What are you currently reading?

[Tommy]

They do not need to be read in any particular order, right? They're not connected, I believe.

No, they are not connected

[Sock Monkey]

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn.Fantastic book so far.

Great book! I haven't read her other two books yet, but I'm definitely looking forward to it.

[RJK1981]

Reading Crooked House by Joe McKinney right now, which is great so far. Recently finished William Meikle's The Ravine, which was a great read.

[srboone]

Read through Norm Prestiss' The Thing with the Feather chapbook from White Noise Press. Very good. Great grotesque openning; but I have a problem with works that are centered around a more famous work.

Spoiler!

(in this case, Emily Dickinson's poem #254)

It gets a little heavy-handed in the middle section and too literal when it should be left open, but over all it was enjoyable.

[Mike88]

Just finished Dr.J's autobiography. I don't usually read autobiographies but c'mon it's DR.J. Now reading White Fire by Preston & Child. Love those guys.

[marduk]

Just finished "Half A King" by Joe Abercrombie. Whoo!

[mhatchett]

I love that guy. I have "Half A King" on order from Amazon. Great to hear it's good.
Mike

[Sock Monkey]

Just got through a decent list of reads:

The Thing With Feathers was my first Norman Prentiss story and while it was decent, I think that all the positive buzz I've heard about his work built up my expectations too much. Decent story and the chapbook by White Noise is beautiful in its presentation.

I followed up that read with another Prentiss-penned tale that's been on my shelf for a while: The Fleshless Man. This story of two brothers dealing with their mother's terminal illness was fantastic. Creepy, haunting and slightly surreal, I liked this quite a bit. I will say that the mini-hardcover isn't my favorite format.

I also finished the fourth Felix Castor book by Mike Carey, Thicker Than Water. As with all the Castor novels, I found this to be highly entertaining, though not quite as good as the second and third books in the series. I felt this one was more of a set-up for the fifth book, which is already on my bookshelf waiting its turn in the queue. Anybody who hasn't tried Carey's Felix Castor novels should really give them a shot. Tons of fun!

And last but not least is The Buffalo Hunter by Peter Straub. As with most of Straub's work, I find that a second reading always brings more clarity to his work (though Ballard and Sandrine might require three or four readings) and this is no exception. When I first read this novella, I enjoyed it but was underwhelmed. Reading it again, I found myself immersed in poor Bunting's world and was reminded how masterful a storyteller Straub is. A fantastic read!

[TJCams]

Sock Monkey - I too enjoyed The Fleshless Man. Very good story.

I am finishing up Needful Things. Probably at the top of the list of King books I have read for sure.

[RJK1981]

I really enjoyed The Fleshless Man as well. I'm with you on the mini-hardcovers though, not really a fan. I think I could only do them with authors I like a lot, like Prentiss. The only other one of Darkfuse's novellas that I have in hardcover was from Kealan Patrick Burke, another of my favorite authors.

[RJK1981]

Oh, and I am reading Prophets of the Ghost Ants by Clark Thomas Carlton

[srboone]

Started Pitfall by Ron Kelly today. Damn, he knows how to spin a good yarn!

[bugen]

Lisa Morton's Malediction, up for the Stoker this Saturday. Yes, she has to beat NOS4A2, and looming even larger, Doctor Sleep, but this girl can write show-stopping prose. I once saw one of her tales beat the crap out of Bradbury when appearing back-to-back in an anthology. Not quite finished, but this book is highly recommended.

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Finished, and yes, highly recommended. For you L.A. natives there's no small amount of our history and folklore involved. The book strikes a cool balance between horror and history, simplicity and richness.

[TJCams]

I just finished up Needful Things - really enjoyed it!

Now, onto pb copy of The Shining. I actually just recently saw the movie on TV, and my wife bought my Doctor Sleep. I will admit that I have not read the book, but seen the movie more than a few times, so I am very curious to see the differences.

[TerryE]

I just finished up Needful Things - really enjoyed it!

Now, onto pb copy of The Shining. I actually just recently saw the movie on TV, and my wife bought my Doctor Sleep. I will admit that I have not read the book, but seen the movie more than a few times, so I am very curious to see the differences.

I think you're in for some shocks. Good ones. I think one of the best ways to put it might be: Stephen King's books are about characters and Stanley Kubrick's movies are about images.