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Post by drawntokatet on Mar 2, 2023 16:27:20 GMT
Currently enjoying Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones. This is the sequel to My Heart is a Chainsaw in the Indian Lake Trilogy. It's an homage to all the Final Girls and slasher films.
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Post by neesy on Mar 5, 2023 16:31:01 GMT
Currently enjoying Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones. This is the sequel to My Heart is a Chainsaw in the Indian Lake Trilogy. It's an homage to all the Final Girls and slasher films.
Never heard of this one before - thanks for the info!
I just finished a book called Cabin Fever about a cruise ship that gets stuck out at sea during the pandemic - it's a good read (true story)
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Post by drawntokatet on Mar 14, 2023 20:54:23 GMT
neesy cabin fever sounds good!
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Post by drawntokatet on Mar 14, 2023 21:54:59 GMT
Currently reading Mystery on the Isles of Shoals. This is a true story of a Prussian immigrant named Louis Wagner who murdered 2 women with an axe on Smuttynose Island in Maine way back in 1873. The author is historian J. Dennis Robinson. The Isles of Shoals are 9 small islands of the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, only 9 miles off the coast. In the 1700 and 1800's they were a rich source of cod fishing for the English. Fascinating story!
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 16, 2023 19:53:22 GMT
I've finished "Step on a Crack" by J.Patterson a couple of days ago. *sigh*
Epic fail.
I found this book to be highly unbelievable. The insanely short chapters made me feel like i was reading a play rather than a novel.
Re-reading 11/22/63 now.
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Post by Tanith on Mar 16, 2023 22:11:37 GMT
I've finished "Step on a Crack" by J.Patterson a couple of days ago. *sigh*
Epic fail.
I found this book to be highly unbelievable. The insanely short chapters made me feel like i was reading a play rather than a novel.
Re-reading 11/22/63 now. I'm going to have to read a Patterson book...I'm curious to see what he's doing that makes him so immensely popular. The speed at which he releases new books is...scary.
I've just finished The Ruby's Curse by Alex Kingston. Yes, that Alex Kingston. Apparently during the lockdowns she decided to tell a story of River Song herself and I think she captured the spirit of the character perfectly, as well as the mindbending timey-wimey mechanics of the Whoniverse. It was an intriguing and very funny book.
For the weekend I've got The Cat Who Said Cheese by Lilian Jackson Braun. I think I've read every book in her cozy cat-centric series before, but they're fun and light reading.
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 17, 2023 14:45:42 GMT
I've finished "Step on a Crack" by J.Patterson a couple of days ago. *sigh*
Epic fail.
I found this book to be highly unbelievable. The insanely short chapters made me feel like i was reading a play rather than a novel.
Re-reading 11/22/63 now. I'm going to have to read a Patterson book...I'm curious to see what he's doing that makes him so immensely popular. The speed at which he releases new books is...scary.
I've just finished The Ruby's Curse by Alex Kingston. Yes, that Alex Kingston. Apparently during the lockdowns she decided to tell a story of River Song herself and I think she captured the spirit of the character perfectly, as well as the mindbending timey-wimey mechanics of the Whoniverse. It was an intriguing and very funny book.
For the weekend I've got The Cat Who Said Cheese by Lilian Jackson Braun. I think I've read every book in her cozy cat-centric series before, but they're fun and light reading. I really don't know. I've read every Patterson Book with the same speed he writes his Books. He's much more a brand manager than an author.
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Post by Tanith on Mar 17, 2023 15:11:11 GMT
I'm going to have to read a Patterson book...I'm curious to see what he's doing that makes him so immensely popular. The speed at which he releases new books is...scary.
I've just finished The Ruby's Curse by Alex Kingston. Yes, that Alex Kingston. Apparently during the lockdowns she decided to tell a story of River Song herself and I think she captured the spirit of the character perfectly, as well as the mindbending timey-wimey mechanics of the Whoniverse. It was an intriguing and very funny book.
For the weekend I've got The Cat Who Said Cheese by Lilian Jackson Braun. I think I've read every book in her cozy cat-centric series before, but they're fun and light reading. I really don't know. I've read every Patterson Book with the same speed he writes his Books. He's much more a brand manager than an author. Clearly there's something there that hooks you, boss. Can you recommend where a Patterson newbie should start? By the time I return to work next week he'll probably have released another book or three.
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 17, 2023 16:36:32 GMT
I really don't know. I've read every Patterson Book with the same speed he writes his Books. He's much more a brand manager than an author. Clearly there's something there that hooks you, boss. Can you recommend where a Patterson newbie should start? By the time I return to work next week he'll probably have released another book or three.
One of the reason i've read them so fast was that you can skip five or six chapters without missing something.
"Worst Case" wasn't too bad.
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Post by neesy on Mar 24, 2023 20:41:51 GMT
neesy cabin fever sounds good!
Now I am reading a book by Jennifer Weiner (I guess she wrote quite a few, like "In Her Shoes" and "Fly Away Home")
I thought Fly Away Home was a book that was made into a movie, but it turns out to be a different story
I like to read it before bed, unless I have to get up early the next day (because it's not too bad and sometimes it's hard to stop reading)
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Post by neesy on Mar 24, 2023 20:46:07 GMT
Currently reading Mystery on the Isles of Shoals. This is a true story of a Prussian immigrant named Louis Wagner who murdered 2 women with an axe on Smuttynose Island in Maine way back in 1873. The author is historian J. Dennis Robinson. The Isles of Shoals are 9 small islands of the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, only 9 miles off the coast. In the 1700 and 1800's they were a rich source of cod fishing for the English. Fascinating story!
Did he get prosecuted?
I've finished "Step on a Crack" by J.Patterson a couple of days ago. *sigh*
Epic fail.
I found this book to be highly unbelievable. The insanely short chapters made me feel like i was reading a play rather than a novel.
Re-reading 11/22/63 now. I should re-read 11/22/63 - one of my faves I've finished "Step on a Crack" by J.Patterson a couple of days ago. *sigh*
Epic fail.
I found this book to be highly unbelievable. The insanely short chapters made me feel like i was reading a play rather than a novel.
Re-reading 11/22/63 now. I'm going to have to read a Patterson book...I'm curious to see what he's doing that makes him so immensely popular. The speed at which he releases new books is...scary.
I've just finished The Ruby's Curse by Alex Kingston. Yes, that Alex Kingston. Apparently during the lockdowns she decided to tell a story of River Song herself and I think she captured the spirit of the character perfectly, as well as the mindbending timey-wimey mechanics of the Whoniverse. It was an intriguing and very funny book.
For the weekend I've got The Cat Who Said Cheese by Lilian Jackson Braun. I think I've read every book in her cozy cat-centric series before, but they're fun and light reading.Re: The Cat Who... books - I love his two Siamese cats - I was thinking of naming my Siamese KoKo but she ended up as Lulu instead
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Post by drawntokatet on Apr 10, 2023 2:26:59 GMT
Currently reading Mystery on the Isles of Shoals. This is a true story of a Prussian immigrant named Louis Wagner who murdered 2 women with an axe on Smuttynose Island in Maine way back in 1873. The author is historian J. Dennis Robinson. The Isles of Shoals are 9 small islands of the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, only 9 miles off the coast. In the 1700 and 1800's they were a rich source of cod fishing for the English. Fascinating story!
Did he get prosecuted?
I've finished "Step on a Crack" by J.Patterson a couple of days ago. *sigh*
Epic fail.
I found this book to be highly unbelievable. The insanely short chapters made me feel like i was reading a play rather than a novel.
Re-reading 11/22/63 now. I should re-read 11/22/63 - one of my faves I'm going to have to read a Patterson book...I'm curious to see what he's doing that makes him so immensely popular. The speed at which he releases new books is...scary.
I've just finished The Ruby's Curse by Alex Kingston. Yes, that Alex Kingston. Apparently during the lockdowns she decided to tell a story of River Song herself and I think she captured the spirit of the character perfectly, as well as the mindbending timey-wimey mechanics of the Whoniverse. It was an intriguing and very funny book.
For the weekend I've got The Cat Who Said Cheese by Lilian Jackson Braun. I think I've read every book in her cozy cat-centric series before, but they're fun and light reading. Re: The Cat Who... books - I love his two Siamese cats - I was thinking of naming my Siamese KoKo but she ended up as Lulu instead
Louis Wagner was prosecuted, convicted and eventually hung.
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Post by drawntokatet on Apr 10, 2023 13:21:58 GMT
Clearly there's something there that hooks you, boss. Can you recommend where a Patterson newbie should start? By the time I return to work next week he'll probably have released another book or three.
One of the reason i've read them so fast was that you can skip five or six chapters without missing something.
"Worst Case" wasn't too bad.
I have 2 Patterson novels. I bought them from the real writers JD Barker and Brendan DuBois. They signed them. The secret to Patterson's success is his ghost writers. These 2 writers told an audience that James gives them a plot and they are to write the book. They stay in contact daily, emails, texts, calls to receive his criticism and corrections. Try The Summer House by DuBois or The Coast to Coast Murders by Barker. They are similar in style because of Patterson's influence. I think a better book is JD Barker's The Fourth Monkey, but you should decide!
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Post by drawntokatet on Apr 10, 2023 13:31:04 GMT
Last week I read 2 by NK Jemisin. She's pretty cool! The City We Became and The World We Make. Creative characters.
Last night finished Brandon Sanderson's secret project #2, The Frugal Wizard's Guide for Surviving Medieval England. That was more humorous most of his work. I liked secret project #1, Tress of the Emerald Sea better. But my year of Sanderson has been enjoyable!
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Post by osnafrank on Apr 10, 2023 13:31:52 GMT
One of the reason i've read them so fast was that you can skip five or six chapters without missing something.
"Worst Case" wasn't too bad.
I have 2 Patterson novels. I bought them from the real writers JD Barker and Brendan DuBois. They signed them. The secret to Patterson's success is his ghost writers. These 2 writers told an audience that James gives them a plot and they are to write the book. They stay in contact daily, emails, texts, calls to receive his criticism and corrections. Try The Summer House by DuBois or The Coast to Coast Murders by Barker. They are similar in style because of Patterson's influence. I think a better book is JD Barker's The Fourth Monkey, but you should decide! Thanks for the info.
I've read "I'm the Night" by Ethan Cross a couple of years ago. I could have sworn, it was Patterson writing under a pseudonym. Same, very short chapters, same style and wording.
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Post by drawntokatet on Apr 10, 2023 13:40:41 GMT
Ethan Cross must be one of Patterson's personalities! Formulary writers. Bah humbug.
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Post by wolf on Apr 10, 2023 15:01:14 GMT
I have 2 Patterson novels. I bought them from the real writers JD Barker and Brendan DuBois. They signed them. The secret to Patterson's success is his ghost writers. These 2 writers told an audience that James gives them a plot and they are to write the book. They stay in contact daily, emails, texts, calls to receive his criticism and corrections. Try The Summer House by DuBois or The Coast to Coast Murders by Barker. They are similar in style because of Patterson's influence. I think a better book is JD Barker's The Fourth Monkey, but you should decide! Thanks for the info.
I've read "I'm the Night" by Ethan Cross a couple of years ago. I could have sworn, it was Patterson writing under a pseudonym. Same, very short chapters, same style and wording. FX managed to turn “I am the Night” into a good, suspenseful 1 season series, with Chris Pine and India Eisley! I enjoyed that one.
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Post by osnafrank on Apr 10, 2023 15:22:35 GMT
Thanks for the info.
I've read "I'm the Night" by Ethan Cross a couple of years ago. I could have sworn, it was Patterson writing under a pseudonym. Same, very short chapters, same style and wording. FX managed to turn “I am the Night” into a good, suspenseful 1 season series, with Chris Pine and India Eisley! I enjoyed that one. Never heard of it, but it sounds thrilling. Apart from the weird writing style, the story was pretty good. Thanks for the tip.
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Post by wolf on Apr 10, 2023 20:02:06 GMT
FX managed to turn “I am the Night” into a good, suspenseful 1 season series, with Chris Pine and India Eisley! I enjoyed that one. Never heard of it, but it sounds thrilling. Apart from the weird writing style, the story was pretty good. Thanks for the tip. I hope you get to see it sometime.😊
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Post by wolf on Apr 11, 2023 15:18:37 GMT
FX managed to turn “I am the Night” into a good, suspenseful 1 season series, with Chris Pine and India Eisley! I enjoyed that one. Never heard of it, but it sounds thrilling. Apart from the weird writing style, the story was pretty good. Thanks for the tip. Made a mistake, TNT not FX.🙂
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