What Paul is Reading Now...

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Foucault's Pendulum
Umberto Eco
 
 

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World Without End
Ken Follett
Outstanding achievement! Even at 900+ pages, I was disappointed when I finished for I so wanted to stay in Mr. Follett's story world just a little bit longer. I may have to go back and re-read Pillars of the Earth. Highly recommended! (4/19/08)

American Gods
Neil Gaiman
My first Gaiman book. Interesting and different. A satisfying ending. (2/18/08)

Fires of Eden
Dan Simmons
Rich with Hawaiian mythology. A creepy tale filled with unforgetable characters. (1/31/08)

The Ice Limit
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Amazingly entertaining! What a story these two wove--incredibly enjoyable read that kept me turning the pages at the same time I wanted to slow down in order to make it last. (1/23/08)

Moon
James Herbert
Another solid horror tale that keeps you turning pages. Really love this guy's style (11/19/07)

Once...
James Herbert
An enchanting and erotic horror thriller; thoroughly enjoyable! (10/1/07)

Contact
Carl Sagan
I had always wanted to read this as the movie, starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey, is one of my all-time favorites. I was quite surprised at the differences in the story-line between the book and the movie! (9/6/07)

Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
Excellent! The best sci-fi book I have read in years. Not sure why I waited so long to read this one. (8/17/07)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J. K. Rowling
Superb! Excellent! A satisfying end to the story of Harry Potter. (8/10/07)

The Alienist
Caleb Carr
Excellent! Thoroughly enjoyable tale of the hunt for a serial killer in 1896 New York. (7/26/07)

Blaze
Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
A quick read of a standard but well-constructed character novel which centers around the background and activities of a small-time criminal who loses his only friend and partner. Heart-felt and entertaining to the end. (7/14/07)

The Hungry Moon
Ramsey Campbell
A small English town must face a horror awakened from a bottomless cave. (7/9/07)

Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill
The debut horror thriller by Stephen King's son writing under the name of Joe Hill. Classic, straightforward horror about a menacing ghost. Fast-moving; good suspense. (6/1/07)

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
A classic of '60s sci-fi. Found it enjoyable. The language took a little getting used to, but quickly found it engaging and fresh. As much a treasurable read today as it was forty years ago. (5/23/07)

Icebound
Dean Koontz
A 1995 updated re-issue of a novel originally published in 1976. An adventure-suspense tale filled with high tension and lots of action. Less complex than his current tales, but no less enjoyable. (5/2/07)

Waiting
Frank M. Robinson
A dark ending to an intriguing storyline where it is discovered that another species has been living among us, posing as humans for the last 35,000 years. (4/23/07)

The Terror
Dan Simmons
A good adventure tale with a rather interesting ending. A long read, but worth the journey. (4/1/07)

Lisey's Story
Stephen King
Haven't read such an emotionally poignant tale from King since The Green Mile. Story of marriage, love, death, child abuse, sisterhood and survival where escape to a fantasy plane is possible--as long as you only visit it during the day. (3/4/07)

 
The Portable MFA in Creative Writing
The New York Writers Workshop
 
Making a Good Script Great
Linda Seger
 
How to Write a Movie in 21 Days
Viki King
 
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Colors of a Different Horse
Edited by Wendy Bishop & Hans Ostrom
Essays and articles on creative writing theory pedagogy. (1/25/08)
 
What Our Speech Disrupts
Katharine Haake
An in-depth look at creative writing pedagogy and critical theory. (1/25/08)
 
Fondling Your Muse
John Warner
A hilarious, David Barry-like rendering of the writerly life. A laugh-out-loud look at the lighter side of writing and publishing. (12/1/07)
 
A Writer's Paris
Eric Maisel
Literally, a book on taking three, six, or more months off and moving to Paris, France to spend time on your writing. Even though I would never do it, I found the book an enjoyable and motivational read.