Category: Books
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BOOK REVIEW: The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
I loved The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story when I originally read it and thoroughly enjoyed both film adaptations (both the 2012 film starring Daniel Radcliffe and the 1989 British production). I just finished the audio version featuring the talents of Paul Ansdell. Not only is Susan Hill‘s text rich in atmosphere and texture but…
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Haunted by “The Shining” and Scooby Doo
After finishing Doctor Sleep, Stephen King’s newest novel which checks in on Danny Torrance 30 years after the horrors at The Overlook Hotel, I decided to go back and re-read The Shining. I saw Kubrick’s film adaptation of The Shining for the first time when I was five years old, the same age as Danny Torrance. Wisest choice…
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BOOK REVIEW: Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
Three decades after the ghastly events at the Overlook Hotel took place, Danny Torrance (now Dan), is struggling with life. Still scarred by the events of his childhood (detailed in King’s The Shining), Dan is an alcoholic, hitting the bottom, and wandering the U.S. looking for the next place he can lay low. At his…
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Mabel Stanley has her own website now!
Mabel Stanley, my character that I’ve created for my book series, has a website now. Come check her out, follow her on Facebook, and like her on Twitter. Stay tuned for book news! http://mabelstanleybooks.wordpress.com/
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BOOK REVIEW: The Circle by David Eggers
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We are already 2/3rds of the way there… a world where everything we do is shared on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, etc. etc. (albeit by choice). In The Circle, Dave Eggers takes this world toward near-mandatory participation and explores the positives and the perils. As Michiko Kakutani said in her…
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BOOK REVIEW: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Having seen both the original 1963 film and the 1999 remake, I was intrigued to read Shirley Jackson’s original novel. The novel, told almost entirely from Eleanor’s perspective, reads partly like a decent into madness and partly like a romance. Eleanor is broken. Her past, which is lightly looked at in all three forms (book,…
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BOOK REVIEW: Doll Bones by Holly Black
Doll Bones, by Holly Black (co-author of The Spiderwick Chronicles), hints at a good old fashioned ghost story, seen through the eyes of three preteens who hope to solve a decades old mystery and help a restless spirit find peace. It’s a lovely escape, reminding me of adventures I shared with my best friends, racing through…
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BOOK REVIEW: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
“This novel is why your geeky friends rave about Neil Gaiman,” reads the headline from Robert J. Wiersema’s review of The Ocean at the End of the Lane in Canada’s The Globe and Mail. Having just finished Neil Gaiman’s latest novel, I’m hurriedly writing this review to ensure that I capture it as you might…
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BOOK REVIEW: Peter and the Shadow Thieves
This sequel to Peter and the Starcatchers takes a look at just who has been after the Starstuff all along, and to what length they’ll go to get it. In Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s second volume of the Starcatchers books, the shadowy form of Lord Ombra arrives on Mollusk Island looking for the starstuff…
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BOOK REVIEW: If It’s A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls by Jeremy Hooper (Good As You)
If It’s A Choice, My Zygote Chose Balls: Making Sense of Senseless Controversy by Jeremy Hooper My Goodreads rating: 5 of 5 stars The LGBT community has been under attack by conservatives and religious fundamentalists since before Adam and Steve had their first chance to shake their groove thing at the first Eden Happy Hour…
Tommy Karr 