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Post by mattp » Thu May 24, 2018 12:39 pm

Randall wrote:That was a waste of time
House of Fear currently. Haunted house short stories by usual suspects.
Got Sleeping Beauties on the shelf
Plus still to read
Ray Bradbury - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Kim Newman - Angels Of Music
Adam Nevill - Some Will Not Sleep

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Post by Randall » Thu May 24, 2018 2:02 pm

mattp wrote:
Randall wrote:That was a waste of time
House of Fear currently. Haunted house short stories by usual suspects.
Got Sleeping Beauties on the shelf
Plus still to read
Ray Bradbury - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Kim Newman - Angels Of Music
Adam Nevill - Some Will Not Sleep
Afternoon matt.

Couldn't see any posts about books, just the usual suspects spouting shit.
Sleeping beauties is very good, I'm only a third of the way through.
His new one just came out as well.
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Post by Randall » Fri Jun 22, 2018 8:27 am

Sleeping beauties became really quite hard work.
Not his best by a long way.
Read the upstairs room by Kate Murray Browne this week which I've really enjoyed.
Billed as a ghost story but was really character driven and interesting without ever really delivering the story promised.
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Post by Randall » Sat Jun 23, 2018 1:28 pm

Read guess who by Chris mcgeorge in two sittings.
Very good
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Post by Randall » Tue Jul 03, 2018 5:49 pm

Read the president is missing, first Patterson I have read in years, and probably the first one he has actually written in years. Wasn't bad.
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Post by M H » Tue Jul 03, 2018 6:02 pm

Randall wrote:Read the president is missing, first Patterson I have read in years, and probably the first one he has actually written in years. Wasn't bad.
If only!
When you actually feel anger over a place like this it's time to get a life

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Post by Randall » Sat Jul 07, 2018 2:26 am

Reading tim weaver's latest.
You were gone
Absolutely intriguing.
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Post by Randall » Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:45 pm

Randall wrote:Reading tim weaver's latest.
You were gone
Absolutely intriguing.
Meh, pretty disappointing in the end.
Moved onto a noise downstairs by Linwood Barclay.
Never writes a bad book.
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Post by Randall » Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:30 pm

Just finished a noise downstairs.
Really should have seen the end coming ffs.
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Post by Randall » Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:57 am

Just about to start October skies by Alex scarrow.
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Post by Randall » Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:17 pm

Randall wrote:Just about to start October skies by Alex scarrow.
Was ok, nothing special.
Next up is the house on cold hill by Peter James.
Hopefully it's good as I've booked to see a play of it next March.
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Post by mattp » Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:57 pm

James Herbert - Sepulchre

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mattp wrote:James Herbert - Sepulchre
Found him very hit and miss
Love some of his work, dislike some with a passion.
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Randall wrote:
Randall wrote:Just about to start October skies by Alex scarrow.
Was ok, nothing special.
Next up is the house on cold hill by Peter James.
Hopefully it's good as I've booked to see a play of it next March.
Very good.
Looking forward to the play.
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Post by Randall » Sun Aug 19, 2018 11:11 am

An unwanted guest by shari lapena.
Liked both her books so far.
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Post by mattp » Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:41 am

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mattp wrote:James Herbert - Sepulchre
Found him very hit and miss
Love some of his work, dislike some with a passion.
I suspect "Sepulchre" would fall into your latter category.
Not finished it yet, but barring an amazing finale, it's crap.

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Post by Randall » Thu Aug 23, 2018 2:34 pm

mattp wrote:
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mattp wrote:James Herbert - Sepulchre
Found him very hit and miss
Love some of his work, dislike some with a passion.
I suspect "Sepulchre" would fall into your latter category.
Not finished it yet, but barring an amazing finale, it's crap.
Don't think ive read that one.
Ghosts of sleath and ash would be my recommendations.
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Randall wrote:
mattp wrote:
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mattp wrote:James Herbert - Sepulchre
Found him very hit and miss
Love some of his work, dislike some with a passion.
I suspect "Sepulchre" would fall into your latter category.
Not finished it yet, but barring an amazing finale, it's crap.
Don't think ive read that one.
Ghosts of sleath and ash would be my recommendations.
Ghosts of Sleath is good. I liked The Fog and The Dark. I've nearly read them all now.....just 3 left I think
Ash, Survivor, Nobody True.....those are the only James Herberts i've not read yet.

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Post by Randall » Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:44 pm

Wasn't mad keen on the fog, decent premise and beginning but lost its way.
Ash is a great romp, best thing he wrote.
Have you read any Stephen laws?
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Post by mattp » Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:47 pm

Randall wrote:Wasn't mad keen on the fog, decent premise and beginning but lost its way.
Ash is a great romp, best thing he wrote.
Have you read any Stephen laws?
:mrgreen: we have this conversation every few years!
Yep I’ve read all Laws stuff.
Got a few more on my “to read” pile, picked up a few at “Britain’s biggest second hand bookshop” in Alnwick

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