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Fireman | Joe Hill

As Joe Hill has announced his first novel to be published in nearly a decade, my #ThorsDayRec is his epic The Fireman. This isn't my favorite novel by Hill, but it was the first Joe HIll book I read & I was riveted & think it is def well-worth reading.

KathyWheeler I didn‘t see the announcement of his new novel. Yay! 1w

Reggie I‘ve read this twice and had completely different reactions. The first time made me depressed and the 2nd tie it came off as a comedy. I guess I was just at 2 different places I my life. And I actually thought of this book yesterday because somebody mentioned Turkey chili. 1w

vivastory @KathyWheeler It's going to be a great year for horror releases IMO 1w

vivastory @Reggie Although I have only read this once, I could def see that 1w

TrishB I have the new one on pre-order 😁 can‘t wait! 1w

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My #ThorsDayRec this week is a day late due to work obligations. My rec is not in the Litsy database; & is not the whole book but rather the final story from the anthology: Clay McLeod Chapman's “White Pages.“ Two friends randomly select a residential number from the white pages for a crank call. This is pre caller ID days. I can't say more than that other than this piece definitely earns it's spot in a retro horror anthology. Loved it.

LeahBergen Ooo, this sounds GOOD! 2w

vivastory @LeahBergen About half the stories were winners IMO. So definitely worth reading, I think 2w

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High Lonesome: Stories 1966-2006 | Joyce Carol Oates

My #ThorsDayRec this week is a 700 page collection that I finished at the end of January this year after starting it the beginning of Dec last year. There are numerous memorable stories collected in this retrospective, the title story itself is one of the greatest pieces of American 20th C noir fiction. When JC Oates is on point, she is right up there with Shirley Jackson & Patricia Highsmith IMO. Absolutely fantastic.

tpixie Intrigued! Great review! 3w

Ruthiella I recently found out that the movie Smooth Talk with Laura Dern is based on the Oates‘ short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”. It‘s a good, but uncomfortable, film. 3w

vivastory @tpixie Thanks! There were so many fantastic stories in here. It would usually take me awhile to get through a retrospective this big, but I have always found Oates short stories very compelling (strangely enough although I have read several books of her short fiction I have yet to read one of her novels). 3w

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vivastory @Ruthiella It's funny you mention that; one of my streaming services is Criterion & while I was reading this CC had a Laura Dern retrospective including that movie. That felt like a cross between Shirley Jackson & Flannery O'Connor (edited) 3w

tpixie @vivastory despite her being a famous author I never have read her. I need to fix that! 3w

TheBookHippie Guess I‘ll move this up the list. 3w

vivastory @tpixie @TheBookHippie I think that this is a good volume to check out from your library if possible. If it is available, I recommend just reading where you want to. I had no intentions whatsoever of reading this beginning-to-end when I checked it out, it just worked out that way! 3w

tpixie @vivastory thanks for the tip! 3w

Branwen I feel really guilty for this admission, but JCO is an author that I really WISH I loved! 😭 I have tried to read so many different of her works, and each one has left me feeling disappointed. 😔 Do you have a favorite work by her? Maybe I could try that and see if it changes my mind? 3w

vivastory @Branwen I've only read her short works. I really liked Evil Eye. Also, her story Doll-Master is worth reading. It's one of the most unsettling things I've ever read. 3w

Branwen @vivastory Okay, maybe I'll give one of her shorter works a try! 🥰 Thanks, Scott! 3w

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Tales from the Loop | Simon St�lenhag

Every Thursday I will be posting about a book, or short story, I love that I have either never posted about or have not posted about in a long time. For my first entry for #ThorsDayRec is Stålenhag's sui generis work Tales From The Loop. I have seen this categorized under: Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi, Art Books, Fiction. Set in the 80s, TFL tells of a town with both decommissioned & sentient machines. There's a meandering narrative woven into (cont)

vivastory incredible artwork. TFL is like Stranger Things meets Dark. I def plan on checking out Stålenhag's other work!
(PS: If you have recommendations, please post!) 1mo

LeahBergen This sounds fun! I‘ll try to remember to add some of my own. 😆 1mo

vivastory @LeahBergen I'd love to see your recommendations! 1mo

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BarbaraBB Sounds pretty obscure and I like that 1mo

Bette His book, Electric State has been getting buzz since Netflix, sounds like the book is preferable. 1mo

vivastory @BarbaraBB There's been a board game & a tv show of his work but it seems like his books are the lesser known when you Google him 1mo

vivastory @Bette I've heard a lot of mixed reviews on the adaptations. Seems like most of the Netflix book adaptation lately have been misses 1mo

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