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Started on The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher yesterday and couldn't stop. Only about 30% to go. Properly creepy!
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Ooh--I enjoyed this one!
Hannah wrote: "Started on The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher yesterday and couldn't stop. Only about 30% to go. Properly creepy!"i love t. kingfisher! glad to hear you're enjoying it! :)
I'm reading 'Radiance' by Catherynne Valente, but I'm having a terrible time! The style is soooo distracting. Can anyone tell me why I should continue? Thanks
Char wrote: "Alan wrote: w..."Fairy Tale is by far my fave King novel in a long time. It's a bit long-winded in parts, but overall was great storytelling reminiscent of The Dark Tower books."YAY! I loved it too."
Me, too! Very entertaining!
Squire wrote: "
I've got 5 or 6 King books to catch up on this year. I probably should have read The Outsider first, but spoilers don't matter to me if the book is good."
I just read 'Later', from 2021 & really liked it.
I’m curious to know if All Hollows is good. I’m reading Episode 13 right now, it’s pretty fun so far
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All Hallows"Hope it's good... and what a great cover."
I have to admit, the cover caught my attention first.... ;)
I’m re reading Ghost Story
by Peter StraubIt’s just as good as I remember, possibly better! It still ranks as one of my favourite ever books. Brilliant.
Currently reading Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
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I have Episode 13 in my cart!
I finished Ghost Story by Peter Straub. Five stars
David wrote: "I’m re reading Ghost Story by Peter StraubIt’s just as good as I remember, possibly better! It still ranks as one of my favourite ever boo..."
One of my top scary books. I read it when I was 16 and couldn't go in the basement for weeks afterward.
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The Nightmare Man"Another great cover. Hope the insides are good too!"
I seem to be on a "cover-spree" lately... LOL!
In a Lonely Place
by Karl Edward Wagner. I’m wondering if this collection’s reputation isn’t a bit inflated, to be honest. The stories so far certainly aren’t bad, but…
Christopher wrote: "In a Lonely Place by Karl Edward Wagner. I’m wondering if this collection’s reputation isn’t a bit inflated, to be honest. The stories so far c..."I will be picking that one up too, Christopher, but I may do it on audio, since I love Matt Godfrey's narration. Sorry to hear it's a bit disappointing so far. :(
I'm starting
by David Niall Wilson. I might be starting
but if it doesn't work for me, I might start
.
I've finally started Billy Summers. I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to get around to reading it. I'm not far enough along to form any kind of opinion yet. I'm also in the middle of How to Sell a Haunted House and loving it!!
TheresaW wrote: "I've finally started Billy Summers. I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to get around to reading it. I'm not far enough along to form any kind of opinion yet. I'm also in the mid..."I'm reading Billy Summers too, Theresa! :) At 30% now.
I quite like it so far though I feel slightly detached from Billy, not as invested as I would be with other King characters.
inciminci wrote: "I'm reading Billy Summers too, Theresa! :) At 30% now.I quite like it so far though I feel slightly detached from Billy, not as invested as I would be with other King characters."
Oh what a fun coincidence! It was on my list of TBRs to get through this year, soooo ... I'm only on page 11. haha. I honestly have no opinion formed yet at all. I'm just about to go read a bit on my lunch break though. :D
TheresaW wrote: "inciminci wrote: "I'm reading Billy Summers too, Theresa! :) At 30% now.I quite like it so far though I feel slightly detached from Billy, not as invested as I would be with other King characters...."
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I'l stop by your status every now and then and we can chat about what we've read. Enjoy your lunch break, I'll soon read some more before going to bed, lol!
I just started
and I'll also be starting
sometime in February.
Amanda wrote: "I just started and I'll also be starting sometime in February."Love me some Jeff Strand!
Kimberly wrote: "Calvin wrote: "Picture of Dorian Gray is amazing! One of my favorites."Same here--I reread it at least once every couple of years."
I am due for a re-read!
I am about halfway through Robert McCammon Speaks the Nightbird and I'm loving it. Was drawn to this series after reading Cardinal Black
Char wrote: Love me some Jeff Strand!"This will be my first from him!
Calvin wrote: "I am about halfway through Robert McCammon Speaks the Nightbird and I'm loving it. Was drawn to this series after reading Cardinal Black"I love that series! It's one of my favorites.
Amanda wrote: "Char wrote: Love me some Jeff Strand!"
This will be my first from him!"
I hope you have fun with it, Amanda!
Theresa Wants to Read ALL the Books wrote: "I've finally started Billy Summers. I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to get around to reading it. I'm not far enough along to form any kind of opinion yet. I'm also in the mid..."I really enjoyed it!
I’m in the way back machine with Ketchum’s Off Season; just before that, Morrison’s #thighgap; ahead of that was Ahlborn’s The Shuddering…
I think that no matter what I think of this book, I will probably think a little worse of the novella "If It Bleeds;" I shouldn't have read that one first. oh well.
Squire wrote: "I think that no matter what I think of this book, I will probably think a little worse of the novella "If It Bleeds;" I shouldn't have read that one first. oh well."I also read If It Bleeds first, I didn't know there was a connection between the two. But I still enjoyed the Outsider enough to give it 5 stars.
The Outsider is what got me back to reading Stephen King again. I read it twice - with maybe one or two other books between my first and second reading. I loved it that much. Then I realized the Bill Hodges trilogy existed! So I read them all out of order, but loved them all anyway.
Theresa Wants to Read ALL the Books wrote: "The Outsider is what got me back to reading Stephen King again. I read it twice - with maybe one or two other books between my first and second reading. I loved it that much. Then I realized the Bi..."I think the beauty of those books is that you don't have to read them in order. I read them in order but it's apparent it doesn't matter. I think they will all be getting a reread before Holly is released.
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That is exactly how I describe the book.