What Are You Reading? Part Deux

[MarkS73]

400 pages into Sleeping Beauties. Gotta be honest, I’m not loving it.

Same here...on page 600 now, and kinda wishing i could go on with a different book...

 

[kingricefan]

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.

I loved The Alienist. Great read!

 

[danie]

I loved The Alienist. Great read!

One of my favorites too! Have you read the sequel, Angel of Darkness? It's not quite as good ( that would be hard to do), but I liked it.

 

[kingricefan]

One of my favorites too! Have you read the sequel, Angel of Darkness? It's not quite as good ( that would be hard to do), but I liked it.

Ditto to what you said. I didn't read anything he wrote after that.

 

[no bounce no play]

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

Thanks! That looks good I just downloaded it

 

[JMR]

I am listing to The Women in White by Wilkie Collins

 

[osnafrank]

Finished R.Bachman' Rage"

Started Alastair Reynolds "Revelation Space"

Background Info
Revelation Space - Wikipedia

 

[kingricefan]

I am listing to The Women in White by Wilkie Collins

Are you 'listing' to port?

 

[kingricefan]

Think I'll start Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk tonight. I can't read my copy of Sleeping Beauties (like half of the SKMB is doing right now) because it's signed so have to wait to pick up another copy later.

 

[Steffen]

Think I'll start Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk tonight. I can't read my copy of Sleeping Beauties (like half of the SKMB is doing right now) because it's signed so have to wait to pick up another copy later.

You have a signed copy of Sleeping Beauties? Wow, that is awesome man. I mean, I hate you for that, but seriously, that is so cool. I have a signed Clive Barker and my dream is to have a signed King book.

 

[king family fan]

Think I'll start Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk tonight. I can't read my copy of Sleeping Beauties (like half of the SKMB is doing right now) because it's signed so have to wait to pick up another copy later.

That is what you have to deal with when you got a signed book.

 

[JMR]

Are you 'listing' to port?

sorry I know my spelling bad. will try to be more careful

 

[kingricefan]

That is what you have to deal with when you got a signed book.

I've read signed copies of my books before as I am very, very careful with them (no eating Cheetos while reading them!!!) but this book is so big that I don't want to even crack the spine.

 

[kingricefan]

sorry I know my spelling bad. will try to be more careful

It's all good! Just giving you some good natured teasing. Feel free to give it right back to me.

 

[kingricefan]

You have a signed copy of Sleeping Beauties? Wow, that is awesome man. I mean, I hate you for that, but seriously, that is so cool. I have a signed Clive Barker and my dream is to have a signed King book.

Technically I didn't get a signed one- my bestie bought two tickets for the Missoula event and she told me that if she got a signed copy and I didn't that she would give me the signed one. She's not into horror and I don't think she's ever read a King book so it wouldn't be a big loss to her. Well, she got TWO signed copies with her tickets! So, I gave her my unsigned copy and she gave me one of her signed copies. That's what besties do, right? She said she's going to read the unsigned one. We'll see....

 

[king family fan]

It's all good! Just giving you some good natured teasing. Feel free to give it right back to me.

With just alittle icing on top.

 

[kingricefan]

Doing a re-read of an older book Audrey Rose by Frank De Fellita. I read it years ago when it was in paperback and after I had seen the movie that starred Marsha Mason and Anthony Hopkins. I don't even remember Hopkins in it! It's about a man who approaches a young married couple and tries to convince them that their 10 year old daughter is his reincarnated daughter that died years ago. I remember the movie was pretty good.

 

[Chiana]

Listening to Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks for the fourth time. Love this book!

 

[AchtungBaby]

Had to give up on Sleeping Beauties—was 500 pages in. Just couldn’t take it anymore.

Am about to start on the new John Green novel.

 

[MarkS73]

I finished Sleeping Beauties, sadly to say it was a bit of a let down for me.The whole 'men are evil and women are their victims' thing really isn't for me. Exciting story, i finished it in a week so that's saying something but i was really glad it was over.On the upside, i finally moved on to The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin.
This trilogy is one of the best books i've read in years.