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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2019 16:29:23 GMT
I’m not sure I can finish Flaoting Dragon, I’ve lost interest in it. I’m thinking of reading the controversial Japanese Horror novel Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. Fun Fact: The novel is so unforgivingly violent it was denied entry from a horror writing competition in Japan the author had submitted it to for being too extreme. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 2, 2019 23:51:01 GMT
I have finished "Storm of the Century"
And now i'm reading
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"Myth Earth"
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Post by kingricefan on Mar 3, 2019 0:33:21 GMT
About 160 pages into MINE. Wish I could read all night long and not sleep until I finish. Haven't been this engrossed in a book since the first time I read Under the Dome. Although Kelly Braffet's books were almost that gripping, especially the first one I read, Last Seen Leaving. Read that one in a day. I don't think any of her novels took me more than a couple days to read. Thank God for wonderful books and their authors!  Dang. I've got to read this book! 😯 |
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Post by morgan on Mar 3, 2019 1:01:30 GMT
Dang. I've got to read this book! 😯 |
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Post by doccreed on Mar 3, 2019 3:40:12 GMT
Dang. I've got to read this book! 😯 s015 C'mon down! LOL |
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Post by doccreed on Mar 15, 2019 22:44:54 GMT
Joe, was it you who was telling me about Richard Stark's 'Parker' series? I know Stephen King was influenced by this author and his books for The Dark Half but I'd never read any of them. When I found out the first one was written in 1962, and most of them were written in the sixties, I was even more intrigued. (Lately, I've been reading books written in that decade, or set in that decade. Big Sur by Jack Kerouac and Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck, to name a few. These two books attracted me because they are not only set in the sixties but are not particularly political.) If you have read any in this series, I'd be interested in hearing what you think. I'm gathering they are gripping crime novels with an edge, and darker than the Travis McGee books. I wonder if they are all set in Maine. Thanks in advance for any opinions you have about it. 
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Post by morgan on Mar 16, 2019 1:56:26 GMT
Still slogging through One Door Away from Heaven by Koontz. About halfway done. I would've given up by now, but there are four intersecting storylines and I can't figure out where one of them is going. I really need to finish this book so I can start something new! Not sure what's next though. Still need to go through the reading thread on the SKMB and write down some recommendations.
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Post by doccreed on Mar 16, 2019 2:07:04 GMT
Still slogging through One Door Away from Heaven by Koontz. About halfway done. I would've given up by now, but there are four intersecting storylines and I can't figure out where one of them is going. I really need to finish this book so I can start something new! Not sure what's next though. Still need to go through the reading thread on the SKMB and write down some recommendations.
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Wasn't there a boy on the run from the government and he had a golden retriever with him? Or was the dog with an old man in a RV? I could be mixing up my Koontz books. It's always a safe bet to guess golden retriever, though. LOL |
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Post by morgan on Mar 16, 2019 2:18:17 GMT
Still slogging through One Door Away from Heaven by Koontz. About halfway done. I would've given up by now, but there are four intersecting storylines and I can't figure out where one of them is going. I really need to finish this book so I can start something new! Not sure what's next though. Still need to go through the reading thread on the SKMB and write down some recommendations.
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Wasn't there a boy on the run from the government and he had a golden retriever with him? Or was the dog with an old man in a RV? I could be mixing up my Koontz books. It's always a safe bet to guess golden retriever, though. LOL The boy has a dog he names Old Yeller, but it's a female that's black and white. 
And there was only mention of bougainvillea four times in the first 25 chapters!  |
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Post by doccreed on Mar 16, 2019 2:27:08 GMT
I remember liking how the different character threads were interweaving but I didn't finish it. You can tell me if it's worth picking up again when you are done.
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Wasn't there a boy on the run from the government and he had a golden retriever with him? Or was the dog with an old man in a RV? I could be mixing up my Koontz books. It's always a safe bet to guess golden retriever, though. LOL The boy has a dog he names Old Yeller, but it's a female that's black and white.
And there was only mention of bougainvillea four times in the first 25 chapters! BhGrQfSejRVyTeGJUqvh |
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Post by wireman on Mar 16, 2019 2:53:28 GMT
Joe, was it you who was telling me about Richard Stark's 'Parker' series? I know Stephen King was influenced by this author and his books for The Dark Half but I'd never read any of them. When I found out the first one was written in 1962, and most of them were written in the sixties, I was even more intrigued. (Lately, I've been reading books written in that decade, or set in that decade. Big Sur by Jack Kerouac and Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck, to name a few. These two books attracted me because they are not only set in the sixties but are not particularly political.) If you have read any in this series, I'd be interested in hearing what you think. I'm gathering they are gripping crime novels with an edge, and darker than the Travis McGee books. I wonder if they are all set in Maine. Thanks in advance for any opinions you have about it.
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Post by doccreed on Mar 16, 2019 2:54:15 GMT
Joe, was it you who was telling me about Richard Stark's 'Parker' series? I know Stephen King was influenced by this author and his books for The Dark Half but I'd never read any of them. When I found out the first one was written in 1962, and most of them were written in the sixties, I was even more intrigued. (Lately, I've been reading books written in that decade, or set in that decade. Big Sur by Jack Kerouac and Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck, to name a few. These two books attracted me because they are not only set in the sixties but are not particularly political.) If you have read any in this series, I'd be interested in hearing what you think. I'm gathering they are gripping crime novels with an edge, and darker than the Travis McGee books. I wonder if they are all set in Maine. Thanks in advance for any opinions you have about it.
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Post by spideyman on Mar 16, 2019 15:04:49 GMT
Onto another Michael Koryta book "Tonight I Said Goodbye"- his first book. The talent was there from the start. Hope to finish it tonight.
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Post by morgan on Mar 17, 2019 0:48:01 GMT
How Did It Begin? The Origins of Our Curious Customs and Superstitions by Dr. R. & L. Brasch. I love books like this! Found it today in the clearance section at B&N for less than $5.
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Post by mary on Mar 19, 2019 0:34:02 GMT
I find myself between authors and keep up with a dozen or so "favorites". If I pick something I like, usually will read all the library has of that author. Tami Hoag was the last one and only one of her books was not worth it. Of course the library doesn't have a full set of anything because it's a poor county. The library is in an old cast off U. S. Post Office building, so no where to expand on the three block downtown area. I have a bad feeling about where the old books go. I noticed they had to replace some of the older SK books with paperbacks. Anyway, I need an author and search for cops and docs with forensics. The author has to pass a test before I even check what the story is about. Mike Connally, David Baldacci and John Grisham have gold stars.
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Post by morgan on Mar 19, 2019 1:03:00 GMT
I find myself between authors and keep up with a dozen or so "favorites". If I pick something I like, usually will read all the library has of that author. Tami Hoag was the last one and only one of her books was not worth it. Of course the library doesn't have a full set of anything because it's a poor county. The library is in an old cast off U. S. Post Office building, so no where to expand on the three block downtown area. I have a bad feeling about where the old books go. I noticed they had to replace some of the older SK books with paperbacks. Anyway, I need an author and search for cops and docs with forensics. The author has to pass a test before I even check what the story is about. Mike Connally, David Baldacci and John Grisham have gold stars.
Thanks for the rec about Tami Hoag! I've seen her name many times, but haven't read anything she's written. |
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Post by mary on Mar 19, 2019 20:12:46 GMT
Thanks for the Jeffery Deaver tip. I'll check it out.
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Post by doccreed on Mar 19, 2019 20:17:43 GMT
Thanks for the Jeffery Deaver tip. I'll check it out. |
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Post by osnafrank on Mar 19, 2019 20:21:30 GMT
I find myself between authors and keep up with a dozen or so "favorites". If I pick something I like, usually will read all the library has of that author. Tami Hoag was the last one and only one of her books was not worth it. Of course the library doesn't have a full set of anything because it's a poor county. The library is in an old cast off U. S. Post Office building, so no where to expand on the three block downtown area. I have a bad feeling about where the old books go. I noticed they had to replace some of the older SK books with paperbacks. Anyway, I need an author and search for cops and docs with forensics. The author has to pass a test before I even check what the story is about. Mike Connally, David Baldacci and John Grisham have gold stars.
I didn't like his first book though.
A great Baldacci Book is "The whole Truth"
It's a great Topic (Perceptions Management)
Did you read it yet ?
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Post by morgan on Mar 20, 2019 1:27:56 GMT
Thanks for the Jeffery Deaver tip. I'll check it out. |
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