KJ's Book Reviews

  Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. Written by Judy Blume Originally published in 1970 Rate 5/5 This is the first book I read since coming out of my Stephen King rabbit hole; it was a nice breathe of fresh air. My friend Margaret and I are planning on watching the movie version of  Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. so we decided to read it before we saw it. I'm looking forward to watching the movie after reading the book.  I don't think I have ever read a story quite like this one.  What is  Are you there God? It's me, Margaret . about? Margaret is just about to start 6th grade, but that's not the only big change happening in her life, she recently moved. Her best friend used to be her grandma, but now that they don't live as close to each other Margaret has to learn how to make new friends. Nancy Wheeler, Margaret's neighbor, takes it upon herself to befriend Margaret before the school year starts. Throughout the school year, Margaret navigates

  It Written by Stephen King About 1150 pages Originally published in 1986 Rate 3/5 This is probably one of the most talked about Stephen King novels. It is also the second longest book Stephen King has ever written. I feel pretty cool being able to say I read the entire thing, granted I had to start using the audiobook, I still followed along and annotated so I would argue that that still counts.  For those of you who are unaware of the fact Stephen King has a macroverse, now you know. It is apart of this macroverse and I applaud Stephen King's ability to create such a world. If you want more information about the macroverse:  Click this link . It was the last book I had to read for my Themes in Literature course. After reading so many Stephen King books I felt/feel beat. The professor chose a bunch of books that dealt with parental abuse among other tragic things. Maybe I would have liked It if I had more time to read it, but I think the real reason I didn't like it was becau