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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    zenith wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:

    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.

    I may go pick up the Stand first then. If I dig that then I'll figure I'm ok for King epics. I don't know what I'm worried about, I've read all of George RR Martin's Ice and Fire books, and there's 4 of those at about 1000 pages each.
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    Print is dead
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  • PaigePaige Posts: 365
    Finished Pride and Prejudice and Zombies last week -- fun read, although it kind of peters in the last third (not the Austen content, of course!)

    Now I'm reading Julie and Julia. She just mentioned Meryl Streep last chapter, which is disorienting.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    Print is dead

    if thats true then ive got an awful lot of corpses lying around my house.
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  • PaigePaige Posts: 365
    Started reading Frozen Thames, which is pretty interesting. The Thames has frozen over 40 times and the author wrote a little vignette (fictional, but based in fact) about each time.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,175
    Just started That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo. So far, so good. I love this guy's books. :mrgreen:
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  • BlackThirteenBlackThirteen Posts: 423
    I'm reading "Oryx and Crake" It's interesting but I'm not sure if I like it yet. I'm about a quarter through
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    right now im primarily reading donna tartts the secret history and im fucking loving it.
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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,727
    soulsinging wrote:
    zenith wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:

    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.

    I may go pick up the Stand first then. If I dig that then I'll figure I'm ok for King epics. I don't know what I'm worried about, I've read all of George RR Martin's Ice and Fire books, and there's 4 of those at about 1000 pages each.


    oh man, read The Stand.
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    "The Flight of the Iguana" by David Quammen

    Got to agree with "The Stand"....great book, but not as good as Robert McCammon's "Swan Song" :twisted:

    If anyone out there is a horror fan, I would like to suggest "The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard"....the man can capture an atmosphere as well, if not better than any modern writer. These stories were written in the late 1920's and early 1930's. "Pigeons from Hell", a story from the collection, is called the best horror story of the 20th century by Stephen King. Howard is best noted as the creator of Conan the Barbarian.
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  • mdigenakismdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    The Last Lecture

    and the New York City Teacher's Union contract.
    "Don't let the darkness eat you up..."

    -Greg Dulli

  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,696
    MayDay10 wrote:
    smarchee wrote:
    MayDay10 wrote:
    .

    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.

    You are right that the Dark Tower series drops off at the end. There are great, really cool parts throughout the whole series but I don't know if I would recommend it.

    If you like World War Z, a friend of a friend wrote a fun zombie book called Breathers. His name is SG Browne.

    But before you do anything else, drop everything and read The Stand. One of my favorite books ever!
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,696
    zenith wrote:
    soulsinging wrote:

    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.

    King is a genius and The Stand and Eyes of the Dragon are great. The ending of The Dark Tower is beyond lame, however.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,696
    [/quote]


    oh man, read The Stand.[/quote]

    Really, it can't be said enough.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    The Picture of Dorian Gray.
    These cuts are leaving creases. Trace the scars to fit the pieces, to tell the story, you don't need to say a word.
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    libragirl wrote:
    The Picture of Dorian Gray.
    Awesome book! I love how visual and vivd Oscar Wilde's writing style was.

    I'm currently reading a book for school. Sucks.
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  • pearljgirl2010pearljgirl2010 Posts: 3,428
    Andromeda Strain by Crichton
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  • bulabulabulabula Posts: 41
    Return of the King, by Tolkien for probably the 3rd or 4th time. And concurrently watching the movie and all the making of features on the DVD :D
  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    libragirl wrote:
    The Picture of Dorian Gray.

    I read that one in middle school and back then seeing original movie in black and white was one of the scariest movies I ever saw at the time.

    I'm reading NEMESIS...The Last Days Of The American Republic by Chalmers Johnson

    Last of his trilogy The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy and the End of the Republic and Blowback

    Peace
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    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    still reading the secret history by donna tartt. and im loving it...still. shoulda read it years ago. :mrgreen:
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    take a good look
    this could be the day
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    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    I just finished "best friends forever" by jennifer weiner (audio book.) It was funny (and free courtesy of my library.)
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Posts: 14,844
    Eric Clapton autobiography. Great read. I cant put it down. Almost done.
  • Dark EnergyDark Energy Posts: 203
    I just purchased 3 new books yesterday to take on vacation:

    "Pride and Predjudice and Zombies",
    "A Confederacy of Dunces",
    and "Darker Than Dead"

    Any thoughts on which to start on first?
  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    on approx page 410 of Barbara Walters Audition, hoping to finish it this weekend
    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
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    The Girl Who Played With Fire -Stieg Larsson

    First one was great.
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  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    Black Diamond wrote:
    The Girl Who Played With Fire -Stieg Larsson

    First one was great.

    I just picked up the first one, look forward to reading 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
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    smarchee wrote:
    Black Diamond wrote:
    The Girl Who Played With Fire -Stieg Larsson

    First one was great.

    I just picked up the first one, look forward to reading it

    Takes a bit to get into it. Once you are in 100 pages, you DON'T put it down.
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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    The 5th Horseman, James Patterson
  • Drowned OutDrowned Out Posts: 6,056
    I finally got around to picking up a copy of Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins....
  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    Drowned Out wrote:
    I finally got around to picking up a copy of Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins....

    Great eye opening book.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


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