Danse Macabre by Stephen King

 I had to check out Danse Macabre THREE times from the library to get through it. If you ever wanted Stephen King's thoughts on horror novels, films, and televsion from 1950-1980 here you go... B-

Horror Book # 44 - Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

 Since I've seen the film version of Shutter Island, I knew what the surprise twist ending was and could see all the clues throughout the book. Maybe this ruined the reading exprience a bit. It was still enjoyable though and was a pretty fast read. B

The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville

 

The Book of Elsewhere is an interesting pairing of authors. I'm a fan of China Mieville, and this book reads like a China Mieville book with a plot suggested by Keanu Reeves. So I think most people won't really be into it, but I was. Like all Mieville books, it gets weird. The plot includes such things as an immortal pig and a living jigsaw puzzle piece. I actually wish it was a bit longer, the story seems a bit rushed near the end and not every aspect of the plot is fully explored. I'd be up for reading a sequel. B+

Star Wars: The High Republic - Beware the Nameless by Zoraida Córdova

 

I really have nothing to say about this book. It was okay I guess. The young Hutt character was kind of interesting but all the Jedi kids seemed interchangable. B-

Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut

 I love Kurt Vonnegut, but Jailbird isn't one of his best works. Unless you're a Vonnegut superfan there's no reason to pick this one up. B-

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