What Are You Reading?

[doowopgirl]

I just finished The Fireman by Joe Hill. I bought it because it was a good second hand price and I was curious. It was way better than I expected. Very enjoyable, good characters and a killer ending. I have to say, though that it felt like an homage to The Stand. Not in a bad way. A lot of authors have an end of the worls story in them. You have a bad guy named Harold. A deaf kid called Nick who is very important to the story. You have a pregnant woman central to the plot. You have a hopeful but ambigous ending. That said, it was still very much it's own story. Maybe I'm too much of a Stand fanatic. Thoughts anyone? My summer reading project is The Count of Monte Cristo. Wish me luck.

 

[Kurben]

I just finished The Fireman by Joe Hill. I bought it because it was a good second hand price and I was curious. It was way better than I expected. Very enjoyable, good characters and a killer ending. I have to say, though that it felt like an homage to The Stand. Not in a bad way. A lot of authors have an end of the worls story in them. You have a bad guy named Harold. A deaf kid called Nick who is very important to the story. You have a pregnant woman central to the plot. You have a hopeful but ambigous ending. That said, it was still very much it's own story. Maybe I'm too much of a Stand fanatic. Thoughts anyone? My summer reading project is The Count of Monte Cristo. Wish me luck.

I think you have a point re the Fireman. There is a little homage to the Stand in it even if its very much its own book. But i have felt that about many books since the Stand first appeared, good and bad. Robert McCammons Swan Song is another good example. It is also very much its own book but you cannot help find some the Stand vibes here and there. Regarding Monte Cristo it is a great Adventure/revenge story. A really good Classic.

 

[danie]

I just finished The Fireman by Joe Hill. I bought it because it was a good second hand price and I was curious. It was way better than I expected. Very enjoyable, good characters and a killer ending. I have to say, though that it felt like an homage to The Stand. Not in a bad way. A lot of authors have an end of the worls story in them. You have a bad guy named Harold. A deaf kid called Nick who is very important to the story. You have a pregnant woman central to the plot. You have a hopeful but ambigous ending. That said, it was still very much it's own story. Maybe I'm too much of a Stand fanatic. Thoughts anyone? My summer reading project is The Count of Monte Cristo. Wish me luck.

As much as I have loved everything Joe Hill wrote before, I couldn't wait to finish The Fireman and be done with it. I didn't care what happened to any of the characters, and every time he threw in something of Mr. King's, I felt it was overkill. Pay your homage, but do it discreetly without taking me out of the story. I know many don't agree with me. Oh wait, I did kind of care what happened to the cat, but I was rooting for the rest of them all to spontaneously combust by the time I was halfway finished.

 

[Doc Creed]

Oh wait, I did kind of care what happened to the cat, but I was rooting for the rest of them all to spontaneously combust by the time I was halfway finished.

 

[LittlebitO'Clepto]

Over the weekend I was just looking around at Chapters with a friend for anything that caught my eye and I mysteriously found myself in the Stephen king section. Now I was there to convince my friend to read a Stephen King book or even try one and while I was showing him the astounding collection of Kings Bi annual releases my friend pointed out a book under the King books called Necronomicon by H.P Lovecraft. Now I've never read any of his stories but I recognized the name from Revival where Jamie quotes that 2 verse poem about how through strange aeons even death may die (person my memory its filled with nonimportant things). So I picked it up and it was a whopping 840ish pages which quite intimidated my friend and the 40$ CAN price tag on the back sealed the deal for him. But not me of course becaue I chose to spend 40$ on a book without any reading up on it first and luckily so far I haven't been disappointed. It's actually quite good and it's hardcover so yeah, pretty nice.

 

[doowopgirl]

As much as I have loved everything Joe Hill wrote before, I couldn't wait to finish The Fireman and be done with it. I didn't care what happened to any of the characters, and every time he threw in something of Mr. King's, I felt it was overkill. Pay your homage, but do it discreetly without taking me out of the story. I know many don't agree with me. Oh wait, I did kind of care what happened to the cat, but I was rooting for the rest of them all to spontaneously combust by the time I was halfway finished.

I also felt a few scenes and situation were a bit over the top. Give me Heart Shaped Box any time.

 

[doowopgirl]

I think you have a point re the Fireman. There is a little homage to the Stand in it even if its very much its own book. But i have felt that about many books since the Stand first appeared, good and bad. Robert McCammons Swan Song is another good example. It is also very much its own book but you cannot help find some the Stand vibes here and there. Regarding Monte Cristo it is a great Adventure/revenge story. A really good Classic.

I've never read Swan Song, so thatks for the heads up. I started Monte Cristo today. I'm only as far as the wedding feast, so it's all to come.

 

[danie]

I've never read Swan Song, so thatks for the heads up. I started Monte Cristo today. I'm only as far as the wedding feast, so it's all to come.

Speaking of McCammon, Mine ebook is only $1.99 today.
Mine - Kindle edition by Robert R. McCammon. Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

 

[GNTLGNT]

Over the weekend I was just looking around at Chapters with a friend for anything that caught my eye and I mysteriously found myself in the Stephen king section. Now I was there to convince my friend to read a Stephen King book or even try one and while I was showing him the astounding collection of Kings Bi annual releases my friend pointed out a book under the King books called Necronomicon by H.P Lovecraft. Now I've never read any of his stories but I recognized the name from Revival where Jamie quotes that 2 verse poem about how through strange aeons even death may die (person my memory its filled with nonimportant things). So I picked it up and it was a whopping 840ish pages which quite intimidated my friend and the 40$ CAN price tag on the back sealed the deal for him. But not me of course becaue I chose to spend 40$ on a book without any reading up on it first and luckily so far I haven't been disappointed. It's actually quite good and it's hardcover so yeah, pretty nice.

...welcome!....and that was money well spent....Lovecraft was a master of his dark art.....

 

[kingricefan]

Got my editions of The Shining from Cemetery Dance today so I'm reading the two sections in the back called The Shine Manuscript: An Early Draft Of The Shining (which shows what sentences, words or paragraphs were excised throughout the book) and the 'thought by all to be lost forever' Deleted Chapter: After The Play.

 

[FlakeNoir]

I've never read Swan Song, so thatks for the heads up. I started Monte Cristo today. I'm only as far as the wedding feast, so it's all to come.

Swan Song is great! Have you read Boy's Life? I liked this one the best so far of his.

 

[Kurben]

Swan Song is great! Have you read Boy's Life? I liked this one the best so far of his.

I agree. Boys Life is his masterpiece so far.

 

[kingricefan]

Swan Song is great! Have you read Boy's Life? I liked this one the best so far of his.

TWSS!!

 

[Blake]

Gwendy's Button Box and Deep Cover by Brian Garfield

 

[FlakeNoir]

TWSS!!

Oh that's a bit of a stretch...
(Right, I'm outta here! )

 

[skimom2]

I just finished The Fireman by Joe Hill. I bought it because it was a good second hand price and I was curious. It was way better than I expected. Very enjoyable, good characters and a killer ending. I have to say, though that it felt like an homage to The Stand. Not in a bad way. A lot of authors have an end of the worls story in them. You have a bad guy named Harold. A deaf kid called Nick who is very important to the story. You have a pregnant woman central to the plot. You have a hopeful but ambigous ending. That said, it was still very much it's own story. Maybe I'm too much of a Stand fanatic. Thoughts anyone? My summer reading project is The Count of Monte Cristo. Wish me luck.

I liked The Fireman well enough. At the beginning I was wildly enthusiastic, but that petered out as the story went on. The Mary Poppins refs got old FAST, and the protag wasn't particularly likeable. I still ended up sort of liking it, on the whole. (is that lukewarm praise, or what? sorry)

The Count of Monte Cristo is a good adventure story! Keep in mind the era in which it was written, and the literary conventions that were perfectly acceptable at the time (realism wasn't high on the list of priorities) , and you should enjoy it

 

[Kurben]

I liked The Fireman well enough. At the beginning I was wildly enthusiastic, but that petered out as the story went on. The Mary Poppins refs got old FAST, and the protag wasn't particularly likeable. I still ended up sort of liking it, on the whole. (is that lukewarm praise, or what? sorry)

The Count of Monte Cristo is a good adventure story! Keep in mind the era in which it was written, and the literary conventions that were perfectly acceptable at the time (realism wasn't high on the list of priorities) , and you should enjoy it

I think today some authors are so much into realism that its get boring to read them. Its called fiction for a reason.

 

[Sigmund]

I'm reading the book, Sh*tty Mom and it's pretty funny. Discussing a single Mom with human kids and a *Mom* with dog children, don't try to compete. Dog Mom will always win.

"You'll never know as much about your kid as she knows about her dog especially after your kid gets his driver's license"

Remember:"Dog" spelled backwards is "God" . And "kid" spelled backward is "dik".

 

[skimom2]

I think today some authors are so much into realism that its get boring to read them. Its called fiction for a reason.

Many people have a hard time getting past that, though, because we've largely lost our ability to imagine. The closest we can come is GoT, which has largely toned down the fantastic element from the books in favor of more sex, violence, intrigue, and mayhem. Those things we believe in.

 

[carrie's younger brother]

I finished The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier. What a great read! I knew nothing about the story before reading it so every twist and turn was a surprise and for the most part I did not see any of them coming. I highly recommend it, especially if you are a du Maurier fan and have not yet read it.