My Bookish Life

Title: Bad Reputation The Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett Author: Dave Thompson Genre: Biography Pages: 259 Rating: 3 stars Synopsis: Bad Reputation is the unexpurgated story 1980s rocker Joan Jett. One of the best selling acts of the age , and one of punk rocks most valued elder statespeeps . Through it's pages , a welter of exclusive interviews and observations paint what might well be the last great tale of rock hedonism , but one that comes with a twist to it's tail. The rockers are women, the groupies are guys . It could have been the plot line for a movie or even a sitcom,but the Runaways, Jett's first band made it happen and Jett made it last. The first serious female rocker of the 1980s, Jett became the template everybody followed. But unlike so many of her peers and counter parts, she never lost her credibility, never sold out, never gave up. And she has backed her reputation up with genuine star power , following the chart-topping "I Love Rock &#

Title: Paperbacks From Hell: The Twisted History of 70s and 80s Horror Fiction Author: Grady Hendrix with Will Errickson Pages: 254 Genre: Non-fiction Rating: 4 stars Synopsis: An affectionate, nostalgic, and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and '80s. Take a tour through the horror paper back novels of two iconic decades ... if you dare. Page through dozens of amazing book covers featuring well-dressed skeletons , evil dolls, and knife-wielding killer crabs! Read shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate ! My review: I found the book to be really interesting especially the historical facts in the book. I'm a huge fan of horror and I learned a lot about the history of horror I didn't know. That was one of the things I liked about the book a whole lot.    I also liked that the book talked about a lot of lesser known authors. I read about a lot of books that sounded very inte

             Title: Doctor Sleep              Author: Stephen King              Genre: horror              Pages: 531              Rating: 5 stars     Synopsis: The Overlook Hotel was where his boyhood gift for shinning opened a door to hell . Dan Torrance is a man now, but ghosts of the Overlook- and his father's legacy of alcoholism and violence- kept him drifting for decades. Now sustained by an AA community in a New Hampshire town, Dan comforts the dying at a nursing home, where they call him "Doctor Sleep." But before his remnant power can fade forever, Dan meets twelve-year-old Abra Stone, whose spectacular gift pulls him into an epic war with an otherworldly tribe that reignited Dan's own demons and summons him to battle for the girl's soul and survival.         My Review of the book: This is a reread for me. I reread it because of reading The Institute. I just think there are some connections between the books.       I do love this book . I fi