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Posted on 6/13/17 at 11:22 pm to Dubosed
Several people have mentioned King and I definitely get that about some of his stuff. I've put down several of his horror books.
Not trying to convince anyone to read him, But he is one of my favorite authors because when he's on, he's the best. And quite frankly his horror stuff isn't his best. I'd recommend 11/22/63 to anyone. Also the body and Rita heyward and the shawshank redemption. And the green mile. There is a reason these 3 stories were made into 3 great movies. And they changed very little from the books. Not that anyone is looking for a king recommendation but those 4 are his best for sure.
Not trying to convince anyone to read him, But he is one of my favorite authors because when he's on, he's the best. And quite frankly his horror stuff isn't his best. I'd recommend 11/22/63 to anyone. Also the body and Rita heyward and the shawshank redemption. And the green mile. There is a reason these 3 stories were made into 3 great movies. And they changed very little from the books. Not that anyone is looking for a king recommendation but those 4 are his best for sure.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 11:31 pm to lsu1919
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11/22/63
Everyone keeps talking about this. You all have convinced me to check it out. I'm in a good place to catch up on reading.
Did anyone ever read "From a Buick 8"?
Posted on 6/13/17 at 11:58 pm to Dubosed
It's pretty impressive if you've read 5 King books but don't really like King
Posted on 6/14/17 at 10:00 am to GeauxPack81
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Neil Gaiman for sure. Read The Ocean at the End of the Lane, but it was a struggle. I won't read another one of his books for a while, if at all.
Interesting. I think that's his best work. Stardust, Neverwhere and Anansi Boys are pretty accessible if you ever get the desire to try him again. He's also written children's books like the Graveyard Book and Coraline.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 5:44 pm to Master of Sinanju
I just don't think Grisham is very good. Never read Dan Brown but that seems like pulp too. I like some Stephen King but Insomnia is probably the worst book i've ever read. Even his best stuff has a lot of hokey jargon that kind of ruins the mood.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 11:14 pm to LoveThatMoney
I consider myself a Gaiman fan, although I lost a lot of love for him after reading some of his influences (Ray Bradbury being the biggest one)
I love smoke and mirrors, the short story collection, and I loved Anansi boys. Stardust was quick, fun and easy to read. The thing that drives me crazy is how much love American Gods gets. There is really nothing bad I can say about that book, it just seemed like when I finished reading it, I thought to myself "thank god that's over"
I just feel like is slightly over rated. Anyways, I would much rather read Pratchett, Bradbury, Jg Ballard, ect, than any Gaiman book.
I love smoke and mirrors, the short story collection, and I loved Anansi boys. Stardust was quick, fun and easy to read. The thing that drives me crazy is how much love American Gods gets. There is really nothing bad I can say about that book, it just seemed like when I finished reading it, I thought to myself "thank god that's over"
I just feel like is slightly over rated. Anyways, I would much rather read Pratchett, Bradbury, Jg Ballard, ect, than any Gaiman book.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 6:33 am to lsu1919
King.
Teenage twilight yowi fanfiction is better than most off his stuff.
Teenage twilight yowi fanfiction is better than most off his stuff.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 9:02 am to PurpleandGold Motown
That's simply not true, he's not my favorite, but the man can weave together a story. What books of his, if any, have you actually read?
Posted on 6/17/17 at 12:32 pm to Peepdip
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Anyways, I would much rather read Pratchett, Bradbury, Jg Ballard, ect, than any Gaiman book.
I'm confused. On one hand you knock Gaiman for being influenced by Bradbury and on the other you say you'd rather read Bradbury.
In any case, American Gods is a masterpiece, but it does get a lot of love that make it seem like it's fricking Shakespeare or something.
Speaking of Pratchett and Gaiman, Good Omens is hilarious and incredibly well done.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 12:35 pm to lsu1919
Interesting. I love Gaiman, and think Crichton is mediocre on a good day.
James Lee Burke was pretty good early but his books became a cliche festival. Patricia Cornwall, John Grisham, Carl Hiaason are other authors that I liked early on and have no interest in now.
Pat Conroy is a good writer who really rubs me the wrong way.
James Patterson writes dreck - at least the book I was stuck on a flight with.
James Lee Burke was pretty good early but his books became a cliche festival. Patricia Cornwall, John Grisham, Carl Hiaason are other authors that I liked early on and have no interest in now.
Pat Conroy is a good writer who really rubs me the wrong way.
James Patterson writes dreck - at least the book I was stuck on a flight with.
Posted on 6/17/17 at 1:46 pm to LoveThatMoney
What I ment was, I read Gaiman before I read Bradbury, and eveything I liked about Gaiman, I found Bradbury did better.
Posted on 6/18/17 at 10:03 am to Macbeth
I couldn't get into 11-22-63. I'm not good with fantasy books. Haven't read any of his other stuff though.
Posted on 6/18/17 at 9:54 pm to lsu1919
I could never get into Faulkner much. Kind of the same with Joyce, although I did make it through Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man. Had no real inclination to read any of his other stuff afterwards though.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 4:55 pm to Methuselah
Faulkner.
Posted on 6/20/17 at 5:23 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Nelson DeMille.
Gold Coast and Spencerville were good. The John Corey stuff after plum island mostly sucks imo.
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