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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2017 15:14:50 GMT
Has anyone read The Snowman by Jo Nesbo?
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Post by laura on Aug 7, 2017 13:17:47 GMT
i read the first book in the dark tower series yesterday. i wasn't super impressed with the writing (and didn't expect to be; i'm not the biggest stephen king fan) but the plot is intriguing enough that i'm gonna power through with the rest of the series. honestly i'm only reading it bc i want to see the movie with idris elba, whom i love, and i hate seeing adaptations without first consuming the source material.  |
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Post by Crimson on Aug 16, 2017 19:00:29 GMT
Re-reading the ASOIAF series and waiting to start my dip into Stephen King's work for the first time. Just gotta wait for it to come in the post. Currently trying not to buy more of his books off Amazon but, those used copies prices are damn tempting. #sweats
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 2:14:40 GMT
Re-reading the ASOIAF series and waiting to start my dip into Stephen King's work for the first time. Just gotta wait for it to come in the post. Currently trying not to buy more of his books off Amazon but, those used copies prices are damn tempting. #sweats What King stuff are you planning on? |
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Post by Crimson on Aug 17, 2017 15:17:45 GMT
Re-reading the ASOIAF series and waiting to start my dip into Stephen King's work for the first time. Just gotta wait for it to come in the post. Currently trying not to buy more of his books off Amazon but, those used copies prices are damn tempting. #sweats What King stuff are you planning on? I've ordered Salem's Lot off of Amazon, just waiting for it to arrive any day now. Want to start into his horror stories first, read the books of the movies I've watched like The Shining, Needful Things, IT, Pet Semetary, Misery etc. Dead Zone, also sounds cool and The Dark Half. Holding off on The Dark Tower series for now. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2017 16:44:23 GMT
What King stuff are you planning on? I've ordered Salem's Lot off of Amazon, just waiting for it to arrive any day now. Want to start into his horror stories first, read the books of the movies I've watched like The Shining, Needful Things, IT, Pet Semetary, Misery etc. Dead Zone, also sounds cool and The Dark Half. Holding off on The Dark Tower series for now. I went through a big phase on him during high school although I've still only read a fraction of his stuff. Pet Sematary is by far my favorite and it's still a book I think about a lot because it made such a big impact on me. Needful Things, however... the struggle was real. |
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Post by pessimistpanda on Aug 18, 2017 1:29:26 GMT
I finished Borne finally and started The Scar, by China Mieville, but I find it really hard to focus on anything right now.
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Post by laura on Aug 20, 2017 14:47:44 GMT
i've been slowly trucking my way through the dark tower series and my opinion has turned around almost completely; i love all the characters so much. T__T currently on the fourth book.
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Post by Lady Artifice on Aug 21, 2017 5:18:01 GMT
hellionrexI just thought you might enjoy this video ranting about Fifty Shades.
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Post by hellionrex on Aug 22, 2017 20:59:35 GMT
Lmao, thanks for the share!
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Post by hellionrex on Aug 22, 2017 21:00:25 GMT
Also, reading NK Jemisin's The Broken Earth and holy god it is awesome!
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Post by phantomrachie on Sept 4, 2017 9:08:08 GMT
Also, reading NK Jemisin's The Broken Earth and holy god it is awesome! OMG I love the first one (5th Season). Really enjoyed the fractured nature of how the story was told. I got the second one recently and haven't had time to start it. |
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Post by Crimson on Sept 8, 2017 22:13:36 GMT
Almost finished Stephen King's Salem's Lot, it's soooooooooo good. I don't want it to end.  Heard they made a tv mini series of it in the late 70s, gotta check that out too.  Went browsing through a few 2nd hand stores today, only managed to pick up one bargin, Stephen King's The Green Mile. Got it for a €1!  The other two books I got tho, The Shining and 11/22/63, I had to buy em new, buuuuuuuuut that's alright, my collection is slowly growing. Gonna acquire more of his books soon.  |
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Post by Crimson on Sept 11, 2017 23:19:10 GMT
Finished Salem's Lot, adored it, loved it so much I bought the 1979 mini series off of amazon. Looking forward to watching that, heard it was pretty good. The copy of the book I have is a used copy I got online, gonna drop lots of hints around Xmas time that I'd like the illustrated version of Salem's Lot. I seen the artwork of that version, damn is it pretty! Currently, I'm about 14 chapters in on The Shining, wow is it different than the movie version lmao. Really really enjoying it so far. Once I'm done with that I'll start IT. This dip into Stephen King so far is damn enjoyable. I also have Night Shift ordered and on it's way this week, gonna buy Pet Sematary next. Seen the movie, liked it, will no doubt love the book more tho. Heard it's very very creepy.  |
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Post by Crimson on Sept 20, 2017 22:55:19 GMT
Just finished The Shining, I'll never look at Kubrick's version the same way again, the hell man! xD
I still like the movie but as an adaptation of the book, lulz. Loved the book, really fuckin' enjoyed it.
Just waiting for IT to come in the post, whilst I'm waiting I'll read a few of his short stories from Night Shift, got that book for a steal.
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Post by pessimistpanda on Sept 21, 2017 5:10:08 GMT
Just finished The Shining, I'll never look at Kubrick's version the same way again, the hell man! xD I still like the movie but as an adaptation of the book, lulz. Loved the book, really fuckin' enjoyed it. Just waiting for IT to come in the post, whilst I'm waiting I'll read a few of his short stories from Night Shift, got that book for a steal. King did get quite a lot of input on The Shining, apparently, but you almost always lose things when a book is adapted to film. It's unavoidable.  |
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Post by Crimson on Sept 22, 2017 20:26:21 GMT
Just finished The Shining, I'll never look at Kubrick's version the same way again, the hell man! xD I still like the movie but as an adaptation of the book, lulz. Loved the book, really fuckin' enjoyed it. Just waiting for IT to come in the post, whilst I'm waiting I'll read a few of his short stories from Night Shift, got that book for a steal. King did get quite a lot of input on The Shining, apparently, but you almost always lose things when a book is adapted to film. It's unavoidable. I heard that King sent Kubrick a screenplay but he refused to read it. He described King's writing as "weak". King is still very salty about Kubrick's version. Kubrick had a different vision for the story, he strayed ALOT from the source material. Still like the movie, think it's a failure as an adaptation of the book tho, much much prefer the book. |
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Post by pessimistpanda on Sept 22, 2017 22:34:21 GMT
King did get quite a lot of input on The Shining, apparently, but you almost always lose things when a book is adapted to film. It's unavoidable. I heard that King sent Kubrick a screenplay but he refused to read it. He described King's writing as "weak". King is still very salty about Kubrick's version. Kubrick had a different vision for the story, he strayed ALOT from the source material. Still like the movie, think it's a failure as an adaptation of the book tho, much much prefer the book. Huh. I was told pretty much the exact opposite in my gothic lit class, but this version makes more sense, since Kubrick is by all accounts an asshole. Lol. |
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Post by Crimson on Oct 2, 2017 0:45:40 GMT
Currently half-way through Stephen King's first short story collection, Night Shift, really really enjoying it. Also, started reading Jon Ronson's The Psychopath Test, it's pretty funny so far. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2017 14:19:43 GMT
I have a recommendation. The House at Lobster Cove, by Jane Goodrich. It is, essentially, a gay historical romance*. Now, I'm sure some here will immediately be skeptical since it's written by a woman, as I initially was. (It was recommended to me as something the person thought I would like, so I decided to go ahead and read it.) However, this particular woman didn't set out to write a gay romance, rather the gay romance unfolded before her. This information is contained in the afterword, but I share some of it here to explain the origins. This was a real house that the author became aware of as a girl. Later on, she set out to rebuild the house with her husband. Through years of research, she learned about the house, its owner, and the facets of his life, and eventually decided to write about him. The people contained in the novel are all real people, and their relationships are also real -- it is a fact that the owner of the house lived in it for many years with his "friend," as well as many other facts around which the novel is based. It is, of course, still fictionalized, as one can't know the emotions of people long since deceased. That might have been possible with correspondence or diaries, but this person left none. The novel spans from 1852, through the Civil War, and eventually ends in 1930. It's a bittersweet romance, and it's important to keep the historical time period in mind. There is SOME -- very little comparatively -- "gay angst" in that it addresses the factual attitudes of the period. It's not an overwhelming theme, nor does it impinge on the romance. I'll also add that the novel isn't really about the romance, but it's a prominent feature in the character's life and in the story of the house. The main character is wonderful; he's a great guy that I just want to hug. I devoured the novel in two days. It's charming and lovely. There is sadness, and happiness, and more sadness. But there is a balance, and the happiness is pretty great, hence "bittersweet." I would describe the writing style as being adjacent to the period in which she is writing -- late Victorian to Edwardian -- and it really works for the novel. It is of that style, but also modern, but not truly contemporary. Agatha Christie would be a good comparison; not so old as to be unfamiliar for the modern reader, but takes a few pages to get accustomed. It's a favorite style of mine, which is why I enjoyed the novel so much. * It's kind of odd. Having now read it, I think I would prefer to have been surprised by that aspect of it. But that is why it was recommended to me in the first place, and is also why I recommend it here, so there's nothing for it, I suppose. |
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The other two books I got tho, The Shining and 11/22/63, I had to buy em new, buuuuuuuuut that's alright, my collection is slowly growing. Gonna acquire more of his books soon. 
Much love right back at ya!
