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morgan

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Finished Braffet's Last Seen Leaving last night. She's an excellent writer - lots of psychological and emotional detail. Took a few turns I didn't see coming, left a few questions unanswered, but tied up the most important stuff. If she would've left out the animal scene, I would almost give it a 4/5. It's been a while since I read an entire book in a day.

Think I'm going to start Tabby's Caretakers next. Will be my first time reading her work as well.
 

AchtungBaby

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Finished Braffet's Last Seen Leaving last night. She's an excellent writer - lots of psychological and emotional detail. Took a few turns I didn't see coming, left a few questions unanswered, but tied up the most important stuff. If she would've left out the animal scene, I would almost give it a 4/5. It's been a while since I read an entire book in a day.

Think I'm going to start Tabby's Caretakers next. Will be my first time reading her work as well.
Lose Youself is good too.

Yay Caretakers!!!
 

stacy270

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Hey Thanks. Several on the list I haven't read. Which one would you pick as your favorite on that list?

Your welcome.I would love any suggestions you might have.It's hard to find ones I haven't read but at the library sale there were five or six all together that I had never heard of so I grabbed them.My favorite was The Deluge.
 

skimom2

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Do any of you ladies and gentlemen have a post apocalyptic book you might recommend? I'm talking asteroid hitting the earth, killer virus, or mutated aliens wiping out humans? I've read all the usual suspects like Lucifer's Hammer, The Stand, The Road, Swan Song, and countless others, but I figured if there's a hidden gem out there one of the SKMBers would be the one to ask. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Everyone have a safe weekend. Ghost.
Have you read Station Eleven? It was wildly popular a while back. I liked it, with a few reservations. I have a copy you can have, if you'd like :)
 

ghost19

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Have you read Station Eleven? It was wildly popular a while back. I liked it, with a few reservations. I have a copy you can have, if you'd like :)
I have not read that one ma'am. I'll check the Barnes and Noble site and see if they have it for the Nook. If they don't, it gives me an excuse to go to B&N.:) Thanks for the info.
 

skimom2

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Re-read Shane this weekend. I can't believe I never read it before this year, or that I found it in the 'give away' box at my son's school. What a book! Then I pulled Interview With the Vampire off the shelf (I guess it's nostalgia week). I haven't read this one in at least 30 years, maybe longer, and I'm enjoying it a lot. After I read The Vampire Lestat (which I've since read at least 3 times), I never revisited Interview--it seemed 'boring'. Shows what age does for a person, because I'm appreciating Louis much more this time, and adoring Rice's descriptions of New Orleans.

Also reading Joanne Harris' Jigs & Reels, a short story collection I've had for a couple of years but haven't gotten around to reading. It's lovely!
 

kingricefan

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Re-read Shane this weekend. I can't believe I never read it before this year, or that I found it in the 'give away' box at my son's school. What a book! Then I pulled Interview With the Vampire off the shelf (I guess it's nostalgia week). I haven't read this one in at least 30 years, maybe longer, and I'm enjoying it a lot. After I read The Vampire Lestat (which I've since read at least 3 times), I never revisited Interview--it seemed 'boring'. Shows what age does for a person, because I'm appreciating Louis much more this time, and adoring Rice's descriptions of New Orleans.

Also reading Joanne Harris' Jigs & Reels, a short story collection I've had for a couple of years but haven't gotten around to reading. It's lovely!
I resisted reading any of Anne's books until I saw the film Interview With The Vampire when it was released in the theater. Then I had to have them all. Interview is a somewhat funny book- there's really not a whole lot going on action-wise- other than Louis telling his story. It is definitely a slow-paced book compared to the rest of them. That said, it is also the richest of them due to how Anne describes what New Orleans was like back then. It's a beautiful story.
 

Dana Jean

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I resisted reading any of Anne's books until I saw the film Interview With The Vampire when it was released in the theater. Then I had to have them all. Interview is a somewhat funny book- there's really not a whole lot going on action-wise- other than Louis telling his story. It is definitely a slow-paced book compared to the rest of them. That said, it is also the richest of them due to how Anne describes what New Orleans was like back then. It's a beautiful story.
My absolute favorite of the ones I read was Interview. My grandfather was a genius. Not just saying that. He was. And I went to him as a teenager one time and said, recommend a book to me granddad. He recommended Interview with a Vampire. Of all of the snooty assed books he read over his lifetime, he recommended that. But of course, he was smart enough to look at who was asking, and picked a book he knew I would enjoy. So, it is a sentimental favorite as well.
 

Kurben

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Finished The Empty World by John Christopher. About a sickness that strike the world, originating in Calcutta, that strikes the cell and makes it age and Die prematurely. In just a few weeks people 30 years of age look like 90 and Die of old age. I liked the books premise but thought the execution could have been much better. Pity. Christopher can write good dystopian books But this one does not belong there. Just started The Misplaced Legion. About a troop of roman soldiers that get moved, by some mystic powers to a world where not even the stars look the same. No way to get back so they try to adapter to this world that has some similarities the Byzantian king dom in the East of the mediterranean i think k. We will see. Only some magic, especially in healing, is just part of everyday life here.
 

do1you9love?

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I just started re-reading Salem's Lot after a few threads about it resurfaced.

Do any of you ladies and gentlemen have a post apocalyptic book you might recommend? I'm talking asteroid hitting the earth, killer virus, or mutated aliens wiping out humans? I've read all the usual suspects like Lucifer's Hammer, The Stand, The Road, Swan Song, and countless others, but I figured if there's a hidden gem out there one of the SKMBers would be the one to ask. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Everyone have a safe weekend. Ghost.
Glad you asked this as now I have a few more to look into.

Also, think I may have to revisit with Ms. Rice again soon. It's been a long while.
 
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I usually buy an Amazon gift card of my budget, then I keep track of the balance as I shop. If I can't get it on the gift card balance, then I can't have it. Plastic is very dangerous in my hands so I have to watch it.

You will love The Great God Pan. I read him because if SK thinks he's worth a nod, then I want to know why. Full Dark, No Stars, I think is where he mentioned this author and his work. It might have been Just After Sunset. I read those two pretty close together so one or the other. Enjoy!! :D

Revival and Just After Sunset are the two books in which Machen is quoted/credited :)

I finished The Great God Pan and enjoyed it :) I had thought SK's Revival had a Lovecraft mood to it but now I think it had more of a Machen mood to it. I wonder if SK's character named Mary was a nod to Machen's character named Mary :umm:

Before SK came along, I read a lot of classic horror. I think I'll reread some Algernon Blackwood - I remember liking his stories.
 
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Grandma gave me a Jeffrey Deaver. I got bogged down in what seemed like unnecessary detail. "Jimbo slurped his coffee, put it down, sighed, pushed his seat back, rose from his chair, turned and with a steady stride, walked to the corner of his desk, around it, and straight across the bay to his partner's desk. He had something to say." Argh, maybe I'm just not in the right mood. Just put the damn coffee down and go talk to your partner. I couldn't take the time to see how the plot developed. I could see it emerging, but just ever so slowly.

I'm currently reading a Jeffery Archer novel titled Only Time Will Tell. I've never read anything by Archer and it was one of Kindle's free deals so I thought I'd give it a try. It isn't a mystery or a thriller - I'm not sure what it is - but it's pretty good and it doesn't have much unneccary detail lol.

Boy howdy, I have learned that Kindle's "deals" are mostly romances for young adults no matter what genre they're listed as :(
 

carrie's younger brother

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Do any of you ladies and gentlemen have a post apocalyptic book you might recommend? I'm talking asteroid hitting the earth, killer virus, or mutated aliens wiping out humans? I've read all the usual suspects like Lucifer's Hammer, The Stand, The Road, Swan Song, and countless others, but I figured if there's a hidden gem out there one of the SKMBers would be the one to ask. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Everyone have a safe weekend. Ghost.
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
 
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