GTA_stu Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I heard it makes you go crazy and you get urges to shoot a famous musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. León Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Just finished reading Needful Things by Stephen King. I'm looking forward to something by Shane Stevens. Can somebody talk to me about his work? It was one of my latest King's books too, absolutely loved it. Now I am reading the Shining, Firestarter and Dreamcatcher from him. I've read about 20 books from him now. Does anybody have an idea if Salinger's Catcher in the rye is good? Ought to buy it, but afraid it might not be good. My favorite book by SK is the The Dark Half. Pretty good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceRay Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I finished reading Dean Koontz' The Good Guy and, boy, was it bad. Koontz is a skilled writer in parts but this was nothing new. All the characters were flat, it was a boring slog. The "good guy" main character was just so good and and so nice we're constantly told how nice he is from other characters and man, its gets annoying. The antagonist is supposed to be an expert, ruthless hitman but he sucks! He has so many opportunities to kill his target and yet messed up every time. The protagonists didn't win because they were smart, they won because they were being chased by an egotistical douchebag who spent more time looking at mirrors than taking out his target. I would not recommend it. On the other hand, I have just picked up Pay The Devil by Jack Higgins. Its a lot better. If you like RDR, you'll like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xboxless Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 I finished reading Dean Koontz' The Good Guy and, boy, was it bad. Koontz is a skilled writer in parts but this was nothing new. All the characters were flat, it was a boring slog. The "good guy" main character was just so good and and so nice we're constantly told how nice he is from other characters and man, its gets annoying. The antagonist is supposed to be an expert, ruthless hitman but he sucks! He has so many opportunities to kill his target and yet messed up every time. The protagonists didn't win because they were smart, they won because they were being chased by an egotistical douchebag who spent more time looking at mirrors than taking out his target. I would not recommend it. On the other hand, I have just picked up Pay The Devil by Jack Higgins. Its a lot better. If you like RDR, you'll like this one. Whenever I go into this half-price book store, smartly called Half-Price books, the horror section is like half a book case of Stephen King and two and a half bookcases of Dean Koontz. Haha I actually have been reading Clive Barker's Books of Blood. It's all pretty good stuff. The short-story Dread is a good one, I read it out loud to my sister while traveling across Texas. I also am reading Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind. I liked the beginning but the middle bit is about ways to memorize stuff, and I just don't care enough. I don't want to not read a section of a book but I also feel bad for just reading it and not participating. I don't know. I think he is even throwing little tricks in the book. He threw in something about some formula and said it worked but no one believed it did but that he needs to get a mathematician to check it. He also said it was probably a bit smudged and unreadable. I think he was trying to trick people with that bit. Jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verdant Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Yesterday, I picked up myself a copy of Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'Total Recall' book. Absolutely amazing, I am loving it so far. Telling the unbelievable tale of his life. Their are a lot of funny moments in the book, one of them is when Arnold went into the military at the age of 18 and was driving around a tank. It was in the garage and once he started it up it began to shake. He ignored it a couple of times until it got worse and 'boom' the garage wall was damaged by his tank. Seriously guys, check this book out it's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. León Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Im reading The Library Policeman, a short story from Four Past Midnight by Stephen King. I'm mostly a mainstream reader, can anyone recommend me something good and "not too mainstream"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH NO Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I finished reading Dean Koontz' The Good Guy and, boy, was it bad. Koontz is a skilled writer in parts but this was nothing new. I read this recently and agree it was pretty mundane stuff. The Killer was mildly interesting and I just kept wanting to skim to his parts to see just how wierd Koontz wanted to go with him, which wasnt anything impressive. There was one part I didnt get any resolution on, the print he pulls off the targets wall, the one he wants to ram down her throat, do you remember what it was? I have no idea if it was mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xboxless Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Im reading The Library Policeman, a short story from Four Past Midnight by Stephen King.I'm mostly a mainstream reader, can anyone recommend me something good and "not too mainstream"? I don't know how mainstream it is but Books of Blood by Clive Barker is good. I mentioned it on this page before but Dread is really good. H.P. Lovecraft is also good. They are probably "mainstream" but still good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceRay Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I finished reading Dean Koontz' The Good Guy and, boy, was it bad. Koontz is a skilled writer in parts but this was nothing new. I read this recently and agree it was pretty mundane stuff. The Killer was mildly interesting and I just kept wanting to skim to his parts to see just how wierd Koontz wanted to go with him, which wasnt anything impressive. There was one part I didnt get any resolution on, the print he pulls off the targets wall, the one he wants to ram down her throat, do you remember what it was? I have no idea if it was mentioned. Yeah, I think he wanted to jam the chick's book down her own throat because it was too light hearted. That never gets followed up on, like a lot of stuff. Krait's biggest moment of dumbassery was at the end, at the house. He leaves the mother UNGUARDED in an UNLOCKED house while he walks upstairs. It never crossed his mind that Tim might have attempted to rescue his own mother instead of walking right into a death trap. That was just f*cking stupid. Also, when he jumps out of the house, he could have just ran to where RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER and shot his target, I'm pretty sure they were sitting there in the car round the corner and I think its acknowledged in Krait's section that he knows this. Instead he goes after two guys which he knows is a cop and another who was in the military. The ending was complete bull. Tim literally just calls up the president, tells him about the conspiracy and that's it. It's all done for. Wouldn't the FBI/government guys kill Tim, Linda etc because they knew too much and would manage to take down the operation, like Tim does in the finale? It never crossed their minds that they might go public with this information? This is more proof that the villains were complete buffoons and the good guys won because of their incompetence. Another thing that peaved me off; the people who ordered Linda to die were the same people who were supplying Krait with equipment the entire story. So why did the meeting at the bar ever take place? Why didn't they just text Krait the details? What was the point of risking the entire operation by meeting in a public place? That is just lazy writing. I could write better than this. Honestly, Koontz is a pretty skilled writer so there are some clever parts where he can disguise the horrible dialogue and plot but ultimately this just blew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. León Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 John Katzenbach? Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyEatingCheese Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I haven't been reading much lately. Was busy with studies, gaming etc. Now I'd like to catch up again. I borrowed Pride and Prejudice from a friend but my cousin said it is a girls book. Should I read it? I won't read it if its girly or anything like that or only girls read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_grizzly_man Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Wouldn't bother with Pride and Prejudice - remember having to read it school years ago - was the most tedious thing I'd ever read. Telephone directories would be a better read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Reaper. Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Telephone directories would be a better read. Once in school, my whole class had to do so. Aloud, so the teacher could hear it, for about half an hour. I don't even remember why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_grizzly_man Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Telephone directories would be a better read. Once in school, my whole class had to do so. Aloud, so the teacher could hear it, for about half an hour. I don't even remember why. That just sounds like sadism to me - or the teacher was going through some kind of nervous breakdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Having had my interest piqued by the film trailers, I picked up a copy of The Cloud Atlas. A fantastic book. Strongly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyEatingCheese Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Okay then I won't read it. I am gonna read Requiem for a Dream and A Clockwork Orange. Whichever one I can find first in my city. They both sound good. I haven't seen the movies though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. León Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Finished reading The Library Policeman, it was good, it's the first story by Stephen King that actually got me scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xWH1T30UTx Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Can't say that I have a huge interest in reading books for entertainment. However, the one book that I've read & truly enjoyed was one titled "Storm Thief" by Chris Wooding. Something about it really hit me, hard. It's not exactly a long read, or a difficult one. But the quality of the writing itself and the way that Wooding portrayed everything within this world that he had created was wonderful. I've read this book several times throughout my life, and I've never found anything quite like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OH NO Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I finished reading Dean Koontz' The Good Guy and, boy, was it bad. Koontz is a skilled writer in parts but this was nothing new. I read this recently and agree it was pretty mundane stuff. The Killer was mildly interesting and I just kept wanting to skim to his parts to see just how wierd Koontz wanted to go with him, which wasnt anything impressive. There was one part I didnt get any resolution on, the print he pulls off the targets wall, the one he wants to ram down her throat, do you remember what it was? I have no idea if it was mentioned. ...... Wehhey, tel 'em why you mad son. Agreed though, it was a load of bollocks. Thanks for that answer to my question though as I was irritated by it. Im now reading something by John Le Carre, The Mission Song (couldnt think of the title for a moment there). Excellent but grounded work of fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. León Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) I finished The Sun Dog by Stephen King. Incredible story, the ending is so... Aargh! I'm reading I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga. Pretty awesome and dark. Edited December 9, 2012 by HUGOHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.I.M. Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Currently reading, Fredrick Forsythe's The Day of the Jackal...Seems interesting. Thinking of buying Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acehilm Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 All three Robert Monroe books: - Journeys out of the body - Far Journeys - Ultimate Journey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master of San Andreas Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Thinking of buying Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.... bah, I have the whole series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaidRaida Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'm currently reading 'Touching The Void' by Joe Simpson. Interesting book about a rock climbing accident in the Peruvian Andes and the fight to survive on a tall mountain with a badly broken leg. Recommended! There is also a movie about this with the same name. The movie is also quiete exciting and I recommend to watch it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albanyave Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Just finished reading Alex Cross by James Patterson. Pretty good page turner. Will start a Jack Reacher novel THE ENEMY by Lee Child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlickSpencer8 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I'm not a big reader myself, but the only book that I finished and enjoyed was 90 minutes in heaven. This was honestly the best book I've ever read and it really get's to you and you see how this one man keeps fighting everyday with the amount of surgery's and spending at the hospital and such and it's really inspirational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
na89340qv0n34b09q340 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Anyone here ever read any Phillip K. Dick? I read Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? a couple weeks ago and really liked it, but can I expect his other novels to be as good? Specifically I want to maybe pick up Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, and The Man in the High Castle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der_Don Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Finished "Winter of the World" by Ken Follett. Great read. Even better than its prequel "Fall of Giants" imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Got this book off my bro. Can't wait, the snippets I skimmed through are hilarious. ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyEatingCheese Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Went down to the bookstore today. Saw A Game of Thrones there. I've heard a lot about it. It sounds good but I wanna know if its like The Lord of The Rings. The books were great but too slow in my opinion. Is it slow like it? Also, I was thinking of reading The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. It sounds good but is it good? I read a few negative reviews that the writing style isn't good. Can anyone please help me out? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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