappointed with the movie, and I remember thinking: "It's probably a hell of a book though."
I'm glad the details of the movie didn't stick with me, because I'm really enjoying the book now. :D

Loved this book. Also I thought it was pretty cool that it takes place at Quabbin, as I live fairly close to it.

That's pretty cool, Heather.
I am really really enjoying it so far. Luckily, it's one of those super long books, too. So I get to spend a lot of time with it.

[WeDealInLead]

Robert Heinlein - Assignment in Eternity
Dean Koontz - Winter Moon
Brian Keene - Blood on the Page
T.E.D. Klein - The Ceremonies
Ramsey Campbell - Holes for Faces

[Dan]

The Ruins - Scott Smith

[WeDealInLead]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention Laird Barron - The Beautiful Thing that Awaits Us All. Two stories left.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Just restarted The Stand. Hello darkness, my old friend.

[Jon]

Just restarted The Stand. Hello darkness, my old friend.

"Ain't that right Happy Crappy?" - ???- unabridged version

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Yes, unabridged.

[Dan]

Speaks the Nightbird: Volume 1: Judgment of the Witch by Robert McCammon.

[frik]

The best of the series!

sk

[Ruthful]

Insatiable: Porn-A Love Story, by Asa Akira

Adam Resnick Will Not Attend: Lively Stories of Detachment and Isolation

[frik]

http://www.cemeterydance.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/koryta01.jpg

sk

[mkberger]

ERB,
A PRINCESS OF MARS.

[DoctorDodge]

http://sfreviews.net/large_covers/ack_ack_macaque.jpg

[Girlystevedave]

I love that cover. :)
So much, that I had to look it up.

How is it?

[DoctorDodge]

Halfway through, and I'm fucking loving it. It's exactly the kind of story that I love. Surprisingly, there's a number of really great science fiction ideas in there, as it explores a parallel world and how one key difference has affected the history of that world, for better and for worse. More importantly, of course, it's got a fucking alcoholic, chain-smoking, mega-swearing, ninja-Nazi ass-kicking monkey as the lead character, so obviously, it's also a lot of fun. And that's the main thing I've been loving about this story: it's nice to see a science fiction story that doesn't take itself too seriously and the writer just aims to tell a really good story involving parallel universes, conspiracies, princes and monkeys, and has some great ideas while avoiding the trap of trying to tell the reader how incredibly important the story is.

[Girlystevedave]

Nice!
I'm gonna add it to my list. :)

[fearless-freak]

We Were Soldiers Once... And Young by Lt. Gen Harold G Moore (ret) and Joseph L Galloway

[Ben Staad]

Finished The Road and re-reading Rage.

[WeDealInLead]

Rick Hautala - The Big Tree

[Erin]

I just finished "Life After Life" by Kate Atkinson. I *really* enjoyed it, a very well-written book. About to start Skin Game by Jim Butcher, the latest Dresden File book. Can't believe its taken me this long to read it.

[divemaster]

About 40% through Mr. Mercedes. Really liking it.

[Erin]

I was really impressed with Mr. Mercedes!

[fernandito]

I loved Mr. Mercedes.

Also, I've been meaning to start the Dresden series forever but I find myself increasingly short on reading time lately. :(

[WeDealInLead]

Just finished John R. Little - The Memory Tree.
Reading:

Herbert - Children of Dune (nearly half done, much better than Dune Messiah)
Koontz - Lightning (almost finished, standard Koontz story with quirky and unrealistic dialogue, a damsel in distress headstrong enough to overcome those obstacles but still in need of a White Knight. No dog... yet.)
Alejandro Jodorowsky - Metabarons

[Dan]

The Queen of Bedlam - Robert McCammon

[WeDealInLead]

Finished Tim Lebbon's Shifting of Veils in one sitting. Great story. Here's my spoiler-free review (https://nottooterrible.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/review-shifting-of-veils-by-tim-lebbon/).

Here's the review (https://nottooterrible.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/review-the-big-tree-by-rick-hautala/)for The Big Tree by Rick Hautala. Published after his passing, this is his final story. I was pleasantly surprised to see it reposted on his website.

Reading: assorted Halloween and October stories.

[jhanic]

The Troop, by Nick Cutter. My daughter's recommendation.

John

[Girlystevedave]

Guys, I really want to read a good scary book, but need some suggestions.
Anybody got any ideas for me?

And by scary, I don't mean disturbing. I mean classic kind of scary; monsters, ghouls, ghosts. Not backwoods redneck gets a chainsaw and hacks people up kind of scary. :lol:

[Ricky]

How about zombies? Handling the Undead is one of my favorite books. It's got some scares to it, but handles the subject matter of the dead coming back to life in a very human way. It's a great book to read around Halloween...and would fit in with your costume!

Also, I'm reading The Demonologist right now and it's really good. I'm only 100 pages in, but I'd recommend it. It's about the career of Ed and Lorraine Warren. If you want ghosts, this is the book to read. It's really interesting because it's got actual dialogue from cases they've worked and tells you all the whos, whats, and whys about human and inhuman spirit activity. I've been reading it before I go to bed. :lol:

[fernandito]

Guys, I really want to read a good scary book, but need some suggestions.
Anybody got any ideas for me?

And by scary, I don't mean disturbing. I mean classic kind of scary; monsters, ghouls, ghosts. Not backwoods redneck gets a chainsaw and hacks people up kind of scary. :lol:

Maybe not what you're looking for, but my friend swears up and down by this book. I think I might give it a whirl soon. Check it out, see if it's up your alley.

The Troop by Nick Cutter (http://www.amazon.com/The-Troop-Nick-Cutter/dp/1476717729/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414165726&sr=8-1&keywords=the+troop+by+nick+cutter)

*edit* I just scrolled up and saw that jhanic is reading it as well!!

[Girlystevedave]

Thanks, Ricky.
I'll look into those. I'm really in the mood to be scared and/or creeped out after dark. :lol:

[Erin]

Ooooh, The Troop sounds awesome. And with a stellar review from King? Next on my list!

[frik]

That's what I thought, having read King's recommendation. I was wrong: the book's a fast read, gory, but not scary in the least.
To me, a huge disappointment and definitely not recommended.

sk

[Girlystevedave]

Guys, I really want to read a good scary book, but need some suggestions.
Anybody got any ideas for me?

And by scary, I don't mean disturbing. I mean classic kind of scary; monsters, ghouls, ghosts. Not backwoods redneck gets a chainsaw and hacks people up kind of scary. :lol:

Maybe not what you're looking for, but my friend swears up and down by this book. I think I might give it a whirl soon. Check it out, see if it's up your alley.

The Troop by Nick Cutter (http://www.amazon.com/The-Troop-Nick-Cutter/dp/1476717729/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414165726&sr=8-1&keywords=the+troop+by+nick+cutter)

*edit* I just scrolled up and saw that jhanic is reading it as well!!

I'll look into this one, too.


I swear, I didn't even see your post earlier. It looked like I just ignored your recommendation. :lol:

[fernandito]

Nah, I figured you probably didn't see my recommendation.

You know better. :evil:

[WeDealInLead]

Straub's If You Could See Me Now is all kinds of scary goodness.

Kealan Patrick Burke's Theater Macabre is a short story collection and a lot of stories are about ghosts. His Timmy Quinn series is all about ghosts. Check him out, he's really good.

[Girlystevedave]

Nah, I figured you probably didn't see my recommendation.

You know better. :evil:

:lol:

[cowers in corner]

[Dan]

Moonbog by Rick Hautala

[Stebbins]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TAm9S4IMSGg/TE_hYj0SRnI/AAAAAAAAF9w/d4K_ylWYOfs/s1600/socialnomics.jpg

[fernandito]

Sounds interesting ^

[WeDealInLead]

Dennis Lehane - Shutter Island
Jack Vance - Cugel's Saga

[Stebbins]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51y6XD0J-uL._SL500_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-big,TopRight,35,-73_OU01_AA300_.jpg

fernandito: It was. A little dated since it was written in 2009, but it acknowledged how fast things become outdated in the world of social media, and still had some fascinating insights into the future (I particularly liked the idea of paid product placement in e-books). Anyway, it'll hold me over on that front until the social media book I really wanted to read-- Crush It!-- arrives :harrier:

[fearless-freak]

Legend by David Gemmel

[Ruthful]

Lovecraft. Also, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

[Tommy]

Daddy Love by Joyce Carol Oates, if you're looking to have your heart ripped out and your soul shat upon then this is the book for you

[Girlystevedave]

:lol:

Yeah, you really sold me on it.

[WeDealInLead]

Tim Pratt - Briarpatch. Another awesome book from ChiZine.

I might start some early Silverberg next. Fun, pulpy SF stuff.

[Ruthful]

Conrad.

[Dan]

Expiration Date - Tim Powers

[SystemCrashOverRide]

House of Leaves - Mark Z. Danielewski

[Tommy]

:lol:

Yeah, you really sold me on it.

:emot-roflolmao:

so glad I finished that one last night, JCO has more balls than a lot of the male writers I read, she is fearless in her choice of subject matter and unflinching in the handling of said subject matter, her books are like a slap in the face, they get your attention and wake you up and I've only read about six of her many, many books so far, I am in awe of JCO

[Girlystevedave]

Not gonna lie, I looked it up. There's no way I could read it. I was cringing just reading the synopsis. :lol:

[Tommy]

Not gonna lie, I looked it up. There's no way I could read it. I was cringing just reading the synopsis. :lol:

I don't blame you, it's not for everyone and could be traumatizing to some but it's definitely, unfortunately, a timely book

[Ruthful]

http://i.imgur.com/XXO8efH.jpg

[Dan]

Had to stop reading Expiration Date. Over 200 pages in and it is extremely uninteresting. I rarely (I mean a handful of times only) have not finished a book, but I can't keep going. I think I will reread a King book now to refresh the pallet.

[WeDealInLead]

Gene Wolfe - The Sword of the Lictor. Really cool fantasy and s.f. mishmash. Unlike a lot of fantasy books, the number of characters is low. Some cool settings, you never know what's next.

[WeDealInLead]

Harlan Ellison - Spider Kiss. I had a few hours of peace and quiet and finished the entire book in one sitting.

Started The Nightwalker by Thomas Tessier.

[Tommy]

The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice, loving it so far

[Stebbins]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Fahrenheit_451_1st_ed_cover.jpg

[Girlystevedave]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/db/Fahrenheit_451_1st_ed_cover.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e66/girlystevedave/1d4e563b-be4b-4bd2-a792-4ea21a77b020_zps90334747.png?t=1416592669

[WeDealInLead]

Born to Fear, Interviews With Thomas Ligotti

This is a really interesting read. Suggested reading for both writers and fans of horror. I'm not a fan of non-fiction in general (don't even buy the magazines with King's interviews) but Born to Fear works because Ligotti is such a an enigmatic and charismatic person. I'm fashionably late to all-things Ligotti but I find it super interesting that it was rumored he was a joint pen name of several writers, that he wins all these awards but never shows up to collect etc. It's basically the opposite of what a lot of writers I used to idolize are doing now on Twitter every day. I can dig a little mystique.

[Dan]

Sacrament by Clive Barker

[Stebbins]

GSD: Thanks for the high-five! Freshman year of high school I was not in honors English (that happened junior year after I buckled down sophomore year) so I did not get a chance to read it. However, I'm glad I didn't; I don't think I would have appreciated how special this book is. It's my new favorite and the one I think every single person could benefit from reading.

Anyway, here's what I'm reading (and loving) now:

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Guy has so much passion, it jumps off the page.

[JackPoint]

The Queen of Bedlam - Robert McCammon

HI Dan I can offer you a UK paperback first of Rage - the bright yellow cover - in VF condition. There is a Hodder & Stoughton store adhesive stamp on the back cover, and slight browning or adhesive residue on the front cover at upper right. I've never seen a better copy. Yours for $400.

[Stebbins]

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[Tommy]

The Queen of Bedlam - Robert McCammon

HI Dan I can offer you a UK paperback first of Rage - the bright yellow cover - in VF condition. There is a Hodder & Stoughton store adhesive stamp on the back cover, and slight browning or adhesive residue on the front cover at upper right. I've never seen a better copy. Yours for $400.

:orely:

[noal]

I just finished Insomnia and enjoyed it. I especially like slow burners but this never felt like one like I have heard people say about it.

I am now onto The Eyes Of The Dragon and it is NOTHING like I thought it was going to be!

[Girlystevedave]

GSD: Thanks for the high-five! Freshman year of high school I was not in honors English (that happened junior year after I buckled down sophomore year) so I did not get a chance to read it. However, I'm glad I didn't; I don't think I would have appreciated how special this book is. It's my new favorite and the one I think every single person could benefit from reading.



Yes.
I didn't get around to reading it until a few years ago, and I'm so glad. Had I read it when I was younger, I probably wouldn't have appreciated it. For me, reading it was one of those rare cases where I actually grasped and fell in love with a classic. Great great book. :)





I am now onto The Eyes Of The Dragon and it is NOTHING like I thought it was going to be!

Do you mean that in a good or bad way?

[Stebbins]

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After seeing this on some many business blogs as a must read, I decided to pick it up from the local library. I've read only the introduction and first chapter and I'm blown away. The man's genius jumps off the page and his voice rivals those of my favorite fiction writers.

Still reading WWZ and Guru in You as well.