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    Originally posted by jeffingoff View Post
    Yeah, it's short and it's divided into 4(?) separate stories--each more pointless than the last. AND I will add that Little had all the ingredients of a creepy as hell horror story, he just didn't follow any sort of recipe that could bring it all together into a satisfying dish.
    I really need to revisit this. I remember thinking it was rather bonkers, and that it had a subtle gut punch of a last line or so. I also remember there being a couple elements that turned me off the story. Agreed that it isn’t Little’s best story.

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      Originally posted by Sock Monkey View Post
      I really need to revisit this. I remember thinking it was rather bonkers, and that it had a subtle gut punch of a last line or so. I also remember there being a couple elements that turned me off the story. Agreed that it isn’t Little’s best story.
      Yeah, it was bonkers. And I like bonkers. Lansdale's The Drive In trilogy and Wong's John Dies at the End trilogy are all awesome. I look forward to rereading them all someday. But Little's brand of bonkers is just flat bonkers. The climax (I should just say end because the whole book was a flatline of WTF? and didn't take me to any new heights) had me wondering if I had fallen asleep while reading and found myself in one of those abstract dreams that have a lot of imagery but no narrative thread or plot line to follow. The big baddie in The Circle was the stupidest character I've ever encountered.

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        Originally posted by bugen View Post
        Great post.
        Thanks -- and thanks, too, for your recent review of LIBRARY OF THE DEAD...that's one I've been looking at for a couple years (and even learning more about the actual mausoleum it's based upon: https://oakland.chapelofthechimes.co...ur-facilities/) and just needed a little extra push to get me to commit. Consider me pushed.
        Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton

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          CEMETERY DANCE has gotten SO MUCH of my money and it's only 4 days into 2018. It's going to be the YEAR OF THE RAMEN NOODLES

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            Originally posted by jeffingoff View Post
            CEMETERY DANCE has gotten SO MUCH of my money and it's only 4 days into 2018. It's going to be the YEAR OF THE RAMEN NOODLES
            I feel your pain. CD is on a roll, but Centipede is gearing up for a good year too. Maybe we can all start a ramen co-op, pool our resources to get better ramen deals, stretching our meager food budgets...

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              Originally posted by jeffingoff View Post
              CEMETERY DANCE has gotten SO MUCH of my money and it's only 4 days into 2018. It's going to be the YEAR OF THE RAMEN NOODLES
              Feeling pretty good about myself right now. I have only laced one order with Cemetery Dance in 2018!

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                It took me a while to get around to taking pictures, but here was my Christmas gift from my wife this year:

                The Centipede Press edition of Peter Straub's Julia.

                I had serious reservations that the book would live up to its rather steep price tag, but DEAR GOD, is this a good looking book! Centipede did an amazing job with this edition: from the cover art and binding, even the paper used on this thing is impressive. I've always had a sweet spot for this understated gem of a book in my heart, but now I'm happy to have this edition in my collection.

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                  CD got me for four orders. Two are in stock books and two were preorders (of the same book!) Combined with all the stuff I bought in 2017 that is either in the warehouse or soon will be, and I have about 8 books coming to me this month.

                  Dan, if you want to put them all in one box that’d be great! I won’t even ask for reduced/refunded shipping costs if it just means that those books can come home faster!

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                    Originally posted by Sock Monkey View Post
                    It took me a while to get around to taking pictures, but here was my Christmas gift from my wife this year:

                    The Centipede Press edition of Peter Straub's Julia.

                    I had serious reservations that the book would live up to its rather steep price tag, but DEAR GOD, is this a good looking book! Centipede did an amazing job with this edition: from the cover art and binding, even the paper used on this thing is impressive. I've always had a sweet spot for this understated gem of a book in my heart, but now I'm happy to have this edition in my collection.

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                    Wow! Julia is so hot!

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                      Originally posted by Sock Monkey View Post
                      I feel your pain. CD is on a roll, but Centipede is gearing up for a good year too. Maybe we can all start a ramen co-op, pool our resources to get better ramen deals, stretching our meager food budgets...
                      That’s a great idea. Maybe we should all live on a commune where we can stare at each other’s shelves!

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                        Nice book, Keith! Congrats!

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                          Originally posted by Sock Monkey View Post
                          It took me a while to get around to taking pictures, but here was my Christmas gift from my wife this year:

                          The Centipede Press edition of Peter Straub's Julia.

                          I had serious reservations that the book would live up to its rather steep price tag, but DEAR GOD, is this a good looking book! Centipede did an amazing job with this edition: from the cover art and binding, even the paper used on this thing is impressive. I've always had a sweet spot for this understated gem of a book in my heart, but now I'm happy to have this edition in my collection.

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                          That is a great gift! Thanks for posting the photos!

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                            Wow, that JULIA is beautiful -- sure makes me really examine my decision to skip it because of the price tag. Clearly, the book justifies its cost. That was a very generous gift from your wife, you're a lucky man.
                            Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton

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                              I passed as well but I'm looking forward to the Arthur Machen, Arthur Burk, Swords Against Death and Children of the Night.

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                                Thanks, everyone! I am definitely lucky to have a wife that indulges my hobbies!

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