NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

The Locale: Kristine's

The Book:
NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns.

Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it’s across Massachusetts or across the country.

Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing – and terrifying – playground of amusements he calls “Christmasland.”

Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble—and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manx’s unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. He’s on the road again and he’s picked up a new passenger: Vic’s own son.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15729539-nos4a2


Sarah's Summary:
Kristine, thanks for hosting a fun book club meeting this afternoon! The Mexican food bar was amazing. I am still too full to eat dinner and, as I expected, the kids are on their own tonight. And that delicious dessert- Tell Emily thank you! It was really YUMMY.

I think only two or three of us liked the book, several didn’t finish (or even start) it. Tassy is a Stephen King fan and felt nostalgic reading a book by his son. I thought it was fun, yes it was weird and kind of a horror book, but once I got into it I couldn’t put it down. It’s one of those books I would have NEVER read, so thank you!

We are meeting next at Holly’s to read Watership Down on September 23rd.

A nail biter of a vote today! A coin toss decided the next selection with Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover beating out Little Fires Everywhere. We will meet at Tassy’s on November 4th and will vote on Jolynda’s selections then. In December, we’ll go out to eat so Jolynda won’t host until January. This gives us lots of time to read her selection and catch up on our personal reading lists😊

Attached is our updated spreadsheet. I’ve added a “contacts” sheet with everyone’s address so we don’t have to worry about digging up emails to find where we need to go. Hope this helps!

Good luck to our College and Taiwan-bound kids!

Sarah

The Vote: Tassy presented... 

• Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover     WINS!!
• A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza     
• Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Up Next: Watership Down by Richard Adams @ Holly's on 9/23

Next to Present:  Brenda

Then: 

• Susan S.
• Lori
• Gina
• Jana
• Susan H.
• Sarah
• Jessica
• Kristine
• Holly
• Tassy
• Jolynda