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NOS4A2
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Joe Hill should just change his name to Joe THE FUCKING MAN Hill. Anyone care to sign my petition? :D
When I read Heart Shaped Box I was a little underwhelmed. I felt that, while it was a great debut novel, it lost something crucial along the way. But when I read Horns something inside of me just got it. I could totally dig it. Some books have an effect on me that is just impossible to explain; I love it as if it were a part of me.
Going into NOS4A2 I was very nervous. It’s hard to LOVE a book so much when the author still has other books. I was afraid I wouldn’t like it. I was even more afraid that I would like it more than my beloved Hornswhich Delee still won’t read! I have a hard time ever accepting that the next book I read will be my new favorite.
During my trip to Bangor, where I was hoping to meet Stephen King, I was able to pick up a copy of NOS4A2. That’s right! My copy travelled all eleven and a half hours home with me. There’s a certain bond already created with that book and me. I was lucky enough to have a group of ladies to read it with me.
I believe that NOS4A2 will be Joe THE FUCKING MAN Hill’s standout book. There will be the over-the-moon crazies, like yours truly, who will rave over Horns. BUT, I think NOS4A2 will be the one that everyone talks about; and it will be for good reason.
We meet the Brat at a young age and follow her throughout her life. Nothing is ever easy for her and my heart broke for her in so many ways while reading this book I stopped keeping track. While the Brat is our main protagonist, our heroine, I believe there were two characters that I loved more: Maggie Leigh and Lou Carmody. (Hey, I’m a poet and didn’t even know it!)
Lou is the best kind of hero- the kind who is modest and shy and calls you dude because he isn’t all that great in etiquette. He’s overweight and underestimates his own abilities. He’s sweet and kind and gentle. He is truly a wonderful character that I will hold in my heart for a long time to come.
Miss Maggie Leigh. What can I say about Maggie? Well, for starts, all I could picture when reading her character was Juliette Lewis. (#MickeyandMallory4Ever) Anyway- Maggie is a character that you just can’t help but love. You want to reach through the pages and make everything in her life better. I don’t want to say much about her in hopes that you’ll read the book and love her for all the same unspoken reasons I did.
Charlie Manx and Bing are two of the creepiest villains ever. Quick note- Charlie’s overbite and teeth kept getting mentioned which made me resort to images of Gary Busey. The villains are NOT vampires, so stop thinking you don’t want to read this book because it’s a vampire book and wahnnn wahhhnnn wahhhhn. It’s a great book, truly. I would tell you more about these villains and how they aren’t vampires, but really, just read it.
I think that Joe THE FUCKING MAN Hill has a great writing career ahead of him. He is a remarkably talented young writer and I say that NOT just because I am a fan of his father, but as an avid, well-read individual. I look forward to watching the progression of his writing.
Buddy read with some fabulous ladies:
The one and only Radiant Randee, the oh so Lovely Lisa, and of course my Darling Delee!!!!
And how could I forget That Darn Dan?!
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May 09, 2013
bookshelves: all-hail-the-crimson-king, favorites, badd-ass-fantasy, hands-down-favorites, like-a-meth-addiction, scare-the-pants-off-ya, mentioned-by-stephen-king
Joe Hill should just change his name to Joe THE FUCKING MAN Hill. Anyone care to sign my petition? :D
When I read Heart Shaped Box I was a little underwhelmed. I felt that, while it was a great debut novel, it lost something crucial along the way. But when I read Horns something inside of me just got it. I could totally dig it. Some books have an effect on me that is just impossible to explain; I love it as if it were a part of me.
Going into NOS4A2 I was very nervous. It’s hard to LOVE a book so much when the author still has other books. I was afraid I wouldn’t like it. I was even more afraid that I would like it more than my beloved Horns
During my trip to Bangor, where I was hoping to meet Stephen King, I was able to pick up a copy of NOS4A2. That’s right! My copy travelled all eleven and a half hours home with me. There’s a certain bond already created with that book and me. I was lucky enough to have a group of ladies to read it with me.
I believe that NOS4A2 will be Joe THE FUCKING MAN Hill’s standout book. There will be the over-the-moon crazies, like yours truly, who will rave over Horns. BUT, I think NOS4A2 will be the one that everyone talks about; and it will be for good reason.
We meet the Brat at a young age and follow her throughout her life. Nothing is ever easy for her and my heart broke for her in so many ways while reading this book I stopped keeping track. While the Brat is our main protagonist, our heroine, I believe there were two characters that I loved more: Maggie Leigh and Lou Carmody. (Hey, I’m a poet and didn’t even know it!)
Lou is the best kind of hero- the kind who is modest and shy and calls you dude because he isn’t all that great in etiquette. He’s overweight and underestimates his own abilities. He’s sweet and kind and gentle. He is truly a wonderful character that I will hold in my heart for a long time to come.
Miss Maggie Leigh. What can I say about Maggie? Well, for starts, all I could picture when reading her character was Juliette Lewis. (#MickeyandMallory4Ever) Anyway- Maggie is a character that you just can’t help but love. You want to reach through the pages and make everything in her life better. I don’t want to say much about her in hopes that you’ll read the book and love her for all the same unspoken reasons I did.
Charlie Manx and Bing are two of the creepiest villains ever. Quick note- Charlie’s overbite and teeth kept getting mentioned which made me resort to images of Gary Busey. The villains are NOT vampires, so stop thinking you don’t want to read this book because it’s a vampire book and wahnnn wahhhnnn wahhhhn. It’s a great book, truly. I would tell you more about these villains and how they aren’t vampires, but really, just read it.
I think that Joe THE FUCKING MAN Hill has a great writing career ahead of him. He is a remarkably talented young writer and I say that NOT just because I am a fan of his father, but as an avid, well-read individual. I look forward to watching the progression of his writing.
Buddy read with some fabulous ladies:
The one and only Radiant Randee, the oh so Lovely Lisa, and of course my Darling Delee!!!!
And how could I forget That Darn Dan?!
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“She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness.”
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Reading Progress
May 9, 2013
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to-read
May 9, 2013
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May 14, 2015
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Started Reading
May 16, 2015
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11.67%
"Joe Hill, you may turn out to be better than your father... Maybe. We'll see... ;)"
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May 16, 2015
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13.06%
" If books were girls, and reading was s-ss-sss--fucking, this would be the biggest whorehouse in the country and I'd be the most ruthless pimp you ever met. Whap the girls on the butts and send them off to their tricks as fast and often as I can." I think I like you, Maggie."
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94
May 17, 2015
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28.47%
""She'd thought love had something to do with happiness, but it turned out they were not even vaguely related. Love was closer to a need, no different from the need to eat, to breathe.""
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205
May 21, 2015
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48.19%
""YOU TOLD IT TO TALK TO YOU! WHAT'S IT SAYING?"
"HI-YO SILVER!"
Gods! I am loving all the IT references!"
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"HI-YO SILVER!"
Gods! I am loving all the IT references!"
May 22, 2015
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52.08%
" There is the Night Road, and the train tracks to Orphanhenge, and the doors to Mid-World, and the old trail to the Tree House of the Mind, and then there is Victoria's wonderful covered bridge. I might just die with all of these cross references."
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May 25, 2015
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81.11%
"This book is too fucking good. Seriously, Joe Hill. This is a masterpiece."
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May 26, 2015
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85.28%
"Fantasy was always only a reality waiting to be switched on.
That's something I've believed my whole life."
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614
That's something I've believed my whole life."
May 26, 2015
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like-a-meth-addiction
May 26, 2015
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hands-down-favorites
May 26, 2015
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badd-ass-fantasy
May 26, 2015
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favorites
May 26, 2015
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all-hail-the-crimson-king
May 26, 2015
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mentioned-by-stephen-king
May 26, 2015
– Shelved as:
scare-the-pants-off-ya
May 26, 2015
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Finished Reading
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May 11, 2015 06:50AM
I volunteer to stalk this buddy read because I LOVED this book <3
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I can get one used from Amazon. Depends on how fast the person ships it. How fast are you all going to read it as I have some other reads as well. I would just love to read a book with you all though :-)
@Ashley- you are welcome to stalk any time you like! :D
@Melissa- we are starting this on Wednesday as long as everything goes through as planned! I'm a slower reader so if you jumped in Thursday or Friday, I'll still be reading it! LOL
@Melissa- we are starting this on Wednesday as long as everything goes through as planned! I'm a slower reader so if you jumped in Thursday or Friday, I'll still be reading it! LOL
Stepheny wrote: "@Ashley- you are welcome to stalk any time you like! :D
@Melissa- we are starting this on Wednesday as long as everything goes through as planned! I'm a slower reader so if you jumped in Thursday ..."
Did you all change the date from the 18th? That's next Monday. I would never get it here in time. Most of those I get used from Amazon take forever unless they are on prime. This is a big book too. 700 pages. I seem to be picking up a lot of big books lately. Lol
@Melissa- we are starting this on Wednesday as long as everything goes through as planned! I'm a slower reader so if you jumped in Thursday ..."
Did you all change the date from the 18th? That's next Monday. I would never get it here in time. Most of those I get used from Amazon take forever unless they are on prime. This is a big book too. 700 pages. I seem to be picking up a lot of big books lately. Lol
I still wish I could have gotten mine but at least I will have a lot of peeps that have read it when I get to it :-)
If Locke and Key and Heart-Shaped Box are any indication, I'd say he's already as good as his dad ever was.
I REALLY need to get around to this one.
I REALLY need to get around to this one.
It takes a lot to scare my, Ivonne. This didn't really scare me too much. There's some really creepy moments, but nothing that made me jump or afraid that I'd wake up without my face or anything. :D
LOL Fine! I will read Horns sometime this year- but I want to be called Delee THE F@#$%king woman Lafave from this day forward. ;)
Delee wrote: "LOL Fine! I will read Horns sometime this year- but I want to be called Delee THE F@#$%king woman Lafave from this day forward. ;)"
You got it, Toots! :D
You got it, Toots! :D
I'll sign the petition-lol. I agree with everything you said in this review. I am excited to read Horns now!!! I loved Lou and Maggie as well~they really stood out, each in their own way, and I'd rather be friends with them than Vic. It was just a totally enjoyable ride from beginning to end!!!
Thank you, Randee! You're absolutely right-being friends with Maggie and Lou would just be so great. And to Vic's defense it isn't wholly her fault the way she turned out. Lol I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as I did! :D
Delee-I know! That kind of broke my heart...by which I mean I was so sickened by the way it happened I couldn't read the words. I knew it happened but couldn't commit to reading it. :(
Delee-I know! That kind of broke my heart...by which I mean I was so sickened by the way it happened I couldn't read the words. I knew it happened but couldn't commit to reading it. :(
I loooooooooooooooove love loved Looooooooooooooooou. He is being added to my list of best fictional boyfriends/husbands.
I think there were SEVERAL references and that they were in there for a reason. Lol no straw grasping! ;) and yes, Lou definitely makes the list of future literary hubbies. But Eddie Dean is still #1 for me. :)
2 things.
1) How bout Joe The Fucking King of the Hill, or for your extreme fangirling you can sub it to Joe the Ineffable King of the Hill, eh?
2) So which fabulous lady was I?
Oh, and one more thing...nice review. I better get to work on mine.
1) How bout Joe The Fucking King of the Hill, or for your extreme fangirling you can sub it to Joe the Ineffable King of the Hill, eh?
2) So which fabulous lady was I?
Oh, and one more thing...nice review. I better get to work on mine.
Randee wrote: "Refresh my memory...who is Eddie Dean? Sounds familiar~"
He's one of the members of the ka-tet in King's Dark Tower Series. A heroin junkie from New York, introduced in book 2.
He's one of the members of the ka-tet in King's Dark Tower Series. A heroin junkie from New York, introduced in book 2.
Wonderful review, Stepheny. But, unlike the lovely Delee, no way I'm reading Horns! Too scary, I'm sure!
@Paul- I completely agree!
@Randee- yes! Every girl should have a Lou! And Eddie Dean is in the Dark Series- my literary soul mate!
@Dan- SHIT! I'm so sorry! I'll update that. LOL
@Ivonne- Thank you! :D Horns is NOT scary though. I promise. A little different, but not at all scary. Kind of a tragedy really.
@Randee- yes! Every girl should have a Lou! And Eddie Dean is in the Dark Series- my literary soul mate!
@Dan- SHIT! I'm so sorry! I'll update that. LOL
@Ivonne- Thank you! :D Horns is NOT scary though. I promise. A little different, but not at all scary. Kind of a tragedy really.
is it bad that as soon as I finished this book I ran to see when his next one comes out? no info of course, because this came out so recently... drat.
I don't think that's bad at all, Ashley! If anything, I think that it is a sign of a great writer! :)
Great review! Yup, really liked this one too. Will never forget Charlie Manx, especially now that I have the image of Gary Busey, lol!
Stepheny wrote: @Ivonne- Thank you! :D Horns is NOT scary though. I promise. A little different, but not at all scary. Kind of a tragedy really. "
Well, based on your recommendation, I'm going to take the plunge and read Horns. I just checked it out of my library through OverDrive.
Well, based on your recommendation, I'm going to take the plunge and read Horns. I just checked it out of my library through OverDrive.
thanks for bringing up Overdrive Ivonne as it leads me to my question maybe you or someone here can answer.I have overdrive account but I have problems logging in, if my library card is expired do I haven't go to library to renew it or can I do it online
@Debbie- Thank you! :) I am glad that Gary Busey helps you remember Mr. Manx! ;)
@Ivonne- Yay!! I think you will really like it! (JUST please don't listen to the audio! LOL)
@Paul- I'm not sure about your library but mine you can't renew it online. I would say go to your library to renew your card and then your Overdrive would work! :) Hope this helps!
@Ivonne- Yay!! I think you will really like it! (JUST please don't listen to the audio! LOL)
@Paul- I'm not sure about your library but mine you can't renew it online. I would say go to your library to renew your card and then your Overdrive would work! :) Hope this helps!
Absolutely fabulous review Steph!!! And even though I'm not quite finished I agree with fave characters AND great book - it will be one of my faves too :)
Paul wrote: "thanks for bringing up Overdrive Ivonne as it leads me to my question maybe you or someone here can answer.I have overdrive account but I have problems logging in, if my library card is expired do ..."
That depends on your library; mine makes you renew your library card at a library branch so that you can confirm that you still live at your same address. They don't ask for ID or anything; they just ask you in person. Which is kind of weird. If you're going to lie on line, wouldn't you do so in person, as no one will ask for ID?
However, OverDrive will not work if you're library card is expired.
That depends on your library; mine makes you renew your library card at a library branch so that you can confirm that you still live at your same address. They don't ask for ID or anything; they just ask you in person. Which is kind of weird. If you're going to lie on line, wouldn't you do so in person, as no one will ask for ID?
However, OverDrive will not work if you're library card is expired.
Bill wrote: "Stepheny, you may not have totally finished the book. [spoilers removed]"
I did read that, Bill. I guess I'm missing your reference...I apologize. Things normally need to be spelled out for me. Lol
I did read that, Bill. I guess I'm missing your reference...I apologize. Things normally need to be spelled out for me. Lol
Did Delee ever post a review for this? Seems like we are dragging our feet here.
I don't know what her excuse is, but I've been swamped this week. I have some ideas for my review, but they sort of go off in 3 or 4 different directions and I'm not sure if I can pull it all together.
Bah humbug.
I don't know what her excuse is, but I've been swamped this week. I have some ideas for my review, but they sort of go off in 3 or 4 different directions and I'm not sure if I can pull it all together.
Bah humbug.
Well I don't like to ramble on, but try and keep em concise. I usually end up cutting a ton of crap.
Yeah some of mine have gotten out of hand lol one of the later books in the song of ice and fire for one...hahaha
I agree with everything you said! I think Charlie Manx rates up there with the best villains EVER! Kate Mulgrew (love her) reads the Audible version and I think that would put a different spin on it...so it's gonna be a reread for me! I'm also all in on the name change! It comforts me to know he's here as I see SK get older on his book covers! Ouch! Sorry Uncle Stevie!