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Post by osnafrank on Apr 13, 2020 15:09:10 GMT
I ' Started Blaze an hour ago.  I love this book. Netflix should option it.
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Post by Dizzy on Apr 13, 2020 22:21:30 GMT
Dizzy I would read pet cemetery, it's a great but somewhat disturbing story. Hey Dizzy .
I would also say Pet Sematary.
It`s scary and a bit disturbing.
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Post by morgan on Apr 19, 2020 0:21:19 GMT
I started re-reading Under the Dome (for the fourth time) a few days ago. Got about 60 pages in an decided I wasn't in the mood.
Started a re-read of The Long Walk yesterday. Haven't read this one in about 20 years so I'm really getting into it. That Richard Bachman sure is a cheery fellow, isn't he? 
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Post by Dizzy on Apr 19, 2020 0:25:07 GMT
Starting Pet Sematary tonight once the Kids in Bed. 
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Post by Anthony on Apr 19, 2020 1:06:26 GMT
I just finished heart shaped box by joe hill. When I started it I was torn between that and the outsider so I may go back to that next, or I might read a few short stories from skeleton crew or night shift. Although when I was in a bit of a rut I did start the drawing of the 3 for a 2and time. The idea of rereading the dark tower series is somewhat appealing, but I'm 38 and I may die of old age before I'm finished. Plus, I really didn't like the wastelands.
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Post by osnafrank on Apr 19, 2020 9:49:58 GMT
Starting Pet Sematary tonight once the Kids in Bed. |
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Post by Steffen on Apr 21, 2020 13:39:10 GMT
Also, here's a terrific site filled with esoteric reading material. I'm sure you folks will like this one.
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Post by Steffen on Apr 23, 2020 14:01:04 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 10:01:28 GMT
I finished reading today all 12 issues of the what is widely considered the greatest comic book series of all time, Watchmen by Alan Moore. I loved the book, the characters, and the world. But... I have some very very mixed feelings about the ending. I have already written a long stream of conscience rant about what I liked and disliked about the ending, which I will post on the board. I already wrote it because I had to get it out while still fresh in my mind. Other than the very last issue, I absolutely enjoyed everything that led up to it. Great book, despite having (what I considered) an underwhelming ending after being set up by a great climax in the 11th issue.
I'm sure plenty of people liked the ending, and that's fine, but I had many problems with it. My dad is a big fan of the original comics and the 2009 film, and the moment I began to talk about my issues with the ending, he immediately began to question the validity of my opinions before I could even justify my points, and that mildly angered me, I felt like he ignored my actual points on why (in my opinion) it was disappointing.
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Post by edwardjohn on May 2, 2020 23:39:41 GMT
I finished reading today all 12 issues of the what is widely considered the greatest comic book series of all time, Watchmen by Alan Moore. I loved the book, the characters, and the world. But... I have some very very mixed feelings about the ending. I have already written a long stream of conscience rant about what I liked and disliked about the ending, which I will post on the board. I already wrote it because I had to get it out while still fresh in my mind. Other than the very last issue, I absolutely enjoyed everything that led up to it. Great book, despite having (what I considered) an underwhelming ending after being set up by a great climax in the 11th issue. I'm sure plenty of people liked the ending, and that's fine, but I had many problems with it. My dad is a big fan of the original comics and the 2009 film, and the moment I began to talk about my issues with the ending, he immediately began to question the validity of my opinions before I could even justify my points, and that mildly angered me, I felt like he ignored my actual points on why (in my opinion) it was disappointing. |
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2020 23:46:46 GMT
I finished reading today all 12 issues of the what is widely considered the greatest comic book series of all time, Watchmen by Alan Moore. I loved the book, the characters, and the world. But... I have some very very mixed feelings about the ending. I have already written a long stream of conscience rant about what I liked and disliked about the ending, which I will post on the board. I already wrote it because I had to get it out while still fresh in my mind. Other than the very last issue, I absolutely enjoyed everything that led up to it. Great book, despite having (what I considered) an underwhelming ending after being set up by a great climax in the 11th issue. I'm sure plenty of people liked the ending, and that's fine, but I had many problems with it. My dad is a big fan of the original comics and the 2009 film, and the moment I began to talk about my issues with the ending, he immediately began to question the validity of my opinions before I could even justify my points, and that mildly angered me, I felt like he ignored my actual points on why (in my opinion) it was disappointing. Oh believe me, I understand. This is my opinion on the ending, not me trying to tell Alan Moore or anyone else how it's wrong, or how he should've given it a stereotypical ending. It's not a matter of the fact that Ozzymandias's plan worked, that's the climax, not the ending. |
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Post by Dizzy on May 2, 2020 23:51:39 GMT
I Finish Reading Pet Sematary last Night...it was really Creepy or Disturbing. That Part with Timmy Bateman was getting to me some what an the Part with Gage too.
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Post by edwardjohn on May 3, 2020 0:57:48 GMT
The thing about Alan Moore is that he de-constructs the norms of comicbook writing. He could have given the ending most people expected, namely, Veight getting stopped, but that isn't in the vain of the story and it isn't his style. Moore makes his politics pretty well known throughout the book, it's essentially a criticism of America of that period, and the stories ending makes sense when you know what he believes in, of course this is going to cause controversy, as he is noting his beliefs. I would get into how the book destroys certain political ideologies but that would be politics so … But the book is a masterpiece, Alan Moore's magnum opus, regardless. Oh believe me, I understand. This is my opinion on the ending, not me trying to tell Alan Moore or anyone else how it's wrong, or how he should've given it a stereotypical ending. It's not a matter of the fact that Ozzymandias's plan worked, that's the climax, not the ending. |
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2020 1:35:18 GMT
Oh believe me, I understand. This is my opinion on the ending, not me trying to tell Alan Moore or anyone else how it's wrong, or how he should've given it a stereotypical ending. It's not a matter of the fact that Ozzymandias's plan worked, that's the climax, not the ending. No, if anything I like that last little bit. It lies more with the fact that everyone but Rorschach is just kind of like “Dammit, you got us, guess we’ll have to leave you alone now” after Ozymandias turns on all the tv screens. I didn’t expect a good ending from this book, like I said, the climax with the end of New York felt very heart stopping. I understand that they were right that revealing who was behind it all to the world could make things worse. But the fact that they just decide to leave him alone after what he did, after what he did to them, to New York, to people they knew, it felt underwhelming. I have a better explanation written. But it’s not that Veidt wasn’t stopped, it’s that they all just let Veidt get away with not being stopped, even after all they did. I had no problem with it being a bad ending, I just had a problem with it being a bad in an underwhelming matter sort of ending. See, it’s like the opposite of my feelings with the ending of The Stand, a similar ending. I loved the ending of The Stand, it may not have been a good ending, but it was a satisfactory ending none the less. This is a very ad libed post, compared to my long drawn out writing about why (to me) the ending was underwhelming. But no, it was not the part with Rorschach’s journal. |
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Post by Anthony on May 3, 2020 4:17:00 GMT
I Finish Reading Pet Sematary last Night...it was really Creepy or Disturbing. That Part with Timmy Bateman was getting to me some what an the Part with Gage too. |
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Post by edwardjohn on May 3, 2020 13:31:16 GMT
Has your issue with the book got to do with Rorshach's journal at the end then? No, if anything I like that last little bit. It lies more with the fact that everyone but Rorschach is just kind of like “Dammit, you got us, guess we’ll have to leave you alone now” after Ozymandias turns on all the tv screens. I didn’t expect a good ending from this book, like I said, the climax with the end of New York felt very heart stopping. I understand that they were right that revealing who was behind it all to the world could make things worse. But the fact that they just decide to leave him alone after what he did, after what he did to them, to New York, to people they knew, it felt underwhelming. I have a better explanation written. But it’s not that Veidt wasn’t stopped, it’s that they all just let Veidt get away with not being stopped, even after all they did. I had no problem with it being a bad ending, I just had a problem with it being a bad in an underwhelming matter sort of ending. See, it’s like the opposite of my feelings with the ending of The Stand, a similar ending. I loved the ending of The Stand, it may not have been a good ending, but it was a satisfactory ending none the less. This is a very ad libed post, compared to my long drawn out writing about why (to me) the ending was underwhelming. But no, it was not the part with Rorschach’s journal. |
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Post by francesca on May 4, 2020 12:34:52 GMT
I'm gonna read this one next because Reese said it was good.  |
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Post by spideyman on May 4, 2020 12:38:41 GMT
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Post by edwardjohn on May 4, 2020 12:46:20 GMT
I Finish Reading Pet Sematary last Night...it was really Creepy or Disturbing. That Part with Timmy Bateman was getting to me some what an the Part with Gage too. |
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Post by Dizzy on May 6, 2020 18:15:57 GMT
I Reading one called Christina now by Stephen King I am on page 310. 
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