I read Scored last night through this morning.
What are you reading?
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The Golem of Paris, by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman. Ugh.This is at least the second (Jonathan) Kellerman book in a row that I have disliked. Won't be reading any more. I do still enjoy Faye Kellerman's novels.
In the middle of reading The Bizarre of Bad Dreams, by Stephen King. So far it's pretty good.
I feel similarly. Some of his books catch me, like Nightmares and Dreamscapes and others just don't.
The Stand is something I should really go back to. I did start reading it a long time ago and just gave up, whether I just didn't have the patience or whether it just didn't grab me I don't know. I do have an odd kind of relationship with King's work. I love his short stories but many of the novels I've read/tried to read leave me cold for some reason, although having said that I loved his JFK/Time travel book
I feel similarly. Some of his books catch me, like Nightmares and Dreamscapes and others just don't.
currently reading cash landing by james grippano
I finished Pandemic this morning and haven't decided what I'll read next. I really need to finished my Voyager book before I get the new one in a few days.
Yeah sometimes I think he's brilliant, other times I honestly wonder what people see in him. I don't think there's any other author who evokes that kind of response in me.
Finished The Long Mars, now reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Is this a sequel to Golem of Hollywood?
Yea. But at least for the most part, he's pretty consistent.
Yup. And there's at least one more coming. I won't be reading it.
Began Mona Lisa Overdrive sometime last night -simply had to as Count Zero had such an unsatisfying ending.
^^ Well, it's a trilogy. I enjoyed them.
That's too bad. The first one was pretty good. What didn't you like about it?
The Stand is something I should really go back to. I did start reading it a long time ago and just gave up, whether I just didn't have the patience or whether it just didn't grab me I don't know. I do have an odd kind of relationship with King's work. I love his short stories but many of the novels I've read/tried to read leave me cold for some reason, although having said that I loved his JFK/Time travel book
Really? It's the exact opposite for me: I adore his novels, but hate the short stories.
I'm currently reading a Shoah-themed book called The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and it's super depressing, like, dear God. It's good, though. It's well-written and compelling and a fast read for such a heavy topic, since it's told from the POV of a little boy.
^I love depressing books. If I cry while reading them it's like an automatic 5 stars. (The Book Thief. I lost it with that one. Also, A Fine Balance)
But my theme for the month has been Nigeria, so EVERY book I've read of late has been depressing. Just finished Graceland by Chris Abani, and working on The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin.
February's theme will be Classic SciFi. Suggestions are welcome. I've only read Dune and Stranger In A Strange Land.
But my theme for the month has been Nigeria, so EVERY book I've read of late has been depressing. Just finished Graceland by Chris Abani, and working on The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin.
February's theme will be Classic SciFi. Suggestions are welcome. I've only read Dune and Stranger In A Strange Land.
^Suggestion: Just for the fun of it, try picking up an Ijon Tichy-story!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijon_Tichy
The Futurological Congress is both classic, interresting, hilarious and eery!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijon_Tichy
The Futurological Congress is both classic, interresting, hilarious and eery!
I'm reading Minnesota Cold.
Rendezvous With Rama. The Foundation Trilogy. Ringworld. Deathbird Stories. You should find Ellison satisfyingly depressing.
Oh, then you should definitely give The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas a shot.
I know how the novel going to play out because I saw the movie adaptation first, but I also know that I'm totally going to bawl at the end. Suffice to say, that kind of story only can only end one way and you sort of know it from the beginning.
The Book Thief is great, btw. I really liked the prose in that one.
Finished the Sprawl-trilogy last night.
That's my first two 'a book you own but have never read' of the year.
That's my first two 'a book you own but have never read' of the year.
