Horror Book # 47 - Roadwork - The Bachman Books by Stephen King

 

I'm finally getting around to finishing off The Bachman Books which I started probably eight or nine years ago. I enjoyed all of them more than I thought I would. I had never heard anyone praise Roadwork, so I didn't expect much, but I was really into it. The book really dives into the psyche of the main character and watching his life unravel was sad. It wasn't at all what I expected, almost like King's version of Catcher in the Rye combined with a 70's revenge plot. A

Bear by Julia Phillips

I hadn't heard of this book until the author was on Seth Meyers last week. It was a quick read and I enjoyed it, thought I'm still trying to figure out what it all means. Bascially a bear comes to visit two sisters that live with their dying mother. The girls don't exactly see eye to eye on how to treat these bear visits. B+

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

This wasn't on any of my reading lists, but I needed to read something to the kids for story time. I enjoyed it, it wasn't too long and zipped right along. B+

Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Rock and a Hard Place by Peter David

Back in the 90's I read a ton of Star Trek books. And I still have boxes of them in my garage. I figured I should pull one out and read it again 30+ years later. One of my favorite authors was Peter David. So did it hold up? Ehh... maybe? It wasn't great but I enjoyed reading it. B.

Horror Book # 36- Watchers by Dean Koontz

 Having finished by Sci-Fi reading list, I can now focus on the horror list. After this, I'm done with reading lists. Maybe. 

Watchers is about a genetically engineered super smart dog that escapes a lab and is being tracked down by a genetically engineered baboon monster. I enjoyed it, but maybe it was a bit long. But who doesn't like thinking about how cool it would be to have a dog as smart as yourself? B+