Still reading The Fiery Cross in the Outlander series. I read quite a bit yesterday and that made me so happy to be able to do! Having lots of headaches, practically daily since Doctor Sleep. So not much reading being done by me.
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I bought The Secret History at your recommend and plan on reading all her books.I just finished "The Goldfinch" tonight, and am still in a fog and processing everything, but I strongly recommend it to everyone who enjoys a long, intense book that's beautifully written.
This is my most favorite novel by Straub! It was my first step into his writings (after reading King's blurb on the cover) and has remained my fav ever since. The atmosphere just bleeds off of the pages into your mind, right?I'm reading Ghost Story by Peter Straub a second time around, and still feeling a little uneasy - knowing how things pan out make the start of the novel all the more harrowing.
This is my most favorite novel by Straub! It was my first step into his writings (after reading King's blurb on the cover) and has remained my fav ever since. The atmosphere just bleeds off of the pages into your mind, right?
I love Ghost Story and also Floating Dragon. Lost Boy, Lost Girl was good, too. I don't like his 'Blue Rose' novels- I think there are three interrelated books in this series. I couldn't get into them at all, but lots of folks here liked them. He is a rather dense (as in lots of high faluten words) author, especially in his later works. I suggest you start with Ghost Story if you want to give him a try. Let us know what you think if you do!I've never read any of Straub's book aside from the collaborations with Mr. King. Are any of them worth checking into?
Thanks for the info. I saw Ghost Story at my local used bookstore couple of weekends ago for something like $2.00, might check back and pick that up this weekend.I love Ghost Story and also Floating Dragon. Lost Boy, Lost Girl was good, too. I don't like his 'Blue Rose' novels- I think there are three interrelated books in this series. I couldn't get into them at all, but lots of folks here liked them. He is a rather dense (as in lots of high faluten words) author, especially in his later works. I suggest you start with Ghost Story if you want to give him a try. Let us know what you think if you do!
Ray Bradbury loved the Tarzan books.The audiobook I have going right now (almost done) is Tarzan Of The Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. This is one of the Librovox (not sure if I got the spelling right) public domain recordings. These are read by volunteers so it's hit or miss getting a good reader. The reader for Tarzan is very good.
I had never read this before and am enjoying it. If I would have been around in 1914 and read this when it was first published, I would have been anxiously awaiting the sequels. This must have been quite an eye opening book in 1914. I'm surprised at how brutal and violent parts of it are (considering it was 1914). The book has a great pace to it and is hard to set aside.
How did the title relate to him?I finished a novel called No Longer Human by a man named Osamu Dazai (this was actually a pen name). The book was published in 1948 and it was the last book the author wrote before committing suicide. It is very much semi-autobiographical and that makes all the more difficult to read. Fascinating stuff, but very sad. Even translated (done so in 1958) it is very powerful.
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