November 23, 2011 – 10:33 am
The Book: 20th Century Ghosts, by Joe Hill
The Story: This is a collection of short stories by Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns. There is a lot going on here: a story about a kid locked in the basement of a lunatic with an old phone that seems to be connected to somewhere [...]
November 8, 2011 – 7:55 am
The Book: A Special Place: The Heart of a Dark Matter, by Peter Straub
The Story: Kevin is very, very young when he realizes that there is something different about him. He has a tendency to be violent and starts to take it out on neighborhood animals.
When his Uncle Till, who stops by every so often, [...]
October 25, 2011 – 11:53 am
The Book: Schindler’s List, by Thomas Keneally
The Story: Oskar Schindler ran a factory in Southern Germany during WWII.
Because of his place in the “food chain,” he found out pretty early on what was happening with the Jews. He was totally appalled and decided that he was going to do everything he could to protect as [...]
October 23, 2011 – 11:30 am
The Book: It, by Stephen King
The Story: In 1958, a group of seven friends came together to fight off a terrible evil that was haunting their town.
In 1985, the evil is back and the friends had made a pact to return and fight again if It ever came back.
Things have changed and they are all [...]
September 21, 2011 – 3:20 pm
The Book: Desperation, by Stephen King
The Story: This is the companion novel that goes with The Regulators. They aren’t a “series” exactly and can be read in any order, but the do have some characters that overlap and a similar storyline. Just so ya know.
Desperation is a town in in-the-middle-of-nowhere Nevada. [...]
January 15, 2011 – 9:07 pm
The Book: The Sun Dog, by Stephen King
The Story: Kevin gets a Polaroid Sun instant camera for his 13th birthday, but right away he and his family realize that something is wrong. The camera doesn’t take pictures of what it is pointed at. It only takes pictures of a fierce looking dog that’s getting closer [...]
December 30, 2010 – 11:44 am
The Book: The Passage, by Justin Cronin
The Story: So I started typing a summary and realized that this is a giant 800 pager. A few paragraphs aren’t really enough to go into what happens, but pretty much we’re looking at a government-created zombie/vampire apocalypse. The only “savior” is an 8 year old girl who ages [...]
December 15, 2010 – 8:02 am
The Book: Bag of Bones, by Stephen King
The Story: Mike Noonan is a best-selling author. He’s kind of goy everything going for him: he’s got a wife that he’s crazy about, tons of money, he loves his job, he has an incredible vacation home on a lake, and life just seems rosy. One day, his [...]
December 10, 2010 – 6:39 am
Cujo, by Stephen King
This is one of the first times that I noticed that not everyone was hugely into reading like yours truly. I know I’ve bragged on my mom before but she really is the reason I’m a big reader. She was always reading to me and around me and providing me with great [...]
November 13, 2010 – 11:15 am
The Book: Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King
Yes, I read yet another short story collection by Stephen King. It has kind of been my thing lately, huh? Well this one was new and I couldn’t resist. We even had some money left over from an Amazon gift card so I got this for free [...]