What Are You Reading? Part Deux

[RichardX]

The recent Cemetery Dance release of Robert McCammon's "Tales from Greystone Bay" prompted me to hunt down the four book Charles L. Grant anthology series. No easy task. I could only find copies on ebay. Kind of fun to read those stories from the original paperbacks. The stories are hit and miss but with that 1980s-style horror feel. A bit unique in that the short stories from various authors are set in the same town.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...now that I can post a pic....this is the collection I was referencing....

 

[Anduan Pirate Princess]

Just finished listening to the book “Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon” by David McGowan. Wow. It gives a whole new view of the Laurel Canyon scene in the 1960s, drawing crazy but fascinating connections between the rock icons of the day and the military, the CIA, and the Occult. Even if you have no interest in conspiracy theories, it does include a multitude of facts and anecdotes that will draw you in anyway.

 

[kingricefan]

The recent Cemetery Dance release of Robert McCammon's "Tales from Greystone Bay" prompted me to hunt down the four book Charles L. Grant anthology series. No easy task. I could only find copies on ebay. Kind of fun to read those stories from the original paperbacks. The stories are hit and miss but with that 1980s-style horror feel. A bit unique in that the short stories from various authors are set in the same town.

You should have tried thriftbooks.com. I think they would have all of those anthologies available. I loved reading those books! There were a lot of new authors that cut their teeth in them and also quite a few established ones that got on the wagon for the ride.

 

[kingricefan]

Just finished Forrest Gump and halfway through Raising Steam, the last Discworld book.

I read Forrest Gump and it wasn't quite the same experience as seeing the movie. Did you (or will you) read the sequel? It's not as good.

 

[skimom2]

Before I Let You Go, for review. I gave my mom my second copy (some publishers send two, no idea why), and she's almost finished, just since Sunday. I think that bodes well!

UPDATE: Read most of it last night, and it was okay. It went a little overboard at the end, but it was worth a read.

 

[danie]

I finished Lady’s Maid about Elizabeth Barret Browning’s servant’s life, and loved it. Now reading The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne. It’s the first in a series.

The Naturalist first half was pretty good, then it became ridiculous. Most of what happened was totally unbelievable. The author actually wrote BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!! in the last shoot-out scene. Several times.

 

[Tery]

I read Forrest Gump and it wasn't quite the same experience as seeing the movie. Did you (or will you) read the sequel? It's not as good.

Yeah, it was not very much like the movie at all. Probably a good thing as I can't see Tom Hanks palling around with an orangutan for most of the movie. I had a bit of trouble putting aside my grammarian and spelling OCD to read the dialect. I don't think I'll read the sequel.

 

[Neesy]

Going to start this one next

( danie ?) - have you heard of it?

 

[Paddy C]

Started reading Love of the Game by fellow Constant Reader, Roger Hardnock.
Really enjoying it and it's shaping up to be a damn fine debut.

 

[Doc Creed]

The Naturalist first half was pretty good, then it became ridiculous. Most of what happened was totally unbelievable. The author actually wrote BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!! in the last shoot-out scene. Several times.

 

[GNTLGNT]

....must have worked on comics before he became a full-time writer.....

 

[danie]

....must have worked on comics before he became a full-time writer.....

He is also a magician. That probably should have tipped me off.
Andrew Mayne - Wikipedia

 

[danie]

Going to start this one next

( danie ?) - have you heard of it?

I’ve heard of it, but not read it.

 

[GNTLGNT]

He is also a magician. That probably should have tipped me off.
Andrew Mayne - Wikipedia

 

[do1you9love?]

The Naturalist first half was pretty good, then it became ridiculous. Most of what happened was totally unbelievable. The author actually wrote BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!! in the last shoot-out scene. Several times.

 

[Neesy]

I just finished my first E-book - End of Watch

Now I can return the hard cover copy I took out (I had withdrawn the large type version of this book).

Also found another one I like but I'm on a waiting list for that.

It's called Walk It Off by Ruth Marshall

Okay - now I can post images! Hurray!

The author had a tumour on her spine which had to be removed. She is an actress who played on a show called Degrassi: The Next Generation.

 

[doowopgirl]

I read Forrest Gump and it wasn't quite the same experience as seeing the movie. Did you (or will you) read the sequel? It's not as good.

I didn't know there was a sequel. I read the book and really didn't like any of the characters. Vastly different from the book. For me it was a rare occurence of the movie outshining the book.

 

[doowopgirl]

Doing a re read of the Bachman Books. Rage, The Long Walk and Roadworks still read as good as ever. Rage and The Long walk really struck me as how quickly our veneer of acting civilized breaks down. Everyone stripped down to our very basics. The Long Walk has strong echoes of 1984. There are mentions in history that are way different to what we know. Really good. Roadworks is so sad. There are plenty of people who would have a hard time leaving a house that held memories. Maybe not that hard, but it is striking me that I actually feel sorry for our hero. Haven't gotten to Running man yet.

 

[Grant87]

Doing a re read of the Bachman Books. Rage, The Long Walk and Roadworks still read as good as ever. Rage and The Long walk really struck me as how quickly our veneer of acting civilized breaks down. Everyone stripped down to our very basics. The Long Walk has strong echoes of 1984. There are mentions in history that are way different to what we know. Really good. Roadworks is so sad. There are plenty of people who would have a hard time leaving a house that held memories. Maybe not that hard, but it is striking me that I actually feel sorry for our hero. Haven't gotten to Running man yet.

I really liked The Bachman Books. The Long Walk is a classic, and I think Roadwork is pretty underrated.