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[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Shift: B (Hugh Howey, 571 Pages, Silo Trilogy Book 2)

Good book but had too much filler. It was good to finally learn about why and how the Apocalypse happened. But I felt the parts dealing with Solo was mostly boring. Some of the book felt bloated. But I did like the part when Solo found a cat and adopted it I'm gonna to read through the last book Dust next year but I wonder how the show is gonna to adopt the last two books.

The Long Walk: B- (Stephen King, 312 Pages)

I didn't hate it but it started to get kind of monotonous when I got through the first 100 pages. Most of the characters are just underdeveloped and I felt there was just too much dialogue compared to the plot. This could have been trimmed to a 30 page short story and nothing would be lost. I got King burnout from reading him last year. I read five books of his back to back. So I think I'll be taking a break from King for a while

 

[EverydayBeast]

One of the major books in dean koontz's odd Thomas books and I wish people paid more attention to this author and this book series and my recommendation, odd is a man of peace but I agree with his way of dealing with bad guys, a little surprised these books aren't sought after.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

One of the major books in dean koontz's odd Thomas books and I wish people paid more attention to this author and this book series and my recommendation, odd is a man of peace but I agree with his way of dealing with bad guys, a little surprised these books aren't sought after.

The only book I read by him was Phantoms and that was when the movie came out which was around 1998/1999. I ended up loving it. I have to give his other books a try sometime

 

[JimmyRustler]

Finished Confessions from Saint Augustine the other day. Interesting read for sure.

 

[Baemono]

Now I want to finish the novel I'm writing

 

[AJUMP23]

Dickins - Pickwick papers - I really do not like this book. I don't know if the author has much of a future.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Roseland is as powerful and evil of an area, disbelief washed over my face so many times reading this book, this book delivers on everything from suspense, to spookyness. Odd Thomas faced so many threats over the years but again Roseland and its inhabitants find a way to give Odd hell. What a book.

 

[Poppinfresh]

One of the major books in dean koontz's odd Thomas books and I wish people paid more attention to this author and this book series and my recommendation, odd is a man of peace but I agree with his way of dealing with bad guys, a little surprised these books aren't sought after.

Back in the late 80s/early 90s when I was in middle and high school I used to read a lot Dean Koontz - The Mask, Midnight, Strangers, Twilight Eyes, etc. All good stuff, and he was up there with King and Barker as pretty popular horror novelist. Then he sort of fell off in the mid-90s, at least in popularity, if not output.

I've never read any of the Odd Thomas books, they all came out after I stopped reading a lot of Koontz.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I try to read outside of King when it comes to horror. He cast such long shadow over that genre that I haven't really read anything outside of King other The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker and other of couple of book I read. I plan to read more Clive Barker, Richard Matheson, Michael McDowell, Shirley Jackson, Joe Hill, Robert McCammon, Dean Kootz, Ronald Malfi etc in the future


My favorite book from that genre I reccomand is I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. I read it way before the movie came out and the movie was such a disappointment. I think it could have been better if they followed the book more closely, instead they made the movie into a safe generic post apocalyptic movie. The book is really unique in it's setting and the twist ending is one of my favorite book endings

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

The Night Eaters Book 3: B+ (300 Pages)

Beautiful art and good story with an interesting cast of characters. It's by the same comic creator duo who does Monstress. I prefer Monsteress but this mini comic series was still really good

Children of Time: A+ (Adrian Tchaikovsky, 600 Pages, The Children of Time Trilogy Book 1)

Fantastic book, I loved the spider chapters especially. Really loved the detail the author went into when it comes to the nanovirus evolving the spiders biology over thousands of years. There was some things I didn't know about spiders that was actually pretty interesting. The human chapters were especially interesting, learning slowly about the Old Empire, what happened to Earth etc. One of my favorite books I read this year

 

[EverydayBeast]

These odd Thomas books just have smooth transitions, the writing is kinda identical through out but they're experiences

This guy is a killer and stepped away from the peaceful life, which obviously out of like saving children. I'm ready for the next chapter in Odd Thomas.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

These odd Thomas books just have smooth transitions, the writing is kinda identical through out but they're experiences

This guy is a killer and stepped away from the peaceful life, which obviously out of like saving children. I'm ready for the next chapter in Odd Thomas.

What genre would you put the Odd Thomas series in?

 

[Melon Husk]

A Canticle for Leibowitz is one of those books that you feel like you've already read before even picking it up, because it's been so influential. If you've played Fallout, you know the story 100 %.

Extremely well written sci-fi. I admire Miller's writing style. I can't believe it was written in 1959.

Spoiler: Plot spoilers nitpicks

The fear of those dastardly Asians permanently destined to nuke the West forever and ever is outdated, of course. The most unbelievable part in today's digital information age, 50 years later, is of course the relevance of the catholic church as (gate)keepers of knowledge. Any guy with a wikipedia thumb drive has that ability today.

 

[Cfh123]

I was inspired by this thread to read Children of Time. It was excellent. Like the best science fiction, it explored some very interesting ideas. I then read Shroud by the same author. It was very good, but not quite as good as Children of Time.