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Monday, June 21, 2010

Mailbox Monday for 6/21/10


Mailbox Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page




I've been pretty hard on Stephen King as of late, namely I haven't really liked a new release from him in a very long time.  Michelle of The True Book Addict is a humongous fan of his and is always trying to convince me to give him another try, so when I saw Nightmares & Dreamscapes and The Talisman by him and Peter Straub in hardcover for $1 a piece at the Friends of the Library Book Store I figured I would give them a try.  The Talisman will be a reread, but not one that I've read for many years, and Nightmares & Dreamscapes will be a new one for me.  I also picked up Archangel by Michael Conner in hardcover for $1 as well, it's an alternate reality story set in Minneapolis, MN in the 1920s after a virulent plague that only kills whites.


The Secret (Of Happiness) by Demosthenes Armeniades was sent for review.  It calls itself an offbeat fairytale-thriller so I'm really looking forward to this one.

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13 comments:

  1. CathyJune 21, 2010 at 1:56 AM

    Your post reminded me that I have a copy of Archangel sitting on my shelves. I've had it for yonks. Might be time to pick it up!

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  2. bermudaonionJune 21, 2010 at 7:13 AM

    Here lately, I've been thinking I need to give Stephen King a try, so I'll be anxious to see what you think of his books.

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  3. StaciJune 21, 2010 at 7:27 AM

    I loved King's earlier stuff and quit reading him about 12 years ago. I just haven't been inspired to pick up anything of his newer works. Enjoy your books!

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  4. LisaJune 21, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    Looks like you get some good ones this week

    Here's mine

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  5. ZiaJune 21, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    I'm one of those Die hard King fans myself. I do hope you enjoy the books you purchased this week.

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  6. Laurel-Rain SnowJune 21, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    I haven't read a Stephen King in awhile, but I do have Lisey's Story on my stacks.

    I love the cover on Archangel!

    Here's my MM:

    http://laurelrainsnowcreations.com/2010/06/mailbox-monday_20.html

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  7. AnonymousJune 21, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    I love Stephen King!! Have you read "Under The Dome"? I have it, but haven't started it yet. The size is a bit daunting.

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  8. SukoJune 21, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    I've only read a couple of Stephen King books myself (including On Writing, which is great). I hope you enjoy all of your new summer books.

    Here's my mailbox: http://suko95.blogspot.com/2010/06/mailbox-monday-more-books-for-summer.html

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  9. Beth(bookaholicmom)June 21, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    Archangel sounds interesting. I love the library sales. They can be dangerous though! Enjoy!

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  10. AnonymousJune 21, 2010 at 10:30 PM

    I craved Stephen King when I was pregnant and read Nightmares and Dreamscapes during that time. My son turned out normal though :)

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  11. CeriJune 22, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    Ooh, Stephen King <3

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  12. Melissa (My World...in words and pages)June 22, 2010 at 8:36 PM

    Well, this is a nice little collection for a week. :) Hope you have a great week!

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  13. Alexia561June 22, 2010 at 8:49 PM

    Haven't heard of Archangel, but it sounds interesting! Haven't read King in years, but my DH loves him and keeps trying to talk me into giving him another chance. I keep saying 'maybe some day'....

    Happy reading!

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