It does, but the story's not. Battles for the freedom of Scotland--think Braveheart (in fact, some of the events attributed to William Wallace in the movie were actually attributable to Robert the Bruce).
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'Big Driver' will haunt you. Just sayin'.
Yes, that one is still haunting me. Yes indeed.
A Good Marriage gave me a nightmare--only short story ever to do that!
I so loved both of these stories, especially A Good Marriage.
Just finished a second reading of Jane Eyre and am still "haunted" by Bronte's writing.
Yes . . .I love the Bronte sisters.
Just finished The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Have no idea how I missed this one before. Excellent story and hidden lessons within. A must read.
That is one of my all time forever favorite books
Some "children's" books transcend chronological age. I re-read Secret Garden, A Little Princess (also by Hodgson Burnett), The Swiss Family Robinson, and many of Alcott's books every couple of years.
Reading Chills by Rick Hautala. It was in one of the 'grab bags' from Cemetary Dance. Neat story. It must be one of the last book published by him that was signed before he passed away. I shall miss him.
I have that in my TBR pile.
Having read both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, they both left indelible marks.
I've just started Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson. He is one of the bright stars of the fantasy genre and if this is the second of a reportedly 10 volume epic, then he's still young enough to most likely be able complete it. The first book was excellent.
Started to read The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty today. It seems to be a good book so far. After I had seen the movie I found
out that it's based on a book and went to our library today and borrowed it.
I also did a new record in book reading. I finished 61 hours by Lee Child this morning and I started to read it last Wednesday. I have never
before finished a book in 6 days. But this was one of best Jack Reacher I have read so far. I highly recommend it for you who haven't read it yet.
I also borrow this book for one reason, do you see who's name is down on left side. (sorry I wanted to show, who recommend me to read it)
Was hard for me to put it down.
out that it's based on a book and went to our library today and borrowed it.
I also did a new record in book reading. I finished 61 hours by Lee Child this morning and I started to read it last Wednesday. I have never
before finished a book in 6 days. But this was one of best Jack Reacher I have read so far. I highly recommend it for you who haven't read it yet.
I also borrow this book for one reason, do you see who's name is down on left side. (sorry I wanted to show, who recommend me to read it)
Was hard for me to put it down.
The only thing I've read by him is Steelheart (I think that's the first in the Reckoners series), and I really liked it. Is this a different series?
It is a different series. It's called The Stormlight Archive and you can equate it to Jordans' Wheel of Time or the Malazan books by Steven Erickson. Though I've found it much more accessible than the other two series. Like George Martin he focuses in individual characters in each chapter and it makes it easier to stay in the story.
I'll definitely look for this series--I'm a sucker for epic fantasy. Thanks!
Reading Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein. Almost finished with it, really like it so far, but now the main character is in Officer Training, and I think the Heinlein ideaology is really going to start spewing from the mouth of the professor. Oh well...
Rereading the Harry Potter series. I started Chamber of Secrets last night, and after finishing Philosopher's Stone (I know it's called something different in the U.S) I almost get why it might have struggled to get published. Without the context of the other books, it feels incredibly empty. Still a great read, but it really was just a taste of what was to come. There were some things that felt out of place with the rest of the series, too. Snape's character wasn't as well developed - but it might be that Alan Rickman's performance in the films was so great, some of the dialogue written before he was ever on the screen comes across as... incongruent?
I re-read them to my LilMan last year, and I noticed the same. I think the first two or three were clearly aimed at 2-4th graders, while the rest were written for a slightly more mature audience (5th and up). There's a real divide between little kids' fiction and upper Middle Grade stories.
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