Glory Days: Stories by Simon Rich

 Maybe it was just a case of the "right book at the right time", but I really enjoyed Glory Days, a collection of humorous short stories. A-

Horror Book # 27 - Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry

 I figured October would be a good time for another horror book and chose a non-fiction one - Helter Skelter - The True Story of the Manson Murders. I liked it well enough, but it took forever to get through. Reading about some real life murder for an entire month kind of wore me out. B

Revival by Stephen King

 Somehow I had avoided any plot summary of this book over the past ten years. It wasn't until about 100 pages in that I started to get an idea of what it was about. Overall, I enjoyed it. Maybe the first half was a bit slow but the ending was good and had a nice Lovecraftian touch to it. B+

Horror Book # 20 - Hell House by Richard Matheson

I enjoyed Hell House but it sticks with the usual haunted house cliches. I just kept thinking - get out of the stupid house! B

Star Wars: Temptation of the Force (The High Republic) by Tessa Gratton

 Another one, only 6 or so more books in this series right? This one was good and the twist of a Jedi love affair was a bit unexpected even though it had been building up for a while. B+

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

My son can't wait to see the film version of The Wild Robot. Until then, he wanted me to read him the book. We both enjoyed it and now I'll have to read the sequel. B+

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