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Post by sthubbins on Jul 25, 2017 9:17:55 GMT -6
I am reading Stephen King's "On Writing" book. It is the only Stephen King I've read. I can't decide whether I feel compelled to read others of his.
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Post by anime on Jul 25, 2017 9:20:49 GMT -6
It's the only Stephen King book I've read as well, but I took a lot away from it. I read it nearly a decade ago... whew. Also, currently reading this:  |
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Post by Xamnam on Jul 25, 2017 9:26:10 GMT -6
Howl's is an interesting cover art choice for that text.
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Post by anime on Jul 25, 2017 9:33:25 GMT -6
Not sure if there's a rhyme or reason behind it but it's certainly striking.
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Post by Gulfwax on Jul 25, 2017 9:43:58 GMT -6
True story: I named my daughter after the main female character in Howl's
In other news: I recently finished the Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown. I'm normally not much of a sci-fi fan, but those books kept me quite entertained. I blasted through them.
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Post by sleeping on Jul 25, 2017 9:51:42 GMT -6
Actually, anime is bad.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2017 9:51:59 GMT -6
i've only read the first one (Red Rising) so far but i quite liked it.
still havent finished American Gods due to distractions and only having time to read on the blue line, but i'm close to finished and thoroughly enjoying it.
separately i sent off another 3 or 4 copies of manuscripts last night. i've probably sent 20 so far but they all say 6-12 months for responses so it's like...idk.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2017 9:53:08 GMT -6
also we could dedicate a whole thread to King but if only in the interest of timeliness, i can't recommend everyone at least try the first Dark Tower enough. regardless of your initial interest in seeing the movie.
quick, easy read and thoroughly wonderful.
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Post by Gulfwax on Jul 25, 2017 10:12:56 GMT -6
i've only read the first one ( Red Rising) so far but i quite liked it. still havent finished American Gods due to distractions and only having time to read on the blue line, but i'm close to finished and thoroughly enjoying it. separately i sent off another 3 or 4 copies of manuscripts last night. i've probably sent 20 so far but they all say 6-12 months for responses so it's like...idk.
I liked each book in the RR series better than the last. Definitely keep with it if you enjoyed the first one.
Good luck with your manuscripts!
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Post by anime on Jul 25, 2017 10:16:51 GMT -6
agreed, both on accounts of the medium and myself |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2017 10:30:23 GMT -6
i've only read the first one ( Red Rising) so far but i quite liked it. still havent finished American Gods due to distractions and only having time to read on the blue line, but i'm close to finished and thoroughly enjoying it. separately i sent off another 3 or 4 copies of manuscripts last night. i've probably sent 20 so far but they all say 6-12 months for responses so it's like...idk.
I liked each book in the RR series better than the last. Definitely keep with it if you enjoyed the first one.
Good luck with your manuscripts!
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Post by zircona1 on Jul 25, 2017 11:52:27 GMT -6
also we could dedicate a whole thread to King but if only in the interest of timeliness, i can't recommend everyone at least try the first Dark Tower enough. regardless of your initial interest in seeing the movie. quick, easy read and thoroughly wonderful. For a King newbie, I'd recommend one of the short story collections, like Skeleton Crew or Night Shift. |
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Post by sleeping on Jul 25, 2017 12:16:20 GMT -6
also we could dedicate a whole thread to King but if only in the interest of timeliness, i can't recommend everyone at least try the first Dark Tower enough. regardless of your initial interest in seeing the movie. quick, easy read and thoroughly wonderful. For a King newbie, I'd recommend one of the short story collections, like Skeleton Crew or Night Shift. I haven't read a new King novel in a long, long time (I think Desperation may have been the last one I read) but I've still read each of his short story collections that's come out. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2017 12:18:44 GMT -6
i really loved Doctor Sleep (sequel to The Shining) from a few years ago.
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Post by sleeping on Jul 25, 2017 12:19:57 GMT -6
But if you want the true King experience, just jump right in at the deep end and read The Stand.
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Post by Javo on Jul 25, 2017 16:49:40 GMT -6
ooohhh the Stand! Best King book by far
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Post by alady on Jul 25, 2017 18:34:22 GMT -6
I picked up M Train and Handmaid's Tale to read on vacation. Weeeeeeee
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Post by sick2b on Jul 25, 2017 19:07:32 GMT -6
I am reading Stephen King's "On Writing" book. It is the only Stephen King I've read. I can't decide whether I feel compelled to read others of his. Needful Things (1991) is the last book I read from Stephen King, and close to being my favorite one from him. Though I was a precocious reader (I was 9 when I first read one of his books, and then embarked on a reading blitz - literally reading all his books in the following three years), I still feel old writing this... |
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Post by sleeping on Jul 26, 2017 7:43:33 GMT -6
I am reading Stephen King's "On Writing" book. It is the only Stephen King I've read. I can't decide whether I feel compelled to read others of his. Needful Things (1991) is the last book I read from Stephen King, and close to being my favorite one from him. I rewatched the movie of that recently and had a weird moment where I realized that the villain is played by Max von Sydow and not, as I had misremembered somehow, by Rutger Hauer. |
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Post by dij22 on Jul 30, 2017 12:24:05 GMT -6
My school approved my request to teach No Country for Old Men next year. I am super excited to be teaching some McCarthy for the first time.
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Post by sick2b on Jul 30, 2017 18:41:36 GMT -6
I picked up M Train and Handmaid's Tale to read on vacation. Weeeeeeee Great pick! |
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Post by sthubbins on Aug 1, 2017 10:18:34 GMT -6
I've started reading Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan series because it seems come up in conversation a lot and I'm tired of saying "oh I want to read that." I've read one of her non-Neapolitan series books before and it was very good.
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Post by sthubbins on Aug 1, 2017 10:19:04 GMT -6
I also just read the Oscar Wilde play "An Ideal Husband" and it sucked
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Post by sick2b on Aug 1, 2017 20:54:08 GMT -6
I also just read the Oscar Wilde play "An Ideal Husband" and it sucked Haven't read this one but The Portrait of Dorian Gray, which I read when I was 17 or so, remains to this day among my very favourite books |
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Post by sthubbins on Aug 2, 2017 15:05:51 GMT -6
don't like that one either. I did enjoy The Importance of Being Earnest and was hoping Ideal Husband would be more like that. It sort of was but not as fun.
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Post by goodson on Aug 2, 2017 15:09:02 GMT -6
love importance of being earnest
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 7:53:01 GMT -6
Started reading Just Kids last night. Already about 70 pages in. It's one of the books I purchased from Shakespeare & Co in Paris last year with the idea that anything we left the store with would be something we'd hold onto going forward, as a memory of that trip. I'm happy with my purchase so far.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 15:14:03 GMT -6
made myself sit down and finish American Gods. stylistically fantastic. the ending(s) was kinda predictable once you reached a certain point but still good.
clearly the show has 0 interest in doing anything related to the book but whatever.
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Post by Xamnam on Aug 9, 2017 17:24:11 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 18:43:15 GMT -6
I enjoyed American Gods - kind of petered out a bit towards the end, but it was a surprisingly quick read. Loved the inclusion of bottle chapters (is that what you'd call them?) throughout.
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not getting my hopes up yet but it's a start
