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Doc Faustus 05-29-2008 03:10 PM

The Essential Ellison

Geddy 05-30-2008 02:55 AM

Re-reading Rebel Without A Crew.

Vodstok 05-30-2008 11:17 AM

Just finished Servant of the Shard by R A Salvatore this morning. I thought it was a really good book until the epilogue, at which point i decided it was a FUCKING AWESOME book.

the revelation in the last paragraph is a "Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's Father" revelation if you have read the 13-14 preceding books. Incredible, one of my new favorites.

amc420vt 05-30-2008 04:37 PM

'hell house'

Deakin316 06-02-2008 11:17 AM

Bad Moon Rising
 
Bad Moon Rising by Jonathan Maberry...excellent book

Doc Faustus 06-03-2008 03:55 PM

Piecemeal June by Jordan Krall. Funny, sick. Early Clive Barker meets Elmore Leonard.

Thintin 06-04-2008 12:49 AM

Abarat by Clive Barker
 
I've been a fan of CB's work ever since reading Weaveworld (which is still one of my all-time favs).

I know this book was meant for a younger audience but I'm finding it very entertaining. the concept for this set of novels has a lot of scope and the characters and events are believable and original (in a dark fantasy/horror setting).

I'll update when I finished reading it, but at this point I would highly recommend it.

If you haven't read CB before I'd suggest starting with Weaveworld or Imagica, both are fantastic!

My only wish is that CB would once again write books based in the UK instead of pampering to his USA fans (he may live there now but it doesn't mean all his work has to be set there does it?)

I'm also reading a great book called 'Nothing in this book is true, but it's exactly how things are.' which is mind a blowing account of humankind's origins and what is really happening around us now. Well worth reading if you like aliens, dimensional travel and conspiracy theories about secret governments :-)

Geddy 06-04-2008 01:53 AM

The Screenwriter's Workbook by: Syd Field.

amc420vt 06-05-2008 12:41 PM

the outsiders

Geddy 06-08-2008 05:12 AM

About to start Salem's Lot.

SamCostello 06-08-2008 02:18 PM

In the middle of Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work, a collection of short stories by Jason Brown. It’s a solid collection about life in small-town, rural Maine. It rings true to any country life, I suspect, and these stories are well observed and presented.

Sam

IggysPinkTights 06-09-2008 05:08 PM

just finished "A Wolf at the Table" Augusten Burroughs I'm patiently waiting for the new David Sedaris book

amc420vt 06-11-2008 02:25 PM

finished the outsiders the other day. looooooovvveedddd it. and i actually never have seen the movie, so im pshyced to watch that.
im reading 'off season' by jack ketchum right now. so far so good.

Geddy 06-12-2008 02:49 PM

The Island Of Dr Moreau.

Zero 06-14-2008 10:49 AM

just finished SEEING - the sequel to Saramago's Blindness (soon to be a major motion picture - though i can't imagine it will be good). Seeing isn't quite the same as Blindness - its more of a political satire and doesn't have the 'horror/adventure' elements of Blindness - but it was good (although the ending was very depressing to me)

Geddy 06-14-2008 12:16 PM

The Dark Tower Part One - The Gunslinger, By: Stephen King.

The_Return 06-14-2008 04:16 PM

Just started "Rant" by Chuck Palahniuk. It's my first exposure to his work (unless you count the movie version of Fight Club), and so far it's really cool. Love the whole "oral history" concept - makes for a really different kind of read.

colubrid660 06-14-2008 06:05 PM

Working on Shadowland by Peter Straub.

urgeok2 06-15-2008 05:08 AM

just finished "she Wakes" - Jack Ketchum (didnt like it)
and some fantasy trilogy i cant remember the name of.

I just started Michael York's autobiography

_____V_____ 06-15-2008 10:43 AM

Finished reading The Sands of Time - Sidney Sheldon.

I admire him so much that I got all his books which have been out so far.



Now into The Sign of Four, after finishing A Study In Scarlet.

Geddy 06-15-2008 11:16 AM

About to start The Stand By, Stephen King.

urgeok2 06-16-2008 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 706348)
Finished reading The Sands of Time - Sidney Sheldon.

I admire him so much that I got all his books which have been out so far.



Now into The Sign of Four, after finishing A Study In Scarlet.


if you like sidney sheldon - check out Laurence Saunders

Daedalus 06-16-2008 10:45 PM

"The Art of Racing in The Rain"

Very good book I just finished it

_____V_____ 06-17-2008 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by urgeok2 (Post 706623)
if you like sidney sheldon - check out Laurence Saunders

Love his work.

The Anderson Tapes is a particular personal fav of mine. Sean Connery ruled the movie.

Doc Faustus 06-17-2008 01:00 PM

The 10 Cent Plague by David Hadju. Lots of great info on the dawn of comics and one of America's biggest but least well documented struggles for free speech. A must for any comic fan.

urgeok2 06-18-2008 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 707087)
Love his work.

The Anderson Tapes is a particular personal fav of mine. Sean Connery ruled the movie.



i really enjoyed the Deadly sins, and the Commandments series

Geddy 06-18-2008 03:11 PM

War Of The Worlds, by H.G. Wells.

SamCostello 06-22-2008 09:24 AM

In the middle of re-reading Bukowski’s Tales of Ordinary Madness – just as funny, raw, and profane as I fondly remembered.

Sam

roshiq 06-23-2008 01:13 AM

Just finished F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for the first time!

Amazingly beautiful. Now eagerly waiting to see David Fincher's film.:)

Doc Faustus 06-23-2008 09:43 AM

Fitzgerald's short fiction is really underrated.

Abdiel 06-27-2008 08:53 PM

have you heard of this book?
 
I just bought "son of the endless night" and I started reading it and so far so good

novakru 06-28-2008 01:49 PM

Ravenous- Ray Garton
Werewolf....hmm, it's a virus.

I was sick and needed something I didn't have to think about, something that wouldn't make my head pound worse.
This is what I call a popcorn horror novel.
Quick read, nothing to really to recommend... unless your sick.

Geddy 06-30-2008 05:51 AM

Carrie, by Stephen King.

Geddy 07-03-2008 10:30 AM

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How The Sex, Drugs, and Rock And Roll Generation Saved Hollywood.

Doc Faustus 07-03-2008 11:11 AM

I read that. I don't like how it treats Corman, who deserves so much credit for American independent film. Have you read Celluloid Mavericks?

Geddy 07-03-2008 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus (Post 711488)
I read that. I don't like how it treats Corman, who deserves so much credit for American independent film. Have you read Celluloid Mavericks?

Nope, haven't read that one yet. Any good?

Freak 07-03-2008 10:41 PM

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.I know I know but I got bored at work one day so I grabbed the first one off the shelf and it was actually very interesting.

Dante'sInferno 07-04-2008 09:26 AM

Let's go to the movies by Lester Gordon.

Dante'sInferno 07-04-2008 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 706348)
Finished reading The Sands of Time - Sidney Sheldon.

I admire him so much that I got all his books which have been out so far.



Now into The Sign of Four, after finishing A Study In Scarlet.

My favorite author.Favorite book is The Other Side Of Me.:)

SamCostello 07-06-2008 06:05 AM

The Raw Shark Texts, by Steven Hall – An experimental novel about a man whose memory, and life, is being eaten away a theoretical shark that lives in ideas. It’s a neat idea and fairly engaging so far (about 100 pages into 500). Folks who liked the experimental aspects of House of Leaves might like this, too.


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