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Originally Posted by redhdlois
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no. have you? is it good?Quote:
Originally Posted by redhdlois
Under the Dome...part 2.
Nope, I haven't....but it's on my list : )Quote:
Originally Posted by heartgirl99
New STEPHEN KING! --- coming --- * June 3 *
http://stephenking.com/promo/mr_merc...=Mercedes-Html
In the gloomy pre-dawn hours of a distressed Midwestern city, hundreds of unemployed hopefuls are lined up for a job fair. Without warning, a merciless driver plows through the crowd in a roaring Mercedes. Eight people are killed; 15 are wounded. The killer escapes into the early-spring fog never to be seen from again. Until now...
Detective Bill Hodges is a battle-hardened and streetwise crime fighter originally assigned to the Mercedes killings. Now retired, Hodges has lost his way in boredom and depression craving the thrills of taking down the region’s most notorious criminals. When a disturbing letter from the Mercedes Killer arrives at his door, Hodges soon finds himself uncontrollably drawn into a cat-n-mouse pursuit with stakes beyond comprehension.
Mr. Mercedes is Stephen’s first “hard-boiled detective tale.” It will transport you into a vibrant and dangerous world filled with gritty characters living on the bleeding edge of reason. Be prepared, Mr. Mercedes will be released in Hardcover, eBook and Audiobook formats on June 3rd.
Already got my name on it at the library... waiting patiently :)
well gojays - from what i've seen you could gobble up a half a library before you get to the new king novel.
where is gojays? - lost in a novel somewhere :)
looks interesting though, thanks hg.
no idea why but i only seem to read whilst sitting outside lately, (eeekkk since when are summers in the lately column?)
so have the j. k. rowling's 'the causal vacancy' awaiting me - haven't read any of her earlier endeavors,
not kidding really haven't.
Ever read any of the King/Straub collaborations? The Talisman or Black House.Quote:
Originally Posted by heartgirl99
Straub's books are weird and creepy.
If you like fantasy novels try Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series.
new post for the oxymoron thread GoJays/Waiting Patiently...lol, I slay me...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by GoJays
The Talisman, also one of my favorite books from SK... not too keen on the Black House though, it wasn't very memorable for me.
Landing Gear by Kate Pullinger
Deeply Odd - Dean Koontz
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microserfs - douglas coupland
probably appeals to a limited audience:
- They are Microserfs—six code-crunching computer whizzes who spend upward of sixteen hours a day "coding" and eating "flat" foods (food which, like Kraft singles, can be passed underneath closed doors) as they fearfully scan company e-mail to learn whether the great Bill is going to "flame" one of them. But now there's a chance to become innovators instead of cogs in the gargantuan Microsoft machine. The intrepid Microserfs are striking out on their own—living together in a shared digital flophouse as they desperately try to cultivate well-rounded lives and find love amid the dislocated, subhuman whir and buzz of their computer-driven world.
bio from wiki - an interesting guy! he's won a number of awards and is a member of the order of canada.
Coupland was born on December 30, 1961 at Royal Canadian Air Force base RCAF Station Baden-Soellingen (later CFB Baden-Soellingen) in Baden-Söllingen, West Germany.
Graduating from Sentinel Secondary School in West Vancouver in 1979, Coupland went to McGill University with the intention of (like his father) studying the sciences, specifically physics.[9] Coupland left McGill at the year's end and returned to Vancouver to attend art school.
At the Emily Carr College of Art and Design (now the Emily Carr University of Art and Design) on Granville Island in Vancouver, in Coupland's words, "I ... had the best four years of my life. It's the one place I've felt truly, totally at home. It was a magic era between the hippies and the PC goon squads. Everyone talked to everyone and you could ask anybody anything."[10] Coupland graduated from Emily Carr in 1984 with a focus on sculpture, and moved on to study at the European Design Institute in Milan, Italy and the Hokkaido College of Art and Design in Sapporo, Japan.[10] He also completed courses in business science, fine art, and industrial design in Japan in 1986.
Established as a designer working in Tokyo, Coupland suffered a skin condition brought on by Tokyo's summer climate, and returned to Vancouver.[10] Before leaving Japan, Coupland had sent a postcard ahead to a friend in Vancouver. The friend's husband, amagazine editor, read the postcard and offered Coupland a job writing for the magazine.[10] Coupland began writing for magazines as a means of paying his studio bills.[11] Reflecting on his becoming a writer, Coupland has admitted that he became one "By accident. I never wanted to be a writer. Now that I do it, there's nothing else I'd rather do."[12][not in citation given]
Coupland's work regimen has been characterized as anti-slacker. He works seven days a week, with no vacations. Coupland is quoted as saying: "I've never taken a holiday. To lie on a beach someplace seems almost sinful. What's the point of being around unless you're working on something?"[3]
oooh yea! peter straub's stuff is great!Quote:
Originally Posted by electric_viking
thanks for the jim butcher tip!
Interesting ! I should read this as this fellow grew up in the same area as me. Although he went to a different high school......Quote:
Originally Posted by heartgirl99
The Great Escape: A Canadian Story by Ted Barris.