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Hi Dawn, I read Delores Claiborne because I loved the character in the movie so much. I hate Stephen King's writing style so much, that I thought this was a rare instance where the movie was better than the book.
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Hi Dawn, I read Delores Claiborne because I loved the character in the movie so much. I hate Stephen King's writing style so much, that I thought this was a rare instance where the movie was better than the book.
Really? What don't you like about his writing style? I know that the few times that I've started books by him, that's what I most enjoyed -- how he wrote. I've never gotten far into any of his books, but that's a "it's not him, it's me" situation (short attention span, too much going on, yadda yadda yadda). I like his conversational tone.
I read it a few years ago, but now I want to read the entire Border Trilogy, so I figured I should go back and re-read the first book. Also, I've read his brilliant Blood Meridian in the interim, which really made me more attuned to just how McCarthy writes.
There are many works I love. There are very few authors of whom I am in awe - but McCarthy is one.
I just finished King's "The Shining" and am very, very glad I didn't see the movie. I wouldn't have been able to finish it.
OMG- when I was in the Navy 20 yrs ago, we had desk duty once a month to answer phones and answer any questions of people in the barracks. We were allowed to read books doing this.
I stupidly chose "The SHining" and was thoroughly engrossed so that anytime someone approached me or the phone would ring I would scream! Everyone had a good laugh at my expense!
Finished Follow A Wild Heart by Bobby Hutchinson last night.
Cute charming story.
Lady lives in the woods on a lake (no electricity, no running water, etc etc) with her 12 year old son. Meets a college professor from the city who likes indoor bathrooms.
I'll admit I originally downloaded it because she has a rescued baby moose, LOL. Instant comedy with "Mortimer".
Note - one of the reviews complained about sexual content. There's 3 or 4 instances, short paragraphs, not graphic at all. Mostly "fade to black" type.
It's not to soon to say that I LOVE both books I've started:
"The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield had me hooked by the third (Kindle) page. Any protagonist that gets so involved with reading that she relaxes off a brick wall and knocks herself out is MY kind of reader! Coupled with a writer that has her bookstore shop father mesmerized and the story HAS to be perfect (I hope).
If it were not for the fact that I still have fabrics to cut, I would've read all afternoon, but instead I listened to "Tyrannosaur Canyon" by Douglas Preston. Totally different feel to this one, so I have no chance of getting them confused. The story opens with a murder of treasure hunter in the wilds of northern New Mexico, right after he's made the discovery of his life. I happen to love the Chamas area of NM, where this is set, and the protagonist is a horse vet that pairs up with a monk. No doubt there will be many interesting developments here.
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Can I just say that I'm loving Dolores Claiborne? YES, I AM! Finally, a book that hooked me. I've read almost 100 pages already. Go, me!
That wasn't what you were talking about, was it, LookingforMayberry? You want to know how Americanah plays out, don't you? Wellllll, I'm a looooong way off from starting that one, I think. But you'll be the very first to know once I do.
Strangely, I can read scary but it's very rare that I can actually WATCH scary. I still have creepy memories of a Vincent Price movie with a torture chamber underground -- and still get goosebumps if I have to go into a dark basement.
I just finished King's "The Shining" and am very, very glad I didn't see the movie. I wouldn't have been able to finish it.
I started this tradition of reading ghost stories in October over a decade ago, but normally I only read one, and later in the month -- the week of Halloween. I think I might've gone over the top this year. I'm feeling a bit jittery from the adrenalin.
I think I am going to set aside "Yarn Harlot" for a while (I'm halfway through), and pick up "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. There's still a ghost in there, but it sounds tamer than some of the others I have to choose from.
I can't watch scary things anymore, either. I like the thought of reading something spooky, but it would have to be PG spooky.
That wasn't what you were talking about, was it, LookingforMayberry? You want to know how Americanah plays out, don't you? Wellllll, I'm a looooong way off from starting that one, I think. But you'll be the very first to know once I do.
As a matter of fact ... you got me.
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I can't watch scary things anymore, either. I like the thought of reading something spooky, but it would have to be PG spooky.
PG spooky -- I LOVE that.
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