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Zombie_PhD · 04-13-2011, 05:39 AM

Swamplandia! by Karen Russell - after all the glowing reviews, I thought it would be amazing, but it was simply good. Haunting, lyrical prose. I wanted more of the carny lifestyle in the story.

Violet Skye · 04-13-2011, 08:31 AM

The Girl Next Door--Jack Ketchum
a heart-breaking read, to be sure...

CreepySweet · 04-13-2011, 10:17 AM

Nineteen -eighty four, George Orwell

It was better than I thought it would be

voodoo_dolly · 04-13-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Violet Skye

The Girl Next Door--Jack Ketchum
a heart-breaking read, to be sure...

I had that reserved for me at the library but when I got it it was the wrong book. One day I'll get to read it.

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Originally Posted by CreepySweet

Nineteen -eighty four, George Orwell

It was better than I thought it would be

I read that last year and ever since I can't help seeing similarities in today's society and wonder if that is our future.

Last book I read was Ethan Frome. Even though I read it in high school and knew what was going to happen I couldn't help but hope that somehow Ethan would get away and find happiness after everything he's been through.

C. Carmelon · 04-14-2011, 10:13 AM

I'm currently reading the Virgina 3. I came across the title watching some youtube clips on serial killers.

SplitBreast · 04-15-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by scream4melongbeach

No not the best Hap and Leonard by any stretch, that would be Rumble Tumble IMO, but still very entertaining.

I would love to see more stand alone novels from him.

Hyenas is waiting for me at the library today (along with a few others that I am excited about but I figured you'd want to know about this one).

From Amazon:

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Hyenas marks the always-welcome return of Joe R. Lansdale's most indelible fictional creations: Hap Collins and Leonard Pine. Once again, the embattled but resilient duo find themselves enmeshed in a web of danger, duplicity, and escalating mayhem. The result is a tightly compressed novella that is at once harrowing, hilarious, and utterly impossible to put down.

The story begins with a barroom brawl that is both brutal and oddly comic. The ensuing drama encompasses abduction, betrayal, robbery, and murder, ending with a lethal confrontation in an East Texas pasture. Along the way, readers are treated to moments of raucous, casually profane humor and to scenes of vivid, crisply described violence, all related in that unmistakable Lansdale voice. An essential addition to an already imposing body of work, Hyenas shows us both the author and his signature characters at their inimitable best. It doesn't get better than this.

Hyenas also includes the bonus Hap Collins short story, "The Boy Who Became Invisible".

scream4melongbeach · 04-15-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SplitBreast

Hyenas is waiting for me at the library today (along with a few others that I am excited about but I figured you'd want to know about this one).

From Amazon:

Oh shit! I forgot about that one. I preordered that 2 months ago..I guess I have a few calls to make.

Dark Clown · 04-16-2011, 10:59 AM

SW: Deceived

tongzhanshang · 04-20-2011, 07:04 PM

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The Revelator · 04-21-2011, 06:02 PM

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04-13-2011, 05:39 AM	#4191
Zombie_PhD I Eat Brains! Zombie_PhD is peeking in. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,097	Swamplandia! by Karen Russell - after all the glowing reviews, I thought it would be amazing, but it was simply good. Haunting, lyrical prose. I wanted more of the carny lifestyle in the story.

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CreepySweet Not Dead Yet CreepySweet is finding a new person Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Over the F*ckin rainbow Posts: 13	Nineteen -eighty four, George Orwell It was better than I thought it would be

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C. Carmelon BANNED C. Carmelon is admitting he shot the sheriff, but he did not shoot the deputy. Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vortex Posts: 1,649	I'm currently reading the Virgina 3. I came across the title watching some youtube clips on serial killers.