What Are You Reading?

[Walter Oobleck]

How is it?

I like it, it is a captivating story. Stephen allowed me to read it in a previous incarnation and I just started reading the published version. Should be interesting...to me anyway...how it compares. I've never been afforded an opportunity like this...will have to have the previous version open on the monitor...see how they compare. I will say that in paperback form I like the story even more. I dunno what it is...but at times, often...the kindle or e-version doesn't seem as...personal? The story is set in England, the St. Paul's area of Bristol...and the local color is nice...engaging. Any kind of regionalism or local color is always a plus. I did read his first, A Questionable Hero...and this story follows that, somewhat, although I don't think one need read the first to enjoy the second...not a lot in the way of spoiler.

 

[EMARX]

Snow Crash was brilliant. I have looked at how long his other works are and I shy away. Good on you for getting in there.

They are mammoth endeavours, but worth the effort. IMO.

 

[Goremageddon]

Finished up Make-up To Break-Up by Peter Criss. Now I'm gonna start "Circle Of Blood" by Steven Grant.

 

[danie]

Finished The Misremembered Man, a quick wee Irish read that was simple, but I quite liked it. I always love a book with Irish or British phrasings and style.
I'm about to finish This House is Haunted by John Boyne. The setting is Victorian England, and the author has written the book in the style of that era. I really like it--seems very real, and it's quite creepy.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

I like it, it is a captivating story. Stephen allowed me to read it in a previous incarnation and I just started reading the published version. Should be interesting...to me anyway...how it compares. I've never been afforded an opportunity like this...will have to have the previous version open on the monitor...see how they compare. I will say that in paperback form I like the story even more. I dunno what it is...but at times, often...the kindle or e-version doesn't seem as...personal? The story is set in England, the St. Paul's area of Bristol...and the local color is nice...engaging. Any kind of regionalism or local color is always a plus. I did read his first, A Questionable Hero...and this story follows that, somewhat, although I don't think one need read the first to enjoy the second...not a lot in the way of spoiler.

Thanks.

 

[Walter Oobleck]

Thanks.

Only problem is...not much of a problem...but for whatever reason, the first ten chapters Stephen sent are no longer on the computer. Have the second ten. At any rate, this published version is better than I remember the other draft.

 

[skimom2]

Reading junk food lately--lol. Stuff that's been on my kindle for a while, most of it half finished. Since Friday, I've finished three little romances (publishing mates' books) and a zombie story. I was going to start Wilbur Smith's Warlock this afternoon, but then I noticed that it's a sequel to River God (which I don't own); has any one read these books, and if so, do I need to read River God to understand Warlock?

 

[kingricefan]

While the SKMB was shut down for the holiday, I started The Border by Robert McCammon. Passed the 100 page mark and so far it's good.

 

[muskrat]

THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS AND CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER, James Hogg.

Cats, this book is great. Why this isn't on the library shelves with other excellent 19th century creep books (like Dracula, Frankenstein, Jekyll/Hyde) I'll never know. This is fast paced, clever writing; an obscure tale of fanaticism, twisted faith, serial murder, and 'Old Scratch' himself. One could even consider this a fourth card in King's Tarot deck from Danse Macabre (remember that?)-- call this card the Devil.
Tell yez more about it when I'm finished. About half done, hang loose...

 

[muskrat]

Reading junk food lately--lol. Stuff that's been on my kindle for a while, most of it half finished. Since Friday, I've finished three little romances (publishing mates' books) and a zombie story. I was going to start Wilbur Smith's Warlock this afternoon, but then I noticed that it's a sequel to River God (which I don't own); has any one read these books, and if so, do I need to read River God to understand Warlock?

Try Oakley Hall's WARLOCK. Pretty sophisticated western roman a clef of the Tombstone saga. Walter Oglieoo will tell ya the same.

 

[AchtungBaby]

Jake Wizner's Spanking Shakespeare
Michael Crichton's Prey
King's The Stand

 

[kingricefan]

Jake Wizner's Spanking Shakespeare
Michael Crichton's Prey
King's The Stand

Prey scared the crap out of me because it could happen!

 

[Philzilla]

The Fog by James Herbert

 

[muskrat]

The Fog by James Herbert

That's one I've always meant to try. I understand it's an entirely different tale than the Carpenter flick.

 

[AchtungBaby]

Dan Simmons - A Winter Haunting. A little over 100 pages in and liking it so far.

 

[danie]

Walter Oglieoo

For some reason, I can't stop laughing about this.

 

[skimom2]

That's one I've always meant to try. I understand it's an entirely different tale than the Carpenter flick.

I think I read it YEARS ago (like in Jr. Hi.), but I don't remember a thing. The only Herbert book I remember anything about (and I read a lot of them) is one about rats.

 

[kingricefan]

That's one I've always meant to try. I understand it's an entirely different tale than the Carpenter flick.

Book and movie are not even in the same ballpark. Totally different entities. I liked both of them.

 

[Haunted]

Just finished Greg Iles's The Bone Tree. What a story it ran full speed from page one to page 804!!! I sure hope Mr. Iles is close to finishing book three.

I was reading his acknowledgements and I came across this, "For brilliant life insights and an infinite number of dissonant chords Scott Turow, Stephen King, Dave Barry, Michelle Kaufman, Sam Barry, Erasmo Paolo, James McBride, Roy Blount Jr, Mitch Albom, Amy Tan, Lou Demattei, Ridley Pearson, Ted Habte-Gabr, and Lisa Napoli (and Josh and Gary!)

 

[KJ Norrbotten]

Finished Finders Keepers. Once again the latest SK book cured my Reader's Block.
Now, re-trying to read 77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz.
Reader's Block resumed.