The Currently Reading Thread v. A Clash of Kings

[Kwyjibo]

Haven't seen either of the film versions, but the novel (and its sequels) are pretty good.

Haven't seen the films either but the novels were really good.

[masterthes]

It Happened On Broadway by Myrna Katz Frommer

[Cool Chris]

Haven't seen either of the film versions, but the novel (and its sequels) are pretty good.

I actually liked the two sequels better than the first! The first told a solid story with great characters, but I never really got invested in the "locked room mystery" part of the story. I cared about everything else but that. Nonetheless, a great trilogy!

[masterthes]

I've seen the original GDT and enjoyed it, never seen the remake, and agree on the books comment. Played With Fire is my favorite of the three. Is the 4th book worth reading?

[WDADU]

 Reading Cabal, by Clive Barker right now. Before that it was Choke, by Chuck Palahniuk.

[ChuckSteak]

Michel Houellebecq - The Elementary Particles

[Tomislav95]

Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski

[ChuckSteak]

Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski

Amazing book. 

[Prog Snob]

Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski

Amazing book. 

Nice to see other Bukowski fans here.

[Tomislav95]

Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski

Amazing book. 

Nice to see other Bukowski fans here.

Post Office was his first (and only) I read. Ham on Rye seems more polished and less authentic but it is fun and hilarious. I literally lol-ed more than once while reading

[Prog Snob]

Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski

Amazing book. 

Nice to see other Bukowski fans here.

Post Office was his first (and only) I read. Ham on Rye seems more polished and less authentic but it is fun and hilarious. I literally lol-ed more than once while reading

Oh, absolutely. He's brilliant. Read Pulp and Women.

[ChuckSteak]

All of his prose books are very similar. My favorite one is Post Office.

[Prog Snob]

They really are, but some of his other stuff is great, too.

[Logain Ablar]

Just finished: Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson

I really liked this - can't wait for the next book to be released.

Starting: The Scarecrow - Michael Connelly

I picked this up as something different. I don't think I've read any of his stuff before, so we'll see how it goes.

[Scorpion]

"The Scarecrow" is good, but it's not Connelly's best - I'm not a big fan of the whole "the reader knows who the killer is right from the start". I quite like his work when I'm in the mood for a good detective novel, but I vastly prefer his stories with Harry Bosch being the main guy. If you're interested in looking further into his work, then I'd recommend "Angels Flight", "The Last Coyote", "The Concrete Blond" and "Blood Work".

[Logain Ablar]

"The Scarecrow" is good, but it's not Connelly's best - I'm not a big fan of the whole "the reader knows who the killer is right from the start". I quite like his work when I'm in the mood for a good detective novel, but I vastly prefer his stories with Harry Bosch being the main guy. If you're interested in looking further into his work, then I'd recommend "Angels Flight", "The Last Coyote", "The Concrete Blond" and "Blood Work".

Thank you sir! 

[hefdaddy42]

The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages by Harold Bloom

[masterthes]

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. Really liking it so far

[hefdaddy42]

Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny.  Old book, just started it, seems vaguely Mad Max-ish thus far.

[Scorpion]

Read the entirety of Stephen King's Dolores Claiborne today. It was very different to my previous exposure to King (which consisted of Cell and the Dark Tower series), but it was a very good book all the same. I should check out more of his stuff, I always seem to end up liking it.

[axeman90210]

Read the entirety of Stephen King's Dolores Claiborne today. It was very different to my previous exposure to King (which consisted of Cell and the Dark Tower series), but it was a very good book all the same. I should check out more of his stuff, I always seem to end up liking it.

Do yourself a favor and get The Stand and/or It.

[hefdaddy42]

Read the entirety of Stephen King's Dolores Claiborne today. It was very different to my previous exposure to King (which consisted of Cell and the Dark Tower series), but it was a very good book all the same. I should check out more of his stuff, I always seem to end up liking it.

Do yourself a favor and get The Stand and/or It.

Yeah, but only one at a time.  They are really heavy, don't hurt yourself trying to pick up both.

[ozzy554]

I haven't read IT but I do fully recommend The Stand.

[Scorpion]

The Stand is probably next on my list, then. My dad has reward it asks her says that all the characters are one-dimensional so I've kinda been avoiding it, but decent years have seen his and my opinions on books diverge pretty strongly, so I'll still check it out.

[Evermind]

I've been my in Stephen King mood lately, finished The Dead Zone recently and rather enjoyed it. My friend also recommended me The Shining and The Stand, I guess I know what I will be reading next.

[Tomislav95]

I loved King's Insomnia. I bought It this summer but didn't start to read It yet.

[Cool Chris]

The Martian, Andy Weir.

My dad has reward it asks her says that all the characters are one-dimensional so I've kinda been avoiding it....

That is the last thing I would think to criticize The Stand about. 

Dolores Claiborne is definitely off the beaten King path a bit, but just goes to illustrate how talented and diverse he is.

[Sacul]

I guess I know what I will be reading next.

The Dark Tower

I'm midway through book 4 and so far I'm really digging this series. It's like a fucked-up yet perfect collision of dark fantasy and sci-fi that reads as neither both.

[Evermind]

I guess I know what I will be reading next.

The Dark Tower

Nope, I'm not diving into the series by Stephen King. The Dead Zone wasn't enough to convince me to do it. I want to do another standalone book, and I'm going for The Stand. If it's good, maybe I'll go for The Dark Tower series then.

[hefdaddy42]

The Dark Tower is shorter

lol

[Scorpion]

Jesus, I just read my last post and I have to say that my phone's autocorrect definitely fucked that one up. Thank you guys for understanding it anyway.

[Prog Snob]

Jesus, I just read my last post and I have to say that my phones autocorrect definitely fucked that one up. Take you guys for understanding it anyway.

Take yourself

[Scorpion]

I have no idea what you're talking about, that's definitely not anything that I posted and then quickly edited out, no sir. 

[TAC]

Been so long since I read a Stephen King book.

[Prog Snob]

I want to read On Writing.