![]() ![]() My entire time listening to “The Book of Accidents,” Chuck Wendig’s ambitious but meandering family in crisis ghost story, I could not help but compare it to two other novels - Blake Crouch’s “ Dark Matter” and Stephen King’s “ 11/22/63” - because the plots are so similar it had to be more than coincidence. It is not done to oversell something as the next. When I compare one novel to another it is more to give someone an understanding that it is tonally similar or contains connected ideas. Why I Read It: The premise sounded intriguing, and I liked Wendig’s “Wanderers” well enough. Recommended For: People who like their reads spooky and kooky. You’ve heard variations of this story before - and by stronger authors. Reality: Heavy on ambition, light on originality. ![]() 100-Word (or Less) Synopsis: Nate and Maddie Graves return to their hometown in rural Pennsylvania, and it doesn’t take long before the town’s secrets - and their own - threaten to destroy them and their teenage son, Oliver.Įxpectation: An Americana-hued ghost story. ![]()
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