Horror Aficionados discussion

Bark's Book Nonsense wrote: "Still waiting for my copy from Overdrive. I wish those people would hurry up!!"

I think you're really going to enjoy the narration, Bark.

I'm just finishing Chapter 6. I love the way King shows the differences (and similarities) between the characters as children and as adults.

Chapter 3
(view spoiler)[Mike Hanlon: I'm the only one who hears the voice of the turtle. The only one who remembers. (hide spoiler)]

Interlude
I love this paragraph.
(view spoiler)[Can an entire city be haunted? Haunted, haunting, haunt. Often visited by ghosts or spirits, as in the pipes under the sink; to appear or recur often, as every twenty-five, twenty-six, or twenty-seven years; a feeding place for animals, as in the cases of George Denbrough, Adrian Mellon, Betty Ripsom, the Albrecht girl, the Johnson boy. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 4
Aah. The power of librarians...
(view spoiler)[But it was probably the thought of his library books, for which he was liable, that drove him to charge Henry Bowers. His lost library books and his mental image of how reproachful Mrs. Starrett's eyes would become when he told her... He lumbered forward, squashy Keds spotting in the shallow water and kicked Henry squarely in the balls. (hide spoiler)]

It's amazing how much power parents have as well...
(view spoiler)[Eddie's asthma medicine was cheap because it was just tapwater... (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 6
(view spoiler)[You know things are serious when even Richie is quiet. "Even Richie had withdrawn into the silence of his own thoughts, an event which occurred about as seldom as a lunar eclipse." I love the way King writes about Richie being completely unable to control his mouth. (hide spoiler)]

It's getting serious folks...

Reading is my Escape wrote: "I'm just finishing Chapter 6. I love the way King shows the differences (and similarities) between the characters as children and as adults.

Chapter 3
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Interlude
I love this par..."

I liked and enjoyed your comments, Reading. I hope you continue to enjoy the read.

I'm not sure what the protocol for this is, seeing as this was supposed to be my first buddy read, but...

I underestimated how busy this time of year is for me (I'm in the middle of uni midterm season ugh) and I've barely made any progress on 'It'. I doubt I'll be able to finish this month.

I dunno if I needed to announce this; I just didn't want it to seem like I joined the read and didn't care enough to do anything with it. Hope the rest of you are having a good experience; I want to try this again some time. Happy Halloween and happy reading!

GuessAgain wrote: "I'm not sure what the protocol for this is, seeing as this was supposed to be my first buddy read, but...

I underestimated how busy this time of year is for me (I'm in the middle of uni midterm se..."

Aww, that's a bummer, GuessAgain, but we understand. Real life sometimes gets in the way of reading.

You can always pop in, (if you decide to continue reading on your own), and make comments as you wish. :)

Char wrote: "GuessAgain wrote: "I'm not sure what the protocol for this is, seeing as this was supposed to be my first buddy read, but...."

It is an unfortunate fact of life :( Thanks!