What are you currently reading?

[RonClinton]

In another thread we.were talking about Peter Heller and how great he is. I just read Michael O'Donnell's first book ABOVE THE FIRE, and it reminds me of Heller. highly recommend!

Thanks for the heads-up. Heller has few fans more ardent than me, and this blurb just sealed the deal…plan to pick this up very, very soon:
“Perfect for fans of The Dog Stars by Peter Heller and The Road by Cormac McCarthy.”

[fanatic]

In another thread we.were talking about Peter Heller and how great he is. I just read Michael O'Donnell's first book ABOVE THE FIRE, and it reminds me of Heller. highly recommend!

[brlesh]

Finished Devoted by Dean Koontz.

It was an OK read brought down by a disjointed and convoluted last quarter of the book.

Back to making my way through Weird Tales: 100 Years of Weird ed. by Jonathan Maberry.

At the 200 page mark and really enjoying this so far.

One of the better anthologies I’ve read in recent memory.

B

[RonClinton]

I hope you like it, Ron!

When we first met, my wife asked me what my favorite book was, and when I mentioned LONESOME DOVE, she told me that she had to read it in college, and when she was done, she took it out to the backyard, threw it in the firepit, and burned it. "I hated that book!

Yikes, I hope my reaction when I’m finished is different than hers! I don’t see book-burning on my Bingo card for 2024, so hopefully I’ll be okay.

[TacomaDiver]

Love me some Murderbot! I've been holding off on picking-up Fugitive Telemetry in the hopes the SubPress would announce an LE version like the previous Murderbot titles.

I think Coraline might be the one Gaman title that I haven't read yet. Not sure why as I do like Gaiman's stuff quite a bit; however, something's always kept me away from this one. I'm sure that I'll read it at some point. Have also never seen the film, but I rarely want to see any cartoons/computer animated films these days.

Coraline has such a different aesthetic since it's stop-motion rather than CGI or traditional animation. Really adds to the setting and feel for the story. I am disappointed that in all of the times I've met Gaiman on tours over the years, I never had him sign any of my editions of Coraline.

I met Martha Wells back in November for the newest Murderbot book, and asked her a little about the SubPress editions. Mentioned the broadside they did of a story from Wired and it was kind of funny when she said SubPress sent her some copies and she has no idea what to do with them. Same, I have one and don't know what to do with it either. My bet would be SubPress continues to publish her and Murderbot, especially since they did her latest non-Murderbot book.

[sholloman81]

Last night I began the next installment of Martha Well's Murderbot series - Fugitive Telemetry. I know it's not the newest book, but it's next for me.

Before I started this last night, I finished a re-read of Neil Gaiman's Coraline. Pretty sure I hadn't read that since it came out originally, and it's a hit for me. Gaiman seems to be hit or miss with his novels, but this one one was one of the good ones. Hopefully I can revisit the film soon (I have a sweet 4k version downstairs that I haven't watched yet.)

I started Coraline because while I wanted to read some comics, my iPad's battery was dead, so I needed a shorter book, and it was available on Libby.

The big book I finished before these was Katherine Arden's newest The Warm Hands of Ghosts. I first found her via her Winternight trilogy which I LOVED! I even got to meet her at ECCC in 2019 - I got the best inscription from her since she knocked her water bottle all over my books. (Luckily nothing was damaged!) Her newest is a ghost/love story that takes place in World War I, and is told from the two main character's perspective. It did not click for me. I think I gave it three stars in Goodreads because I didn't want to be too hard on it (although I may revise that rating to two stars the more I think about it.) I don't know, just something about the book as a whole didn't work for me. Which is a bummer because I bought SO MANY versions of this book from retailers all over the world (well, US and UK - that's all over the world!)

Love me some Murderbot! I've been holding off on picking-up Fugitive Telemetry in the hopes the SubPress would announce an LE version like the previous Murderbot titles.

I think Coraline might be the one Gaman title that I haven't read yet. Not sure why as I do like Gaiman's stuff quite a bit; however, something's always kept me away from this one. I'm sure that I'll read it at some point. Have also never seen the film, but I rarely want to see any cartoons/computer animated films these days.

[sholloman81]

I'm also reading SST's Don't Fear the Reaper, a re-read for me...getting ready for Angel of Indian Lake, which I'm so excited for!

I haven't read any Blake Crouch yet, but just this week I got the Pines Limited off of Ebay and I'm looking forward to reading that soon.

I'm super excited for Angel of Indian Lake too! I'll probably hold off on picking it up until SST releases their limited-edition version so I can have a complete matching set of the SST LE's. In terms of Crouch, I think you'll be very pleased. This trilogy rocked (even if the production values of the limited editions were very underwhelming). If you get a chance, also read his book Dark Matter which I thought was fantastic and was my very first Crouch read. If you cans swing it, the Suntup version is especially choice!

[dannyboy121070]

I hope you like it, Ron!

When we first met, my wife asked me what my favorite book was, and when I mentioned LONESOME DOVE, she told me that she had to read it in college, and when she was done, she took it out to the backyard, threw it in the firepit, and burned it. "I hated that book!

[RonClinton]

It feels like LONESOME DOVE is finally starting to click for me, and in the scheme of things I’m still early in the book, so I think this second time around is going to be a winner. I’m really starting to enjoy it.

[dannyboy121070]

For what it's worth, LONESOME DOVE is in my top 5 favorite books. (I can't pick an order, I just have 5 favorites, lol.) I stumbled across miniseries a few weeks ago, and it made me want to read the book again.

[RonClinton]

It's funny that you brought LONESOME DOVE up because I've been rewatching the television mini-series and I was thinking maybe I should give the book a shot. It seems kinda like DUNE in that if you love it, you LOVE it and if you don't, then it's the longest slog in the world.

Oh man, don't use that comparison!! I finally gave up on DUNE last month after trying twice to get through it, and never getting past page 100 either time. Ended up selling my Easton Press HC of it as well as my Centipede S/Ls of the first two volumes of the series. I really hope LONESOME DOVE isn't going to be DUNE 2.0.

[Sock Monkey]

Trying to get into LONESONE DOVE for a second time, after my first try three decades ago or so didn't work. Slow going thus far on this Great American Novel, and it feels like I'm again not in the right headspace for it, but trying to push through. If it doesn't happen, will likey try again in a month or two. This after AFTER WE FELL by Dennis Lehane, which I flew through...yeah, it was some issues of strained credulity and some purplish padding in spots, but it was, for me, the definition of compulsive reading.

It's funny that you brought LONESOME DOVE up because I've been rewatching the television mini-series and I was thinking maybe I should give the book a shot. It seems kinda like DUNE in that if you love it, you LOVE it and if you don't, then it's the longest slog in the world.

[TacomaDiver]

Last night I began the next installment of Martha Well's Murderbot series - Fugitive Telemetry. I know it's not the newest book, but it's next for me.

Before I started this last night, I finished a re-read of Neil Gaiman's Coraline. Pretty sure I hadn't read that since it came out originally, and it's a hit for me. Gaiman seems to be hit or miss with his novels, but this one one was one of the good ones. Hopefully I can revisit the film soon (I have a sweet 4k version downstairs that I haven't watched yet.)

I started Coraline because while I wanted to read some comics, my iPad's battery was dead, so I needed a shorter book, and it was available on Libby.

The big book I finished before these was Katherine Arden's newest The Warm Hands of Ghosts. I first found her via her Winternight trilogy which I LOVED! I even got to meet her at ECCC in 2019 - I got the best inscription from her since she knocked her water bottle all over my books. (Luckily nothing was damaged!) Her newest is a ghost/love story that takes place in World War I, and is told from the two main character's perspective. It did not click for me. I think I gave it three stars in Goodreads because I didn't want to be too hard on it (although I may revise that rating to two stars the more I think about it.) I don't know, just something about the book as a whole didn't work for me. Which is a bummer because I bought SO MANY versions of this book from retailers all over the world (well, US and UK - that's all over the world!)

[TacomaDiver]

Trying to get into LONESONE DOVE for a second time, after my first try three decades ago or so didn't work.

I'm pretty sure my wife has been "reading' this book for as least as long as we've been together (so nearly 13 years . . .)

[RonClinton]

Trying to get into LONESONE DOVE for a second time, after my first try three decades ago or so didn't work. Slow going thus far on this Great American Novel, and it feels like I'm again not in the right headspace for it, but trying to push through. If it doesn't happen, will likey try again in a month or two. This after AFTER WE FELL by Dennis Lehane, which I flew through...yeah, it was some issues of strained credulity and some purplish padding in spots, but it was, for me, the definition of compulsive reading.