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[Maciek]

LOL Chris, you can't stop it. Luckily the few spoilers IO got around here I've already heard elsewhere, so it didn't ruin the thing for me.

[Scott]

I didn't really think that was a spoiler. I didn't mention anything that happened.

[Chris , The Hardcase]

I just feel like I got put on Spoiler Patrol today, across several groups. It's not just this one.....

Nothing spoiled for me either, as I've read almost all of King's books. (Of course, the rate today is going, I'll be alert for spoilers to The Plant before sundown).

[Bondama]

Oops, Chris - that one got away from me..... sorry 'bout that!

"The Plant!!!" I hadn't thought about that for ages.. I guess I should dig up my old e-files that I bought at $1.00 per segment... remember that?

[Becky]

I know where Chris is coming from. It's just an experience thing... Knowing to look for someone from another book takes some of the AHA! feeling out of catching it for oneself when you get there. I love those moments, so for me, I don't like to know little things like that.

I know everyone's definition of what constitutes a spoiler is different... but if we could please at least mark things as possible spoilers, I would appreciate it. :)

Thanks! :)

[Kathy]

Bondama wrote: "Oops, Chris - that one got away from me..... sorry 'bout that!

"The Plant!!!" I hadn't thought about that for ages.. I guess I should dig up my old e-files that I bought at $1.00 per segment... r..."

I remember that! I bought them, too. Very cool!!! lol

[Kit★]

I'm about to start my re-read of

[Kathy]

Kit, Different Seasons is such a great collection! I just read them fairly recently! Enjoy! :)

[Joel]

I'm currently reading William Gagliani's Savage Nights and am enjoying it!

Joel Arnold
author of Northwoods Deep

[Dustin]

Hey, Kit! I love Different Seasons!!

[Joel]

Kit wrote: "I'm about to start my re-read of "

That's one of my favorites!

[Kit★]

As soon as I manage to drag myself away from the computer I'll get started on it lol. It's been like 10 years or so since I last read it, so I'm looking forward to some greatness :)

[Maya]

Im reading 3 at the moment

1. Living with the Dead (Women of the Otherworld, #9)
2. The Lovely Bones
3. Alone (Detective D.D. Warren, #1)

[Kathy]

I'm now working on Mason: Music, Mayhem, Murder by Tommy Udo

[Brandon]

House, M.D. & Catch Me If You Can. Both are pretty good so far..only just started them recently.

[Dustin]

Kathy wrote: "I'm now working on Mason: Music, Mayhem, Murder by Tommy Udo"

How is that one, Kathy? I'm curious....

[Kathy]

Well, I've read several books on Manson and this one tries to understand how he turned into the monster he became. I'm not sure if I buy into all that bs about his environment turning him that way. Who knows. Helter Skelter by Buliosi, and The Family by Ed Sanders, so far, are much better.

[Dustin]

Okay, thank you, Kathy!

[Kathy]

Do you think I'm wierd that I'm reading a Manson book? lol. I get teased at work since I own several and have read quite a few. I just tend to "enjoy" (maybe a wierd word here. lol) true crime such as Manson. I guess since I like horror so much, it's just real horror to me!

[Dustin]

No, that's not weird at all. I am actually fascinated by serial murderers. I hope that doesn't sound morbid, or anything. I'm just interested in how they think, what makes them tick, and especially the origins of the individuals they eventually become.

[Kathy]

Exactly! I couldn't have said it better myself. I try to tell that to co-workers (I work at a bookstore, so the books you buy aren't a secret. lol), but they just think I'm crazy! I am, but that's besides the point. lol

[Dustin]

Oh, you work at a book store, Kathy? That's awesome. How very fitting!

[Kathy]

I know, really! I love it! I couldn't imagine doing anything else! :)

[Erica]

I am reading The Exorcist for my H.A February group read.

[Kathy]

I hope to start The Exorcist soon! Can't wait! :)

[Kit★]

Aww I wish I worked at a bookstore... lol. That would be the best job ever i.m.o

[Sky]

I'm currently working on three of his books at the moment, Under the Dome, On Writing and Tommyknockers.

[Dustin]

I read The Exorcist about four years ago. I really enjoyed it.

[Dustin]

That's awesome, Skylee Ann (especially On Writing!)

[Kathy]

I loved On Writing! I haven't done any writing in awhile, but even as a fan of his and a Constant Reader, I definitely got something out of that book!

[Dustin]

Oh, you're a writer, Kathy?

[Kathy]

A wannabe......I enjoy it. :)

[Dustin]

That's cool.

[Kathy]

Now if only I could do something with it! lol

[Dustin]

Yeah.

[Billy]

I have skimmed over a the last few messages and before I talk about what I'm reading now I will say that The Passage is a VERY solid book, a great read, but I would not compare it to The Stand. Now as I segue into what I AM reading, its Swan Song by Robert McCammon, which I WOULD compare to The Stand. It is very good so far, and Im only a quarter of the way through.

[Becky]

I think there are aspects of The Passage that compare to The Stand - but then there are aspects of The Passage that compare to quite a few other books as well. I really enjoyed it and look forward to the next in the series. :)

I have Swan Song on my nook to read, and am planning it for March. I'm rereading The Stand in June as well. I can't wait. :D

[Bondama]

Becky said:
I have Swan Song on my nook to read, and am planning it for March. I'm rereading The Stand in June as well. I can't wait. :D


Becky -- do you honestly plan ahead, in what you want to read? That sounds so .... unusual to me. Surely you leave space in your reading time for impulse buys or books that come out sooner than you expected. Personally, if a book comes out by a favorite author, or is given to me as a present, I normally tend to drop whatever it is that I'm currently reading, (particularly if it's not that good), mark my place, read the new book, and then go back to the original read. I can't imagine knowing what I'll be reading as far away as June!

[Becky]

I actually have planned out until this September, Bondama. LOL

But no, this is kind of unusual for me - I don't normally plan ahead at all, but in B&B we're doing a lot of mini-reads this year, so we have a calendar for what we will be reading. About 3 planned a month which leaves me ample time for anything I want to read on a whim, since I usually read around 10 to 12 books a month. :)

[Susanna]

I'm about to start Catch-22.

[Rachel]

Susanna wrote: "I'm about to start Catch-22." hope you like it Susanna, I had trouble with it. I'm about 1/3 through Mockingjay now.

[Dustin]

McCammon's Swan Song is one of my favorite novels!

[Bondama]

Becky --That's what I thought, you don't strike me as totally OCD. ;) I just had this mental pic of you plotting out your reads for the coming year -- I do know about the mini reads on B&B, but I've gotten to the point where I either read on friends' recommendations, or go to the library, and simply pick up what looks good at the moment: I've found some real treasures this way (mostly total crap, sadly --) Our local library used to be one of the best in the state for a mid-sized town -- I don't know who's ordering the new books anymore, but he doesn't seem to have a clue.

BTW, Susanna - stick with "Catch 22" -- it's hilarious and a book for the ages.

[Becky]

I have OCD tendencies... :P
This year is going to be a lot of fantasy, a lot of epic fantasy. But I generally love to vary what I read as much as possible. So if I read a fantasy novel, then next I'd choose a historical fiction or non-fiction or something, and then YA, or something as different as I can think of that sounds good. *shrug*

Right now I'm reading Mistborn: The Final Empire on my nook, and I just finished Rotters by Daniel Kraus, which I really liked a lot. It's YA, but doesn't FEEL YA - and it's very gritty and harsh and realistic.

[Bondama]

"Rotters", huh? -- I like the sound of that one -- I find myself reading more and more YA lit -- there seems to be a wealth of new ideas coming in, and I really, really appreciate that. Have you checked out "The Marbury Lens" yet? It's also YA, but EXTREMELY gritty and... especially for a YA novel, very depressing at most stages. Very, very good.

[Becky]

Not yet... Probably not for a little while either. I am reading the Mistborn trilogy right now, and then I am leading a discussion in my Historical Fiction group for The Tapestry Shop, so I have to read it first, LOL ;)

I think after that probably - I love YA and it would be a nice change. I should see if my library has it.

[Becky]

OK - they do have it. Cool. :)

Rotters is very gritty and realistic. I think you'd like it, B.

[Susanna]

Rachel & Bondama,

First chapter down. So far I can't say much so I'll just keep reading. :)

[Bondama]

Good for you, Susanna -- I haven't re-read "Catch-22" for eons, but there are still references that come up in conversation every day regarding something in that book. Such as.... chocolate covered cotton... Maybe that'll keep you into the book long enough to be interested!

[Dana *]

I have read half of the Passage, and I would say you could compare it to The Stand on a broad level. I am also reading Grim Reaper, which I think is strongly reminiscent of The Stand, if longer exposition was placed upon the cause and beginning days of Captain Trips. Has anyone else read