Do I have to though? Could I read The Twelve and still get the gist?
The Year of Cemetery Dance 2018
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You would probably get the gist for most of it, I remember The Twelve being very confusing, it jumped around a lot, and that was with reading The Passage first. It has been a few years since I read them. You could always try it and if you are totally lost, go back to The Passage.
Or, I could just be an ass and give it a bad review because I don't follow no rules about reading books in order.
Who needs rules???Or, I could just be an ass and give it a bad review because I don't follow no rules about reading books in order.
44. Snow Shadows
by Mick Garris
About the Book:
"Nicholas, a painter and teacher at the Ravensbrooke Youth Academy for the Arts, is having difficulties in his marriage. He also fears he's losing his artistic inspiration. A brief dalliance with a fellow teacher doesn't solve his problems—especially when Miss Featherstone takes the affair more seriously than he does.
Enter David Sutcliffe, a young and gifted student who imagines himself as the true object of Miss Featherstone's affections. His jealousy causes him to view Nicholas as a rival, and the boy becomes increasingly unhinged as he seeks to eliminate the competition.
Snow Shadows is an unusual and haunting story of love and obsession, with many shocking surprises along the way."
My Thoughts:
Part of Cemetery Dance's Novella Series, Les Edwards brings us a wonderful cover perfect for the story. Lorry Stone shares with us pencil drawings throughout including the end papers -- love to see the art.
Mick Garris does a talented writing job with this quick tale. Simple but adequate. This story idea could have easily been a fully fleshed out novel had he chosen to go that way. It bled sad, lonely and cold -- perfect atmosphere for the story he was telling.
A little nod in there to the Moody Blues not credited?
Someone was "breathing deep the gathering gloom" and it took all my concentration not to break out into -- "Nights in White Satinnnnn....never reaching the enddddd.....Letters I've blah blah blah."
Nice job by all.
by Mick Garris
About the Book:
"Nicholas, a painter and teacher at the Ravensbrooke Youth Academy for the Arts, is having difficulties in his marriage. He also fears he's losing his artistic inspiration. A brief dalliance with a fellow teacher doesn't solve his problems—especially when Miss Featherstone takes the affair more seriously than he does.
Enter David Sutcliffe, a young and gifted student who imagines himself as the true object of Miss Featherstone's affections. His jealousy causes him to view Nicholas as a rival, and the boy becomes increasingly unhinged as he seeks to eliminate the competition.
Snow Shadows is an unusual and haunting story of love and obsession, with many shocking surprises along the way."
My Thoughts:
Part of Cemetery Dance's Novella Series, Les Edwards brings us a wonderful cover perfect for the story. Lorry Stone shares with us pencil drawings throughout including the end papers -- love to see the art.
Mick Garris does a talented writing job with this quick tale. Simple but adequate. This story idea could have easily been a fully fleshed out novel had he chosen to go that way. It bled sad, lonely and cold -- perfect atmosphere for the story he was telling.
A little nod in there to the Moody Blues not credited?
Someone was "breathing deep the gathering gloom" and it took all my concentration not to break out into -- "Nights in White Satinnnnn....never reaching the enddddd.....Letters I've blah blah blah."
Nice job by all.
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If i had to choose, I'd go with The Passage. It took me the better part of a year to get through The Twelve because of the writing style and how confusing it was to hop back/forth through time and try to remember the characters.
Thank you cat in a bag and Moderator -- sigh. May leave that one towards the winter months when I'm stuck indoors with nothing to do.
Both of you said it's confusing, so I guess I best read that damn Passage book first.
Sometimes having a first book can drive one crazy.
Deej- I definitely would not start with The Twelve. A lot of the folks that loved The Passage did not care for The Twelve. I have read both and I agree that the second book is quite hard to get through. I haven't read City Of Mirrors (the third one) but have heard good things about it.
Going to agree with you. The Passage was a good read. It took a long time to get through The Twelve- The mind was so jumbled, I never did get to City Of Mirrors. But like you said, I have heard many good things about it. I can;t imagine anyone reading The Twelve without having the basis of The Passage.
Even though a lot of the events in The Twelve take place before The Passage, the Passage sets everything up for the reader. Starting The Twelve without a prior read of TP would be akin to setting up camp in the woods before the trees have started to grow.
Even though a lot of the events in The Twelve take place before The Passage, the Passage sets everything up for the reader. Starting The Twelve without a prior read of TP would be akin to setting up camp in the woods before the trees have started to grow.
Maybe I like my forest nekkid --Even though a lot of the events in The Twelve take place before The Passage, the Passage sets everything up for the reader. Starting The Twelve without a prior read of TP would be akin to setting up camp in the woods before the trees have started to grow.
45. The Angels
By Rio Youers
About the Book:
"Life is good for 22-year-old Christopher Casey. He has the car, the beautiful girl, and he plays baseball for the Gracetown Angels.
His best friend, Hank Mosley, is the team superstar, but when he slumps at the beginning of the 1958 season, everything starts to unravel. Hank takes dark and drastic steps to reverse his fortune... but at what price?
How far would you go to make your dreams come true?
The Angels is a tale of passion, friendship, and dreams—an all-American baseball story set in a golden age, with tones both chilling and magical, and a certain darkness that resonates with the modern game."
My Thoughts:
Ray Dillon is the artist for this fantastic cover. One of my favorites so far. Unfortunately, I have an advanced uncorrected proof, so I didn't get the honor of seeing the interior artwork that was in the final product. I can't tell you how bummed I am about that.
Another entry in Cemetery Dance's Novella Series, this is a stellar story. The narrator successfully moves us through time and space, reminiscing about 1958, filling in information as time marched on. I felt the draw and pull of his words. The skill and talent used to blur my world with his was a gift, or maybe a little hoodoo-- I think he put something in my drink.
Baseball fans would enjoy this, beautifully descriptive when it came to the baseball stuff and the nostalgia of the times.
Has Stephen King ever given a blurb or shout out to this guy for his writing? If not, he should. Excellent writer. At least with this book. I see he has other things out there, I wonder if they are just as good?
I wish I had the signed hardcover complete with all interior art with this one. Nice.
By Rio Youers
About the Book:
"Life is good for 22-year-old Christopher Casey. He has the car, the beautiful girl, and he plays baseball for the Gracetown Angels.
His best friend, Hank Mosley, is the team superstar, but when he slumps at the beginning of the 1958 season, everything starts to unravel. Hank takes dark and drastic steps to reverse his fortune... but at what price?
How far would you go to make your dreams come true?
The Angels is a tale of passion, friendship, and dreams—an all-American baseball story set in a golden age, with tones both chilling and magical, and a certain darkness that resonates with the modern game."
My Thoughts:
Ray Dillon is the artist for this fantastic cover. One of my favorites so far. Unfortunately, I have an advanced uncorrected proof, so I didn't get the honor of seeing the interior artwork that was in the final product. I can't tell you how bummed I am about that.
Another entry in Cemetery Dance's Novella Series, this is a stellar story. The narrator successfully moves us through time and space, reminiscing about 1958, filling in information as time marched on. I felt the draw and pull of his words. The skill and talent used to blur my world with his was a gift, or maybe a little hoodoo-- I think he put something in my drink.
Baseball fans would enjoy this, beautifully descriptive when it came to the baseball stuff and the nostalgia of the times.
Has Stephen King ever given a blurb or shout out to this guy for his writing? If not, he should. Excellent writer. At least with this book. I see he has other things out there, I wonder if they are just as good?
I wish I had the signed hardcover complete with all interior art with this one. Nice.
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You are a fast reader!! How do you find time to do anything else? You are Wonder Woman!
I am a fast reader. And my retention levels are, short term, fairly good, hahahah! I just totally commit myself to the story. I'm in it and I get in this groove that just carries me along.
Now, full disclosure, many of my books have been novellas or little chapbooks, so those are super quick little reads.
And luckily, the longer things have been good. I haven't had to force myself to sit and read them. I'm trying to break up longer reads with the shorter things to give me some variety. But I still have some novels to get through, and I do have a lot of thick, non-fiction books I'm trying to decide if I should throw in or not.
I've painted my house during this, working on my back and front yards, babysitting two little boys -- but other than that, I have no one demanding my time.
So these books own my time.
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I was thinking maybe you had the summer off from babysitting because you're doing so much!
I am a slow reader. Turtle-like.
Nope, still working. My own kids grown up. Husband works out of town.
"Time enough at last."