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[PalJoey]

This site is so large with many links that I can't find the one where a few people have stated their views on the greatest living American writer.
More than one person said.........Stephen King.

My, have standards dropped so far in the last thirty years that not only do people not read much real literature but they have no idea what this is?

One has to have standards in choices. If you think King should be given this title then you have no idea what standards mean except that a book is soooooooooo cooooooollllllllll! Obviously people who think King should be given this title are either terribly deslyxic or quite clearly under the age of say two in the guise of a boy of 35 or younger.

A great writer writes of themes with well constructed characters, ambiance, mood, tone, and other things all you cccccoooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllll people don't seem to know anything about. The fact that King has written over 54 books in a tad longer than 30 years says that he dashes the things out with little thought of much of anything using the same tired stereotyped horror images that have been used since after Lovecraft; how many monsters with big ugly teeth can one write?

Sadly, the latest poll in England shows that Rowland, the author of the Harry Potter series, is considered to be the greatest living English author. How sad that standards have dropped so far that even English people think that only what is currently popular is great. Chaucer is rolling in his grave.

Perhaps all you Kingphiles need to actually read books on great books, but then doing so would really ruin your ignorance.

As a side note, such ignorance as yours shows a diminished awareness of many things and probably shows some lack of intelligence, for truly intelligent people understand what standards are and how to apply them. And a truly intelligent person would never consider King as anything other than a half-baked Bit Mac with fries, something King called his writing with all sincerity.

Have fun reading, kids.

[X-Nightcrawler]

. . . uh huh.

http://lemurking.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/hyperion_cover.jpg
So, I started reading Dan Simmons' "Hyperion". I haven't read enough to know if I'm enjoying it, but it points at two things: 1, the plot looks very interesting; 2, it's unlike anything I expected it to be.

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

This site is so large with many links that I can't find the one where a few people have stated their views on the greatest living American writer.
More than one person said.........Stephen King.

My, have standards dropped so far in the last thirty years that not only do people not read much real literature but they have no idea what this is?

One has to have standards in choices. If you think King should be given this title then you have no idea what standards mean except that a book is soooooooooo cooooooollllllllll! Obviously people who think King should be given this title are either terribly deslyxic or quite clearly under the age of say two in the guise of a boy of 35 or younger.

A great writer writes of themes with well constructed characters, ambiance, mood, tone, and other things all you cccccoooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllll people don't seem to know anything about. The fact that King has written over 54 books in a tad longer than 30 years says that he dashes the things out with little thought of much of anything using the same tired stereotyped horror images that have been used since after Lovecraft; how many monsters with big ugly teeth can one write?

Sadly, the latest poll in England shows that Rowland, the author of the Harry Potter series, is considered to be the greatest living English author. How sad that standards have dropped so far that even English people think that only what is currently popular is great. Chaucer is rolling in his grave.

Perhaps all you Kingphiles need to actually read books on great books, but then doing so would really ruin your ignorance.

As a side note, such ignorance as yours shows a diminished awareness of many things and probably shows some lack of intelligence, for truly intelligent people understand what standards are and how to apply them. And a truly intelligent person would never consider King as anything other than a half-baked Bit Mac with fries, something King called his writing with all sincerity.

Have fun reading, kids.


Is it lonely up there on your pedestal? I've read a lot of books. I majored and got my Bachelor's in English, which meant I had to read a LOT of classics. I read Steinbeck (The Grapes of Wrath is one of my favorite books), I read Chaucer, I read Milton. All wonderful works and great pieces of literature.

But it sounds to me that you have never...ever read a Stephen King novel. Just because a writer is current or popular does not mean that his novels aren't "literature" (a very subjective term if there ever was any). You say a true novelist writes about themes and has well structured characters, etc. King's novels (most of them anyway--I would by no means say that I love all of his books) have these. Read 'Salem's Lot, Carrie, The Gunslinger, The Stand, Desperation. Common themes in those books (even partially)? Religion. I could read those books and write an entire thesis on King's view of religion. IT, The Body, Dreamcatcher? Childhood bonds. Need I go on?

And I also think it's funny that you mention J.K. Rowling and that it's a joke that she is considered a great novelist. Especially considering the fact that I took an entire college course on the Harry Potter novels, in which we delved at the root of what the books were trying to convey beyond "fun magic stories."

The problem is you're taking these novels as simple fluff when there is so much more to them. Just because a novelist is popular does not mean that their novels are shit and there's nothing to gain or ponder about.

And speaking of books on great books, pick up King's On Writing. He doesn't merely talk about himself, but other works of literature as well, and what he learned from them.

[jdparker]

The New Media Monopoly

by Ben Bagdikian

GREAT fucking book!!!! Really eye opening and pretty frightening

[SAI]

http://www.ulsternation.org.uk/images/reason1.gif
Reasons to be Cheerful by Mark Steel
A very funny memoir by the socialist British comedian.
Favourite line so far: But telling someone from Swanley about the tedium of your small town, is like saying to Nelson Mandela, 'I've had hassle from the old bill meself mate, so I know how you feel'.

[Maeljin_incarna]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Edge of Victory by Greg Keyes

[KillerKlown]

Rumble Tumble by Joe R Lansdale

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/13700000/13705507.JPG

About halfway through right now. I'm actually pretty surprised at how slow going the first half has been (though the past chapter titled Door and Demon lead to an exciting final 40 pages). I'm enjoying it mind you, but I feet that Drawing of the Three was a rollercoaster of a page turner compared to The Waste Lands so far. That said, I can't wait to get further! :)

[DrJellyfingers]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/Hannibalrisingcover.jpg/200px-Hannibalrisingcover.jpg
Hannibal Rising

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/Hannibalrisingcover.jpg/200px-Hannibalrisingcover.jpg
Hannibal Rising

Oh man, good luck Doc. I swear I finished Rising and just felt disgusted with myself. I couldn't help but think, Really? This is the guy who wrote Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal? I do hope you enjoy it much more than I did! :)

[DrJellyfingers]

Oh man, good luck Doc. I swear I finished Rising and just felt disgusted with myself. I couldn't help but think, Really? This is the guy who wrote Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal? I do hope you enjoy it much more than I did! :)

i'm not expecting much. if my dad didn't get it for me, i'd probably never read it. i've already seen the movie. at least it's pretty short and i've been getting through it rather quickly.

[MidnightAngel]

http://creativewritingblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/survivor.jpg

Memo to David Fincher....here's your next movie to direct!

Rereading The Mammoth Book of Vampires.

[Lazy Boy]

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/pcl/roundup/disgrace.jpg

[chinton]

This site is so large with many links that I can't find the one where a few people have stated their views on the greatest living American writer.
More than one person said.........Stephen King.

My, have standards dropped so far in the last thirty years that not only do people not read much real literature but they have no idea what this is?

One has to have standards in choices. If you think King should be given this title then you have no idea what standards mean except that a book is soooooooooo cooooooollllllllll! Obviously people who think King should be given this title are either terribly deslyxic or quite clearly under the age of say two in the guise of a boy of 35 or younger.

A great writer writes of themes with well constructed characters, ambiance, mood, tone, and other things all you cccccoooooooooooooooooolllllllllllllll people don't seem to know anything about. The fact that King has written over 54 books in a tad longer than 30 years says that he dashes the things out with little thought of much of anything using the same tired stereotyped horror images that have been used since after Lovecraft; how many monsters with big ugly teeth can one write?

Sadly, the latest poll in England shows that Rowland, the author of the Harry Potter series, is considered to be the greatest living English author. How sad that standards have dropped so far that even English people think that only what is currently popular is great. Chaucer is rolling in his grave.

Perhaps all you Kingphiles need to actually read books on great books, but then doing so would really ruin your ignorance.

As a side note, such ignorance as yours shows a diminished awareness of many things and probably shows some lack of intelligence, for truly intelligent people understand what standards are and how to apply them. And a truly intelligent person would never consider King as anything other than a half-baked Bit Mac with fries, something King called his writing with all sincerity.

Have fun reading, kids.


Hi Harold Bloom

[Et3rnal L1ght]

Have just finished:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qYzOu33OL.jpg

Pretty cool fantasy book. At first, it seemed to be some kind of a Harry Potter mimicker but then it turned out to be pretty cool, especially those 'natural special abillities' which reminds me of Naruto.

[Maeljin_incarna]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Star by Star by Troy Denning

[Tye61790]

I started Dante's Divine Comedy today.

[DrJellyfingers]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e6/CatsCradle%281963%29.jpg/200px-CatsCradle%281963%29.jpg
Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n0/n698.jpg

[Lazy Boy]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51U5WmTrtwL.jpg

[sarah1980]

just started and...

MAKE IT INTO A DAMN MOVIE ALREADY!!!!

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1599551691.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[KingofKings2525]

Soul Harvest - 4th installment of the Left Behind series... great so far and just like the previous ones!

http://www.mywingsbooks.com/inventory/00931-Soul-Harvest-T.jpg

[sarah1980]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0786011149.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[poopontheshoes7]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0786011149.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Favorite of the series so far.

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t257/rlicecow/greatandsecretshow.jpg

I'm reading the novel, I just thought that the comic's cover looked much cooler. I seriously forgot how amazing Clive Barker's prose is after veering away from his writings for about 4 or 5 months. (I usually have no variety when it comes to reading...or anything really.)

[sarah1980]

Favorite of the series so far.

i haven't read that one in awhile but i remember liking it

[Powerslave]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t257/rlicecow/greatandsecretshow.jpg

I'm reading the novel, I just thought that the comic's cover looked much cooler. I seriously forgot how amazing Clive Barker's prose is after veering away from his writings for about 4 or 5 months. (I usually have no variety when it comes to reading...or anything really.)
Great, great book. I never got around to reading the sequel, Everville, though. Should do that at some point.

And yeah, that cover is sick.

[Miss Vicky]

Actually am re-reading this:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2967556717_3c653b9e29_o.jpg


Excellent book. Really funny story about a very awkward gay teen having his first sexual experiences and surviving high school.

[Et3rnal L1ght]

Currently reading:

http://www.thestoreofinspiration.com/catalog/candoit_1075_1.jpg

I'm not usually into books like this but my cousin gave it to me (not sure why).

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

Great, great book. I never got around to reading the sequel, Everville, though. Should do that at some point.

And yeah, that cover is sick.

I actually read Everville over last Summer, and have to admit that it's one of Barker's best novels. (And coming from me-a very obsessive fan, that means a lot.) I most definitely recommend you reading it.

Glad you enjoyed it. ;)

[Korny]

http://mswiley2508.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/510xxfxxxgl_ss500_.jpg

[DrJellyfingers]

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t257/rlicecow/greatandsecretshow.jpg

I'm reading the novel, I just thought that the comic's cover looked much cooler. I seriously forgot how amazing Clive Barker's prose is after veering away from his writings for about 4 or 5 months. (I usually have no variety when it comes to reading...or anything really.)

i've been reading the first part of the comic. man, it is sooo awesome. the art work is top notch. i got part 2 off amazon for like a dollar. i've been taking my time reading it, just trying to soak it in.

[Beard_of_Meat]

I have been on a cop kick ever since I stumbled onto a book called Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh and I have been reading everything that my library has by him so right now I am reading his 2nd novel The Blue Knight

[Cermond]

The Great Gatsby and Sexus part II for now, though I have dozens of unfinished books on the queue.

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://www.variancepublishing.com/images/variance_titles/meg4big.gif

Just got this baby in the mail today, and I'm gonna get crackin'! :D

[DrJellyfingers]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/54/Pygmynovel.jpg/200px-Pygmynovel.jpg
Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk

[FilmJunkie1114]

https://wiki-land.wikispaces.com/file/view/invisible.jpg

another awesome novel by Palahniuk. Very funny, twisted, disturbing and morbid, exactly what I was hoping for.

[Lazy Boy]

http://ebooks-imgs.connect.com/ebooks/product/400/000/000/000/000/077/151/400000000000000077151_s4.jpg

Animal Crackers by Hannah Tinti

[SAI]

http://vhcle.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/ppz.jpg
This NEEDS to be a movie. Right. Fucking. NOW.

[Inglorious]

SAI, just head about that from the boards today. I cant believe I havent seen it around. Nor can I believe this is the first Im hearing of it. I gotta check this thing out!

As for me, I am currently reading the only book that I have yet to read from my fav. author...

The Informers - Bret Easton Ellis
(So far, my least fav. of his books. Feels like a toned down version of Less Than Zero but much more generic)

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

i've been reading the first part of the comic. man, it is sooo awesome. the art work is top notch. i got part 2 off amazon for like a dollar. i've been taking my time reading it, just trying to soak it in.

I'm going to have to pick that one up then, there's a comic shop right by my house that may have them-they have a little catalogue of Barker comics. I'll wait until I finish the novel first though. ;)

[MidnightAngel]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n12/n62078.jpg

A Seattle homicide cop is investigating a series of murders done by a serial killer which was supposedly captured years ago. Did they captured the wrong person or is it a case of a copycat killer?

[SAI]

The Onion Field
By Joseph Wambaugh
http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/15200000/15209473.JPG
So far, an interesting true crime book, in which Wambaugh is skilfully and colourfully setting up his main characters.

[Hucksta G]

Rant by Chuck Palahniuk...Getting towards the end "Jesus, what a mindfuck".

[martyds761]

I'm not a big YA fan, but I'm reading Betrayed by P.C. Cast. It's the 2nd book in that series. First book is Marked.

Past books I've read most recently:

New Tricks by John Levitt

Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews (X, you'd love this series. Lycans galore and are very dominate. This is book 3.)

[Maeljin_incarna]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Dark Journey by Elaine Cunningham

[Cenopath]

EDIT: Now Crash by J.G. Ballard. Naked Lunch was an absolute fucking mess of a book - after reading the first chapter, I found Crash much better, so I'm sticking with that one.

[ZMoney08]

http://www.variancepublishing.com/images/variance_titles/meg4big.gif

[Lazy Boy]

http://brandrea.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/crash.jpg

Crash by J.G. Ballard

[Hucksta G]

Re-reading A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin, awesome book!

[Powerslave]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41RAHSEOSOL._SS500_.jpg

[MidnightAngel]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n34/n170060.jpg

[Maeljin_incarna]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Enemy Lines by Aaron Allston

[DrJellyfingers]

Road Dogs (2009) - by Elmore Leonard

Jack Foley from Out of Sight is back. good stuff so far.

[ZMoney08]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n4/n22982.jpg

probably the nerdiest books i read but the series is really good

[Lazy Boy]

http://sisterrose.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/silence.jpg

Silence by Shusaku Endo

[sarah1980]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/nickknight1228/books/meg3.jpg

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://www.geocities.com/arakis_1999/runman1.jpg

[X-Nightcrawler]

I actually read Everville over last Summer, and have to admit that it's one of Barker's best novels. (And coming from me-a very obsessive fan, that means a lot.) I most definitely recommend you reading it.wtf what's with you and reading part 2's before part 1's? :D

I'

Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews (X, you'd love this series. Lycans galore and are very dominate. This is book 3.)
Cool, thanks. Oh, wait -are they actual werewolves or "lame light weredogs" á la "Twilight"?

[jdparker]

http://yanko.lib.ru/books/lit/engl/kerouac-bums_files/image001.gif

[Maeljin_incarna]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Traitor by Matthew Stover

[Cosimo]

started reading the killing joke, and have joker to read next

courtesy of library, finally got em in, buya!

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n4/n24157.jpg

About 70 pages in so far, and I can all ready tell that this one's gonna be a page turner. Go Michael Crichton, go! :)

[Lazy Boy]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2266/2319908904_e4f24ebb00.jpg?v=0

Trust Me - John Updike

[Maeljin_incarna]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Destiny's Way by Walter Jon Williams

[DrJellyfingers]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c8/Pyramids-cover.jpg
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
7th Discworld novel

[Maeljin_incarna]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Force Heretic by Sean Williams & Shane Dix

[bsquared318]

Dreamcatcher - Stephen King

[blknge89]

http://www.mobipocket.com/eBooks/cover_remote/ID115/9780385525442_9780385525442.jpg

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

The Exorcist: William Peter Blatty

To be honest I don't care much for the prose, and the characters come off a little one-note. Hopefully it gets better as I progress because I really like the film. :o

[Hucksta G]

A Clash of Kings...How could I not, after finishing A Game of Thrones?

[Tagia_Romero]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GogNHMs3L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA240_SH20_OU02_.jpg

My kinda book.

[jimpickensj]

The Last mountain Man by William Johnstone.

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://z.about.com/d/bestsellers/1/0/E/1/-/-/Next_Crichton.jpg

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/stand.jpg

I'm a little over a hundred pages in, out of like 1,180. :p

[ZMoney08]

http://www.rockpublishing.com/SecSum_5852_Cov.jpg

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/stand.jpg

I'm a little over a hundred pages in, out of like 1,180. :p

Enjoy, my friend. Definitely one of his best books! :)

[Powerslave]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511CyqXiwUL._SS500_.jpg
I'm reading The Stand as well. Finally, after having a copy in my possession for at least 6 or 7 years and always meaning to give it a whirl. Here's hoping it lives up to the hype (it probably will). Just started it, I'm only 25 pages in at the moment.

[robkix]

I am reading the Dresden files novels by Jim Butcher they are fun to read and well written. I am also reading the graphic novels PREACHER Garth ennis is the greatest writer in comics today besides Geoff Johns.

[poopontheshoes7]

http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/stand.jpg

I'm a little over a hundred pages in, out of like 1,180. :p


Oh man, what a book. WHAT A BOOK!!!!

Its funny that his two biggest books are my two favorites. The Stand is such a dense, rich, complex, terrifying and beautiful book. Enjoy man. Enjoy.

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://lionmuri.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/outbond-flight2.jpg

[g1ng3rsnap9ed]

Originally Posted by: Powerslave
Enjoy, my friend. Definitely one of his best books!

Oh man, what a book. WHAT A BOOK!!!!

Its funny that his two biggest books are my two favorites. The Stand is such a dense, rich, complex, terrifying and beautiful book. Enjoy man. Enjoy.

Thank you both, I am. I have to admit though that I dig IT a lot more than the Stand, but with each page The Stand gets better and better. The beginning seemed to jump around too much, and consist of a cast composed entirely of supporting-characters without a lead, but as King developed them I warmed up a lot more to the story. I'm about 830 pages into it right now and I can't imagine him killing off any of the characters, except maybe Possible Spoilers, but I seriously doubt it!!! Nadine or Harold.

[Sgizzy316]

Glen Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

Although I am a moderate who usually leans toward the liberal side, I love reading all arguments.

[Potter82]

"The Dead pull the living down...!"

http://www.cclapcenter.com/archives/heartshapedbox.jpg

I just got through reading "Heart-Shaped Box" by Joe Hill (yes, Stephen King's son). It was very good, actually, and reminds me of the simplier yet great early work from King like "Carrie" and "Cujo." If you're into horror, check it out.

I plan on reading Dan Simmons' "The Terror" next.

I just finished reading "Heart Shaped Box" recently and I had absolutely no idea that it was written by the son of Stephen King!! Absolutely none.

I was actually really impressed with this book. It was very well written and very engaging. I remember saying that I hope this guy writes more books. If I'd had known that he was the son of Stephan King before hand, I may not have appreciated it as much.

In any event, Stephen King should be very proud; his son has wrote a fine novel that stands well on it's own.

[Lazy Boy]

http://goremasternews.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/the-strain.jpg

The Strain - Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan

[DrJellyfingers]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Duma_Key.jpg/200px-Duma_Key.jpg
Duma Key
about 1/2way through

[QUENTIN]

I tend to be a bit schizophrenic in my reading habits and am generally reading a few books at once, alternating between them as I see fit or based on what I've got with me. Right now I'm reading:

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates (one of the best books I've ever read),
Gomorrah by Roberto Saviano
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, and
Drama City by George Pelecanos

Not a stinker in the bunch, it's been a good week.

[zombievictim]

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

Truly a fantastic book. It's very sad and depressing throughout. Really makes you appreciate what you have.

[Frosty_86]

http://www.nbcindia.com/Booksimages/0061558230.gif

Its pretty damn good so far

[Mopar Fanatic]

I'm currently reading The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea by Yukio Mishima. If you don't know who Yukio Mishima is, I would suggest perusing his wiki profile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukio_Mishima

It's a short read that I would highly recommend to anyone who likes a fucked up story.

http://traveljapanblog.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/the_sailor_who_fell_from_grace_with_the_sea.jpg

[MidnightAngel]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n4/n21077.jpg

[SAI]

https://www.cyberread.com/files/00/61/83/BagOfBones.jpg
Bag of Bones
By Stephen King

I'm about 2/3rds done, and so far it's fantastic, evocative dream sequences, interesting and varied characters, a real atmosphere that suggests something REALLY fucked up could happen at any time and at least one twist that really took me by surprise.

[Potter82]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5134YKWWE0L.jpg

About halfway through and really impressed so far. It has the potential to be among my favourite books.

[Frosty_86]

http://www.jackharper.org/images/BOOKFORUM/SalemsLot.jpg

Sense Ive been on a vampire kick lately I figured why not read this.

[mutant_gorilla]

So far so good.

http://i29.tinypic.com/6s8gab.jpg

[MidnightAngel]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/CountZero%281stEd%29.jpg

[Katel2]

Some one mentioned Grapes of wrath which is an incredible book.
I'll check out "Heart Shaped Box" as recommended by several of the readers on this site.
"The Sailor Who Fell From Grace and the Sea" is a really great Kris Kristoferson 70's film as well.



I'm reading "Ironweed" and "Founding Brothers"

[Cenopath]

Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski.

[detective mills]

In the middle of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

[Mr. Scratch]

I, too, am reading The Stand. I'm on page 600 and such. It's definitely a faster read than I expected. However, after this I'm not going to read anymore Stephen King. I just can't anymore.

I'm also reading Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. It's not bad.

Just recently finished Leaving Las Vegas by John O'Brien and Permanent Midnight by Jerry Stahl. Both of which are excellent, excellent books. Especially the latter.

[Tye61790]

Anyone read Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling? I've been interested in it, and I was wondering if it was good. I wasn't sure where to post this question. So I posted it here.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4122MA1918L.jpg

[chinton]

I'm reading The Wooden Sea by Jonathan Carroll. I loved Land of Laughs by him and hoping this will be as good.

[Natty]

http://www.arbookclub.com/covers/Sense%20and%20Sensibility.jpg

[Hucksta G]

A Storm of Swords - George R.R. Martin

[Frosty_86]

Im rereading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

[randychico]

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DiazI suck at reading.. been with this one for a couple of months now.. I have to re read some stuff to go at it again.. :p

[QUENTIN]

Assassination on Embassy Row by John Dinges and Saul Landau
The Coup by John Updike
The Making of Kubrick's 2001 Edited by Jerome Agel

Mostly focused on the first one, fascinating stuff.

[Reigh Kaufman]

Cronenberg On Cronenberg

Steppenwolf - Herman Hesse

No Logo - Naomi Klein (Re-read)

[DrJellyfingers]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Too_fat_to_fish_by_artie_lange_2008.jpg/200px-Too_fat_to_fish_by_artie_lange_2008.jpg

[MidnightAngel]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n49/n246161.jpg

[KillerKlown]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-5qEPNFgL._SS500_.jpg

[Lazy Boy]

http://10thirty.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/the-time-travelers-wife.jpg

The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

[Maeljin_incarna]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Final Prophecy by Greg Keyes

[Tyler_Durden_208]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RvL7-pMvL._SS500_.jpg
Summer Knight by Jim Butcher

[QUENTIN]

The Best and The Brightest by David Halberstam

And for a 15-hour road trip today, I got Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and Catch-22 (19 hours!) by Joseph Heller to listen to.

[Highspeed]

http://www.thecommentary.ca/images/books/hart.jpg

[John Galt]

http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/36630000/36634530.JPG

[Cronos]

Texas Death Row: Last Words. Last Meals. Last Rites. (by Bill Crawford)

[Highspeed]

Finished the Hart book now I'm reading


http://www.lspace.org/ftp/images/bookcovers/good-omens-pb.jpg

[jdparker]

http://www.joshavram.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/blood-meridian3.jpg

[ZMoney08]

http://www.gilwilson.com/blog/uploaded_images/storm-793244.jpg

Saw the reviews Durden was giving and decided to give it a shot. Looks fun.

[blknge89]

The Stand

then in September I'm back to the real world after finishing my summer time with Stephen King. I want to read

Common Sense- Glen Beck
Superforce- Paul Davies

in addition to a slew of accounting books, history and economics books.

[Maeljin_incarna]

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - The Unifying Force by James Luceno

[SAI]

http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/deathly_hallows_2.jpg
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
JK Rowling

Good story, but I'm not especially fond of the rather bald, straightforward, style. I think the movie(s) will be great though.

[Frosty_86]

http://thelastapple.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/american-psycho.jpg

American Psycho- Love the movie. So far Im loving the book

[SAI]

Just started Disney War, by James B. Stewart
http://www.bookclub9.com/userimages/user1367_1150344861.jpg

[Powerslave]

Moby Dick

Only 150 pages in, and its already living up to its enormous reputation. I can only imagine what I'm in for once the titular whale actually shows up.

[Mopar Fanatic]

http://i28.tinypic.com/rtjq75.jpg

[Mopar Fanatic]

http://thelastapple.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/american-psycho.jpg

American Psycho- Love the movie. So far Im loving the book

This will be next for me

[jdparker]

http://www.catscradlebks.com/book_images/920035.jpg

For school

[ZMoney08]

http://www.iconsoffright.com/Books/ZombieSurvivalB.jpg

I like to mix in a little non-fiction every once in a while.

[Highspeed]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BELbb9FAL._SS500_.jpg

[KcMsterpce]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51b7%2BDqxd%2BL._SS500_.jpg

ENDER IN EXILE - Orson Scott Card

It actually pretty much sucks. First of the series I'm really not liking.

[DrJellyfingers]

http://www.vachss.com/av_novels/novels-i/flood_tpb3_lg.jpg
Andrew Vachss - Flood

the author rocks an eye patch. nothing wrong with that. i love detective series and this looks like a good one

[Cronos]

The Wizard Of Oz
Dunno what I was expecting with this but not impressed so far.

[Natty]

http://www.usd116.org/uhs/library/images/crusoe.jpg

[sarah1980]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/nickknight1228/books/HP.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/nickknight1228/books/eclipse.jpg

[Maeljin_incarna]

Ouch, that was a hell of a long Star Wars series. I think I'll take a nice long break from SW books, so for now I'm reading:

Breathers by S.G. Browne

[Cronos]

The Stainless Steel Rat Sings The Blues
Not read any of these before, 5 chapters in and so far it's a lot of fun.

[Rated R]

http://misscurious.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/jitterbug.jpg

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

About 80 pages left. It's a good read and as wild and out there as you'd expect from Robbins but also rather thought provoking. Wonderful author.

[ZMoney08]

http://a1.vox.com/6a00c225280961549d011017a92dc9860e-500pi

[MidnightAngel]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n54/n270478.jpg

[The Heart Collector]

I bought Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice yesterday.

[Hucksta G]

Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

[Maeljin_incarna]

Infected by Scott Sigler

[drc5145]

http://hereticdhammasangha.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/malcolm-x.jpg

http://www.harpercollinscatalogs.com/TR/vlarge/9780061807404_0_Cover.jpg

[blknge89]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1213/556874147_ff2911cd8c_o.jpg
As I continue through the last 250 pages or so I'm also going backward and re-reading large portions to create an even more impact on myself when I'm finished.

[KillerKlown]

Dexter In The Dark

[QUENTIN]

Dangling Man by Saul Bellow
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar... by Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein
The Chomsky Reader edited by James Peck

[Mopar Fanatic]

http://www.mrmusichead.com/images/home_page_images/lowside_of_the_road.jpg

[DrJellyfingers]

Lynch on Lynch

David Lynch & Chris Rodley

[BankaiZaraki]

The Odyssey-Homer
Tales From Ovid

[jdparker]

Schools in session... these are a few of the books I got my mits into right now.

http://media.us.macmillan.com/jackets/500H/9780809000326.jpg
http://manybooks.net/covers/conradjoetext96hdark12a.jpg
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0415343178.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[QUENTIN]

Digital Filmmaking by Mike Figgis
The Way Hollywood Tells It by David Bordwell
Politics and The Arts by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

[MidnightAngel]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/c4/c21392.jpg

[sarah1980]

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0525457585.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[DaMovieMan]

just finished reading...

http://www.oneworldclassics.com/shop/images/books/150_large.jpg - -- different translation though.

http://www.musowls.org/library/images/slaughterhousefive.jpg

and now i'm tackling

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41EHD5NJKAL._SS500_.jpg

[SAI]

http://www.nokkonwud.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo.jpg
REALLY good so far. I love the density of the plot, and the characters are really magnetic (Salander in particular). I've got the other two books waiting as well.

[Cronos]

Nightmares And Dreamscapes (Stephen King)
Decided it's time to start reading all his books I have yet to touch and thought a collection of his short stories would be a perfect start, finished Dolan's Cadillac which had me hooked, completely lost track to time reading it. Third of the way through The End Of The Whole Mess, very good so far.

[Maeljin_incarna]

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

[Beard_of_Meat]

Anathem by Neal Stephenson

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://www.brandchannel.com/home/image.axd?picture=2009%2F9%2Flost_symbol.jpg

[DrJellyfingers]

The Yankee Years Joe Torre & Tom Verducci

[Maeljin_incarna]

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith

[Frosty_86]

http://www.illiterarty.com/files/www.illiterarty.com/img/351/the_dead_zone.jpg

[ZMoney08]

http://thebeliever07.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/road.jpg

[SAI]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_if_t1-M0Xvk/Ss2v7DTp1kI/AAAAAAAAAS4/mndedMk-sqE/s400/girl-who-kicked-the-hornets-nest.jpg

[Beard_of_Meat]

The Given Day by Dennis Lehane

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://www.cvrick.com/.a/6a00d83451d29669e2010536a0546f970c-800wi

[I Am Legend]

I am also reading The Given Day by Dennis Lehane.


http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/080917/the-given-day_l.jpg

[ZMoney08]

http://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2009/10/zombie-survival-guide-recorded-history.jpg

[KcMsterpce]

GAI-JIN - James Clavell

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/JamesClavell_Gai-Jin.jpg


I read about 100 pages of it a couple years ago, but I lost the book and so I decided to start over. Big whoop when it's over 1200 pages. What's 1/12th of that when starting over?

[Highspeed]

http://www.marshall.edu/LIBRARY/bannedbooks/images/alwaysrunning.jpg

[TheCanadian]

just finished Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimen...it was nothing short of genius...

I am currently reading Darkly Dreaming Dexter...and finding it not as good as I had hoped...Hall plays the character so much better than Jeff Lindsay writes it.

the past couple of months I finished

The Stand
Wizard & Glass
and Rant

[KillerKlown]

I am currently reading Darkly Dreaming Dexter...and finding it not as good as I had hoped...Hall plays the character so much better than Jeff Lindsay writes it.




I read the first three books and I thought exactly the same thing. Too much crap about 'The Dark Passenger' in it for my liking.

The third book was absolute nonsense, IMO.

[TheCanadian]

I read the first three books and I thought exactly the same thing. Too much crap about 'The Dark Passenger' in it for my liking.

The third book was absolute nonsense, IMO.

I doubt if i will get that far...i am vested in the first story (even though i know the outcome) but, I think I will be moving on after this...

I think Pride Prejudice and Zombies is next, followed by Soon I Will Be Invincible

[ZMoney08]

http://www.fatally-yours.com/wp-content/uploads/monstrous.jpg

http://www.horrorwatch.com/box/books/xombies.jpg

[poopontheshoes7]

http://aidanmoher.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/under-the-dome-by-stephen-king-full-cover.jpg


His best since Bag of Bones. Fucking awesome.

[ZMoney08]

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/bestselling-sci-fi-fantasy-2007/2967-1.jpg

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/dome.jpg

Almost 300 pages in, and it's been great so far!

[Noct]

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/c0/c1052.jpg

[dfd3657]

I'm a little over halfway done with The Road and it's absolutely fantastic so far. I actually bought it months ago but never actually got around to reading it.

[Hucksta G]

Just started reading The Stand by Stephen King.

[Maeljin_incarna]

Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons

[ZMoney08]

http://normalteens.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/catching-fire.jpg

[ZMoney08]

http://www.zml.com/content/covers/110081_3.jpg

[DrJellyfingers]

Trust Me by Peter Leonard

his style is very similar to his pop, Elmore Leonard.

[Highspeed]

http://charleskipps.com/Site/Cop_Without_A_Badge_files/Cop%20Without%20A%20Badge%20Cover.jpg

[ZMoney08]

http://www.cusslermen.com/images/Vixen%2003%20copy.jpg

[sarah1980]

reading these two

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/nickknight1228/books/hobbit.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v608/nickknight1228/books/harrypotter2-1.jpg

[DrJellyfingers]

http://gillian-flynn.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sharp_objects-250x380.jpg

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

[smok3h]

My boy, Carl Sagan.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N6APHtFPWNc/SHaEfPIa4tI/AAAAAAAAAOM/e9RAvN7QAOo/s400/Carl%2BSagan.Pale%2BBlue%2BDot.jpg

[ZMoney08]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0440220734.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Lazy Boy]

http://bookcoverarchive.com/images/books/and_the_hippos_were_boiled_in_their_tanks.large.jp g

[Cronos]

Currently have these on the go:
Nightmare And Dreamscapes (Stephen King)
Catcher In The Rye (J.D. Salinger)
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Mostly Harmless (Douglas Adams)
The Satanic Bible

[DrJellyfingers]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/31/The_Simpsons_Uncensored%2C_Unauthorized_History.jp g/200px-The_Simpsons_Uncensored%2C_Unauthorized_History.jp g
The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History
by John Ortved

[TheCanadian]

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c150/jmsversion2/soon-i-will-be-invincible.jpg

[DrJellyfingers]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/Last_Words_by_George_Carlin.jpg
Last Words
George Carlin/ Tony Hendra

[Highspeed]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/Last_Words_by_George_Carlin.jpg
Last Words
George Carlin/ Tony Hendra

Pretty entertaining book.

[ZMoney08]

http://awthome.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/endersgame.jpg

[Professor_Zoom]

I'm currently reading Wizards First Rule. I watch Legend of the Seeker, but I never stick around for the credits. I did one day and what do you know, it's based on a book and I like it more than the show.

[arto_j]

http://dissidentvoice.org/June06/Endgame.jpg

[Lazy Boy]

http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251e48408e1d00e3989eedf70002-500pi

The Cosmic Puppets - Philip K. Dick

[Cop No. 633]

http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251e48408e1d00e3989eedf70002-500pi

The Cosmic Puppets - Philip K. Dick

That's where my name comes from. It's a very fun novel. I had a blast reading it. It was more adventurous than Dick's other works. The guy was pretty out there with his concepts even in 1957.

[Lazy Boy]

I've always wondered where you got your name -- I randomly picked out the book because the title stood out. Never read anything by Dick 'cept for one or two short stories.

[Cop No. 633]

Cool. It should be a quick read. I read it over an airplane flight I took when I was visiting my cousin.

I just read Wild at Heart by Barry Gifford again. It's really different from the film. The book is more of a road novel that's about Sailor and Lula trying to get to California, except it's also about the art of storytelling. Many of the chapters are about Sailor or Lula or another character talking about a past occurrence or a memory or a story they heard about. I liked the book. It was my second time reading it. I read the first time about four years ago. The dialogue is very impressive. It just rolls off the tongue of the characters and it feels very personal and realistic. The way he writes Lula's manner of speaking is great because it sounds like she's asking a question but she's making a statement. It's a fun book to read.

[ZMoney08]

http://quantumdiscipleship.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lightning-thief.jpg

[Frosty_86]

I actually had to restart the Dead Zone because last semester started getting a little intense and I had to quit reading it for awhile.

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://www.eeriebooks.com/horror/book-club/pride-prejudice-zombies.jpg

[FireCaptain4]

That's where my name comes from. It's a very fun novel. I had a blast reading it. It was more adventurous than Dick's other works. The guy was pretty out there with his concepts even in 1957.

Wow! This is one of the few Philip K. Dick works I've yet to touch. Dick is an absolutely genius. So much so that I end up having skimming through and analyzing his novels after I read them just to make more sense of the stories. I've actually always wondered were you got your username and now I'm very interested in picking this up.

Let us know what you think LazyBoy.


As for me, I'm reading Terminal Havoc currently. It's very King Kong meets The Thing, but it's interesting thus far.

http://www.internationalbookseller.com/Bollettino_Novita/marzo09/eng%20terminal%20freeze.jpg

[DramaGod]

One of my problems is that I often start reading another book before I finish the current one. These I'm reading at the moment.

MY BORING-ASS LIFE by Kevin Smith
LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel
GOD DELUSION by Richard Dawkins
SOURCERY by Terry Pratchett
THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown

[ThePorkchopExpress]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Latitudes

only a few chapters in so far

[Frosty_86]

http://files.posterous.com/woodge/OIE3PHqteOI7OM1gF1hDmJ8Ul3sW47PeJI5O1WFVzZRyrttB2A xgksVV8nNG/BeatTheReaper_pb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=1C9REJR1EMRZ83 Q7QRG2&Expires=1263965893&Signature=ZL1X%2FNbaV12TsIEkiwpDgkNwR44%3D


This was recommended by one of the staff members at Joseph Beth, she said any person who's a fan of Scorsese and Tarantino movies needs to read this book.

[ZMoney08]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51QIJ1uZoGL._SL500_.jpg

[Hucksta G]

Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane, enjoying it!

[Powerslave]

Just started Madame Bovary by Flaubert for class. Looking forward to it.

[MidnightAngel]

http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n0/n91.jpg

[Lazy Boy]

http://biblioklept.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/conquest.jpg

Conquest of the Useless - Werner Herzog

[Bellatrix]

I just started Atonement! It's been a long time coming.. :D I just never got around to it. Love it so far, but I loved the movie too.. I can only assume it is wayy better than the movie.

[Reigh Kaufman]

The Book of Disquiet

[Le_Big_Mac]

http://mukikamu.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/on-the-road1.jpg

[DrJellyfingers]

The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage
by Cliff Stoll

[grouchaplin]

I've spent the last five months trying to finish What is the What? by Dave Eggers. Yeah Im embarrassed! A Little! But Im gonna live my own life, so forget you!

[grouchaplin]

Im only half way through...

[Hucksta G]

A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane

[Hucksta G]

Darkness, Take my Hand by Dennis Lehane

[thewolf]

i'm not reading it just yet, but tomorrow i should be getting Man on Fire in the mail!!

[MidnightAngel]

http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n4/n21515.jpg

[diabetes-man]

God Is A Bullet by Boston Teran

[Lazy Boy]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41c%2BLy7urTL._SS500_.jpg

[DaMovieMan]

http://www.iancurry.com/bookgroup/Tristram.jpg

[ZMoney08]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51d96wX5EvL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

[DrJellyfingers]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/The_Film_Club.jpg
The Film Club by David Gilmour

[Frosty_86]

http://www.notabbott.com/images/book_desperation.jpg

[PSUDelVec]

http://images.indiebound.com/498/333/9780385333498.jpg

[Bondgirl]

Mortal Danger
Ann Rule..

[Mr. Fred Krueger]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CTVAAMYJL.jpg

About half way through and I'm really enjoying it. Probably won't be better than book II of King's Path of the Eclipse Duology (Dolores Claiborne), but still very well written thus far.

[DrJellyfingers]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EKLyG73wL._SS500_.jpg
Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly

[Hucksta G]

The Given Day - Dennis Lehane

[PSUDelVec]

http://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/0887-1/%7B4191D495-464C-48D3-B697-CE340AB7F658%7DImg100.jpg

[ZMoney08]

Beneath - Jeremy Robinson

[Cronos]

The Stand - Complete And Uncut (Stephen King)
Took me 20 minutes to dig out the damn thing, going to put off reading anything else until I've finished it, been holding off reading it for years.

[Powerslave]

Just started Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Looking forward to it, being that I've always wanted to read it and it's my first foray in the world of big Russian novels.

[Beard_of_Meat]

The Lovely Bones..so far I love it...heard the movie was rubbish but the book kind of makes you want to see the film

[DrJellyfingers]

Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
by Stephen Kinzer

[thewolf]

the other day i finally picked up my own copy of Steven Colbert's I am America (And So Can You). i borrowed a friend's copy just over a year ago while i was in the Persian Gulf, and am now rereading it. freaking hilarious!


http://cdn2.overstock.com/images/products/L10713361.jpg

[PSUDelVec]

http://cvillepublib.org/pb/wp_2f85f911/images/img2513849f86d70cadf6.jpg

[Lazy Boy]

http://www.ruralintelligence.com/images/arts/DontCry_thumb.jpg

Don't Cry - Mary Gaitskill

[ZMoney08]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YhrLAYLQ8So/ST1SUp4IfrI/AAAAAAAAHKw/sa4_1WVq5LU/s400/Beat+the+Reaper.jpg

[Mopar Fanatic]

http://endofcapitalism.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/shock.jpg

I know ZERO about Naomi Klein in general, or this book specifically, except what I just read on wikipedia, and that my friend, who is very bright, but increasingly blindly leftist socialist, is in love with both of them.

Beyond the fact that "Liberals think it's the bees knees; Conservatives think it's garbage," does anyone have anything I should know going into this?