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Post by jetpacksam on Sept 6, 2016 15:05:31 GMT
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Post by SicJes on Sept 14, 2016 14:43:15 GMT
I stated reading S. king and some other guys "Black House" which is a sequel to "The Talisman". The first ten pages where torture to the brain, but then it started to pick up with some mentions of the Crimson Kind and the Dark Tower... And lots of child murders. So far so good.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2016 17:13:00 GMT
I stated reading S. king and some other guys "Black House" which is a sequel to "The Talisman". The first ten pages where torture to the brain, but then it started to pick up with some mentions of the Crimson Kind and the Dark Tower... And lots of child murders. So far so good. I tried to read Black House a looooooong time ago....couldn't get through it. I think I was still in High School then so I may not have had the patience for it back then. If you get through it....let me know if it's worth giving it another shot again! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2016 22:36:19 GMT
I read The Talisman not so long ago. I quite enjoyed it although I could definitely tell which parts were written by King. The sequel is on my list. But first I am re-reading The Passage books by Justin Cronin. Loved them the first time around and with the third book recently published, I'm all in! |
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Post by SicJes on Sept 14, 2016 23:09:57 GMT
I read The Talisman not so long ago. I quite enjoyed it although I could definitely tell which parts were written by King. Haha, so true. It was like night and day in most parts. The sequel seems to have that same bipolar vibe. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2016 23:40:07 GMT
I read The Talisman not so long ago. I quite enjoyed it although I could definitely tell which parts were written by King. Haha, so true. It was like night and day in most parts. The sequel seems to have that same bipolar vibe. Heh. King has such a distinctive voice and ear for dialogue. It's my bet that anything in the "real" world was him. |
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Post by theglassprisoner on Sept 15, 2016 2:45:44 GMT
I know everyone loves it, but I tried reading it and find the writing style way too frustrating to read so I gave up. No doubt I will try again in the future, but I found myself spending more time re-reading sentences/paragraphs trying to make sense of what was written instead of getting absorbed into the story. I need correct grammar! I felt the same for the first 20 pages or so but then it didn't phase me anymore. I get what you mean though, sometimes the writing style of a book can throw me off as well. But do read it, its so good. I checked out the trailer for the film and looks alright, I think I'll skip it though, I feel it might ruin the magic that the book had on me. I just read the book and loved it, though I can understand why some might find it hard to read. The movie is very faithful to the book and I think it nails it, the Man and the Boy were perfect casting. Great acting and a disturbing vibe to it. |
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Post by SicJes on Sept 15, 2016 3:29:36 GMT
I've been looking around for the film, I do want to check it out.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2016 0:37:11 GMT
I went to the library and got two books that I want to finish by the end of the year. The first one is called The Bell Jar and the second one is called Outlander. I know nothing about them, I'm going into each book blind but I've heard they're both supposed to be pretty good.
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Post by Mob on Dec 18, 2016 16:27:25 GMT
I finished Truth in Comedy by Charna Halpern
Now I am reading Misery by Stephen King, I still have like 100 pages and I started with Improvisation for the theater by Viola Spolin
I ordered also Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual by Matt Walsh
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Post by yepsure on Dec 20, 2016 6:05:33 GMT
Just finished Jurassic Park now I've started a book called Sapiens, about the history of the human race. It's still way too early to make a definite call on it's quality, but I have to say it's been brilliant so far.
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Post by Baba Yaga on Dec 20, 2016 6:41:38 GMT
Perfume - The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind (Read by Sean Barrett)
I've seen the movie and know most of the book, but I picked up the audiobook based on rave reviews about Barrett's readings. It's awesome.
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Post by SicJes on Dec 20, 2016 17:04:45 GMT
Just finished Jurassic Park now I've started a book called Sapiens, about the history of the human race. It's still way too early to make a definite call on it's quality, but I have to say it's been brilliant so far. I must have read JP 7 times over the years, I absolutely love that book. Why aren't you reading part 2 the Lost World? The movie was a piece of shit but the book is really great. |
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Post by Prometheus426 on Apr 12, 2023 4:22:21 GMT
Ordered Our Story - Reg and Rom Kray with Fred Dineage, love the gangland stories from the 60's.
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Post by Prometheus426 on Jun 20, 2023 10:12:29 GMT
Listened to the audiobook for the Malcom X autobiography with Alex Haley, very interesting.
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Post by Awake on Jun 20, 2023 12:48:28 GMT
I'm reading Stephen Kings Fairy Tale. Classic King. Regular people in regular situations untill ...
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Post by jayc on Jun 28, 2023 8:01:10 GMT
I'm contemplating a reread of the Magician trilogy The books by Lev Grossman? Did you ever complete the re-read? If so, thoughts? And what about the TV adaptation?? |
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Post by Spleen on Jun 28, 2023 17:13:02 GMT
I'm contemplating a reread of the Magician trilogy The books by Lev Grossman? Did you ever complete the re-read? If so, thoughts? And what about the TV adaptation?? I read the first two. I remember enjoying them but that was like ten years ago, so I don't know how I'd feel now. From what I remember, the main character is a frustrating character. That can be good or bad depending on the reader. I tend to enjoy reading people that I don't like. I also never finished the TV adaptation lol though I thought they had done a good job with it. It was very dark at times while containing some snark and whimsy at other times. In that way it felt faithful to the books, but story beats were quite faithful as well. In fact, if I were re-read or re-watch I'd probably choose the show over the books.
In a general response to this thread, I'd like to recommend a couple of books by Guy Gavriel Kay. Both are standalones that take place within a larger "universe" he's created. The first book is Tigana. It takes place in a fictional country that is based on Renaissance Italy. It's typical in his books that the setting is completely fictional but heavily based on locations and cultures from our world. Tigana is a story about imperialism and loss of identity.
My other suggestion is The Lions of Al-Rassan. This one is set in a country based on Moorish Spain.
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Post by forgotten in space on Jun 28, 2023 21:59:57 GMT
Just finished Jurassic Park now I've started a book called Sapiens, about the history of the human race. It's still way too early to make a definite call on it's quality, but I have to say it's been brilliant so far. I must have read JP 7 times over the years, I absolutely love that book. Why aren't you reading part 2 the Lost World? The movie was a piece of shit but the book is really great. Imagine casting Vince Vaughn in that type of movie but not killing him off  |
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Post by yepsure on Jul 1, 2023 14:28:58 GMT
I'm contemplating a reread of the Magician trilogy The books by Lev Grossman? Did you ever complete the re-read? If so, thoughts? And what about the TV adaptation?? I meant that fantasy series by Raymond E. Fiest sorry mate |
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Post by SicJes on Jul 2, 2023 2:07:07 GMT
I got a copy of Contact laying around that I borrowed off my mom, the one that Alien Jody Foster movie is based on. I haven't read a novel in a few years. I used to burn through books in no time prePandemic, but haven't picked one up since then. No time, kids up in my face 24/7 etc.
Even now, it is calling me, but my list of things to do overrides my attention span. I can't even remember the last book I read.
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Post by yepsure on Jul 7, 2023 9:22:13 GMT
I picked up a Kindle last year, something I was always against because I loved building my own book collection. But I'm completely hooked...have read about 9-10 novels in the last 6 months. Grabbed a real book from my backlog a couple of days ago, the first book in the Death series by Terry Pratchett that I've been meaning to read. A few pages in then the more cheap crime thrillers on the Kindle started calling me....I'm addicted. Sorry Terry.
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Post by Prometheus426 on Aug 25, 2023 17:31:22 GMT
Giving this a go
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Post by Awake on Aug 29, 2023 20:50:14 GMT
I'm reading Treasure Island (in English). I thought it was a children/young adult book but they keep talking about sperm. I don't get what seaman has to do with pirates?
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