Hmmm... Nothing, sadly. not enough time. most recently i was poring through "C++ for dummies"

(nerd porn)

no, i wouldnt be interested unless it was at least "D++ for dummies"

LOL

Tai Pan by James Clavell. Great writer. He never bores me.

House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski

the blue nowhere by jeffrey deaver

Spawn by Shaun Hutson

A man has to have his standards

Ninth And Hell Street by Chas. Balun
After i've spent years of searching for it, a friend found it, and gave it to me for an early birthday gift.
So far it's great. Graphic gore in the extreme...

Sins of Sunset County by T.L. Moore.

New author, new book.. so far, so great!

Someone actually brought me the novelisation of the movie Alien VS. Predator on my last hospital stay, and I just read it. It was WAY more entertaining than the movie....I wish I would have just read the book and not seen the movie.

I'm reading "The Richard Laymon Collection volume 1: The Cellar, The Beast house, Midnight Tour".

I brought it in Amazon UK. It´s the first time I read Laymon and so far (I'm in the first of those books) I'm really enjoying it!

By the way: Why there aren't omnibus of the works of Laymon in the US? The omnibus that I brought, The Beast House Trilogy, is part of a new collection of Laymon in the UK, with almost all the books from Laymon, with good print quality and for a very good price.

I love Richard Laymon's books. I am on a Guy N Smith kick at the moment - reading Satan's Snowdrop!

i just finished reading New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, the sequel to Twilight. Fucking awesome

Finished Monster Island - David Wellington

Great take on zombies, interesting ideas, and a really entertaining overall read. Can't wait for Monster Nation. Check it out.

Just completed:-
- The House That Jack Built (Graham Masterson) - damn good
- Mystery (Peter Straub) - starts off slow, but good twists throughout

Currently going thru:
- Talisman / Black House - King & Straub

Here's a testament to how much actual work my job entails (and how fucking long my shifts usualy are). I finished 2 books that Id been working on today:

- Ticktock by Dean Koontz
- Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman


Ticktock was very good until the ending, as with most of Koontz books. Id even go so far as to say this is one of his worst endings to date, surpassing the even muddled mess that Cold Fire sunk into. He always builds up alot of questions in the plot, but I dont think he even knows the answers himself. It always results in the plot completly unravelling at the end, no exceptions here.

As awful as the ending was, I actually would consider this one of his better novels, solely due to the great characters. Deliverence Payne is, IMO, the greatest human chanacter the man has ever came up with (I say "human" because he will never surpass Einstein the dog from Watchers). Absolutly hilarious, and contrasted with Tommy (the "hero")'s seriousness, I found myself laughing out loud more than I would care to admit.

The monster was also damn good for most of the book....as I say, unravelled badly at the end though.

^ Wow, that wound up alot longer than I was intending. Sorry...


As for Smoke and Mirrors, I liked it. Ive been reading it on and off for close to (over?) a year now, but I read over half of it today. It's a collection of short stories and poems, so as can be expected not eveything is great. The majority are very well written though, I highly recomend checking this out.

The Darkness That Comes Before by r. scott bakker

I'm reading Stinger by Robert McCammon. It's a very entertaining book, and I would LOVE to see it made into a movie. Aliens usually scare the hell out of me, and these aliens have a whole lot of potential.

Just finished reading The Ruins by Scott Smith, a mainstream author who has apparently decided to try horror. I'll put it simply: this is an excellent novel. This is a very grim and disturbing book, definitely not for those looking for a little light reading. Quick synopsis: a group of young college students has taken a trip to Cancun. Circumstances lead them to seek out an archaeological dig site in the Yucatan, where things take a sudden and drastic turn for the horrific. I would recommend this book highly, but only for those who enjoy particularly gloomy horror.

Currently reading: A Cavern of Black Ice by J.V. Jones. On deck: the 16th "Best New Horror" collection, edited by Stephen Jones.

Currently working my way through China Boy by Gus Lee.

Introduction to Animal Care

OK, it's not a book, but that's what I'm reading

if i could get 10 seconds of free time .. it would have been "they thirst"

You should make sure you get 10 seconds of free time - it's an awesome book!


bastard! :D

no - i meant that if i had 10 seconds of extra time - it would be the book YOU are reading at the moment..

i already read it years ago..

I just need time to get this in the mail to you ..

Oooohhhhhh, I get it now!

damn menopausal brain!

I have just re-read for the millionth time The Fog by James Herbert. All in one day. I managed to get it off Ebay, the 1977 version I had as a kid, and it still stands the test of time. Especially the bit in the school gym.

I don't really like Herbert in general, but that book has some scenes that are just superb. For example, the one where the lady tries to drown herself, changes her mind at the last minute, and then gets pushed out to sea by the lemming-like charge of infected folks. Great stuff.

The Executioner's Song. Again.

Never really got into Herbert as well, although i've read some of his books when i was younger .. horror as well as fantasy. His plot always seem to go on a little too long. Might give the Fog another shot, if i can get my hands on a good copy :cool:

Just got my second set of study books for Veterinary Technology and am getting ready to start "Behavior".

Goody,now you can explian to me why my cat is so wierd.

OH! *smacks head* Never Mind!
It's 'cause he's a CAT:D



I just got this book from a friend:

Velvet Elvis - Repainting The Christian Faith by Rob Bell

This author used to be in a Punk band and now is the founder and pastor of a church called Mars Hill.
He's not the best writer and reading this book so far is like riding a rollar coaster,it's all over the place.
So far though,if anyone is making SENSE about the whole God issue-this guy has nailed it.
I have a hard time reading for long amounts of time though, so I may finally finish this small 194 page book sometime next year:D

Just finished Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Holy shit, the next movie is gonna be rough.

Just finished American Psycho and am moving on to Intensity.

Right now I'm reading The Tommyknockers by Stephen King.

im reading The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson.

upstairs - i'm reading Off Season - Jack Ketchum

downstairs - i'm reading They Thirst - until i get a chance to mail it to lil ms. hammerfan.

(i have holidays next week - i promise - on my life - that it will be sent then.)

What do you think of it? Do you think I'm completely out of my mind yet?! :D

Just finished:

Salvation on Sand Mountain. this book is awesome. it's about a reporter who infiltrates snake~handling churches in north alabama to get a story, but then ends up becoming immersed in their culture. it's a true story and is great, especially if you're into the Southern Gothic stuff.

Currently:
the Shining. when I was in middle school I read all of Mr King's "classics." like this one, Carrie, It, etc. now that I have graduated with my BS in English, I now realize that he really is a hack like all my professors said. while this isn't too well written (i.e. it's very straight-forward), it's still quite entertaining. it was lying on the floor while we were moving and I picked it up and read the first page and it sank its hooks in. now I'm in for the long haul.

the Watchmen. someone on here mentioned this not long ago and it made me want to re-read my Alan Moore books. I recently finished From Hell and went even further back and am re-reading this.

Werewolves in their Youth. this is a collection of short stories by pulitzer-winning writer Michael Chabon (author of Wonder Boys and the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, both of which are great). so far, so good. a good short story is hard to beat.