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Post by Brother Fease on Jul 14, 2024 22:37:37 GMT
Guest List by Lucy Foley. Loving it so far.
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Post by stabcaesar on Jul 24, 2024 17:52:07 GMT
A Prayer for Owen Meany shattered me. Owen is such a perfect character. I am so upset. ![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556229367i/45304101.jpg) And I am starting another super sad book. I am such a masochist.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Jul 29, 2024 2:16:45 GMT
Just finished “You Like it Darker” so I’m going to include my rankings and quick thoughts. Divided between short stories and novellas. Novellas The Answer Man- A masterpiece, both emotional with just a dash of dread Rattlesnakes- Spooky as hell. I’m a sucker for a good ghost story, especially the uncanny ones. Got my roommate spooked just describing this one to her The Dreamers- a little slight on story but amazing atmosphere. Love the Machen-ian vibe similar to the best parts of Revival Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream- Super compelling story and characters. Quite a bit like The Outsider. Too much maybe? Two Talented Bastids- Not really my genre but I thought the last third ruminating on the nature of talent was really interesting. Story Stories The One Slide Inn Road- Satisfying little redemption story. Grandpa showed them what’s what. Laurie- Who doesn’t love a story of an old man and a puppy? I’m not made of stone. Willie the Weirdo- reminds me of Gramma. That’s usually a good thing The Fifth Step- fun with good pacing but predictable Finn- Amusing enough but I didn’t like how little agency the protagonist ended up having The Turbulence Expert- Meh The Red Screen- oh boy I thought The Fifth step was predictable… Did a write up in one of my fan clubs about the adaptability of these stories I thought I would share here… 1. Two Talented Bastids- Don’t really think so. No conflict or antagonist. Would be a good Twilight Zone episode if that gets brought back again 2. The Fifth Step- Not really enough here. Mostly just a mean punchline 3. Willie the Weirdo- A big short bit they made a movie from Gramma so maybe they could stretch it out. Maybe a Creepshow episode? 4. Danny Coughlin- Yup. Almost certainly will be a movie sooner or later. I hope they go movie and not miniseries though. I thought they stretched The Outsider too much 5. Finn- probably not but they were able to make The Black Phone into a movie and that was pretty short so who knows? 6. One Slide In Road- It’s really just one scene so no 7. Red Screen- Good enough concept but not really a movies worth of actual story here 7. The Turbulence Expert- Ditto Red Screen 8. Laurie- Would love to see this puppy but there isn’t a lot here 9. Rattlesnakes- I think they would have to remove the Cujo connection because you-know-who doesn’t die in the movie. I think this would work though. I say the same about Duma Key and that doesn’t look to be happening so who knows. 10. The Dreamers- Yeah this movie could rule. 11. I wouldn’t think so because it’s a guys entire life and has no plot or antagonist. I thought the same for The Life of Chuck though so shows what I know…
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Post by Brother Fease on Jul 29, 2024 21:52:08 GMT
Midnight Library ![](https://pictures.abebooks.com/isbn/9780525559474-us.jpg)
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Post by VERITAS on Aug 11, 2024 1:30:57 GMT
Theory of Shadows, by Paolo Maurensig. Honestly only started it out of interest in Alexandrovich Alekhine's questionable Nazi Germany ties and the odd circumstances surrounding his death, but also because reviews painted it as a thriller-centric recounting of his final days in Portugal; which a quarter way in has been pretty lackluster...
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Post by Brother Fease on Aug 11, 2024 16:08:02 GMT
The Woman In Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
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Post by tep on Aug 13, 2024 22:58:55 GMT
Finally finished You Like It Darker. A mixed bag, as I expected it would be, but overall I really enjoyed it. I give it around an 8.5/10.
Novellas Ranked: 1. The Answer Man - easy favorite. thought this was fantastic, actually made me pretty emotional. 2. Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream 3. Two Talented Bastids 4. Rattlesnakes 5. The Dreamers
Stories Ranked: 1. Laurie 2. The Turbulence Expert 3. The Fifth Step 4. Red Screen 5. Finn 6. Willie the Weirdo 7. On Slide Inn Road
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Post by stabcaesar on Aug 17, 2024 3:49:08 GMT
![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556229367i/45304101.jpg) And I am starting another super sad book. I am such a masochist. Finished it. Didn't hit me as hard as I thought it would have. There were parts that I found very powerful but I wasn't super engrossed in the characters. The contemporary timeline set in Paris in particularly were quite bland. ![](https://static.fnac-static.com/multimedia/PE/Images/FR/NR/9b/ec/da/14347419/1540-1/tsp20240704074605/L-As-de-pique.jpg) So I decided to read something in French for the first time ever and chose to start with a (supposedly) easy rom com. I'm sure this will be the most juvenile, basic crap ever but I'm only reading it for improving my French. So far I understand pretty much everything so that's promising. ![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91UubXbwiRL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg) I'm also reading Christie for the first time and decided that I should start with one of which I've never watched the tv/film adaptations. Heard great things about this so naturally my expectations are high.
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Post by sophiefox on Aug 17, 2024 5:46:40 GMT
what i've read in August so far:
finished: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou Girl with Curious Hair - David Foster Wallace (short stories) Tiere für Fortgeschrittene (Advanced Studies in Animals) - Eva Menasse (short stories) Another Country - James Baldwin The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (short story) Dream Story - Arthur Schnitzler (short story) Early Stories - Leo Tolstoy Koala - Lukas Bärfuss Died on a Rainy Sunday - Joan Aiken Amerika - Franz Kafka
currently reading: Sartoris - William Faulkner The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Aug 22, 2024 19:13:13 GMT
Reading Stinger by Robert McCammon in preparation of the miniseries coming in October.
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Post by ireallyamsomething on Aug 27, 2024 17:58:14 GMT
I am midway through The Adversary by Emmanuel Carrere. It is fascinating, often baffling, and sometimes just sad. I was a big fan of Time Out (2001), which was loosely based on the real person this book is about. pacinoyes gave a helpful reminder about the book not too long ago here, which made me pick it up.
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Post by sophiefox on Sept 1, 2024 14:13:56 GMT
what i've read in August so far: finished: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou Girl with Curious Hair - David Foster Wallace (short stories) Tiere für Fortgeschrittene ( Advanced Studies in Animals) - Eva Menasse (short stories) Another Country - James Baldwin The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (short story) Dream Story - Arthur Schnitzler (short story) Early Stories - Leo Tolstoy Koala - Lukas Bärfuss Died on a Rainy Sunday - Joan Aiken Amerika - Franz Kafka currently reading: Sartoris - William Faulkner The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath what i've read in August: finished: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou Girl with Curious Hair - David Foster Wallace (short stories) Tiere für Fortgeschrittene ( Advanced Studies in Animals) - Eva Menasse (short stories) Another Country - James Baldwin The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka (short story) Dream Story - Arthur Schnitzler (short story) Early Stories - Leo Tolstoy Koala - Lukas Bärfuss Died on a Rainy Sunday - Joan Aiken Amerika - Franz Kafka Sartoris - William Faulkner The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath The Party - Ulrike Haidacher As I Lay Dying - William Faulkner Bild ohne Mädchen ( Picture Without Girl) - Sarah Elena Müller Polikushka - Leo Tolstoy Dance of the Happy Shades - Alice Munro (short stories) currently reading: Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier
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Post by Brother Fease on Sept 2, 2024 15:21:13 GMT
Falling by T.J. Newman.
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Post by pacinoyes on Sept 2, 2024 18:23:03 GMT
A Sorrow Beyond Dreams (1972) - Peter HandkeI had read part of this in an anthology but never quite the whole thing - meticulous, encroaching existential dread.......some of it is spectacular but in a very dry academic way........still........he has a great mind and perceptve pen........ ![](https://archive.org/services/img/sorrowbeyonddrea0000pete/full/pct:200/0/default.jpg)
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