So, what are you reading now?

[Tom Joad]

I recently finished 11/22/63 and The Dome, both by Stephen King.

Both were good, but I'd give the edge to 11/22/63.

Stephen King and I were both born in the same year and he can really recreate the past in a way that I can relate to.

I'm taking a break from reading now.

These were some big books, 800 plus pages each and my 66 year old eyes need a break.

[icenine]

I keep looking for 11/22/63 at the thrift.....I have passed on the Dome a few times.
I guess I should actually buy a copy new so King can make some money.

[icenine]

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by icenine

I keep looking for 11/22/63 at the thrift.....I have passed on the Dome a few times.
I guess I should actually buy a copy new so King can make some money.

I borrowed them both from the Library.

Cost me nothing.

Don't worry about Steve.

He'll be OK.

He has a net worth of $400 Million, plus he's 66 so he can get Medicare and Social Security too.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I borrowed them both from the Library.

Cost me nothing.

Don't worry about Steve.

He'll be OK.

He has a net worth of $400 Million, plus he's 66 so he can get Medicare and Social Security too.

he deserves it


my creepiest moment with King was Pet Sematary, when the guy buries his son who died in WWII in the backyard and he comes back to life...

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by icenine

he deserves it

I agree.

Stephen King is my favorite author of all time.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I agree.

Stephen King is my favorite author of all time.

I have always thought that the vernacular used by King in his works would be looked at a hundred years from now as how Americans actually spoke and thought, sort of how we view Twain today in relationship to the 19th Century.
Of course web blogging may dilute that thesis since these words will probably kept somewhere on a server for eternity, not that they deserve it.

[MrPots]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

I recently finished 11/22/63 and The Dome, both by Stephen King.

Both were good, but I'd give the edge to 11/22/63.

I've read both and I'd agree, 11/23/63 has the edge. My daughter bought me a new King book for my birthday. I haven't started it yet.

I finished last night "Death Instinct". (A reference to Freud's theory) A historical fiction involving the Wall street bombing of 1920. It was actually pretty good.

[merrylander]

Ice I will grant that Somersat Maugham was an accomplished writer I have no respect for his works. most all of his 'novels' were based on the lives of friends and acquaitances and thinly disguised at that.

I writer for whom I do truly have respect was Lloyd C. Douglas, a man who struggled with writing but was compelled to write because he had a message to put forth.

[merrylander]

Tillich is not what I would call easy reading but definitely thought provoking. For a bit more relaxing fare I picked up a copy of Adrienne Koch's "Power, Morals,and the Founding Fathers - Essays in the Interpretationof the American Enlightenment".

Possibly out of print but we have a second hand bookshop just up the road called "Books with a Past".