Still reading Caught by Harlan Coben, Look Homeward, Angel by Wolfe, short stories by Andre Dubus and getting ready to read Finders Keepers.
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The Red Pony by John Steinbeck and Needful Things by Mr. King. I also notice there's a pdf version on the internet.
The good news is hubby just bought End of Watch for me. 
The bad news is that I can't jump right in. I'm only on chapter 3 of my Mr. Mercedes reread and it'll take a few more days after that to reread Finders Keepers.
The bad news is that I can't jump right in. I'm only on chapter 3 of my Mr. Mercedes reread and it'll take a few more days after that to reread Finders Keepers.
I just got it as well. I have the others read, but I am waiting to be in the mood to give it my full attention.The good news is hubby just bought End of Watch for me.
The bad news is that I can't jump right in. I'm only on chapter 3 of my Mr. Mercedes reread and it'll take a few more days after that to reread Finders Keepers.
Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens
The sarcasm in this one is so thick it could be cut with a knife. I'm loving it. It makes me think of a mid-1800s version of Needful Things.
The sarcasm in this one is so thick it could be cut with a knife. I'm loving it. It makes me think of a mid-1800s version of Needful Things.
Did you already finish EoW??! Did you love it?
I'll probably need to reread it soonish to really get a grasp on my feelings, but I liked it a lot. It was an excellent merging of King's old-school and new-school writing styles, IMO.Did you already finish EoW??! Did you love it?
I am currently about 70 pages or so into EoW, loving it so far.
Just finished The Fireman, which was great too!
Just finished The Fireman, which was great too!
Finished Mr. M.
Started FK.
(shouldn't take too long...I liked FK much better than Mr. M the first time around.)
If Mr. King could release new material before school lets out, I'd have more time to read.
As it is, the kiddo is being a real book-blocker
Started FK.
(shouldn't take too long...I liked FK much better than Mr. M the first time around.)
If Mr. King could release new material before school lets out, I'd have more time to read.
As it is, the kiddo is being a real book-blocker
Finished The Fireman. Pretty darn good book. There was a section just past the middle that dragged a bit and the romance was an eye roller (lol-as much as people ding Mr. King on those, he's better than his son ), but all in all I think it's my favorite of his since HSB. It may even be better. His personal The Stand
), but all in all I think it's my favorite of his since HSB. It may even be better. His personal The Stand 
Funny you should say that because The Stand was Steve's 5th book and The Fireman is Joe's 5th book and it's each of their biggest ones (at the time for Steve).Finished The Fireman. Pretty darn good book. There was a section just past the middle that dragged a bit and the romance was an eye roller (lol-as much as people ding Mr. King on those, he's better than his son
I so want to read the Fireman, but at this time it was a choice between buying that or EOW. I'll get it eventually though.
I suspect that Mr. Hill was very conscious of that--his book is chock full of The Stand references
My copy of End of Watch will arrive on Monday as I am too cheap to go with Amazon Prime.. Along with that I will receive John Sandford's latest Prey installment. And today I received a book I read way back when I was about 13, Escape From Colditz , true life accounting of World War II escapes from maximum security prison,Colditz Castle.. I was going to crack the Colditz first, but it is a very long book, and I know that when EOW arrives I will dive right in so I will stick with a paperback anthology of horror stories I am rereading right now, save the Prey book and the Colditz for later this month.
finished Off the Grid, C.J. Box and I liked it so much I went to the store from the comfort of the stool I'm sitting on and bought another, Blue Heaven. Off the Grid is the first I've read from Box, action-thriller-suspense, an entertaining read. Onward, ever onward.
I am also reading That book about that thing with that guy lol. It's good
The City of Mirrors by Justin Cronin
Whew!
Cronin didn't just stick the landing, he nailed it and drove it deep into our hearts.
After the wonderful first novel and then the frustrating narrative tack taken with the unnessarily chrononoligically crippled second book - that relayed events better told in a linear fashion IMO - the final state of this series was up in the air pending the third book.
Thankfully and joyfully, Cronin delivers a third book where the breaks from the forward thrust of the narrative, enhance instead of detract. Never in The City Of Mirrors was there a moment where I longed to get back to the main story. Something that occurred far too frequently in the second book.
The strength of Cronin's writing - throughout this series - is his ability to craft complex, flawed, and oh so wonderfully human characters. This is one of those exceptional series where you feel for all the characters, be they the main or supporting ones.
Cronin's second biggest draw for me is his ability to tie individual personal moments to large scale events. An amazing talent, all the more so, because like all true gifts, he makes it look so easy.
This is a story about history and legends and people and about how all three intermingle. It is also a story that delivers on its promises and allows the reader the satisfaction of having all three made known to the characters in the story.
Mostly it's a story about people. A story about love.
On deck - End of Watch by Stephen King. Wow - what a wonderful streak of books I have been reading!
Whew!
Cronin didn't just stick the landing, he nailed it and drove it deep into our hearts.
After the wonderful first novel and then the frustrating narrative tack taken with the unnessarily chrononoligically crippled second book - that relayed events better told in a linear fashion IMO - the final state of this series was up in the air pending the third book.
Thankfully and joyfully, Cronin delivers a third book where the breaks from the forward thrust of the narrative, enhance instead of detract. Never in The City Of Mirrors was there a moment where I longed to get back to the main story. Something that occurred far too frequently in the second book.
The strength of Cronin's writing - throughout this series - is his ability to craft complex, flawed, and oh so wonderfully human characters. This is one of those exceptional series where you feel for all the characters, be they the main or supporting ones.
Cronin's second biggest draw for me is his ability to tie individual personal moments to large scale events. An amazing talent, all the more so, because like all true gifts, he makes it look so easy.
This is a story about history and legends and people and about how all three intermingle. It is also a story that delivers on its promises and allows the reader the satisfaction of having all three made known to the characters in the story.
Mostly it's a story about people. A story about love.
On deck - End of Watch by Stephen King. Wow - what a wonderful streak of books I have been reading!
Thank you for that report. I have been on the line whether to read The City Of Mirrors. Enjoyed the first book/ plotted through the second, so was undecided about this one.
You're most welcome. Like you, I approached this third book with a great deal of trepidation but it was a wonderful experience.
Did you get it at Coles?
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