Just finished You by Caroline Kepnes. Great book, and the main character is sooo creepy. Really enjoyed it.
Just finished You by Caroline Kepnes. Great book, and the main character is sooo creepy. Really enjoyed it.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Have you read Providence? I've heard it mentioned a lot of places on people's summer reading lists but am not sure if I'd like it.
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Not yet, but I have it on hold from the library.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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Just finished The Descent by Jeff Long. It’s without a doubt in my top ten favorites. Highly recommend it!
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Whoever told me to read Bird Box... THANKS!! I cannot wait to get home to finish it!
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I just read the sample at BN.com (much longer than the one on Amazon) - I will definitely pick this up.Originally Posted by Father Cody
It seems I'm miles above the surface of the Earth
I can see across the whole of London and beyond
Looks interesting. How 'horror' is it?
Finished Fully Loaded by Blake Crouch Sunday. It was good and I especially loved Shining Rock, that was my favorite. On the Good Red Road reminded me of one part of Pines. Of the 3 I just read, Dark Matter was buy far the best, Run second, and Fully Loaded third.
I am thinking of starting the Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin next.
Ooh, I've heard good things about this book. Maybe I should move it up my list.
I finished The Three-Body Problem, blew right through The Dark Forest, and am now starting on Death's End. TBP was really quite excellent, although some of the science was a little too speculative for my tastes. TDF was quite different in tone, focused more on societal and political matters, and is the better novel, in my opinion. Too early to know what to make of DE.
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So glad you enjoyed them. Now if only he would hurry and release a new book
I'd definitely recommend it. I enjoyed it so much more than I thought I would.Ooh, I've heard good things about this book. Maybe I should move it up my list.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I don’t know if I can answer that accurately, but I’ll try. There’s not a ton of gore but when there is, it’s gruesome. I wasn’t scared very often but there were moments when noises from my house settling had me paranoid. There were a few times I was genuinely disturbed and a few times I felt real rage toward a scene or character. The plot itself is based on a horrific concept and the overall theme is one of a horror story. It has its boring moments but I found them short-lived. Most of the time I wondered how an author can make so many sentences so enticing to read the next. Overall ratings and reviews are very positive (it has an average rating of 3.97/5 from 6,350 ratings), but there were some reviewers who hated it. Guess that’s typical, though.
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That's a pretty solid review. Consider my interest piqued.
+1. I’m not into horror for the sake of horror, if you know what I mean. But this sounds intriguing. Thanks!
Beartown and Us Against You by Fredrick Backman. A truly gifted writer.
I just looked it up, for some reason I thought the movie The Descent was based off this book. While I enjoyed the movie I didn't really care to read the book, but now after looking it up I really want to read it.I don’t know if I can answer that accurately, but I’ll try. There’s not a ton of gore but when there is, it’s gruesome. I wasn’t scared very often but there were moments when noises from my house settling had me paranoid. There were a few times I was genuinely disturbed and a few times I felt real rage toward a scene or character. The plot itself is based on a horrific concept and the overall theme is one of a horror story. It has its boring moments but I found them short-lived. Most of the time I wondered how an author can make so many sentences so enticing to read the next. Overall ratings and reviews are very positive (it has an average rating of 3.97/5 from 6,350 ratings), but there were some reviewers who hated it. Guess that’s typical, though.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I thought the same thing! Assuming the possibility this has been the case with a lot of potential readers of this book, it’s unfortunate for the author. I enjoyed the movie as well but, like you, wouldn’t have cared enough to read the book version of that story. I really hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!I just looked it up, for some reason I thought the movie The Descent was based off this book. While I enjoyed the movie I didn't really care to read the book, but now after looking it up I really want to read it.I don’t know if I can answer that accurately, but I’ll try. There’s not a ton of gore but when there is, it’s gruesome. I wasn’t scared very often but there were moments when noises from my house settling had me paranoid. There were a few times I was genuinely disturbed and a few times I felt real rage toward a scene or character. The plot itself is based on a horrific concept and the overall theme is one of a horror story. It has its boring moments but I found them short-lived. Most of the time I wondered how an author can make so many sentences so enticing to read the next. Overall ratings and reviews are very positive (it has an average rating of 3.97/5 from 6,350 ratings), but there were some reviewers who hated it. Guess that’s typical, though.
Looking for Mister Slaughter S/L #78
Just read “Sour Candy” by Kealan Patrick Burke and was impressed with how much he fit into 70~ pages. Just twist after twist with dialogue you can easily hear in your head. Highly recommended.
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Just finished the Last Town.
Will say the ending was just meh but was good at the same time.
Gonna try a little non-fiction for once and get Chernow's Hamilton biography a try.
I thought I'd take a break from the Bill Hodges trilogy and started From a Buick 8. So far it has my attention, and I hear good things. Can't wait to dive deeper
Back in August of 1976 I was at a Walgreen's spinning the book racks looking for something to read on a short vacation I was taking with my girlfriend prior to heading off to college. I became intrigued by a book with an all black cover embossed with the outline of a girls face and a single drop of blood. I turned to the spine to check out the title and almost put it back because I thought it was going to be about the Salem witch trials. However, upon reading the description on the back cover, I readjusted my thinking, shelled out $1.95 + tax and headed out on the trip. Not surprisingly the book took a back seat to my final weekend with my girlfriend and I went off to college without it. Fast forward to January, 1977 and I'm back from college for the weekend to attend a concert. Needing something to read for the 3.5 hour Amtrak ride back to college I grabbed 'Salem's Lot on my way out the door. In typical Amtrak fashion the train was nearly 2 hours late, so between the delay and the actual ride I had plenty of time to get lost in Jerusalem's Lot. I arrived at the train station in my small college town around 2am and trekked the 3 miles back to my dorm. When I got to my room rather than doing the smart thing and hit the sack I pulled out SL and stayed up the rest of the night rapidly turning pages and jumping at random sounds. 'Salem's Lot became my favorite book that night/early morning and I have re-read it every year since always commencing on September 5th which is the day Ben Mears arrived in Jerusalem's Lot at the start of the book. I always begin with that old Walgreen's paperback before switching the Centipede edition and it is something that I look forward to doing each year as summer comes to a close. As I embark on my 42nd reading I thought I would share some images from a recent trip to the real Jerusalem's Lot.
"...he (Ben Mears) glanced up toward the horizon. What he saw there made him jam on the brakes with both feet...the Marsten House."
"The witch grass grew wild and tall in the front yard obscuring the old, frost-heaved flagstones that that led to the porch."
"But he (Mike Ryerson) liked Harmony Hill best of all three. It was not as old Schoolyard Hill boneyard, but it was pleasant and shady. He hoped that someday he could be buried there himself- in a hundred years or so."
The Methodist Church and Methodist Corners...
The images above are all from Durham, Maine the town where SK grew up. The look/vibe of the Marsten House was based on the Shiloh Church that is pictured above. The actual Marston House, (spelled differently and shown below) was located just east of Methodist Corners on the Deep Cut Road about a 1/4 mile from SK's childhood home. He and his friend, Chris Chesley, used to sneak into the abandoned Marston House for thrills. SK likely drew upon those experiences to help create the atmosphere of the Marsten House in SL. It was torn down many years ago and is now an empty ('salem's?) lot. All that remains is the stone foundation. The second picture below was taken from the foundation looking down at The Deep Cut Road.
Harmony Hill Cemetery was based on Harmony Grove Cemetery. The Methodist church is next door to SK's childhood home and Methodist Corners is just down the street from the church.
What/where is the real Jerusalem’s Lot?
It seems I'm miles above the surface of the Earth
I can see across the whole of London and beyond
thanks for sharing this, very interesting and nicely done! I'm also re-reading 'Salems' Lot right now, your pictures will make me enjoy it ever more.
I hope I can do something similar next summer and walk around Bangor.
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Vincent,
My visit to Durham, Pownal (The Dead Zone), Lisbon Falls (11/22/63 among others) and Bangor has been on my Bucket list for a while. When you are in Bangor make sure to take Stu Tinker's SK tour. Well worth the time and $.
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It seems I'm miles above the surface of the Earth
I can see across the whole of London and beyond
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