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Ray is thirty-three and he was born of decent religious parents, I say.

Ray by Barry Hannah

Lt's Theory of Pets by Stephen King

July 5, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Ray – 4/5 Stars A small novel from the Mississippi writer Barry Hannah, and not a first novel, though it feels that way at times. I was a told a story that may very well be true or apocryphal about the writing of this novel. According to my source, that is both reliable and unreliable in different, Barry Hannah turned in something like 600 pages worth of writing for this book, and his editor whittled it down to this slim 125 version. I have read […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Barry Hannah, LT's theory of pets, ray, Stephen King

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:362 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Barry Hannah, LT's theory of pets, ray, Stephen King ·
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The Big Short

If It Bleeds by Stephen King

July 2, 2020 by Caesar's Wife 2 Comments

If It Bleeds is ostensibly a new collection of short stories by the master storyteller, Stephen King. But it didn’t read like a collection of short stories to me, as King deftly compacted the richness of a novel into each short tale. He confidently weaves whole worlds together between each page. The first story, Mr Harrigan’s Phone, tells a story of a small-town teenager who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a reclusive retired billionaire. Mr Harrigan introduces teenager Craig to the world of Hemingway, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: Constant Reader, short story collection, Stephen King, The Outsider

Caesar's Wife's CBR12 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: Constant Reader, short story collection, Stephen King, The Outsider ·
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It’s a lot harder to write reviews than it is to read books.

Duma Key by Stephen King

The Totally Awesome Hulk (Vol. 1): Cho Time by Greg Pak

The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

July 1, 2020 by ingres77 3 Comments

Duma Key (3.5 stars) These days, most of my “reading” comes in the form of audiobooks. I can burn through stories a lot quicker that way, because it allows me to listen to them while I’m driving, or while I’m at work. But, given that I’m largely home-bound because of the coronavirus, and I’ve got two small kids to take care of, I’m not left with much time to listen to my books. So, I pulled this book off of one of my many book […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Science Fiction Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Duma Key, Greg Pak, john scalzi, Stephen King, The Incredible Hulk, the interdependency, The Last Emperox

ingres77's CBR12 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror, Science Fiction · Tags: cbr12bingo, Duma Key, Greg Pak, john scalzi, Stephen King, The Incredible Hulk, the interdependency, The Last Emperox ·
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King Plays it Straight

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

June 26, 2020 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Dolores Claiborne is a remarkably straightforward story by Stephen King’s standards. There is little of the mystical or macabre involved, just a teensy bit of supernatural phenomena which has little bearing on the plot and serves only to connect this novel to another within the Stephen King universe. Otherwise, Dolores Claiborne is a first-person narrative about a housekeeper making a statement to the police after the death of her employer. For nearly 400 pages Dolores details practically her whole life story in an attempt to […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Stephen King

jeverett15's CBR12 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Stephen King ·
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“I am wonderful, I deserve to be wonderful, and I contain multitudes.”

If It Bleeds by Stephen King

June 24, 2020 by scootsa1000 1 Comment

I haven’t been great about reading lately, and have been even worse about reviewing. But as a loyal Constant Reader, I felt like this might be the book to jumpstart my COVID reading habits, and I was mostly right. Similiar to earlier collections like Different Seasons, The Bachman Books, Full Dark No Stars, and Four Past Midnight, If It Bleeds is made up of four long-ish, unrelated stories (or novellas, if you’re feeling fancy): Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, If It Bleeds, and […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: cbr12, dandelo, holly gibney, if it bleeds, mr harrigan's phone, rat, Scootsa1000, Stephen King, Steven weber, The Dark Tower, the life of chuck, The Outsider

scootsa1000's CBR12 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: cbr12, dandelo, holly gibney, if it bleeds, mr harrigan's phone, rat, Scootsa1000, Stephen King, Steven weber, The Dark Tower, the life of chuck, The Outsider ·
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Brian Engle rolled the American Pride L1011 to a stop at Gate 22 and flicked off the FASTEN SEATBELT light at exactly 10:14 PM.

The Langoliers by Stephen King

Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King

The Library Policeman by Stephen King

Four Past Midnight: The Sun Dog by Stephen King

June 22, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is one of those Stephen King books that came out when I was a kid and fully cognizant of him as a writer. I would have to really dig deep into what books of his I might have read by 1990 (possibly none) and this was definitely one of the books my older brother got out of the library and read. I didn’t read it back then, though I have seen the godawful tv movie of “The Langoliers” with Bronson Pinchot and Dean Stockwell […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: four past midnight, Stephen King

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:334 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: four past midnight, Stephen King ·
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