I hope it's the damn Twilight vampires he's gotta take out! Lol
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I hope it's the damn Twilight vampires he's gotta take out! Lol
Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown. Good sports writing, which means good writing period.
Good point. I remember when I was younger, the movie the Exorcist scared me quite a bit. The wife and I went to the 25th Anniversary release and were quite bored. The movie The Shining still gets me, though- the scene with the twins in the hallway still sends shivers through me.
On edit: I just noticed your avatar- how fitting that I responded the way I did
Not a book - buy I'm off to see Neil Gaiman speak tonight. I'm pretty excited 
The Last Pope by Luis Miguel Rocha. It was written amid the hype from the Da Vinci Code, so it is about another conspiracy concerning the Catholic Church (the Vatican covered up John Paul I's death, it was really a murder, etc. etc.). I don't know if it is a really poorly-written knockoff of the popularity of Brown's Code, or just poorly translated from the Portuguese (my bet is on both, actually), but I started it years ago and since then has been mocking me from high upon my bookshelf and I refuse to be defeated by such a detestable piece of airport-and-supermarket-magazine-aisle drivel.
Not a book - buy I'm off to see Neil Gaiman speak tonight. I'm pretty excited
Very enjoyable and he shared a shaving tip he learned from Harlan Ellison! "just smear conditioner all over your face and shave".
Guess they are both better writers than shavers, which would explain why Neil was sporting a full beard
He is almost right. When I shower I shampoo my face, rinse just before getting out, then shave (with shaving soap, of course). I get good results that wayVery enjoyable and he shared a shaving tip he learned from Harlan Ellison! "just smear conditioner all over your face and shave".
Guess they are both better writers than shavers, which would explain why Neil was sporting a full beard
The book starts with an attack by Sanguinarius Meyerii (Twilight Vampires). There are other types of vampires as well, so far a Muscavore Wallacea (from Renfield by Samantha Wallace). There was a brief mention of the Southern Vampires (by Charlene Harris). It's a pretty clever read so far. Reminds me of Butcher's Dresden, Hearne's Atticus, etc.
Great book, I've been thinking about rereading it sometime soon.
Finished Libriomancer. It was ok. I'm not planning on getting any of the other books in the series any time soon.
I started Pierre Pevel's The Alchemist in the Shadows (Book 2 of The Cardinal's Blades series).
I started Pierre Pevel's The Alchemist in the Shadows (Book 2 of The Cardinal's Blades series).
The Killer Inside Me, Jim Thompson. I read this many years ago, and I think it was over my head. I'm much more attuned to the twisted now.
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, by Edmund Morris.
So far, it is very good and it pulled me in for 5 chapters. Next will be the remaining two volumes of the set: Theodore Rex and Colonel Roosevelt.
So far, it is very good and it pulled me in for 5 chapters. Next will be the remaining two volumes of the set: Theodore Rex and Colonel Roosevelt.
I really enjoyed all three books, but Theodore Rex was my favorite
Hunger Games - I really enjoyed the movies and so far, the book is great.
I have heard that it is great, and honestly it is the only one that I was aware of until I was at Barnes & Noble and saw all three together.
Police by Jo Nesbø
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain. I'm really enjoying it and I've found some confirmation for my skepticism of toward group projects and brainstorming sessions and the prevailing infatuation with charisma.
Oh, I am going to have to check that one out. Had I written it, though, I would have changed "world that can't stop talking" to "world that won't shut the hell up"
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