I loved Doctor Sleep, but a few of the technology references made me cringe.It may seem weird to you, but writing pleases me more than plot. If you write like a 12 year old, like Mr. King did in DR. Sleep, sorry but that's a no from me.
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I loved Doctor Sleep, but a few of the technology references made me cringe.It may seem weird to you, but writing pleases me more than plot. If you write like a 12 year old, like Mr. King did in DR. Sleep, sorry but that's a no from me.
Brandon Sanderson is one of the bright lights of the genre. He creates very good female characters and injects a lot of humour and action into his work which is welcome with some of the staid and lumbering fantasy novels out there.I just finished Stephen King's 'On Writing' and Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" this past week. Heh, King, Kings just noticed that, universe sending me a message?
I won't say much about 'On Writing' -already addressed in another thread, but thought it was great. Got this copy from the Library but will need to get one to keep on the shelf.
Brandon Sanderson surprised me. I'm an instant fan. I found the world he created unique, a nice change from the 'typical' trolls, elves and goblins and will get book two this weekend.
I also reread significant parts of some Terry Brooks, Patrick Rothfuss and Dean Koontz novels from my closet - I tried to read them with a writer's eye, to see how they handle different things like dialogue, backstory and the like but it's hard to do, I keep getting sucked into the story.
Madness. I'm from England, the only things I knew/know about about baseball are: someone throws the ball, some "sted head" tries to hit it out of the park, then runs around in a circle, and it can go all damn night. Didn't stop me enjoying TGWLTG (or blockade Billy), because from the moment I read the synopsis, i knew it was going to be a little girl lost in the woods facing her fears - and King has a history of doing that kind of thing very well.I just read The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. I really enjoyed the book even though half a dozen people tried to convince me to never read the book (because it was a terrible); and I hardly know anything about baseball ( before I read the book: I had a misconception that it was necessary to understand baseball, to be able to understand the book).
Does this book compare in any way with "The Guns of August"? I read the latter eons ago in H.S., and actually picked it up on sale last winter, thinking I would do a re-read. Haven't gotten there yet, but just curious if I might be better off reading the Hastings book, or maybe one and then the other??Reading Catastrophe: Europe goes to war 1914 by Max Hastings. Good history of a confused time. Not exactly a story to make you smile but interesting and wellresearched. Stops a bit in to the war so it is not a history of the first world war.
Oh, I just finished my re-reading of it, 3 years later. Still, as enjoyable.started reading The Stand again. It has been a few years since i've read this story.
Enjoy it! I try reading it every fall, along with 'Salem's Lot, The Shining, and Needful Things. It's my tradition....started reading The Stand again. It has been a few years since i've read this story.
Only book of Hemingway's that I could tolerate.The old man and the sea. Ernest Hemingway
I do not re-read many books but The Stand is number one on my small list.started reading The Stand again. It has been a few years since i've read this story.
Well, to read The Stand again you have to prepare psychologically. It's an enormous tale... Took me a couple of days to really commit to itI do not re-read many books but The Stand is number one on my small list.
yup - did my homework early!Ha ha, doing your homework like a good little girl?
I'm still quite early into Mr Mercedes, I generally only read a few hours, and mostly at night when I slow down because I get tired (don't know why I feel the need to explain/defend my slower pace). Anyway, I'm really liking it so far, I love how within 60 pages he's managed to shoehorn in references toeven if it is the movie versions.Christine and IT
I think I might have stumbled upon a new genre to give a try, with this (early days yet, I know) and how much I loved joyland, and the fact that I'm going through the collection of 15 seasons of "a touch of frost" on DVD, I am getting tempted to try some more crime/detective novels, particularly the novels to a touch of frost.