What are you reading?

[Justin]

I do have the kindle edition, I should be finishing it tonight so just let me know when you want it.

[Justin]

Addy wrote: "I'm Not Sam sounds good. Are they making that into a movie? I thought I read something about it."

according to the intro that was the plan but the story just wasnt written in a way that would adapt to film so they are making a sequel called where is Lily? that will be a short film.

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Justin wrote: "I do have the kindle edition, I should be finishing it tonight so just let me know when you want it."

Nice! I'm heading out of town this weekend and my schedule is still blurry but I'll send you a PM next week for sure. Thank you!

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Currently reading Poisoning Eros 1 & 2 by Wrath James White and Monica J O'Rourke.

I quite enjoyed Mandibles too guys.

[Justin]

posting Eros is towards the top of my tbr list. I have been trying to get ahold of a print copy for a long time now.

[Addy]

I'll be starting Seed and Shadowland.

[Char]

*gasp* Seed is so good! I think you will really like it, Addy. :)

[Justin]

seed was awesome, the neighbours was good also but more of a thriller. her next one is another horror and I can't wait,I already have it pre ordered

[Addy]

That's awesome! I'm excited to start it! How bout Shadowland? Never read Straub before. I also have Mystery and Floating Dragon from him.

[Char]

I loved Shadowland too. Next to Ghost Story, it's my favorite Straub. Two young men go to an uncle's house for the summer-and the uncle is a very strange magician. Many scares ensue!
I hope you like it! :)

[Justin]

sounds good, the only straub I ever read was lost boy, lost girl and I enjoyed it. ghost story has been on my list for awhile, I started it back in high school but then my dog got ahold of it and chewed it all up and I never bought another one.

[Addy]

Charlene, I am enjoying it immensely! I love how he writes. Justin, sorry to hear about your book. I've been trying to score a copy of Ghost Story, but haven't found it...yet:)

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Finished Poisoning Eros 1 and 2. Have t be honest they need to come together. I think part 2 makes the story. The first one is good but more gross out horror with not a big back story but part two really turns it into a novel.

[Addy]

I'm gonna try to delve into Under The Done, though the copy I downloaded is kinda not right. Choppy in some places, but I'll make do.

[Justin]

I started reading On Dublin Street last night. I will probably start Triage soon

[Scott]

Maybe we could do Under the Dome as a buddy read after you guys finish Infernal Angel. (I never was able to borrow Infernal Angel and didn't like the first in the series enough to buy it.)

[Scott]

I've been reading throug a bunch of my short free e-books. Read a few of the Light brothers over the last few days.

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Just finished suffer the flesh by Monica O'Rourke.

Reading A Writers Tale by Richard Laymon now.

[Justin]

I started It Drinks Blood last night, I am also working on On Dublin Street.

[Kate]

I haven't heard of A Writers Tale. What's it about?

[Addy]

Under The Dome is a huge book. How would u go doing a buddy read with that? I'd like to, but I'm afraid I'd fall behind.

[Justin]

if you are doing a buddy read you can take as long as you want to read it. I would suggest doing 15% or something per week and letting it take however long it takes to finish.

[Addy]

Good idea. That makes sense.

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Let me know how It Drinks Blood is. I've been meaning to pick that up.

A Writers Tale is a semi bio by Richard Laymon. It's also about the struggles aspiring writers face. Really highly rated. It's in my currently reading if you want more detail on it. Took me a while to find it on here.

[[deleted user]]

A Writer's Tale

This is it. Just worked out how to do this.

[Justin]

It Drinks Blood was good, it was my first J.F. Gonzalez book other than the clickers series and I really liked it.

[[deleted user]]

I'll need to grab a copy. Survivor and Primitive are really enjoyable reads too

[Scott]

I'm up for an buddy read 10-15% per week

[Addy]

ok. if anyone else wants to join, I'll set up a thread in buddy reads

[Justin]

I just started Creekers tonight.

[Scott]

I've picked The Definitive H.P. Lovecraft back up and reading The Shadow over Insmouth.

[Justin]

I hadn't made much progress with that one, I may end up just skipping to some of his more popular stories.

[Scott]

I don't think The Shadow over Insmouth is one of his best. I'm reading it sequentially though because on the kindle the index doesn't jump to chapters.

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Creekers is excellent Jastin

[Char]

Oh I hate not having a linked table of contents.

I just read The Third Floor.It's a haunted house tale, but it wasn't as good as I was hoping. I gave it a 2.5, rounded up to 3. Any serious horror fan will probably be underwhelmed with this one.

[Robert Krone]

That is why I wish Goodreads would adopt half stars, as I have had to round up or down on multiple occasions as well, and in the case of 2.5 stars I would always round up as I would find 2 stars a bit harsh (Their star rating definitions need to be changed as 2 stars out of 5 is definitely not an OK book). Thanks for the input on that story, have seen it pop up on Amazon a few times when I have looked at other books. It sounds ok, but doesn't sound like anything special to me.

[Justin]

with almost 900 books rated I would hate to go through and make adjustments because they changed their rating system.

[Char]

Pffft, I wouldn't bother doing that even if they did change it to allow half stars.

You're welcome, Robert. I will post a better review when the rest of my group is done reading. :)

[Robert Krone]

Oh I agree completely, and I wouldn't go back and change a single rating if they did that. The ones I feel I want to mention a half star I mention in the review. I just wish they would adopt it going forward, and I would definitely want them if I were to ever be a published author as incorporating them would lead to a more accurate overall average rating. I like Goodreads more than LibraryThing, but that is one area that I find LT to be superior with. I also wish Amazon had them as well, but more so with Goodreads as there a lot more ratings on GR than Amazon.

[Scott]

Ok I was wrong. The definitive HP Lovecraft has a working table of contents on the kindle. It just doesn't show the chapters in the timeline at the bottom. Also, now that I finished Shadow over Insmouth I like it better. It has an active main character and a good surprise ending.

[Justin]

I finished Creekers and started An Abundance of Katherines. I'm also reading Baumgartner Generations: Henry. not sure what my next horror will be but I will probably do a novella first, then maybe a laymon book.

[Addy]

I will so read a laymon book with you...lol. Although it depends on what it is. Come on, what do u have in mind:)

[Kate]

I'm reading Girls and Monsters and starting

[Justin]

I was thinking about maybe Night in the Lonesome October

[Addy]

That sounds like a good one Justin.

[Justin]

eleven recommended it. let me know when you want to read it.

[Addy]

Yes. I will let u know.

[Justin]

until you are ready I have decided on a vampire novel called Blur I found it in my Amazon, must of been a freebie. it sounds good though.

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I enjoyed Mandibles as well.

[Addy]

Hey Justin, I saw that u are reading some Nick Sparks. He's awesome! Id recommend A Bend in the Road and The Guardian myself. I never read Safe Haven, but I've prob read a good amount. I actually saw him at a book signing event but didn't know much about him at the time. I regret that now cause his books are really good. Enjoy!