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Old 04-09-2024, 05:51 PM   #811
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Currently reading "A Prayer for Owen Meany" by John Irving. Haven't read anything of his since "The World According to Garp" over 30 years ago. Understand from his interview with Stephen Colbert that "Owen Meany" is his best selling book, despite the the fact that "Garp" and "Ciderhouse Rules" both were made into films. Half way into this one and really enjoying it.
9 years later I just finished re-reading this book. What a wonderful book. Brought tears to my eyes at the end.
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Old 08-18-2024, 07:40 PM   #812
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About to start Whispering Swarm
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Just finished A Time To Kill, John Grisham’s first novel. Really enjoyed it.
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Old 10-05-2024, 08:30 PM   #814
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Bathroom reading: Foley is Good: And the Real World is Faker Than Wrestling

Some fun behind the scenes reading but overall, it felt like a sequel that didn't need to be made.
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Reading Salem's Lot for the first time.
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Old 11-16-2024, 02:29 AM   #816
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Reading Salem's Lot for the first time.
Wow, are you in for a treat! The only book I’ve read more often than Salem’s Lot is Dracula. To me, this and Pet Semetary may be his most perfect and terrifying purely horror books.

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Old 11-16-2024, 02:32 AM   #817
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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

This book is legendary, and for good reason. What a masterpiece in every way. It’s gripping, thrilling, suspenseful, shocking and brilliantly written in a style that just captivates the reader all the way through.

I can’t believe I was a college English Major and an active reader in my more than 40 years since college and I’d never read this book until now. Easily now one of my favorite books of all time.
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