In the middle of this -- saw the trailer for the HBO series based on it (starting in Jan) and it looked badass, so I moved this up to the front of the line -- "Good King" thus far:
Flea’s new book! Loving it so far, so kooky! Never realised how insightful he is. 🤔
“ "Thank you Palestrina. It’s a wonderful evening, it’s great to be here and I wanna dedicate you a super sexy song." " (last words of Mark Sandman of Morphine)
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There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
I got them 2 years ago for Christmas and I've only just gooten around to reading them. Love them, just started the 2nd.
@Hobbes - The ocean at the end of the lane... Love Neil Gaiman so that's on my list! I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned, but give Neverwhere a try. It's one of my favorites! And he's finally writing a sequel that's supposed to come out this year.
looking forward to reading this novel from Gibby Haynes (Butthole Surfers)....
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I got them 2 years ago for Christmas and I've only just gooten around to reading them. Love them, just started the 2nd.
@Hobbes - The ocean at the end of the lane... Love Neil Gaiman so that's on my list! I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned, but give Neverwhere a try. It's one of my favorites! And he's finally writing a sequel that's supposed to come out this year.
Outlander #2, Dragonfly in Amber, and Lost Children Archive.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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Well, that was kind of a garbage book. Large print (which I appreciate in my advancing age) and short...but so heavy handed. I laughed at the writing in 20 different spots. Really, pretty weak effort. I really enjoyed some of his early stuff but this would be a very hard pass as far as a suggestion. Go read Red Dragon or Silence of the Lambs.
Came across this very interesting book about the town of Woodstock called Small Town Talk by Barney Hoskyns. The author gives a good account of the music scene that developed in the town both before and after that famous Woodstock Music Festival that did not happen in Woodstock (but did affect the town in some bog ways). A good read that I'm about 1/2 way through.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Anti-Social: Online Extremists , Techno-Utopians , and the Hijacking of the American Conversation by Andrew Marantiz.
Did not think much more could be said about how the rise of social media has lead to the Alt-Right using it to spread false hoods and create chaos but this gentleman from The New Yorker does a really good job with this book. Highly recommend.
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I'm reading Mr. Mercedes.
And yes, welcome back J!
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PJ20 USA 2011 night 1
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Adelaide BIG DAY OUT 2014
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Reading now Stephen King's Institute and 1922.
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The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
even if I look and act really crazy.
really liking this.
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Anti-Social: Online Extremists , Techno-Utopians , and the Hijacking of the American Conversation by Andrew Marantiz.
Did not think much more could be said about how the rise of social media has lead to the Alt-Right using it to spread false hoods and create chaos but this gentleman from The New Yorker does a really good job with this book. Highly recommend.