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Van Blaricum · Dec 17, 2014

Habibi (graphic novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm reading, ongoing, the graphic novel Habibi by Craig Thompson. As a student of Arabic I admire the book but have my reservations about it. It's sprawling, impressive and also problematic.

Dana Jean · Dec 17, 2014

MadamMack said:
I am reading Four Mothers by Shifra Horn and I think I will really enjoy this. It has a witchy feel to it and it really holds my attention.

I own this book and have it in my TBR pile.

MadamMack · Dec 17, 2014

Dana Jean said:
I own this book and have it in my TBR pile.

DJ, I think you'll like this one a lot. I am!

No1FanUK · Dec 18, 2014

Van Blaricum · Dec 18, 2014

At first I thought Misery wasn't that scary, then I realised what it would be like to be trapped with no one but Kathy Bates angry Annie Wilkes face to look at. I shudder to think.

skimom2 · Dec 18, 2014

do1you9love? said:
Just finished The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I had seen it last year and thought it would be something good to try, but then got preoccupied with other books/life. It was in my e-library's recently returned books right before I went on vacation. So glad I checked it out, as I really enjoyed it! Still waiting til my Xmas Revival fix with several of you all!

I bought The Night Circus last year and promptly forgot about it until a couple of days ago when I found it under my bed (lol). Glad to hear you liked it! If I get a chance, I want to dig into that one soon.

skimom2 · Dec 18, 2014

Has anyone read Anthony Horowitz' Moriarty? I saw it in the bookstore when I was getting one of BH's Christmas gifts (Serenity graphic novel--you have no idea how hard it was to wrap it without reading it first--lol) and it looked intriguing!

Van Blaricum · Dec 18, 2014

I'm excited, I just got a generous gift card in the mail from my mother, it's much more sizeable than the usual holiday gift amount. This gift card, paired with my Barnes and Noble membership card, paired with a B&N members email coupon for up to 30% off on top of the members discount and the new hardcovers discount...sheesh, I could get a great new book for as much as 60% off. Now I have to peruse this thread for something to read.

Flat Matt · Dec 18, 2014

I'm reading Insomnia at the moment and then it's on to Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill. I'm hoping that one lives up to expectations because I enjoyed The Ritual which he also wrote.

ghost19 · Dec 18, 2014

Flat Matt said:
I'm reading Insomnia at the moment and then it's on to Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill. I'm hoping that one lives up to expectations because I enjoyed The Ritual which he also wrote.

I looked up info on The Ritual, it sounds interesting sir. I think I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip.

Flat Matt · Dec 18, 2014

ghost19 said:
I looked up info on The Ritual, it sounds interesting sir. I think I'll check it out. Thanks for the tip.

My pleasure.

It's one of those books that is good, but could have been better. It loses its way a little in the second half, but it is still worth a read.

CriticAndProud · Dec 18, 2014

i just started The Tommyknockers.

kingricefan · Dec 18, 2014

CriticAndProud said:
i just started The Tommyknockers.

Not one of my favs, Cappy. Just didn't care much for either of the two main characters. King should have cut it down by 1/4 in size.

kingricefan · Dec 18, 2014

Started Black Hat Jack by Joe Lansdale last night. It's a novella. Luvs my Lansdale!

blunthead · Dec 18, 2014

Finished Revival night before last (enjoyed every page), and now halfway into Blaze.

FlakeNoir · Dec 19, 2014

CriticAndProud said:
i just started The Tommyknockers.

Let me know what you think of it when you're done.

Haunted · Dec 19, 2014

I picked up from the library yesterday, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty, this is nonfiction. Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones, evidentially there are 1-4 titles before this one, and The Kept by James Scott.

do1you9love? · Dec 19, 2014

CriticAndProud said:
i just started The Tommyknockers.

kingricefan said:
Not one of my favs, Cappy. Just didn't care much for either of the two main characters. King should have cut it down by 1/4 in size.

I read it shortly after it came out and didn't care for it either, but I was only a little older than Cappy is now. Also, later understanding what Sai King was going through at this point in his life, helped me understand the large chuncks of time spent with Gardner's (sp?) character. A recent re-read made me appreciate it more.

Re-reading Gone Girl and just started The Silkworm. Yeay!

kingricefan · Dec 19, 2014

do1you9love? said:
I read it shortly after it came out and didn't care for it either, but I was only a little older than Cappy is now. Also, later understanding what Sai King was going through at this point in his life, helped me understand the large chuncks of time spent with Gardner's (sp?) character. A recent re-read made me appreciate it more.

Re-reading Gone Girl and just started The Silkworm. Yeay!

I liked Tommyknockers a little better after a (years later) re-read, but it still didn't gel with me. Just weren't likable characters for me.

ghost19 · Dec 19, 2014

Flat Matt said:
My pleasure.

It's one of those books that is good, but could have been better. It loses its way a little in the second half, but it is still worth a read.

The plot sounds very interesting, going to try and start it tonight. Almost done with Marcus Luttrell's "Service", his follow up to "Lone Survivor". It's just as good or maybe a bit better.

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