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[Erin]

[Squire]

The Averoigne Chronicles

[Gavin]

I'm reading Contact.

[Stevo]

I finished Dracula (superb as ever up until the SK-esque rapid ending!) then read some Dickens ghost stories over the weekend and have moved onto Frankenstein now which is, as we know, sublime.

[Cindi]

Jeff Strand's Cyclops Road - I am about 1/2 way through, great so far.

[Nick]

Reading a murder mystery called The Doll House. It was recommended by a friend. But it's time to get back to King. I'm thinking either Needful Things or even The Dark Tower 1. We'll see.

[Stevo]

Nick, The Gunslinger is always a great reread!

[Rhian]

Loving The girl on the train by Paula Hawkins I can't wait for bedtime to go finish it, I eventually finished Firestarter I had a nephew born in the middle of reading it so it took me a while but I enjoyed it and rated 4★

[James]

Steve, it's sad that I've never read Frankenstein although it's on my to read list (and my wife loved it). I have just finished reading Mary Shelley's The Last Man and enjoyed her writing style. Currently reading a murder mystery called What Angels Fear.

[Nick]

Stevo wrote: "Nick, The Gunslinger is always a great reread!"

I was pretty new to King when I read it and not aware of this group or its feelings toward the book. Can't even remember what I thought about it at the time. So this should give me some perspective.

[E.]

Reading the atmospheric "The Elementals" as a group read.
Listening to "Heft". Very character driven, entertainingly narrated and up to now fairly heartbreaking.

[Andrew✌️]

Yesterday, I've finished Usher's Passing, an exciting novel, full of mistery and horror. Now, I'm reading On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, a book that show me sides of Stephen King I never imagined.

[Erin]

[Stevo]

James, Frankenstein is a great read. The way Mary Shelley writes it is mesmerising. It's a story that has a lot to say - it;s not the silly monster flick the film adaptations would have us believe. I haven't read any other of her work but I know it's something I really should get round to exploring.

Nick! I thought you were a seasoned pro with the Dark Tower cycle, what with your love of Wizard & Glass (which I share - getting it marked as reread here on GR is a pain). To read The Gunslinger a second time, with the perspective of knowing what comes next in the series is well worthwhile. I appreciate it more and more every time I open it as it gives you the opportunity to see things and consider them from different points of view.

[Nick]

Stevo wrote: "James, Frankenstein is a great read. The way Mary Shelley writes it is mesmerising. It's a story that has a lot to say - it;s not the silly monster flick the film adaptations would have us believe...."

I've re-read several of the Dark Tower books, but not the Gunslinger. And I've read the graphic novels. I'm not sure this is the start of another total re-read, but I should at least experience the first book again. BTW: thanks for the good words on Frankenstein, I've never read it... always thought the writing was probably dated. I'll give it a try.

[Michelle]

Nick wrote: I've re-read several of the Dark Tower books, but not the Gunslinger.

My second time through the Gunslinger was via audiobook, and I highly recommend it. The first part in the desert in particular, especially that first line, reads like poetry. And it's great to go back to the first book knowing how the series plays out and picking up on all the references to later events. Also, I forgot how amazing the man in black's speech at the end is until I heard it read out loud.

[Drew]

I'm currently reading Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons. It's taken me a while to read as I've not been well this year but I've nearly finished.

[Drew]

John wrote: "Drew wrote: "I'm currently reading Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons. It's taken me a while to read as I've not been well this year but I've nearly finished."
How do you like it? I thought it was so, ..."

Yes it's brilliant...very well written..so, so dark and a lot of suspense too...memorable and vile characters...a long horrific read.

[Squire]

The Fireman

[Anna]

I'm revisiting Duma Key. Loved it the first time around and can't put it down this time - even though I know how it ends.

[Erin]

[Kathryn]

Anna, Duma Key is excellent.

Erin, I really enjoyed Roadside Crosses! Hope you do, too!

I am currently reading A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.

[Erin]

Kathryn wrote: "Anna, Duma Key is excellent.

Erin, I really enjoyed Roadside Crosses! Hope you do, too!

I am currently reading A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara."

So far I do like it. I was a little hesitant trying another Kathryn Dance novel since I didn't like XO but Roadside Crosses seems better, in my opinion.

[Rhian]

The girl on the train was excellent now I'm reading the fire witness by Lars Kepler and so far it's really good

[Stevo]

Finished Frankenstein and now back to Homage to Catalonia.

[Scott]

I recently finished The Tommyknockers, To Build a Fire, and Twittering from the Circus of the Dead.

I'm trying to figure out what to read next.

[Nick]

Still reading (listening to) The Gunslinger, and I have a comment and a question. 1) Damn this guy can write. Much of this book is pure poetry. 2) Did he go back and add a lot of details that relate to future books especially Wizard and Glass? It's hard to believe he could have any idea about Susan Delgato and all the rest. Hope to join in on the group read of The Running Man.

[Stevo]

Nick, the changes are mainly all the 'do ya' and 'may it do ya' type things. I'm pretty certain Susan is mentioned in the original cos I was ready to hear about the girl in the window by the time I got to Wizard and Glass. Other changes are things like the gunslinger takes LSD at the speaking circle bit and there's a beast mentioned at the end which was removed in the revised version. There's twenty-thirty pages extra I think overall, but it's all peppered throughout.

[Nick]

Stevo wrote: "Nick, the changes are mainly all the 'do ya' and 'may it do ya' type things. I'm pretty certain Susan is mentioned in the original cos I was ready to hear about the girl in the window by the time I..."

Thanks, Stevo. Now I admire king more than ever. To think that he planted these seeds and then waited so long to bring them to fruition is just damn amazing.

[Stevo]

Nick I also just remembered the nineteen thing with Allie or Nort wasn't in the original but as you know nineteen doesn't come up in DT 2 or 3 and only gets a fluke mention in DT 4 with the Citgo oil pumps (or was that ka at work...?) but yeah from a story perspective it's not that disjointed to read the original, it mainly has a different writing style and feel.

[Nick]

Stevo wrote: "Nick I also just remembered the nineteen thing with Allie or Nort wasn't in the original but as you know nineteen doesn't come up in DT 2 or 3 and only gets a fluke mention in DT 4 with the Citgo o..."

Right as I get into it, it's more and more like W&G.

[Squire]

The Girl Next Door

[Gavin]

Reading Three Complete Novels: The Servants of Twilight / Darkfall / Phantoms

[Andrew✌️]

Yesterday, I've finished Carrie. I've seen the movie years ago, but the movie doesn't even come close to the emotional power of the book. Fantastic! I planned to read the Mist, so I started Skeleton Crew, that contains it.

[James]

Nick wrote: "Still reading (listening to) The Gunslinger, and I have a comment and a question. 1) Damn this guy can write. Much of this book is pure poetry. 2) Did he go back and add a lot of details that relat..."
Yeah,..I'm listening to the audiobook of The Gunslinger right now too. I began reading this book maybe 10 years ago and for reasons I can't remember stopped after he encounters the town of Tull. I'm enjoying the read so far...it's going in directions I did not expect!

[Squire]

Starting The City & the Cityby China Mieville.

[Rhian]

I started the library policeman by SK last night but fell asleep pretty quick, I've never read this one before and I was tearing the place apart looking for a horror, any thoughts on this one guy's I'm not even sure how horror it is

[Stevo]

Rhian wrote: "I started the library policeman by SK last night but fell asleep pretty quick, I've never read this one before and I was tearing the place apart looking for a horror, any thoughts on this one guy's..."

Hey, I am yet to read it so I can't say if it's horror but I've had The Library Policemen recommended to me ALOT so it must be good!

[Rhian]

Cheers Stevo, I'm sure I'll enjoy it I don't want to look at the book thread I have a huge spoiler phobia ha

[James]

Stevo wrote: "James, Frankenstein is a great read. The way Mary Shelley writes it is mesmerising. It's a story that has a lot to say - it;s not the silly monster flick the film adaptations would have us believe...."

Thanks for the referral to Frankenstein! It's one of my wife's favorites and I'll be sure to give it a read!

[Nick]

James wrote: "Nick wrote: "Still reading (listening to) The Gunslinger, and I have a comment and a question. 1) Damn this guy can write. Much of this book is pure poetry. 2) Did he go back and add a lot of detai..."

James, I just plowed through the gunslinger the first time I read it, and of course, I'm not sure early readers, or even King at that time, knew that he would go back and build out the scraps of memory that Roland has into a fully detailed story. Of course, King found himself locked into a lot of plot points, but all that makes the book even more amazing.

[James]

I can see after finishing SK's The Gunslinger that there is a lot more going on than meets the eye. I had no idea that the Dark Tower plot was so expansive...huge concepts to wrap the head around. Makes me curious what's going to happen with the series.

[James]

John wrote: "James wrote: "I can see after finishing SK's The Gunslinger that there is a lot more going on than meets the eye. I had no idea that the Dark Tower plot was so expansive...huge concepts to wrap the..."

:)

[Erin]

[Daphne]

I am reading....Emotional Vampires: Dealing with people who drain you dry. It is a very good book with answers to my questions I have about how to deal with my narcistic brother.

O, I am sorry.....it is not a SK book! But you should read it anyway!

[Aditya]

Finished The Given Day by Dennis Lehane. An addicting read with something in it for everybody, part crime fiction, part historical fiction that really transports the reader to the period he describes. Rating 4/5.

Wanted to write a full review cause books like these deserve that but don't have the time. My thoughts on the book https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Aditya]

Finished Live by Night by Dennis Lehane. The writing is nice but the same can't be said of either the plot or the protagonist. Rating - 3/5.

My full review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Summer]

James wrote: "Yeah,..I'm listening to the audiobook of The Gunslinger right now too."

Don't the narrators change at some point? Okay, hang on, I can check that myself.

Yup, we get to hear both Frank Muller and George Guidall. They both do an excellent job. Unfortunately, King himself reads Keyhole.

[Erin]

[Christy]

I'm reading 5 books, The Pit Stop: This Stop Could be Life or Death, Different Seasons,Cruelty, The Gunslinger (coming tomorrow), oh...and a few more....my gosh, i'm a bit overwhelmed...it all depends on if I feel like picking up my Kindle, my computer (for iBooks), my iPad (Bluefire reader), or a physical copy! I have The Gunslinger in iBooks, then realized I needed to have the illustrated copy to help hold my interest. I have set a few aside that I started for a later date...such as the Dinner Party by Koch, because he will demand my full attention!