What are you currently reading?

[dannyboy121070]

Finished THE COOK last night, which I read in record time. I absolutely loved this insidious little book, and highly recommend it. A book that totally defies any attempt to classify it to a genre....the less you know about it going in, the better.

[RonClinton]

Finished THE COOK last night, which I read in record time. I absolutely loved this insidious little book, and highly recommend it. A book that totally defies any attempt to classify it to a genre....the less you know about it going in, the better.

I could not agree more. I happened to stumble upon an original pb copy of Harry Kressing's THE COOK many years ago, and crowed about it over at the old Horror Drive-In forum, and it was a year or two later that the Valancourt reprint was published. James at Valancourt was a HD-I member at the time, so who knows, maybe I planted the seed that created that reprint (which remains in print: bonus points!), but if so, I couldn't be happier to have done so. I upgraded my pb with a hardcover 1st a good while back, and I love that I have it in my collection. It's a fable in the best and most horrific way, and it's one that everyone should read...I can't imagine anyone not enjoying this one. I sent a copy to Jerad at Centipede a while back to read and consider for a deluxe HC reprint, and while there hasn't been any progress in that regard, I haven't given up hope.

[dannyboy121070]

I could not agree more. I happened to stumble upon an original pb copy of Harry Kressing's THE COOK many years ago, and crowed about it over at the old Horror Drive-In forum, and it was a year or two later that the Valancourt reprint was published. James at Valancourt was a HD-I member at the time, so who knows, maybe I planted the seed that created that reprint (which remains in print: bonus points!), but if so, I couldn't be happier to have done so. I upgraded my pb with a hardcover 1st a good while back, and I love that I have it in my collection. It's a fable in the best and most horrific way, and it's one that everyone should read...I can't imagine anyone not enjoying this one. I sent a copy to Jerad at Centipede a while back to read and consider for a deluxe HC reprint, and while there hasn't been any progress in that regard, I haven't given up hope.

I remember you posting about it, and that's what prompted me to pick up a copy when Valancourt had a sale on the e-book. Thanks so much for recommending this underrated gem!

[RonClinton]

I remember you posting about it, and that's what prompted me to pick up a copy when Valancourt had a sale on the e-book. Thanks so much for recommending this underrated gem!

Excellent, another planted seed blooms. Really glad you enjoyed it!

[brlesh]

Finished up Ringworld by Larry Niven, which was another science fiction classic that fell flat for me.

Up next, probably finish up Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury.

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[Ben Staad]

FYI. I saw he has a new book called Homewreckers coming out. The limited has some multimedia elements. It sounds interesting. I'm to damn old and don't like using my phone for media but the majority (by a lot) may enjoy this.

https://www.abhorror.com/product/hom...rdcover-bundle

I enjoyed Playground but actually thought the sequel, Playground: Child of Divorce was better. If you get a chance, you should give it a go. The author has gotten better as a writer, and it shows between both books.

[sholloman81]

FYI. I saw he has a new book called Homewreckers coming out. The limited has some multimedia elements. It sounds interesting. I'm to damn old and don't like using my phone for media but the majority (by a lot) may enjoy this.

https://www.abhorror.com/product/hom...rdcover-bundle

Yeah, I noticed that one as well. May pick it up later, but am trying to be good at the moment with the holidays around the corner. We shall see how well I can hold out!

[dannyboy121070]

Using my endless free time to alternate between three books:

ANANSI BOYS, by Neil Gaiman, PREDATOR: IF IT BLEEDS, and WHERE BIGFOOT WALKS: CROSSING THE DARK DIVIDE, with an occasional comic or graphic novel thrown into the mix.

The Gaiman, a follow-up to AMERICAN GODS, is a lot of fun, basically a buddy comedy. The Predator anthology is surprisingly good...Nine stories in, and there were only two that bored me, one of which I just skimmed. I'm not really interested in the "Colonial Marines find a Predator on a derelict spaceship", trope, which describes those two stories to a tee. The rest have featured Predators fighting Stonewall Jackson, vikings, Buffalo Soldiers...Predators throughout history really hit my sweet spot, lol. The Bigfoot book was a bit of false advertising...It's not about Bigfoot at all, but about a conservationist hiking through what is described as a Bigfoot hotspot. The endless descriptions of every tree, plant, and animal he sees are beautifully written, but I'm losing patience. But ever time I say I'm going to DNF it, something makes me keep going.

[brlesh]

Started my annual Thanksgiving Day tradition of reading the latest Stephen King novel, Never Flinch.

30 pages in; so far so good.

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[RonClinton]

CHILD OF GOD, Cormac McCarthy. I've kind of bypassed his early work until now, so am trying to get those under my belt as well.

[brlesh]

Finished up Never Flinch, which I liked quite a bit, though the ending felt a bit flat.

Next up, starting the anthology Enter Boogeyman, edited by Alessandro Manzetti.

B

[sholloman81]

Finished up Never Flinch, which I liked quite a bit, though the ending felt a bit flat.

Next up, starting the anthology Enter Boogeyman, edited by Alessandro Manzetti.

B

Glad to hear about Never Flinch, as I still have it in my TBR pile. Still working my way through reading the CD version of The Stand and should have it done this week!