What Are You Reading? Part Deux

[do1you9love?]

I had not heard of the Scott/York version before. I thought I had seen most of the adaptations, but now have a new one to add to my list. Thank you!



Welcome to the club, do1you9love?! Can we make t-shirts or get buttons or something? Seconding Dana Jean on Jane Eyre. Definitely give it a try!

Yes! And then we can post them in the Crafts thread!! I heard you all and may at some point give Jane Eyre a try. If I read Jane Erye and Zombies, would that count??

 

[kelliblue]

I read Tell Me Lies by Carola Lovering because it was mentioned in Cosmopolitan magazine. I tried to write a review of it at Goodreads, but for some reason my post isn't showing up. I don't know how that novel got so many good reviews. It's actually a terrible book, to be honest. I feel really bad about not liking someone's debut novel, but I just couldn't find anything redeemable about it. The 2 main characters are both so unlikeable. The book constantly jumps back and forth from the present to the past and back again. There are also 2 different viewpoints. The girl was a vapid idiot, and the boy was the worst male character in literary history. It can get really confusing even if you're sober and paying attention. I forced myself to finish reading only because I wasted my hard earned money on a hardcover copy. Without giving spoilers, I'll just say that the ending was very, very disappointing. This book was an absolute mess, so poorly written and way too vulgar for a romance novel. I just couldn't empathize with kids constantly getting drunk, doing drugs, and being promiscuous in their dorm rooms. Maybe my own college experience was atypical. I don't know...

 

[JMR]

I started listing to The shape of water by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus. I just got done listing to the Graveyard book by Neil Gaimen and Dave Mckean.

 

[Coolallosaurus]

Yes! And then we can post them in the Crafts thread!! I heard you all and may at some point give Jane Eyre a try. If I read Jane Erye and Zombies, would that count??

Hahaha I remember the Austen/monster/zombie books, but didn't know there was a Jane Eyre version. I mean, there is definitely a character who is kind of a zombie, so I feel like it would count!

 

[Coolallosaurus]

I started listing to The shape of water by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus. I just got done listing to the Graveyard book by Neil Gaimen and Dave Mckean.

I had no idea The Shape of Water was adapted into a novel. Movie to novel adaptations are always interesting. How are you enjoying the book so far? I feel like The Shape of Water novelization would pair so well with Rachel Ingalls' "Mrs. Caliban" and make for an interesting conversation about the nature of humans/monsters.

 

[JMR]

I had no idea The Shape of Water was adapted into a novel. Movie to novel adaptations are always interesting. How are you enjoying the book so far? I feel like The Shape of Water novelization would pair so well with Rachel Ingalls' "Mrs. Caliban" and make for an interesting conversation about the nature of humans/monsters.

I really like it so far. I feel like the book gave a much deeper insight in to why things happen. The movie sort of flew by on some points...but I really like the movie and book. I also feel..if someone didn't like the movie..they may like the book better.

 

[Keith72]

Currently reading The Stand, flying through it. I just got The Dark Half from bookdepository and am expecting , The Talisman, Danse Macabre, the drawing of the three and storm of the century to come this week.

 

[Doc Creed]

Currently reading The Stand, flying through it. I just got The Dark Half from bookdepository and am expecting , The Talisman, Danse Macabre, the drawing of the three and storm of the century to come this week.

I am leading a group discussion and retrospective ofThe Stand September 4th at 7pm CST. I hope you can attend.

 

[Doc Creed]

Last night I took a break from 20th Century Ghosts to open Wuthering Heights on my Kindle because I didn't want to be creeped out before bed. Cut to:

Spoiler: Wuthering Heights

Mr. Lockwood being pulled out of the window by a specter of Catherine, her wrist cut on the broken glass and blood pouring over the bed. The whole time she's crying, "Let me in! Let me in!". Freaky. It reminded me of the little boy vampire knocking on Mark Petrie's window. Turns out Mr. Lockwood was dreaming, but I have a feeling it may have been real. So glad I wasn't creeped out before bed. Ha.

I'm on chapter four. It's surprisingly funny and definitely spooky. Enjoying it.

 

[osnafrank]

Finished "The first Book of Horror"

A Collection of short stories written by:

Fritz Leiber: Das Rauchgespenst (The Smoke Ghost, 1941),

Thomas Owen: Die Gefahr (Le Peril, 1943)

Shirley Jackson: Die Lotterie (The Lottery, 1949)

Richard Matheson: Menschenkind (Born of Man and Woman, 1950)

Claude Seignolle: Die Gorel (Les Gorel, 1952)

Ramsey Campbell: Der Keller (The Cellars, 1967)

Stephen King: Der Wäschemangler (The Mangler, 1972)

Dennis Etchison: Die Nachtschicht (The Late Shift, 1980)

Peter Straub: Die Frau des Generals (The General´s Wife, 1982)

Clive Barker: Neue Morde in der Rue Morgue (New Murders in the Rue Morgue, 1984

 

[Coolallosaurus]

Last night I took a break from 20th Century Ghosts to open Wuthering Heights on my Kindle because I didn't want to be creeped out before bed. Cut to:

Spoiler: Wuthering Heights

Mr. Lockwood being pulled out of the window by a specter of Catherine, her wrist cut on the broken glass and blood pouring over the bed. The whole time she's crying, "Let me in! Let me in!". Freaky. It reminded me of the little boy vampire knocking on Mark Petrie's window. Turns out Mr. Lockwood was dreaming, but I have a feeling it may have been real. So glad I wasn't creeped out before bed. Ha.

I'm on chapter four. It's surprisingly funny and definitely spooky. Enjoying it.

A bit of music to accompany that part of the novel (via Kate Bush). Glad to hear you're enjoying it! While I have some strong opinions about perceptions of the book, as a novel it's a good read (really, that applies to anything Bronte)!

Spoiler

Charlotte, Anne, and Emily had a sharp eye for dark humor. Lockwood with Heathcliff's dogs was one of my favorite parts; Lockwood in general is my favorite character in the novel

I hadn't made the connection with SK; interesting!

 

[Blake the Bard]

I finished From Hell by Alan Moore earlier this week. Brutal stuff.

 

[Tery]

Finished Part One of The Stand in 3 nights so I went back to Under The Dome (which I will finish before our discussion of The Stand begins). Added Bonus: I got my hubby to download the Kindle app to his phone and now he's re-reading The Stand, too. He has a 50-minute ferry ride, twice a day. Now, maybe, he'll spend it reading.

 

[cat in a bag]

I finished the Tom Hanks book. Uncommon Type. I really loved it a lot. There was only one story in the collection that I found kind of meh. The rest of them were little gems! Dana Jean I think you would enjoy this book. I know how much you love short stories.

They were all (even the one I thought was meh) just little slices of life. I laughed out loud several times, felt the old heart strings get tugged, was surprised by a couple endings, one especially was macabre.

I highly recommend this book!!

 

[Neesy]

Stephen King: Der Wäschemangler (The Mangler, 1972)

This is just a thumbnail but this is purportedly the Mangler Stephen King used at the laundry where he used to work. I guess Ms. Mod Moderator might be able to ask him to confirm whether or not it's authentic, but it makes a nice prop for the tourism trade in Bangor!

 

[Dana Jean]

I finished the Tom Hanks book. Uncommon Type. I really loved it a lot. There was only one story in the collection that I found kind of meh. The rest of them were little gems! Dana Jean I think you would enjoy this book. I know how much you love short stories.

They were all (even the one I thought was meh) just little slices of life. I laughed out loud several times, felt the old heart strings get tugged, was surprised by a couple endings, one especially was macabre.

I highly recommend this book!!

Love shorts, I will check this out.

 

[Neesy]

I finished the Tom Hanks book. Uncommon Type. I really loved it a lot. There was only one story in the collection that I found kind of meh. The rest of them were little gems! Dana Jean I think you would enjoy this book. I know how much you love short stories.

They were all (even the one I thought was meh) just little slices of life. I laughed out loud several times, felt the old heart strings get tugged, was surprised by a couple endings, one especially was macabre.

I highly recommend this book!!

The one story I really liked was where he had a girlfriend who got him to try all kinds of new things - that sounded so true to life

 

[Doc Creed]

I finished Commonwealth. This is my second Patchett book and the second time that I have strongly disliked one of her character's choices. I used to think this was a flaw, but now I'm understanding it is her strength. She lets her characters make real choices, even the "wrong" choice. I like how she doesn't attempt to answer all her readers' questions or try to manufacture an ending. As any writer has to end a book, she does, in so far that the words stop on the page; she doesn't offer a bouquet of emotional scenes for closure. There are emotional moments and catharsis but they are handled quietly, for the most part. This is partly set in Virginia, so I recommend it to do1you9love?
This is what I'm reading, now:

 

[Spideyman]

No Man's Land by David Baldacci---- grabbed me from the first page.

 

[do1you9love?]

I finished Commonwealth. This is my second Patchett book and the second time that I have strongly disliked one of her character's choices. I used to think this was a flaw, but now I'm understanding it is her strength. She lets her characters make real choices, even the "wrong" choice. I like how she doesn't attempt to answer all her readers' questions or try to manufacture an ending. As any writer has to end a book, she does, in so far that the words stop on the page; she doesn't offer a bouquet of emotional scenes for closure. There are emotional moments and catharsis but they are handled quietly, for the most part. This is partly set in Virginia, so I recommend it to do1you9love?
This is what I'm reading, now:
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Thanks, doc! I will check it out! I've only read Bel Canto of her works. I also want to try that Tom Hanks book now. Thanks cat in a bag !