Reading "IT" during lunch today and Mike's dad mentions Dick Hallorann... i totally forgot he made an appearance 
What Are You Reading? Part Deux
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Reading "IT" during lunch today and Mike's dad mentions Dick Hallorann... i totally forgot he made an appearance
Stay out of the Black Spot. 
Reading And Then Were None after watching a BBC TV version. It was so well done and had a different ending from any film version I'd ever seen. It's been absolute years since I'd actually read it I decided it was time to see how the book ended.
Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust.
I'm also reading a novella by Jim Harrison called "The Man Who Gave Up His Name" and hoping to finish David Copperfield.
I'm also reading a novella by Jim Harrison called "The Man Who Gave Up His Name" and hoping to finish David Copperfield.
Finished The Story of Edgar Sawtelle last night. What a wonderful book (thanks, Doc). Lovely story, unforgettable characters, much emotion.
My pleasure. I'm glad you got lost in Edgar's story the same way I did.
100 pages into " The Hard Way," by Lee Child. So far its definitely breaking my top 5 in the jack reacher series.
Finished Tenebrion by James Longmore.
Started Come To Dust by Bracken MacLeod.
Started Come To Dust by Bracken MacLeod.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Doing well - good to see you posting again!I loved the Silo trilogy.
Anyone who loves Sci-fi should give them a try imo
Been a while since I have posted on here, I finished DROOD by Simmons. I thought it started slow but soon had me lapping up the Dickensian London tale, I read the second half of the book in one sitting!
I followed that up with Sphere by Crichton. This is the first Crichton book I have read and now I really want to read Jurassic Park! I only read it as I finished Drood at work and had nothing to read, so grabbed this from the charity stall we have in the hospital reception. Great book, fast paced and easy reading.
Then I read Artemis by Andy Weir, I haven't read The Martian (I did love the film though) and saw the signed limited edition for £12.99, so thought it would be rude not to buy it at that price. Good, solid story, loved the lead character...it did get a bit too science-y in places for me, but still enjoyed it!
Next up was a recommendation from a Goodreads friend - The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp.
I had never heard of either the book or the author in all honesty but my friend could not stop singing it's praises. I checked Amazon and it was £1.60 (ish) for the kindle version and thought I had nothing to lose. I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed this, great to have something come out of nowhere and literally wow you. Any lover of horror fiction should give this a go, especially if you can get it at the low price. Mixing old horror tropes into something a bit more modern, cleverly written, I hated, loved and despaired for Jack!! Recommended!
And now I find myself (finally) starting The Passage by Cronin.
So far, so very good. Really liking his writing style, just made it to part 2 and loving it!!
Hope everyone is well?!
Naomi Alderman’s The Power. It’s about a fierce new power emerging in the female population—the power to hurt or even kill, by way of a sort of electricity through the body. It explores the reversal of the power structure, as seen through four distinct points of view. It’s really good and will probably be in my top five books of the year. It’s what Sleeping Beauties could have and should have been.
Thanks Neesy!
I have been on sporadically, but it seemed every time I came on the site it was one of the board closures!!
Just bad timing on my part I think
I just finished Daphne DuMaurier's short story collection The Birds & Other Stories. While I enjoyed them all for different reasons, I especially enjoyed the last one in the book, The Old Man. I literally sat on the train during my commute this morning with a dazed look on my face for a number of minutes after finishing this one. It is a truly extraordinary & beautifully written tale. If anyone else has read this particular story I'd love to know what you thought of it. Please use spoilers though.
THE BRUTAL TELLING by Louise Penny was recommended to me yesterday. Anyone read any of her stuff?
Your not the only one, i didn't like the Titanic either.I haven't read Gone with the Wind either. I believed you
I think I must be the only person who didn't like Titanic
The Stand, and the Bill Hodges Trilogy.
Approaching the end of my Firestarter re-read (about 170 pages to go) and I'm enjoying it even more than I expected. Had been so long since I first read it that I forgot quite a bit.
Next on the list will be Lisey's Story as I haven't read that before and I'm eager to see what I think.
Next on the list will be Lisey's Story as I haven't read that before and I'm eager to see what I think.
That was an excellent read. I wouldn't have discovered it if I hadn't won it in a local school holiday raffle. I remember reading somewhere that it was based on King Lear.
I'm reading 'A Tale of Two Cities'. I've been on a Dickens jag for a while now. Just finished 'David Copperfield'. He reminds me of King in how his characters are drawn and how they interface with each other. A heckuva good story teller. I may read 'A Christmas Carol' in time for Christmas, if I'm lucky.