I am, of course, only familiar with his most famous work and finally took the plunge into branching out and seeing what else he's got.Originally Posted by The Darknight Detective
Read that years ago and enjoyed it a lot, which isn't surprising since Bradbury was my favorite living writer for decades and is still near the top of my list of greatest authors of all-time.
Results 2,266 to 2,280 of 3909
-
11-09-2019, 06:14 PM #2266Astonishing Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2018
- Posts
- 3,642
-
11-10-2019, 01:13 PM #2267Astonishing Member
- Join Date
- Sep 2014
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Posts
- 2,146
I finished the final book of the Mistborn trilogy on Friday. It was such a good trilogy. Definitely plan on reading more Brandon Sanderson, but for now I'm back on Bram Stoker's Dracula after putting it down half way through not long ago.
Pull List: Daredevil, Radiant Black, Rogue Sun, No One, Time Before Time
“We never lose our demons. We only learn to live above them"
-
11-11-2019, 05:24 AM #2268DC/Collected Editions Mod
- Join Date
- May 2014
- Posts
- 19,442
I have enjoyed all the different genres he dabbled in: sci-fi, horror, fantasy, mystery, literary fiction, etc. Whatever he tried, he succeeded, IMO. Originally Posted by TheRay
A bat! That's it! It's an omen.. I'll shall become a bat!
Pre-CBR Reboot Join Date: 10-17-2010
Pre-CBR Reboot Posts: 4,362
THE CBR COMMUNITY STANDARDS & RULES ~ So... what's your excuse now?
-
11-16-2019, 01:56 PM #2269DC/Collected Editions Mod
- Join Date
- May 2014
- Posts
- 19,442
Latest books: The Age of Napoleon (1975) by Will and Ariel Durant, the eleventh and final (yay!) work from their The Story of Civilization series. It took a couple of decades to actually read them from cover to cover (I got them for free when I joined the History Book Club back in the '90s), but I'm glad I finally took the plunge.
On my Kindle, I'm also reading Of Plymouth Plantation (1651) by William Bradford.
A bat! That's it! It's an omen.. I'll shall become a bat!
Pre-CBR Reboot Join Date: 10-17-2010
Pre-CBR Reboot Posts: 4,362
THE CBR COMMUNITY STANDARDS & RULES ~ So... what's your excuse now?
-
11-17-2019, 02:20 AM #2270Astonishing Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2018
- Posts
- 3,642
In that case, which of his books would you suggest I move to when I finish this one? Originally Posted by The Darknight Detective
-
11-17-2019, 01:53 PM #2271DC/Collected Editions Mod
- Join Date
- May 2014
- Posts
- 19,442
Hmm... since you have only read The Illustrated Man and (I believe) Fahrenheit 451, here are the other essentials to read: Originally Posted by TheRay
The Martian Chronicles - his greatest sci-fi work, IMO.
Dandelion Wine - probably his finest novel of pure literary fiction, it's also the first thing I ever read of his (over forty years ago).
Something Wicked This Way Comes - his proudest achievement from the horror genre.
I could add so many more, but that should hold you for a while.
A bat! That's it! It's an omen.. I'll shall become a bat!
Pre-CBR Reboot Join Date: 10-17-2010
Pre-CBR Reboot Posts: 4,362
THE CBR COMMUNITY STANDARDS & RULES ~ So... what's your excuse now?
-
11-17-2019, 09:32 PM #2272Ultimate Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Posts
- 12,399
I finished the Vicki Delany mystery Silent Night, Deadly Night.
Beth Hart - Fire On The Floor CD Review
Beth Hart February 23rd, 2017 Boston, MA Concert Review
"I can't complain. I got to be Jim Morrison for the first half of my life, and Ward Cleaver for the second half." - Warren Zevon.
-
11-21-2019, 01:23 PM #2273Mighty Member
- Join Date
- Dec 2016
- Location
- Chile
- Posts
- 1,462
Finishing Post Office by Charles Bukowski
"The Batman is Gotham City. I will watch him. Study him. And when I know him and why he does not kill, I will know this city. And then Gotham will be MINE!"-BANE
"We're monsters, buddy. Plain and simple. I don't dress it up with fancy names like mutant or post-human; men were born crueler than Apes and we were born crueler than men. It's just the natural order of things"-ULTIMATE SABRETOOTH
-
11-21-2019, 07:38 PM #2274Ultimate Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Posts
- 12,399
I finished the Thomas Kies mystery Random Road.
Beth Hart - Fire On The Floor CD Review
Beth Hart February 23rd, 2017 Boston, MA Concert Review
"I can't complain. I got to be Jim Morrison for the first half of my life, and Ward Cleaver for the second half." - Warren Zevon.
-
11-22-2019, 02:14 PM #2275Mighty Member
- Join Date
- Dec 2016
- Location
- Chile
- Posts
- 1,462
Just starting Stoner, by John Williams
"The Batman is Gotham City. I will watch him. Study him. And when I know him and why he does not kill, I will know this city. And then Gotham will be MINE!"-BANE
"We're monsters, buddy. Plain and simple. I don't dress it up with fancy names like mutant or post-human; men were born crueler than Apes and we were born crueler than men. It's just the natural order of things"-ULTIMATE SABRETOOTH
-
11-23-2019, 06:13 AM #2276Mighty Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2016
- Posts
- 1,959
Has anybody been on a reading retreat?
I'm thinking about one next year because I don't really like holidays, I just stay at home and read in my library. However, I am awful at switching off from work and inevitably end up doing things. So, I feel like a reading retreat could be good for me
“We have a saying, my people. Don’t kill if you can wound, don’t wound if you can subdue, don’t subdue if you can pacify, and don’t raise your hand at all until you’ve first extended it.”
-
11-26-2019, 05:14 AM #2277Ultimate Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Posts
- 12,399
Here's my Mystery Scene review of the book. Originally Posted by Deathstroke
Beth Hart - Fire On The Floor CD Review
Beth Hart February 23rd, 2017 Boston, MA Concert Review
"I can't complain. I got to be Jim Morrison for the first half of my life, and Ward Cleaver for the second half." - Warren Zevon.
-
11-26-2019, 05:15 AM #2278Ultimate Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Posts
- 12,399
Here's my Mystery Scene review of the book. Originally Posted by Deathstroke
Beth Hart - Fire On The Floor CD Review
Beth Hart February 23rd, 2017 Boston, MA Concert Review
"I can't complain. I got to be Jim Morrison for the first half of my life, and Ward Cleaver for the second half." - Warren Zevon.
-
11-26-2019, 01:47 PM #2279DC/Collected Editions Mod
- Join Date
- May 2014
- Posts
- 19,442
Never have done it, but since I read about a hundred pages a day, I probably read enough as it is. Originally Posted by Enigma
Has anybody been on a reading retreat?
I'm thinking about one next year because I don't really like holidays, I just stay at home and read in my library. However, I am awful at switching off from work and inevitably end up doing things. So, I feel like a reading retreat could be good for me
A bat! That's it! It's an omen.. I'll shall become a bat!
Pre-CBR Reboot Join Date: 10-17-2010
Pre-CBR Reboot Posts: 4,362
THE CBR COMMUNITY STANDARDS & RULES ~ So... what's your excuse now?
-
11-27-2019, 11:59 AM #2280Mighty Member
- Join Date
- Nov 2016
- Posts
- 1,959
Really? I've been thinking lately, TDD really needs to read more Originally Posted by The Darknight Detective
Never have done it, but since I read about a hundred pages a day, I probably read enough as it is.
“We have a saying, my people. Don’t kill if you can wound, don’t wound if you can subdue, don’t subdue if you can pacify, and don’t raise your hand at all until you’ve first extended it.”
Reply With Quote
