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Joyland

What a Character Author: Stephen King Oh, Stephen King, I love you so.  Yes, you have disappointed me at times, but for the most part you are the horror writer that brings me back, time and again, with your brilliant ability to create characters that feel real, comfortable and like people I want to hang out with.  You do not disappoint on that score with Joyland, an amusement park tale that isn’t all laughs. Joyland is the story of Devin Jones and the summer of 1973.  Devin is 21 years old that summer and has come from his college in [...]

2016-12-31T17:56:04-07:00July 23rd, 2013|Tags: |

Shining Girls, The

Shine On Author: Lauren Beukes Spoiler Alert: Minor character spoilers in the time-travel analysis section. Won’t ruin the book. I’m slowly working my way through my own summer 2013 fiction reading list (one downside of living in the highly literate city of Seattle is that there’s tons of competition for hot library books). The Shining Girls made a lot of must-read lists this season for its fresh twist on the serial-killer theme: a would-be victim turns the tables, going on the hunt for her attacker. This is complicated by the fact that he can travel in time, aided by a [...]

Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies

My Sparklepony Is Uniquer Than Yours... Author:  Chris Kluwe Fabio? There are some things in life that are particularly memorable the first time you encounter them:  the taste of bacon ice cream, the sight of a wild sea turtle swimming in the ocean, the exquisite pain of angry honey bees stinging you in the face.  While it may not prove as notable as these wonders, I recently experienced another personal first:  a book by an NFL punter. Chris Kluwe is a UCLA graduate – double majoring in political science and history – who has been punting professionally since [...]

2016-12-31T17:56:05-07:00July 19th, 2013|Tags: |
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