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    #91
    Originally posted by srboone View Post
    I take it there's no character who is perpetually high in the novel?
    Not unless you consider bloodlust a drug.
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      #92
      Originally posted by Tommy View Post
      Nope, though you may feel the need for a few tokes after reading it
      Indeed.

      Tommy, did you ever see THE SUNSET LIMITED?
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        #93
        Originally posted by Kealan Patrick Burke View Post
        Indeed.

        Tommy, did you ever see THE SUNSET LIMITED?
        No, but I want to, I'm sure it's good just haven't got around to it yet

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          #94
          Originally posted by Tommy View Post
          No, but I want to, I'm sure it's good just haven't got around to it yet
          It's a hard one to recommend, and your enjoyment of it will be directly proportional to how well you like one-location, all dialogue plays about philosophy and theology. It's pretty much two actors representing McCarthy's own internal debate about religion. I enjoyed it, but then, from a writer's perspective, the themes and dialogue engaged me. Not sure if it'd be the case if I weren't. I know the reviews were decidedly mixed, and I can see why.
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            #95
            I will probably like it then, I'm a big fan of movies like that, it sounds like a darker My Dinner with Andre, I also still need to read The Stonemason but my local B&N never has a copy and I always forget to order one, one of these days though

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              #96
              Originally posted by Tommy View Post
              I will probably like it then, I'm a big fan of movies like that, it sounds like a darker My Dinner with Andre, I also still need to read The Stonemason but my local B&N never has a copy and I always forget to order one, one of these days though
              Interestingly enough, one review of THE SUNSET LIMITED mentioned MY DINNER WITH ANDRE, so you may indeed like it.
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                #97
                Finished THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME. Not bad, but I'm not sure it earned its universal praise.

                Now reading THE STREETS OF LAREDO, the only book in the LONESOME DOVE quartet I haven't yet read.
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                  #98
                  Originally posted by Tommy View Post
                  I agree, The Road is the best way to start with McCarthy, such a good book
                  Definitely have to agree with that. It took a little getting used to with the writing style, but once I got used to it I couldn't put it down. Absolutely great book. I was impressed with the movie too, as I was expecting something bad, but it was made more in line with the book than most movies made from books by authors such as Stephen King
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                    #99
                    Originally posted by RJK1981 View Post
                    Definitely have to agree with that. It took a little getting used to with the writing style, but once I got used to it I couldn't put it down. Absolutely great book. I was impressed with the movie too, as I was expecting something bad, but it was made more in line with the book than most movies made from books by authors such as Stephen King
                    I have avoided the movie just because I wanted to keep my vision of the book alive in my head but I do hear good things about, I will more than likely see it one day

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                      I liked the movie. Managed to be just as depressing as the book.
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                        Finished STREETS OF LAREDO. Great read, though it pales in comparison to LONESOME DOVE.

                        Reading Capote's IN COLD BLOOD now.
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                          Originally posted by Kealan Patrick Burke View Post

                          Reading Capote's IN COLD BLOOD now.
                          That one is in my top ten as well!

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                            Originally posted by Tommy View Post
                            That one is in my top ten as well!
                            Beautifully written so far.
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                              Robert McCammon' s Gone South.This guy is awesome.

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                                Originally posted by bookworm 1 View Post
                                Robert McCammon' s Gone South.This guy is awesome.
                                I'm working on getting all his books read this year, he is absolutely brilliant!

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