What are you currently reading?

[TacomaDiver]

Just finished reading my Suntup AGE of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. While I have always loved the film, this was my first time reading the story. Wish I would have been given this one to read as a kid. it was very enjoyable. Really liked how Dahl made an emphasis on Charlie and his family being truly poor & starving and the hardships they faced. Definitely didn't write down to children. The artwork in this edition was also fantastic. Also enjoyed all of the extras and "lost" scenes. It was neat seeing how Dahl evolved his book. Overall, am very happy to add this to my shelf.

I'm fairly certain I've read CatCF as a kid - but it was so long ago that I don't remember much of anything about it. Of course, there are books I read recently that I don't remember much about either.

[brlesh]

A rushed (& somewhat preachy) ending lowered what would have been a great read to a very good read, but overall, still very impressed with Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester.

Next, The Dead Hours of Night by Lisa Tuttle.

B

[RonClinton]

Almost done with Jeff Strand's newest one, DEMONIC. Not one of my all-time favorites by him, but very enjoyable and recommended.

[sholloman81]

Just finished Revenge of the Cannibal Spear Maidens by Shane McKenzie. Would give it a C- grade as I found it to be slightly below average, even for a splatter/extreme horror novel. Had some extremely gruesome kills mixed with the usual perversities; however, the overall story just didn't seem to come together IMO. In fact, the story feels a bit standard, like something anyone who has seen Cannibal Holocaust or similar movies might write. Don't know the backstory for this book but am assuming that it was a round-robin type novel which might account for this. All that aside, I do really love the production values on this one. Thunderstorm really knocked it out of the park. The cover artwork is spot-on. Also really love the end-sheets and hope they use something similar for their upcoming Drive-In anthology.

[sholloman81]

Just finished reading my Suntup AGE of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. While I have always loved the film, this was my first time reading the story. Wish I would have been given this one to read as a kid. it was very enjoyable. Really liked how Dahl made an emphasis on Charlie and his family being truly poor & starving and the hardships they faced. Definitely didn't write down to children. The artwork in this edition was also fantastic. Also enjoyed all of the extras and "lost" scenes. It was neat seeing how Dahl evolved his book. Overall, am very happy to add this to my shelf.

Am now starting Revenge of the Cannibal Spear Maidens by Shane McKenzie. Something tells me the feel of this one will be quite different from Charlie!