told me he wasnt wearing any... perhaps he's hiding something from you.
oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
Me too ... yesterday ... I bought all seven ... don't know how many I'll read before I need a break.
I was obsessed when he first began writing these. I was so mad when he stopped. I wonder about picking them up again. Are they as awesome as I remember???
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finally just picked up a copy of "the new comers guide to the afterlife" by Daniel Quinn & Tom Whalen. Only read the inside flaps and i already love it
I was obsessed when he first began writing these. I was so mad when he stopped. I wonder about picking them up again. Are they as awesome as I remember???
Well I've only just started II but I'm enjoying it. I managed to buy all 7 on the bay pretty cheap but they are the new ones as he has kind of rewritten the first few so I don't know how different they are to what you read.
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i'm not sure. i just finished stephen king's 'gunslinger.' it was pretty good, but not sure i'm ready to dive forward with the series. i've had george rr martin's 'game of thrones' on my shelf for weeks and want to read it, but ever since the wheel of time debacle i'm leery of diving into a huge epic fantasy series that isn't finished and has no projection for when it may be.
so i'm considering reading either 'songs of innocence' by richard aleas (hard case crimes) or diving into tad williams' dragonbone chair. at least that series is done.
The Dark Tower is pretty good, but I was disappointed with the last three books. The ending of the series was disappointing too. And I am a huge King fan.
The Dark Tower is pretty good, but I was disappointed with the last three books. The ending of the series was disappointing too. And I am a huge King fan.
i have heard this from a lot of people. it's made me a bit leery of investing myself in it, especially since i've recently kicked off a couple of other series'
i have heard this from a lot of people. it's made me a bit leery of investing myself in it, especially since i've recently kicked off a couple of other series'
Yeah just wanted to warn you before you invested your time. I like King a lot, but I think he ripped off readers, some who followed the series for close to thirty years.
Just finished "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. It was quite a depressing read.
i think im the only person who didn't care for the road. i have the same problem with almost all apocalytpic fiction... it's all just a fancy survival story. it could be a guy lost in the maine woods for all i care, but somehow making it post-apocalyptic makes it a Serious Literary Statement. what i always want is the interesting story... how did things get to that point? they always dodge that... 1984, handmaid's tale, the road.
i think im the only person who didn't care for the road. i have the same problem with almost all apocalytpic fiction... it's all just a fancy survival story. it could be a guy lost in the maine woods for all i care, but somehow making it post-apocalyptic makes it a Serious Literary Statement. what i always want is the interesting story... how did things get to that point? they always dodge that... 1984, handmaid's tale, the road.
Yep, the jury is out for me on this one. The reviews on the back were unanimous in their approval, but it left me feeling quite depressed, as if the father and sons attempts at survival were just a lost cause. Apparently a movie is out soon. That should be a laugh fest.
Yep, the jury is out for me on this one. The reviews on the back were unanimous in their approval, but it left me feeling quite depressed, as if the father and sons attempts at survival were just a lost cause. Apparently a movie is out soon. That should be a laugh fest.
i could handle the depressing end if there was anything interesting happening before that.
i think im the only person who didn't care for the road. i have the same problem with almost all apocalytpic fiction... it's all just a fancy survival story. it could be a guy lost in the maine woods for all i care, but somehow making it post-apocalyptic makes it a Serious Literary Statement. what i always want is the interesting story... how did things get to that point? they always dodge that... 1984, handmaid's tale, the road.
I liked it, but I can see your point about not telling us how things got to that point. I think that would have been really interesting, and it is a bit of a cop-out for the writer.
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told me he wasnt wearing any... perhaps he's hiding something from you.
:mad:
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
i just finished the gunslinger.
Me too ... yesterday
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Well I've only just started II but I'm enjoying it. I managed to buy all 7 on the bay pretty cheap but they are the new ones as he has kind of rewritten the first few so I don't know how different they are to what you read.
The Dark Tower is pretty good, but I was disappointed with the last three books. The ending of the series was disappointing too. And I am a huge King fan.
i have heard this from a lot of people. it's made me a bit leery of investing myself in it, especially since i've recently kicked off a couple of other series'
And am half way through The Watchmen. My first graphic novel, and it's pretty good so far.
Yeah just wanted to warn you before you invested your time. I like King a lot, but I think he ripped off readers, some who followed the series for close to thirty years.
I have just been inspired to pick it up again, I left it a while back, but I went through a few pages again earlier.
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I agree. Good story but really sad.
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i think im the only person who didn't care for the road. i have the same problem with almost all apocalytpic fiction... it's all just a fancy survival story. it could be a guy lost in the maine woods for all i care, but somehow making it post-apocalyptic makes it a Serious Literary Statement. what i always want is the interesting story... how did things get to that point? they always dodge that... 1984, handmaid's tale, the road.
i could handle the depressing end if there was anything interesting happening before that.
An amazing read that one.
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I liked it, but I can see your point about not telling us how things got to that point. I think that would have been really interesting, and it is a bit of a cop-out for the writer.
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2006 ~ Toronto
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2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
and an insurance book for my next designation *yawn*
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