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 Member: joehillCollectionsYour library (228) ReviewsNone Tagsbooks read - 2007 (41), reread (15), top twelve 2006 (12), top ten 2008 (10), top ten 1996 (10), top ten 1990 (10), top ten 1994 (10), top ten 1991 (10), top ten 1992 (10), top ten of 1998 (10) — see all tags Cloudstag cloud, author cloud, tag mirror About meHey there: I'm Joe Hill, author of Heart-Shaped Box, 20th Century Ghosts, and a comic book, Locke & Key. I'm socially networked to the gills, what with the website (see below), the message board, and the MySpace page... that said, LibraryThing is a particularly favorite stop of mine on the intraweeb, as it scratches my natural itch to obsess over my reading. About my libraryI've been keeping a private diary of books read for over two decades now. I also end each year by making a list of my ten or so favorite books. All those lists are here for anyone with an interest in seeing them. The earliest is my top ten from 1990, which records my favorite books from the year I turned 18. GroupsWords + Pictures Homepagehttp://www.joehillfiction.com Real nameJoe Hill LocationNew England Favorite authorsNot set Account typepublic, lifetime URLs
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I am so excited and cannot wait to read NOS4A2!
Counting the days until it appears on my Kindle.
All the best,
Tony
NYC
posted by silversurfer at 3:07 pm (EST) on Apr 12, 2013
Just wanted to drop by and say HELLO. And to ask if you are working on anything "New" and when can we expect a new title. I lvoed HORNS and can't wait for more.
Thanks,
Tony
posted by silversurfer at 10:12 am (EST) on Jun 2, 2011
I've just this minute finished Heart-Shaped Box and I'll tell you, I was suprised. Reading the blurb I couldn't figure out how in the blue hell a story about a ghost could last four-hundred pages and from the blurb (I'll be honest, ha-ha) I thought the story was going to quite dull but, boy did you prove me wrong.
I'll review it later on, I'm thinking of giving Heart-Shaped Box a four and a half rating; reason I wouldn't give it five is only because it isn't the best book I've read, it's brilliant but not the best.
What I like about you as a author is that you took on the pseudonym of Joe Hill to avoid being associated with your father, this is a pretty ballsy thing to do I think because Stephen King being known to be the best storyteller of all-time (so on and so forth) you're up against one helluva challenge! But I think you're gonna make it just as good as he has.
I'm happy I've found out about you before you wrote to many books because I remember discovering yo pop's works and saw he had already wrote over fifty by the time I started reading. But with you, you're only on your third book now (Horns, I'm so goin' to read it after reading Heart-Shaped Box, because your a bloody good writer) so every year or whatever you bring out a new book I haven't got to worry about the other fifty-something because I still have to read.
Whoaaaaaa, sorry that's a long comment ha-ha. Jord :)
posted by JordanLangston at 1:17 pm (EST) on Aug 3, 2010
I've recently read "Heart-Shaped Box" and "20th Century Ghosts"... and like others before me, I just want to let you know that I really appreciate your work! But I'll be honest, I have preferred 20thCG over HSB. ;o) My favorite story was "Pop Art", it was so weird and moving at the same time. A close call with "You Will Hear The Locust Sing" I must say. I'm a fan of those giant insects movies so that's probably why I enjoyed this one so much!
That being said, I'll definitely get my hands on "Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft" and "Horns" too...
posted by Sekh_Met at 12:45 pm (EST) on Jul 8, 2010
Just wanted to let you know that I am about 2/3 of the way through Heart-Shaped Box, and finding it difficult to put down. So far it has made me late for work and very tired, as I keep wanting to stay up reading it. Thanks for a terrific read!
posted by Book_Junkie at 10:38 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2010
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posted by Beecharmer at 1:12 pm (EST) on Jun 1, 2010
Just finished HORNS. Had to tell you. this is one of the best books I have read this year, Hell, in a long time.
Thank you.I look forward to your future works.
Tony
posted by silversurfer at 8:10 am (EST) on Mar 31, 2010
In the middle of reading HORNS and had to let you know how much I am enjoying it. Thanks so much for IG, he is a great character.
All the best,
Tony
posted by silversurfer at 12:53 pm (EST) on Mar 19, 2010
Just received Horns in the mail a few days ago, having ordered it from RiverRun Bookstore in order to get a signed copy. (Thanks for helping out the independents!) I have to say, man, when I opened it to the title page and saw the personalization, I literally burst out laughing! That's the most awesome signing I've ever received! You made my day with that one!
I'm really looking forward to reading the book.
Thanks again!
John
posted by SpacemanSpiff at 11:45 pm (EST) on Feb 28, 2010
posted by BookBindingBobby at 9:22 pm (EST) on Feb 17, 2010
I don't buy many books, as many as I read I can't afford to buy them all. So I got 20th Century Ghosts from the library. But I liked it so much that I went out and bought it.
Based only on this collection of short stories, I'd say that, like your Dad, you're a fine writer. Very similar in some ways, very different in others. One similarity, in my opinion anyway, is that your stories that have nothing supernatural in them are your best. I'm thinking in particular of "The Widow's Breakfast." After reading it I thought "that's the best short story I've read in years."
I'm looking forward to reading Heart Shaped Box and any new books you write.
Charles
posted by CharlesBoyd at 2:00 pm (EST) on Jan 18, 2010
Got the ARC for HORNS. Finished in 2 days. Wonderful, but why do you always have to make feel so sad?
posted by gatdetroit at 10:05 pm (EST) on Jan 10, 2010
posted by bnbookgirl at 7:43 pm (EST) on Jan 6, 2010
posted by kehs at 11:52 am (EST) on Oct 13, 2009
Hum.....
posted by rickybutler at 9:37 pm (EST) on Sep 16, 2009
If the quality of dem comics is any indication, you, sir, guy, are a much stronger writer than your old pah.
You know, to sound like a snobby prick!
(Although actually calling the town Lovecraft is a little in-yr-face, a little over-the-top-as-in-like-enough-to-suspend-my-belief-in-these-characters-and-in-this-world-sort-of-over-the-top cheesy.)
Wait, are you still even updating this page?
posted by rickybutler at 9:36 pm (EST) on Sep 16, 2009
posted by Huge_Horror_Fan at 4:13 pm (EST) on Sep 10, 2009
posted by MrPenguin at 5:09 am (EST) on Aug 4, 2009
Heart Shaped Box is one of my favorite books. Hurry up and write another!
posted by Beecharmer at 5:38 pm (EST) on Jul 18, 2009
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posted by babsji at 5:30 pm (EST) on Jun 25, 2009
I just came here to thank you for filling a solid chunk of my off-hours at work for the past three days with an entertaining story.
Keep up the good work and I'll keep reading.
posted by rstuckey at 1:48 am (EST) on May 28, 2009
Ever since I found LT a few years ago, I can't help but notice the coincidences that keep occurring. I have had "Heart-Shaped Box" for a month or two and decided to pick it up a few days ago. Of course, I am zipping through it and hate to be interrupted while reading it. I was on another LTer's page and noticed your name in her friends list and clicked. As I read your page I saw that you were reading "The American Wife" which I obtained in audiobook from the library...today! Before I got on the computer! That's a coincidence. I always have an audiobook going because I hate to be in the truck without some stimulation and I have probably listened to some things I might never have physically read that way. Coincidentally, I saw "20th Century Ghosts" on the shelf, in audiobook, and grabbed that also. I see on here that it received high praise. I write also, and my genre of choice is horror. I'm not too much about blood and guts, but lean more toward the psychological side of being scared to death. I'm really enjoying "Box" because Jude is in his head so much of the time, and who is to say that is not where the most frightening ghosts find the most vulnerable part of us? Right now I am working on a story involving a ghost from the past making contact with a modern-day girl, and I think the setting is very unique. I hope to glean some inspiration from your short stories. I hope to hear from you, as I don't know if you have been on here much lately, but I will check out some of your sites. Incidentally, I have recently read Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book' and "Coraline" the graphic novel, which was one of my first experiences with that. He's wonderful and I so enjoyed all the characters in "The Graveyard Book." Have you seen the movie "Coraline"? Of course the novel was much darker, but I enjoyed the movie, too. Well, it's fantastic to be able to communicate with you,if only to say how much I am enjoying your books. Thank you and keep up the good work! Mary Beth
posted by mmignano11 at 6:40 pm (EST) on May 27, 2009
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Thanks,
Chris
posted by cmtusa at 12:32 pm (EST) on Apr 28, 2009
posted by gangubai at 7:31 am (EST) on Apr 27, 2009
I notice you own the Red Mars Trilogy, how did you find it??
TGG
posted by TheGoodbyeGirl at 8:02 am (EST) on Apr 9, 2009
Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed LOCKE & KEY and very much looking forward to the continuation. The story was engrossing, the characters were 3 Dimensional and the graphics bold and gripping. A step above most in the genre.
Keep up the great work!
P.S. Just recently finished "20th Century"-Loved it. Short stories have never been my thing, but these were excellent. Beautiful in fact.
Thanks again!
posted by silversurfer at 9:26 am (EST) on Mar 3, 2009
~Tim
posted by thegreattim at 12:28 am (EST) on Mar 1, 2009
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posted by Vierran at 8:03 pm (EST) on Jan 13, 2009
I was almost in tears. My husband and I have been slowly collecting and reading them over the past few years so the finality left a pang.
Speaking of rides, I had been reading Heart Shaped Box this Summer, (had put it away when we moved in April and found it when I unpacked my office), and was on the same road to Florida,(Siesta Key), in June at the same time Jude and Georgia were.....it was a very surreal experience!
I look forward to many more years of enjoying your work and thank you for the friendship.
All the best,
Dorian
posted by DorianWallace at 12:16 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2009