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Post by Thorngrub on Jan 24, 2007 10:03:14 GMT -5
 Tired of Stephen King? Look no further than this author (luke...). Guaranteed to deliver the goods. This novel is actually a sequel - I haven't read the first one, called CITY INFERNAL. I'll read it afterwards . . . I just started in on this thing, and there ain't no way in HELL I'm going to stop now! Ed Lee is one sick puppy.... |
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Post by Thorngrub on Feb 7, 2007 13:27:51 GMT -5
finished. good, fun, sickening beach read. ^ next:  The existential masterpiece by Maurice Blanchot, Death Sentence. Midway through. Riveting. |
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Post by Thorngrub on Feb 24, 2007 15:05:01 GMT -5
 Just finished this, to the accompanying simmering musical soundscapes of the Dirty Three's "Cinder", oddly appropriate to the mood and tone of The Gunslinger's apprentice youth in Gilead. This comic is untouchable. Jae Lee's artwork is inspired, and stunning. The scripter nails the proper voice for young Roland. This is 5-star comic book gold right here; get yours while they're still available on the stands (won't be for long, I can assure thee). Issue #2 will be out in a coupla weeks, March 7 or so. Seriously though - this is a deluxe and loving treatment of King's legendary Dark Tower series, w/glossy pages in full color spreads, just gorgeous artwork and serious narrative tone. All the characters are there, and depicted perfectly as if they were lifted from your own imagining of what they must've looked like. Highly recommended whether you've read the original books or not. In fact, I kind of envy those whose introduction to Roland of Gilead - the last gunslinger - comes via this devotional & superb Marvel title. It serves as a brilliant & perfect preface from which to delve into the books themselves. All around killer title, destined for immaculate collectability. Run, do not walk, to your nearest comic store. Keep fingers crossed it isn't already sold out. |
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Post by Thorngrub on Feb 27, 2007 10:03:16 GMT -5
 Finally digging in. |
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Post by sisyphus on Feb 27, 2007 17:04:24 GMT -5
the Dirty Three are such gods.
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Post by Thorngrub on Feb 27, 2007 17:17:47 GMT -5
Great soundtrack music, er... music to read by!
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Post by Thorngrub on Feb 27, 2007 17:18:40 GMT -5
so far, Lisey's story is .... highly readable, and keeps me turnin' the pages.
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Post by TheLady on Feb 27, 2007 18:06:50 GMT -5
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Post by sisyphus on Feb 27, 2007 23:52:06 GMT -5
joe hill was killed in good ole' salt lake city. sounds like an interesting read.
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Post by TheLady on Feb 28, 2007 9:33:24 GMT -5
That's a different Joe Hill. This one is Stephen King's son.  |
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Post by sisyphus on Feb 28, 2007 9:46:48 GMT -5
oops. *embarasssssssed*
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Post by Thorngrub on Feb 28, 2007 10:32:18 GMT -5
I'm ALL OVER that Joe Hill novel, La ! TheLady was the first to let me in on it . . . and after reading the Amazon.com reviews, I'm sold ! Not to mention he's Big Steve's kid. I'll be ordering it from Amazon.com probably today; its just, I kinda wanna see if I can buy it for 25% Off in a bookstore downtown, cuz 25% Off the cover price just about = Amazon price + shipping.
Lisey's Story is awesome; highly recommended for both King fans and Non-King fans.
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Post by TheLady on Feb 28, 2007 15:26:24 GMT -5
Heart-Shaped Box is reeeally good so far. Grabs you from the first page. And now I have to abandon it to study for a quiz tomorrow. *sigh*
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Post by Thorngrub on Feb 28, 2007 15:30:27 GMT -5
I know how you feel, Lady. I get pissed each time work interrupts my reading of Lisey's Story (how dare they)!
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Post by sisyphus on Mar 1, 2007 5:48:00 GMT -5
one of these days i'm gonna read my first stephen king novel... one of these days when the wind chills my spine and i clutch the vine to milk the wine from the belly of time in total desperation for inhalation of something of his kind...
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