I know, I know. Two Stephen King novels in one year. I should diversify. But this one isn't your typical Stephen King "horror" novel; it falls under the genre of "mystery."
Okay, it's basically a mysterious horror novel.
1. Firestarter by Stephen King
2. World War Z by Max Brooks
3. Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
4. Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman
5. A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs
6. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
7. Open House by Elizabeth Berg
8. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
9. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
10. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
11. White Noise by Don DeLillo
12. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
13. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
14. MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
15. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
16. Joyland by Stephen King
Joyland is the story of Devin Jones and the summer he spends working at a North Carolina amusement park. Devin visits the resident fortune teller who predicts he will meet two children- a girl with a red hat and a boy with a dog. His journey toward meeting them both is half of the mystery of the book.
The second half of the mystery revolves around the murder of a young girl at the park many years ago, whose ghost now supposedly haunts the haunted house where she was murdered. This being a Stephen King novel, you can expect a spectacularly supernatural reveal and an exciting and highly unlikely twist.
If you are a die-hard Stephen King lover, this will probably not be your favorite. It has more of a whodunit feel. The narrator is more your typical teenage boy than a middle-aged, tormented writer. Not to mention it doesn't take place in his signature small town in Maine.
If you're not big on Stephen King but the sound of an amusement park mystery appeals to you, then give this one a chance. It's only about 200 pages, so it has that going for it at the very least.
The second half of the mystery revolves around the murder of a young girl at the park many years ago, whose ghost now supposedly haunts the haunted house where she was murdered. This being a Stephen King novel, you can expect a spectacularly supernatural reveal and an exciting and highly unlikely twist.
If you are a die-hard Stephen King lover, this will probably not be your favorite. It has more of a whodunit feel. The narrator is more your typical teenage boy than a middle-aged, tormented writer. Not to mention it doesn't take place in his signature small town in Maine.
If you're not big on Stephen King but the sound of an amusement park mystery appeals to you, then give this one a chance. It's only about 200 pages, so it has that going for it at the very least.
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