I am ashamed to say that I have not yet read......

[Neiaushie79]

I'm ashamed that I've never read Salem's Lot. I'll be remedying this problem tomorrow.

[Sabrina Morgan]

I saw this on someone's list. (Can't remember who.) Any way I found this and thought of this thread. I read A Brave New World and loved it, I thought I would share this,

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...d_i=1000677541
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[TJCams]

Tommy, I never read that one. In fact your post is the first time I remember hearing about it. Let me (us) if you do give Koontz a try, and tell us what you think.

[Tommy]

Good to know, suppose it will be my first by him if I ever get to it, I mean the man has written 91 books I really should try at least one I guess

[bsaenz24]

Dark Rivers was one of the last Koontz books I really liked before I stopped reading him years later. Great book.

[Tommy]

Well I do have a copy of Dark Rivers of the Heart I got as a Christmas present many moons ago from my brother-in-law, ever read that one?

[TJCams]

I enjoy King, and Straub (from what I've read anyways), and I also enjoy Koontz a lot. I was lucky in that I was given a bunch of Koontz paperbacks, to go with the few I have purchased. He is different than King. He has some that are more of a sci-fi, and some that would be horror, but to me at least, he is more of a thriller writer? More possible real-world events - less supernatural, in some of the work I have read anyways.

Tommy - I would highly suggest you give Koontz a try. As far as recommendations - I loved Strangers, Voice of the Night was a quick read too, but also Whispers would be a good starting point.

[srboone]

My grandmother left me shitloads of Agatha Christie (her favorite author) HCs and pbs. SHe'd read them all multiple times and sometimes she was too lazy to look for a copy of an AG book she knew she had, so she'd just buy another one! I've got multiple pb copies of a lot of AG's books.

Dr. Suess is listed ahead of Stephen King! I love it!.

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[Tommy]

I saw it on the internet so it must me true!

Exactly!

[Martin]

I saw it on the internet so it must me true!

[Tommy]

You sure are quick on the lookups! Only reason why Steele sells so much is because there are a lot of lonely, unsatisfied women out there. Eh, you can keep all of that "He plunged his throbbing manhood into her brimming chalice" mess. I read that line in on of my dad's GF's books and ended up laughing for 30 minutes straight. No thanks, lol

lmao, I may have to give her a try now after hearing that,
here is the page I am looking upon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...iction_authors

[Neiaushie79]

Danielle Steele puts them both to shame with 120 books selling more than 500 million to 800 million copies, holy sh*t! Looks like Agatha Christie and Shakespeare are neck and neck with 2billion to 4 billion sold each

You sure are quick on the lookups! Only reason why Steele sells so much is because there are a lot of lonely, unsatisfied women out there. Eh, you can keep all of that "He plunged his throbbing manhood into her brimming chalice" mess. I read that line in on of my dad's GF's books and ended up laughing for 30 minutes straight. No thanks, lol

[Tommy]

When I was in high school, only two students read Stephen King religiously: myself and a girl in my class named Shannon. She also read Koontz. I once asked her which one she liked better and she answered: Danielle Stelle.

Women. Sheesh!

Danielle Steel puts them both to shame with 120 books selling more than 500 million to 800 million copies, holy sh*t! Looks like Agatha Christie and Shakespeare are neck and neck with 2billion to 4 billion sold each

[Neiaushie79]

I bowed out on Koontz after Odd Thomas, I just couldn't do it. I never understood the Elvis/Beatles comparison at all. Shouldn't it have been Beatles/Rolling Stones or Elvis/Jerry Lee Lewis? That would have made more sense. I'm working on my shame while I wait for Ghost Story to arrive. I made a last second decision and went to B&N and picked up a copy of A Clockwork Orange and even grabbed 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill. I think it's going to be a good weekend

[srboone]

When I was in high school, only two students read Stephen King religiously: myself and a girl in my class named Shannon. She also read Koontz. I once asked her which one she liked better and she answered: Danielle Steele.

Women. Sheesh!