Halfway thru Hyenas by Joe Lansdale. It's a 'Hap & Leonard' novella. Loves me some Lansdale!
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris. Love his humor and writing. The last book I read of his (forgot which one it was) made me sad, he seemed even more self destructive and self loathing than normal. This new one is really one of his best and much more the old David with a self deprecating humor that isn't just vicious. Much more playful.
I'm just realizing that I can remember exactly zero about that one and Roadwork (Rage and The Running Man are right there in my memory, though). Definitely time for a re-read.
The last one I really liked by him was Me Talk Pretty, and that's been a while ago. I agree that his humor has gotten more self-hurtful (if that makes sense) over the years; that level of self loathing irritates me and makes me very sad by turns. Louis CK is getting like this for me, as well. Public self-immolation…not sure what to think about that.
Finished Pandemic. Th third in the Infected-series by Scott Sigler. Read a lot of books that weren't King for a while so i started to reread everything eventual last night. damn, Is he good or is he Good. What a difference. Not to speak ill of the ones i've recently read but they are far from kings mastery of words, story and character.
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
I never used to like the short stories, but recently, at random intervals I have read: autopsy room 4, the man in black, road virus heads north, 1408 and riding the bullet - all from everything's eventual. I have really liked, or loved them all so far.
I didn't like them either in my early King-years but then i hardly liked shortstories then. Except Conan doyle and Kipling but otherwise... Eckk. And i loftily said that King needed space to devolop his mastery. It could work as a Novella but not as a short story. I was the young serious literary critic know-it-all. And then i started to read the Short stories. And was i wrong? Of course i was. He is a master at that too. Since then i have learned not to make so rapid conclusions about everything but you are so sure that you're right when you're young. At least i was.
I'm taking my time getting into 11/22/63. I'm planning on finishing it sometime in the next 3 weeks.
My buddy keeps hyping the Game of Thrones books to me... I know once I start the series, I'll want to finish it and these books are pretty long. I'll have to take a substantial break from SK.
On the other hand, next month, I am ordering myself Everything's Eventual, Wind Through the Keyhole, Cycle of the Werewolf, Doctor Sleep, and maybe one more.
My buddy keeps hyping the Game of Thrones books to me... I know once I start the series, I'll want to finish it and these books are pretty long. I'll have to take a substantial break from SK.
On the other hand, next month, I am ordering myself Everything's Eventual, Wind Through the Keyhole, Cycle of the Werewolf, Doctor Sleep, and maybe one more.
I'm liking it so far, though I am only 15% in and so there's still a long ways to go yet, but I think it has the potential to be a great read. We shall see.
She's Come Undone sounds interesting, the mixed reviews intrigues me all the more.
It's amazing how our brains work and can store so much info. I had a similar experience a year or two ago when I re-read The Dead Zone. I read it in 1979 when it was released and could remember virtually nothing about it except for the major points of Johnny's accident and abilities. As soon as I started the re-read, it was almost like I was thinking 2 or 3 pages ahead and everything seemed so familiar. I even started remembering where I was when I read the book at in 1979.
Go with what sparks your soul.
After you read 11/22/63, if you’re ready and interested in jumping into the world of “Song of Ice and Fire” then leap freely my friend; but if you desire to keep it King, then do so.
A pleasure (& it's Miss Rudiroo)
Umm. . .that makes me sound like a burlesque act.
Oh well. .
Sophia Loren: A Biography by Warren G. Harris. What a life. What a woman. Mamma mia!
I'm a Hap & Leonard addict too.
Sometimes I wish they'd put those two good ol' boys on the screen.
And then. . good sense and a history of disappointment kicks in.
Some stories weren't meant to be seen.
Besides, no flesh & blood guy looks as good as Hap does in my imagination
An old fashioned girl, what a pleasure to meet ya'!A pleasure (& it's Miss Rudiroo)
Umm. . .that makes me sound like a burlesque act.
Oh well. .
If they did make a film they would change Leonard and make him straight. Which would kill half of the outstanding dialogue/jokes between the two characters.I'm a Hap & Leonard addict too.
Sometimes I wish they'd put those two good ol' boys on the screen.
And then. . good sense and a history of disappointment kicks in.
Some stories weren't meant to be seen.
Besides, no flesh & blood guy looks as good as Hap does in my imagination
I just read my first YA novel, "Conversion" by Katherine Howe. I bought it unaware that's what it was; it just sounded interesting when I picked it up in WM one day a few weeks ago. It was O.K. I guess. The story was interesting, but I didn't get too much into the YA point of view. Especially when that point of view seems to condone the prescribing of antidepressants as an antidote to modern-day stress among teens. Guess I'm just an old fart who needs to read more SK and less YA!
Finished Peter Straub's If You Could See Me Now a day or two ago. Really enjoyed it, so I started Julia - I think I'll like this one even more! I'm only 40 pages in but it's hooking me!
I have finished and I will say I was swept along with this story and its wonderful characters; he speaks of times gone by and the people who were here before us. I give it two thumbs up.
Going to the library to pick up Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng plus I am tuning up my tablet to get back to my e-books too.
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