What Are You Reading?

[AnnaMarie]

I had read the Stand once, and it was the uncut version. I am now reading the cut version for the first time, and I find that I am enjoying this version better. What great characters!

I purchased Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews today and will be reading it soon. I have never read a V.C. Andrews book before, but I did see the Lifetime movie a few weeks ago and actually enjoyed it. So I decided to give the book a try....seems like a guilty pleasure book.

Will be going to Books-A-Million soon and I want to purchase N0S4A2 by Joe Hill. I also plan to replace my poor tattered copy of the Exorcist. It is almost unreadable now and is held together with tape. Would also like to purchase Lauren Graham's book Someday, Someday, Maybe. Seems like a cute, quick read, plus I love Lauren Graham.

Personally I preferred the uncut.

I read the entire Flowers in the Attic series as they were released. I loved them....though I was a teen girl when the first one or two came out. Later series by the same author seemed like a rehashing of the same story though. I wanted to watch that movie but we don't get that channel. I did not like the movie in the eighties.

I'll never dog-ear a copy of the Exorcist. I read it once. That was enough.

 

[kingricefan]

Personally I preferred the uncut.

I read the entire Flowers in the Attic series as they were released. I loved them....though I was a teen girl when the first one or two came out. Later series by the same author seemed like a rehashing of the same story though. I wanted to watch that movie but we don't get that channel. I did not like the movie in the eighties.

I'll never dog-ear a copy of the Exorcist. I read it once. That was enough.

I used to have a nice hardback copy of The Exorcist and a dvd of the movie. Got rid of both of them. They be bad, bad gunky!!!!!!!!!

 

[kingricefan]

I read a short novella by Joe Lansdale last night called The Ape Man's Brother. It's a re-take on the Tarzan legend. It's his usual- great story, great characters and great dialogue. This time Tarzan's (although that's not his name in the book!) ape friend actually becomes civilized when they travel to America and lives like a man would- smokes fine cigars, chases women, etc.

 

[skimom2]

I'm dreading finishing DANCE WITH DRAGONS, because who knows how long it will be until Martin puts out the next book? About 250 pages left (that looks so small in an 1100 pg book--lol), then I have to read a girly book for review before I can hit anything else I want to read...and then it will probably have to be something for research.

 

[skimom2]

I read a short novella by Joe Lansdale last night called The Ape Man's Brother. It's a re-take on the Tarzan legend. It's his usual- great story, great characters and great dialogue. This time Tarzan's (although that's not his name in the book!) ape friend actually becomes civilized when they travel to America and lives like a man would- smokes fine cigars, chases women, etc.

Interesting! I remember loving the original TARZAN OF THE APES (though the follow ups were just meh for me) and the first John Carter book (A WARLORD OF MARS)--I liked more of the sequels of that series, too. I've never read Lansdale--sounds like I need to remedy that

 

[HollyGolightly]

@king family fan are you enjoying The Bronze Horseman?

 

[never2muchfun]

So Cold The River - Michael Kyorta

Reading out of my usual zones for our library bingo card. Great idea on their part, I'm finding new authors galore. Using the search keyword. The "Wanted" list on my library page is huge.

 

[Evil Queen]

You're reading the most boring book and listening to the most thrilling book at the same time

aha!ha!ha!!..yes, The Scarlet Letter is somewhat slowgoing, but I have never read it before and have always wondered what it is about. It's not tooooo bad. And it's always listed on classic book title lists so it's one I can cross off and say at least I've read it. It amazes me that it was written such a long time ago. Books that were written in the 18th century fascinate me. They are like relics, to be handled with care. The language is different than the English we use in our every day lives now. I think to myself-They really talked that way? But I have to admit that reading these kind of books may be somewhat dull compared to today's books, but they actually help me in my daily reading. I have found that even though it takes me awhile to finish a classic book, it makes me an even faster reader of current novels and I'm able to mentally absorb more of the story. Does that make sense? Sorry, I started rambling a bit.

 

[kingricefan]

Interesting! I remember loving the original TARZAN OF THE APES (though the follow ups were just meh for me) and the first John Carter book (A WARLORD OF MARS)--I liked more of the sequels of that series, too. I've never read Lansdale--sounds like I need to remedy that

I highly recommend Lansdale! He is good in any genre he picks- horror, fantasy, western, suspense. I recommend his 'Hap & Leonard' books- snappy dialogue and great stories! He doesn't mince words!

 

[kingricefan]

I started Drug Of Choice by John Lange (Michael Crichton) last night and am already halfway thru the book! Great story so far!

 

[skimom2]

George R.R. Martin is SOOOOO on my poopy list. He is a bad, bad horse. *kicks a chair* *cries a little* I need a drink...

 

[king family fan]

@king family fan are you enjoying The Bronze Horseman?

Actually just finished it. It was pretty good.

 

[VampireLily]

.... this thread.

 

[never2muchfun]

Personally I preferred the uncut.

I read the entire Flowers in the Attic series as they were released. I loved them....though I was a teen girl when the first one or two came out. Later series by the same author seemed like a rehashing of the same story though. I wanted to watch that movie but we don't get that channel. I did not like the movie in the eighties.

I'll never dog-ear a copy of the Exorcist. I read it once. That was enough.

I didn't know that that came in a cut and uncut version. So when I've had to replace my 1974 version of The Stand, I wasn't getting the same book? I didn't notice a difference but I was leaving years between readings.

 

[never2muchfun]

aha!ha!ha!!..yes, The Scarlet Letter is somewhat slowgoing, but I have never read it before and have always wondered what it is about. It's not tooooo bad. And it's always listed on classic book title lists so it's one I can cross off and say at least I've read it. It amazes me that it was written such a long time ago. Books that were written in the 18th century fascinate me. They are like relics, to be handled with care. The language is different than the English we use in our every day lives now. I think to myself-They really talked that way? But I have to admit that reading these kind of books may be somewhat dull compared to today's books, but they actually help me in my daily reading. I have found that even though it takes me awhile to finish a classic book, it makes me an even faster reader of current novels and I'm able to mentally absorb more of the story. Does that make sense? Sorry, I started rambling a bit.

As part of a bingo card for my library, for the classic space I read "Gatsby" by Fitzgerald (ended up putting it into the book made into a movie space) and "My Antonia" by W.T. Benda. I found the language sometimes hard to read but I think in the case of Gatsby, it was the feelings he invoked that made it hard to get through...very depressing. I went straight to a mystery after that one. Good triumphs over evil...all better.

 

[never2muchfun]

For those of us that like a little horror and steaminess in our fantasy, I found the "Merry Gentry" series by Laurell Meredith. Light and dark fae in the present world. A nice diversion. An evil queen, buff men and a gorgeous heroine.

 

[cat in a bag]

George R.R. Martin is SOOOOO on my poopy list. He is a bad, bad horse. *kicks a chair* *cries a little* I need a drink...

Awww, isn't it terrible what he did? I kinda feel like I should have warned you! I made the mistake of opening a spoiler before I had even started the book, so I missed the big emotional wallop, but I'm kinda glad I did.

 

[EMARX]

.... this thread.

 

[AnnaMarie]

I didn't know that that came in a cut and uncut version. So when I've had to replace my 1974 version of The Stand, I wasn't getting the same book? I didn't notice a difference but I was leaving years between readings.

There's nothing important missing from the original (cut) version.

Ms. Mod would know whether this is correct or not, but when the uncut version came out, what I heard was the book had been shortened because the editors didn't think King could sell a book that big (bigger costs more).

Of course, I also heard a rumour about why King wrote Thinner under the name Bachman. I don't know if it's true either....but I like to think it was.

 

[VultureLvr45]

Uncut, The Stand, (p564)
Double Feature (p156)
Daily Rituals, How artists work by Mason Currey (Fascinating glimpse...TBR)
and Drawing of the 3 on Audio. Listen to it when I do laundry 8)