What are you currently reading?

[sholloman81]

Finished reading Joe Lansdale's "Radiant Apples". I pretty much adore everything Joe Lansdale has written and this was no exception. Was very happy to get to spend some more time with his Nat Love and Choctaw characters from Paradise Sky. Was fun to visit them as older gents. I just wish we could have had a full blown novel versus another novella as this one flew by way too fast!

Think I will read Stephen King's "Billy Summers" next. Have had it in my to-read pile since publication and was putting off reading it until I finally received the slipcase for it from CD; however, I'm tired of waiting on the delayed slipcase and think I'm going to breakdown and read it now.

[brlesh]

A little more than half way through The Inamorta or, Death’s Beloved by Joshua Rex.

This short gothic novel is the first thing I’ve read by Rex.

So far, so good.

B

[sholloman81]

Just finished Paul Tremblay's "The Little Sleep". While it wasn't groundbreaking by any means, I had a lot of fun with this book. I really enjoyed the main character, PI Mark Genevich, quite a bit and was glad that Tremblay didn't make the character too quirky or cliched. I also adored the main characters' dialogue as it felt almost exactly like my father used to speak, a lot of the same slang and sayings. If I had one (minor) complaint with this book it would be that the case itself felt pretty straightforward. If you've read a fair amount of noir/PI fiction before, than you can probably guess the mystery/final reveal quite easily. I do have the 2nd book (No Sleep Til Wonderland) on order from SST and can't wait to read it when it is published later this year.

[sholloman81]

I couldn’t make it to the half way point on this one, but based on your assessment & other reviews that say you need to finish the book, I may have to give it another shot.

B

Totally understand. If I hadn't purchased my copy from Lividian and had instead just purchased a trade or paperback copy, then I probably wouldn't have continued on past the half way mark as I was really turned off by the book at that point; however, like previously mentioned, the 2nd half does get much better as the picture starts to come into focus and you realize exactly what the author is doing. If you can make it over that hump, I think you'll find the payoff well worth it.

[Ben Staad]

I will plug away a little bit more and see what develops. The main issue is the descriptive way he writes each scene/sequence. It's like reading a manual.

If you’re not engrossed in the story by page 80, odds are you won’t be (engrossed) moving forward.

B