Unless Mr Martin quickens his pace you may not be able to keep that policy intact.
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Finished Life After Life, I did like it very much. Was confusing at times, and I still don't know the why of it all. Enjoyed it though.
Then I read Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer. Story was ok, some of the retelling of the same material by different characters was really cumbersome and most of the dialogue felt stunted to me. I will probably still read the remaining books in the series at some point though, it ended on a cliffhanger.
Now I'm a little over halfway through The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Loved the beginning but it is a sad tale. Not sure if I will love it by the end.
Then I read Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer. Story was ok, some of the retelling of the same material by different characters was really cumbersome and most of the dialogue felt stunted to me. I will probably still read the remaining books in the series at some point though, it ended on a cliffhanger.
Now I'm a little over halfway through The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Loved the beginning but it is a sad tale. Not sure if I will love it by the end.
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It was vice versa for me. I had trouble to get through The Passage.Seemed to take forever to read it. But The Twelve was a fast read for me.
Yes it jumped a lot and I had trouble to keep up with sometimes.
I am almost finished with The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. It's an old book and some words are very hard to understand. But I really
like it. It have took two days for me to read from page 70 to page 270 and it's only over 300 pages long book. I like it so much that it's hard to
put it down. I try to read it to the end tonight.
If you like books about books and stories, you might like Carlos Ruiz Zafon's books. I liked them very much! Oh, and Gwendolyn Brooks' THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK (or any of hers, aside from CALEB'S CROSSING--that one was a bit of a misstep, IMHO)
On a reread of FULL DARK, NO STARS. Love it even more this time. A GOOD MARRIAGE is still my favorite, but 1922 would make a great movie 
Thank you! I do have The Shadow of the Wind but haven't read it yet. Will move it up on my list! And I will check out Gwendolyn Brooks, have never read her.
Crap! It's Geraldine Brooks (I've been reading too much poetry lately--Gwendolyn was a poet--lol) I especially liked A YEAR OF WONDERS and THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK. She won the Pulitzer for one of her books, MARCH. That was the story of Father March, the dad from LITTLE WOMEN, et al, when he was serving in the Civil War. I liked that one, but not quite as much as the others.Thank you! I do have The Shadow of the Wind but haven't read it yet. Will move it up on my list! And I will check out Gwendolyn Brooks, have never read her.
Geraldine, Gwendolyn...still haven't read her! 
I will add to my wish list. Thank you!
Started Bumper Crop by Joe Lansdale last night. It's an anthology. Luvs me some Lansdale!
Posted earlier that I am reading The War on Truth: 9/11, Disinformation and the Anatomy of Terrorism by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed, published 2005, but the only thing I'm sure of is the title and author...not sure the pubbed date is correct. Anyway, I am thoroughly disgusted. I've gotten to the point in this read--34% complete--where I've asked myself: I wonder what the Vietnam vet would think about the information contained herein? I wonder what the War on Terror vet would think if he/she read this? Say one who is walking around minus a few limbs.
This is a scholarly work. This study adopts a thematic and chronological analysis of the events of 9/11, the responses of US government, military, and intelligence agencies, as well as the historical, strategic, and economic context of current US policy...While the focus is on 9/11, detailed information on previous terrorist attacks against US targets is included, scrutinized in relation to longstanding Western foreign and national security policies, and placed in their geopolitical context.
The event that put me over the top is the description of a 1,000-vehicle convoy leaving Afghanistan...at night...lights on...carrying so-and-so to safety. That or a bombing campaign described by one ancient sheep herder as absurd. "When we round up a pack of stray sheep, we send in shepherds from four sides, not just one." This from someone who wasn't at the mercy of 24-hour cable news. Anyway...I doubt many will ever take the opportunity to read this...people should...just as they should read that last study I read...The Rise of the Warrior Cop. Be afraid. Be very afraid...that's all I can think reading this.
This is a scholarly work. This study adopts a thematic and chronological analysis of the events of 9/11, the responses of US government, military, and intelligence agencies, as well as the historical, strategic, and economic context of current US policy...While the focus is on 9/11, detailed information on previous terrorist attacks against US targets is included, scrutinized in relation to longstanding Western foreign and national security policies, and placed in their geopolitical context.
The event that put me over the top is the description of a 1,000-vehicle convoy leaving Afghanistan...at night...lights on...carrying so-and-so to safety. That or a bombing campaign described by one ancient sheep herder as absurd. "When we round up a pack of stray sheep, we send in shepherds from four sides, not just one." This from someone who wasn't at the mercy of 24-hour cable news. Anyway...I doubt many will ever take the opportunity to read this...people should...just as they should read that last study I read...The Rise of the Warrior Cop. Be afraid. Be very afraid...that's all I can think reading this.
Cool...my last was post #1009...heh! That was the house number this spec house I built a few years back. ooga booga. wait now...the last two are numbered the same as krf's post which is #1009
wait now...the last two are numbered the same as krf's post which is #1009
You're using Government Math, Walter. Therefore it's wrong.Cool...my last was post #1009...heh! That was the house number this spec house I built a few years back. ooga booga.
I read Riding the Bullet, which was way shorter than I expected, but was still a fun read. Now I am reading The Long Walk.
Talk about intense... 3/4 of the way through, so it won't be long before I know the outcome.
Talk about intense... 3/4 of the way through, so it won't be long before I know the outcome.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Buttinski - that is so cute! My Mom used to say thatI'm being a buttinski--sorry
plus if she thought you were being nosy she would say "Do you have nose trouble?"
I read it before I converted to Catholicism. Do you think I should spoiler this? I will just in case
The book boils down to the big secret that the Holy Grail was actually Mary Magdelene's womb, which was carrying the child of Jesus - there's lot more to it but this is what the churches don't want you thinking, because if that's the case all things mystical and religious don't mean what they are supposed to. And there is a whole religious sect that worshipped the sacred female, and I can really get behind that if I wanted to
It was a great read - fast paced, interesting, I loved it when I read it. Interestingly, I was reading Angels & Demons when Pope John Paul passed and Benedict was elected, so it was pretty cool reading about the process and seeing it unfold, it was kind of trippy actually.
Intriguing. Thanks!
Just finished Full Dark, No Stars, and am horribly upset by A Good Marriage once again--maybe even more than I was the first time I read it. I knew I should have saved it until tomorrow. Now I won't sleep. *sigh* I can't think of another story by anyone, anytime, that's bothered me more (Best New Horror, by Joe Hill, is pretty close, and Bradbury's story where the wife turns into a spider--Gotcha, I think-- but not quite this awful). Maybe I shouldn't see the movie after all--lol.
Pynchon's VINELAND for now...surprisingly (I've never read Pynchon, and expected somewhat more of a brooding, too-serious meter and prose style), he's quirky and poorly phrased (in a good, GOOD way) and has a knack for anything-but-singsong dialogue--almost in a 'Tarantinoesque' sort of form!
After 140 pages or so, I'm still being immersed in this whacked-out world of dopers, cops, Federal agents and revolutionaries on the run...but it's anything but boring, for sure. Another lucky pick.
I grabbed VINELANDS, by the bye, because I learned that film maker Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master and others) will be adapting Pynchon's INHERENT VICE as his next feature, so...just checking the lay of the land, y'know.
After 140 pages or so, I'm still being immersed in this whacked-out world of dopers, cops, Federal agents and revolutionaries on the run...but it's anything but boring, for sure. Another lucky pick.
I grabbed VINELANDS, by the bye, because I learned that film maker Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master and others) will be adapting Pynchon's INHERENT VICE as his next feature, so...just checking the lay of the land, y'know.
That book was for me, very disturbing. It was horror in its purest form, but very little of it was supernatural.
Yes, and that kind of horror scares me most of all! Big Driver terrified me.
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