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Making good use of my library card and the Libby app. Currently reading through The Soho Press Book of '80s Short Fiction. There's an extended version of Raymond Carver's "So Much Water So Close to Home" in it that I loved.

 

The Libby app rules

 

Yep I use Libby all the time

 

Been looking at getting myself involved in a decently long horror novel (maybe vampires?) and found a few options. Got all excited. Drove to library. Closed because I live in MA and its Patriots Day. Ugh!

I know it has mixed reviews here but was thinking of trying The Passage by Justin Cronin. If I wasn't feeling it, I was thinking about re-trying Our Share of Night. The reviews here and everywhere are way too good and I think I need to give in another chance!

 

Another very good long horror book is Imaginary Friend by Chobsky.

 

I absolutely loved Imaginary Friend. Might have been the fastest I've ever read a 700 page book

 

The Passage is great, you should have a good time.

Have you read anything from Dan Simmons? Carrion Comfort, Drood, and The Terror are all really great epics.

 

Oh my god. Carrion Comfort is legit on my book shelf and I totally forgot lol

 

I don't use Libby much because the wait times are crazy. Maybe that's just because I'm accessing it through the Houston Public Library, which serves the whole state

I use Cloud Library and Hoopla, which are both offered through my local library

 

Did not realize HPL serves the whole state.

 

Yep! Any Texas resident can get a Houston library card. I've never even been to Houston

 

I just finished nightcrawling by Leila Mottley. Very affecting book, beautifully written and about an experience and life that is so far removed from my own that I haven’t stopped thinking about how much of life is about the luck of what you are born to but also how quickly lives can change in single moments. Highly recommended but it is a hard read so trigger warnings a must.

 

Coincidentally I’ve also read (listened) to a very triggering book but not for me. My Dark Vanessa. Rape. Sexual assault. It’s the story of a 15 yo girl who is abused by her teacher and the physically and mental undertakings of those. A very dramatic and sincere read that is discomforting but intentional. A conversation that definitely has to be had, whilst also a shame that it isn’t as prominent already.

 

I know this is an older post lol but I just finished this book and yes, yes it is amazing. Can't stop thinking about it.

I've recommended it to some people already and I tell them just read the first page, that alone immediately shows how great it is, like every page is like that.

 

My fiancé read it because of my glowing recommendation and she was basically like “this is weird nonsense” lmao

 

Having quite a fun time currently as my mum gave me my late Grandpa’s kindle and asked me to wipe the data…

Well, being a book lover, I thought first I would see what books were on it! There were 91 so I’ve asked if I can hang onto it for a while and I’m going to read through most of them.

Quite exciting and a nice way to reconnect with him (as he died in 2016).

 

I just started “Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back) by Jeff Tweedy and holy shit. If you’re into music memoirs, this thing RIPS. So incredibly engaging. I can’t put it down.

 

Such a great book and I'm not even a Wilco fan. There was one part that had me bawling.

 

haven’t cried yet but I laughed out loud 3 times during just the intro alone

 

We did this with my mom’s iPad when she passed. She had all kinds of notes, recipes, books, etc. on it so whenever we use it for something it’s a nice reminder of her and what she loved.

 

Long horror by Chbosky??? Would I like it if I don’t really like Perks of Being a Wallflower anymore?

 

Yeah, it's hard to believe it's the same guy while you're reading it. If you like classic King, check it out. Quite a few of us around here love it.

 

It’s truly a horror masterpiece. Major IT vibes, which is like the highest praise i can give

 

Damn I wish I could say the same. Definitely agree it's nothing like Perks so I'd not worry about that. But I got bored around midway through and had to power through it since I don't like not completing

 

Really enjoying Michael Farris Smith's newest novel "Salvage This World". A woman and her toddler try to escape a murderous gang in the hurricane-ravaged lands of Mississippi and Louisiana. Additionally, you have a passionate religious cult leader stirring up the masses and an old man trying to stay loyal to his land and outlast the impending weather, resulting in a great McCarthy-esque novel.

All of Smith's novels have been great and I imagine he will garner even more attention as two of his novels are being adapted into movies later this year, one of them starring Aaron Eckhart.