The Book of Polly. Funny book, and touching in certain aspects. It tends to meander a little in the middle, but it all works out. Fans of Fanny Flagg and other 'southern' writers will find this a good fit
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Tommyknockers!My daughter is in the middle of reading Misery, and I personally can't decide whether I want to read Tommyknockers or Rose Madder next....what do you guys think?
Tommyknockers!
I was looking at my big honkin' first edition of the Warren Commission Report that I've basically never touched, and it made me want to maybe read a few JFK conspiracy books. Anyone have any faves? I was thinking 'Profiles in Cowardice', or 'Conspiracy A Go-Go' might be a good start. If I get garroted in my car, that means I got too close to the truth. Tell my story!
The UFO and Bigfoot books are generally more entertaining and better written than JFK conspiracy books. It actually hurts my head to read the long debunked and convoluted JFK nonsense repeated over and over again. The best recent JFK assassination book is "Four Days in November" by Vincent Bugliosi (who is also known as the spawn of satan to conspiracy theorists). A condensed version of his massive 1500 page tome "Reclaiming History." He demonlishes every JFK conspiracy theory (and they are legion) to the point that you almost feel sorry for the conspiracy theorists. It is like watching a small, defenseless animal get beaten with a club. Brutal.
So I guess 11/22/63 is not enough then? I know he has his own theory, but it is still a pretty good read anyway!I've read a bunch of these, on both sides of the lone shooter theory. I started with Jim Garrison's "On the Trail of the Assassins". I then read Gerald Posner's "Case Closed".
"Mortal Error" by Bonar Menninger is a very interesting read and backs a theory that JFK was accidentally shot by a secret service agent in the chase car with an AR15 rifle. As far as straight up ballistic data, his case is presented very scientifically.
"Reclaiming History" by Vincent Bugliosi is a slog fest as far as trying to get thru the book without the author reminding you ever few pages that you're stupid if you don't agree with him. A very long book that seemed more of a "look how smart I am" novel rather than an examination of the facts around the assassination.
"JFK: The Dead Witnesses" by Craig Roberts and John Armstrong. Now this one is just pure reading entertainment. I'm not sure if their claims are bulletproof, so to speak, but it's a fun read no matter what you think. This is from the inside cover.
"In the years following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, more than one hundred witnesses, investigators, and other people linked to the ambush in Dealey Plaza have died. The majority have met their fate under extremely suspicious circumstances. The authors present the results of their investigation into the deaths of each of the victims."
There's a bunch of books out there, some are fringe type books, but most I've read have been pretty entertaining if nothing else.
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I would go with Rose Madder - I liked the supernatural aspect of it - but Tommyknockers is also sort of science-fictiony, so I guess it all depends on your tastes.My daughter is in the middle of reading Misery, and I personally can't decide whether I want to read Tommyknockers or Rose Madder next....what do you guys think?
Lol...and I'd love to haveI know King has said he doesn't like that one and knows not what he was thinking when he wrote it, but it's always been a good read to me. Yeah, it goes on tangents sometimes, but they're fun tangents. And I really want one of those writing thingies she has in it.
Oh, luv, you are in for a treat. Lansdale is a wonderful writer. His 'Hap & Leonard' books have been filmed as a series on one of the cable stations and is a big hit. He's another 'regional' writers where he sets most of his stories down in East Texas, where he resides. Great reading, great stories and great characters! The only quibble I have with him is his use of the 'n' word in his tales, but it reflects how his characters talk down that way. I don't believe he is racist as one of his most beloved characters 'Leonard' is a large black gay man.
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Yes, I thought so, too. What an ending!Finished reading 1984. I liked it, but it was crazy depressing! Now I'm going to continue reading Skeleton Crew.
That book made me sick.
Kings IT? It was a fantastic book!! One of Kings best which means extraordinary good. Probably the Kingbook i have reread most.Was It good? I was thinking about this as my next book!
Yeah, I liked The Troop though I really need to reread it... most of it didn't stay with me, for whatever reason. But it's certainly horrific, albeit derivative.Was It good? I was thinking about this as my next book!
Kings IT? It was a fantastic book!! One of Kings best which means extraordinary good. Probably the Kingbook i have reread most.