What are you reading?

by **Alien Redrum** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:47 am

I've only read his short stories up to Dispatch, but I really liked those.

Dispatch, though, is really compelling. I can't tell you why, it's just about a guy who can write letters real well. :lol:

by **Neon Maniac** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 7:38 pm

So far I'm about 60% through Swan's Song, and I'm kind of wishing everyone had died at the beginning.

I'm reserving final judgement until I'm done though. It's not a bad book, just full of characters I really don't like.

by **Alien Redrum** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:16 pm

When you are finished, we can make a graph of corresponding characters in The Stand and in Swan Song. :lol:

by **Neon Maniac** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 2:56 pm

So far, I think the best comparison I can make is that if The Stand was Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, Swan's Song would be Richard Matheson's Hell House. :lol:

by **Spez** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:02 pm

Watership Down - It's got bunnies.

by **Neon Maniac** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:05 am

I'm reading Night of the Crabs by Guy N. Smith (Thanks AR!), and listening to the Darktower series at work. So far I'm about half way through Wolves of the Calla.

by **Alien Redrum** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:32 pm

Are you like the Crabs?

by **Neon Maniac** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:26 am

Alien Redrum wrote:Are you like the Crabs?

I'm not sure what this means.

by **Alien Redrum** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:15 am

That's because I'm stupid.

I meant do you like Crabs?

:lol:

by **Neon Maniac** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:17 am

I thought that's what you meant, but I didn't know if there was something I was missing. :lol:

It's a quick read, and it's pretty funny in an unintentional way. Definitely like reading a bad Syfy channel movie. Right now, they think they just blew up the crab caves with a mine, but there's still 50+ pages left, so I don't think the peril's over yet!

by **Alien Redrum** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:59 am

Definitely like reading a bad Syfy channel movie.

This is pulp goodness at its finest. I really liked both Crab books I read. They aren't literature for sure, but damn are they a lot of fun. :lol:

Doing a little research on the author, it turns out he writes erotic shit too. I didn't know it until after I read a few books, but it's pretty damn obvious, now. :lol:

by **Neon Maniac** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:58 am

I can totally believe that! I've just been skipping those parts in the book. :lol:

Definitely pulp goodness. It has been a lot of fun to read, and I'll definitely be reading the other crab book we've got, and probably the others too.

by **Alien Redrum** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:23 pm

I like the other Crab book just a bit more because it's even more ridiculous (in a great way).

I would love to get the entire series (there's like 4 or 5 of them total) in paperback. I should ask our foofoo British friend to check his local used bookstores.

by **Neon Maniac** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:26 am

I saw there were more, I wonder if they're out there in ebook form somewhere.

by **Neon Maniac** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:19 pm

I also wanted to say I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying the Darktower Series. It's not at all what or how I thought it would be, and it continues to both delight and surprise. It's too bad Shiki thinks King is such a hack, because I think he would really dig these.