Have you tried John Irving?
Have you tried John Irving?
"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
You should definitely look into Neil Gaiman JB, and more specifically American Gods.
JB, you have an excellent sense of humor, have you tried Vonnegut? It might appeal to you.
I am listening to "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself" by Alan Alda.
Read by the author...it's pretty good.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
Im starting my 1st re-read of DT 7!
I have no faith in human perfectability. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago. - Edgar Allan Poe
Bunch together a group of people deliberately chosen for strong religious feelings, and you have a practical guarantee of dark morbidities expressed in crime, perversion, and insanity. - H.P. Lovecraft
I'm reading Mr Galliano's Circus by Enid BlytonI started reading today and I only have a couple of pages left...
Child of God- Cormac McCarthy
Have finished Machen collection, absolutely delightful! Now am at last, for the first time in my life, reading Lovecraft.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ooh, that's on my short list, too!
"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
the big fat kill - frank miller
So it goes.
"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. "
- Oscar Wilde
I'm almost finished reading Hemingway's A Moveable Feast. I absolutely love it, it's almost as good as physically being in Paris. This is the first Hemingway book I've read - my Dad has been trying to get me to read his books for ages as he's a huge fan.
i was finally able to finish a book - for the first time since november!
just finished the horse whisperer - nicholas evans
just started the winds of war - herman wouk
Good for you!
I've been reading really slowly myself - I have now finished the first two stories in Four Past Midnight and I'm hoping to get a burst of ambition and finish it this week. I have a really cool-looking book on deck that I want to get to.
"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
That Yellow Bastard - Frank Miller
So it goes.
"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. "
- Oscar Wilde
finished yellow bastard
onto: The High Window - Raymond Chandler
So it goes.
"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all. "
- Oscar Wilde
Started reading The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson), but figured it's time to read The Talisman instead
Some are born to sweet delight,
some are born to the endless night.
Yes, but honestly, he's only so soOriginally Posted by Daghain
Read it, he's good, i liked American Gods the best of his, also liked Anansi Boys, as for the rest, not much into comics or graphic novels
I might try that, any book in particular you recommend?
I read this book because of City of Angels, and i wasn't very impressed. IDK, it just wasn't my cup of tea, so to speak.
"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 love them all, but here are a few that you might enjoy to start with and see what his style is like...I might try that, any book in particular you recommend?
- Sirens of Titan (which I think is his best)
- Breakfast of Champions
- Hocus Pocus
If you do get around to reading any, let me know what you think. He's quite sarcastic and satirical but also an excellent storyteller. I think it makes for an interesting combination.
Just started The Golden Fool , Book Two Of The Tawny Man Trilogy by
Robin Hobb.
Midway through Great Expectations by Dickens.
Oooh, Dickens - nice choice!
"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
WOTC for the third time
Tolkien - Unfinished Tales.
Nice Brian. I never tire of the Aldarion and Erendis story or anything regarding the fall of Gondolin.
Yeah, it's been years (quite a lot of 'em) since I last read this.Nice Brian. I never tire of the Aldarion and Erendis story or anything regarding the fall of Gondolin.
I started with the Third Age tales. Love the additional detail on the coming of the Rohirrim to Rohan etc.. etc..
Now reading the Second Age stuff. Numenor map & details. About to start the mariner's wife.
Then the First Age stuff for last.
THEN I must go get a copy of the Sil (I have not a clue where my old copy went, but again it's been many years since the last re-read).
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