The ones with a pink star are the ones I've read. Which means I have a lot of reading still to do. (Don't I always? ;P)
Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horror. Show all posts
Friday, October 26, 2012
Neil Gaiman and All Hallows Read
The ones with a pink star are the ones I've read. Which means I have a lot of reading still to do. (Don't I always? ;P)
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Hallows reads
Confined (mostly) to bed since Sunday due to an upper respiratory tract infection, I had time to catch up on my reading, and since Halloween and All Souls' (Hallows') Day and All Saints' Day are coming up, I thought to read accordingly.
First was "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs. I can say that this is one of my best reads for the year, for the unusual presentation and the unusual story. I'm eagerly anticipating the sequel.
Then, finding my schedule will allow me to attend my friends' steampunk-themed (post-)Halloween party, I proceeded to get informed on the genre. I'm not sure mention of mechanical devices considered advanced for the Victorian period can be termed steampunk, but I am enjoying the Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger. It reminds me very much of my favorite Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters. (Incidental?)
Here is my pile for the rest of the week and the next...
Nothing too long, nothing too scary. Not a guarantee that I will read them, but I like having my options at the ready.
First was "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs. I can say that this is one of my best reads for the year, for the unusual presentation and the unusual story. I'm eagerly anticipating the sequel.
Then, finding my schedule will allow me to attend my friends' steampunk-themed (post-)Halloween party, I proceeded to get informed on the genre. I'm not sure mention of mechanical devices considered advanced for the Victorian period can be termed steampunk, but I am enjoying the Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger. It reminds me very much of my favorite Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters. (Incidental?)
Here is my pile for the rest of the week and the next...
- "Trese: Mass Murder" & "Trese: Last Seen After Midnight" by Budjette Tan & KaJO Baldisimo
- "How to Live with a Unicorn: The Fantastic Guide to Keeping Mythical Pets" by Jane Moseley
- "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson
- "Pure" by Andrew Miller
- "From the Dust Returned" by Ray Bradbury
- "A Hat Full of Sky" by Terry Pratchett
Nothing too long, nothing too scary. Not a guarantee that I will read them, but I like having my options at the ready.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
book review: "Black House" by Stephen King & Peter Straub
BLACK HOUSE
Stephen King & Peter Straub
Jack Sawyer, hero of “The Talisman”, is forced to remember the summer he
was twelve years old and traveled to a parallel world called the
Territories, when a series of child abductions and murders disturbs the
town he has settled in two decades later.
None of the characters we met the first time appear except Speedy Parker, but we are introduced to new and equally interesting characters – Henry Leyden, the blind man who could see, and the Thunder Five, bikers who happen to be college graduates and brew great beer. The novel begins slowly but picks up after the first hundred pages, and despite it being written by King and Straub, it is almost purely King’s voice we hear. Most reminiscent of another King work “It”, “Black House” is ultimately about a quest to save the world, and like King’s other novels, tells us that despite the horror one may encounter along the way, one needs only to believe in good for good to triumph in the end.
Rating:
Stephen King & Peter Straub
Jack Sawyer, hero of “The Talisman”, is forced to remember the summer he
was twelve years old and traveled to a parallel world called the
Territories, when a series of child abductions and murders disturbs the
town he has settled in two decades later.None of the characters we met the first time appear except Speedy Parker, but we are introduced to new and equally interesting characters – Henry Leyden, the blind man who could see, and the Thunder Five, bikers who happen to be college graduates and brew great beer. The novel begins slowly but picks up after the first hundred pages, and despite it being written by King and Straub, it is almost purely King’s voice we hear. Most reminiscent of another King work “It”, “Black House” is ultimately about a quest to save the world, and like King’s other novels, tells us that despite the horror one may encounter along the way, one needs only to believe in good for good to triumph in the end.
Rating:
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