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What are you reading right now?
I finished Ghost Story. I need to make my way to the discussion for that. I have so many discussion to go to this month. I also finished a thin little book, The Whalestoe Letters, that goes with House of Leaves, my favorite novel of all time. I'm finishing up Frankenstein for my SciFi Aficionados group read before I finish up The Recognitions for my Brain Pain group read.
I finished Sandstorm and Material Witness.I am currently reading Mile 81 and I should be able to finish that on the way home so that I can start The Wind Through the Keyhole tonight.
Scott wrote: "I finished Sandstorm and Material Witness.I am currently reading Mile 81 and I should be able to finish that on the way home so that I can start The Wind Through the Keyhole tonight."
on the way home? :O well, I hope your not driving ;) lol
I am reading The Night Circus
. If I had to rate it right now I would give it a 2 or 3, I'm hoping it picks up. I've had a good run of excellent books so I was probably due for a challenge.
Michelle wrote: "on the way home? :O well, I hope your not driving ;) lol.."
He can always pull over at a reststop if it gets too interesting.
He can always pull over at a reststop if it gets too interesting.
Aloha wrote: "I finished Ghost Story. I need to make my way to the discussion for that. I have so many discussion to go to this month. I also finished a thin little book, The Whalestoe Letters, that goes with..."Hi, Aloha!
What are your thoughts on The Whalestoe Letters?
Going to start on The Wind Through the Keyhole tonight after I get one of the five copies from the library.
Scott wrote: "At Mile 81?"lil good pun ;) could be worse, could've gotten "lost on be route 66" like the guy in this link.... shows Stephen King's house :D
http://lostonroute66.com/?tag=stephen...
Michelle wrote: "Scott wrote: "I finished Sandstorm and Material Witness.I am currently reading Mile 81 and I should be able to finish that on the way home so that I can start The Wind Through the Keyhole tonig..."
Haha, I was going to say something similar. :)
Hi, Dustin! *waves* Good to see you here instead of witnessing me stalking and torturing poor Maciek in his reviews. If you're looking for something substantially different from what was in House of Leaves, you'll be disappointed. It's a great addendum if you're a huge fan of HoL, as I am. It forced me to focus on the letters, which confirmed (to me) my suspicion as to what the book was really about. A few additional letters added more cred to my theory.Dustin wrote: "Aloha wrote: "I finished Ghost Story. I need to make my way to the discussion for that. I have so many discussion to go to this month. I also finished a thin little book, The Whalestoe Letters, ..."
started Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry last night. Is the "add book/author" link acting up for anyone else?
Rachel wrote: "started Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry last night. Is the "add book/author" link acting up for anyone else?"I think GR was experiencing some technical issues when you were posting. I had issues posting a reading update at the same time.
Rachel wrote: "started Assassin's Code by Jonathan Maberry last night. Is the "add book/author" link acting up for anyone else?"I love the Joe Ledger books.
Scott wrote: "The Wind Through the Keyhole"Pls let me know if it seems the rest of the Dark Tower series needs to be read first in order to understand this book. Thanx :)
Michelle wrote: "Scott wrote: "The Wind Through the Keyhole"Pls let me know if it seems the rest of the Dark Tower series needs to be read first in order to understand this book. Thanx :)"
I replied to you in the TWTTK thread, but I'll post it here for you too.
You would be fine understanding the plot without having read the rest of the series, but it does contain spoilers for the earlier books. If you plan on reading the entire series, you may want to hold off until you've read books 1-4.
In King's intro, he states that this is a standalone. I think it would give a reader more pleasure to have the context of the rest of the DT when reading, but it could be read in a vacuum.
Aloha wrote: "Hi, Dustin! *waves* Good to see you here instead of witnessing me stalking and torturing poor Maciek in his reviews. If you're looking for something substantially different from what was in Hous..."Hi again, Aloha!
It's good to see you again....and NOT torturing Maciek.:) Anyway, thank you very much for your input, it is much appreciated. I actually have yet to read House of Leaves, but a good friend and I definitely plan on reading it together relatively soon. Right, Kathryn?
The entire premise of HoL intrigues me very much..
Not currently reading anything, mostly trying to catch up on getting my reviews typed up for the books I've read in the last couple months and posts I've missed. I am going today to (hopefully) B.A.M. to get
and The Master of Heathcrest Hall. If I can't make it to B.A.M then I'll at least definitely be going to Walmart and getting WTtK. Woo, the excitement is too much I almost couldn't fall asleep last night. :)
I'm about 20% in and really enjoying it so far. I can't believe how much I have forgotten. It's nice reading about the ka-tet again.
Scott wrote: "I'm about 20% in and really enjoying it so far. I can't believe how much I have forgotten. It's nice reading about the ka-tet again."It's always an awesome experience to go back to Mid-World, IMO!
Dustin wrote: "Aloha wrote: "Hi, Dustin! *waves* Good to see you here instead of witnessing me stalking and torturing poor Maciek in his reviews. If you're looking for something substantially different from wh..."That is exactly right! Aloha read the companion book The Whalestoe Letters, so once we get around to reading HOL, we will have to definitely read TWL right after because I have never read it actually. :) So excited about introducing you to the five and a half minute hallway......and that is all I will say. ;)
Gwen wrote: "In King's intro, he states that this is a standalone. I think it would give a reader more pleasure to have the context of the rest of the DT when reading, but it could be read in a vacuum."I don't think so because the book is basically back story of Roland life in the past.
Kathryn wrote: "Dustin wrote: "Aloha wrote: "Hi, Dustin! *waves* Good to see you here instead of witnessing me stalking and torturing poor Maciek in his reviews. If you're looking for something substantially di..."I am very much looking to it!:)
I read Throttle yesterday and finished The Wind Through the Keyhole today. Not sure what I'm going to read next - I was saving Lonesome Dove for my break from school, so I might start that later today.
I am currently reading Lonesome Dove myself and am really enjoying it. I love the characters and am really curious as to what is going to happen to Lorena. Such supsense lol. I hope you enjoy the book as well.
I've just finished Hot Six by Janet Evanovich, now I'm reading Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
So my beautiful wife did me a huge favor, and picked up a copy of TWTTK today, and I've already read the 1st section, Starkblast. Yay!!
It's a trip, Dustin. This is a book that is good to read with a pal who's into it. There are tons of stuff to interpret and discuss.Dustin wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Dustin wrote: "Aloha wrote: "Hi, Dustin! *waves* Good to see you here instead of witnessing me stalking and torturing poor Maciek in his reviews. If you're looking for something ..."
Speaking of House of Leaves, I'm nibbling on Only Revolutions. This is harder for me because it's basically poetry, which I only have a passing knowledge of. I'm going to have to find undisturbed time to sit down and read this book. It's basically about star-crossed lovers, with the girl one one side, and the boy at the other side of the book when you flip it upside down and over. The other lover's passage is written in the sidebars and upside down of the opposite lover. This is a beautiful and unique book that also would be fun to figure out. It'd be good if you appreciate poetry, too.I finished The Recognitions. If you enjoy about a thousand pages of satire, that is for you. It's not my cup of tea, though. It was hard for me not to tune out, as well-written, observant and witty the author was.
I'm currently reading The Devil All the Time, which is a well-written hillbilly on a killing spree book.
Aloha wrote: "Speaking of House of Leaves, I'm nibbling on Only Revolutions. This is harder for me because it's basically poetry, which I only have a passing knowledge of. I'm going to have to find undisturbed...""The Devil All The Time" is a great book.... Enjoy!
I just reread the Harry Potter series (it is finally available as an ebook) and The Wind Through The Keyhole
Aloha wrote: "It's a trip, Dustin. This is a book that is good to read with a pal who's into it. There are tons of stuff to interpret and discuss.Dustin wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Dustin wrote: "Aloha wrote: "H..."
Thank you very much, Aloha.:) Like I said, I'm really looking forward to it, and reading it with a friend is bound to enhance the experience, IMO.
I finished The Devil All the Time, an enjoyable disturbing horror in the hillbilly gone serial killer vein. I figured out how to read Only Revolutions, which is like a poetry book. On one side, I read 8 pages of the girl's, flip it upside down to read 8 pages of the guy's to go back to the beginning. Then I read the sidebar's list of historical happenings for that date. I flip the book over and do the same for the guy's story. It's a gas. What a gorgeous and unique book.
I'm also reading The Sound and the Fury. Love, love Faulkner. I'd forgotten how with only a few words of banter among the characters, he can create vivid imagery and detail. I can see how influential he is to modern literature. I need to read more of him.
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I really liked Lovely Bones....the movie was good too.