What are you currently reading?

[Tito_Villa]

I'm reading them in 'The Bachman Books' where there is the introduction of 'why i was Bachman' by Stephen King, then rage, the long walk, roadwork & the running man.

Interesting though Terry, something i have though about is

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that Ray has just gone insane, he has to keep walking because thats all he can think about & the black figure represents all of his lost friends during the walk, his girlfriend, his mother and more importantly the part of himself that he has lost!?

[lilbirdy]

I'm reading them in 'The Bachman Books' where there is the introduction of 'why i was Bachman' by Stephen King, then rage, the long walk, roadwork & the running man.

Interesting though Terry, something i have though about is

Spoiler!

that Ray has just gone insane, he has to keep walking because thats all he can think about & the black figure represents all of his lost friends during the walk, his girlfriend, his mother and more importantly the part of himself that he has lost!?

Yeah, I agree with you. That is what I thought when I read it.

[TerryE]

I'm reading them in 'The Bachman Books' where there is the introduction of 'why i was Bachman' by Stephen King, then rage, the long walk, roadwork & the running man.

Interesting though Terry, something i have though about is

Spoiler!

that Ray has just gone insane, he has to keep walking because thats all he can think about & the black figure represents all of his lost friends during the walk, his girlfriend, his mother and more importantly the part of himself that he has lost!?

Yeah, that's the book that I have, but it's been out of print for quite a while. That's why I was wondering if you had an older edition or if it's still in print overseas. You have an interesting idea about Garrity, but that's not how I saw it. One of the wonderful things about an ambiguous ending.

[srboone]

Starting The Drawing of the Three.

[frik51]

It's ok. I think I know where Koontz is going with this book and that's not a good sign, as usually I'm way behind the author.
Oh well, it has been years since I read a Koontz novel, I'm sure I'll finish it.

sk

About 40 pages to go....And here I was thinking to be ahead of Koontz. NOT!!!
The book is very good, one of the better Koontz's I've read.
I'll finish it tonight.

sk

[frik51]

Final word on Watchers:

A good story, but too many wasted opportunities. All style and very little substance.

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You spin a scenario with an intelligent, genetically altered dog and baboon that have a mental connection with each other and you don't exploit it. I don't get it.

And I don't care for books where the author rushes the ending as Koontz did.

If I had picked up a Koontz book in high school and read it, I might feel differently today.

My mistake!
I was referring to Strangers when we were talking about this book, not Watchers.
I can't even remember having read the latter, but Strangers is very, very good.
If you haven't read it yet, do give it a try!

sk

[srboone]

My mistake!
I was referring to Strangers when we were talking about this book, not Watchers.
I can't even remember having read the latter, but Strangers is very, very good.
If you haven't read it yet, do give it a try!

sk

We'll see...Right now, I'm questing with Roland thru the DT series again. Finished The Drawing of the Three--the really good ones makes you forget time and just plunge onward. I think i started it less than 2 days ago.

Into the The Wastelands.......

[JJ Holden]

Reading Erikson's Dust of Dreams

[Tito_Villa]

Finished 'The Bachman books' last night with 'Running Man' which ireally liked. Now onto 'The Lair' by James Herbert.

[PaulB]

Having finished Turtle Boy am now half way through The Hides. I came to these books via this forum and am extremely grateful I did. Great stories told with excellent writing. And there are more in the series!

[argendeli]

Just finished: HEAVEN'S SHADOW by David S. Goyer & Michael Cassutt
Currently reading: ASHES, ASHES by Jo Treggiari
Next up: Either THE ASTOUNDING, THE AMAZING AND THE UNKNOWN by Paul Malmont or KILLER MOVE by Michael Marshall

[cdfan]

I finished The Best of Joe R Lansdale from the last post, then Stephen King: The Non-Fiction, and finished with The Colorado Kid by Stephen King.

I had read The Colorado Kid when it came out but gave it another read after watching the Haven marathon on Syfy.

[Tito_Villa]

I finished The Best of Joe R Lansdale from the last post, then Stephen King: The Non-Fiction, and finished with The Colorado Kid by Stephen King.

I had read The Colrado Kid when it came out but gave it another read after watching the Haven marathon on Syfy.

Thoughts on 'The Colorado Kid' ???

[cdfan]

Thoughts on 'The Colorado Kid' ???

First time I read it I didn't really care for it but reading through this time something just clicked and I found it rather enjoyable. I'm glad I gave it a second read.

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In some odd way I think knowing the ending allowed me to focus on the actual story. During the first read I think I was more focused on the somewhat non-ending and was dissapointed but with that out of the way I think I was able to get to the story that King was actually trying to tell.

[srboone]

First time I read it I didn't really care for it but reading through this time something just clicked and I found it rather enjoyable. I'm glad I gave it a second read.

Spoiler!

In some odd way I think knowing the ending allowed me to focus on the actual story. During the first read I think I was more focused on the somewhat non-ending and was dissapointed but with that out of the way I think I was able to get to the story that King was actually trying to tell.

I found the story very enjoyable as well.

Made it thru The Wastelands. The story still seems to loses steam after Jake's rebirth into Mid-World.

Onto Wizard and Glass...