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Joe Bright

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Brigham City, UT, The United States

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Joe Bright spends far too much time probing the dark and macabre. It’s an unhealthy obsession—or so his therapist claims. It started innocently when he was a child as he delved into the writings of King and Lovecraft. This ultimately led him down the grim path of story telling, starting first with poetry and short stories, and ultimately, introduced him to the dreaded novel.

Along the way, Joe left his home state of Wyoming, traveled the world, lived in Honolulu, San Francisco, and Berkeley, before settling in Los Angeles, where he drifted into hermitage as he became consumed by writing. Periodically, he allows himself to wonder out into the light and mingle with other members of his species. If you are not among those who have spotted him ...more

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Hidden Pictures

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Joe Bright made a comment on his review of Rock Paper Scissors " Hey Tiffany, I'm reading Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak right now. I'm only six chapters into it, but so far it's great. ...more "
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Joe Bright rated a book it was amazing The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A clever twist, some great scenes, but I didn't care for any of the characters. It was rather slow in places. ...more
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I'm a big fan of his Hannibal novels, but Cari Mara took a long time for anything to happen. I also didn't find the characters compelling. ...more
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