I've got heaps of stuff in boxes that I have to catalogue, my plan being is to have every book I own catalogued and so I can just go to a place and get it without having to spend half a day sorting though stuff.
What Are You Reading?
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I never read that magazine before. Out of the bands Split Enz or Dragon, who do you prefer?Boy's Life arrived today.
Not a magazine! The book by Robert McCammon. 
I'm re-reading Stinger by R R McCammon.
Then you are one happy girl right now, Right?Boy's Life arrived today.
I'm reading The Claimant by Michael Gilbert. A true crime piece from the 1860-ties. I needed to read something Completely different as Monty Python would put it. Gilbert is a lawyer by trade but has written several great crimestories. It will be interesting to see how he fares as a true crime author.
After finishing Gone Girl that I thoroughly enjoyed start to finish I am on Boot Tracks from Matthew F Jones, 3rd title from him for me...call it hillbilly noir, Southern Gothic...although the first I read from him, A Single Shot is set in New York. This one is set...Chicago area. Tender & grotesque...a question of identity...part Crime and Punishment part Deliverance...all from the jacket. I don't suspect many read him. He is worth checking out.
Recently I have read a begun a couple of books that were for the first hundred or so pages very engaging and fresh, and then suddenly vampires appear and I get so frustrated. For me they have jumped the shark. It just seems to easy to fall back on that reliable trope. I won't name the books as I'm sure there are many who don't have my issues.
I finished NOS4A2 by Joe Hill a couple of days ago, and I have to say that this is my favorite Hill novel. What a ride! I was on the edge of my seat from start to finish. It was a long book, but I still didn't want it to end!
I think now I'm going go back to Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon.
I think now I'm going go back to Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon.
Yar, I am.
My youngest child (just turned 7) is going (on a bus!) to spend the weekend with my oldest child (20) in the big city. I will have most of two days for reading!
And... how scary!
This is the first night he will spend away from me... other than a night spent at my neighbours house when he was 5.Edit: He will be with my elder son on the bus... that sounded like I was shipping him out!
The World INside be Robert Silverberg. Liking this author more and more.
Woohoo - the Ogre snagged me Revival from the library today. I have to put WTTK aside for a minute because it's a 2 week loaner but I am psyched to be reading it!!
What an adventure!Yar, I am.
My youngest child (just turned 7) is going (on a bus!) to spend the weekend with my oldest child (20) in the big city. I will have most of two days for reading!
And... how scary!
Edit: He will be with my elder son on the bus... that sounded like I was shipping him out!
Finished Boot Tracks from Matthew F Jones...excellent story...really enjoyed it. I like how Jones used italicized sections, most not much longer than a two-inch paragraph to bring to life Charlie...now Charles...now Samson. Our hero does this often, too. Story reminded me a bit of Blaze. Action and dialogue define character, italicized past defines Charlie more...none of it pretty...a few clunky sentences I had to read several times and still didn't get.
Now maybe Snow Woman from Leena Lehtolainen...the 4th part of a...continuing story...or 4th about so-and-so, but I'm going to let not reading the first three stop me. She has a 4-6 pages Cast of Characters before story prologue...nice...I think. King did it in Under the Dome...they give you a cast in the plays...Shakespeare...the others...why don't they do that more often?
Now maybe Snow Woman from Leena Lehtolainen...the 4th part of a...continuing story...or 4th about so-and-so, but I'm going to let not reading the first three stop me. She has a 4-6 pages Cast of Characters before story prologue...nice...I think. King did it in Under the Dome...they give you a cast in the plays...Shakespeare...the others...why don't they do that more often?
Just finished re-reading Pet Sematary. Now I'm not sure what to read.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Yes - Stephen King recommended this one - Gone Girl - when he was in Florida recently (supporting Manatee's or their habitat). He's a pretty good speaker!
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Still waiting on my McCammon's.
Currently reading: "How to Tell if Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You."
Is it any good?
Thank god! I was feeling panickyYar, I am.
My youngest child (just turned 7) is going (on a bus!) to spend the weekend with my oldest child (20) in the big city. I will have most of two days for reading!
And... how scary!
Edit: He will be with my elder son on the bus... that sounded like I was shipping him out!
I don't even let my just turned 9 year old go into a public men's bathroom alone (unless it's single stall and lockable door)--lol! You have an age span like I do! My oldest son is 21 and the youngest is 9. 18 and 16 in between
Me either!Thank god! I was feeling panicky
Yar, mine are 20, 17, 14 and now 7.
Anyone have one of those new Samsung Galaxy Nook tablets by any chance? My old Nook I think is about to go, needing a recommendation for a good Ereader that supports .epub format.
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