Currently Reading
The Book of Accidents (Del Rey, 2021) by Chuck Wendig
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A family returns to their hometown—and to the dark past that haunts them still—in this masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers – from the publisher
This is an ebook loan from the library that I postponed delivery of in order to read it for the annual RIP (Read in Peril) challenge. The Book of Accidents (Del Rey, 2021) by Chuck Wendig reminds me of classic Stephen King horror but without the folksy/hokey references (to ad jingles, etc.). I told a friend at work that I didn’t read it the night before because I was home alone, and she immediately placed a library hold on it.
Speaking of the RIP challenge…I borrowed a print copy of the group read – The Sundial by Shirley Jackson – but haven’t even opened it yet.
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Scribner, Sept. 2021) by Anthony Doerr
I finally started reading my NetGalley advance copy of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, but since the book is already out, I think I’ll buy my own copy and finish reading it in print.
I’ve been reading a chapter or so in the mornings and am beginning to see how the tenuously connected story threads and wide-ranging settings are all connected. (Plus, looking for the cover image on the Simon & Schuster website, I caught an accidental glimpse of the publisher’s blurb which gives it all away in the first sentence, anyway.)
Many (most?) readers will be looking for this because of how much they/we loved All the Light We Cannot See; I wonder how this stylistically different book by the same author will be received.
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