I started Thackery's 'Vanity Fair' last week. Published much like Dickens 'Pickwick Papers' back in the day, monthly, in a newspaper. It's a pretty good story. Pretty, pretty good.
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Awesome text! Are you a fan of Victorian literature? It's late Victorian, but I think Eliot's Middlemarch is absolutely brilliant (also published in serial form).I started Thackery's 'Vanity Fair' last week. Published much like Dickens 'Pickwick Papers' back in the day, monthly, in a newspaper. It's a pretty good story. Pretty, pretty good.
Twilight Eyes is one of my favorite Koontz books. I hope that you'll enjoy it as much as I did.Tonight I started Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz. It usually takes me ages to chose a new book but I looked at my non king book case and picked it up knowing it is generally thought of as one of his better books. So I read a few lines, realised it has a carnival setting and thought "Yes please". I do like a carnival/fun fair setting, it's why I loved Joyland so much.
I've only read lightning by Koontz, which I loved. From what I can gather, popular opinion seems to be that he had four stand out, well received novels in a short time frame in the late 80s/early 90s - lightning, twilight eyes, strangers and watchers.Twilight Eyes is one of my favorite Koontz books. I hope that you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
At least there isn't going to be any type of supernaturally gifted Golden Retrievers in Twilight Eyes. I'm not sure about the bougainvillea though.....I've only read lightning by Koontz, which I loved. From what I can gather, popular opinion seems to be that he had four stand out, well received novels in a short time frame in the late 80s/early 90s - lightning, twilight eyes, strangers and watchers.
I like it so far, very early on yet but I will say that he seems to have swallowed a thesaurus.
Tonight I started Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz. It usually takes me ages to chose a new book but I looked at my non king book case and picked it up knowing it is generally thought of as one of his better books. So I read a few lines, realised it has a carnival setting and thought "Yes please". I do like a carnival/fun fair setting, it's why I loved Joyland so much.
My moms only read "Firestarter" and "Christine"They don't know what they are missing.
I was able to persuade my mother to read one Stephen King novel: The Shining. She said the woman in room 217 scared her so bad that she, to this day, needs a few lights on to sleep. My sister won't even try one. She says she's still frightened from my merely explaining parts of Gerald's Game to her when we were teenagers. As her brother, this delights me to no end. Heheheheh
Hi, Toni. Got any other King books lined up?I am about half way through The Deep - Nick Cutter. I'm not, not enjoying it, but I feel like I am still waiting for something to happen....
I must sadly say that i have given up on Cutter. I read The Troop and decided not to go there again.I am about half way through The Deep - Nick Cutter. I'm not, not enjoying it, but I feel like I am still waiting for something to happen....
Hi, Toni. Got any other King books lined up?