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Sharon/ LFrog1386
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Jun 28, 2012 01:57PM
Finally started KIN, Kealan. I must say, it starts with a bang and so far has not let up on the tension one bit!
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Whoohoo Froggy! You think it's intense now? Just wait.
Hiya, Kealan!I finished Dark Harvest.
Great story.
Jon Recluse wrote: "Hiya, Kealan!I finished Dark Harvest.
Great story."
Is it in paper form? :( I still don't have Kindle access.
I finished The Girl Next Door. What an intense read. It mostly made me angry and sad. I started Heretics and am almost done.
I saw the Ellen Page movie about the incident and was just sick over it. I could never stomach the book; it takes too long (meaning I would be wallowing in its depravity) and would just depress the crap outta me.
Sharon/ LFrog1386 wrote: "Jon Recluse wrote: "Hiya, Kealan!I finished Dark Harvest.
Great story."
Is it in paper form? :( I still don't have Kindle access."
I got it by inter-library loan.
Sharon/ LFrog1386 wrote: "I saw the Ellen Page movie about the incident and was just sick over it. I could never stomach the book; it takes too long (meaning I would be wallowing in its depravity) and would just depress the..."Yeah, Sharon..it was quite disturbing and disgusting. But the most disgusting thing was the people who knew and who didn't do a damn thing. Evil flourishes when good men do nothing. Or some such quote. Entirely apt for that situation.
OTOH, Heretics by Greg Gifune was awesome. I liked it a lot.
Jon, does inter-library loan mean paperback or Kindle? Sorry but your answer just served to confuse me more. :) We all know that's not hard to do....
Sharon/ LFrog1386 wrote: "Jon, does inter-library loan mean paperback or Kindle? Sorry but your answer just served to confuse me more. :) We all know that's not hard to do...."Sorry, Sharon!
Inter-library loan means paper books. Whichever library in the county that has the item sends it to my branch.
I'm currently reading "The Satyr" by Stephen Clark. Its a mythical/fantastical meander through the mean streets of a bombed out London, during the height of the German raids. If anyone has read Bruno Schultz, you will probably really enjoy this novella... I certainly am.
Benjamin wrote: "I'm currently reading "The Satyr" by Stephen Clark. Its a mythical/fantastical meander through the mean streets of a bombed out London, during the height of the German raids. If anyone has read Bru..."Never heard of him but since horror and war go hand in hand, I'd say this one sounds like a winner.
Jon Recluse wrote: "Sharon/ LFrog1386 wrote: "Jon, does inter-library loan mean paperback or Kindle? Sorry but your answer just served to confuse me more. :) We all know that's not hard to do...."Sorry, Sharon!
In..."
Gotcha! I thought it was paper but I know you can loan Kindle books, too, so I thought I'd check. I need to ask my library if they ever got that program up and running; I know there was talk of it but I haven't heard anything since.
Sharon/ LFrog1386 wrote: "Jon Recluse wrote: "Sharon/ LFrog1386 wrote: "Jon, does inter-library loan mean paperback or Kindle? Sorry but your answer just served to confuse me more. :) We all know that's not hard to do...."..."They just got the Kindle loaning program up and running here.
So far, it's mostly YA and James Patterson crap.
Hey all! I'm about halfway through Baal and enjoying myself. However, sometimes it's just pages of solid text and I find myself wishing for more dialogue. Also, this book was first published in 79, I think and the antagonist is in Kuwait or Iran now and in light of 9/11 Baal is probably more frightening to me right now as a terrorist than as a demon.
Wow It's been so long that I truly don't remember much about Baal but the middle east has its share of legends about demons in the sand and the caves, so I think it was based on that. Terrorists still bleed. Do demons? ;)
If I remember correctly, Baal isn't originally a demon. He may have been a god.
Yes, a god at first...and then not. : )See? That's a detail that I probably won't even remember 2 months from now. How do you remember all these details, Jon?
With or without the mustache? Because I imagine that that would be itchy. : )
With!Not as itchy as his hair.... :P
*snort* I think the guy just had a heart attack. I just can't imagine a world with no Alex Trebek.
Yes he did have a heart attack (another one, apparently) but I think he's doing pretty well. Jeopardy wouldn't be the same without him!
I just finished reading Endurance: A Novel of Terror and while I thought it was fun and fast paced, I don't think any hillbilly redneck book will be as good as KIN. You ruined the hillbilly rednecks for me, Kealan. I am holding you responsible.
Me reading Irish stuff too... and it's been really hard to get away from the kindle to do some work today !
Thanks, Kealan. And no, "y'alls" doesn't work coming from you!
MIDLISTERS......damn it, I knew I missed one!I'm off to yonder book emporium.....
Gatorman wrote: "Thanks, Kealan. And no, "y'alls" doesn't work coming from you!"Nah, don't like it either :(
Did like The Hides though, just finished it :)
Kealan wrote: "Yay! I take pleasure in y'alls discomfort! (<--see that, Irish guy saying "y'alls" - doesn't work, does it?)"Stop that!
You don't hear Scott Nicholson saying "Begorrah", now do you?
Ya'll jest don't know how t' say it right, y'here?
Just so long as he doesn't start talking in Brooklynese."Did youse hear doze goils? Dey wuz like boids! I hoid dem when i wuz on da terlet..."
Jon Recluse wrote: "Just so long as he doesn't start talking in Brooklynese."Did youse hear doze goils? Dey wuz like boids! I hoid dem when i wuz on da terlet...""
LOL You sound like Archie Bunker. Well done.
Jon Recluse wrote: "Just so long as he doesn't start talking in Brooklynese."Did youse hear doze goils? Dey wuz like boids! I hoid dem when i wuz on da terlet...""
I think I'm going to need to use Google Translate...
Lorraine - Lover of Jellybeans wrote: "Jon Recluse wrote: "Just so long as he doesn't start talking in Brooklynese."Did youse hear doze goils? Dey wuz like boids! I hoid dem when i wuz on da terlet...""
I think I'm going to need to u..."
Allow me!
Did you hear those girls? They were like birds! I heard them when I was on the toilet.
What a beautiful piece of literature Jon :)
Lorraine - Lover of Jellybeans wrote: "What a beautiful piece of literature Jon :)"Thanks!
My muse is an ignorant thug...... :P
Sharon/ LFrog1386 wrote: "Jon Recluse wrote: "Just so long as he doesn't start talking in Brooklynese."Did youse hear doze goils? Dey wuz like boids! I hoid dem when i wuz on da terlet...""
LOL You sound like Archie Bunk..."
I grew up near the house they used in the opening of that show.
And that's exactly how my uncles talk!
Here's one that always gave me the giggles:If you are "early", you need to wash. You are greasy.
If you are "oily", you have arrived before you were expected.
Jon Recluse wrote: "Sharon/ LFrog1386 wrote: "Jon Recluse wrote: "Just so long as he doesn't start talking in Brooklynese."Did youse hear doze goils? Dey wuz like boids! I hoid dem when i wuz on da terlet...""
LOL ..."
Then you did a fabulous job of recreating a Brooklynese accent!
Finished Midlisters, liked it a lot. 4 stars.
Did you decide what you're reading next, Jon? Are you still reading the Wilkie Collins one?
Not yet, Charlene.Finished it last night.
Charlene wrote: "And? : )"Not one of his best, but still an enjoyable read.
His writing is comfortable and leisurely, with a fine sense of pace and humor.
I prefer him over Dickens.
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