The only book I read for the past..well as long as I can remember has been "The Count of Monte Cristo". I read it a few times a year.
Excellent book. The Gérard Depardieu mini series is probably my favorite film version of that one.
The only book I read for the past..well as long as I can remember has been "The Count of Monte Cristo". I read it a few times a year.
Now that I'm done with The Wheel of Time, I'm rereading through another series I started in middle school, The Dragonriders of Pern.
Holy shit, I haven't thought about those books in 30 years. Those are the ones where acid or something drops out of the sky and the dragons intercept it, right?
Yeah, "Threads" are a parasitic spore from a nearby planet that eat all organic matter they touch. Dragons chew a rock that allows them to breath fire which kills the Threads before they touch down.
Holy crap I started reading the Martian by andy weir this morning and I'm already half way through the book.
So. Much. Amazing.
Best protagonist I've encountered in a really long time.
It's her fault that i'm reading THE MARTIAN (not totally her fault, but significantly so), and it's a lot funnier than I was expecting it to be. Not quite halfway through, but I would certainly recommend it.
Clive Barker's: The Scarlet Gospels
I'm apparently also giving a nearly dead thread one last shock with the ol' defibrillator.
Ha, so random. I just downloaded that book today. But first, I'm gonna go back and read the other Harry D'Amour short stories and novels.
I've only read The Hellbound Heart prior to this, none of the Harry D'Amour stories so I'm sure there are references that are going right over my head but I'm loving all the info and limited backstory on the Cenobite Order and Pinhead, er... uh... I mean the Hell Priest (turns out he really hates being called Pinhead).
Pppfftt my fault? Okay ya maybe.
I'm re-reading Fahrenheit 451. It's probably my favorite book (or at least tied for the #1 place) so it's nice to be reading it again.
I'm also reading Shadow Of The Wind at the same time. It's pretty good, hasn't grabbed me yet... but I've heard amazing things so we will see!
I found the first story, called "The Last Illusion" (made into the movie "The Lord of Illusions") and the next one called "The Lost Souls" (this short story is on Barker's website). Now, I just need to get "The Great and Secret Show" and "Everville." Looking forward to Scarlet.
I owned almost every one of those in High School. The White Dragon was my favorite.Now that I'm done with The Wheel of Time, I'm rereading through another series I started in middle school, The Dragonriders of Pern.
Great book! Were you surprised by the ending?I am reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Very gripping thriller which was recently made in a movie. One of the reasons I dont do much of MFC is thats a read all the time lol xxx
Great book! Were you surprised by the ending?
Gone Girl was amazing, didn't like the film though.
I'm on Phantom of the Sword of Truth series, it's got a little tedious but still going for the main story line