See How They Run by Peter Mapleson (1996)Disturbing as hell. Cliche horror/thriller story with an extremely sadistic killer. Makes me think twice about going to the butchers now.
Finished with Der Steppenwolf, from Herman HesseIt's pretty good, and in a lot of aspects it hit the nail with thoughts i had . . .I'd like to know if someone else here has read it
mulambo said, September 05, 2009, 10:45:08 pmQuotespoiler seems to be a common trend in some late novel,that's why recent works suck nowadays. Or maybe I just need different readings well, that's based off quantum physics.
Finished Good Omens from Terry pratchet and Neil Gaiman.Great book, would recommend.The witch burning bit made me laugh outloud on the train home.
just finished reading Dracula and it sucked. one of the most boring readings of all time. it talks about a bunch of self-absorbed, morally retarded aristocrat motherfuckers (a dutch priest, a we are dumb fucks spamming this site for ten years from texas, a doctor and a total bitch) which run after a lazy individualist that was just buying houses around London. "Oh we're so morally oriented you can suck my dick in the name of our image of God, Dracula."Spoiler, click to toggle visibiltyat the end HE DIES.
^ you forget about the lawyer, and the rich lord godalming guy, and he was not just buying houses, he also plans to turn as many people into his kind.
yeah that one, mr.Goddamnit. and well why should we blame building society franchising? uh? Dracula was just a entrepreneur. A honest blood-sucking brain-washer entrepreneur, is there something wrong about it, mr.Stoker? omg.now that I think about it seriously, Berlusconi (yeah that crazy clown that rules my country), started the same way : buying houses. He was a building society entrepreneur. O_O
So you don't care about the whole sucking blood, killing people, turning them vampires thing, it's a-okay.
Just finished reading Darkly Dreaming Dexter. I've never actually gotten a chance to see the show, but it was still a pretty good read.
QuoteSo you don't care about the whole sucking blood, killing people, turning them vampires thing, it's a-okay.Actually, that thing didn't shock me or thrill me. Speaking seriously, maybe it's a fact related to the different ages we're living (I suppose that a true horror like that was in the past could be made of people eating shit instead of sucking blood in this beautiful present to be accurately shocking to the eclectic audience).I was more focused on Renfield's personality and what-the-hell he died too soon. Stoker should have turned him into a hero. The mad hero which saves the day.
QuoteSpeaking seriously, maybe it's a fact related to the different ages we're living (I suppose that a true horror like that was in the past could be made of people eating shit instead of sucking blood in this beautiful present to be accurately shocking to the eclectic audience).That's more like it, yeah. Just think of the things like witch-hunting : yes, those were the biggest scary things that could be talked about in horror stories. You're just used to it and it's low-level nowadays. Just think of stuff like Frankenstein's monster, that's what their biggest horrors were, even though now it would seem laughable to us.Then again, yes, for today's standards, it sucks. But it certainly doesn't mean you can go and act like Dracula was really a harmless guy in that book.
I just finished reading the Bible. It wasn't that bad. The ending was kinda predictable. Spoiler, click to toggle visibiltyThe devil did it.
The First Law2 of 5The Blade Itself (2006)Before They Are Hanged (2007)Last Argument of Kings (2008)Joe Abercrombie. Felt too scripted and highly predictable in parts*, a "first novel," the characters sometimes did odd things because the plot wanted them to and---sorry, I skipped most of the fight scenes because I didn't care for them. XDTowards the end of the second book (my favorite of the three) I also started skipping chapters about the less interesting characters.The ending is very unusual, though. But, err... *shrug*Spoiler: predictable (click to see content)* the weakest of the bunch sets off to negotiate with the enemy. After a while a few enemies come out of the town with a cart to meet our bunch, guess what happened.* completely useless boring unnecessary apprentice whose only attributes so far were being nervous and useless suddenly gets scenes where he behaves unusual, less nervous, more interested in Dark Secrets than before... and it takes like a felt 400 pages with a dozen of such scenes until finally it's revealed that he is no longer ....
Good omensSo there once was a snake and an angel in the garden of eden... one might have done a particularly good thing, the other might have done a particularly wrong thing . The story of the apocalypse at the hands of the anti christ, the efforts of angels and demons to get it over with and the nice predictions of agnes nutter, that left a book with everything that were to happen till the end of days.SPOILERS AHEADSpoiler, click to toggle visibiltyA riot of laughs in some parts, particularly loved when Agnes was burnt at the stake. Specially when a big flash of light filled the plaza and everyone died due to gunpowder and nails she had loaded her clothes with.The four bikermen of the apocalypse were pretty funny as well, the book leaves it self out with room for a sequel, but if one was there to be had, I would rather it was focused on Crowley the angel and the other mystic figures than on the kids.Quote25 And the lord spake unto the Angel that guarded the eastern gate, saying Where is the flaming sword which was given unto thee?26 And the Angel said, I had it here only a moment ago, I must have put it down some where, forget my own head next.27 And the Lord did not ask him again
Stuff White People Like, by Christian Landers. It's the funniest, most truthful bit of material I've read of to date. While fetishes towards anything asian, indie culture and the like aren't just catered to white people I understand that behind the satire of the book reveals a lot of guilty pleasures most whites don't want to own up to. I'm glad this white boy had the balls to call it all out.I don't care if you're white. Reading this book is required.
Guards Guards- Somewhere in the town, a man convinces other men to use their feelings of jealousy to summon a dragon to then simulate the return of the king to slay the dragon.But what do you do when the dragon refuses to be unsummonned and decides to become the next King?Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents- A cat, his group of specially educated rodents, a kid with a flute and a scam that will make the cat a Looot of money.It surprised me how a theme so simple could make me love the characters so much as they developed inteligence conscience and started fearing the shadows it was like observing the birth of humanity portrayed on the tiny rats. Loved this one.Reaper man- So the guys from up there in the office drop by one day , give you a gold clock and tell you that you can go off and they will replace you.. it would work better if it wasnt happening to Death.zombies, werewolfs, and a grimreaper that decides he rather plant some potatos and corn instead of dealing with mankind problems.
read:Iceman: stories of a hitman: the real story of a Mafia hitman, registered by his psichiatrist( after he was arrested) Reaper man-Death gets a watch and a pat on the back, time for him to settle down and take his deserved rest.Darkly Dreaming Dexter- a psychopath decides to use his obsessions to rid the city of crime, but he is such a silly violent man....Man at arms-somewhere in a fantasy based city of medieval fare, someone found a weapon built by an insane genius, the weapon is a tube that shoots fireworks horizontally, when it hits you, you are Gonne.The Gonne.Monstrous regiment: the war has ravaged the countryside, so a woman decides to go to war pretending to be a man, to get her brother back from the frontlines... but things turn out to be not as easy as they seemed as most of her group are also women in disguise as men.
Iced said, December 03, 2009, 02:17:13 amDarkly Dreaming DexterYou just reminded me I wanted to check if there was any sequel in the work after Dexter by Design. Turns out there is. Kickass, will be looking forward to it.
Iced said, December 03, 2009, 02:17:13 amMonstrous regiment: the war has ravaged the countryside, so a woman decides to go to war pretending to be a man, to get her brother back from the frontlines... but things turn out to be not as easy as they seemed as most of her group are also women in disguise as men.Hooboy.
