lala Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Stephen King: Under The Dome & Cell (both rereads) i loved under the dome. cell any good? i realised i never finished kurt vonnegut - breakfast of champions, so i might do that one. i remember quite a few lols (read the first quarter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Stephen King: Under The Dome & Cell (both rereads) i loved under the dome. cell any good? i realised i never finished kurt vonnegut - breakfast of champions, so i might do that one. i remember quite a few lols (read the first quarter) I need to read this. slaughter house five was a fun read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Nah, cell is fucking awful. Still an ok read if you're an SK obsessive (yup) and don't mind the novel eq of a £ shop horror DVD. Currently rereading Duma Key. THIS one IS worth your time. Breakfast of Champions may well be my favorite Vonnegut novel. Yes, you need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sequoioideae Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Oh John Cage, you were but a crazy youngin' looking for love in both men and women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spratters Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Not sure if this is allowed but a book I wrote is currently free on Amazon should you want a free kindle book about a detective trying to rescue a child held hostage without being able to tell anyone. Should be free for another day or so, and even when not free is under a £1/$1. Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IDVR0ME/ref=docs-os-doi_0 Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Children-That-Dont-Exist-ebook/dp/B00IDVR0ME It should also be free in whatever you're country you're in, but I don't want to jam up the thread with a hundred + links so apologies. Going by reviews alone, my book was better received in America than the UK. I prefer the American review myself. Thanks, I'll give that a go. I tend to forget about my Kindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) Nah, cell is fucking awful. Still an ok read if you're an SK obsessive (yup) and don't mind the novel eq of a £ shop horror DVD. Currently rereading Duma Key. THIS one IS worth your time. Breakfast of Champions may well be my favorite Vonnegut novel. Yes, you need to. Didn't think id like cell. Duma key is great. Not as great but good is from a Buick 8. I'm into sci-fi so I already know breakfast of champions is the best choice for me. You know SK doesn't know the endings of his stories, he just creates characters & a predicament & describes them worming their way out of it. 'if I dont know how it ends how will my readers?' . Genius Edited August 24, 2014 by lala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Tempted to read 1408. I've seen the film with 2 different endings and it's a good film... Oh, house of leaves if you haven't . It's like my mantra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Well acquainted with house of leaves 1408 the story is one of the best things he's done (the film is shiiiit) Yeah, SK takes the intuitive thing to the extreme. That's why we have the phenomenon known as 'Stephen King Ending Syndrome' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lala Posted August 24, 2014 Share Posted August 24, 2014 1408 it is then. house of leafs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Has anyone read Through the Woods by Emily Carroll yet? I might spam this thread until at least one person does, hello spiral do you work at Waterstones or did I dream that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Little Lord Faulteroy Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Currently reading The Picture Of Dorian Gray, i'm 36 pages into the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Still slogging through The Kindly Ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Has anyone read Through the Woods by Emily Carroll yet? no!! I want to!! have too many things to catch up on as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Has anyone read Through the Woods by Emily Carroll yet? no!! I want to!! have too many things to catch up on as it is. You'll probably have it read in under an hour and it's fucking awesome, beautiful art too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 only just getting into the good, horrible, nasty stuff. this book.. at page 107 now and as per usual, i slow down reading because it is sinking in. sinking sinking The Chief perspective is really amazing: the memories, connections, experience, Chronics, Acutes, Nurse Ratched and her spider wed, the machinery of the institute, bald-faced PR dude, doc, and the lack of dance of laugther. the horrible music that plays on repeat everyday. it's a direct attack on the human soul and spirit. it's nasty. nasty business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Finished 'Now Wait for Last Year' and 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'. Excellent Philp K Dick novels as usual. I've yet to be disappointed with any of his novels and short stories. Except maybe the ending for 'The Cosmic Puppets' which felt like a typical 50s 'just wrap it up in a bow' sci-fi ending. I'm planning to read as many novels of his as I can before jumping into the VALIS trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 hello spiral do you work at Waterstones or did I dream that? Sprillian works at Waterstones. Meaning I can get 50% off with her staff discount :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 hello spiral do you work at Waterstones or did I dream that? Sprillian works at Waterstones. Meaning I can get 50% off with her staff discount :D you're telling me *swims in sprill discount books* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) hello spiral do you work at Waterstones or did I dream that? Sprillian works at Waterstones. Meaning I can get 50% off with her staff discount :D Ah, I was close. Ask her nicely to get you Through the Woods, it'll be like 6 quid, well worth it. Edited September 2, 2014 by tec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powertree Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I dived into this recently. Really good :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colunga Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Henry Miller - Sexus. Didnt think I would enjoy it as much as I am, so I already bought Plexus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoon Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Foundation 3 / Second Foundation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublename Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 HHhH (Himmlers Hirn heißt Heydrich) by Laurent Binet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Blood Meridian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris de Vries Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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