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Joe Hill
Goodreads Author
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Heart-Shaped Box
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2007
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NOS4A2
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Horns
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2009
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Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
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2008
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The Fireman
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Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games
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2009
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20th Century Ghosts
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2005
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Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows
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Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom
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Locke & Key, Vol. 5: Clockworks
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Fatal Snark Attack
Okay, okay, okay. I'm probably going to sound like a curmudgeonly cultural Puritan but I gotta 'fess up to a little pet peeve. I'm not a big fan of books written for two year olds, where the abiding tone is one of cynicism or snark. I feel like there's time enough to introduce an ironic, world-weary, and embittered protagonist when a child reader has reached the advanced and sophisticated age of,
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Diane wrote: "I really thought Knight Owl by Christopher Denise was cute. Got it for my neighbor's kids.Knight Owl (Caldecott Honor Book)"
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“The best way to get even with anyone is to put them in the rearview mirror on your way to something better.”
― Horns
― Horns
“She breathed deeply of the scent of decaying fiction, disintegrating history, and forgotten verse, and she observed for the first time that a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness.”
― NOS4A2
― NOS4A2
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“The smallest indivisible human unit is two people, not one; one is a fiction. From such nets of souls societies, the social world, human life springs.”
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“Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
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Joe wrote: "The FiremanThe Fireman is a finalist for a GoodReads Award in Horror! I'm not sure it's really a horror novel, but it has scary parts, and winning prizes is always fun, so if you ..."
Thanx, Joe, but I'd rather have McMurtry do the toe-licking honors. Corgis rock!
The FiremanThe Fireman is a finalist for a GoodReads Award in Horror! I'm not sure it's really a horror novel, but it has scary parts, and winning prizes is always fun, so if you feel inclined to vote for it, I WILL LICK BETWEEN YOUR TOES IN GRATITUDE.*
*not really
