What are we reading?

[MetalDog]

The Exorcist is one movie I refuse to watch again.  Rosemary's Baby is another.

I haven't read much Stephen King, The Stand, and Eyes of the Dragon, and the first few Dark Tower books are the extent of it.  I liked The Stand the best by far.

[Gusington]

The Exorcist is tied with The Shining for me as my favorite horror movie of all time. The Fox show based (very loosely) on The Exorcist is supposed to good also, I need to watch it.

I know when the original Exorcist movie was released in 1973 it provoked a lot of protests from the Church and religious groups and I personally know a lot of people that won't watch it or let their families watch it. Makes sense since even today it is so extreme in its imagery/language...I can imagine in 1973 that it blew more than a few minds.

[MetalDog]

I won't watch The Exorcist again because it scares the ever loving CRAP out of me.

[BanzaiCat]

I remember I was about 8 or so and wanted to read The Exorcist. I don't remember why but my mom was right there and I was looking at the book on the shelf and asked if I could read it.

She laughed a little and said "Nooo, sorry." ;D

[Gusington]

Have you seen a The Shining MD? Having seen pieces of it at like 6 or 8 I am sure it damaged my psyche a bit 🤓

[bbmike]

I'm strongly considering hitting War and Peace next...another book I've always wanted to read and has been sitting on my bookshelf (and Kindle) for years now.

Did you know the original title was War, What is it Good For?

[MetalDog]

Have you seen a The Shining MD? Having seen pieces of it at like 6 or 8 I am sure it damaged my psyche a bit 🤓

Yeah.  But it's been a while.  I was in my, "No movie is going to scare me," phase and I don't remember it being near as scary to me as The Exorcist.  Having said that, seeing it at 6 or 8 would scar me for life.  And I am not sure a viewing at my age now wouldn't do the same thing. 

[Gusington]

Especially The Shining's bathtub scene. When I saw that the first time my face must have looked exactly like Danny's, 'shining' it remotely.

[Toonces]

@ bbmike - no, I did not know that.

Debating between starting that, and running through The Deluge Trilogy again.  I'm not sure I'm ready for War and Peace...I'm kind of worn out from Les Mis, TBH.

[BanzaiCat]

You gotta take your sour French attitude literature in doses, man.

[bob48]

I've just started reading Gormenghast (again).

[Gusington]

Que?

[MetalDog]

I knew I had heard the word, Gormenghast, I didn't know anything about it.  A quick look at the Wiki is an eye opener:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gormenghast_(series)

[bob48]

If you've not read it, then I recommend it. I guarantee its like nothing you have read before.

Also;

[Gusington]

About to start Into the Carpathians by Alan Sparks.