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A review by hodges_wt
NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
4.0
This book was written by Joe Hill, who is Stephen King's son. I'm glad he doesn't capitalize on King's name, because that would feel cheap (even if it is his actual last name). This book has a few small easter-eggs for King's Constant Readers--"Hi-yo, Silver!," "the doors to Mid-World," and one or two more that I can't remember right now.
Back to the story. It starts out a little slow, leaving me unsure, but around 25% of the way through, it really picks up and leaves you captivated for the rest of the book.
The back of the book doesn't really have much description of the book, so I'll provide a spoiler-free version here: Vic McQueen grew up with a Mom who was crazy and a Dad who beat her, but both of them loved Vic in their own, weird way. Vic had a bike, a Raleigh TuffBurner, and when she rode it, a bridge called the Shorter Way would appear. On the other side of the bridge was an item that had been lost--or just anything Vic wanted to find. Vic eventually learns of Charles Manx, a man who has a 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith that allows him to abduct children and bring them to "Christmasland," part of his imagination, called an inscape. One day, Vic goes looking for Manx, and the story starts in earnest.
As you can, there's a slim chance I'll be hired to write book descriptions, but that doesn't matter.
This book was excellent.
Back to the story. It starts out a little slow, leaving me unsure, but around 25% of the way through, it really picks up and leaves you captivated for the rest of the book.
The back of the book doesn't really have much description of the book, so I'll provide a spoiler-free version here: Vic McQueen grew up with a Mom who was crazy and a Dad who beat her, but both of them loved Vic in their own, weird way. Vic had a bike, a Raleigh TuffBurner, and when she rode it, a bridge called the Shorter Way would appear. On the other side of the bridge was an item that had been lost--or just anything Vic wanted to find. Vic eventually learns of Charles Manx, a man who has a 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith that allows him to abduct children and bring them to "Christmasland," part of his imagination, called an inscape. One day, Vic goes looking for Manx, and the story starts in earnest.
As you can, there's a slim chance I'll be hired to write book descriptions, but that doesn't matter.
This book was excellent.