Not at all like his other books I've read. Started slow but I'm starting to get intrigued. Reminds me a bit of Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis. Not sure why.
I just bought Choke, it will be my next book to read
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
On cd 2 of the audio book "the time traveler's wife". wished they would have found a nicer voice for the man's part. hope this book gets better. (listen while i drive 1 hour to work). it's really confusing, the time traveler meets/talks to the younger version of himself. it seems to be more about him than his wife, so far...
9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
On cd 2 of the audio book "the time traveler's wife". wished they would have found a nicer voice for the man's part. hope this book gets better. (listen while i drive 1 hour to work). it's really confusing, the time traveler meets/talks to the younger version of himself. it seems to be more about him than his wife, so far...
I had seen this book in bookstores for a long time and it was intriguing based on the title. Then I saw the trailer for the movie and it was exactly what the title says ie guy time travels and shows up and disappears randomly. Long story short, I am no longer interested in it.
On cd 2 of the audio book "the time traveler's wife". wished they would have found a nicer voice for the man's part. hope this book gets better. (listen while i drive 1 hour to work). it's really confusing, the time traveler meets/talks to the younger version of himself. it seems to be more about him than his wife, so far...
I had seen this book in bookstores for a long time and it was intriguing based on the title. Then I saw the trailer for the movie and it was exactly what the title says ie guy time travels and shows up and disappears randomly. Long story short, I am no longer interested in it.
i've always liked time travel movies...
I understand that the book the time traveler's wife is better than the movie. I read a movie review and the reviewer found it creepy, like his mom was killed when he was 6 and he meets her when he is grown and she LIKES him....not knowing he is her son. That sounds like back to the future....michael j. fox met his mom in the fifties and she got a crush on him when he stayed at their house and she thought his name was Calvin Klein (his underware.)
9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
On cd 2 of the audio book "the time traveler's wife". wished they would have found a nicer voice for the man's part. hope this book gets better. (listen while i drive 1 hour to work). it's really confusing, the time traveler meets/talks to the younger version of himself. it seems to be more about him than his wife, so far...
I had seen this book in bookstores for a long time and it was intriguing based on the title. Then I saw the trailer for the movie and it was exactly what the title says ie guy time travels and shows up and disappears randomly. Long story short, I am no longer interested in it.
i've always liked time travel movies...
I understand that the book the time traveler's wife is better than the movie. I read a movie review and the reviewer found it creepy, like his mom was killed when he was 6 and he meets her when he is grown and she LIKES him....not knowing he is her son. That sounds like back to the future....michael j. fox met his mom in the fifties and she got a crush on him when he stayed at their house and she thought his name was Calvin Klein (his underware.)
I like time traveler movies too. Back to the Future is one of my favorite movies of all time. It may be a good book and/or movie, but the trailer for the movie just turned me off.
I really enjoyed the book of the Time Traveler's Wife
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
I'm reading the last book of Stieg Larsson's Millenium Series. Great triologie with exellent characters ! Lisbeth Salander is the best fictional person ever, it's a masterpiece !!!
Beavis : Is this Pearl Jam?
Butt-head: This guy makes faces like Eddie Vedder.
Beavis: No, Eddie Vedder makes faces like this guy.
Butt-head: I heard these guys, like, came first and Pearl Jam ripped them off.
Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
Butt-head: Well, they both suck.
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 understand that the book the time traveler's wife is better than the movie. I read a movie review and the reviewer found it creepy, like his mom was killed when he was 6 and he meets her when he is grown and she LIKES him....not knowing he is her son. That sounds like back to the future....michael j. fox met his mom in the fifties and she got a crush on him when he stayed at their house and she thought his name was Calvin Klein (his underware.)
the title says it all. the time travellers wife.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
I understand that not everything we read online is true, but the time traveler's wife (and the author, why she wrote it) is explained on wikipedia. Great spoiler. I'm on cd 3 or 4 now of the audio book.
9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
The New Stephen King book coming out this Fall sounds PHENOMENAL
I read a preview of it and it did sound intriguing
The Dome or something, right?
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
The New Stephen King book coming out this Fall sounds PHENOMENAL
I read a preview of it and it did sound intriguing
The Dome or something, right?
Its called "Under the Dome"
its supposed to be a real throwback for him. An epic book (draft was 1,500 pages). Apparently its a project he attempted in the 80's but it was too grand for him to tackle at the time. Apparently there is something like 100 characters and some of them are amongst the most evil in the King library. I have heard it has more to do with Society in crisis, much like The Stand. Here is an official synopsis:
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away. Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out.
Its supposed to come out November 10th, and I may pre-order it.
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Yeah I am really excited about it too. But I am excited every time King comes out with a book. I have been avoiding what it's about so I can go in fresh.
I'm currently reading "The Birthing House" by Christopher Ransom, whom I believe is a member of The Pit. I remember something a while back about someone posting on here about their first novel being published. I belive they said the title of their book was The Birthing House.
Anyways, I've started a whole thread on it if anyone has any info about this mystery.
its supposed to be a real throwback for him. An epic book (draft was 1,500 pages). Apparently its a project he attempted in the 80's but it was too grand for him to tackle at the time. Apparently there is something like 100 characters and some of them are amongst the most evil in the King library. I have heard it has more to do with Society in crisis, much like The Stand. Here is an official synopsis:
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away. Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out.
Its supposed to come out November 10th, and I may pre-order it.
Sounds like the plot of the "Simpsons Movie" :twisted:
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
The New Stephen King book coming out this Fall sounds PHENOMENAL
I read a preview of it and it did sound intriguing
The Dome or something, right?
Its called "Under the Dome"
its supposed to be a real throwback for him. An epic book (draft was 1,500 pages). Apparently its a project he attempted in the 80's but it was too grand for him to tackle at the time. Apparently there is something like 100 characters and some of them are amongst the most evil in the King library. I have heard it has more to do with Society in crisis, much like The Stand. Here is an official synopsis:
On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester’s Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener’s hand is severed as “the dome” comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when—or if—it will go away. Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens—town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician’s assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing—even murder—to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. But their main adversary is the Dome itself. Because time isn’t just short. It’s running out.
Its supposed to come out November 10th, and I may pre-order it.
I've only ever read one King novel, the Gunslinger. I dug it, but don't know if I have the heart to tackle the rest of that Dark Tower series. I hear it kinda drops off at the end. But I have been thinking lately about getting the stand and reading that. Any thoughts?
I had a big literary vacation and read 2 Vonnegut novels (Sirens of Titan and Breakfast of Champions), Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian (I just don't get the hype with this guy) and Don Delillo's Underworld (pretty cool, though exhaustively long).
Now I'm reading World War Z by Max Brooks. This book is incredible. It's about zombies, but it's far smarter than it has any right to be. A very funny, totally eerie, and surprisingly moving critique of our culture, politics, and everything else, all presented in humane and personal stories of terror and survival in the face of an epidemic. It's the most I've enjoyed a novel in a long time.
I've only ever read one King novel, the Gunslinger. I dug it, but don't know if I have the heart to tackle the rest of that Dark Tower series. I hear it kinda drops off at the end. But I have been thinking lately about getting the stand and reading that. Any thoughts?
the dark tower series is great - song of susannah is a bit of a hard slog i think - but the rest are amazing, and the ending is great.
the stand is a must read as a tie in for the dark tower - as is eyes of the dragon. in fact, an awful lot of kings books are twisted in amongst each other. he's a genious.
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I just bought Choke, it will be my next book to read
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
It's chilling so far...
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
I had seen this book in bookstores for a long time and it was intriguing based on the title. Then I saw the trailer for the movie and it was exactly what the title says ie guy time travels and shows up and disappears randomly. Long story short, I am no longer interested in it.
i've always liked time travel movies...
I understand that the book the time traveler's wife is better than the movie. I read a movie review and the reviewer found it creepy, like his mom was killed when he was 6 and he meets her when he is grown and she LIKES him....not knowing he is her son. That sounds like back to the future....michael j. fox met his mom in the fifties and she got a crush on him when he stayed at their house and she thought his name was Calvin Klein (his underware.)
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
my sister-in-law went to school with that author--Seth I think is the first name.
Whatever you are, be a good one --Lincoln
I like time traveler movies too. Back to the Future is one of my favorite movies of all time. It may be a good book and/or movie, but the trailer for the movie just turned me off.
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Its pretty good so far. But I have to say I hope there is more of a twist than what is going on so far.
Butt-head: This guy makes faces like Eddie Vedder.
Beavis: No, Eddie Vedder makes faces like this guy.
Butt-head: I heard these guys, like, came first and Pearl Jam ripped them off.
Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
Butt-head: Well, they both suck.
Started American Pie http://www.harpercollins.com/author/authorExtra.aspx?isbn13=9780060957322&displayType=readingGuide
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
the title says it all. the time travellers wife.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
I read a preview of it and it did sound intriguing
The Dome or something, right?
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Its called "Under the Dome"
its supposed to be a real throwback for him. An epic book (draft was 1,500 pages). Apparently its a project he attempted in the 80's but it was too grand for him to tackle at the time. Apparently there is something like 100 characters and some of them are amongst the most evil in the King library. I have heard it has more to do with Society in crisis, much like The Stand. Here is an official synopsis:
Its supposed to come out November 10th, and I may pre-order it.
going to pick that up the day it comes out
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Yeah I am really excited about it too. But I am excited every time King comes out with a book. I have been avoiding what it's about so I can go in fresh.
I was going to say I heard it was put off indefintley but looks like it's coming out 9/15, right before "Backspacer"!
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Men-Win-Glo ... 283&sr=1-1
Anyways, I've started a whole thread on it if anyone has any info about this mystery.
The thread is here: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=107253
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is an intensely riveting read :roll:
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I've only ever read one King novel, the Gunslinger. I dug it, but don't know if I have the heart to tackle the rest of that Dark Tower series. I hear it kinda drops off at the end. But I have been thinking lately about getting the stand and reading that. Any thoughts?
I had a big literary vacation and read 2 Vonnegut novels (Sirens of Titan and Breakfast of Champions), Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian (I just don't get the hype with this guy) and Don Delillo's Underworld (pretty cool, though exhaustively long).
Now I'm reading World War Z by Max Brooks. This book is incredible. It's about zombies, but it's far smarter than it has any right to be. A very funny, totally eerie, and surprisingly moving critique of our culture, politics, and everything else, all presented in humane and personal stories of terror and survival in the face of an epidemic. It's the most I've enjoyed a novel in a long time.
the dark tower series is great - song of susannah is a bit of a hard slog i think - but the rest are amazing, and the ending is great.
the stand is a must read as a tie in for the dark tower - as is eyes of the dragon. in fact, an awful lot of kings books are twisted in amongst each other. he's a genious.