THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Thomas Harris) - September 29/19

There are a few overly descriptive stretches here and there, but for the most part, this is an exceedingly entertaining and occasionally thrilling novel that certainly deepened my appreciation for the movie. ***1/2 out of ****

THE SILENCE (Tim Lebbon) - September 5/19

Out of A Quiet Place and Bird Box, The Silence feels the most creepily possible and plausible, so I enjoyed the book on the whole. I did think that it was often much more descriptive than I generally prefer, and the inclusion of the Reverend as a villain was just a little too Stephen King-ish for my liking. The somewhat vague conclusion means that another book is coming? *** out of ****