Got $30 from B & N this week, used on Dr. Strangelove Blu-ray coming out Tuesday, didn't even have to use a gift cert. code, it was already there in my account for checkout.I got a little over $50 from Amazon. Got something coming from Barnes & Noble as well. Bought The Border Trilogy and Before the Fall.
Stay with it. It was worth the slow start.El Floppo said:Started "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena" per a high recommendation... hasn't grabbed me yet, but also haven't settled in to read it for more than a few minutes at a time.
anybody read it that can say yes or no to continuing?
great deal, thxFor Audible listeners or people who want to give audiobooks a try, TravelZoo (whatever the hell that is) is offering 3 months of Audible for $1.95/month. I just canceled my membership and signed up for this. This slickdeals link has the info.
Those books look boring and stuff.29... and I'm kind of ashamed at some of those I haven't read.
what kind of cretins are you lot?
Same. And most were foisted upon me in school.11. Very surprised at myself. I didn't even count the ones where I've just watched the movie.
Finished Barkskins. My favorite book of the year so far. Proulx's writing is fantastic. I wasn't expecting 700 pages on the timber industry and deforestation to appeal to me as much as it did, but such a great read.Downloaded Barkskins last night. New Annie Proulx (Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain).
I am putting this aside for right now and I am going to read "Night" by Elie Wiesel. Been sitting on my bookshelf forever and need to read it.Parasite by Mira Grant. Medical thriller about a modified tapeworm...Not bad so far
Must read and about as quick of a read as you will ever come across. I had to read it in 10th grade when I was too cool for school and wasn't trying to read anything. I started that book and couldn't put it down. It was so powerful. As deeply affecting as any book I've ever read.I am putting this aside for right now and I am going to read "Night" by Elie Wiesel. Been sitting on my bookshelf forever and need to read it.
Thought The Girls was mediocre, and not up to the hype that it has received. There is not much substance to it, and the writing is only so-so.Emma Cline's "The Girls" up next (refers to "girls" in Manson's cult).
From the Emmy, PEN, Peabody, Critics' Choice, and Golden Globe Award-winning creator of the TV show Fargo comes the thriller of the year.
On a foggy summer night, eleven people--ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter--depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the plane plunges into the ocean. The only survivors are Scott Burroughs--the painter--and a four-year-old boy, who is now the last remaining member of an immensely wealthy and powerful media mogul's family.
With chapters weaving between the aftermath of the crash and the backstories of the passengers and crew members--including a Wall Street titan and his wife, a Texan-born party boy just in from London, a young woman questioning her path in life, and a career pilot--the mystery surrounding the tragedy heightens. As the passengers' intrigues unravel, odd coincidences point to a conspiracy. Was it merely by dumb chance that so many influential people perished? Or was something far more sinister at work? Events soon threaten to spiral out of control in an escalating storm of media outrage and accusations. And while Scott struggles to cope with fame that borders on notoriety, the authorities scramble to salvage the truth from the wreckage.
Amid pulse-quickening suspense, the fragile relationship between Scott and the young boy glows at the heart of this stunning novel, raising questions of fate, human nature, and the inextricable ties that bind us together.
Thanks for the read, Swing 51!Finished up Hostile Takeover by Derek Blount aka @Captain Fantastic
A very enjoyable thriller, well worth the time and price ($4). Nice job Derek! If I wasn't such a lazy ### I would leave a nice review on Amazon...
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Derek, how many books will be in the series when it's done? After 15 years waiting for The Dark Tower and A Song Of Ice And Fire (actually, 16 & counting on this one), I'm skittish to start an open-ended series.Thanks for the read, Swing 51!
Very glad you enjoyed Hostile Takeover. The follow up (Second Son) is nearing completion. Will keep the crew posted on availability (because I'm sure everyone here is just dying to know).
And don't worry about a review on Amazon. If you just recommend the book to your family, your friends, your coworkers, any local book clubs and at least one random stranger, that will do just fine instead.
(Seriously, thanks for purchasing and reading. Much appreciated.)
Totally understand, Uruk-Hai.Derek, how many books will be in the series when it's done? After 15 years waiting for The Dark Tower and A Song Of Ice And Fire (actually, 16 & counting on this one), I'm skittish to start an open-ended series.
Sweet. Thanks for the clarifications. Also - thanks for writing fastTotally understand, Uruk-Hai.
Two points of good news:
1. It's only a trilogy (with the third/final book to be released next year).
2. It's a "loose" trilogy at that, meaning there are some characters that cross over through the books but each is a self-contained story (so not necessarily a hardcore "series" but there will hopefully be some rewards in Book Three for readers who have also read Hostile Takeover and Second Son...if that makes sense).
Swing 51 (or anyone else who has read it) may be a more reliable source, but when you finish Hostile Takeover, you should feel satisfied with a complete story and not go to bed feeling like you just watched Empire Strikes Back without knowing how long until the next installment resolves the cliffhanger.
Or so the plan goes.
Well, I read it. Very powerful and moving in spots. Worth reading. However I can only give it 3.5 out of 5 stars because it was so choppy. I read the original version was over 800 pages, whereas the American version I read was only 106 pages. Just felt like there was a whole lot that was missing.I am putting this aside for right now and I am going to read "Night" by Elie Wiesel. Been sitting on my bookshelf forever and need to read it.
How is it so far? Saw that it is a Kindle Daily Deal today -- not really the thriller type, but thinking about for $3.99.Next up is another thriller: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley.
Very good medical Thriller. Good page turner with a couple of twists. Well worth the read. And there are sequelsThis has been on my wish list at Amazon since it came out, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet. Looking forward to your review.Parasite by Mira Grant. Medical thriller about a modified tapeworm...Not bad so far
I'm really liking it so far. Easy "beach" kind of read.Don Quixote said:How is it so far? Saw that it is a Kindle Daily Deal today -- not really the thriller type, but thinking about for $3.99.
Alright, cool. I ended up purchasing last night, since it was a one-day deal. Although it's not the type of book that I usually go for, I enjoy FX's Fargo and figured it's at worst $3.99 down the drain.I'm really liking it so far. Easy "beach" kind of read.
finally finished it (tough to do books with two younger kids- can only find 10 minute chunks of time here or there).Stay with it. It was worth the slow start.Started "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena" per a high recommendation... hasn't grabbed me yet, but also haven't settled in to read it for more than a few minutes at a time.
anybody read it that can say yes or no to continuing?
I liked this quite a bit. Nothing profound or groundbreaking but a nice fast read with a little bit of a #### you to the current media/social zoolike environment.Next up is another thriller: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley.
Finished this, and I don't care how many awards it has won, "Beloved" is a steaming pile of excrement. I have no idea why people consider it one of the best American novels in my lifetime.I've been reading a lot of new releases lately (2016 has been a pretty great year for books), but taking a break to read a classic that I've never read -- Toni Morrison's Beloved.
What podcast? I am a huge fan of the dark tower series.I FINALLY got through The Drawing of the Three. Really wasn't on board for a lot of the book, but for me it got a lot better toward the end when he goes through the 3rd door. Still going to go with the plan of following along with the podcast I am listening to and reading along for the series, but I am pretty hesitant when I didn't love this book and I seem to get a lot of opinions that this one was the cream of the crop.
Just started The Passage this morning.
The one I stumbled on awhile ago is called Unspoiled. They did Song of Ice and Fire too along with other shows and books. Not the greatest thing, but I liked the format of one person reading for the first time and the other knowing the material. I did stumble on other ones that went almost chapter by chapter as well, but this one stuck for whatever reason.What podcast? I am a huge fan of the dark tower series.
I was on vacation last week and finished it in a couple of days.. Easy read.. I agree it was a satisfying ending even though it was pretty predictable.I just finished End of Watch by S King. It was a satisfying ending to the trilogy.
37, but any list where Ayn Rand has 2 of the most influential books and Faulkner has none is a crappy list.
37, but any list where Ayn Rand has 2 of the most influential books and Faulkner has none is a crappy list.
ack. that just make it all the worse.
no Kesey either.
and it's 3 Rands. (anthem, fountain, atlas) I enjoyed her novels just fine- pulpy beach reads more than anything else. still head-scratching that they're anywhere near this list.
eta: oops... was scanning it for Sometimes a Great Notion instead of the obvious one.