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Old 20th August 2014, 02:01 PM
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Still plodding along with Dr Sleep by SK, never in 25 years of reading his books have I taken as long to finish one, he's just not drawing me in like he usually does :/
Have you read Mr Murder yet?

I keep meaning to pick up the hardback but haven't got round to it yet.
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Old 20th August 2014, 02:31 PM
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Have you read Mr Murder yet?



I keep meaning to pick up the hardback but haven't got round to it yet.

Not yet no, waiting until I've finished Dr Sleep, then I'm going to pick it up
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Old 20th August 2014, 02:33 PM
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The Good The Bad And The Multiplex by Mark Kermode. Excellent stuff so far. Has a lot of laugh out loud moments in it. Well written and thoroughly engaging. I expect that trend to remain throughout the book. Loving every minute so far
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Not yet no, waiting until I've finished Dr Sleep, then I'm going to pick it up
I don't think i'll be bothering with Doctor Sleep. From your remarks and the fact i don't rate The Shining it's one to steer clear of for me.
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Old 20th August 2014, 02:36 PM
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The Good The Bad And The Multiplex by Mark Kermode. Excellent stuff so far. Has a lot of laugh out loud moments in it. Well written and thoroughly engaging. I expect that trend to remain throughout the book. Loving every minute so far
I read it earlier this year and found it funny, informative and utterly engaging. It's really well researched and, because it is told from his point of view, contains the humour that comes with his radio broadcasts.

The chapter on 3-D is excellent.
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Old 20th August 2014, 02:51 PM
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I don't think i'll be bothering with Doctor Sleep. From your remarks and the fact i don't rate The Shining it's one to steer clear of for me.

Yeah, there's nothing much to recommend really
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Old 20th August 2014, 04:06 PM
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I Slept With Joey Ramone by Mickey Leigh & Legs Mc Neill. A very candid book from the singer's brother, it adds another dimension to all the other Ramonic tales imho. Sent me racing back to.......

Legend Of A Rock Star by Dee Dee Ramone. A hysterical tome about his last tour from everyone's favourite ex rent boy, written in a "unique" style cough, this is a laugh riot from end to end, with the odd tinge of bittersweetness in between.
A few years ago, I read 'On The Road With The Ramones', written by their tour manager Monte Melnick - On the Road with The Ramones revised edition paperback: Amazon.co.uk: Monte A. Melnick, Frank Meyer: Books

Must admit that I really do not remember much about the book, but I haven't binned it yet, so it must have something!
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Old 29th September 2014, 07:18 AM
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Recently 'discovered' the late Charles L Grant, the prolific US horror author. Currently reading 'Nightmare Seasons', which is a four novella collection, set in the fictional town of Oxrun Station. Really enjoying this, and have been hunting down his other Oxrun collections and novels.
Like a couple of other authors I've read for the first time this year - Alan Ryan and Michael McDowell, I don't know how I missed them, back in the 'horror boom' of the 80's. Oh well, plenty of good stuff to look forward to!
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Should really update on this thread once in a while....

So here goes.

Finished all 40 discworld novels. A worthy project and one worth repeating at some point. For now I am reading Bernard Cornwell's SHARPE books. I'm reading them chronologically rather than in order of publication (so the Sharpe in India books came first) Just finished Sharpe's Eagle.
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Old 5th November 2014, 10:14 PM
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The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse.

An elegant Gothic tale set the Sussex marshes in 1912. Kate Mosse can certainly create an atmosphere of dread and her description of death and taxidermy is quite beautiful.

The story moves along at a decent pace with it's dark mist enshrouded setting reminiscent of The Woman in Black.

I'm currently half way through this enjoyable novel, and the aforementioned descriptive prose is captivating and haunting.

An ideal November read by the fireside.
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