Gwendy's Button Box (The Button Box #1) - Stephen King, Richard Chizmar⁣

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9/50⁣

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3.5/5 🌟⁣

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+A simple tale, short, strange yet, meaningful story. I enjoyed it a lot. It has rich details and well-developed characters that make the story come alive.⁣

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+Whenever I read an SK book, I always have questions to ponder. It becomes interesting. Altogether, a good read not terrifying. Looking forward to reading the sequel.⁣

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+Stephen King teams up with long-time friend and award-winning author Richard Chizmar for the first time in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of Castle Rock.⁣

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+There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong—if time-rusted—iron bolts and zig-zag up the precarious cliffside.⁣

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+Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat…⁣

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+The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told—until now.⁣

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RD: 02/12/2022⁣

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

8/50

4/5 🌟

𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅.

❝𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒅𝒐 𝑰 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆?❞

𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅. ❝𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒐?❞

𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒕.

❝𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘,❞ 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅.

❝𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏,❞ 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒕, ❝𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓.❞

+Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a good, true and timeless classic read. Imaginative and fantastic in every way. The entire experience is uncanny in a good way, but also a fascinating adventure with all the characters.

+It's challenging for me. If you know me, I don't read a lot of classics. But thanks to my brother and best friend Jao Wonders who always inspire me to try different genres.

+I enjoyed it a lot. I've read this together with the graphic novel version. If I have a chance, I'll make sure to have a physical copy of this book. I highly recommend this book to readers of all ages.

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What I've learned after reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland:

+Curiosity often leads to trouble. BUT, it's okay to be curious. It means you want to try, learn and achieve some things in your life. Be impulsive from time to time. heh! 😎

+Even though taking risks can be scary sometimes, without risks and challenging situations, we will not grow.

+We're all mad. Just like The Cheshire Cat said. I'm not saying like bat sh*t crazy, what I mean is we are all unique in our own beautiful way. Some may say weird and peculiar. But that's okay. I like being weird. 😊

+We have a purpose in life. Have you ever been in a situation where you think you cannot survive it or it doesn't make sense at all? Life is a mix of wonders. It's not always rainbow and sunshine. We need to find a way every day why we are here. It's not easy but hey, who doesn't love a challenging life? 😉

+Be whomever you want to be. Don't be afraid of changes in your life. That's how we grow as a person.

+Dream and believe that you are capable of doing impossible things. Set your goals high! Strive for something you wouldn't imagine you could do. DON'T LET ANYONE DEFINE YOUR LIMITS! CHALLENGE YOUR LIMITS! 

❝𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚... 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏.❞

+Don't be burdened by your past mistakes and disappointments in life. In this mundane life, we all make mistakes. There's always a choice. Don't choose the easy way, do the right thing.

+Sometimes we all need to go through all hardship before we can find the way that will benefit us in the long run.

+Good things happen to those who wait. Wandering doesn't always mean you're lost. Sometimes there are just things you need to do or see before you get to where you need to be. There's always perfect timing in everything. Learn to wait. 🤗

Buddy read with Jao. ♥

RD: 02/05/2022

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