The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons

July 26th, 2007 · 7 Comments

Synopsis:
A new house in a suburban Atlanta neighborhood spells disaster for all its inhabitants.
Review:
It’s awfully hard to be frightened when you’re sitting on a rooftop deck in West Hollywood, letting the setting sun dry your bathing suit after discovering that you can float like a cork in the saltwater pool.
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The Books of My Life

May 24th, 2007 · 10 Comments

Here’s another meme (HT Poodlerat) that’s been going around that I’m finally able to do. Last night’s book read was an incredibly tedious memoir. Thanks for sharing!
A book that made you cry: A book that seems to make a lot of my lists: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle.
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The Tommyknockers by Stephen King

May 1st, 2007 · No Comments

Synopsis:
When an author stubs her toe on a piece of metal buried on her property, she uncovers a force which begins to change her from within–and this force might be guided by a malevolent consciousness.
Review:
I have begun The Brothers Karamazov, but it’s not exactly a “before-bed” book. Enter The Tommyknockers, a lesser work by [...]

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Three Character Meme

April 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Found this meme courtesy of Amy, the Sleepy Reader.
Name up to three characters . . .
1. You wish were real so you could meet them:
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Christine by Stephen King

March 7th, 2007 · No Comments

Synopsis:
An awkward teen buys a junky old Plymouth that seems to have a life of its own–and sinister plans for Artie and those he loves.
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From a Buick 8 by Stephen King

January 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Synopsis:
When a car that shouldn’t drive appears at a local gas station, the police troop that deals with it discovers that it is a portal to another world, one that seems very, very dangerous.
Review:
I swear I really am reading Anna Karenina. My brain was so fried, however, at the end of this crazy work [...]

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Misery by Stephen King

January 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Synopsis:
A writer suffers a car wreck and finds himself in the tender loving care of his number one fan.
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Carrie by Stephen King

December 31st, 2006 · 7 Comments

Synopsis:
An outcast girl with telekinesis wreaks havoc at her prom.
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Firestarter by Stephen King

October 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Synopsis:
A little girl with the psychic power to start fires is on the run with her father, fleeing an NSA-type government agency wanting to capture her, experiment on her, and kill her.
Review:
This is not the first time I’ve read this book; that would have been freshman year in college, when I discovered King and blew [...]

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Cell by Stephen King

October 15th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Synopsis:
Cell phones turn the world into a post-apocalyptic nightmare, and a small band of survivors must try to figure out how to stay alive.
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