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closeupready

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24. The Shee, Joe Donnelly - really good horror book, never published in the US though.

Reply to getting old in mke (Original post)

Sat May 24, 2014, 10:34 PM

May 2014

Scarily reminiscent of current events - the theme is some kind of story where every day people in Ireland go on killing sprees in moments of demonic possession. Trying not to think in those terms, because as a work of fiction, it's good at being creepy and interesting.

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What are you reading the week of May 18th, 2014? [View all] getting old in mke May 2014 OP

Thanks for starting the thread. My internet connection has been out for around 24 hours. Enthusiast May 2014 #1

I'm a Sandford, fan, too! scarletwoman May 2014 #2

Thank you. Enthusiast May 2014 #3

The fun thing for me about Sandford is that he's a Minnesota writer. scarletwoman May 2014 #10

I wondered about that. Enthusiast May 2014 #13

The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout Mz Pip May 2014 #4

Grave Peril, book 3 of The Dresden Files. And The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen. closeupready May 2014 #5

Reading an anthology by upstart horror publisher Grey Matter Press. Snarkoleptic May 2014 #6

This week I'm reading SheilaT May 2014 #7

Oh, that's a very good book! scarletwoman May 2014 #9

Nice! SheilaT May 2014 #11

It always makes me happy to know that someone else has read something I've read too! scarletwoman May 2014 #12

OK ladies, you sold me TexasProgresive May 2014 #15

Does your library do inter-library loans? If they do, you could maybe get her other books that way. scarletwoman May 2014 #17

Yes we have inter-library loans TexasProgresive May 2014 #22

:D (nt) scarletwoman May 2014 #23

In the Woods is a wonderful book. I listened to it on CD 2 years ago when I japple May 2014 #14

I have 2 choices available TexasProgresive May 2014 #8

The Game bravenak May 2014 #16

Thank you, just downloaded The Game. antiquie May 2014 #18

You are going to like it. bravenak May 2014 #19

I do read a lot of dystopian fiction. antiquie May 2014 #21

So busy talking about other books, I didn't get around to posting about the book I'm reading now. scarletwoman May 2014 #20

The Shee, Joe Donnelly - really good horror book, never published in the US though. closeupready May 2014 #24