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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Sept 28, 2021 1:13:38 GMT
The Changeling by Victor Lavalle and I enjoying it a lot. I’m making a point to search out horror novels written by PoC. Going to read Zone One by Colson Whitehead next. Victor LaValle is a legend. The Ballad of Black Tom is a fascinating read as well, but I think I would've liked it more if he hadn't felt the need to chain himself to Lovecraft's original story. It works as a great counter-argument to "The Horror of Red Hook," but I think The Changeling was him hitting his stride. Have you read The Devil in Silver?
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 3, 2021 18:34:22 GMT
rereading this novella collection published in 2010. Read the hardcover from my library almost a decade ago and really loved these nasty tales, especially 1922 which someone on Goodreads called the bumpkin version of Tell-Tale Heart lol. Wonderfully twisted stuff and Craig Wasson's narration makes it come alive.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Oct 4, 2021 12:50:11 GMT
Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
Only within the first 100 pages at the moment, but it's an interesting read so far.
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Post by stephen on Oct 4, 2021 13:03:45 GMT
rereading this novella collection published in 2010. Read the hardcover from my library almost a decade ago and really loved these nasty tales, especially 1922 which someone on Goodreads called the bumpkin version of Tell-Tale Heart lol. Wonderfully twisted stuff and Craig Wasson's narration makes it come alive. 1922 is so fucking good. Have you seen the Netflix adaptation with Thomas Jane? I think it's fantastic, albeit in a more minor key.
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Post by PromNightCarrie on Oct 5, 2021 10:26:22 GMT
Just started the Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 5, 2021 17:47:38 GMT
1922 is so fucking good. Have you seen the Netflix adaptation with Thomas Jane? I think it's fantastic, albeit in a more minor key. Haven't yet but it's in the watchlist. Heard good things
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Post by Mattsby on Oct 6, 2021 21:16:17 GMT
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Oct 9, 2021 17:23:12 GMT
Just started The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones to continue my goal to real more horror novels by PoC.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 11, 2021 18:24:30 GMT
just finished Full Dark, No Stars and it's even better than I remembered Revisiting this via audiobook was like experiencing it for the first time all over again. This is wonderfully nasty bunch of novellas anchored to a moral core and with a lot of sympathy for at least two of its protagonists (both women as it turns out -- the two male protagonists in "1922" and "Fair Extension" are monsters) but all the characters are intelligently drawn and King's prose hooks you in. Jessica Hecht & Craig Wasson breathe new life into the prose. Wasson's deranged enthusiasm brings Wilfred James to life in "1922" and his notes of vicious, sneering spite does the same does the same for Dave Streeter in "Fair Extension". Hecht narrates both "Big Driver" and "A Good Marriage" and although her narration only does more to expose the awkwardness of Tess's imaginary conversations in "Big Driver", I love what she does with the male characters in both stories (they have this tone of casualness that masks their intentions) and her interpretation of Darcy Anderson in "A Good Marriage" with a lighter and more delicate pitch gives that character an endearing quality I missed in just reading the hardcover. All in all a great collection. Next up is probably a skimming of Skeleton Crew. Not into that collection at all but it does have some great stories I want to revisit, notably the iconic "The Mist" (narrated by Will Patton!) and "Survivor Man" about a surgeon stranded on an island forced to cannibalize himself.
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Post by Martin Stett on Oct 11, 2021 18:51:57 GMT
The Unconsoled Kazuo Ishiguro. I gave this up midway through when I last tried it. I am now roundabouts 130 pages in and reminded of why I did that. Not to say that it's bad, but golly is it repetitive.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Oct 12, 2021 22:08:56 GMT
just finished Full Dark, No Stars and it's even better than I remembered Revisiting this via audiobook was like experiencing it for the first time all over again. This is wonderfully nasty bunch of novellas anchored to a moral core and with a lot of sympathy for at least two of its protagonists (both women as it turns out -- the two male protagonists in "1922" and "Fair Extension" are monsters) but all the characters are intelligently drawn and King's prose hooks you in. Jessica Hecht & Craig Wasson breathe new life into the prose. Wasson's deranged enthusiasm brings Wilfred James to life in "1922" and his notes of vicious, sneering spite does the same does the same for Dave Streeter in "Fair Extension". Hecht narrates both "Big Driver" and "A Good Marriage" and although her narration only does more to expose the awkwardness of Tess's imaginary conversations in "Big Driver", I love what she does with the male characters in both stories (they have this tone of casualness that masks their intentions) and her interpretation of Darcy Anderson in "A Good Marriage" with a lighter and more delicate pitch gives that character an endearing quality I missed in just reading the hardcover. All in all a great collection. Next up is probably a skimming of Skeleton Crew. Not into that collection at all but it does have some great stories I want to revisit, notably the iconic "The Mist" (narrated by Will Patton!) and "Survivor Man" about a surgeon stranded on an island forced to cannibalize himself. It’s called “Survivor Type”. Check out “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut”, “The Jaunt”, “The Raft” and “Gramma”. “Gramma” is the scariest story I’ve ever read. And “The Jaunt” features the worst thing that I could possibly imagine happen to a character and it messed me up.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 12, 2021 22:37:30 GMT
It’s called “Survivor Type”. Check out “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut”, “The Jaunt”, “The Raft” and “Gramma”. “Gramma” is the scariest story I’ve ever read. And “The Jaunt” features the worst thing that I could possibly imagine happen to a character and it messed me up. whoops my bad. I read the book like two years ago and wrote about the stories somewhere in this thread already. Love "The Jaunt" (that ending is shocking indeed) and of course "The Mist" and "Survivor Type" and another that took place on a carnivorous alien dune. "Nona" is another that stuck out to me. "The Raft" was one I really wanted to like because the premise is so effectively simple and scary but I remember finding the characters really off-putting. As far as his short fiction collections go, I'm more into Nightmares & Dreamscapes and Night Shift but there's something to enjoy in all his collections.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 16, 2021 15:37:45 GMT
"Something in the fog! Something in the fog took John Lee! And I heard him screaming"
Sends shivers up and down your spine. God I love this story. Fans of "The Mist" need to get their hands on the audio version narrated by Will Patton. His breathy delivery of the first person POV heightens the ominousness and foreshadowing in the story, punctuated by shocking and shrill moments like that one above when the fog first appears at the supermarket. Terrifying. What a fantastic voice.
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Post by Joaquim on Oct 21, 2021 16:43:30 GMT
Justinian’s Flea
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Oct 23, 2021 15:41:37 GMT
going to be driving up to PA to visit family today so I have Misery all cued up and ready to go
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Post by Pavan on Oct 23, 2021 19:51:36 GMT
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Oct 25, 2021 18:34:42 GMT
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Going to maybe by my last spooky book for a while though.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Oct 25, 2021 18:35:36 GMT
going to be driving up to PA to visit family today so I have Misery all cued up and ready to go Hope you enjoy it! I actually like the movie a bit more but it’s very popular among his fans.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2021 15:21:51 GMT
I cannot get Spencer and Kristen Stewart's timeless performance out of my head... Picked this up at the library as a direct result... Really enjoying.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Nov 5, 2021 18:10:27 GMT
Diving into Lonesome Dove for the first time. About 1/3 though loving it so far.
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Post by stephen on Nov 5, 2021 23:16:24 GMT
Diving into Lonesome Dove for the first time. About 1/3 though loving it so far. You seen the miniseries?
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Nov 6, 2021 0:32:53 GMT
Diving into Lonesome Dove for the first time. About 1/3 though loving it so far. You seen the miniseries? I haven’t! I always wanted to wait until after I read the book. Soon!
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Post by stephen on Nov 6, 2021 0:35:11 GMT
I haven’t! I always wanted to wait until after I read the book. Soon! Oh man, you are in for an absolute treat. It's even better than the novel.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Nov 6, 2021 0:37:03 GMT
I haven’t! I always wanted to wait until after I read the book. Soon! Oh man, you are in for an absolute treat. It's even better than the novel. I’ve only heard great things. I’m excited. Going to do the same thing with Roots.
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Post by jimmalone on Nov 20, 2021 14:50:32 GMT
I just read Kazuo Ishigur's newest "Klara and the Sun". It was tremendous. His second best after The Remains of the Day.
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