Week 22: Progress Post

[Zaz, Mood Minion]

We are halfway done with Week 22! Are you scared?

This discussion thread is solely for your progress. (Book discussions go in individual threads.)


What did you read this week?

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?

Did you enjoy the book?

Did you find it scary?

[Keri]

What did you read this week? The Entity

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?
I guess it is probably considered a horror book. I asked my friend for a recommendation because I know she likes to read scary books

Did you enjoy the book?
It was ok. It was pretty slow and didn't really grab my attention.

Did you find it scary?
I found some parts to be disturbing but not necessarily scary. It didn't give me bad dreams like I was thinking it would when I read the synopsis.

[Zaz, Mood Minion]

What did you read this week? Bird Box

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?
It's an horror book, on the post-apocalyptic side.

Did you enjoy the book?
Yes, very much. It had a good atmosphere and interesting ideas, so it was compelling.

Did you find it scary?
Not at all, but it was creepy enough. I didn't want something really scary ;)

[Francesca]

What did you read this week? The Girl Next Door

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?
It's a horror book based on a true event.

Did you enjoy the book?
That's a tricky question, I enjoyed how good the book was and how scary it was but I also didn't really enjoy the story as it was pretty horrific and knowing the real story makes it kind of worse.

Did you find it scary?
Yes!

[Erica]

What did you read this week?
House of Leaves

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?
It's a horror book, although a very unusual one.

Did you enjoy the book?
This might actually be my new favourite book. It was so weird, unlike anything I've ever read and I'm glad I bought it so I can read it again (I almost never re-read).

Did you find it scary?
It was very creepy and unsettling. Thoroughly messed up.

[Sarah]

What did you read this week?
I read two books for this week. Twilight Eyes by Dean Koontz and Nyctophobia by Christopher Fowler

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?
I am pretty sure they are both considered horror books.

Did you enjoy the book?
I really enjoyed them both. Twilight eyes wasn't scary, but it had its moments. Now Nyctophobia on the other had kept me scared and disturbed for a lot of the book. And I sure didn't see the ending coming!

[Rebekah]

What did you read this week?
"Horns" by Joe Hill

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?
I read a book that everyone has been writing about lately. Every review I've read stated that it was a good, scary book. I'm still counting it for my "Scary" category of the challenge.

Did you enjoy the book?
Yes, I enjoyed the book. I didn't think it was scary. It was a good, thrilling horror-type mystery, though.

[Anastasia]

What did you read this week?
Bram Stokers Dracula

Did you choose a horror book or a book you were scared to read?
I read a classic horror. I do not usually read horror so wished to read something that was not too bad.

Did you enjoy the book?
I enjoyed the first half of the book. Some of the dialogue was long. I ended up skimming around the end.

[Karen Michele]

Oops - forgot to keep up with my progress posts!

What did you read this week?

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?

It was listed as horror.

Did you enjoy the book?

I did - it was well written and dark which I like.

Did you find it scary?

I found it more creepy and unsettling than scary.

[Krysta]

What did you read this week? Heart-Shaped Box

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read? A horror book.

Did you enjoy the book? Yes.

Did you find it scary? I found it more creepy than scary, but still a good book.

[Jessica]

What did you read this week? Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read? A book I was scared to read.

Did you enjoy the book? I enjoyed the first part, the later part was pretty typical teen/children book fare (though I feel as though some teens and children would be offended by the condescension).

Did you find it scary? The first part was a bit creepy, but not really. Not at all scary in the end. I was a bit disappointed by that actually.

[Jean]

What did you read this week? Salem's Lot

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read? I chose this book because it scared me when I read it many years ago and I wanted to see if it would scare me again.

Did you enjoy the book? Yes.

Did you find it scary? Yes, very much so.

[Jody]

What did you read this week? The Handmaid's Tale

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read? Neither, really - but the unnerving feeling that this could genuinely happen was absolutely terrifying.

Did you enjoy the book? Very much.

Did you find it scary? Yes, terrifying.

[Michelle]

What did you read this week? Mind of Winter: A Novel

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read? A chose a book that reviews said was scary.

Did you enjoy the book? It was ok. Not a waste of time, but I didn't love it.

Did you find it scary? Yes, it got spookier the closer it got to the end.

[Megan]

What did you read this week?

The Historian

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?

I chose a book I was scared to read. This book was originally given to me years ago and it's super intimidating. Not only is it 642 pages, this book is taller than your average hardcover, meaning the pages are bigger, meaning there's more words, meaning this book is massive. Having just recently come out of an 800 and some page book I'm not sure if I'm ready to jump headfirst into this but we're going to give it a try.

Did you enjoy the book?

I'll let you know when I finish ;)

Did you find it scary?

As of right now, it's not. I'll update this when I get closer to the end though.

[Silvia]

What did you read this week? The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

Did you choose an horror book or a book you were scared to read?First I chose a book that I was scared to read because it was too long (IT by Stephen King), but it IS TOO LONG, so I changed to a regular short horror book.

Did you enjoy the book? Yes, I did! :)

Did you find it scary? Just some parts, maybe if I hadn't seen the movie, it probably would have been scarier.