Hologram8
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just downloaded ~ Consciousness Rising by Nicky Sutton ~ haven't started reading it yet but plan to get to it soon
I like Nicky Sutton
I like Nicky Sutton
I have never read the book Lonesome Dove, but I've seen the film dozens of times.JasonMcD said:I suppose its a matter of perspective. If you're looking for an allegory about the conflicts of masculine and feminine existence then it might not be your book. If you're looking for a book about life through the eyes of a group of cowboys then yes, it probably is realistic. There are other aspects of the book that some could find offensive such as the use of the "N word" but its a historical fiction, and meant to be as immersive as possible to an audience looking for the kind of story it tells.
travelaround said:I'm still trying to decide which William Least Heat-Moon book I want to read next. I've heard Prairy Erth is good, but I think it would be more fun to read while visiting Kansas. River-Horse also sounds good, though my mode of transportation is van, not boat.
VanFan said:One things I've noticed Lonesome Dove (read when first published) and American Dirt (recently completed) have in common is that anything that could possibly happen on the epic journeys described, does.
wanderingsoul said:I don't remember if it was in this thread or somewhere else that I mentioned a favorite author, Mo Hayder. She wrote a book The Devil of Nanking (also published earlier as Tokyo) which is one of the creepiest books I've ever read. It gets your imagination going and just does not let up.
travelaround said:I have a policy of not reading fiction with titles containing "devil" "satan" "hell" etc. . . . I guess you could say, I'm not a fan of horror novels, though many years ago I recall reading Poe and Lovecraft.
wanderingsoul said:If I'm going to read horror, it's going to be something like The Haunting of Hill House. I keep meaning to get some Lovecraft, I don't think I've read anything but The Dunwich Horror.
travelaround said:YES - I also want to read The Haunting of Hill House and maybe a few others considered classics. Lovecraft is more like a "cult classic" . . . everyone should know about the call of Cthulu, right?
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