I love what if this had happened instead of that. That is part of what appealed to me about 11/22/63.
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before I got on here I was reading some extract from Stephen King from A to Z by George Beahm. I might have to get that book as it looks if you forget something.
Here, in the US, Lincoln is not fondly remembered. He is the president that lost the war of succession (civil war) And in 1914 is mentioned in the same breath as Marx and Engels.
Just finished Mark Gimenez's Scott Finney series. Reads like Grisham (easy but interesting).
About to start "Room".
About to start "Room".
I read this the very weekend we took our then 18 year old off to college and left her on her own. I won't say anymore, but once you start reading it, you'll realize what bad timing that was.
Another weird timing reading: I was reading The Lovely Bones when I was in the hospital having my youngest daughter. Great time to be sad about such horrors.
There needs to be a warning on books about reading atmosphere and life conditions.
When I was very pregnant with DD#2 (like 2 weeks from delivery), BH decided we needed to go see something funny and get out of the heat. Looked at the paper and ads, and decided on What Dreams May Come: Robin Williams, the ad campaign was lighthearted, what could go wrong? Except that Robin Williams was doing a serious Oscar movie, the ads LIED, it was horribly sad, and I cried through the whole thing--lol.
Oh yikes - yes, I remember thinking that would be something much different than it ended up being.
Add to my list : I've long given up any movies that involve dogs. Those never end well.
I've already read enough about Room to know to brace myself. Sometimes I'm way too empathetic with fictional characters.
"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. It's about my fifth reading of it over the years but it's still a great book.
Just finished Like Me from Chely Wright, and onto The Damnation Game from Clive Barker.
Lets see where I left off, Over Holidays I finished,(again) Regulators and then Desperation. Moved onto "The Dark half"
( just released for kindle)
Currently finishing up, "RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA"
I had read this book in my twenties and remember enjoying it much more than now in my fifties.
The writing seems poor to me,(King has spoiled me)
Still a fun read for the science aspect but the characters are poorly described.
I cut my teeth on Bradbury and moved on to Asimov and the likes.
Im a BIG re-reader! If I'm currently out of something new, I'll start sifting thru my collections to pass my time
( just released for kindle)
Currently finishing up, "RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA"
I had read this book in my twenties and remember enjoying it much more than now in my fifties.
The writing seems poor to me,(King has spoiled me)
Still a fun read for the science aspect but the characters are poorly described.
I cut my teeth on Bradbury and moved on to Asimov and the likes.
Im a BIG re-reader! If I'm currently out of something new, I'll start sifting thru my collections to pass my time
I have never seen him as a saint, but flawed and human. The comparisons you mentioned are ridiculous, frankly, but I am American and we still revere him over here. I appreciate other narratives and perspectives, however.
I think Kurben was referring to how Mr. Lincoln is viewed in the book he was talking about
I've read it twice and it scared the crap out of me. The true successor to Faulkner, I think.
Oh, ok. I wasn't sure. That makes sense...lol. I should have picked up on the 'losing the war of secession'...duh. sorry Kurben.I think Kurben was referring to how Mr. Lincoln is viewed in the book he was talking about
Makes me want to read it even more now that skimom clarified your post, ha. I need to stay away from the booze...lol.
I realized that I had not read The Running Man . . .finished it in two days and really loved it and I kept saying to myself: This is The Hunger Games.
I thought this, too, MadamMack.
But not for 15 year old girls--lol. Besides Blaze, that is my favorite of the Bachman books.
Loved that book. I need to read more McCarthy.
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