Horns by Joe Hill

[Jennifer]

Was a little iffy about the plot when I read the back but this was a great story. The ending was a little weird but still very good.

[Brittany (booksandbottles)]

I used this as a book with a one word title and absolutely fell in love with it...after I got done hating it of course lol. Have you seen the movie?

[Jennifer]

LOL I know what you mean!! No not yet but plan on it in the next few days. Have you seen it?
I'm looking forward to reading his other books now.

[Brittany (booksandbottles)]

I'm looking forward to picking up some of his other books as well, I didn't expect to like his writing as much as I did (honestly I didn't realize who his father was until AFTER I read the book lol). I actually watched the movie before I read the book, so I kind of knew what to expect...or I thought I did at least! it's a pretty decent movie in comparison to the book, I think the book was a little more graphic than a few scenes in the movie though.

[Emily]

I read Horns recently as well, for a different challenge. I thought it was really good, even if I didn't think it was scary. More disturbing (in a good way) than scary. But I liked it.

The only book of Hill's that I haven't read yet is NOS4A2, although I plan to read it soon, so I can't comment on that one. If you're looking for scary, I recommend Heart-Shaped Box. It's a ghost story and I thought it was very creepy. His short-story collection - 20th Century Ghosts - has some good, some not so good. Worth reading, because some of the short stories are pretty awesome and stuck with me, but - like I usually find with Stephen King's short story collections - you have to get through a few duds in order to get to the really good stuff.

My favorite of Hill's, though - if you like this sort of thing - is his Locke & Key comic book series. Starting with Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft, they're amazing. Great stories, great artwork (which I realize isn't him, but just pointing it out), really creepy. I've read a fair amount of comics - not a ton, but at least a dozen different series or stand-alone comics - and his is one of my favorites.

Anyway, that's my two cents on Joe Hill! Haha. Glad you both liked this one. :)

[Brittany (booksandbottles)]

Kate, I think I'm just going to have to buy digital copies of Hill's books, or look on amazon. I can't seem to find any book store (used or new)that carries his stuff currently - other than Horns which I already have a copy of!!!

[Katrina]

if you liked the book, don't watch the movie. I didn't love the book, but the movie only vaguely followed the book & left out a lot of what made the book unique & interesting.