tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031412742379097600.post1654039841679528604..comments2012-08-17T02:24:54.479-04:00Comments on Melanie the Constant Reader: Comfort readingMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934668797650936625noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031412742379097600.post-29435353402227484582011-05-27T17:56:10.935-04:002011-05-27T17:56:10.935-04:00Oh King's worth trying for sure. The Dead Zone...Oh King's worth trying for sure. The Dead Zone and the Shining are his best novels, in my opinion. I'd be picky about his long fiction; it's not all great. But his short stories and novellas are. <br />And I'd add Lionel Shriver to my comfort reading list except she makes me think so much. Which is a good thing.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934668797650936625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031412742379097600.post-25633803901316848042011-05-27T16:43:05.194-04:002011-05-27T16:43:05.194-04:00Hey now, Hemingway can be read for fun, too, espec...Hey now, Hemingway can be read for fun, too, especially "To Have And Have Not."<br /><br />I've yet to read any King aside from "On Writing," but he left a strong impression. His Entertainment Weekly columns were also good palate cleansers. Someday...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031412742379097600.post-78735352251455310242011-05-27T12:58:56.960-04:002011-05-27T12:58:56.960-04:00I 100% agree with this. Stephen King makes it seem...I 100% agree with this. Stephen King makes it seem effortless, though we writers know that it's anything but.<br />I recently read the first few pages of Under The Dome and was immediately sucked into the world. It was kind of astonishing. People may say King's not literary enough, or scoff when I mention that he's one of my favorite writers, but those people don't know what they're missing. Go on with your Hemingway and your Fitzgerald, snobs! I don't want to hang out with you anyway!<br />Besides King, I think another author I continually came back to during my high school phase was Michael Crichton. Oh, and Dean Koontz. He can be hit or miss - but when he hits, he hits hard. And I remember reading Tom Sawyer over and over when I was younger.<br />Okay, long comment :)J.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626591344834401742noreply@blogger.com