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Been a while since I read this.
As superb as ever...
10 singed pension checks out of 10
As superb as ever...
10 singed pension checks out of 10
Kind of spooky that King would write a book about a clairvoyant in the late 1970s that so perfectly predicted a presidential candidate like Trump in 2016. Solid story.
8 headaches out of 10.
8 headaches out of 10.
Love spending time with Holly! A fun, “tasty” mystery for her to solve this go around. I hope we will get more of Ms. Gibney in the future!
8.5 vanilla parfait deserts with special sauce out of 10
8.5 vanilla parfait deserts with special sauce out of 10
A retread in preparation to read Black House. Loved it as much now as when I first read it 20 years ago.
10 WOLFS out of 10, right here and now.
10 WOLFS out of 10, right here and now.
The story definitely hits different now than it did when I first read it in the 80s. Even in this incredibly early piece by King you can see his masterful use of characterization. It is raw, thought provoking, and a story from a time when “school shooting” was not a regular part of the evening news like it is today.
8.5 shattered padlocks out of 10
8.5 shattered padlocks out of 10
This is one of King’s best. Apt Pupil, Shawshank, and the Body all in one book? Plus the wonderfully creepy The Breathing Method? Definitely in the top of the King canon…
10 worn rock hammers out of 10
10 worn rock hammers out of 10
An impressive collection of real and troublesome history.
10 out of 10
10 out of 10
I have a new favorite author to add to my lengthy list, and a new favorite book to add to the towering stack.
Tananarive Due was described to me as a “female Stephen King”. I dislike the need to label authors as other authors, but the suggestion did cause me to seek out one of her books.
Female horror/supernatural writers are not given the due or respect they deserve, especially female authors of color, Octavia Butler, science fiction writer extraordinaire, one of the few exceptions.
I am so glad I picked this book up. Tananarive Due’s novel, published in 2003, is so much more that just a tale of supernatural horror, although it is that in every way, it is one of the best I’ve read of the genre I love so dearly, it is also a story about love, regret, family, ancestors, magic, and the tenebrous line between belief and disbelief (a subject always near and dear to my heart).
This is one of a handful books that, as I read it at night, I looked nervously over my shoulder, or sat bolt upright as the house settled in for the night around me as I read. I mean that as the deepest compliment I can give a book. This story is that good.
I highly recommend this book to everyone who likes a good scare, but, more than just that, loves a book that reaches down into the depths of your mind and spirit and takes up residence there, leaving you just a bit different after turning the last page.
Do yourself a favor. Read this book…
I’m off to read another of Due’s books. Search her out. You will not be disappointed.
10 dry, fallen leaves out of 10. Best book I have read this year.
Tananarive Due was described to me as a “female Stephen King”. I dislike the need to label authors as other authors, but the suggestion did cause me to seek out one of her books.
Female horror/supernatural writers are not given the due or respect they deserve, especially female authors of color, Octavia Butler, science fiction writer extraordinaire, one of the few exceptions.
I am so glad I picked this book up. Tananarive Due’s novel, published in 2003, is so much more that just a tale of supernatural horror, although it is that in every way, it is one of the best I’ve read of the genre I love so dearly, it is also a story about love, regret, family, ancestors, magic, and the tenebrous line between belief and disbelief (a subject always near and dear to my heart).
This is one of a handful books that, as I read it at night, I looked nervously over my shoulder, or sat bolt upright as the house settled in for the night around me as I read. I mean that as the deepest compliment I can give a book. This story is that good.
I highly recommend this book to everyone who likes a good scare, but, more than just that, loves a book that reaches down into the depths of your mind and spirit and takes up residence there, leaving you just a bit different after turning the last page.
Do yourself a favor. Read this book…
I’m off to read another of Due’s books. Search her out. You will not be disappointed.
10 dry, fallen leaves out of 10. Best book I have read this year.
The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed.
Not the beginning of the end but the end of the beginning. The first volume is King’s masterpiece, The Dark Tower.
A great beginning for the amazing books that follow.
10 hawk’s feathers out of 10
Not the beginning of the end but the end of the beginning. The first volume is King’s masterpiece, The Dark Tower.
A great beginning for the amazing books that follow.
10 hawk’s feathers out of 10