The Great Hullabaloo: BOOKS.

[Ingrid]

In the midst of The Things They Carried. Really well written compilation of short stories about Vietnam. Next up: The Help.

[Shit Dickface]

I really wanna read that Meyer biography now.

[Captain Russ]

Tandem reading the last of Russ Meyer's bio and the second Parker novel, The Man with the Getaway Face.

Both rewarding in different ways, featuring different kinds of bastards, each of which are likable.

Them basterds...

[Shit Dickface]

Middlesex got kinda boring. Cracked Paul Auster's New York Trilogy and can't put that shit down. Unfortunately I have life-related things to do that I'm now putting off to read this.

[Captain Russ]

Sure is/was/will be for the remaining 300 or so pages.

[Howard]

Man sure loved tits.

Most painfully obvious statement ever? I think so.

[Captain Russ]

Reading Russ Meyers' bio at the moment.

It is fucking great, and a hoot to boot.

Man sure loved tits.

[Martin]

Side note on WoT. In years past, I would re-read the last 2 or so before starting the new one (refresher). I didn't this time and was able to jump right into the book. Startling. So basically I'm saying if you haven't picked up the last few and wanted to start fresh then this is a good starting point as things are actually happening. Definite plot moving forward and issues getting resolved.

I think I read the 1st book ages ago.

And Rob, zombies are everywhere now. Even in Harlequin books.

[Abraham Smashington]

I'm currently reading Patient Zero. And yes there are zombies in it. haha.

[Howard]

Side note on WoT. In years past, I would re-read the last 2 or so before starting the new one (refresher). I didn't this time and was able to jump right into the book. Startling. So basically I'm saying if you haven't picked up the last few and wanted to start fresh then this is a good starting point as things are actually happening. Definite plot moving forward and issues getting resolved.

[Martin]

Have it (for a few weeks now) but haven't started yet. I also have Bauchlein & Korbal Broach too. Part of me wants to devour it and part of me wants to wait until I hear that he's finished with the last one. I have a feeling I am going to be impatient for the last when I finish DoD.

Yes. You. Will. Be.

It ends in a cliffhanger. Sort of. It's not cheap or anything, but at least you start to get the big picture, and oh man is it brutal.

Haven't touched those Korbal books. I wanna get Return of the Crimson Guard and Night of Knives this Christmas. I WANT!

ANd I might get Sanderson's Warbreaker. It's a standalone novel (!!!), a rarity in the field.

[Howard]

Also, I think that Sanderson really has revived my love of WoT. Halfway through so I won't recommend picking it up yet BUT at this point Sanderson would really have to drop the ball for me to not recommend.

[Howard]

Have it (for a few weeks now) but haven't started yet. I also have Bauchlein & Korbal Broach too. Part of me wants to devour it and part of me wants to wait until I hear that he's finished with the last one. I have a feeling I am going to be impatient for the last when I finish DoD.

[Martin]

So Howard, Dust of Dreams?

[Howard]

Really? I've always been put-off by the book (inexplicably). Maybe I'll pick it up and give it a spin.