Horror Book # 34 - The Fog by James Herbert

Yeah I'm not sure if The Fog really belongs in this top 50 list... It wasn't bad but besides for a handful of scenes it wasn't very memorable. And the main character isn't that well drawn out. Basically the story is that a mysterious fog gets unleashed on London that causes people to go crazy. The more I think about it the less I can recommend it when there's so much better stuff out there. One positive note - I got the electronic version through the LAPL after I did the whole "suggest this book to your library" thing. So they actually do look at user suggestions... good for them. B-

Book # 25 - Beloved by Toni Morrison

I'm always a bit excited to read a book that I know absolutely nothing about, and that was the case with Beloved by Toni Morrison. It turns out that it is actually a bit of a ghost story... The story is about Sethe, a former runaway slave, and her daughter Denver. One day a young woman shows up on their doorstep and all evidence makes it seem as if this woman is actually Sethe's other daughter that she killed as a young child. The whole story is tragic and has multiple layers... so I can see why it gets assigned in English Literature classes. Overall I enjoyed it, A-.