I am sure someone out there knows what I am talking about. I am pooped. Exhausted. Slam Tired. When does it end?
This year has been a crazy year for me. Not a bad year, just tons going on. The bad...well, it could be worse and it's not. The good has far outweighed any bad. I just feel as though I haven't had any real down time. Time to sit in quietude and let my thoughts gather a little dust. You know the dust. That dust that I am supposed to be wiping off of the TV and it's cabinet. The dust that covers the bathtubs in both guest rooms. The dust that accumulates everywhere you tend to look. When the hell does dust show up any way? Who opened the door and invited it in? Wasn't me. Hell no, I would have slammed the door square in it's face, no hesitation, no remorse. Unless of course it wanted to find refuge in my brain for 10 days...
I have filled my brain with quite a number of literary works this past year. Branched out with a couple of new authors. Totally dig it when I find a new author that I like. Call me a bit of a snob about reading a good yarn. When reading a story, I like a nice tight, cohesive story. No "whoops" allowed. I mean, come on, don't try to slip crap in the story that you(the author) have already discredited in a previous chapter. What the hell? Am I stoopid too? Tired and stoopid, that's me. Yes, I know stupid is spelled incorrectly, just trying to drive home a point.
Okay - I'm done D.U.N. done. No more moaning. Good books, love them I can usually devour 2 or 3 a week. Anyone have some interesting fodder for the brain to recommend? I am currently not reading any self help or DIY books. Hold those recommendations for later times. Historical reference style books, also off the list. Give me witty, cleverly written, "this has absolutely no societal connotations whatsoever". Show me some good dark mystery or sci-fi or scary stuff or mind benders. I have read everything out there by S.King, D. Koontz, A.Rice, N.Demille, T.Clancy, Grisham, Chrichton, and many others. Show me someone new who has the ability to spin a good yarn.
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8 comments:
I hear you!
Hmmm, my literary recommendations: Lee Child, whose Jack Reacher thrillers are really the best thing out there today along those lines; Neil Gaiman, if you haven't read him already (American Gods, Anansi Boys); Joe Hill (son of Stephen King)'s Heart-Shaped Box was very good, I think you would like it very much.
James Patterson, Elizabeth Berg, Lisa Scottoline are my vote for you to try.
Thanks!!! ;)
Keep them coming all
xoxo
Di
I tend to read history and biographies and very little fiction. That said I have found William Bennett’s two volume America, the Last Best Hope, Steve Martin’s autobiographical Born Standing Up and Clarence Thomas’ My Grandfather’s Son terrific, memorable reads.
I just finished reading Johan Bruyneel’s We Might as Well Win and liked it very much, but that book may be more up Marc’s alley.
For fiction I recently read The Art of Racing in the Rain by a local author named Garth Stein. It has nothing to do with triathlons and is narrated by a dog. Any book with a dog in it finds a soft spot with me.
Thanks for the advice, I too am a softie for dogs.
I don't read thrillers because I'm a scairdy cat but you might like Bill Bryson's books - very entertaining (non-fiction but funny)and Ann Patchett tells a good story (Bel Canto and Run are both good). I tend to read slower, headier stuff that you might not like.
I am currently reading a memoir called "Too Close to the Falls" by Catherine Gilinder and prior to that "The Soloist" by Steve Lopez. Both are excellent writers.
Have your honey get them for you for your upcoming birthday! :-)
Oh yeah, and since dust is supposedly from skin cells sloughing off, how DO they get into a room that no one has been in for quite some time? One of life's mysteries I guess.
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