Started reading my newest Goodreads win that I recently got in the mail, The Waiting by Joe Hart
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Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg: I've seen the movie adaptation a few times, so I new the basic plot beats going into this, but the book definitely blows the movie out of the water. Definitely more grotesque and gory than I had anticipated, this kept me turning the pages and waiting for the final pieces of the puzzle to fall into place. I definitely liked that the book kept the setting in New York unlike the movie and the characterization of Epiphany is so much better than in the movie. Fantastic book that I wished I owned in the Centipede Press edition.
Tales of Sin and Madness by Brett McBean: This collection of short stories was a little uneven in execution which was to be expected since this is a lot of his earlier tales. A few stories were knocked out of the park (particularly "A Beautiful Place" and "Hearing the Ocean in a Seashell") and the others had their moments. I wouldn't say that this collection has made me a dedicated McBean fan, but I am interested in trying more of his work in the future.
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Originally posted by Sock Monkey View PostFalling Angel by William Hjortsberg: I've seen the movie adaptation a few times, so I new the basic plot beats going into this, but the book definitely blows the movie out of the water. Definitely more grotesque and gory than I had anticipated, this kept me turning the pages and waiting for the final pieces of the puzzle to fall into place. I definitely liked that the book kept the setting in New York unlike the movie and the characterization of Epiphany is so much better than in the movie. Fantastic book that I wished I owned in the Centipede Press edition.
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I finally finished Double Feature over the weekend. Took me forever to get through it as I didn't enjoy it so it was drudgery to get through. The thing that I've noticed with the King Kids' books I've read (Heart-shaped Box, NOS4A2, DF) is that I don't really care about the characters. The one character I liked in DF was dead (don't worry, that isn't a spoiler).
On to greener pastures. I've started The Green Mile which I've already one-third completed and also started Great Expectations.
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Originally posted by subie09lega View PostI finally finished Double Feature over the weekend. Took me forever to get through it as I didn't enjoy it so it was drudgery to get through. The thing that I've noticed with the King Kids' books I've read (Heart-shaped Box, NOS4A2, DF) is that I don't really care about the characters. The one character I liked in DF was dead (don't worry, that isn't a spoiler).
On to greener pastures. I've started The Green Mile which I've already one-third completed and also started Great Expectations."I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged."
- Stephen King
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