PS. I guess Mom and Dad played a lot of the 'oldies but goodies' when the kids were growing up.
So many wooly buly bridge over troubled waters refs,
What Are You Reading?
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Le sigh...I gave up on the Hedgehog too. I can tell it's going to be good, when my brain is up for more thinking. So I was looking at the SK novels I have but haven't read: Desperation, Black House, Blaze, Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers. And then I read up a bit on your opinions of each on their forums. Since Blaze was compared with Joyland, which I loved, and described by SK himself as an homage to Of Mice and Men, I decided that would be the one. 10 pages in: Hello, Loverbook! I think this one will keep me until the end.
I am reading White Oleander . . .man, this book is GOOD!
Take care of yourselves and be nice . . .
Take care of yourselves and be nice . . .
Going to read Needful Things tonight. I wrote out all Stephen King's works on small slips of paper and put them in a plastic container and mix them up and pick one out at random and that's what I read and don't replace that slip that way I don't have decide what to read.
What a great system. A surprise every pick!!
Finding it harder and harder to switch over at the 100 page mark. Both stories are very exciting in their own way. I am pleasantly surprised by City . After the second book I was not sure n'tall I wanted to continue. Of course, Mr. King was right again. Will I ever learn?
Still reading The Fireman. A little over halfway through. I did note that the bit about Rush was not Joe's voice as author but something a character said. An unsympathetic character. And if that guy doesn't like Rush, I'm okay with it. Just made his intelligence go lower, AFAIC.
I thought about you immediately when I read that part!
I thought about you immediately when I read that part!
I kinda figured everyone would. Finished it tonight/this morning. When I first read the synopsis a couple weeks ago, it didn't intrigue me. But, when I ended up with that amazon credit, I thought, "Why not?" So very glad I did. The sly references to his Dad's work were such a treat.
I do want to make the case for Genesis' work with Phil Collins. In regards to this, Phil once said, "One cannot make Tony Banks play anything he doesn't want to play." Also... dude, really? A Trick Of The Tail? Wind & Wuthering? Duke? Those are fantastic albums and very much progressive rock. Maybe someday Joe and I will be able to sit down and have a chat about music.
I bought the Fireman and I'm only on page 140. Trying to keep kiddo busy while hubby works (from home) is the hardest job I've ever had and doesn't allow much time for reading.
I'm reading Blackwater by McDowell. I didn't think Blackwater could possibly be as good as The Elementals but I like it just as well I really like the atmosphere of Southern Gothic. I didn't know there was such a genre as Southern Gothic until I googled around because I kept wondering why I felt like I was reading while sitting on a swing on Scout's front porch on a hot muggy evening, when actually I was sitting in a lazy boy recliner in an air-conditioned family room lol.
Warning: the matriarch in Blackwater makes Violet Crawley seem as harmless as June Cleaver. She's a great character
I really like the atmosphere of Southern Gothic. I didn't know there was such a genre as Southern Gothic until I googled around because I kept wondering why I felt like I was reading while sitting on a swing on Scout's front porch on a hot muggy evening, when actually I was sitting in a lazy boy recliner in an air-conditioned family room lol.Warning: the matriarch in Blackwater makes Violet Crawley seem as harmless as June Cleaver. She's a great character
I'm reading Blackwater by McDowell. I didn't think Blackwater could possibly be as good as The Elementals but I like it just as well
Warning: the matriarch in Blackwater makes Violet Crawley seem as harmless as June Cleaver. She's a great character
You had me intrigued at "Violet Crawley". Are Blackwater and the Elementals part of a series?
lol, Violet Crawley was definitely a great character
The Elementals is a stand alone novel. Blackwater is a collection of six books. All six books are included in the kindle package.
Finally getting out of my reading slump. My newly broken ankle/foot gives me an opportunity to sit still for a while. Started "The Hunt For Red October" by Tom Clancy for the upteenth time. Still a great book after all these years.
So sorry to hear about your injury--hope it heals quickly and with no residual effects.
Thank you ma'am. Bad ankle from an injury back in 1999. One who knows his ankle is weak should not step off the carport at a full stride walk onto the grass while taking the trash out AND...while wearing house slippers that offer no ankle support whatsoever. One should also remember his age while doing so and that he doesn't heal as fast as he once did. I'm such an idiot sometimes I need charts and graphs to demonstrate it. At first I thought someone had shot me because the "POP" sound was loud enough to qualify as a small caliber rifle shot...lol, but then I just realized it was my ankle turning over....final score was two fractures on the left side of my ankle. My son was very supportive and only laughed intermittently while I was picking out a cane to help me walk around for a few weeks while it heals..lol
Many healing vibes sent your way.
Ouch!! Healing vibes!
I fell down my stairs a few weeks back, not really fell down them so much as for some reason thought I was at the bottom when I was still 3 steps up, so fell at the bottom when I lost my balance after taking a 3-stair stride.
The noise my ankle made (I also have weak ankles from previous accidents/clumsiness) when I landed, yikes. Didn't break it though, thank goodness. Take care of yourself and stay off of it! Listen to your doctor's orders!
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