He looks kind a cold....? Like the heat went out or something.
What Are You Reading?
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For those of you out there that like a good little dystopic reading. Try John Christopher: The Death of Grass or Kate Wilhelm: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. Both very good i think.
Finished Revival last Friday......no spoilers here....just a friggin awesome book...Wow. Old school is what comes to mind. Mr. King knocked this one out of the park.
I'm about a quarter of the way through The Ritual by Adam Nevill.
Not bad, but feels like a rip off of The Blair Witch Project so far.
Not bad, but feels like a rip off of The Blair Witch Project so far.
Just finished Revival! Man that was a good book, gonna have to read it again. Reading The Leopard by Jo Nesbo. Anyone else like Nesbo?
I'm on 295 of Revival. That's the longest it's taken me to finish a King book, and as I get older, even though he somehow ups the pace, ( two books this year!? ) I find myself wanting to slow down and savor the remaining pages, like a good freezer chocolate bar, et piece by piece.
After that I want to maybe read a book a student from my creative writing class recommended. Gone Girl? She said it's twisty. Not necessarily the twisty type, but anyone read it and like it?
After that I want to maybe read a book a student from my creative writing class recommended. Gone Girl? She said it's twisty. Not necessarily the twisty type, but anyone read it and like it?
Haven't read it (heard it was good though) have seen the movie--movie was excellent. Yes, very twisty.
I liked the book and the movie. People either really like it or hate it.
Well, Ill def have to get it now, because I love to read the stuff that people are immediately and deeply diametrically opposed to, I love to examine it and think about why some people hate it and why some people love it. I love to analyze things.
First third was crazy good, second third was pretty darn good, last third was a mess. I've read all of her books, and they mostly follow that formula. Some day she'll nail the endings and then she'll be spectacular
First third was crazy good, second third was pretty darn good, last third was a mess. I've read all of her books, and they mostly follow that formula. Some day she'll nail the endings and then she'll be spectacular
I liked it first time I read it, but thoroughly loved it the second time. I found so many nuggets to enjoy that I didn't remember reading on the first pass.
Thanks so much, luv. I know it can't be those Davinci notebooks 'cause Bill Gates has those....
LOVED Headhunters by him
Almost. I'm still sitting on the fence. Since moving in with my gf (11 1/2 years ago now), Christmas presents have tended to be joint, with token gifts given individually, and books aren't considered to be token presents. I could twist a few arms, but 9 times out of 10 it's a case of being grateful for what we get (her side never asks and never take hints or outright requests; you get whatever they decide).
At the same time, Christmas and the normal way of things means I can only afford one - hence the dilemma.
I already eat twice a day - (home-made, not pre-packaged) sandwich for lunch, then the main meal at night. We eat the same stuff, not because our tastes are so well matched but to keep costs down.
We could scrimp and buy the very cheapest food...but there are drawbacks to that. Plus, I already make batches of pasties - 12 on average out of 1kg of minced beef, a medium swede, and a couple of onions (or just one, if the thing is big enough), plus the stuff for shortcrust pastry. That's 3-6 days' meals right there, depending on if we have them with stuff or on their own.
Trust me, I'd buy two books a week if circumstances allowed. Right now, they don't. (We're not exactly broke on our asses, but it's a case of 'exercise extreme caution' - especially since there's a strong chance of the interest rate rising early next year.)
EDIT: Forgot to say, I went with Tartt in the end. It's the older book by about 20 years and so could have waited a while longer, but I've not long read Mr Mercedes, so...
I had to look up "swede." It's a rutabaga! I kind of like those, although they're not very commonly eaten in the US. I like them because they taste a little horseradish-y. Might you post your recipe in the Recipes thread? I tried making pasties once as a teenager. Totally did NOT turn out. But I'm a much better cook now, and I'd like to take another stab at it.
Once, when i was on an excavation in the UK for 6 months, i won a prize. It was only awarded that year. The Swede of the year! Since i was the only swede on the dig i was the only nominee. The prize was one of these things. Hadn''t an idea they were called swedes in english before that. It was a kind of tradituon to award strange prizes and give them away. A sort of excuse to celebrate that another season is successfully finished.
I really struggle with long books, even good ones. I just don't have the patience!
Count me as another vote to see your recipe
The Man wants to try pasties, but we don't quite know how to start. We do pierogis a few times a year, but I keep thinking that a pastie is more like the Russian parushki (probably spelled wrong--I've only heard it from my Russian friend & have never seen it written)(bread-type crust rather than pastry). Or am I wrong? Either way, good food on a budget is something I'm always looking for.- Status