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Category: Reviews
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“Chasing the Boogeyman” was one of those reads where I kept pausing just to sit with how WELL it was working for me. Going right into it, I didn’t know how I’d feel about the author’s introduction — those can be hit or miss for me — but I actually really appreciated the insight into…
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Going into “Julia” with basically zero context other than “it’s a retelling of 1984” (a book I honestly haven’t touched since middle school) probably wasn’t the smartest move, but here we are. I’ll be real: I felt a little slow to the draw at first. It opens with a pretty heavy dump of names, roles,…
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Paul Tremblay’s short story anthology “Growing Things” starts strong and immediately reminds me why his writing always takes a second to fully settle into my brain. Seeing as there were 19 stories in this collection, my review will focus on my favorites, but my overall rating is for the book as a whole. The title…
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I hate giving one star reviews, but this book nearly ended up on my DNF list… and I hardly EVER do that! I didn’t take notes while reading — partly because I was flying through it, and partly because I was annoyed — so this review is entirely based on the lingering frustration I’m still…
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Finishing IT feels like such a personal victory that I’m still kind of floating 24 hours later (haha get it?) I didn’t take notes while reading (like I usually do) partly because I wanted to let it break my slump naturally, and partly because I’ve hyped this book up to myself for years and I…
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I’ll start by saying: I love the “Argument” section at the beginning. Whoever told King to include a little summary deserves a medal. For people with the memory span of a goldfish (hi, it’s me), it’s a lifesaver. Roland stepping into the role of “Teacher Roland” feels so right — patient when he needs to…
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“I think Davey is the killer,” I said about ten pages in, and honestly, I wasn’t far off to suspect him right from the beginning. From the start, Davey just gives off that energy. He’s timid, indecisive, and almost painfully passive; not exactly the sort of guy who makes you feel confident in his ability…
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Stephen King wastes no time pulling us back into Roland’s story. Where “The Gunslinger” left off on a bleak beach, “The Drawing of the Three” throws us straight into chaos with spider-lobster creatures tearing into Roland and taking two of his fingers and a toe. It’s fast-paced, violent, and immediately makes you worry about his…
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Stephen King’s The Gunslinger is such a strange little book, and I mean that in the best way possible. It’s often called the roughest of the Dark Tower series, even skippable, but I’m glad I didn’t listen to that advice. While it’s true that the style feels different from King’s usual work — more dreamlike,…
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I thought I would really enjoy this concept — and maybe if I revisit it later, I’ll feel differently — but this time it just didn’t land the way I’d hoped. Telepathic and telekinetic children being kidnapped and tested on is a plot that should be right up my alley (hello, Stranger Things), but I…
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