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Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:11 am

Well... I begrudgingly finished The Simpsons book.

Do not read it. It's nothing but 20 years worth of writers all bitching about each other. Almost non-stop. Ugh! As a Simpsons fan, it just offended me.

So, after finally getting past that and not having another that I was excited to crack, I decided to read the 136 year old Wuthering Heights.
But.... after the pain of the last book, I decided I'm not yet in the mood to deal with the old-school language of this one just yet, so instead, I picked this up today (finally) and seem to already be hooked.

mickey brown-eye · Post by **mickey brown-eye** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:13 am

Evil Red wrote:Well... I begrudgingly finished The Simpsons book.
Do not read it. It's nothing but 20 years worth of writers all bitching about each other. Almost non-stop. Ugh! As a Simpsons fan, it just offended me.

So, after finally getting past that and not having another that I was excited to crack, I decided to read the 136 year old Wuthering Heights.
But.... after the pain of the last book, I decided I'm not yet in the mood to deal with the old-school language of this one just yet, so instead, I picked this up today (finally) and seem to already be hooked.

16 personalities!? Wow. Let me know if it is a good read. Sounds interesting

PnDsCm · Post by **PnDsCm** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:54 am

Anyone read this? Great book, too bad dude died before they were all published!

Adremelech · Post by **Adremelech** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:18 pm

PnDsCm wrote:Anyone read this? Great book, too bad dude died before they were all published!

The wife just got done reading that one. She said it was a great book.

Project Undead Vish · Post by **Project Undead Vish** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:25 pm

Evil Red wrote:I decided to read the 136 year old Wuthering Heights.

I have thought about picking this one up again multiple times. It's an easy top 5 all time favorite book for me. Haven't read it in 10 years.

Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:25 pm

mickey brown-eye wrote:16 personalities!? Wow. Let me know if it is a good read. Sounds interesting

I'm only around 50 pages into it so far, but yeah, it's really good. Reads like fiction. They made a pretty famous movie about it in the 70's w/ Sally Fields.

PnDsCm wrote:Anyone read this? Great book, too bad dude died before they were all published!

The author is dead? Damn, it seems like there's a new book every week! I was actually wondering about those. Are they a series or just one shots?

PnDsCm · Post by **PnDsCm** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:11 am

Not sure about the next two, I'm just getting ready to start the next one. The only thing that I know continues is the main character. Check it out, it really was a great read...

Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:12 pm

Project Undead Vish wrote:I have thought about picking this one up again multiple times. It's an easy top 5 all time favorite book for me. Haven't read it in 10 years.

I just realized I missed the last few posts for some reason, but this surprises me, especially coming from you. Good to know! I'll re-start it soon, I'm sure.

I'll probally have to look into those Stieg Larrson books now too. Thanks!

Hey Bleez~ how's that Millar book coming along? I found a copy for a buck that I'll probally order if it's as good as your first description.

Project Undead Vish · Post by **Project Undead Vish** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:02 pm

Evil Red wrote:I just realized I missed the last few posts for some reason, but this surprises me, especially coming from you.

Agreed. I'm surprised you skipped my post as well. Skipping my posts is like Paris Hilton forgetting to take her Valtrex... nothing good can happen from that.

Project Undead Vish · Post by **Project Undead Vish** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:09 pm

Oh yeah, and I just picked this up yesterday:

Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:50 pm

I didn't skip your post Vish. We posted at the same time so I didn't see it till later.

-deathboy- · Post by **-deathboy-** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:00 am

i just got this handed to me last night:

looks like a wholesome and entertaining read.
=)

Dominionshrdr · Post by **Dominionshrdr** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:28 pm

I've been trying for weeks to get past page 50 of Chuck Palahniuk's Pygmy to no avail...the premise sounded interesting enough, but the writing style just makes my eyes/brain hurt. I usually really enjoy everything that Palahniuk does, but I just don't have the patience for this one. I did however just start my first Richard Matheson book, Hunted Past Reason, and am liking it so far....

Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:34 pm

Dominionshrdr wrote:I've been trying for weeks to get past page 50 of Chuck Palahniuk's Pygmy to no avail...the premise sounded interesting enough, but the writing style just makes my eyes/brain hurt. I usually really enjoy everything that Palahniuk does, but I just don't have the patience for this one.

Begins here several cinco thousand-ish account of operative me, biliophile number 666, on awaiting cushion below meaty dermis filled?? Operative me know confounded cranial vomit. Pleased, releaved viewing of ass end of bilatteral folding papyrus.

I thought the first half of the book was funny, the style, but yeah... it does gets old. It made me wonder if he wrote it normally and then just went back and picked all the adjectives and scrambled the sentences or... if that shit just came strait out of him. Oi vey!

Dominionshrdr · Post by **Dominionshrdr** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:37 pm

Evil Red wrote:Begins here several cinco thousand-ish account of operative me, biliophile number 666, on awaiting cushion below meaty dermis filled?? Operative me know confounded cranial vomit. Pleased, releaved viewing of ass end of bilatteral folding papyrus.

I thought the first half of the book was funny, the style, but yeah... it does gets old. It made me wonder if he wrote it normally and then just went back and picked all the adjectives and scrambled the sentences or... if that shit just came strait out of him. Oi vey!

I never even thought of that...neither would really surprise me tho

dbl bass drummer · Post by **dbl bass drummer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:37 pm

What Dreams May Come~ Richard Matheson....Rad!

Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:36 am

I just finished Sybil tonight and whoa! That was a good read! Horrible and facinating. Parts of it were so brutal that it literally upset my stomach to read and you all know how much I like myself some fucked up shit, if that tells you anything. The abuse she went through as a kid is the very definition of a living hell.
I enjoyed it not only just as a good read, but found it insightful towards some of my own family history and my line of work.

Now, for something a smidge lighter:

Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:09 pm

Starting this today.

Dominionshrdr · Post by **Dominionshrdr** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:13 am

Finished the Matheson novel and was unimpressed. I am now onto my third Murakami novel, "Sputnik Sweetheart"

soundguy · Post by **soundguy** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:43 pm

When the mob ran Vegas. Dude's not a writer - just a memorabilia dealer, but the stories are pretty interesting.

Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:06 am

Starting this in about 5 minutes...

Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:05 am

Chuck is such a wingnut! I love this guy! I was delighted to see that the book starts on page 289, at chapter 47 and works backwards...

(Thanks for the book, Hodgy! And for Frank the Flamingo...)

mickey brown-eye · Post by **mickey brown-eye** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:47 pm

Evil Red wrote:Chuck is such a wingnut! I love this guy! I was delighted to see that the book starts on page 289, at chapter 47 and works backwards...

(Thanks for the book, Hodgy! And for Frank the Flamingo...)

That sounds bad ass!
My Step-daughter is reading Haunted by that fella right now, but I have never read one of his books

Evil Red · Post by **Evil Red** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:58 pm

mickey brown-eye wrote:That sounds bad ass!
My Step-daughter is reading Haunted by that fella right now, but I have never read one of his books

I'm picking that one up in the morning.

Project Undead Vish · Post by **Project Undead Vish** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:14 am

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