1st time or reread? I absolutely loved joyland when I read it. It's still the fastest I've ever read a book.
First time and i`m really looking forward to it.
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1st time or reread? I absolutely loved joyland when I read it. It's still the fastest I've ever read a book.
I loved A Simple Plan and enjoyed The Ruins although I was a little disappointed in the latter as it was published quite a few years after A Simple Plan and it didn't quite live up to the promise of a second novel after such a long waiting period. I did see the movie of The Ruins and it's quite good and rather gruesome too.I'm finishing up The Ruins by Scott Smith. This was a CD grab bag book that I probably never would read if it had not been in the grab bag. I'm glad it was in the grab bag because it's a superb horror story. I think there was a movie made of this and I may have seen it (I'm thinking I saw it during one of our October marathons). It's about a group of travelers in Mexico who go to archeological dig and end up being trapped there (I'll leave it at that).
I looked up this author and he only has two books, The Ruins and A Simple Plan (also a movie with Billy Bob, Bill Paxton and Bridget Fonda). A Simple Plan was published in 1993 and The Ruins in 2006. If he writes a book every 13 years, he's overdue for another.
As soon as I finish this (hopefully, tonight), it's on to If It Bleeds.
And the first story of If It Bleeds is next week's story, yes?I'm finishing up The Ruins by Scott Smith. This was a CD grab bag book that I probably never would read if it had not been in the grab bag. I'm glad it was in the grab bag because it's a superb horror story. I think there was a movie made of this and I may have seen it (I'm thinking I saw it during one of our October marathons). It's about a group of travelers in Mexico who go to archeological dig and end up being trapped there (I'll leave it at that).
I looked up this author and he only has two books, The Ruins and A Simple Plan (also a movie with Billy Bob, Bill Paxton and Bridget Fonda). A Simple Plan was published in 1993 and The Ruins in 2006. If he writes a book every 13 years, he's overdue for another.
As soon as I finish this (hopefully, tonight), it's on to If It Bleeds.
Yes. April 29, 2020And the first story of If It Bleeds is next week's story, yes?
And the first story of If It Bleeds is next week's story, yes?
I might have been actually able to participate in a reading group here! But then my love for Mr Leonard got in the way.Yes. April 29, 2020
Discussion group reading threads are open for posting at anytime. Come discuss after you have read for present book.I might have been actually able to participate in a reading group here! But then my love for Mr Leonard got in the way.
I do actually enjoy the history of most English kings, I find King John fascinating, as well as even Longshanks. I'm going over Henry V at the moment, who is a great historical study. As for Edward III, I believe that he is often not so well known simply because of the accomplishments of Edward Woodstock, who has a very different history depending on the nation of the historian. In France, Edward is blasted for his tactics and governorship style, while in England he is hailed as the master of Chivalry. He won some major battles, probably the most notable of which was the Battle of Crecy. But as for Edward III, yes, he is complicant with not finishing the war with France for the next century, the war should have effectively have been over after Poitiers. But did you notice that Edward III never attempted an invasion of Scotland, in fact he became the first English King after Longshanks invasion to achknowledge Scotland as an independent and free nation with it's own monarchy. Likely that Edward, being in his father's court, knew what the ferocity of a dedicated Scotsman could accomplish. But a perfect King does indeed exist, Kurben, in French, his name is Robert De Brus.Started The Perfect King by Ian Mortimer. Its about Edward III and i just know that Edward John will have a stroke at the title!! But honestly its not so much that the author considers Edward the perfect king because, as he says, he was human and all human has faults and so had Edward but more about his ambition for the kingship. He actually wanted to be a good king (according to his idea of kingship of course) in direct opposite to his father Edward II who was a failure at all fronts, both at home and abroad and with gentry and the peasants. He was very good at making people dislike him. Not so Edward III. He was very harshly judged for starting the 100-years war by historians in victorian times but todays historians are more aware of the danger of seeing a historicalfigure through a lense of todays values and ideas and try instead to see in his own merit. Only way really otherwise every king is a tyrant because they opposed democracy which wasn't even thought of then.
Will do.Discussion group reading threads are open for posting at anytime. Come discuss after you have read for present book.
Now I will too!I find myself calling the new book Let It Bleed because of The Rolling Stones Album
Thanks for the tip. The Lion from the north as he was called... Our first Warrior King. We had 3Kurben
There is a book called The Scots in Sweden, an Unofficial Alliance, seems to be a pretty good perspective of the Scots involvement fighting in the name of King Gustavus during the Thirty Years War. Seems to be pretty intersting.
William Baillie was a Scottish soldier who commanded a regiment in Gustavus' army. He would later be defeated by Montrose right enough at the Battle of Kilsyth, he was with the Parliamentarians.Thanks for the tip. The Lion from the north as he was called... Our first Warrior King. We had 3
So many great authors of that genre, not worth wasting on one you don't like.During the weekend i read Triptyk by Karin Slaughter. Very disappointing. I have tried a book of her before and was not a fan but thought i should give her another shot. This was even worse. So many better authors IMO. I decided to abandon her. She has had her chances.
Yeah, you and i think everyone else. I remember thinking what! But he cant do that!!! But he fooled me there, i'll admit. But i turned out liking The Outsider anyway.Over the last few days I blitzed through the 2nd half of heart shaped box by joe hill, and about a 3rd of the outsider by our man Steve. I was very surprised whenTerry died so early, I thought the whole book was going to be his fight for redemption, or at least a big part of it
I also read 1 short story inbetween, mrs Todd's shortcut, from skeleton crew. I have a bit of a love hate relationship with short stories, I find them very hit and miss.
I loved A Simple Plan and enjoyed The Ruins although I was a little disappointed in the latter as it was published quite a few years after A Simple Plan and it didn't quite live up to the promise of a second novel after such a long waiting period. I did see the movie of The Ruins and it's quite good and rather gruesome too.