NOS4A2 by Joe Hill/May 2013 - PLEASE USE SPOILER TAGS

[Rachel]

I'm still a little over 2/3 of the way done. I started a new job yesterday so I'm a bit busier now. May try to read some tonight.

[Amy]

Don't you just hate it when work gets in the way of your reading time?

[Tressa]

Damn life has to get in the way of a good book.

[Rachel]

Especially since last week I spent most of my time sitting on my porch in beautiful weather reading this book.

[[deleted user]]

I'm going to break down and buy it. I'll start later tonight.

[J.W.]

Starting this today. Really looking forward to it.

[[deleted user]]

Yea! I'm not the only one starting today. =)

[Mark]

I started it like a lion, but now I'm puttering along like a Lamb. Still love it.

[J.W.]

About 50 pages in. Hoping the first two narratives tie in with things later on, and aren't just scenes.

Only critique--The Brat is an obnoxious name for a character.

[[deleted user]]

I'm about 14%. I like it better than Hill's other books so far. Loved the prologue.
The Brat is a bit obnoxious. I hope he uses it sparingly.

[[deleted user]]

At 25% - had to stop reading because I'm at work now... Stupid work. Lol. It's been awhile since I read a book I cannot wait to get back to. And though I loved Horns - this is the first book of Hill's that I know I would like even if I didn't know who daddy was. So good -- glad I finally gave in and bought it.

[Char]

I'm about 170 pages in. I am loving it so far.
Especially (view spoiler)[ the parts with the kids and their needle teeth! (hide spoiler)]. *shudder*

[Amy]

I kept picturing 30 Days of Night when I read that part.

[Tressa]

Later the teeth are described in more terrifying detail.

Since her nickname was mentioned, I'm going to admit that I was put off by Vic's name throughout the book. I know it sounds silly, but I kept picturing a young boy and then an older man as she aged. I never could get comfortable with it.

[Char]

Actually, I'm having that problem too, Tressa!

[Tressa]

LOL. It is a relief to know I'm not the only one because it seems so silly. I never had that problem reading about Charlie the girl in Seed.

[J.W.]

Every time he says "The Brat" I picture this little prick:

[Tressa]

OMG, Jesse. I wouldn't have gotten past the first two chapters if this is what I pictured. I remember this little a-hole.

[J.W.]

Tressa wrote: "OMG, Jesse. I wouldn't have gotten past the first two chapters if this is what I pictured. I remember this little a-hole."

hahaha I'm struggling!

[Rachel]

I'm about 100 pages from the end. Was going to try to finish it tonight...but now I'm in a lousy mood and I don't want that affecting my review of the book. This book has slowed down some and I get impatient when I'm cranky.

[[deleted user]]

Vic isn't much better to be honest... I like the name Victoria. Vicki. I think I could like Vic. But between The Brat and Vic... yeah.

[Rachel]

Sometimes I think male writers give strong female characters male sounding names so they can relate better...

[Kimberly]

Rachel wrote: "Been reading this a lot the last couple of days. Part of that is my new job doesn't start until Monday and this book is hard to put down. I'm about 1/3 of the way through the ebook. I bought the eb..."
Rachel--I'm 39% into the book, so I read your spoiler. (view spoiler)[ I was thinking the exact same thing! So glad I'm not the only one who wondered that! (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Tressa]

Rachel wrote: "I'm about 100 pages from the end. Was going to try to finish it tonight...but now I'm in a lousy mood and I don't want that affecting my review of the book. This book has slowed down some and I get..."

Why are you in a rotten mood? Hope things are OK.

[Ctgt]

This was my first Hill book and I thought it was fantastic. I have Horns and HSB on my kindle but haven't read them yet. I did pick up on the King references and I thought it had a similar vibe to some of his early books.

This isn't really a spoiler but I'll tag it anyway, once I got the (view spoiler)[image of Mr Burns from the Simpsons as Manx (hide spoiler)] in my head I couldn't shake it.

As for the ending (view spoiler)[ I thought Lou would die and Vic would make it through so I was a little surprised (hide spoiler)]. And I loved (view spoiler)[the three of them smashing the ornaments at the end. I can't tell you how often I wish I could do that to release some tension. (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

OK, I just got a little spoiler tag happy and ruined the ending for myself. Good going, Rachel. I'm still finishing the book though...It's not the destination, it's the journey.

[Char]

Rachel, oh no!

[Rachel]

for the record, I already saw the second spoiler coming.

[Ctgt]

Sorry Rachel.

[Rachel]

Totally not your fault at all. I clicked on Kimberly's spoiler because it was in response to mine and then went on auto pilot. My fault. It's all good.

[Ctgt]

Yeah....but it still blows.

[Amy]

Mr. Burns! LOL
I think it fits, actually.

[Amy]

Jesse wrote: "Every time he says "The Brat" I picture this little prick:"

Who is this?

[Kimberly]

Rachel wrote: "Totally not your fault at all. I clicked on Kimberly's spoiler because it was in response to mine and then went on auto pilot. My fault. It's all good."
Oh no--see what I started! :(

[[deleted user]]

54% - Hill sure has created a truly despicable villain, hasn't he?

(view spoiler)[ I just read Manx and Bing taking Wayne from Vic. What a horrible scene. From the dog's death to Wayne calling his dad. I truly hate these two...
And I love Lou. He's a pathetic loser you just can't help liking - hope he's okay... (hide spoiler)]

[Amy]

Are you referring to Bing or Manx?

[Amy]

Just read your spoiler. They are both vile, but I thought Bing was absolutely disgusting.

[Tressa]

I knew Charlie reminded me of someone, and it niggled in the back of my head the whole time I was reading the book. It was Mr. Burns!

I hated (view spoiler)[the dog scene. But I always hate these scenes in books and movies. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Lol. Manx. But both. I hate both.

[Char]

At my last workplace they called Me Charlie. I had no problem with it. :)
I'm scared to look at any of these spoilers yet.

[[deleted user]]

I like the name Charlie for a girl. There's just something about Vic (the character and the name) that I am picturing the toughest looking 'broad' in a biker bar. The type that can rough you up rougher than any man in the place. I don't really like her. It's almost like Hill wrote for a male character and then decided to make it a female instead. Which might be sexist of me but it is what it is.

[Amy]

I pictured Vic as a lanky, tattooed, kind of white-trashy, drug-addict.

[Tressa]

I pictured this woman from Triangle, a kind of greasy-haired, sweaty, rode-hard-and-put-up-wet kind of woman:

[Amy]

Yes, except thinner and covered with tatts.

I really liked that movie, btw.

[Tressa]

That's a good movie.

[Char]

I admire the artistry in tats, but I'm a bit freaked out at the tats that Vic has. WOW that's a lot. :)

[Amy]

I don't recall the description of her tatts, just that she had a lot.

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For me it isn't so much Vic's looks, or her tattoos, but her behavior that makes it hard for me to like her. And it would be the same if she was a he. And it doesn't have to do with culture or class. It's her personality that I don't like.

[Char]

I thought it said she had full sleeves and both legs.

[[deleted user]]

She definitely has sleeves. There are at least some on her legs. And I just read a part that mentioned she did get the tattoo on her chest of the engine part.

I like sleeves - but the chest tattoo (what it is of) is a bit much for me.