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[Chris]

I heard an interview with Donald Ray Pollock today, so now I'm itching to read THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME.

[Marc]

Jon Recluse wrote: "I got an autographed copy of Through the Eyes of Strays today!"

That looks like a really interesting collection, Jon. Right up my alley. I like a lot of the loneliness and sadness in Dennis Etchison short stories.

[Marc]

Chris wrote: "I heard an interview with Donald Ray Pollock today, so now I'm itching to read THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME."

That book gets fantastic reviews, Chris. Let us know what you think when you're done.

[Jon Recluse]

Marc wrote: "Jon Recluse wrote: "I got an autographed copy of Through the Eyes of Strays today!"

That looks like a really interesting collection, Jon. Right up my alley. I like a lot of the loneliness and sa..."

I highly recommend it, Marc. I have a couple of Etchison's short story collections, myself.

[Chris]

Marc wrote:"That book gets fantastic reviews, Chris. Let us know what you think when you'..."

Will do. Check out the interview he did on Fresh Air. Such a humble guy, you'll wanna buy 10 copies of each of his books :)

[Char]

Jon Recluse wrote: "I got an autographed copy of Through the Eyes of Strays today!"

Nice, Jon! That's pretty cool. : )

[Chris]

I want one too!!!

[Gatorman]

Chris wrote: "I heard an interview with Donald Ray Pollock today, so now I'm itching to read THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME."

That's a definite must-read.

[Chris]

I just finished FULL DARK, NO STARS. Absolutely loved every second of it. I started SHUTTER ISLAND earlier today and am enjoying it so far.

I always read one real book and one ebook (that way if I don't have my real book with me, I can read the ebook on my phone), and I'm digitally finishing up THE ROAD, with THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME on deck.

[Char]

I loved Full Dark, No Stars too.

[Chris]

About a third of the way into SHUTTER ISLAND. Pretty killer so far. First time out with Dennis Lehane.

[Jon Recluse]

I'll second that.

[Chris]

Thanks for the recommendations. I'll definitely be reading more of his stuff. The best part is I've made it this far without seeing the films of SHUTTER ISLAND or MYSTIC RIVER, so I get to go in un-spoiled.

[Chris]

Have you guys read THE GIVEN DAY? It's cheap on Kindle.

[Jon Recluse]

I haven't gotten around to it yet.

[Chris]

Maybe I'll skip the Horror section at HPB and go for Crime/Mystery :)

[Jon Recluse]

I never would have found John Connolly if I stayed in the horror section. ;)

[Chris]

I know of Connolly but don't know if I've read anything of his. I'm pretty sure there are a few on my bookshelf, too.

[Jon Recluse]

His Charlie Parker series is highly recommended.

[Glen]

Connolly's Parker series is outstanding, as is his solo effort, The Book of Lost Things. Honing his skills as a journalist, the mixture of his economy of words and depth of detail are admirable.

[Jon Recluse]

Don't forget Bad Men, Glen.

[Jon Recluse]

Eventually everything is predictable, Kealan.

[Chris]

I think THE GIVEN DAY and STAGE WHISPERS are gonna be my Kindle buys today (I get a couple every payday).

[Jon Recluse]

Excellent choices!

[Jon Recluse]

Kealan wrote: "Yeah, I didn't like it.

I have THE GIVEN DAY on deck. Hardcover though, not digital, so I expect carpal tunnel by the time I'm done with this monster."

Okay.

Kinda wimpy for a Stephen King fan, Kealan.
You should have bulked up by now......

[Chris]

Again, that's a big reason I love my Kindle. Every book is less than half an inch thick :)

I started a Dean Koontz book, YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME, last night after finishing SHUTTER ISLAND. I think I'm gonna put it aside for another Lehane, though. The first couple chapters of the Koontz are surfers talking in surfer slang, even in the narrative. It's kind of annoying.

[Jon Recluse]

I can't stand Koontz.

[Jon Recluse]

Kealan wrote: "Jon Recluse wrote: "Kealan wrote: "Yeah, I didn't like it.

I have THE GIVEN DAY on deck. Hardcover though, not digital, so I expect carpal tunnel by the time I'm done with this monster."

Okay.

..."

Sorry to hear about the arthritis, Kealan. My mom, uncles and sisters suffer from it.

I'm off to the ER.
Catch you later.

[Chris]

There definitely are a lot of misses anymore. Sure miss when you could count on something like TICK TOCK or WATCHERS every time.

[Char]

You're going to the ER, Jon? Are you ok?

Sorry about your arthritis, Kealan. I have it in my wrists as well, but don't type as much as I assume you must. That sucks.

Chris, so what did you think of the ending of Shutter Island? Did you see it coming?
I loved it, but I think the ending of Mystic River might have been even better.

[Chris]

Charlene wrote: "Chris, so what did you think of the ending of Shutter Island?"


*****SPOILER ALERT*******


Yes. As soon as they started talking about the "nonexistent" Patient 67 and they said Andrew Laedis wasn't there, I guessed that Teddy was Andrew. When they saw the calendar with "Patient 67" written across the same days Teddy was on the island, that was kind of a dead giveaway, too.

In the next 200-ish pages, I went back and forth a few times, though, and the writing and other story events were so good I didn't care about not being surprised. I also thought the fairly graphic depiction of his wife killing the kids made up for not being shocked by the ending, too. Some of that was pretty tough to read.

[Jon Recluse]

I'm back.

I burned myself last week. 2nd degree, across the back of my fingers. It's been sort of healing, but the pain is getting worse, so I went to have it checked out.

I'm okay.

[Jon Recluse]

Hey, I just noticed, KIN is #59 in horror on Amazon!

Movin' on up, Kealan!

[Char]

How did you manage to do that, Jon?
I'm glad you're ok.
*HUGS*

[Char]

Chris wrote: "Charlene wrote: "Chris, so what did you think of the ending of Shutter Island?"

I didn't guess the ending at all. Are you going to try out Mystic River? I think that's my favorite.

[Christine]

I want to read Mystic River

[Jon Recluse]

Charlene wrote: "How did you manage to do that, Jon?
I'm glad you're ok.
*HUGS*"

My mom thought her dishwasher wasn't draining. She overfills it and stuff flips over while the machine is running and fills with water. When she opens the door, the stuff shifts and the water pours out. We've discussed this before, but.... Anyway, I went over to check on it. She ran it for me, and it drains fine. She asked if I was sure, so I reached in to see if the bottom was dry....and made contact with the heating element under the bottom rack.

[Chris]

Glad to hear you are ok, Jon.

[Jon Recluse]

Thanks, Chris.

[Char]

Ouch.
On the bright side, you get good guy points for trying to help your mom. : )

[Jon Recluse]

Do they balance out the stupid points I got for sticking my hand in there?

[Char]

Almost. : )
I'm glad you're ok.

[Chris]

Charlene wrote: "Are you going to try out Mystic River? I think that's my favorite."

I almost bought a copy at Half-Price Books, thought that I had one at home, then got home and couldn't find it. Next time I'm at HPB I'll pick up a copy, then I'm sure I'll find the one I thought I had :)

[Jon Recluse]

Charlene wrote: "Almost. : )
I'm glad you're ok."

Thanks, sweetie.
*BIG HUG*

[Char]

I just finished a novella by Lee Thompson, one of my new favorite authors.
When We Join Jesus In Hell. It was unbelievably good.
I think I'm going to start Bethany's Sin.

[Jon Recluse]

I'm gonna check Thompson out.

I'm reading Picking the Bones and The Midnight Road

[Char]

Both by authors I'm going to look into soon.

[Jon Recluse]

How's your mom?

[Chris]

Finished THE ROAD last night. Wow.

Started THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME. So far it's great.

[Char]

Thanks for asking, Jon. My Mom came home Friday night. We've got her settled in and she seems to be doing well. She can't drive yet, or lift anything over 10 lbs, but aside from those things, she's doing well.