And When It Came – KAPOW – It Lit Up The Landscape For Miles Around

(Hearts in Suspension) If you’re an ebook reader like I am, you should know that Hearts in Suspension isn’t available that way. I could only find it in hardback. It’s also not a story. Or maybe it is, but if so, it’s not a fictional story. Mostly. It does include "Hearts in Atlantis", which you … Continue reading And When It Came – KAPOW – It Lit Up The Landscape For Miles Around →

The Last Good Time Always Comes, And When You See The Darkness Creeping Toward You, You Hold Onto What Was Bright and Good

(Joyland) I remembered Joyland as a ghost story, but it’s not. Not really. There is a ghost. Some characters see the ghost (though our point of view character does not). But it’s really a mystery… and also a coming-of-age tale. When I looked it up, I found that a reviewer compared it to "The Body", … Continue reading The Last Good Time Always Comes, And When You See The Darkness Creeping Toward You, You Hold Onto What Was Bright and Good →

I’m So Afraid That All I Can Reach Will Lead Me To All I Dare Not See

(Lisey's Story) I… really don’t think I get it. I don’t say that lightly. I hate to not get it. I usually pride myself on getting it, even if I don’t especially like it. But I’m not totally sure that I get this one. I’m aware that this is the one King refers to as … Continue reading I’m So Afraid That All I Can Reach Will Lead Me To All I Dare Not See →

What If They Were All Still Snotty-Nosed Kids Inside Their Suits And Dresses?

(Hearts in Atlantis) I’m not sure exactly what this book is. Not going to lie, when I first got it and read it, probably sometime late in my teens or early in my 20s, I thought it was a novel. The characters and stories intersect, after all, and wrap up, kind of. There are common … Continue reading What If They Were All Still Snotty-Nosed Kids Inside Their Suits And Dresses? →