Joyland
by Stephen King, Michael Kelly. · first published 2011
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Verano de 1973. Carolina del Norte. El joven universitario Devin Jones consigue trabajo en un pequeño parque de atracciones llamado Joyland. Allí se encarga de las tareas de mantenimiento, se disfraza de la mascota del parque o entretiene a los niños. Y allí descubre también la historia de un cruento crimen que tuvo lugar en la Casa Embrujada y que nunca fue resuelto. Pero Devin no es el único fascinado por el parque y su leyenda negra. Cerca de su pensión vive Mike, un chico enfermizo con el que pronto traba una peculiar amistad. El chaval no ha visitado nunca Joyland y le encantaría hacer
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…Boomerang - Michael Lewis (great if you have a light interest in macroeconomics) Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (recommended) Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell (recommended) Joyland - Stephen King (great, short read) Creativity, Inc. - Ed Catmull (Parts on the history of Pixar were interesting)
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗…was, IMO, a particularly strong example of a really interesting story that just fell apart in the last page or two. And, of course, the Dark Tower series and the fizzle-flop ending of that. That said, Joyland had a pretty strong ending and was fun to read.
on “Why Stephen King Spends 'Months and Even Years' Writing Opening Sentences” ↗1. Dan Lyons: Disrupted 2. Stephen King: Joyland 3. Ray Kroc: Grinding it Out 4. Antonio Garcia Martinez: Chaos Monkeys 5. Jonah Berger: Contagious 6. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Finding Flow 7. Calum Chase: Surviving A.I. 8. Dan Ariely: Payoff
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗