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Other Books (Non-King) > What Are You Reading Now? Pt 2.

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message 4451: by Nick (new)

Nick Iuppa | 4272 comments I'm doing the audio book of Dance Macabre and, based on King's comments in that book, reading Frankenstein for the first time.


message 4452: by Alondra (new)

Alondra Miller About to start The Howling; which I am so excited about. Nothing like werewolves on a dreary, cold and wintry weekend.

I also will be starting Daughter of Smoke & Bone and Possess, which has been on my TBR the longest; and last but certainly not least; Savage Season.

Yes, I will be reading all 4..... One for work, one for before bed, one for quick weekend reading (Howling) and one for fill-in. LOL


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message 4454: by Keyser Soze (new)

Keyser Soze (truman19) Just finished Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt. Fantastic. Loved it. Great character development and unique plot. All King fans should try it. I just wish there was more by Heuvelt.


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Rhian (rhianlovesbooksx1f4d6) | 508 comments Missing Presumed by Susie Steiner was pretty rubbish and I will not read another book about a missing girl this year! Now reading Divergent by Veronica Roth I really needed something different


message 4456: by Massimo (new)

Massimo | 15 comments Rhian, if you haven't read divergent before I am so glad that you are reading it now! The novel is so great and hope you feel as passionate about Veronica's writing as much as I do. I believe it's one of the most captivating pieces of fictional fantasy on this world. I hope you enjoy the read and would love to discuss this novel with you!


message 4457: by Rhian (new)

Rhian (rhianlovesbooksx1f4d6) | 508 comments I'm really enjoying it so far Massimo and glad I bought the box set


message 4458: by Amy (new)

Amy (thenikitagirl) | 32 comments I was going to pick this book up tonight as an alternative to my current reads and shift of mood. Happy to hear you're enjoying it so much, Rhian, and that it sounds like a fave for you, Massimo.


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Andrea | 13 comments The Revenant


message 4460: by Keyser Soze (new)

Keyser Soze (truman19) Andrea wrote: "The Revenant"

Loved it.


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I loved The Revenant, too. So much that I continued researching it for a couple of weeks after finishing it.


message 4462: by Stevo (new)

Stevo (stevop) | 230 comments Very tempted by the group read of Danse Macabre as I started it when I was a teenager but didn't see it out. However: State of Flux by Rachael Stephen.


message 4463: by Rhian (new)

Rhian (rhianlovesbooksx1f4d6) | 508 comments Great so far thanks Amy, I may read the revenant next now I've seen good comments


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message 4465: by Ashley Marie (last edited Jan 12, 2017 08:41AM) (new)

Ashley Marie Alondra wrote: "About to start The Howling; which I am so excited about. Nothing like werewolves on a dreary, cold and wintry weekend.

I also will be starting Daughter of Smoke & Bone


I hope you like Daughter of Smoke & Bone, it's one of my favorites! I love the way she writes :)


message 4466: by Ashley Marie (new)

Ashley Marie Currently reading Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Throne of Jade (Temeraire, #2) by Naomi Novik


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message 4468: by Rhian (new)

Rhian (rhianlovesbooksx1f4d6) | 508 comments Well I really enjoyed Divergent 5★ from me now reading Little Black Lies by Sharon Bolton


message 4469: by Aditya (new)

Aditya Finished Red Harvest Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett by Dashiell Hammett. A brilliant hard boiled classic. Seldom are books so entertaining to read, highest recommendation, rating 5/5.

My thoughts on the book https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4470: by Nick (new)

Nick Iuppa | 4272 comments Just finished Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Gave it four stars, certainly better than most of the movies of the same name... but not all of them. My review is at

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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message 4472: by IFL HORROR (new)

IFL HORROR (iflhorror) I'm currently reading Cellar by Richard Laymon


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Staci Johnson | 102 comments Reading The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) by Justin Cronin City of Mirrors; third installment from The Passage Trilogy. I hope there are others out there reading this novel because I need to discuss it soon. Amazing story


message 4474: by Staci (new)

Staci Johnson | 102 comments Kathryn wrote: "I am reading Horns by Joe Hill."

What do you think so far?


message 4475: by Stevo (new)

Stevo (stevop) | 230 comments I finished off State of Flux. I read it in a week, so it wasn't bad. There's a good story in it but it really could have done with a second draft.

I've moved onto the The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge and so far so good.

(I'm taking the long way round to getting back to Homage to Catalonia.)


message 4476: by Nick (new)

Nick Iuppa | 4272 comments Staci wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I am reading Horns by Joe Hill."

What do you think so far?"


Thought I'd just jump in here and add my two cents. I loved this book... apparently more than a lot of people. Here's my review though I think it has more than a few spoilers... but not right away.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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Nancy (paper_addict) | 942 comments I am reading Pretty Girls.


message 4478: by Nancy (new)

Nancy (paper_addict) | 942 comments Staci wrote: "Reading The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) by Justin Cronin City of Mirrors; third installment from The Passage Trilogy. I hope there are others out there reading this novel because I need to discuss it soon...."

Love this series!


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Erin (ems84) | 2662 comments Nancy wrote: "I am reading Pretty Girls."

How is it?


message 4480: by Nick (new)

Nick Iuppa | 4272 comments Erin wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I am reading Pretty Girls."

How is it?"


I wrote a detailed review of Pretty Girls... maybe too detailed. I gave the book five stars but added that it's the most disturbing book I've ever read.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4481: by ElleEm (new)

ElleEm | 260 comments Nick wrote:"I wrote a detailed review of Pretty Girls... maybe too detailed. I gave the book five stars but added that it's ..."

Most disturbing book you've ever read? Maybe I should check this out sooner rather than later.


message 4482: by Nick (new)

Nick Iuppa | 4272 comments ElleEm wrote: "Nick wrote:"I wrote a detailed review of Pretty Girls... maybe too detailed. I gave the book five stars but added that it's ..."

Most disturbing book you've ever read? Maybe I should check this ou..."


I'd say so... if you enjoy being disturbed :-) Read the first paragraph or two of my review to get a sense of what's going on.


message 4483: by Stevo (last edited Jan 19, 2017 02:40AM) (new)

Stevo (stevop) | 230 comments Finished The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge I thought it was a good little read and worth a look at any time of the year.


message 4484: by Aditya (new)

Aditya Finished A Firing Offense A Firing Offense by George Pelecanos by George Pelecanos. The detail-laden writing style was not my cup of tea but that did not stop me from appreciating that Pelecanos is a good writer. Unfortunately the story was boring and generic, hopefully his later books will be better. Rating - 2/5.

Compressed thoughts https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 4485: by Erin (new)

Erin (ems84) | 2662 comments Nick wrote: "Erin wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I am reading Pretty Girls."

How is it?"

I wrote a detailed review of Pretty Girls... maybe too detailed. I gave the book five stars but added that it's ..."


I've heard a few people say that when they describe the book after reading it.


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ElleEm | 260 comments Nick wrote: "ElleEm wrote: "Nick wrote:"I wrote a detailed review of Pretty Girls... maybe too detailed. I gave the book five stars but added that it's ..."

Most disturbing book you've ever read? Maybe I shoul..."


I like to read authors who push at the limits so to speak and make it believable.


message 4488: by Stevo (new)

Stevo (stevop) | 230 comments Finished off Homage to Catalonia. It was good overall but pretty dense going in a lot of places.


message 4489: by Alondra (new)

Alondra Miller Reading Armada by Ernest Cline and Flesh and Bone by Jefferson Bass .

Both are really good, so far. :)


message 4490: by Stevo (new)

Stevo (stevop) | 230 comments I have a stack of books I got in the January sales because this year I thought I'd get back to physical books a bit. They aren't piled up in a specific 'to read' order or anything, just random/ vague size order. So far though I've just plucked the book off the top, going State of Flux, Further Adventures of Mr Scrooge and now I'm onto The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly, a book I put on my TBR list a long time ago after seeing it recommended somewhere like the Guardian. I've read nearly half of it in no time. It's really touching.


message 4491: by ElleEm (last edited Jan 23, 2017 11:03AM) (new)

ElleEm | 260 comments I am trying to read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson but I'm having a tough time getting into it. I've read maybe 20 pages so far and am not in any hurry to pick it back up.

Does it get any better?


message 4492: by Amy (new)

Amy (thenikitagirl) | 32 comments I haven't read it myself yet but own a hardcover copy. Everyone in my fave group said to keep going with it. It's hard to get into but well worth it once it gets going. They said please hang on. Lol


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ElleEm | 260 comments Amy wrote: "I haven't read it myself yet but own a hardcover copy. Everyone in my fave group said to keep going with it. It's hard to get into but well worth it once it gets going. They said please hang on. Lol"

Thank you! That makes me feel a lot better.


message 4495: by Alondra (new)

Alondra Miller ElleEm wrote: "I am trying to read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) by Stieg Larsson but I'm having a tough time getting into it. I've read maybe 20 pages so far and am not in any hurry to pick it back up.

Do..."


I loved it, personally. All the details really interest me; but that is not for everybody.

I would try to dedicate a full hour to read and see if it works. If not; put it aside and read something else.

Do not waste your time on a book that isn't working for you. Good luck


message 4496: by Staci (new)

Staci Johnson | 102 comments I just read part of Nicks review of Horns by Joe Hill so now it is bumped to the front of my line of books to read.


message 4497: by Staci (new)

Staci Johnson | 102 comments Nancy wrote: "Staci wrote: "Reading The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) by Justin Cronin City of Mirrors; third installment from The Passage Trilogy. I hope there are others out there reading this novel because I need to di..."SPOILER
I have a question about Zero explaining how the 'apocalypse' came to be. While I'm enjoying his telling of the back story I can't keep from visualizing Lish sitting at the table in the station and listening to him, something she would not do. For one, to hear about life before would be too difficult, not emotionally but technically. She's never experienced life that way so she has nothing for comparison; she's not conceptualizing any of it. For another, can you actually see her sitting calmly and listening to Zero? NO
So unless I've misread somewhere and it's not Lish he is talking to then this is an issue for me and her character.
Any thoughts?


message 4498: by Stevo (new)

Stevo (stevop) | 230 comments Staci wrote: "I just read part of Nicks review of Horns by Joe Hill so now it is bumped to the front of my line of books to read."

Yes, he's just helped push it up my list too.

Yesterday I finished The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly and fully recommend it to everyone. It was very touching.

I started Illuminae because after hearing about it last year the style intrigued me. Immediately upon starting it I see it's about a boy and a girl who have recently broke up and I'm worried it might not be for me. Let's hope it isn't too much of a childish love story. (I also bought Gemina, the sequel, so fingers crossed...!)


message 4499: by Rhian (new)

Rhian (rhianlovesbooksx1f4d6) | 508 comments ElleEm keep going it took me 3 attempts once you get to page 80 it gets so much better


message 4500: by E. (new)

E. | 242 comments I recently discovered Jeff Strand. Just finished Dweller and totally loved it. Read Strand's Pressure last week and gave it 5-stars. A few weeks ago I read Blister and highly recommend that one too!


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