pickSome short stories manage to pack more tension and emotion into a few pages than some full-length novels, and Ushers by Joe Hill does exactly that. From the first page, I was drawn into this wild tale that explores survival and suspicion.
For such a compact tale, this short story is incredibly powerful.
https://www.ericarobynreads.com/ushers-by-joe-hill-short-story-review/
I haven‘t read any of these other books. The only book I‘ve read from this list was the tagged book The Shining and I enjoyed it. I also enjoyed the movie. There‘s also a sequel to this book called Doctor Sleep where Danny is all grown up and there‘s also a movie adaptation of that book. I liked the sequel too and the movie adaptation for the sequel was good too but I still like The Shining better.
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panI wanted to like this one so much. The premise was good but it fell so flat for me. I thought the characters were very one tone, I wish they would have had more personality. I also discovered so many plot holes that it was hard to ignore. It also was very much a YA book, not an adult book. I also got bored at many points of the book, there was good graphics of insects, though. 2/5
I only have a couple of hours left, and, even though I‘ve read this book multiple times, I‘m nervous for Andy and Charlie. #audiowalk #LosersClub
Today's 'scratched my brain just right' sentence.
pickI enjoyed this book because it wasn't like a lot of other books. I liked what was going on and the eerieness of it all. I did think the beginning was a little slow, and I wish there was a bit more information on the supernatural part. I just felt like it wasn't fleshed out enough for me to get a good sense of what they were. 4/5
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Worst score of them all. I'm truly pathetic. 🤣 I only read 5, and I only recognized 21. Clearly world literature is NOT my genre of choice.
Favorites:
1. THE GODFATHER
2. I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS
3. THE SHINING
Thank God, there are only 3 more of these to go!
I got to walk outside today because it was actually coolish. Firestarter is scary to me because it‘s really people that are the monsters; nothing supernatural really. Just people. As Dean Winchester succinctly said, “Demons, I get. People are crazy.” #audiowalk #LosersClub
so-so🌟🌟🌟 I am of a firm opinion that the title of this book and the previous one should be flipped lol
