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    Quote Originally Posted by BigJoeHillfan View Post
    Thanks for the ratings. I plan on reading Dark Matter next as I picked it up cheap at HPB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Heather19 View Post
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    Thanks for the ratings. I plan on reading Dark Matter next as I picked it up cheap at HPB.
    You won't be disappointed, it's a great book!
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    Finally finished The Terror. Might have been the slowest book I’ve ever read. But, it all pays off doesn’t it? What a ride.

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    I kept seeing reviews saying there’s nothing supernatural about this book. Complete and utter bullshit, right? The thing on the ice was a spirit that took the shape of a white bear and sucked souls out of real people. How is that not supernatural? Unless these people are saying that it was all a bunch of Eskimo mumbo jumbo and it was really just an unnaturally gigantic polar bear that the Esquimaux falsely believed was a spirit? What about the premonitions? Or how the bear didn’t eat Hickey? Or how the bear chewed off Crozier’s tongue? It’s based on true events but it was still fiction. I’m in Camp Supernatural on this. Curious if anyone here disagrees.
    There's definitely a supernatural aspect to the book. Suprised that some people say there isn't. What I liked about it though, was that aspect of the story took a backseat to the main storyline. I didn't find it to be slow one bit. But I am fascinated by the arctic so I loved all that stuff. So glad you enjoyed the book
    I really did. I was thinking it’s the first time I’ve considered immediately re-reading a book. I think now, after I’ve come to appreciate it it for the masterpiece it really is, the first 2/3 (or however much it was) I found slow will now be literary gold to me. But I have the show to watch now so perhaps I’ll save the re-read for another time.
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    Has anyone read and liked In Cold Blood?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Father Cody View Post
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    Finally finished The Terror. Might have been the slowest book I’ve ever read. But, it all pays off doesn’t it? What a ride.

    Spoiler:
    I kept seeing reviews saying there’s nothing supernatural about this book. Complete and utter bullshit, right? The thing on the ice was a spirit that took the shape of a white bear and sucked souls out of real people. How is that not supernatural? Unless these people are saying that it was all a bunch of Eskimo mumbo jumbo and it was really just an unnaturally gigantic polar bear that the Esquimaux falsely believed was a spirit? What about the premonitions? Or how the bear didn’t eat Hickey? Or how the bear chewed off Crozier’s tongue? It’s based on true events but it was still fiction. I’m in Camp Supernatural on this. Curious if anyone here disagrees.
    There's definitely a supernatural aspect to the book. Suprised that some people say there isn't. What I liked about it though, was that aspect of the story took a backseat to the main storyline. I didn't find it to be slow one bit. But I am fascinated by the arctic so I loved all that stuff. So glad you enjoyed the book
    I really did. I was thinking it’s the first time I’ve considered immediately re-reading a book. I think now, after I’ve come to appreciate it it for the masterpiece it really is, the first 2/3 (or however much it was) I found slow will now be literary gold to me. But I have the show to watch now so perhaps I’ll save the re-read for another time.
    Just to forwarn you, the show is very different from the book.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Heather19 View Post
    Just to forwarn you, the show is very different from the book.
    Did you like it?
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    Just started Kill Creek. I was tired and only managed a few pages. I did like that he quoted Lovecraft at the beginning of the book.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Father Cody View Post
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    Just to forwarn you, the show is very different from the book.
    Did you like it?
    It started off with potential but then went downward for me. But I also typically hate when they stray from the source material. If I didn't love the book so much then maybe I might have enjoyed it more. It's hard to say.
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    For anyone who read Wayward Pines how did the show hold up? I just finished book one and then watches the first episode and I feel like the finished 2/3 of the first book in one episode. How is there 2 seasons...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jsmcmullen92 View Post
    For anyone who read Wayward Pines how did the show hold up? I just finished book one and then watches the first episode and I feel like the finished 2/3 of the first book in one episode. How is there 2 seasons...
    They stray from the books.

    The books are better IMHO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Br!an View Post
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    For anyone who read Wayward Pines how did the show hold up? I just finished book one and then watches the first episode and I feel like the finished 2/3 of the first book in one episode. How is there 2 seasons...
    They stray from the books.

    The books are better IMHO.
    Far better.


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    Quote Originally Posted by webstar1000 View Post
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    For anyone who read Wayward Pines how did the show hold up? I just finished book one and then watches the first episode and I feel like the finished 2/3 of the first book in one episode. How is there 2 seasons...
    They stray from the books.

    The books are better IMHO.
    Far better.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jsmcmullen92 View Post
    For anyone who read Wayward Pines how did the show hold up? I just finished book one and then watches the first episode and I feel like the finished 2/3 of the first book in one episode. How is there 2 seasons...
    The show sucked. I didn't even watch season 2.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Heather19 View Post
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    For anyone who read Wayward Pines how did the show hold up? I just finished book one and then watches the first episode and I feel like the finished 2/3 of the first book in one episode. How is there 2 seasons...
    The show sucked. I didn't even watch season 2.
    Haven't read the book but agree about the show. Was interesting at first, then it just got dumb.
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    Don't let the show deter you from reading the books. They're very different and a million times better than the show.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Heather19 View Post
    Don't let the show deter you from reading the books. They're very different and a million times better than the show.
    Picking up number 2 today. Was not expecting tat ending to #1 one. I feel like this just shifted genres from Horror to Sci-fi

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heather19 View Post
    Don't let the show deter you from reading the books. They're very different and a million times better than the show.
    Good to hear. I liked season one, but season two, well...it's not that it was awful (like the recent The Mist adaptation (which I watched through to the bitter, pitiful end), or Under The Dome "miniseries" (which I gave up on about :15 into season 2)), it just kept seeming like some significant development was right around the corner, but never quite arrived (yes, they ended with a bit of a tantalizing information, but...not enough). They added Djimon Hounsou for season 2, and while he did a good job, he was basically wasted amidst the dull nothing of that season. If it came back for season 3 (which supposedly hasn't been ruled out), I admit, I would watch.

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    I liked the Wayward Pines TV series, but Heather's right, it wasn't as good as the books (obviously). They kind of blaze through all three books in the first season, then, in Season 2, add a bunch of new characters and a subplot of the younger generation trying to overthrow the town, which kind of didn't work for me (
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    AND killing off all the cool original characters in glorified cameos
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    But, since you brought it up, it's definitely leagues better than Under the Dome and The Mist (which was probably one of the worst adaptations/TV shows I've seen).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ricky View Post
    I liked the Wayward Pines TV series, but Heather's right, it wasn't as good as the books (obviously). They kind of blaze through all three books in the first season, then, in Season 2, add a bunch of new characters and a subplot of the younger generation trying to overthrow the town, which kind of didn't work for me (
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    AND killing off all the cool original characters in glorified cameos
    ).

    But, since you brought it up, it's definitely leagues better than Under the Dome and The Mist (which was probably one of the worst adaptations/TV shows I've seen).
    Under the Dome was ok I thought for the better part of the first season and I suffered through The Mist for six episodes and bailed.
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    Ughh. I didn't like UTD (book or show) so can't provide a fair opinion but they beat The Mist to death as a show. It was awful, putrid, and simply disappointing.

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    Under the Dome was ok I thought for the better part of the first season and I suffered through The Mist for six episodes and bailed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ben Staad View Post
    Ughh. I didn't like UTD (book or show) so can't provide a fair opinion but they beat The Mist to death as a show. It was awful, putrid, and simply disappointing.

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    Under the Dome was ok I thought for the better part of the first season and I suffered through The Mist for six episodes and bailed.
    I enjoyed reading UTD but completely agree about The Mist program.
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    I also hated Under the Dome tv series, but loved the book. I don't even think I watched the second season. I tried to watch The Mist, but not even sure I made it through the first episode.
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    You didn't miss out on The Mist.

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