What Are You Reading?
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Never knew that Marathon Man was originally a novel. I'll have to check that out.I still have about five stories to finish in Night Shift (I'm leaving the last that John D MacDonald said was his favorite till last) I haven't read any of the stories for about four or five years. I recently read Neccesity by Brian Garfield. I didn't like the ending. I have never read Death Wish, so I'm going to read that in about two months. Death Wish, the movie, is brilliant. I'm trying to read all the books that were made into movies that I haven't read. I read Six Days of the Condor about six weeks ago and the Marathon Man about a month ago, and Rising Sun about two weeks ago. I will also read Carrie(I have read Carrie about twice before but I'm going through King's stuff chronologically) after I finish Night Shift. I also been reading New Dawn magazine.
I just started re-reading Night Shift, by far my favorite short story collection by Stephen King. Also am enjoying Norwegian Wood.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
After you read Marathon Man you might want to pick up Magic. It's also the basis of a movie starring a young Anthony Hopkins and Anne Margaret.
Finished Duma Key this morning, and I've worked my way about half through Skeleton Crew. I haven't read any of this particular gem since I was around 18 or 19, so it's been fantastic so far!
It's amazing how our tastes refine themselves with time; how strange we must seem to the younger, more innocent versions of ourselves.. Stories I liked but didn't necessarily get, I love now. (even moreso that I fully comprehend what authors are telling me)
It's amazing how our tastes refine themselves with time; how strange we must seem to the younger, more innocent versions of ourselves.. Stories I liked but didn't necessarily get, I love now. (even moreso that I fully comprehend what authors are telling me)
My favorite is The Reach. Enjoy!Finished Duma Key this morning, and I've worked my way about half through Skeleton Crew. I haven't read any of this particular gem since I was around 18 or 19, so it's been fantastic so far!
Just started Sycamore Row by John Grisham. It's a sequel to A Time To Kill. I didn't really like the Jake Brigance character (the lawyer and main character) from the book (I liked him in the film though) as I thought he was rather arrogant so hopefully he has learned some lessons in the three year time span from the end of ATTK and where this novel picks up.
When it came out I had too much going on to read it but friends said it was a worthy follow up. My favorite Grisham novels are The Client, The Pelican Brief and The Last Juror. His forthcoming Camino Island sounds intriguing. Have you been reading his books as they were released? There are so many newer ones that I have to buy.
Yes, I have been reading them in the order that they've been published, but I'm behind on that. I have The Whistler and Gray Mountain in my TBR pile.
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Grabbed a paperback copy of Insomnia on the way out the door - I read some of it at the doctor's waiting room and then took it to work today;
Unfortunately it was a bit busy and I didn't get any time to read it - hopefully it is safe in the cupboard there so I can pull it out on slow nights.
Unfortunately it was a bit busy and I didn't get any time to read it - hopefully it is safe in the cupboard there so I can pull it out on slow nights.
UR.
My Kindle is black, not pink. Not that I'd have gotten a pink one, mind you. It's just that: every time I read the word 'pink', I snap out of the story thinking, 'but, this Kindle isn't pink...' (I hate it when the real world distracts me!)
I read a few books since I lasted posted, but the most enjoyable was This Is Not Over by Holly Brown.
It's not literature, by any means, but it was very addicting. It's a she said/she said that follows the communications of two women who haven't met, but are in an ongoing dispute over an issue after one of the women stayed in a rental vacation house owned by the other woman. It shows how one miscommunication can have widespread consequences for two families.
Fast-paced and current, I could've read it in one sitting if pesky real life didn't intrude.
It's not literature, by any means, but it was very addicting. It's a she said/she said that follows the communications of two women who haven't met, but are in an ongoing dispute over an issue after one of the women stayed in a rental vacation house owned by the other woman. It shows how one miscommunication can have widespread consequences for two families.
Fast-paced and current, I could've read it in one sitting if pesky real life didn't intrude.
Good to see you around, Stacey, and finding time to read.
Thanks Doc...glad to be back...missed y'all!
I own the hc but haven't read it. Thanks for the rec.
"The Bath School Massacre" by Arnie Bernstein. Anyone who thinks school violence is purely a modern phenomena should read this account of Andrew Kehoe's 1927 attack on a school in Bath, Michigan. The deadliest school attack in US history. He planted dynamite in the school basement and tried to blow the entire school up. Fortunately only some of it exploded but he managed to kill almost 40 kids. He also murdered his wife, blew up his farm, drove to the school during the recovery effort and detonated a truck full of dynamite to kill himself and some more people. As brutal and cold-blooded as anything in recent times.
Bath School disaster - Wikipedia
Bath School disaster - Wikipedia
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