Her book of short stories, vampires in the lemon grove, is very good. A good sampling of what she is capable of. I loved swamplandia!
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I may give it a try . .. but I'm really, really sick of vampires.
No this isn't typical vampire story at all. And the rest of the stories are so vastly different from each other.
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Rereading It..for about the twentieth time,but it has been several years.. Like slipping into a soft, comfortable shoe..
I just finished Swamplandia and really enjoyed it. I was sucked in right from the start by Ava Bigtree's voice and was loathe to leave it.
I am now reading Love and Treasure by Ayelet Waldman and Double Feature by that different King.
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I love Double Feature! One of my favorite books ever.
I'm currently reading Dean Koontz's Hideaway.
I'm currently reading Dean Koontz's Hideaway.
Currently reading The Stand, uncut & full length edition. Needless to say I love it and can't put it down! I have 3 editions of the book, but I'm reading the uncut paperback copy. I like reading hardbacks but they can be heavy and big and just awkward sometimes lol. This one has that really strong book/paper smell, you probably know the one, many of the newer edition Signet paperbacks have it... And I love it lol!
Checked out Northanger Abbey (Val McDermid), second of the Jane Austen Reboots, yesterday. I read and reviewed the first, the reboot of Sense & Sensibility, last year & I'm curious how well this one translates to the modern day. S&S didn't go well, despite having a talented author on the job. Really curious who they tapped to attack Pride & Prejudice!
I haven't had much time to read lately, but have read the first two stories in St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell and am about 80 pages into The Kept by James Scott. Am liking both, The Kept is set late 1800s and the main character is a midwife who comes home after being gone for months to find her family murdered, except one child. Her backstory is interesting, she apparently steals the babies she had raised as her own but further explanation must be forthcoming. She and her son are leaving their home now to find the murderers. It is dark but some pretty powerful imagery so far.
I just got in the mail a pristine 1st printing hardback of Black Magic by Whitley Streiber. Can't remember if I ever read this one, reading the inside flap description isn't ringing any bells, so going to start it tonight. It's gonna look great in the collection, I can tell you that much!
Finished Swamplandia by Russell, took me awhile to get a grip but hung in . Although, I am really sad about the fate of
Going to the library later to pick up Ruin Falls by Jenny Milchman and Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan.
red Seth.
Going to the library later to pick up Ruin Falls by Jenny Milchman and Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan.
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It took me two tries at Swamplandia as for me there was an odd cadence to the beginning. And I think the red Seth is fine, though I do wish nothing but ill for a certain character.Finished Swamplandia by Russell, took me awhile to get a grip but hung in . Although, I am really sad about the fate ofred Seth.
Going to the library later to pick up Ruin Falls by Jenny Milchman and Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan.
Thank you for mentioning the odd cadence at the beginning, I thought I was just too dense to get it!
Dense? I highly doubt it.
I do find with writers I'm new to, it sometimes takes a certain amount of time to get up to speed, so to speak.
But then with some, it's just poorly written and we'll never get it.
Okay, I'm still reading The Passage. Started out great for the first 250 pages. Now the action has been forwarded 100 years, and the characters are flat and boring. KingRiceFan, anybody, should I finish this? I went from not being able to put the book down to dreading reading it! AGHHHHHHHH!
I just finished Lisey's Story and since I already have The Colorado Kid, will probably start that next.
MadamMack I sent you my reaction to Lisey's Story. That way I didn't have to create a spoiler or whatever.
MadamMack I sent you my reaction to Lisey's Story. That way I didn't have to create a spoiler or whatever.
Stick with it, everybody here had trouble with this book, but there is a follow-up and with hope everything will clear up.
Unfortunately that trend continues in the next book to even greater damage IMO. Sometimes telling a story out of order chronologically works. Other times not. For me this series would have been much better served being told in a linear fashion like King's The Stand. For a highly touted series this one has fallen a lot for me with the second book. Damn shame too since Cronin creates great characters. It's the one hook that will pull me through the entire series. I'll finish the series but more out of a completionist mindset instead of an eager reader.
The last time I was this disappointed in a series that started out with so much promise was Jonathon Mayberry's - Pine Deep Trilogy. Ghost Road Blues was fantastic. Then for the second book - Dead Man's Song - only one thing of consequence happens out of its 480 pages! Turned me off so much I never read the concluding book.
Danie- the forward jump in time really messed with alot of us here. Stick with it. I think you'll be glad that you did. I think it's a great story! I haven't read the second book- The Twelve- yet, it's in my TBR pile, so I can't comment on it. There are quite a few here that have really enjoyed the two books tho, looks like they just haven't commented yet.
Started Ruin Falls by Jenny Milchman yesterday and I have to say that she has the words to slap upside your head with a 'Nosiree, I never saw that coming'.
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