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[Whitney]

Ruby [Reviles Censorship] wrote: "Dana wrote: "I just finished Sex in the title by Zack Love, and his new short story City Solipsism! Amazing!
..."

Booted for being a grotty little spammer. Amazing!"

Thank you. She's spamming all over the place. Fucking obnoxious.

[dave]

just started book 4 in the song of fire and ice series. really lookin forward to whats coming and who's going to die next, lol.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "Thank you. She's spamming all over the place. Fucking obnoxious. ..."

Isn't it? Still, I'll as long as there are people stupid enough to read the book based on that obnoxious behaviour, it'll continue.

[Richard]

The Narrow Road to the Deep North - only 50 pages in and already the writing is exceptional, what this man can do with words is just a wonder.

I love Richard Flanagan.

[CD]

Currently reading dark evil history and biographies -

- The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide

- A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954-1962

just finished and thinking about what I want to say in a review about:
- Heinrich Himmler.

I need a life :) or at least some cheerier reading material!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Recently finished For Today I Am a Boy. Meh. Review here:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm now on The n-Body Problem by one of my favourite writers, Tony Burgess. Loving the book so far, but not sure it would be the best place to start for first-time readers of his. I think the first section would confuse and irritate me, if I didn't already have a grip on his way of writing.

I've also just started Cat Sense: How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet, since it has been so widely reported on. Yay cat behaviourism!

[Gregor]

Almost done with Hope for the Wicked. It's darn good.

[Whitney]

Finished The Golem and the Jinni. Entertaining enough, but one of those books that seems like it missed so many opportunities to be more than it was.

Also finished audiobook version of NOS4A2. Only Joe Hill I've read except for a short story. Loved the characters and the descriptions. But, despite a mostly excellent reading from Kate Mulgrew, the problem with an audiobooks for a looooong novel like this is that you can't skim the dull / redundant parts. I'm always annoyed by supernatural fiction that can't find a way to avoid interminable scenes of "no one believes me", "I must be crazy" etc.. Unfortunately, Joe Hill wallows in these scenes. Also in scenes of his heroine getting repeatedly beaten up by creeps. Really could have done with less of both.

Now slogging my way through group read The End of Alice. Really hoping there's some revelation that is going to make it all worth it. Ruby, Leo, Marc, and a friend of mine who's not in this group have all rated this book highly. Really looking forward to this discussion to find out what the heck I'm missing!

[Richard]

as am I, The End of Alice was.....let's wait for the discussion.

Still on The Narrow Road to the Deep North - it's just captivating. So economically written and powerful. should finish it in a few days

Next up I got the ten volume special edition of The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman for my birthday (at the weekend, I'm disturbingly old now). I'm very amused at the idea of my wife in a comic book store.

[Whitney]

Sandyboy wrote: "Next up I got the ten volume special edition of The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman for my birthday (at the weekend, I'm disturbingly old now). I'm very amused at the idea of my wife in a comic book store..."

Best wife ever!

[Jennifer]

IN the middle of Jim ButcherWhite Night. (sometimes that book link is a pain) They may not be high literature, but each book is a good standalone story.

[Marc]

Just tore through After Dark and I'm in the noncommittal first 30 pages of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (I got it out of library for my son, but he passed on it). Still trying to finish The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution which has finally started to pick up pace.

[Whitney]

Jennifer wrote: "IN the middle of Jim ButcherWhite Night. (sometimes that book link is a pain) They may not be high literature, but each book is a good standalone story."

I read four of these. Each one individually was good, but taken together they all seemed to be the same book with variations in which supernatural force was involved.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I finished The n-Body Problem last night and was suitably impressed: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

So now I've started The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels. It's excellent so far.

[Jan]

I'm reading Kafka on the Shore like it a lot!!

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Got a message from one of my favourite writers. Squealed like a schoolgirl. That is all. :)

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Still on The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels. About halfway through and very glad that I started my Hungarian binge here. The first novel was wonderful.

Anyway, last night I finally got around to watching John Dies at the End (a book that people either seem to love or hate). I loved it - and I really liked the film version too. It was pretty faithful to the book I thought. I kept wondering how someone who hadn't read the book would respond to it though. Seems like it would be a tough one to come to get a handle on!

[Jennifer]

Ruby wrote: "Still on The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels. About halfway through and very glad that I started my Hungarian binge here. The first novel was wonderful.

Anyway, las..."

That movie looks interesting.Maybe I will watch it...not having read the book...Gotta check Netflix.

[Whitney]

Ruby wrote: "Still on The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels. About halfway through and very glad that I started my Hungarian binge here. The first novel was wonderful.

Anyway, las..."

I waited on reading the book until the movie came out, because I'm very much a movie first person. Still haven't read the book, but I loved the movie.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "I waited on reading the book until the movie came out, because I'm very much a movie first person. Still haven't read the book, but I loved the movie. ...."

That surprises me. Especially since this one's very much an adaptation of the book.

[Richard]

The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country - am in a little bit of heaven here, having 10 volumes available to read back to back is a real pleasure. Gorgeous art, strong stories and a real feeling fo being tied up in something much bigger but something that does not forget to be fun

I really must started The Luminaries soon but at the moment I am all Sandman'd up and happy

[PinkPanthress]

Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
A collection of short stories...

[Guy]

Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov.

[Alicia]

I'm reading A Culpa é das Estrelas, by Jhon Green, it's really good!

[Eduarda]

i'm reading ''como ser cheio do espirito santo'',by bill bright.ithink everybody must to read it.

[Luan]

I am now reading lembraças stocking moite. liked very much worth being read

[Pedro]

I'm reading Diary of a banana

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Well..... that was strange. Four blank profiles who all just joined and posted here within minutes of each other. Sounds legit to me..

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Moving right along, I finished The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels a couple of days ago. It is one of the most amazing things I've ever read. I can't recommend it highly enough. It took me 2 days to be able to even try to write a review, and even then I couldn't say anywhere near enough: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm now on the first story in The King in Yellow, "The Repairer of Reputations". I'm really digging it so far..

[Whitney]

Ruby wrote: "Well..... that was strange. Four blank profiles who all just joined and posted here within minutes of each other. Sounds legit to me.."

What the heck is that about?

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "What the heck is that about?"

No idea. Obviously the same person, but no marketing going on... yet.

[Jennifer]

Whitney wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "IN the middle of Jim ButcherWhite Night. (sometimes that book link is a pain) They may not be high literature, but each book is a good standalone story."

I read fou..."

Your right..but if you keep on there are links....that are obviously leading to something bigger ( I have no idea what yet) but I have become attached to some of the characters and its nice to "catch up" with them .
I am currently on Small Favor

[Whitney]

Just finished Ice. Anna Kavan is incredible. One of those books you look up from and the world appears to have changed in some weird, undefinable way. Now to tackle a bit of The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories and start We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Whitney wrote: "Just finished Ice. Anna Kavan is incredible. One of those books you look up from and the world appears to have changed in some weird, undefinable way. Now to tackle a bit of ."

Gods, I've had that near the top of my must-have list for so long now. Dying to read it. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves looks really good too.

[Richard]

got yet another book token for me birthday so i stopped by the bookstore and seriously debated picking up the JJ Abrams book S but in the end plumped for The Ogre and The Embassy of Cambodia: Short Story for the same price

currently reading Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe which i may or may not finish, it's a good read but i tend to find my focus drifts when reading science, normally at about the 250 page mark. it's a personal failing

[Jan]

just finished The Goldfinch, not impressed. Starts off good but then drags in the middle, seems a bit derivative,and lots of pontificating on art at the end that didn't seem to fit with the book's story.
Starting to read the background stories mentioned on True Detective. Love that show!! Downloaded some Bierce and got a Lovecraft book from library.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

I've finished my reading of the True Detective/Yellow King group read stories (the shortlisted ones anyway), and much as I would like to keep going on the extended reading list, I've got a couple of other things I'm committed to this month. The first one up is Dead Americans and Other Stories by Australian writer Ben Peek. I'd never come across his work before, but he's got some really interesting, weird & dark ideas. The first story is available free (I'll post to the free online thread). Plus, there's the one I'm reading at the moment - about Mark Twain dreaming of Sydney through the eyes of Indigenous culture. Until now I hadn't realised Twain ever visited here, never mind took up the cause to defend Australian Aboriginal culture, but it's true. The things you learn..

[donna]

I am readjng "The Shining" though I have seen the movie with Jack Nicholson, I don't know how many times, the book is different and I am really enjoying it!!

[Jennifer]

I have started ORBS, into it. Just frustrated that I have all the "outside" stuff, like a job, etc and can't sit down to read properly!!

[Guy]

donna wrote: "I am readjng "The Shining" though I have seen the movie with Jack Nicholson, I don't know how many times, the book is different and I am really enjoying it!!"

The Shining sounds promising. I enjoyed the film. I am yet to read any Stephen King, but have IT and 11:22:63 on my bookshelf. Planning to read at least one of them this year. Have you read either of them Donna?

[Richard]

A Monster Calls - me wife is an english teacher (teenage students) so i try and keep on top of Young Adult novels of merit so she can recommend them to the students. A Monster Calls has been on my horizon for a while but I thought the story line sounded distasteful and the inclusion of Cancer was too reminiscent of The Fault in Our Stars. Then it occured to me that I'd just finished writing a Young Adult novel myself where Cancer makes a cameo so I picked this up yesterday

Frustratingly, like The Ocean at the End of the Lane this is so perfectly written and illustrated that I flat don't know why anyone else would try to write. It's very well done and makes me want to chuck everything I have ever written (even the shortlisted stuff) onto a bonfire and stab it with old sports equipment.

[Marc]

Guy wrote: "I am yet to read any Stephen King, but have IT and 11:22:63 on my bookshelf. Planning to read at least one of them this year."


For what it's worth, I think It and The Talisman are my favorite King works. I haven't read 11:33:63 yet, but we have a copy at home.

[donna]

Guy I haven't read either one but IT is in my list to read

[Tracy]

I liked 11:22:63--cool plot twists, etc.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Man, I feel old. When I think of how many years ago I read It, The Shining, The Talisman and all those other classics. I'd really like to do a re-read of The Shining this year.

[Whitney]

I haven't read 11:22:63 or The Talisman, but quite liked The Shining and It. Those two along with The Stand and Different Seasons would be my Stephen King desert island picks. But I haven't read all that much that he's written in the last 20 years.

[Jennifer]

Ruby wrote: "Man, I feel old. When I think of how many years ago I read It, The Shining, The Talisman and all those other classics. I'd really like to do a re-read of [boo..."


I read the book....a long time ago. I have NEVER been able to sit through the entire movie.

[Alyssa]

Just started by Lizzy Ford.

[Ruby , Mistress of Chaos]

Jennifer wrote: "I read the book....a long time ago. I have NEVER been able to sit through the entire movie. .."

Really? I love the movie. There's a great doco on the making of it. Kubrick planted some nice little bits & pieces in some of the scenes. Also, I WANT that bathroom.

[Whitney]

Ruby wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I read the book....a long time ago. I have NEVER been able to sit through the entire movie. .."

Really? I love the movie. There's a great doco on the making of it. Kubrick planted..."

I loved The Shining as well, but I've never met a Kubrick I didn't like. I haven't seen Room 237 (assuming that's the documentary to which you refer). I got the idea it was largely a bunch of fan boys creating dubious conspiracy theories based on minutia from the film. From what you wrote, it sounds like I'm selling it short?