★★★ ½
An entertaining story of old Hollywood, love, ambition, and self-revelation. This was a satisfying vacation read that kept me turning pages and delivered at the end.
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“Do yourself a favor and learn to grab life by the balls, dear.”
★★★ ½
I liked this Stephen King quest novel, which to me reads like a love child of his Dark Tower series and 11/22/63. It’s longer than it needs to be, and at times the prose is sloppy. But this story and the (wild!, imaginative, flawed but likable) characters kept me on the edge of my seat. A really enjoyable read.
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“A brave man helps. A coward just gives presents.”