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Post by wireman on Nov 27, 2019 15:23:12 GMT
I'm reading I Don't Want To Kill You by Dan Wells. This is book 3 of the John Cleaver series. I started this series after I saw the movie I Am Not A Serial Killer (from the first book in the series). These might be considered YA novels but I like them. There are a lot of similarities between John Cleaver and Dexter but John Cleaver is a teenager.
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Post by doccreed on Nov 27, 2019 17:39:35 GMT
I just finished Clock Without Hands for the third time. Flannery O'Connor throws enormous shade on this novel, it is revealed in one of her letters to a friend, but I think there is more than a hint of jealousy in her contempt. It is a work of genius, in my opinion. Quite frankly, I think Flannery is over rated and I've maintained that Eudora Welty is a better writer in every way.
First of all, any reader new to Carson McCullers must realize she writes with acute symbolism and her characters are distilled and hard as coal. All her novels deal with loneliness (and don't get me wrong, McCullers delves into the hearts of her characters, and they are not wholly impervious), but the point to each book is that no one can truly know another person. Whether the character is the lover or the beloved, they are doomed to be unfulfilled. This idea is reminiscent of Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe. Don't worry, though, her books are not cold or devoid of emotion; they are full of pathos, not despair. The reader can expect to be shocked and enlightened, but never indifferent. There is a desperation (and childlike candor) to her novels and universal themes transcend her choice of time and place, pre-Civil Rights South mostly.
I recommend McCullers to anyone uninitiated in Southern Gothic fiction because she tells simple stories without sacrificing profundity. One of her shortest, and most famous, works is called The Ballad of the Sad Café. Start there, I'd say.
Sounds interesting. I'll put it on my list.
I picked up an interesting sounding Southern book from the kindle deal of the day. It's an anthology edited by Tom Franklin called Mississippi Noir.
I've read Tom Franklin's book of short stories Poachers and his famous novel set in Mississippi. As you probably remember, he is heavily influenced by King. |
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Post by wireman on Nov 27, 2019 17:44:44 GMT
Sounds interesting. I'll put it on my list.
I picked up an interesting sounding Southern book from the kindle deal of the day. It's an anthology edited by Tom Franklin called Mississippi Noir.
I've read Tom Franklin's book of short stories Poachers and his famous novel set in Mississippi. As you probably remember, he is heavily influenced by King. |
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Post by doccreed on Nov 27, 2019 17:47:37 GMT
Cool. It's a short novel and can be read in one sitting. Please share your thoughts when you finish it.
I've read Tom Franklin's book of short stories Poachers and his famous novel set in Mississippi. As you probably remember, he is heavily influenced by King. |
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Post by wireman on Nov 27, 2019 19:04:48 GMT
I've read Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter (outstanding) and Smonk (also outstanding). Those two novels are so completely different, it's hard to believe they were written by the same person.  ). |
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Post by doccreed on Nov 27, 2019 19:09:09 GMT
I think it was you who recommended Smonk to me on the SKMB. I've heard it is violent and reminiscent of McCarthy. |
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Post by doccreed on Nov 27, 2019 19:13:41 GMT
(FYI: Just googled. We did become a state in 1819. This is our bicentennial year; this month actually. Hunh.) wireman
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Post by wireman on Nov 27, 2019 20:08:34 GMT
(FYI: Just googled. We did become a state in 1819. This is our bicentennial year; this month actually. Hunh.) wireman
Maybe I meant the 1800s.
Why did you give all your spring break land to Florida? |
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Post by doccreed on Nov 27, 2019 20:10:33 GMT
(FYI: Just googled. We did become a state in 1819. This is our bicentennial year; this month actually. Hunh.) wireman
Maybe I meant the 1800s.
Why did you give all your spring break land to Florida? (rofl) |
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Post by morgan on Nov 29, 2019 6:04:10 GMT
A few days ago I picked up The Institute again. I hit a lull somewhere between pages 75 - 125 (IIRC). I became seriously invested in the story after that and am now about 3/4 finished. Read most of today and only stopped when my eyes became too tired. Hope this breaks my reading slump.
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Post by morgan on Dec 1, 2019 0:30:29 GMT
Finished The Institute today. It got me out of my head, problems, and life for a few days. So, a perfect story in my eyes.
SK's dedication at the end of the book made me cry. A lot. I keep thinking about how grateful I am for his work. Where would I be without the stories that have seen me through so much? He and his talent (that word doesn't even come close to describing it) means everything to me. He'll never know how much, but I will never forget.
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Post by drawntokatet on Dec 2, 2019 13:27:08 GMT
Finished The Institute today. It got me out of my head, problems, and life for a few days. So, a perfect story in my eyes.
SK's dedication at the end of the book made me cry. A lot. I keep thinking about how grateful I am for his work. Where would I be without the stories that have seen me through so much? He and his talent (that word doesn't even come close to describing it) means everything to me. He'll never know how much, but I will never forget.
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Post by drawntokatet on Dec 2, 2019 13:28:56 GMT
Yesterday I read Neil Gaiman's Odd and the Frost Giants.
Yes, it's a children's book- but if you enjoy his style, you'd enjoy this book too. It's charming and touching.
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Post by spideyman on Dec 2, 2019 21:27:55 GMT
Into the Black Nowhere by Meg Gardiner. Just started.
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Post by francesca on Dec 9, 2019 13:25:15 GMT
I read Caught by Harlan Coben. I didn't like it all that much. It's the first one of his books that I've read. It probably wasn't his best. I'm gonna check out Goodreads to see what other people thought of it.
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Post by drawntokatet on Dec 13, 2019 13:24:18 GMT
Currently re-reading Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett's Good Omens ~ The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.
This book is fast and funny. I catch myself laughing out loud often. Pure entertainment, and the Amazon Prime Mini-Series is an excellent interpretation of the story.
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Post by edwardjohn on Dec 13, 2019 13:53:58 GMT
Game of Thrones everyone!
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Post by morgan on Dec 15, 2019 19:35:30 GMT
Finally picked up Gwendy's Button Box again and finished it. Need to look for Gwendy's Magic Feather the next time I go to B&N.
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Post by Steffen on Dec 24, 2019 1:56:48 GMT
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Post by drawntokatet on Dec 26, 2019 19:20:04 GMT
Nothing is permanent except change.
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