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A few of King's other books, besides Lisey's Story and Cell, since the accident:
Dreamcatcher
From A Buick 8
Wolves of Calla
Song of Sussanah
The Dark Tower.
In addition King has written a number of short stories. I don't think we should write him off yet. Many, if not all, of the above books were very good IMO. I really loved "The Dark Tower" series.
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You can't hit a home run every time. I certainly hope he doesn't stop writing. I would hate to think of no more books by Stephen King.
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^I agree with you, Sedge. I thought Cell started off great, but then it just diminished into something resembling a zombie-flick.
The Stand is my favourite Stephen King book, and one of my favourite books of all time. Others I have enjoyed are IT, Rose Madder, and Insomnia. I haven't read Lisey's Story yet. I have it, but I keep putting it off, because of the negative things I have heard.
My favorites are also The Stand, IT, and Insomnia.
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Hi all! I've never read a Terry Pratchett book, but reading this thread has gotten me thinking about it.
Which one would you recommend for the first???
Wow, tough question. Here is a list of Pratchett books, no quarantee though that it is complete. You may want to start with "Mort". However, wait a few days to see if you get other recommendations on where to start.
http://www.amazon.com/Discworld-Terry-Pratchett/lm/R3GNQGXRQBWZEU/ref=cm_lmt_fvlm_f_1_rlrsrs0
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I am reading Blood Meridian and I think there is only one word to describe McCarthy: brilliant! He has gone right to the head of the list with the best I have ever read.
Paul, I have been wowed by all of Cormac's writing and if my memory is correct I have much of his major works. Blood Meridian was great writing, but so is all his work.
The Road is sometimes brutal but the story is really about the love between a man and his boy and it shows that love can exist even in the midst of terror and death.
The Border Trilogy still remains at least tied for his best writing IMHO. It is really difficult to say which is his best as they are all excellent.
Cormac's writing is usually not for the timid but those that read him will be rewarded with great writing.
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I really like Hilda and wish they showed more of her in the episodes.
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I am quite surprised that there have been no comments,
have all of you seen the episode where Daniel's father died.
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I am only a few pages from finishing Grisham's book.....Playing For Pizza. It was a very enjoyable read for me.
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I got "Making Money" today from the Library. Has anyone read it and if so, did you enjoy the book.
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Now I'm looking forward even more to reading it. I'll be getting to it in a week or so (hopefully); it sounds like a very promising read.
As I stated previously, The Road is a very hard hitting book and one that I enjoyed tremendously. The Border Trilogy is also great reading. I believe that I have read all of Cormac's work and enjoyed them all. He is one heck of a great author.
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Our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow:
Roasted turkey
Spiral sliced ham
peas and mushrooms
mashed potatoes and gravy
Sweet potato (Not from a can)with pineapple and marshallow on top
Cornbread stuffing
Corn Pudding ( my famous dish - requested by all the grandchildren)
Cranberry sauce with pineapple and pecans
Dinner Rolls by LeBrea
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie
Wine
Sparkling grape juice for the kids
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Please excuse my ignorance, but what day is Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving this year is on Thursday, Nov. 22.
It is on a Thursday every year.
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For those that celebrate Thanksgiving, what will you be having for dinner this year.
Thanksgiving as some of you know is, probably, the biggest dinner of the year for us that celebrate it.
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Maureen, how did you enjoy the Chardonnay from Triventa. I ask because I see that one of our stores carries the Chardonnay from Triventa.
OH and I went to a restaurant the other night and had a glass of Parducci Merlot with dinner. We both enjoyed it very much. I have been searching for it in local wine stores but couldn't find it. So, I called Parducci Vineyard in California and asked them who the distributor was for their wines in my part of North Carolina. They gave me the info and I then called the distributor and asked them what stores do they supply with the Parducci wine and they gave me the name of two. Today I am going to purchase a few bottles.
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We had pancakes for 'dinner" last week. If I must say so they were absolutely the best pancakes that I have made. Really good!!!
Oh yeah, cheese grits are also very good.
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Some of the movies that I have enjoyed over the years, in no particular order, are:
Singing in The Rain
The Great Escape
Stalag 17
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Shane
High Noon
Lawrence of Arabia
It's a Wonderful Life
Saving Private Ryan
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This past week's episode was excellent. Wait until you see what happens at the wedding.
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It does sound then like you are a couple episodes behind. Ugly Betty is on again tonight. I did not really like the last episode with the sandwich guy playing a big part in the show.
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Thanks Nici. I also consider it one of the books that I really enjoyed. Great book and great storyline.
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Muggle, it seems the general consensus was that it's brilliant. I don't think I've heard anyone saying that they haven't enjoyed it.
I haven't read it yet myself but intend to sometime in the first half of next year (my reading is booked solid until about then
)The Reading Circle on The Stand seemed to fizzle out. A number of people made earlier posts on how much they were enjoying the book and then for some reason stopped posting. I will pick on Nici and Michelle........you were discussing the most horrific parts and then stopped posting. I was really interested in hearing how you enjoyed the remainder of the book. I thought there were some very sad parts up ahead of where you were reading at the time.
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Seems like a lot of you were reading The Stand, how many finished it and what was your impression of it.
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I have not read Four Past Midnight. Do y'all really recommend it.
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Here's my problem: I had a blind date with a guy who went on and on and on about All the Pretty Horses. I ended up not being able to stand this guy, after just this one date (he was so insufferable), and now I can't read any of McCarthy's books as a result.
Weird, huh?
Why not take the oposite view and go ahead and read "All The "Pretty Horses" and see why he was raving so much about it. You will be missing out on one of the great authors otherwise. Of course, that is just my humble opinion.
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At the moment my favorites are:
Grey's Anatomy
Desperate Housewives
Private Practice
Ugly Betty
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I will concede on your last sentence.
Wishing the best of reading for you.