This or Lullaby?

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Ritt
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I will eventually buy both. But I can't decide which to do first. I tried asking myself which one I secretly want to read first. But half of me said Haunted, while the other half said Lullaby. They argued and it escalated into a fistfight. One pulled out a gun and shot the other in the face and killed it. I don't remember which title that side was in favor of though.

And then I flipped a coin. When it landed on my desk it just spun around like a ballarina(S fucking P?) until I slammed it with my hand. Before I could see what side was up, it vanished as soon as I moved my hand.

I know I want to get the better one first. Sooooo..... which one?!?!?!?!

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they're both really good. get lullaby and then haunted on audio book... its better that way.

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eeewwww...audio book?

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Audio books are fantastic... it leaves your hands free to do other things. I’m a very antsy person. most of the time when I’m reading I really want to read the book but there is always part of me thinking I could be doing something useful like knitting a sweater or something... plus they have different people reading all the different stories in haunted so it adds to the magic. I’ve read it both ways. I think audio book is better.

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I like Lullaby a lot more. Haunted is, well, I mostly read the shorts and skipped the other parts.

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I'm not done with Haunted yet, like 50 more pages, but I'd say Lullaby. I loved that book.

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Read Lullaby first. Read all Chuck's books in order.

Because that's the way I did it.

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I love Haunted, it's in my top three Palahniuk books. Lullaby is not one of my favorites.

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So, what did he decide in the end anyway?

If I'd been around, I would have voted for Lullaby first.

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Well, if you all MUST know, I chose Lullaby. And I wasn't very happy. Last time I take your word on anything. Havn't read Haunted yet though.

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Is that suppose to say some kind of "if the shoe fits, wear it" sort of message?

I know you're being a smartass, I just can't figure out how.:irked:

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Ritt;1095045 wrote:
Well, if you all MUST know, I chose Lullaby. And I wasn't very happy. Last time I take your word on anything. Havn't read Haunted yet though.

why weren't you happy? Haunted should perk you up again!

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I don't know, I just didn't really like it.

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Which book had you read previously?

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You mean the last one I read before Lullaby? Ouch, that was so shortly long ago. Diary if my memory serves me right. Why does that matter?

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I was just wondering if you had read a ridiculously great book right before that might make Lullabye seem even less than it was. But if it was Diary last, Lullabye should have seemed incredible. Theory disproven.

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Well if you were asking which Palahniuk book I read before, it was Diary. If just what book in general, then it was actually Helter Skelter.

Believe it or not, I really enjoyed Diary. Lullaby was just...not for me, at all.

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too much necrophilia?

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maybe not enough....

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No, the necrophilia was ok. It might've been all the witch stuff. Flying fairies and talking cows and shit. I was never into that.

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