The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!

[alondouek]

The Dark Tower is really a mix of everything. There are some aspects that fall under 'horror', but you could think of it more as an epic than anything else.

Also, not all of Stephen King's books are horror/suspense/thriller/supernatural etc. Have a read of "The Body" (then watch the film, Stand By Me ), one of his best imo

[charmanderp]

Are all of Stephen King's books horror-themed? The Dark Tower series isn't, right?
I'm not too good with horror so I avoid those

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (which the film is an adaptation of) is an example of one that isn't. There's quite a few.

[Robert243]

fifty shades of grey lol jks.

some other good books
lord of the flies
1984 by george orwell
insomnia by steven king

[ninwa]

Green Mile was fantastic. Stephen King is great

the weirdest part was, i have this memory of when i was like 8 and saw a scene on TV of a screaming guy in an electric chair with his head on fire and it gave me nightmares for months, and then i read this book and i was like HOLY SHIT THAT'S THE SCENE

[DisaFear]

I just read Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card, the parallel book to Ender's Game, omg, it was gooooooood Just makes me appreciate Ender's Game even more...can't wait till the movie comes out

[datfatcat]

I am now half way thru Motorworld by Jeremy Clarkson (yea the guy in top gear )  I will finish it after my exam    I think the book is interesting.  You don't need to be a car enthusiast.  He also talks about his time in some countries (with some very lame jokes )

By the way, do any of you use goodreads?

[charmanderp]

I am now half way thru Motorworld by Jeremy Clarkson (yea the guy in top gear )  I will finish it after my exam    I think the book is interesting.  You don't need to be a car enthusiast.  He also talks about his time in some countries (with some very lame jokes )

By the way, do any of you use goodreads?

Good reads!

[slothpomba]

Since i have the attention span of table salt right now, i'm listening to an audiobook. It's the screwtape letters by C.S Lewis. It's a quite interesting text for one making a theological point in itself but its 100x more entertaining when read by John Motherfucking Cleese.

[Lolly]

Since i have the attention span of table salt right now, i'm listening to an audiobook. It's the screwtape letters by C.S Lewis. It's a quite interesting text for one making a theological point in itself but its 100x more entertaining when read by John Motherfucking Cleese.

Hahahahah oh the irony

[Professor Polonsky]

I just read Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card, the parallel book to Ender's Game, omg, it was gooooooood Just makes me appreciate Ender's Game even more...can't wait till the movie comes out

Honestly, the Shadow series never appealed to me much. Ender's Shadow was still good, but I definitely did not get excited about any of the rest. The masterpiece of the series is, undoubtedly, Speaker.

[datfatcat]

I finished Motorworld by Jeremy Clarkson and it is based upon the 1995 BBC television series of the same name. I am a Top Gear fan and all I can say about this book is WOW!!  I would give this a 6 out of 5 (yea 6/5 )

I am going to read Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane soon.

[alondouek]

I finished Motorworld by Jeremy Clarkson and it is based upon the 1995 BBC television series of the same name. I am a Top Gear fan and all I can say about this book is WOW!!  I would give this a 6 out of 5 (yea 6/5 )

I am going to read Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane soon.

Shutter Island is amazing; the movie was good but the book is something else

[charmanderp]

WOW

wow

Think I mentioned this a page or so back, but y'all should read The God of Small Things. Brilliant novel.

Fave novel for 2013 is either Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland or And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.

[Vermilliona]

wow

Think I mentioned this a page or so back, but y'all should read The God of Small Things. Brilliant novel.

Fave novel for 2013 is either Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland or And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini.

Much yes to The God Of Small Things, overflowing with richness.

Can I just say early Ian McEwan (First Love/Last Rites, Amsterdam, Black Dogs), the man grabs you by the throat. His most recent, Sweet Tooth, isn't my favourite though, too cold and calculated. Anyone else read it?

[alondouek]

Has anyone read House of Leaves? Can't decide if it's a horror story or a love story, messed with my head.