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My Audible Backlog of books got culled a little this month. Also I ended up DNF'ing the Kindle one :)

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⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2Flaws and all, I loved this book. This is one of his earlier books and you can see the talent coming our way. I loved all the intertwining stories of traveler‘s stopping along their journeys at a hostel on Venice Beach, and became very invested in their secrets. A little too coincidental in places but still highly recommended.

I enjoyed this one. I was thinking of posting it as “so-so,“ but. It's because I had listened to it while sick, and it had to relisten a few chapters because of it. And there were so many characters. I do like this author though, and I am looking forward to reading or listening to more of his works (probably in the other world though) 🦞

“All the better to eat you with!“

A sweet young girl sets out to visit her grandmother, bringing along a basket of treats. Dressed in her iconic red cloak, she wanders through the woods, unaware of the wolf watching her every move.

“Oh, Grandmother, what big teeth you have!“

his book can be used in the classroom to discuss storytelling techniques, character traits, and the use of humor in traditional tales.

This book was published in 1987 and is a Caldecott winner as well. The book follows Little Red Riding Hood as she ventures through the woods to visit her grandmother, only to encounter the sly and cunning wolf who has a wicked plan to eat them both. It is a classic fairy tale in children's literature and folklore.

I enjoyed learning about all the people who landed at a hostel in Venice Beach. They are all running from, or searching for, something. Even tho there are a lot of characters it's easy to keep track of everyone. There are a lot of deaths, past & present, in these people's lives & quite a few surprises; some of the little bombs Marrs sprinkled throughout the plot took me completely by surprise. The last few, in particular, I did not see coming!

A recent John Marrs for my Saturday reading 🤩
(Not much progress yet though due to migraine. Hoping it goes away soon 😣)