read any good books lately...

Jim Garten wrote: BaldJean wrote: I only ever read one Stephen King book ("Needful Things") and found it amazing how he ruined such a beautiful plot idea. why did everything have to end in gore? the neighbors could have made each others lives a living hell with very different (and less gorey) methods. now that I would have enjoyed. but not that splatter orgy of his. no, Mr. King, you failed; back to the beginner's course for you! but there would probably have been a lot less readers had he written the book the way I suggested. why, I bet his harcore fans skip the first few pages to get to the gorey passages! That's not entirely fair, Jean - true, Needful Things wasn't SK's best book (written firmly with an eye to a film script, in my opinion), and yes, some of his novels have in the past strayed into more visceral areas than may be necessary, but you shouldn't judge his 30+ years of writing by one book you read but didn't enjoy. King has written some real gems over the years, but the appreciation of novels is like appreciation of music; utterly subjective - my personal favorites of his include (among others): The Dark Tower series The Stand Rita Hayworth & The Shawshank Redemption The Long Walk etc etc etc Hey - you may hate them all, you may find one there which flicks your switch, but don't dismiss King out of hand, eh? Maybe we could start a book discussion group when we all descend on the restaurant...

They are shooting The Long Walk movie right now.

I hope they do it justice because that is my favorite King novella.

Ever since I read it,when I walk a considerable distance and start to feel fatigued,I think of that story.
 

^ wow,I'm reading Borges right now too...Complete works Vol.1 

neither have I am currently at Evaristo Carriego,which is flowing pretty smooth,yet not something of absolute greatness...Vol.1 of complete works contains,besides this,A Universal History of Iniquity,which you are now reading,History of Eternity and...oh my god....Ficciones

!!!!!

are we reading the same collection,by any chance?

I have each volume separated into books Ric.  I have "The Universal History of Iniquity" (which is his first collection as far as I am aware), then I have a separate collection "Fictions" (which is of "Ficciones") and then "The Aleph", "Brodie's Report" and "The Book of Sand".

I don't think it's the same works, but if we start Ficciones together, then of course, that'd be similar.

I'm reading this:



I presume you have:



I'm not sure where that Evaristo Carriego biography is, but it's not in my collection!


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Ah, somebody else I want to read is Umberto Eco, what's he like Vompatti?

I like "Baudolino" by Umberto Eco very much. as an historian who specialized in ancient and middle ages it is very interesting to see how Eco combined several myths of the middle ages in this book. and very funny too. I read the other books of Eco too, but "Baudolino" is my favorite

I've read a lot of great stuff lately... Stainless Steel Rat trilogy by Harry Harrison, Man Who Sold The Moon and Requiem by Heinlein and Metal Monster by A. Merritt. All very good books

Geck0 wrote: I have each volume separated into books Ric.  I have "The Universal History of Iniquity" (which is his first collection as far as I am aware), then I have a separate collection "Fictions" (which is of "Ficciones") and then "The Aleph", "Brodie's Report" and "The Book of Sand". I don't think it's the same works, but if we start Ficciones together, then of course, that'd be similar. I'm reading this: I presume you have: I'm not sure where that Evaristo Carriego biography is, but it's not in my collection!

I understand,we don't have the same thing...

Ah Rico, we have almost got the same thing though, you seem to have a few of his earlier works that I do not have.

You do have Ficciones and A Universal History of Iniquity (or Infamy as it is often called also).  Do let me know how you get on with them.

His later stuff is much different I believe, Ficciones and The Aleph are apparently his best "collections".