We're getting into the Christmas spirit by ready NOS4A2 by Joe Hill, but don't blame us if Christmasland is more like the thing of nightmares. And hey, this is soon to be a show on AMC as well!
Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it’s across Massachusetts or across the country.
Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing – and terrifying – playground of amusements he calls “Christmasland.”
Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble—and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manx’s unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. He’s on the road again and he’s picked up a new passenger: Vic’s own son.
And since this is our last book club of the year, we're going to make it a little festive and have a potluck. Feel free to bring a snack or dessert to share (this is by no means an obligation for attendance)
Member or Non-member - this meeting is FREE.
Feel free to stay for our Graphic Novel discussion right after this meeting at 8:30pm!
Get the details on our Book Club here.
