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Post by diobolic on Nov 3, 2022 16:23:55 GMT
Actually listening to audio books rather than reading, while I drive. Currently... ‘The Host’ by Stephenie Meyer. Yes, I live in constant fear of having my Man-Card being revoked. It’s pretty good, although chocked full with way too much emotions and not enough action, IMO. Well, that's actually a good idea.
Yup. I'm tired of hearing the same old classic songs played on the radio for the zillionth time, sports, and talk radio. Audio books are so expensive so I decided to borrow them from the library rather than buying any more.
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Post by diobolic on Nov 3, 2022 16:27:43 GMT
Actually listening to audio books rather than reading, while I drive. Currently... ‘The Host’ by Stephenie Meyer. Yes, I live in constant fear of having my Man-Card being revoked. It’s pretty good, although chocked full with way too much emotions and not enough action, IMO. Is it an audio 'chick-flick' ? LOL... It a female alien parasitic worm chick-flick.
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Post by drawntokatet on Nov 3, 2022 20:55:57 GMT
Is it an audio 'chick-flick' ? LOL... It a female alien parasitic worm chick-flick. Sounds Groovy!
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Post by drawntokatet on Nov 7, 2022 13:25:34 GMT
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Post by spideyman on Nov 7, 2022 15:36:48 GMT
That's the book the movie with Soairse Ronan is based on? Right? I remember you getting me watch that one. Yup, that's the one. Just finished it this morning, so I'll be listening to the last disk again because there were parts I didn't quite understand or get in the first listen to. Plus, it won't be until Saturday that I get to the library to pick out another audio book. I've listened to the Stephen King novels I wanted to, and not really crazy about the selection they have left of his. And I want to take a break from him.
Anyone have any recommendations? I'm more into supernatural tales, rather than horror. But it would have to be works pretty common and read extensively for my small town library to have. If you are looking for a new author,diobolic, may I suggest Scott Carson, aka as Michael Koryta. The Chill, and Where They Wait are two excellent supernatural stories. Michael write that type under the Carson name. You might also desire to ck out
Publication Order of Standalone Novels Envy the Night (2008) Hardcover Paperback Kindle So Cold the River (2010) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Cypress House (2011) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Ridge (2011) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Prophet (2012) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Those Who Wish Me Dead (2014) Hardcover Paperback Kindle How It Happened (2018) Hardcover Paperback Kindle I'm Still Here (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle If She Wakes (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Chill (As:Scott Carson) (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Never Far Away (2021) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Where They Wait (As: Scott Carson)
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Post by drawntokatet on Nov 7, 2022 15:51:07 GMT
Yup, that's the one. Just finished it this morning, so I'll be listening to the last disk again because there were parts I didn't quite understand or get in the first listen to. Plus, it won't be until Saturday that I get to the library to pick out another audio book. I've listened to the Stephen King novels I wanted to, and not really crazy about the selection they have left of his. And I want to take a break from him.
Anyone have any recommendations? I'm more into supernatural tales, rather than horror. But it would have to be works pretty common and read extensively for my small town library to have. If you are looking for a new author,diobolic , may I suggest Scott Carson, aka as Michael Koryta. The Chill, and Where They Wait are two excellent supernatural stories. Michael write that type under the Carson name. You might also desire to ck out
Publication Order of Standalone Novels Envy the Night (2008) Hardcover Paperback Kindle So Cold the River (2010) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Cypress House (2011) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Ridge (2011) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Prophet (2012) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Those Who Wish Me Dead (2014) Hardcover Paperback Kindle How It Happened (2018) Hardcover Paperback Kindle I'm Still Here (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle If She Wakes (2019) Hardcover Paperback Kindle The Chill (As:Scott Carson) (2020) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Never Far Away (2021) Hardcover Paperback Kindle Where They Wait (As: Scott Carson) I like Joe Lansdale's work. Mayhap you want to check him out, if you haven't already. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_R._Lansdale_bibliography
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Post by drawntokatet on Nov 9, 2022 15:00:16 GMT
diobolic Sai, have you read Brandon Sanderson's fantasy novels. I like his work and characters, and monsters. I bet his work is available on audio.
Another new find of mine is Rebecca Roanhorse. She is an Indigenous author who writes fantasy based on ancient Indigenous cultures. Black Sun and Fevered Star are both available on audiobooks.
long days and pleasant nights
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Post by diobolic on Nov 9, 2022 19:43:42 GMT
diobolic Sai, have you read Brandon Sanderson's fantasy novels. I like his work and characters, and monsters. I bet his work is available on audio.
Another new find of mine is Rebecca Roanhorse. She is an Indigenous author who writes fantasy based on ancient Indigenous cultures. Black Sun and Fevered Star are both available on audiobooks.
long days and pleasant nights Thanks, I’ll look for your and Spidey's suggestions. I don’t think my small library has over 50 authors in their entire audio book offerings. And James Patterson, Jackie Collins, John Grisham, and Nora Roberts' novels alone seem to take up half the two bookcases devoted to audio novels.
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Post by diobolic on Nov 9, 2022 19:50:18 GMT
Just finished listening to Animal Farm by George Orwell. It's been awhile since I read it... back when it first came out in 1945.
Now listening to Bird Box by Josh Malerman.
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Post by drawntokatet on Nov 10, 2022 13:46:30 GMT
Just finished listening to Animal Farm by George Orwell. It's been awhile since I read it... back when it first came out in 1945.
Now listening to Bird Box by Josh Malerman. I have Animal Farm and 1984 on CD. Also have Atlas Shrugged, The Fountainhead, Moby Dick (read by Frank Muller who also read a LOT of Stephen King), Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. And an Ernest Hemingway audio collection that is read by Ernest Hemingway (it's cool to hear his voice) and Charlton Heston. I always liked listening to books in my car, but my last 3 cars haven't had a CD player in them. The CDs just sit on the shelf.
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Post by drawntokatet on Nov 14, 2022 13:56:45 GMT
This book gave me much more than I expected! I am at 93% on my Kindle but I have to sing its praises now. Louise Erdrich is authentic as she an Indigenous author and in my opinion is an authority on Ojibwe culture.
And she is a character in this story, just as Stephen King was in the Dark Tower. Writers experience trauma just as us Constant Readers do, and writing is their coping device to manage the pain. She is from Minnesota and she owns a bookstore called Birchbark Books.https://birchbarkbooks.com/blogs/birchbark
We all lived through 2019 and 2020 with the traumas of the Covid-19 pandemic, racial tensions and political upheaval. This books brings all of that back as a history lesson with an Indigenous lens that focuses hard on the details of the Global trauma of those years.
But most importantly is her use of the word Sentence and its many meanings. She taps into each one eloquently, just at Stephen King did with the word Draw as a noun and a verb in the Dark Tower, Drawing of the Three. Highly recommend this book to everyone to see and feel humanity at its best and worst.
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Post by osnafrank on Nov 22, 2022 14:48:06 GMT
Starting Shadowland by Peter Straub tonight.
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Post by neesy on Nov 25, 2022 23:43:26 GMT
Just finished listening to Animal Farm by George Orwell. It's been awhile since I read it... back when it first came out in 1945.
Now listening to Bird Box by Josh Malerman. You read it in 1945? That would make you two years older than Stephen King
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Post by diobolic on Dec 2, 2022 18:34:30 GMT
Just finished listening to Animal Farm by George Orwell. It's been awhile since I read it... back when it first came out in 1945.
Now listening to Bird Box by Josh Malerman. You read it in 1945? That would make you two years older than Stephen King
LOL... Time travel is fun.
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Post by neesy on Dec 2, 2022 20:25:10 GMT
You read it in 1945? That would make you two years older than Stephen King
LOL... Time travel is fun. Say hi to Al at his diner when you go back down the rabbit hole
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Post by diobolic on Dec 5, 2022 17:43:16 GMT
LOL... Time travel is fun. Say hi to Al at his diner when you go back down the rabbit hole
I enjoyed the book but found too many flaws in the concept. I mean... just go to Vegas for crying out loud, LOL.
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Post by osnafrank on Dec 14, 2022 18:55:52 GMT
Cycle of the Werewolf.
The illustrations are terrific!
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Post by neesy on Dec 29, 2022 18:14:00 GMT
Cycle of the Werewolf.
The illustrations are terrific! That is one I do not have - checked out the illustrations on the internet - looks very good!
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Post by neesy on Dec 29, 2022 18:20:40 GMT
This book gave me much more than I expected! I am at 93% on my Kindle but I have to sing its praises now. Louise Erdrich is authentic as she an Indigenous author and in my opinion is an authority on Ojibwe culture.
And she is a character in this story, just as Stephen King was in the Dark Tower. Writers experience trauma just as us Constant Readers do, and writing is their coping device to manage the pain. She is from Minnesota and she owns a bookstore called Birchbark Books.https://birchbarkbooks.com/blogs/birchbark
We all lived through 2019 and 2020 with the traumas of the Covid-19 pandemic, racial tensions and political upheaval. This books brings all of that back as a history lesson with an Indigenous lens that focuses hard on the details of the Global trauma of those years.
But most importantly is her use of the word Sentence and its many meanings. She taps into each one eloquently, just at Stephen King did with the word Draw as a noun and a verb in the Dark Tower, Drawing of the Three. Highly recommend this book to everyone to see and feel humanity at its best and worst.
I'm afraid all I can handle at the moment is some light reading - I often get these books from the library:
I like the ones where she features Stephanie Plum who is a bail bonds hunter (bounty hunter) - she makes me laugh
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Post by Dizzy on Dec 31, 2022 0:03:55 GMT
Now Reading The Dark Half By Stephen King. It Pretty Wild Lbvs.
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