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William’s 2025 Year in Books
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William D. Prystauk
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July 03, 1965
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In “Embouchure,” Archibald Fitz presents a thriller that will chill you as “The American” navigates internal intrigue in Montreal in the winter of 1968. A science fiction writer, “The American” hits a rough patch when his stories stop selling but his ...more |
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| After a while, the themes although powerful became redundant as Kafka explores the same elements repeatedly. Amongst the stories and the snippets, "The Burrow" stood out in all of its self-conjured fear and paranoia and relentless over-thinking. ...more | |
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“It’s no longer just George Lucas’s galaxy. It belongs to everyone who’s ever carried it home in their head and heart.” This line from Pete Fletzer is the exact point behind his exposition, Who Owns the Myth? of the Star Wars galaxy. Like any creative ...more |
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From start to finish, Larson delivered on "Carnal Cravings" with relentless heat. It's clear Larson didn't want to waste time and dove right into the passion of the tale with key story elements woven in an economical fashion to keep the narrative toge ...more |
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From start to finish, Larson delivered on "Carnal Cravings" with relentless heat. It's clear Larson didn't want to waste time and dove right into the passion of the tale with key story elements woven in an economical fashion to keep the narrative toge ...more |
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The short folk story "The Husband Stitch" by Carmen Maria Machado. We read it in first grade and it blew my mind.
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I hope all is well. I recommend Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House," if you haven't read it already. Take care and have a great we ...more " |
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“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
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“When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called a Religion.”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
Horror Aficionados
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If you love horror literature, movies, and culture, you're in the right place. Whether it's vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers, plagues, or ...more
The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group
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“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more
A Good Thriller
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Action packed gripping, exciting and tense thrillers, mysteries, that's what we like reading. So many great authors out there to read. Let's share our ...more
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Jim Goforth is a horror writer who works primarily in splatterpunk, grindhouse, extreme and old school horror. He is an extreme metal aficionado who s ...more
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Hard Boiled detective novels, noir, and great crime novels (old and new)
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Publishing is rich with hidden gems and diamonds in the rough that belong to self-published, indie, and otherwise underappreciated authors. Our focu ...more
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Featuring new indie novels & authors each month! The Indie Book Club is entering it's second year and we've reached 1,000 members! Help us support a ...more
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William wrote: "Thank you for the friendship!"And thank you!
Jill wrote: "Lovely to meet you, William, and thank you for your friendship here on GRs. All the best for 2015."Thank you very much, Jill. Please be well, and much success to you!
Lovely to meet you, William, and thank you for your friendship here on GRs. All the best for 2015.
Brigitte wrote: "Thank you for the friendvite William. Good to meet you :)"And you, Brigitte. Read on, and enjoy!
Thank you for the friendvite William. Good to meet you :)
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