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Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
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it was amazing
bookshelves: 800-or-more, horror, vampire, chess-theme, stoker-award, 5-star-baby, locus-award


"Saul shivered. Behind the calm voice and the human puppet was a man who had directly murdered scores - perhaps thousands - of human beings."

The epic scope of The Eight.
The gut clenching agony of Schindler’s List.
The paranormal malevolence of Stephen King.

Oh my friends, this was something special. An absolute Must Read for the Horror Fan. I will remember it always... and shudder.

"Winter is coming. And I am very, very hungry."
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Reading Progress

November 5, 2017 – Started Reading
November 5, 2017 – Shelved
November 5, 2017 – Shelved as: vampire
November 5, 2017 – Shelved as: horror
November 5, 2017 – Shelved as: 800-or-more
November 5, 2017 –
page 89
11.6% "I don’t know where this is going but I’m not bored... just wishing a rapist dead SOON."
November 6, 2017 –
page 106
13.82% "That’s enough Holocaust for the night."
November 7, 2017 –
page 143
18.64% "I had forgotten that monsters do not die. They must be killed."
November 12, 2017 –
page 188
24.51% "And this is the monster that probably kill them,” she said. “This harmless little old lady. Harmless like a big, black widow spider that kills anything that enters its lair."
November 15, 2017 – Shelved as: chess-theme
November 15, 2017 –
page 250
32.59% "Oh Saul... They say before you start out in a quest for vengeance to dig two graves. It looks like if you want justice you’ll need a nightmares worth."
November 23, 2017 –
page 275
35.85%
November 24, 2017 –
page 364
47.46% "This is getting good."
December 2, 2017 –
page 412
53.72% "Jesus! Beloved characters are dropping like Game of Thrones!"
December 3, 2017 –
page 442
57.63%
December 4, 2017 –
page 465
60.63%
December 7, 2017 –
page 544
70.93%
December 8, 2017 –
page 594
77.44%
December 10, 2017 –
page 675
88.01%
December 13, 2017 –
page 735
95.83% "Comeuppance time!!!"
December 21, 2017 – Finished Reading
August 3, 2018 – Shelved as: stoker-award
December 17, 2018 – Shelved as: 5-star-baby
August 4, 2021 – Shelved as: locus-award

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Graeme Rodaughan Fabulous review, great words and imagery.


Lena Thank you Graeme!


Graeme Rodaughan You earned it.


message 4: by Debra (new)

Debra Great Review


Lena Thank you Debra!


Graeme Rodaughan Hi Lena, you excel at finding appropo imagery.


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