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See above, my friend. See above.
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Erm...The Mask, I think, was a really scary one; Sole Survivor properly freaked me out in places; From The Corner Of His Eye is one of my favourites - I've read that one twice! Ooh, and False Memory was quite disturbing also. These, you might like.
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It's around this point that I hurled it over my shoulder into the aether...
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My bag's already packed!
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Frankie, I believe the novel you're talking about is The Bad Place, a cracking good read. As on previous posts in this thread, I'll say how much I enjoy Koontz' novels. He always seems to have me hooked immediately, but then, he's like a comfort blanket, I suppose. I grew up reading him from an early age and know his style (but it's been nice watching this style evolve!) Obviously, because of the volume of his works, some are better than others, but there have been a couple that have truly scared me. I still hold that he's a great one. Pip pip.
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Like some new variation of an Indian Head Massage? You had me at "Hello"! You had me at "Hello"! :lol: I make a mean coffee as well. I'll come suited and booted and be the perfect Englishman - think Giles off Buffy. I wish. Handsome cur. Sigh...
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Hiya! I had a go at The Shakespeare Secret thinking it would be right up my street but (gasp) had to give up - I was at a point where I was really bored of the formulaic-conspiracy-theory-dashing-all-over-the-world-with-assassins-on-your-tail thing. Sometimes life is too short. But 150 books, Kate! Man, I can barely get through five! Happy reading, my friend. Happy reading.
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Crumbs, Jessi. There's loads on there that I haven't even heard of! I prove myself an ignoramus. If you like, check out my thread McReccomends (I'm not sure how to make a link to it, but if you do a quick search, you'll find it) and have a look at some of the things I think are cool. You might agree with me. You might not. Ain't that the great thing about this site?!? Happy days. Oy oy!
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Now, you see, my problem is that I cannot walk past a bookshop. It's draws me in like it has a tractor beam or something. I then simply cannot leave until I have a shiny new book in my hot, sweaty mitts, clutched to my breast like a suckling babe. Hmmm...dubious imagery, there... So, my piles are bigger than yours... Piles, anyone? PILES?!?
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I'll find it out and view this! What is IMO??? IMHO??? I just don't know!!!
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Whoa! Jessi! that is waaaaay too organised, man! Good work! Mine's just a big pile of OMG that I plunge into, chucking books everywhere until I find one I want. I need thrashing, really. A damn good thrashing, I tell you. Anyway. Hope you're well. Toodles.
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What is IMHO? Also, Walken is excellent in anything, ever, you are quite right. Will do. x (Actually, this has gone a little off-topic, hasn't it? Sorry, Frankie!)
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Ahoy there, Paula. Sputnik Sweetheart is, of course, wonderful. I may even finish it this evening, all being well. I love Murakami. Simple as that.
It's been a tough week back at school - the department's all scattered now (this is a good thing) but it sort of accents the fact that some of the less-than-professional colleagues of mine blank me in the corridors in front of the kids. Berks. They're just not suited to working in this environment.
But, it's the weekend. Yay!
How are you doing? Snowed in? Stocked up with goodies to eat? Loads of books to keep you entertained? We're wading through all of Buffy - Season 5 tonight (maybe even as far as the episode 'The Body'...)
Take care. x
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Ah, yes. Maybe Carrie, it's been at least 4,000 years since I last saw that, and I had forgotten about it. Yes. The Dead Zone I thought was carried by Walken, but wasn't that brilliant as a film. I have yet to see Christine so have no grounds to comment. I shall stand by your excellent judgement, dear Giulia, my friend.
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There are very few really good adaptations of Stephen King's novels - The Shawshank Redemption; The Green Mile; The Mist - the rest are all a bit rubbish, really, although I didn't object too much to Misery. Am I right in thinking that the three films I mentioned were all Frank Darabont films? Hmmm... Happy days, Frankie. Happy days.
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Hey. I have no hair (I shave it every other day along with me beard!), so where do I go in the line when I'm in NY? I'm thirty-something, Marcia (and have, on occasion, even been described as 'handsome'...oh, no. Sorry, I mean 'weird looking'...)
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Hello, my friend. It's been a while. Glad you're around again. So, it seems I really should have another go at Tim Winton. So be it. How are things with you, fella?
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Yo! Ayup Dan. How're you doing? Scarlette's correct, you know. The Secret History is an amazingly good book. One of my very favourites. Hope you're tip top, fella.
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Woo-hoo! Hey Rach! Just popping in to say "Hi" before I toddle off to bed to snuggle up with Murakami (in book form, of course...not the man himself...that would be weird...)
So, moving on, I hope you're very well and that you are enjoying life at this time. I personally find the December/January thing hard going, but that's because I'm a big old patsy who needs to 'Man Up', I believe the phrase is. There you go. I'm doing it again.
Sigh.
Night night, chum of mine.
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I'm pretty tip-top, currently, I thank you. Finished the book. Awesome stuff - a bit darker than his others, what with the topic and all that, but blooming magic! I can hardly wait for his next one (still, I've got a Murakami to read next to put me on a bit).
I hope this finds you tickety-boo, dear CW. Pip pip and toodles.
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Little Girls Lost by JA. Kerley Children are disappearing in Mobile, Alabama, the latest snatched from her own bedroom. There are no clues – and, as yet, no bodies. With public anger reaching dangerous levels, homicide detective Carson Ryder finds a case hopelessly tangled up in murky local politics. Ryder’s bosses have one last hope though: Connor Sandhill, a former cop whose uncanny ability to solve baffling crimes is legendary. But Sandhill left the police in mysterious circumstances and his presence on the case causes uproar. With the hunt ever more urgent, he and Ryder must form an uneasy alliance. At the root of these disappearances is something truly evil – and its source is closer to home than either could have imagined. There is darkness to this novel that, at times, makes one think that maybe one shouldn’t be reading these things. Fortunately, Kerley’s ability to take his readers to that limit and then pull them back is impressive. His understanding of his audience is clear as he takes terrible horrors committed by man and weaves them into a fast-paced novel with black humour (not quite as liberally in this novel, though), plot-twists and action, leaving the reader unable to put the blessed thing down. I had to finish it. Kerley has created one of my favourite crime fighters in Detective Carson Ryder and I’ll eagerly await his forthcoming novel Buried Alive, which will hopefully be out soon. I’ve mentioned this guy before and recommended him to a bunch of people – Ben, you’ll love this – and I do so again. This book is a knock-out! 9.5/10
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Happy New Year, Nicola! I missed out on being in your neck of the woods this New Years Eve. We were supposed to be driving up with my folks and six other people to join my Uncle in his restaurant, but I was struck down by the most appalling stomach bug I've encountered in a long time (details would be inappropriate). I was in bed for 6pm, believe it or not. Shame, 'cos I love Newcastle at New Year and it sounds like the snow might've been fun!
What did you get up to? How was your Christmas? How are things going in general? How many more questions am I going to ask? Do I realise that that last one was a question, also? And that one?
Hmmm...stop now, Mac. Stop now.
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This is all true. I've read a bunch of stuff on your TBR pile, Rach, and I don't think any of these are duff'uns. With Ian Banks' stuff, sit back and enjoy the amazingness of it all. He's magic! Just avoid A Song of Stone, purely because neither I nor anyone else I've spoken to enjoyed it at all. It's an anomaly, to be certain, because the rest of his books are pure gold! Hope you're very well, chum!
