Amazon has just delivered the new Stephen King book
I was surprised that it's as thick as a phone book (Probably as interesting to read as well).
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:32, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

what's it called/about?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:36, Reply)

"Under the dome"
I'm assuming it's the same premise as The Simpsons movie

Edit - Just read the blurb...small town gets cut off by invisible force field. Sounds like a rip-off of "The Midwich Cuckoos"
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:38, Reply)

Milking a practically dry cash cow for all it's worth
And generally being pretty shit?
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:40, Reply)

Sounds about right.
I finished his exellent book "On Writing" the other day and then got carried away on Amazon. Hence I have his new book.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:45, Reply)

Don't get me wrong,
I do love Stephen King. But his recent books are beginning to make me think he's peaked.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:47, Reply)

I liked Lisey's story

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:48, Reply)

I liked "Cell", which gets pretty mixed reviews.
I loved the idea of a pulse going out that sent anyone on a mobile mad
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:50, Reply)

does sound good
I've not read anything of his since his last book of short stories gave me really weird dreams.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:52, Reply)

I envy your ability to read books and then get weird dreams.
Didn't "Gateway" give you weird dreams? I read the book because of that and what happened to my dreams?...Nothing.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:54, Reply)

yeah, gateway gave me particularly weird ones
my dreams tend towards the odd anyway, and just occasionally something I've read will spark off some extra weird dreams. It's quite enjoyable. I don't tend to be scared by them, despite most of them having a scary premise, but often find that I'm left feeling thoughtful or some random emotion for most of the next day.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:58, Reply)

I only tend to remember dreams where i'm being chased by zombies
which seems to happen more times than is safe for ones mental health
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:06, Reply)

I get quite a lot of those too

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:11, Reply)

Cell was awesome
and typical King kind of creepy.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:19, Reply)

I agree
but if you look it up on Amazon, it's one of his least liked books.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:21, Reply)

I loved the Dark Tower series, the rest, meh.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:50, Reply)

I want to start Darktower
but the first 3 books get ace reviews, then the rest nosedive. I went through that with the "Dune" books, not sure I can go through that again.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:52, Reply)

Worth sticking with, the third and fourth are the weakest in my opinion, the last is soooo good. I don't know if you know of Jon Shannow in David Gemmell books, but Roland is reminiscent of him and a really good character.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:55, Reply)

i'll give them a go
it's got to be better than watching tv (or getting a life)
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:57, Reply)

Kaol sent me the first one
which was nice of him. thoroughly enjoyed it, but not got round to getting the others.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 15:59, Reply)

I can post you the others if you really want them apart from the last one as its a big huge hard back that would cost me a weeks wages to send!

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:03, Reply)

tempting
but I fear I have nothing to offer in return. I have a terrible affliction that means once I have a book I can't let it go :-/
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:04, Reply)

if you change your mind the offers there,
I am not fussy about not getting books back as I do love buying a new book, if it was a dvd though I would hunt the fuckers sorry ass down! I hate it how DVD's migrate
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:08, Reply)

thanks
I appreciate that. I'll bear it in mind
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:13, Reply)

I'm going to keep checking back with you to make sure you're bearing it as promised

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:21, Reply)

Good old Kaol
Didn't he move to Wales to become a teacher? I hope he's enjoying it (or at least as much as one could enjoy being a teacher in Wales)
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:04, Reply)

not quite a teacher
he has a menagerie which he takes round to schools to terrify children with
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:06, Reply)

He never could let the zoology degree go

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 16:09, Reply)