What Have You Read - 2020

[Spyros]

I loved it.

[Calum]

https://www.amazon.com/SAVATE-Histori...

Just finished this book.

[Char]

Ryan wrote: "Just finished The Auctioneer and it was the kind of horrifying that's not going to leave my mind for sometime. Not in a spooky way, but in a "I don't trust people anymore" kind of way."

Loved that creepy book!

[Char]

I finished Stoker's Wilde West and loved it!
Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde hunting vampires in the American west. What fun!

[Andrew✌️]

Yesterday I finished The Part About the Dragon Was (Mostly) True another funny and original novel in this series.
Waiting for a new book in "The Kingkiller Chronicle" series, today I started The Slow Regard of Silent Things.

[David]

I finished Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

[Rachel]

[Alan]

Well, that was disappointing. The first half started off so interesting and the second half just dragged on and on with the same shit over and over.

[David]

I finished Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

It did exactly what it said on the tin!

[Erin]

My Best Friend's Exorcism


I loved it!

[Christopher]

The Black Carousel
What a beautiful, melancholy, ambiguous, and downright creepy collection this is. In my past attempts to read Charles L. Grant he has somehow missed the mark a bit for me, but this book hit dead center. “Will You Be Mine?” and “The Rain is Filled With Ghosts” were my favorites, but all four stories were outstanding.

If anyone has any particular Charles L. Grant recommendations I’d love to hear ‘em.

[Anne (w/ an E)]

The Only Good Indians

[Alan]

Thanks to an internet and cable outage this afternoon I FINALLY finished this monstrosity. Now I feel like going out and punching nuns.

[Kasia]

^I think cable outages are a blessings in disguise for readers, especially with people around them at home. Nicely done :)

[Erin]

I Found You

I like the author but I didn't care for this one.

[Catherine]

JG FahertySins of the Father - A thrilling new take on the Lovecraft that manages to steer well clear of being derivative. Really enjoyed it.

[Randy]

Christopher wrote: "In my past attempts to read Charles L. Grant he has somehow missed the mark a bit for me, ..."

Me, too. He's okay but doesn't really make me enthused to read more. I'll keep this one in mind.

My last attempt was Nightmare Seasons, which I believe won a World Fantasy Award in the '80s. I was entertained but not stoked to read more.

[Marie]

I finished these two both of them very good:

Shutter House by Rick Wood - this was a five star read for me.
and

Unwelcome Guests by Anna Willett - this was a four star read for me.

[Christopher]

Randy wrote: "Christopher wrote: "In my past attempts to read Charles L. Grant he has somehow missed the mark a bit for me, ..."

Me, too. He's okay but doesn't really make me enthused to read more. I'll keep th..."

Oddly enough, Randy, Nightmare Seasons was also my earlier attempt with Grant, and I didn't like it much. But he so totally seemed like the kind of writer I would love--subtle, "quiet," heavy on atmosphere, beautiful prose--that I decided to give him another try. The same thing happened for me a few years ago with Ramsey Campbell, a writer I thought I didn't like until I finally found the right books of his--now he might be my favorite living author. Anyway, I'm going to keep on with Grant when I can.

[Rachel]

[Erin]

Growing Things and Other Stories

[Ctgt]

Just finished Nine Bar Blues and loved it

[Will]

The Cormorant


4.5/5 I loved this book.

[Will]

Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay


3/5

[Will]

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks


3/5

[Will]

The Hike by Drew Magary


4.5/5 This is a great book. Love the ending.

[solitaryfossil]

Will wrote: "The Hike by Drew Magary

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I also enjoyed it, a great story!

[S.]

I just finished finders keepers by Stephen king I enjoyed that also

[Ctgt]

Will wrote: "The Cormorant

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I concur

[Jeff]

Just finished Dewitt's "The Patient"..whoa!


Jeff

[Monica]

I finished a few days ago Helter skelter and it was super interesting. A must read for true crime

[Char]

Alan wrote: "
Well, that was disappointing. The first half started off so interesting and the second half just dragged on and on with the same shit over and over."

That's a bummer to hear, Alan.

[Char]

Will wrote: "The Cormorant

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One of my all time faves. So subtle and creepy.

[Char]

I finished by Laurel Hightower. An easy 5* for this sad novella.

by Neil Gaiman. This was a Sherlock/Cthulhu mash up and a bunch of fun. Loved the artwork too.

[Marie]

I finished this one:

Ravenous by Ray Garton - 5 stars!

[Randy]

Char wrote: "Will wrote: "The Cormorant

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One of my all time faves. So subtle and creepy."

I second that. I didn't entirely like it when I read it, but it's stuck with me since, more so than books I read around that time that I enjoyed more.

[Rachel]

[Erin]

The Night Circus

[Christopher]

A very fine vampire novel with great historical verisimilitude. My only real complaint is that the last twenty percent of the book feels too dragged-out; I also wish the situation could have resolved with something more creative than an extended fight. Well done, though, for the most part—a memorable read!

[Will]

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel


3/5

[Renee]

Warm Bodies This is light horror. Its actually more of Romeo and Juliet meet zombies. I am finding it very entertaining

[Alan]

Renee wrote: "Warm Bodies This is light horror. Its actually more of Romeo and Juliet meet zombies. I am finding it very entertaining"

(view spoiler)[You're spot on. That's exactly what it's supposed to be. (hide spoiler)]

[WendyB]

Bad Men

Amazingly good.
I don't think John Connolly could write a bad book if he tried.

[Erin]

Renee wrote: "Warm Bodies This is light horror. Its actually more of Romeo and Juliet meet zombies. I am finding it very entertaining"

The movie is decent too.

[David]

Just finished the fourth in the Matthew Corbett series - The Providence Rider by Robert R. McCammon

[Marie]

I finished reading this one last weekend:

The Picture Predator: The True Story of One Mans Brutal Campaign of Terror by Robert Brown - 5 star read! One of the best true crime I have read in awhile!

[Renee]

Erin wrote: "Renee wrote: "Warm Bodies This is light horror. Its actually more of Romeo and Juliet meet zombies. I am finding it very entertaining"

The movie is decent too."

Thank you so much for telling me about the movie. I just requested it from my library.

[Erin]

You're welcome!

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

The story of Snow didn't bother me but the tale could have easily been told in a much shorter book.

[Randy]

Besides reading Black Helicopters by Caitlin Kiernan (at a much slower pace than I'd intended), I've also started Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix, which is extremely entertaining and never more so than when pointing out the faults of bad fiction.

[Christopher]

I enjoyed Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction a good deal, but for me it was marred by Hendrix’s tendency toward excessive snark.