meg reads and reads

Title: Misery Author: Stephen King If you like the movie, you'll love  this book. It's fun to picture James Caan and Kathy Bates as you read this, and as great a job as Kathy Bates does in the movie, the character in the book is a completely different level of crazy. I guess it's hard to fit all of this stuff into a two hour movie, but the things that she does to him...whew! It was gruesome but not so gruesome that I couldn't read it. I have a notoriously weak stomach. It was very suspenseful, though, and if you're looking for a good October read, I highly recommend this one. Five out of five stars, no question.

Title: Dirty Headlines Author: L.J. Shen This was another trashy read, which I obviously knew before I started it. I mean, just look at the cover. It was basically the same premise as  Two Weeks Notice , but this one is much better executed. To be completely honest, I don't think the trashy reads are for me, though it's obvious I'll read almost anything that's thrown my way. Parts of this book were enjoyable. I didn't feel like the male love interest was a complete psycho, unlike in Two Weeks Notice. I wasn't worried about the main character's mental, emotional, and physical future with this man. Like I said, this type of book really isn't for me overall, but it wasn't bad, and I didn't hate it. I'll give it three out of five stars.

Title: The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Author: Stephen King In case you were wondering, I have spent the past several years reading the works of Stephen King in order. As I'm usually reading three or four books at a time, the process has been somewhat slow. That said, at some point in the past year or two, I read the first Dark Tower book. I hated it. I absolutely detested it. I felt like I was missing something, because almost everyone I know who reads the works of Stephen King loves The Dark Tower.  I hated the characters, I hated the plot...I just couldn't find much redeeming about the story. The best comparison I can think of is watching Mad Max: Fury Road. People were raving about that movie, and I just didn't get it. I could appreciate that the visual effects were stunning, but what was the point of the movie? In like manner, I could appreciate the fact that Stephen King is a brilliant writer...but what was the point of the first Dark Tower  book?...