Wandered thru the snow and ice to make some literary stops and bookstore visits during my short visit to Boston. Hiya, EAP!
pickA quick read full of vivid imagery and gallows humor. The narrator is Winifred Notty, basically a 19th century woman version of Patrick Bateman, whose psychopathy is kinda relatable. lol Classism, sexism, child abandonment, child abuse, child murder, using an outhouse in winter and having to wipe with newspaper, would drive anyone mad, right? Right?! 😉😈
CW: graphic descriptions of violence and murder of animals, babies and children.
panVesper escaped her family many years ago.
Who can blame her ? After all, her dad is Satan himself !!!
pickA low pick because I had to work so hard for this one. It took about two weeks to read it, which is a long time for me, because the first 2/3 was so doggone slow. The last 1/3 was great though. I understand the drag in the beginning because Cutter was setting up these characters and The Big Event that would come toward the end. I can strongly see Stephen King‘s influence with certain word choices (palaver!) and a Western feel reminiscent…
Picked up Victorian Psycho from the library and just started reading it - I‘m a sucker for a governess in a spooky setting - and I observed there are black-and-white illustrations included, but no credit for their source. Anyone know where to find those if not on the copyright page or on the inside of the back jacket?
pickWelp, my reading slump is officially over, I stayed up far too late multiple nights because I could not put this down
so-so20/100 I always enjoy another adventure in the world of the xenomorphs, but this one seemed kind of pointless. Picking up after the Aliens 3 movie, Bishop's creator salvaged his body from the prison planet to gain access to the valuable information in his head about the xenomorphs. The Chinese, the Colonial Marines and the Weyland-Yutani corporation are also chasing the same data. Of course a bunch of aliens get loose and theres plenty ⬇️
pickCaptivating, if complex, story with more twists than I can count! There are serial killers, multiple personalities, cults, murder, kidnapping, and more! It can be kind of hard to keep track of all of the characters but other than that it‘s thrilling and kept my listening. Creepy in the best possible way! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
