I just did. Loved it! I've read pretty much everything King has ever written (including unpublished juvenilia), but I overlooked this one until now. And it was set in my home state, with parts taking place here in town. Thanks for reminding me!Originally Posted by SigTauGimp
Does anyone know if this series is any good? A store here has a boxed hardcover set of all three books that looks impressive. But they also had an illustrated "companion" book and it made me think it was more of a "chick" book or kind of twilighty, if you know what I mean. Curious am I.
The plot is good and progresses well, the writing is pretty bad. They are quick reads, though, so you won't lose a lot of time on them. I would say they are Twilight-y in that they are YA fiction that was written poorly, but The Hunger Games books have plot and the characters have personalities (even if some of them are pretty annoying), so they're really not similar at all. I'm looking forward to the movie in that I won't have to deal with the poor prose but I'll still get the story.
I just finished Let The Right One In and it really didn't interest me. I didn't feel connected to any of the characters and I found the ending unsatisfying.
I'm having trouble finding contemporary adult fiction that is written well, but doesn't have extreme violence or gore. I'm fairly picky about what I read though, that may have something to do with it.
A lady always remembers her courtesies.
Sarah, if you didn't like Let the Right One In, I'd recommend giving Handling the Undead a shot. It's by the same author, but very different from LTROI. A very different and fresh take on "zombies."
A NEW GAME BEGINS
Try the book I showed above. Quite well-written.
Couldn't have said it better myself. I never finished the last book (Mockingjay), though. It just never grabbed me. I guess the series was a little too tame for my tastes.
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I'd recommend The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. It's kind of like a gothic horror. I'm not really sure how to describe it. But what's funny is I just went to amazon to check the authors name, and The Hunger Games is listed next to it as an alternate book people have bought
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Watchmen. Because I can't say no to some people.
A mini D&B: The words "Hunger" and "Games" used in the same sentence are enough to set me off in a stabbity rage now.
People love frozen yogurt. I don't know what to tell you.
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which reminds me - where the F is Brice again?
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is real???
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People are always talking about truth.Everybody knows what the truth is,like it was toilet paper or somethin...All there is is bull*...One layer of bullshit on top of another...what you do in life...pick the layer of bull* that you prefer...
You mean, the book?
Or my initials?
yes, both are real....
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Think this weekend i start and finish - The Cows Are Coming - Thomas Cranham
My Stephen King collection
http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...on-Stockerlone
Non-King collection
http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...rlone-Non-King
I just finished reading the Hunger Games series! I thought the books were pretty barbaric, very dark, and all about death. With that being said I liked it. I couldn't put them down. The third book was the weakest to me. Can't wait to see the movie.
Seeing thatLovecraft book brings to mind, where has our beloved "Brice" been lately???
Edit: Is this now the new record for
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
I think if everyone posts enough of these, Brice might reappear
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Watchmen
The Once and Future King
Aztec
I may have overextended myself.
People love frozen yogurt. I don't know what to tell you.
Not as much as I have, bethany. I've still gotta finish off Ravenor, Artemis Fowl and a few others, but I've pushed those aside to focus on finally finishing A Game of Thrones. 250 pages down, just 550 to go!
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
DO 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."
I am doing it. I've even paused reading Dr Who and Sherlock Holmes to do it. But too many books and not enough time. You know why I didn't finish it last year? I was still reading American Gods. Still, focused on it now, so it should take me...six months? Hopefully a lot less, but I will let you know when I finish it JB.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
DOITDOITDOITDOIT!
People love frozen yogurt. I don't know what to tell you.
Ok, but I expect you and Blaze to have caught up on Doctor Who by the time I've finished volume 1.
Spoiler:
Never be cruel and never be cowardly. And if you ever are, always make amends.
You are a walking talking Doctor Who encyclopedia to me. - Melike
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