I'll read it, I actually own two copies, one of which I got for my birthday this year; That one is going on the bookshelf because it's in mint condition and still has the cover.
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I'll read it, I actually own two copies, one of which I got for my birthday this year; That one is going on the bookshelf because it's in mint condition and still has the cover.
Got more than a spoonful of horror in it, though.
It's the baby talk married speak I did not dig.
I didn't like it because it was boring! I long put away expecting "horror" from SK and always look forward to just a good story. For me, Lisey's Story was a boring story. For the life of me, I cannot even recall what it's about at this point. To each his own...
One of the things that has held me back from reading the book is the fact that one of the chapters or sections of the book is called Bool Hunt, I remember the word bool from Rose Madder in the parts where she went into the painting, and for me those parts of that book were torture. From the description of the book it sounds like Lisey enters a place similar to the painting in Rose Madder.
I just picked up Sleeping Beauties on Friday but haven't had time to crack it open yet. Very excited that I can use it as a seat booster after I've done reading it. It's huge!
Oh yeah, Sleeping Beauties is HUGE, looks and feels about the size of Under The Dome.
400 pages into Sleeping Beauties. Gotta be honest, I’m not loving it.
I'm about 75% through Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (pen name for JK Rowling) and very disappointed. Cardboard characters and cliches abound. While I certainly was not expecting it to be fantastical like the Harry Potter books I was at least expecting an imaginative story and a different take on the old detective novel. Nope. Nada. Same old same old. At this point I don't even care who "did it."
I was looking at the Kindle Daily Deals this morning and saw a book on the list that is a blast from the past, Mythology by Edith Hamilton. I remember that book from school. Do schools still use that book today? Back in the day, everyone I knew had a copy of that book. I remember it as one of the required reading books that I really liked.
It's $2.99 today.
It's $2.99 today.
Hamilton's Mythology is one of the best. I have an extensive library of mythology books and I have TWO of this one. If you have this and Graves' The White Goddess you have a great start.
Oh holy moly, I'm officially an Astro City fan for life. Read me some issues last night that hit me hard. Kurt Busiek is my new God. And Brent Anderson's art...terrific, like Neal Adams with a work ethic.
Gotta get em all.
Gotta get em all.
I downloaded this SK-recommended book. Only $1.99.
Slade House: A Novel - Kindle edition by David Mitchell. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Slade House is described here; 12th book in the list.
16 New Books Recommended by Stephen King
Slade House: A Novel - Kindle edition by David Mitchell. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Slade House is described here; 12th book in the list.
16 New Books Recommended by Stephen King
I'm on the last story of Eudora Welty's The Golden Apples and I'm sad to leave this world. The architecture of this book weaves together seven unique stories that astonishingly connect denizens of a Mississippi town with a single thread of intrigue. What could have been a myopic and sentimental book in the hands of a lesser writer is, instead, a very satisfying read.
After watching The Roosevelts again last night on PBS, I decided to find some books about the young Teddy Roosevelt. Since I've been reading books published in the early 20th century (My Ántonia, The Secret Garden, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and The Virginian), I chose the e-book Bill Sewell's Story of T.R. which details Teddy's and Bill's forming friendship amidst the backdrop of the Maine Wilderness and which was published in 1919. Also, if I needed another reason to read The Alienist, I've found it: it features Theodore Roosevelt helping a detective find a NYC serial killer.
After watching The Roosevelts again last night on PBS, I decided to find some books about the young Teddy Roosevelt. Since I've been reading books published in the early 20th century (My Ántonia, The Secret Garden, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and The Virginian), I chose the e-book Bill Sewell's Story of T.R. which details Teddy's and Bill's forming friendship amidst the backdrop of the Maine Wilderness and which was published in 1919. Also, if I needed another reason to read The Alienist, I've found it: it features Theodore Roosevelt helping a detective find a NYC serial killer.
Finished lisey's story yesterday. Good read, but i can see what people mean about the language of it. Coulda done with a few less smucking substitutions is what i mean to say. But still good.
Started rose madder over lunch. Haven't got far, but already rosie's story is tugging the heartstrings. Maybe because there's so many rosie's in the real world. Far too many.
Started rose madder over lunch. Haven't got far, but already rosie's story is tugging the heartstrings. Maybe because there's so many rosie's in the real world. Far too many.
Yes. You are going to meet one of the most evil character ever created, or in the real world.
And they are out there in the real world.
Norman.
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I have had this book in my Amazon cart for years. I wanted to read more about Teddy Roosevelt after reading The Alienist.
Started Sleeping Beauties today.