What are you currently reading?

[Sock Monkey]

Just finished reading Christopher Golden's "All Hallows". I'm a big Golden fan, but this book missed the mark for me. It wasn't a bad read per se; however, it took way too long to get to the actual horror portion of the book. By the time that it finally did, I was pretty much over the story. That being said, there were some cool ideas and some characters that I really liked and was sad to see killed-off. I also thought that the scenes dealing with marital infidelity rang quite true and were perhaps the scariest part of the book. Overall, I would give this a C- grade. While I am glad to have read this, I doubt I will revisit it in the future and will most likely trade it in at the local bookstore.

Am now reading Kristopher Triana's "Along the River of Flesh". Only a few pages in and already amazing! That opening line is a doozy!!!

I've always found Golden to be very hit-or-miss for me. I've never read anything particularly bad but neither has anything ever really resonated with me.

I've got like three Triana books in my TBR (Gone to See the River Man, The Thirteenth Koyote, and A Cold Place for Dying). Your praise keeps bumping these up in the pile. Maybe I'll make one of the my next read after I finish Fracassi's Gothic.

[sholloman81]

Just finished reading Christopher Golden's "All Hallows". I'm a big Golden fan, but this book missed the mark for me. It wasn't a bad read per se; however, it took way too long to get to the actual horror portion of the book. By the time that it finally did, I was pretty much over the story. That being said, there were some cool ideas and some characters that I really liked and was sad to see killed-off. I also thought that the scenes dealing with marital infidelity rang quite true and were perhaps the scariest part of the book. Overall, I would give this a C- grade. While I am glad to have read this, I doubt I will revisit it in the future and will most likely trade it in at the local bookstore.

Am now reading Kristopher Triana's "Along the River of Flesh". Only a few pages in and already amazing! That opening line is a doozy!!!

[brlesh]

Finished Gone to See the River Man by Triana.

It was a very disturbing & twisted read. Not over the top gore-wise, but definitely a dark piece of fiction.

Next up, almost half way through October Screams, an anthology of Halloween horror stories.

I liked the story by Ronald Malfi and a couple of the others, but up to this point this anthology has been more miss than hit.

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[sholloman81]

Reading Gone To See The River Man by Kristopher Triana.

It’s the first thing I’ve read by Triana, and at the half way point I’d say it merits the mostly positive reviews I’ve seen about it.

There is a genuinely surreal & creepy feel to the story.

Looking forward to seeing how the second half goes.

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Love this book! Made me a huge Triana fan. If you end up enjoying it, you should definitely check out the sequel, Along the River of Flesh, which was released a couple of months ago.

[Hermit]

I tend to ignore all those type of lists, I hate to be dictated and told what to do. lol. the few times I have read a book because its been hyped up, ive absolutely hated it. of course I have also read and enjoyed books that have made these lists, but I now only read things that appeal to me. could be when they are newly published or it could be a few years later. I do things for my own enjoyment, I recommend books and other things but I dont like to pressure folks. :-)