Drunken Fireworks, big sections of Dolores Claiborne, Joyland, The Body... those are the first ones I thought of
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Summer novels: Cujo, The Tommyknockers, and Joyland.
Don't let me forget to update when I finish...it's a long book, so may take 'til the end of the week.
I'm still in the middle of IT, but am also reading the first Travis McGee novel, The Deep Blue Good-by, by John McDonald. That guy can write.
Cujo is set in the summer, isn't it?
The little booklet that's inside the DVD 'Flesh and Blood
the kids portion of It is also set in the summer, the adult portion is not quite, being set in may. the superflu portion of the stand was also in summer. not much else comes to mind that wasn't already mentioned
I'm reading The Round House by Louise Erdrich. It's the second in a loose trilogy. I hate that I read them out of order (third, first, second) but now that I am halfway through this one I am fully appreciating what an amazing body of work she has created with this trilogy.
Finished Colonel Butlers Wolf by Anthony Price. As usual, re Price, it is really good. Ambler, Deighton, Forsyth, Le Carre and the rest can go bury themselves. When it comes to intelligent Spystories they are beginners compared to Price. True, it is a world that does not exist anymore (i mean KGB and the fact of the Wall and the Sovjet Union) but they were written during the 70,ties and 80,ties. Usually some interesting history mixed up in it but never stands in the way of the story. Just a couple were translated to swedish (5 i think) so i have slowly started to get the rest in pocket in english through Amazon. One of the best ideas i've had in a long time!! Cheap and really good the majority of them.
I loved The Round House.
Did you read A Plague of Doves or LaRose?
No, but I want to read it. I read half of Love Medicine but got distracted with other new releases. I discovered her through Amazon because of my interest in Jim Harrison's books. Was A Plague of Doves one of her better books? I seem to remember her winning awards and acclaim for that one.
....TWDS...that's what Doc said!!!!!......
So i like to read when i eat at times, which necessitated a paperback, because reading s hardcover is damn hard one handed, so i'm juggling bag of bones in addition to match up. First time through, and as usual, king is great, looking forward to finishing
It's very good. It did win awards but I don't remember which. Now that I am almost done with The Round House, all 3 books taken as a whole history of the family are wonderful.
Thanks, friends! I haven't read Cujo yet - I own it (thank you king family fan !) but still haven't read it. I've read Joyland - loved it and wish there would be a movie! Read and enjoyed Dolores, IT, and Drunken Fireworks and The Body, but not The Tommyknockers - just never finished it.
I love Erdrich! I saw an interview with her when Master Butchers Singing Club came out and was intrigued enough to read it - I loved it. I've found two of her books in thrift stores: The Painted Drum and Four Souls - I haven' read them yet. She often has a story in the Best American Short Stories collection - and she edited a volume back in the 90s. She's pretty awesome.
Me too! I'm a spine cracker and food splatterer though. Hard covers you can lay open flat if you break them. Now that I'm thinking of it, I'm certain Bag of Bones is a summer book. Is it? My memory is not reliable.
I think you're right. The main character moves back to his summer house and I want to say it was July or almost Independence Day.
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