Yes. I couldn't read all of the Harry Potter books.
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Yes. I couldn't read all of the Harry Potter books.
I can see that especially for an adult. 5 and especially 6 had a lot of padding before 7. They held my attention decently, though I couldn't care less whether I read most of 5 and all of 6 ever again. I feel sort of the same was about DT 5& 6. Not terrible, not wonderful, just sort of... there.
The same thing happened to me with Ms. George. Absolutely loved book #1; the second book was totally boring and silly. Hate when that happens.
Just finished rereading 'Salem's Lot-took 3 months to get through first 50 pages (couldn't find my copy for the longest time!) then finished the rest in 3 days. Couldn't put it down!!!
When Under The Dome first came out, I read it within days. I remember how amazed I was that SK could create this entire town and storyline-crying at the end in complete amazement of his talent. Now that I'm going through my SK reread list from the beginning, I realize King's been perfecting this concept for years. Creating ordinary characters in extraordinary circumstances-ones we can thoroughly relate to and empathize with. How would we react in such circumstances? How different are we from some of the "bad guys?" It is because his characters are so real that we become completely wrapped up in their plights, no matter how other-worldly they might be.
Starting my reread of Night Shift tonight-soooooooo excited!
When Under The Dome first came out, I read it within days. I remember how amazed I was that SK could create this entire town and storyline-crying at the end in complete amazement of his talent. Now that I'm going through my SK reread list from the beginning, I realize King's been perfecting this concept for years. Creating ordinary characters in extraordinary circumstances-ones we can thoroughly relate to and empathize with. How would we react in such circumstances? How different are we from some of the "bad guys?" It is because his characters are so real that we become completely wrapped up in their plights, no matter how other-worldly they might be.
Starting my reread of Night Shift tonight-soooooooo excited!
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
Oh how I hate that stupid freakin' saying. Every tourist attraction (or anything even close to one) sells cheap mugs, keyrings t-shirts, stationary - all keep calm and do everything from eat chocolate, to p*ss off. Only one has ever made me smile a little bit - in a shop in a holiday resort, amongst all the cheap tat, and the "keep calm and drink tea" or "keep calm and support (insert football team name here)" mugs, was a mug that said "Keep Clam, I'm Dyslexic". It at least had a little bit of thought gone into it.
About the books, I'm kind of just waiting for desperation to end at this point. I'm upto where David is explaining the true events of the cave in. It just hasn't grabbed me like King usually does. It seems too long too - I'm not against long books, my top 3 favourite are 3 of his longest (IT, Stand, 11/22/63) but they all gripped me from the beginning. It's not the worst book I've read, just a middle of road score for me 5/10 maybe. A good end could boost it to a 6, but I'm just looking forward to finnishing it and starting something new.
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I'm not that thrilled with the saying either, but it doesn't bother me too much.
Just finished reading Mary And O'Neil by Justin Cronin. It's his first novel. I wasn't expecting alot as most first novels sometimes don't have the impact that a later novel will, as the author usually grows with their story telling abilities with each new book. This was not the case with this one! What a great and wonderful book! I started reading Cronin with The Passage- had never heard of him till I read the 'blurb' that King wrote for this novel and then saw Cronin being interviewed on one of the morning talk shows and King personally called during the broadcast to tell him how much he liked The Passage. The looks of disbelief and then delight on Cronin's face spoke volumes! There's nothing in The Passage that would lead you to think that Cronin's first two novels would have such depth, filled with wonderful characters and wonderful storylines. Not saying that I didn't like The Passage- I did, alot, but it doesn't have the emotional depth that the other two books have. I urge you to seek out these novels and let yourself become immersed in the stories!
About 2/3rds of the way thru Trying To Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving. It's a compilation of some essay's and some short stories. He certainly has a thing about bears! They show up in two of the short stories (one of which has to do with The Hotel New Hampshire and one pertaining to The World According To Garp). He is a very interesting writer! His essay on being invited by Dan Quail to the White House for dinner is hilarious!
Have anyone read The DaVinci Code? I have not and I would like to know what it is about it that church goers do not like. Anyone care to share?
Just finished Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince. My heart is very heavy right now. If you've read the series, you know why. If not, I won't even put it in a spoiler tag because I don't want to risk future HP readers seeing it.
Ugh.
Onto The Deathly Hallows tomorrow...
Ugh.
Onto The Deathly Hallows tomorrow...
KRF, please tell me you've read A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. It's such a beautiful story.
I'm about 70 pages in to The Passage. Haven't read a book in a long time that I've had trouble putting down. This one is it. I downloaded it on my Kindle a while back because you recommended it!
Oh yes, I've read APFOM! Loved it! It really is a great read. I can just imagine what Owen's VOICE sounds like! I love how Irving put everything Owen says in CAPITOL LETTERS, to emphasize how irritatingly grating it must sound like.
If you listened to him read a part of that at Harry, Carrie and Garp, his voice was fantastic and really, IMO, stole the show.
Unfortunately I haven't heard that. It would probably ruin the version I have in my head for Owen's voice which is a mash-up of a blender with two forks inside running at full blast, a cat having its tail run over by one of the rungs of a rocking chair with a 358 lb. gramma rocking in it and steel nails scratching down a chalk board.
If I remember correctly, it doesn't sit well with some Christians because it explores the possible marriage of Jesus to Mary Magdalene and their subsequent bloodline.
Oh, thank you. I didn't realize that's what the book was about.
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