Amy Cross Buddy Read

[Zain]

VintageVamp wrote: "inciminci wrote: "I'm at 35% and it's very captivating so far, and it's gaining more suspense by the page. It's great to read it gets better, but I need to work tomorrow so I'll leave it at that fo..."

Maybe 🤔

[Zain]

Ian wrote: "Guys, just done but don't worry, my lips are sealed.

80% onwards, things start getting very dark...but with some great splashes of humour thrown in, as well as an abundance of the usual blood, fle..."

I’m looking forward to discussing this book once everyone has caught up with the reading. 😎

[VintageVamp]

Zain wrote: "VintageVamp wrote: "inciminci wrote: "I'm at 35% and it's very captivating so far, and it's gaining more suspense by the page. It's great to read it gets better, but I need to work tomorrow so I'll..."

Zain, your such a tease!

[Theresa (mysteries.and.mayhem)]

I should finish up later this morning. I keep going back and forth on what I think about it. I'm not a fan of the dialog. But I just finished reading Stephen King ... so maybe I'm setting the bar too high for poor Amy. :-)

[VintageVamp]

TheresaW wrote: "I should finish up later this morning. I keep going back and forth on what I think about it. I'm not a fan of the dialog. But I just finished reading Stephen King ... so maybe I'm setting the bar t..."

I'm finishing tonight/this a.m. as well.

[Ian]

Guys, where d’you think that the story is supposed to be set? - besides Hell, that is! 😊

The dialogue seems to have an American twang to it, so I assumed the US, but then near the end AC mentions a payment using British Sterling. Just felt a bit confusing/ not right to me.

Mrs Munro…Lol.

[inciminci]

It is England, Ian. He says that Magnus the IT guy is one of the top tech guys in the whole of London. Unless only Magnus is from England.
But Josh says "Mummy" or "Mum" maybe that's a hint, not "mommy". And they say "bloody", but I guess the whole world has started doing that.

[Ian]

Cheers, Incie - appreciated! (thumbs up!)

You know, when you feel like you're not in one place or another...a bit like realtime on Earth or realtime in Hell...as is the case in this book. :)

[inciminci]

Hahah, I do, I do! Good point, maybe the author actually reflected this "duality" in language also. 😄 I hope I'll finish today!

[Ian]

inciminci wrote: "Hahah, I do, I do! Good point, maybe the author actually reflected this "duality" in language also. 😄 I hope I'll finish today!"

Lol! - hope you enjoy the rest of your dark adventure, Incie.

Btw - Just posted a short review, so if you have time have a quick read and see what you think. Lol.

[Phrique]

I finished it yesterday before I left work so my brain was not in processing or writing a review mode. 😅 I liked it tho, I’m still shocked at how much Cross was able to squeeze into a book about a printer!

(view spoiler)[ I was expecting a book with the feel of the absurd horror movies “killer sofa” or “rubber,” but ended with a lot of “hellraiser” /“Us” parallels. (hide spoiler)]

I am looking forward to the discussion when everyone is done tho.

[inciminci]

Thanks Ian, I'll have a look!
At 75% now and had to laugh because this Dzigniav Wolonovsky guy reminds me off Gordon Ramsay:
(view spoiler)[He makes an entrance when shit hit the fan and you need him most, asks questions to evaluate the situation, destroys you by confronting you with reality and finally helps you out of it. Hell's Kitchen in the truest sense. This is turning out to become Gordon Ramsay versus Pinhead looking for his long lost printer 😆 (hide spoiler)]

[inciminci]

I finished, wow!!

[Theresa (mysteries.and.mayhem)]

just finished. that last line though! Ahaha. That last line almost added an entire star to my rating of the book.

[Phrique]

I could very much see them making a movie of this, wouldn’t be too difficult. Already a better story than half of what you see coming out now & at least it would be original. 😅

[Theresa (mysteries.and.mayhem)]

@inciminci - lol loved your spoiler above! I think you called that one perfectly!

[inciminci]

TheresaW wrote: "@inciminci - lol loved your spoiler above! I think you called that one perfectly!"

Thank you TheresaW, but in the end (view spoiler)[Gordon betrayed him 🥲 (hide spoiler)]

[Theresa (mysteries.and.mayhem)]

inciminci wrote: "TheresaW wrote: "@inciminci - lol loved your spoiler above! I think you called that one perfectly!"

Thank you TheresaW, but in the end"

(view spoiler)[Yeah, I tried not to overthink that. He just needed Steve to cross over to Hell. Why did he need to chain him and drag him along on his adventure? He could have done his own thing ... oh wait. He knew Steve would try to smash the printer and get back to the "real" world, probably dragging "Gordon" back along with him. Never mind. Just typing this out answered my own question! (hide spoiler)]

[inciminci]

😅

[Ian]

Gordon Ramsey’s printer nightmares- lol!

Read spoiler only after finishing.

(view spoiler)[ Anyone else feel sorry for the poor nurse at the end who got it right in the neck? Think AC might have missed a trick there as if she wrote Josh used the fork that came with his dinner to kill her, then she could have finished that chapter off with the doc screaming…’Fork-in Hell!’ Oh dear, big apologies. (hide spoiler)]

😁

[Phrique]

@Ian, the “pen from hell” sounds like a promising sequel. 🤔

[inciminci]

😂 I love the creativity here!

[VintageVamp]

I may check in later. Today is my birthday. 9/17

[Theresa (mysteries.and.mayhem)]

happy birthday VV!! Enjoy your day!

[inciminci]

Happy birthday!!!

[Ian]

Phrique wrote: "@Ian, the “pen from hell” sounds like a promising sequel. 🤔"

Lol! Like it.

HPBDE2U - VV! 😘

[Zain]

VintageVamp wrote: "I may check in later. Today is my birthday. 9/17"

Well isn’t that something! Congratulations birthday girl! 🥳🎉🎊🍾🥂💞😘

[Zain]

inciminci wrote: "Thanks Ian, I'll have a look!
At 75% now and had to laugh because this Dzigniav Wolonovsky guy reminds me off Gordon Ramsay:
[spoilers removed]"

Both people are ridiculous. That’s all I’m saying until everyone is finished reading. 😎

[VintageVamp]

Thanks to everyone who sent birthday wishes! And for patience and the helpful tips for my 1st Buddy Read.

[VintageVamp]

Phrique wrote: "I could very much see them making a movie of this, wouldn’t be too difficult. Already a better story than half of what you see coming out now & at least it would be original. 😅"

I agree, a movie of this would be original. I think the visuals would do a better job of showing the hellforms. The last 20 pages had the best descriptions, the face to face.

[Zain]

VintageVamp wrote: "Thanks to everyone who sent birthday wishes! And for patience and the helpful tips for my 1st Buddy Read."

You are welcome! 😎

[Zain]

VintageVamp wrote: "Phrique wrote: "I could very much see them making a movie of this, wouldn’t be too difficult. Already a better story than half of what you see coming out now & at least it would be original. 😅"

I ..."

The epilogue was my favorite chapter. 😎

[VintageVamp]

Zain wrote: "VintageVamp wrote: "Phrique wrote: "I could very much see them making a movie of this, wouldn’t be too difficult. Already a better story than half of what you see coming out now & at least it would..."

It was good, but I knew Josh was going down Wololnovsky's? road. I was into that last battle, just waiting for Josh's hellform.

[VintageVamp]

Zain wrote: "VintageVamp wrote: "Phrique wrote: "I could very much see them making a movie of this, wouldn’t be too difficult. Already a better story than half of what you see coming out now & at least it would..."

I replied to my own thread. lol. Had a few bday cocktails.

[VintageVamp]

Zain wrote: "VintageVamp wrote: "Phrique wrote: "I could very much see them making a movie of this, wouldn’t be too difficult. Already a better story than half of what you see coming out now & at least it would..."

I'm going to bed Zain, really lol

[Kerry]

Ian wrote: "VintageVamp wrote: "just got my tablet's keyboard working. Dropped it late Tuesday night. I think it's concussed, lol. Replacing asap. I didn't know we could start at midnight. What time do we disc..."
giggle!

[Zain]

VintageVamp wrote: "Zain wrote: "VintageVamp wrote: "Phrique wrote: "I could very much see them making a movie of this, wouldn’t be too difficult. Already a better story than half of what you see coming out now & at l..."

LOL! 😄

[Zain]

VintageVamp wrote: "Zain wrote: "VintageVamp wrote: "Phrique wrote: "I could very much see them making a movie of this, wouldn’t be too difficult. Already a better story than half of what you see coming out now & at l..."

Good night!

[Kerry]

TheresaW wrote: "I finished Fairy Tale. I will jump into The Printer tomorrow! :-)"

VintageVamp wrote: "I feel like I've been ghosted..."
Was Fairytale wonderful?
I just started Printer. So far, so good. (I can totally see the beginning exchange at my house.)

[Zain]

I don’t know about fairy tale, but I enjoyed reading The Printer From Hell. 😎

[Ian]

Hey Kerry - look out for Mrs Munro…am sure that we all know at least one Mrs Munro! Liked the character - made me laugh. Lol.

[Ian]

My understanding of the epilogue is as follows…is this what you thought?

(view spoiler)[ The shopkeeper didn’t want to touch the printer as anyone that did could easily find themselves, within the space of a blink of an eye, transported to Hell to meet the dreaded Hellforms etc. He knew that it was a portal to Hell itself, so that was why he was trying to almost just get rid of it.. (hide spoiler)]

[Peter]

Just finished the novel. It was a rather quick read indeed. At the ending it became a bit confusing. Were there two printers? What about Josh? Do all characters have evil twins? At parts the story is a bit illogical with Steve hunting down his evil twin to bring back Mary and Josh. The tale reminded me a bit on Stephen King's novella UR that is based on a special function of the Kindle... the denouement with Amy Cross was also a bit strange... well, overall an intriguing read. If I see any mysterious printouts in our office printer I'll be warned... all the best Peter

[inciminci]

That's a possibility, I interpreted the epilogue differently,
(view spoiler)[The shopkeeper kept on saying he doesn't remember and generally i had the impression his behavior was somehow remote-controlled, like automatic. So I think the printer chose Steve, because he knew that was its chance to be activated as a portal instead of waiting in the dusty shelf to be picked up. But if someone else would have gone there to buy a printer (because everybody else is going to bigger places but Steve wants to support the local shops) it would have been them. Bad luck. (hide spoiler)]

[Peter]

Hi inimici, I think the shopkeeper wanted to get rid of the printer as soon as possible. Otherwise he would have faced Steve's fate... it's like Stevenson's story of The Bottle Imp but less complicated with the pricing, LOL :-) all the best Peter

[Theresa (mysteries.and.mayhem)]

I'm on my phone so I don't think I can hide spoilers? I don't want to risk it. So I'll just say I interpreted the epilogue the way inciminci did. And I still absolutely love the last line! Famous last words, indeed!

[Ian]

@ Incie and Peter

Great theories guys - thanks for sharing..so maybe below…

(view spoiler)[ Yep, think the shopkeeper definitely had some idea about what was going on, but the printer itself was also desperate to be bought so that the portal to Hell could be activated once again. (hide spoiler)]

[Peter]

Hi Incie, TheresaW and Ian, would you have bought that printer even with that incredible discount? I'm not to sure with me. If the shopkeeper is that insistent and acts that strange I would have heard all alarm bells ringing and left the store... don't buy anything from a company I never heard or read about it... I would have been surprised if Steve had declined and everything had turned out a bad dream... all the best Peter

[Theresa (mysteries.and.mayhem)]

I’m always a skeptic! There’s no chance I would have bought that printer! Haha!

[inciminci]

I'm not sure about myself, lol - if I just recently moved houses and I need to budget and if the price is low enough that I think "well, if this device doesn't work out, it's not much of a loss since it was cheap" I may have bought this printer and would be waving hello to you guys from the other side. I'm also generally a nice person and can't even imagine hurting someone, so I can't imagine (view spoiler)[having an evil twin who tortures people (hide spoiler)]. Incidentally what with people (view spoiler)[who kill and torture people on this side of the printer already? Are they even worse over there? (hide spoiler)]