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KJ Norrbotten

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Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho. A disturbing novel, as everyone who ever read it knows. But for some reason, the compulsive manner of describing what everyone is wearing is almost as disturbing as the violence. I know it was the era of the yuppies, but still.
Next one in the queue: Nos4a2 (or Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson).
 
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KJ Norrbotten said:
Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho. A disturbing novel, as everyone who ever read it knows. But for some reason, the compulsive manner of describing what everyone is wearing is almost as disturbing as the violence. I know it was the era of the yuppies, but still.
Next one in the queue: Nos4a2 (or Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson).
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I loved that book --I felt the same about the fashion descriptions. I also enjoyed his Lunar Park . He's a pretty good writer.
 
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Read another for review--DRIVING LESSONS (Zoe Fishman). Very funny! It comes out in April, and I'd highly recommend it if you like "Women's Fiction". I also re-read WOLVERTON STATION (Joe Hill), and ITSY BITSY (John Lindqvist)--I needed a break from girly books (lol). Both were interesting! Hill's short would fit perfectly on a TWILIGHT ZONE-type show, and Lindqvist's was just creepy. I'm not a fan of present tense narration, usually, but it works here.
 
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KJ Norrbotten said:
Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho. A disturbing novel, as everyone who ever read it knows. But for some reason, the compulsive manner of describing what everyone is wearing is almost as disturbing as the violence. I know it was the era of the yuppies, but still.
Next one in the queue: Nos4a2 (or Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson).
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I remember liking that years ago. Clothing/food/furniture decorations drive me nuts, now, though (unless it's important to the story. The endless lists of what people bought at IKEA made the DRAGON TATTOO books almost unreadable for me-lol
 
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I just finished "Children of the Night" , a Dan Simmons novel I picked up at a garage sale this past summer. You just can't go wrong with Simmons! What more can I say about it? Prior to that I read a book of local history , "The Two Dot Ranch: A Biography of Place" by Nancy Ruskowsky. I have wanted to read this for several years, and lo and behold, a friend gave it to me for Christmas. I was acquainted with the author from years back when we were in a writing group together. She did a good job with the research and I enjoyed learning more about the history of the area and people who settled there. I put "Dog On It" on my Kindle, so maybe will go there next. Later...
 
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MadamMack said:
Didn't she do a novel under a pen name and someone found out and it caused a little up roar . . .I think the book was pulled . . .do you know the name of that novel, Haunted? That's the one I want to read, most.
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Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling. The first book in the series, The Cuckoo's Calling, was published in April 2013 by Sphere/Little, Brown Book Group.
 
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Spideyman said:
Robert Galbraith is a pseudonym for J.K. Rowling. The first book in the series, The Cuckoo's Calling, was published in April 2013 by Sphere/Little, Brown Book Group.
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Great Book with a great character in the form of the private detective. I want to read alot more with this guy as the main character! He's a wonderful character with lots of flaws.
 
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