Finished Run by Blake Crouch. So predictable. And poor dialogue made you believe that even for the author the characters were no more than names on a paper. Myself i did not care one bit if the persons lived or died. Just as long as the book ended i was happy.
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I looked for Abandon at my library and it wasn't available. Got Locked Doors by Crouch instead. So far, it seems promising. It's a 2nd book in a series, but I don't feel lost that I haven't read the first one.
The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead
Been a bit foggy lately so,,,,,
Reading "The Mist"
Short story first then the novel
Reading "The Mist"
Short story first then the novel
I think I read Sag Harbor by him. Memory is hazy. Is this the first of his books you've read?
Errr...isn't The Mist a novella? Like, that 'foggy' middle ground between short story and novel?
Yes. Yes, it is. But, whatever...enjoy! You gonna like pretty gone fine, I theenk...
I'm about ready to give up my search for a horror author who can make their characters real and draw you into the story like SK can. McDowell came the closest. Do any of y'all have a favorite horror author who comes close to telling a story like SK can?
I went back to reading cozy mysteries lol. I just read the fifth book in Susan Boyer's Lowcounty series. I wish she wrote faster, her stories are mindless fun
I went back to reading cozy mysteries lol. I just read the fifth book in Susan Boyer's Lowcounty series. I wish she wrote faster, her stories are mindless fun
Noone is as good as King but i think Joe Hill shows real promise, NOS4R2 and the Fireman were good and he has just started his career. Might have his best thing in the future yet so really worth keeping an eye on.I'm about ready to give up my search for a horror author who can make their characters real and draw you into the story like SK can. McDowell came the closest. Do any of y'all have a favorite horror author who comes close to telling a story like SK can?
I went back to reading cozy mysteries lol. I just read the fifth book in Susan Boyer's Lowcounty series. I wish she wrote faster, her stories are mindless fun
Thanks Kurben
I did love NOS4R2. It was very imaginative. The Fireman was ok but I had trouble with that twopid pebble thing. I'm anxious for his next book
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I just read Heart Shaped Box this summer. Have you tried that one? I really liked it.
I read it a few years ago. I remember liking it but that's all I remember about it. Time for a reread!
....It's one that kinda creeps up on you and kicks you in the viscera....the first read gave me a straight out horror story feel, but on re-reading-I noticed how layered the "atmosphere" was......I read it a few years ago. I remember liking it but that's all I remember about it. Time for a reread!
well... I'm not too crazy about getting kicked in the gut but I do love horror with an atmosphere
(I had to look up the meaning of viscera lol)
He has a collection of novellas coming next year. It's called Strange Weather.Thanks Kurben
This is a great ghost story with lots of atmosphere. I think you would like it, NBNP.well... I'm not too crazy about getting kicked in the gut but I do love horror with an atmosphere
(I had to look up the meaning of viscera lol)
Hmmm, weird. Could have sworn there was a longer version of the story.
Where he ends up shooting his son and passengers to save them the horror????
Werid
That's the (ugh) movie ending. Not a big fan of that ending, me.
The Ceremonies by T.E.D. Klein is a fantastic read- wonderful atmosphere there. Ghost Story by Peter Straub. Song Of Kali by Dan Simmons. Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin. The Other by Thomas Tryon. Mine by Robert McCammon.I'm about ready to give up my search for a horror author who can make their characters real and draw you into the story like SK can. McDowell came the closest. Do any of y'all have a favorite horror author who comes close to telling a story like SK can?
I went back to reading cozy mysteries lol. I just read the fifth book in Susan Boyer's Lowcounty series. I wish she wrote faster, her stories are mindless fun
Doing a reread of Liseys story now. Finished After Doomsday. Ok but Anderson has written better books. Many of them.
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