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Post by Bartwald on Feb 18, 2005 13:51:33 GMT -5
"Abel Ferrara - The Moral Vision". Heard very good things about this! They true? On the other hand, I haven't heard much about Christopher Moore...  And right now I'm reading the biography of James Herbert, "Devil In The Dark"; I have some problems with the style there but all in all it's a great book for Herbert's fans! |
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Feb 18, 2005 16:32:40 GMT -5
Heard very good things about this! They true? It's good, but it does get very pretentious over the simplest little things in a film. Freud and Marx are mentioned, put it that way! |
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Post by Quorthon on Mar 1, 2005 1:16:28 GMT -5
Right now I'm on Shadowland by Peter Straub.
I'm trying to read a different author every book I pick up, but I still went back to Dean Koontz 3 times...
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Post by Bartwald on Mar 8, 2005 10:56:47 GMT -5
Right now I'm on Shadowland by Peter Straub. A great book! One of my favourite ones by Straub! |
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Post by Phoenix on Mar 9, 2005 13:29:08 GMT -5
Right now I'm reading 'BITE' which is a collection of vampire short stories. Kinda light reading - kind of girlie for vampires.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Mar 9, 2005 16:54:29 GMT -5
Hmmmmm, I haven't read that collection. Is it modern day vamps, or traditional gothic? Let me know if it's worth checking out...
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Mar 9, 2005 17:15:58 GMT -5
Today I started "Dead Certain" by Mariah Stewart. It's the second in a 3-book series. Three guys meet in prison & somehow they start talking about 3 people that they would kill if they ever got out. They end up swapping lists w/ each other & when each of them get out they proceed to kill the people on the lists. The first one was pretty good, hope fully this one will be too.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 9, 2005 22:40:21 GMT -5
I'm reading a book called "Island of the Sequined Love Nun" by one of my favorites, Christopher Moore. Everyone here should read his complete works. All of them are a laugh, a riot, and a blast. And even profound and thought-provoking, too.
This one is about cargo cults. I don't wanna say anymore because you won't laugh nearly as hard if I said anything else.
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Post by spacer on Mar 10, 2005 8:18:51 GMT -5
Well, if it's so good I'll try to steal some free time to find it and read it. By the way, now I'm reading Solaris by Lem in original language. It's tough, thought - provoking, erudite, politically non-correct touching the most uneasy subconscious problems showing that human being is a weak creature and cannot cope with many problems in contrast to other sci-fi flicks and books where heroes are invincible and never show signs of wear and tear. In other words it's classic and brilliant Lem.  |
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Post by Bartwald on Mar 16, 2005 11:10:25 GMT -5
...now I'm reading Solaris by Lem in original language... I borrowed it from the library for, like, the tenth time lately - and again failed to read the whole of it. Right now - except for this Slade book - I'm also reading King's next to last volume of The Dark Tower. And it is good, too! |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Mar 16, 2005 22:48:48 GMT -5
I'm also reading King's next to last volume of The Dark Tower. And it is good, too! Oh man...I almost forgot about those after I read the first one. I need to get back into them. I just started Naked Prey by John Sandford. Hopefully by the time I finish that one Ghoul will be here. Then I'll have to get back into the Tower series after that. |
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 16, 2005 23:09:19 GMT -5
Still going with the Chris Moore splurge: The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove.
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Post by spacer on Mar 17, 2005 1:14:31 GMT -5
I borrowed it from the library for, like, the tenth time lately - and again failed to read the whole of it. SHAME SHAME ;D
I've just finished reading it
I know it was a toughie but still delicious to gobble ;D |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Mar 17, 2005 19:05:54 GMT -5
Just finished reading Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, and I'm starting on Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I missed out on that book in high school, so I'm reading it now.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 17, 2005 23:20:39 GMT -5
Fear and Loathing is a great book, even more messed up and visual and drug-induced than the film (which was a major disappointment to me since I love Terry Gilliam and...well, I didn't really like it).
As for Steinback, I've heard his humorus stuff is better (Tortilla Flat, etc. ...).
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