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    #76
    Originally posted by TerryE View Post
    That was a good collection. It's been a while since I read it, and my copy has been loaned out to my best friend.
    It was good, if a little uneven.
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      #77
      Have to admit, I've never read any of Dan Brown's work, and probably never will. There are just far too many other authors out there whose work interests me more.
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        #78
        Originally posted by Kealan Patrick Burke View Post
        I found Ulysses torture to read, but CHILD OF GOD sounds right up my alley.
        Don't let my comparison of Suttree to Ulysses stop you from reading it because it is well worth the read, I found Ulysses to be the most difficult book I've ever read but I did like it, Suttree is complex, beautifully written and nowhere near as difficult to read. The comparison comes from the epic sprawl of the story and how it is written in different, somewhat disorienting vignettes where sometimes you aren't entirely sure what's happening And yes, Child of God is right up your alley Mr. Burke

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          #79
          Originally posted by Tommy View Post
          Don't let my comparison of Suttree to Ulysses stop you from reading it because it is well worth the read, I found Ulysses to be the most difficult book I've ever read but I did like it, Suttree is complex, beautifully written and nowhere near as difficult to read. The comparison comes from the epic sprawl of the story and how it is written in different, somewhat disorienting vignettes where sometimes you aren't entirely sure what's happening And yes, Child of God is right up your alley Mr. Burke
          I'll add it to the reading tower. In the meantime, I just finished BLOOD MERIDIAN. It was a masterpiece.
          http://www.kealanpatrickburke.com

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            #80
            You guys have spurred me to put McCarty on my want to read list on goodreads. Not sure when I will grab one, or when I will read him, but..... sure sounds like my kind of stuff!

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              #81
              Originally posted by TJCams View Post
              You guys have spurred me to put McCarty on my want to read list on goodreads. Not sure when I will grab one, or when I will read him, but..... sure sounds like my kind of stuff!
              If/when you do, I hope you dig it. I'd suggest starting with THE ROAD.
              http://www.kealanpatrickburke.com

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                #82
                Currently reading THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME by Mark Haddon. Very funny so far. The perfect antidote to the grimness of BLOOD MERIDIAN.
                http://www.kealanpatrickburke.com

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                  #83
                  Rereading The Green Mile.
                  "I'm a vegan. "

                  ---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)

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                    #84
                    Originally posted by TJCams View Post
                    You guys have spurred me to put McCarty on my want to read list on goodreads. Not sure when I will grab one, or when I will read him, but..... sure sounds like my kind of stuff!
                    I agree, The Road is the best way to start with McCarthy, such a good book

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                      #85
                      Originally posted by Kealan Patrick Burke View Post
                      I just finished BLOOD MERIDIAN. It was a masterpiece.
                      Absolutely! Can you believe James Franco was attached as a producer/possible director for a film version there for a while? Even though I like James Franco, I'm kind of glad that project fell through because it would have been a mess

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                        #86
                        Started The Twelve by Justin Cronin, so far, so good

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                          #87
                          Originally posted by Tommy View Post
                          Absolutely! Can you believe James Franco was attached as a producer/possible director for a film version there for a while? Even though I like James Franco, I'm kind of glad that project fell through because it would have been a mess
                          I take it there's no character who is perpetually high in the novel?
                          "I'm a vegan. "

                          ---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)

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                            #88
                            Originally posted by srboone View Post
                            I take it there's no character who is perpetually high in the novel?
                            Nope, though you may feel the need for a few tokes after reading it

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                              #89
                              Originally posted by srboone View Post
                              Rereading The Green Mile.
                              One of my favorites.
                              http://www.kealanpatrickburke.com

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                                #90
                                Originally posted by Tommy View Post
                                Absolutely! Can you believe James Franco was attached as a producer/possible director for a film version there for a while? Even though I like James Franco, I'm kind of glad that project fell through because it would have been a mess
                                He would not have been right for that adaptation at all. I'm glad it fell through. Less glad that Tommy Lee Jones' attempts to bring it to the screen were unsuccessful. He might have been able to do it right, though after seeing No Country for Old Men, I'd like to see what the Coen Brothers could do with the material, as they seem to get McCarthy's tone.
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