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boysmithers

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Stephen King: Stephen King ''Desperation'' Signed LE (1996, Grant Publishing) 4 stars

Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada has few connections with the …

Review of "Stephen King ''Desperation'' Signed LE" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Amazing book, this was the second King book I read, back in 1998. I "remember" reading a lot of it after coming back from the pub, so it makes a lot more sense now, also being steeped in King lore helps. Collie Entragian is one of the worst villains. The Regulators is next...

Penelope Lively: Astercote (Paperback, 1996, Mammoth) 4 stars

A brother and sister discover that nearby woods not only hide the site of a …

Review of 'Astercote' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I read this because of the album "Astercote" by The Heartwood Institute: theheartwoodinstitute.bandcamp.com/album/astercote
The
book seemed half familiar like I may have read it 30 odd years ago, but the only Penelope Lively I really remember is "The Ghost of Thomas Kempe" which I had on tape...
This is an excellent story about a mysterious vanished village, I probably would have loved it and simultaneously been creeped out by it when I was 10.