Kingdom of Fear, by Hunter S. Thompson
It's the first I've ever tried by Thompson, and I'd still like to try to read one of his earlier books just to see if this last one isn't the product of senility and maybe he is actually a pretty good writer. Dude can't stay on topic! Every passage devolves into complaining about the state of the world. Also, just to point something out to a dead man who even living would never have read my blog: dude, your book is 7 years old, and we're still going. So your predictions of horror haven't really panned out, have they?
Seven Types of Ambiguity, by Elliot Perlman
The premise is good, but I can't even make it through the first character's version of events.
Naughty Neighbor, by Janet Evanovich
Loved her Stephanie Plum audiobooks, but holy shit this narrator is annoying. I hate the inflection she puts on every other sentence. Wish I could describe it accurately.
What I have been reading: Skeleton Crew, by Stephen King
I just jump around the short stories at different times. King never fails me.
Speaking of King, Thanks to Wendy the Wonder Librarian I had an opportunity to read his short story UR, that is only available on the Kindle. What's cool is that King can write what sounds a lot like a sales pitch for a Kindle, but make it interesting. Reading the phrase "low men in yellow coats" again was freaking AWESOME. I love how he connects shit. FUCKING LOVE IT!
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