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gwendy’s magic feather

Several years ago, Stephen King and Richard Chizmar co-authored the novel Gwendy’s Button Box. Richard Chizmar then wrote Gwendy’s Magic Feather in 2019, I wasn’t in a super hurry to read it since Stephen King wasn’t involved, but a couple of years ago Stephen King wrote the third and final …

a guide to the good life

I’ve never documented the nonfiction books I have read, but that’s about to change. I’ve been reading a lot of nonfiction in the past couple of years and would like to keep track of them, so this seems like the best place to do that. This was a decent book …

mine

This was a re-read of a memorable book I read a long time ago. In it, the main character (Mary Terror), who was a radical hippie, stole a newborn baby from the hospital and went on a quest to find her long-lost love, who was also the leader of the …

m is for malice

Another good one from Sue Grafton. After finishing this book last night, I wondered if anyone has ever planned to make a series out of it, so I Googled it. Someone, indeed, has purchased the rights. Let’s hope it comes to fruition and they do a good job with it. …

the silent patient

This one wins the award for the twist of the year. You won’t see it coming. The story is about a woman who murders her husband and then refuses to speak for years. The story unfolds after she works with a determined psychotherapist. My rating: 4/5