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Post by junobeach on Oct 27, 2014 13:56:16 GMT -5
I'm almost finished with Isaac Marion's "Warm Bodies" which is pretty enjoyable. It's kind of gross, but pretty funny. I recently finished Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Seconds," which mostly made me want to revisit Scott Pilgrim. The "bread makes you fat" call back made me very happy then very nostalgic. But I did really enjoy Seconds. It had a lot of heart.
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Post by laurenjean on Oct 31, 2014 20:18:21 GMT -5
I'm almost finished with Isaac Marion's "Warm Bodies" which is pretty enjoyable. It's kind of gross, but pretty funny. I recently finished Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Seconds," which mostly made me want to revisit Scott Pilgrim. The "bread makes you fat" call back made me very happy then very nostalgic. But I did really enjoy Seconds. It had a lot of heart. I should give "Seconds" another chance. I thought Katie was kind of whiny, but it's not like I never have "I'm how old and have done what with my life?" moments. I do agree "Seconds" has heart. I am so bummed that "Fables" will be ending. I have really enjoyed it's run. I am currently reading "Born Confused" one of my all time favorite YA books.
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Post by bex on Nov 4, 2014 8:40:44 GMT -5
"At Home In The World" by Michael Jackson (No, not Billy Jean's lover) Beautiful descriptions of why we shouldn't generalise other's beliefs and knowledge and just let things be as they are. This is too hard to describe how wonderful it is. Just read it.
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Post by laurenjean on Mar 14, 2015 14:24:55 GMT -5
I've been re-reading "Coraline," which I have lots of love for. I was trying to explain the Other Mother to one of my sisters and excitedly announced "She's got buttons where there are supposed to be eyes!" Unfortunately, sister does not care for the Hold Steady and isn't super impressed by Neil Gaimen, either.
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Post by doctoracula on Mar 22, 2015 13:01:29 GMT -5
i can understand not being into THS (my wife isn't a fan), but not liking Gaiman baffles me. i picked up Trigger Warning last week and can't wait to start it.
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Post by doctoracula on Mar 22, 2015 13:03:39 GMT -5
also, i've been reading a collection of George Saunders short stories called "In Persuasion Nation". it's great, it alternates between being absurdly funny and utterly heartbreaking, sometimes within the same sentence.
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Post by orzelc on Mar 22, 2015 13:31:02 GMT -5
Gaiman's best stuff is amazing, but on off days he slides too easily into a sort of smugly in-jokey kind of mode, where if you don't already know the story he's riffing on, all you can really tell is that you're missing out on what the author thinks is an excellent joke. It's more pronounced in his short fiction, which is why I'm not likely to bother with Trigger Warning.
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Post by doctoracula on Mar 22, 2015 15:03:44 GMT -5
I think I like his short fiction best. I haven't really noticed that in his stuff, but I'm extremely biased already. It's been a while since he's published some straight up horror so I'm really excited for Trigger Warning. And I'll probably reread Sandman yet again because I feel the need to do that a lot.
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Post by orzelc on Mar 22, 2015 16:42:43 GMT -5
There was that Holmes/Lovecraft pastiche that won a Hugo a few years back, and The Graveyard Book had the same feel for me. It didn't help that I thought both of those works won awards over other stories I thought were better.
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Post by doctoracula on Mar 22, 2015 20:45:26 GMT -5
I loved the Graveyard Book. I thought it worked really well as a standalone story and, if you happen to notice the Jungle Book thing, that's just an added bonus. It's like when a concept record works well as just great songs but then the concept takes it one step further. For me, at least. I mostly just love how big the emotions are in his stories. There's no cynicism or ironic detachment. The feelings are huge and front and center and even if the writing slips here and there, that always wins me over.
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Post by laurenjean on Mar 23, 2015 19:25:02 GMT -5
I loved "the Graveyard Book." I agree with Doc about the emotion and I think that's what gets me with Gaiman. I love, love, love his stuff for children and young adults, and just don't enjoy his stuff for adults as much, but I am way skewed to juvie and YA fic anyway.
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Post by doctoracula on Mar 23, 2015 20:43:11 GMT -5
his YA books are scarier than his adult books half the time! he nails that mix of wonder and horror.
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Post by laurenjean on Apr 4, 2015 16:42:26 GMT -5
I've gotten sucked into the "Saga" series hardcore, but now I have to wait for the fourth volume to become available from the library. Sigh. I have no patience for stories I want to read.
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Post by doctoracula on Apr 5, 2015 8:38:12 GMT -5
One of these days I'll get around to Saga. Literally everyone I know that's read it loves it. I have the first trade sitting on my end table, just haven't opened it yet.
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Post by laurenjean on Apr 19, 2015 12:25:28 GMT -5
Saga is so worth reading.
I just finished Tim Tharp's "the Spectacular Now" this morning and I can't remember the last time I was this irritated with end of a book. Not sure what I'll read next.
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Post by junobeach on Apr 20, 2015 15:11:22 GMT -5
Finished Kim Gordon's book which was a good read, lots of insight. Going to finish Patti Smith's book now.
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Post by laurenjean on May 16, 2015 12:58:03 GMT -5
I started reading "Ladies and gentlemen, the Bronx is burning." I'm pretty much convinced that I need to visit New York someday.
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Post by laurenjean on Jun 15, 2015 21:48:34 GMT -5
I am currently reading David Maraniss' biography of Roberto Clemente, which is really interesting and well written. I've been rereading some old Stephen Kings this summer because I am trying to psych myself up to read "It" again. I don't know if I can do it though. It's ridiculous because I read "It" in 8th grade, but "It" remains the scariest fiction book I have read in the last 15ish years. I tried reading "The girl on the train" because everyone at work is reading it, but I strongly disliked all the characters and thought it wasn't very well written so I only made it about 50 pages.
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Post by geofrey on Aug 17, 2017 2:52:39 GMT -5
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