Story Of My Life

[ladysprite]

So I'm reading 'Nos4A2,' by Joe Hill, and it's pretty amazing. It's the second book I've read by him, and I love his writing style and I love his grasp of horror and I love how he twists his stories in directions you wouldn't expect without making it feel like bait-and-switch.

But it took until I was about 250 pages into the current book for me to realize that there might be other reasons I like this story in particular.

Because... well, it's about a kinda petite woman with a history of trouble and abuse in her past that has left her with some mental scars, who has a bunch of tattoos and a motorcycle, and who very much loves a kinda big heavy-set bearded guy who has a deep and unabashed fondness for comic books, SF movies, and playing the hero.

Oh - and it's set around Boston.

Admittedly, I don't have a kid, umbran isn't a high-school dropout, and I'm mostly certain I've never been targeted by an immortal serial killer with a Christmas fetish. But still. It's close enough to be both creepy and awesome....

Comments

[ninjarat.livejournal.com]

It's usually good to identify with the protagonist of a story.
I'm not sure if this is one of those times, though. :)

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

As I help one of her dear friends come down after a truly epic battle, there's a faint mumble of "never been targeted by an immortal serial killer... only hurts when I lauuugh..."

[citabria]

I love the fact that you're only "mostly certain" about that last bit. :) And yeah, that sort of identification is usually pretty cool!

[dornbeast.livejournal.com]

So, Joe Hill knows an alternate universe version of you?