Okay, but what's that to do with Tabitha King's Small World?Danie, apparently they are 50 million irish people around the world. and Ireland has a population of 4.6 million.
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Okay, but what's that to do with Tabitha King's Small World?Danie, apparently they are 50 million irish people around the world. and Ireland has a population of 4.6 million.
rocker1972 mis-quoted you in their 1st post/quote. Someone had mentioned Gillian Flynn's writings. Gillian is an Irish name.Okay, but what's that to do with Tabitha King's Small World?
Ha ha, the rest are in Boston or Liverpool.Danie, apparently they are 50 million irish people around the world. and Ireland has a population of 4.6 million.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh.rocker1972 mis-quoted you in their 1st post/quote. Someone had mentioned Gillian Flynn's writings. Gillian is an Irish name.
There's a story by King called " I know what you need", that I remember having read 3 years ago. For some reason, it keeps popping into my mind every so often. The image of the guy holding the ice cream cone with a grin never leaves. That's how powerful his SS are!
PS: I am completely out of ideas on what book to lend next. I wanted something totallly different from king, but with the same poignance and enterainment.
Is that the one they made an western miniseries on? It was callad lonesome dove and was really good. Didn't know who had written the book.Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. Trust me: if you like Mr. King, you'll love this book. I don't even particularly like westerns, and it's in my top 5 books ever. Not all of McMurtry's books are this good (particularly his later books), but Lonesome Dove is just about perfect. Same attention to dialogue and characterization as Mr. King, similar level of humor and pathos… Now I want to read it again (lol).
Yep. The miniseries was pretty good, but the book… oh my gosh. So, so good. There were actually 4 written about the characters of Gus and Call: Dead Man's Walk (when they were young Texas Rangers), Comanche Moon (Older Rangers, Immediately post Civil War), Lonesome Dove (old, retired Rangers), and Streets of Laredo (Just Call in this one, after Gus' exit). DMW and SoL were just okay, Comanche Moon was pretty good, and Lonesome Dove was a standout.Is that the one they made an western miniseries on? It was callad lonesome dove and was really good. Didn't know who had written the book.
Lonesome Dove was also a mini-series.Yep. The miniseries was pretty good, but the book… oh my gosh. So, so good. There were actually 4 written about the characters of Gus and Call: Dead Man's Walk (when they were young Texas Rangers), Comanche Moon (Older Rangers, Immediately post Civil War), Lonesome Dove (old, retired Rangers), and Streets of Laredo (Just Call in this one, after Gus' exit). DMW and SoL were just okay, Comanche Moon was pretty good, and Lonesome Dove was a standout.
Interesting. I'll see if i can pick it up somewhere. Saw the dead wans walk miniseries too but that wasn't as good. Keep an eye out for Comanche moon too. Sounds interesting.Yep. The miniseries was pretty good, but the book… oh my gosh. So, so good. There were actually 4 written about the characters of Gus and Call: Dead Man's Walk (when they were young Texas Rangers), Comanche Moon (Older Rangers, Immediately post Civil War), Lonesome Dove (old, retired Rangers), and Streets of Laredo (Just Call in this one, after Gus' exit). DMW and SoL were just okay, Comanche Moon was pretty good, and Lonesome Dove was a standout.
It was a terrific read, as usual. A little short but, there was plenty there to like.Interested in what you think when you have finished River of Souls.
It was a terrific read, as usual. A little short but, there was plenty there to like.
Anything in particular strikes you as unusual about it?
No problem It feels like a much shorter book,though, just saying. The pages fly by. It's been a few years since I last read it, and I made myself want a re-read, but I don't dare; I'm working on a manuscript set in the same era and I don't want to risk unintentional plagiarism--LOLOL.Thank you for the recommendation. I finished the re read of the stand two weeks ago, and I'm still n ot ready to another a thousand oage epic. But thanks skimom2!
No problem It feels like a much shorter book,though, just saying. The pages fly by. It's been a few years since I last read it, and I made myself want a re-read, but I don't dare; I'm working on a manuscript set in the same era and I don't want to risk unintentional plagiarism--LOLOL.
I love his The Last Picture Show. Great movie too. Heartbreaking performance by Chloris Leachman, of all people.Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. Trust me: if you like Mr. King, you'll love this book. I don't even particularly like westerns, and it's in my top 5 books ever. Not all of McMurtry's books are this good (particularly his later books), but Lonesome Dove is just about perfect. Same attention to dialogue and characterization as Mr. King, similar level of humor and pathos… Now I want to read it again (lol).