The King Rules
Hello Constant Readers,*
I’ve had a long day working in my play job (because clearly, much like Anna Spargo-Ryan, I am a writer- this is my calling etc) so I really can’t be bothered blogging for y’all.
Plus, I have this to, ummm, got to bed with:
His Majesty.
But I will share with you.
Here are some of the reasons why Stephen King really is the king of all:
“She wasn’t wearing a bra; Andi could see the shifting punctuation marks of her nipples against her shirt.”
…”the hungover eye had a weird ability to find the ugliest things in any given landscape.”
…”not talking to anyone, not causing any trouble, just getting high. Feeling the weight of sobriety -sometimes it was like wearing lead shoes- fall away.”
And there’s more… So much more. As usual, it’s a bloody page-turner, creepy and revolting of course, but mainly, just a wonderful roller-coaster ride full of people you know in a heartbeat, such is my liege’s ability to write them into reality in a sentence or two.
I kneel before you again your highness.
I hope I can be Stephen King when I grow up.
* That’s a SK reference. I really am a fangirl.
What are you reading right now? Any good?
Are you in a bookclub? And if so can you invite me?
I had the Goldfinch in my hands last week before I saw there was a new SK, and promptly dropped that sucker for a bit of a thrill…
Kinda glad I did now. I require either interesting characters and if I can’t have that I need lots of story…
I’m reading The Goldfinch. I’ve been reading it for three weeks. It’s very long. The writing is very, very good and Donna Tartt is hugely talented, but I’m 450 pages in and I feel a bit like the story hasn’t actually started yet.
After this I have Amy Tan’s new book in my sights.
I have just finished reading Rock Chick Regret by Kristen Ashley – about to see if I can get any more of her books from the library. I picked up the book by David Walsh – Seven Deadly Sins My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong that A got for his birthday to read during lunch today.
I don’t belong to a book club but I would LOVE to – maybe we should start one up ? One month I travel up and one month you travel down ?????
Have the best weekend !
Me
Thanks for the booklist!
JB runs an online book club (it’s on tonight).. I’m gonna tune in and see how he does it. I never join cos the books are often about ‘splosions and shit.. And it doesn’t sound like there is enough wine…