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Buddy Read of Stephen King's "IT"-October
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Sep 21, 2016 01:46PM
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I'm still waiting on my audio to come in, but it should be here pretty much any minute. I'm excited to re-read this classic in a new way.
I probably won't re-read it, but I'll check out the discussion.
Nolan wrote: "Charlene wrote: "I'm still waiting on my audio to come in, but it should be here pretty much any minute. I'm excited to re-read this classic in a new way."Awesome :) I'm gonna buy the audio on am..."
I've got the audio reserved from the library and I've been next on the list for about two weeks now. (You're only allowed to check them out for 2 weeks, if someone is waiting for that title, so it should be coming in any moment.)
I'm #9 on the audio waitlist so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that folks return it early and it gets to me in time!
I am going to be out of town this weekend and probably won't get time to read much, so I started on IT today. I'm now on page 251 because oh my, it moves QUICKLY. I've never considered this one to be one of my favorite King novels, but I'm loving it this time around.
So.... has anyone started yet?
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I'm on page 308. This book is so well-written.
Wow, you're flying!Feel free to comment in spoiler tags. We'll click them when we catch up to you. :)
"In a ravine she lived, and took shape as a spider of monstrous form, weaving her black webs in a cleft of the mountains. There she sucked up all light that she could find, and spun it forth again in dark nets of strangling gloom, until no light more could come to her abode; and she was famished."That's from the Silmarillion but doesn't it sound just like the deadlights?
John wrote: "Nolan wrote: "Charlene wrote: "I'm still waiting on my audio to come in, but it should be here pretty much any minute. I'm excited to re-read this classic in a new way."Awesome :) I'm gonna buy t..."
I'm not sure if it's worth the money for the audio, since I already own the book. However, the audio did come in for me this morning at the library. Soooooo WHOOHOOO! If I like it, I might buy it to listen again at some point in the future.
I'll finish listening to William Shatner narrate Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man and start It by tomorrow.
John wrote: "I just finished ch4. [spoilers removed]"I love that about ALL of King's work. All of the stories are connected in one way or another. Most are connected through the Dark Tower series, but some are not. Here's a link if you're interested:
http://tessiedesigncompany.blogspot.c...
John wrote: "I'm in ch6. This has been my least favorite part of the book after my first reading and I always feel like skipping it. But I never do."Which part is that? Be vague. (I'm listening to the audio, so I'm not sure if the parts/chapters are marked the same or not?)
John wrote: "I'm in ch6. This has been my least favorite part of the book after my first reading and I always feel like skipping it. But I never do."My audio says Part 5, Chapter 3
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Ahhh, the thing I referenced in the spoiler above is NOW here. What do you all think of this portion? (In the audio, it says Part 5, Chapter3)
John wrote: "Charlene wrote: "John wrote: "I'm in ch6. This has been my least favorite part of the book after my first reading and I always feel like skipping it. But I never do."Which part is that? Be vague...."
Oh, I see. Good to know that our chapters and parts are correct.
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I am definitely enjoying this. This is actually my first time reading It. I saw the movie with Tim Curry countless times. But it is always interesting seeing how different the book is. I wish I had read this first originally but oh well better late than never :-P
Has anyone read Pet Sematary? I was wondering if it was better than the movie? It's one of the only King classics I have no read yet. IT is one of my favorites of all time!
With all the creepy clown sighting happening around the east coast. IT is a great read to add to the spookiness !
John wrote: "Krystle wrote: "Has anyone read Pet Sematary? I was wondering if it was better than the movie? It's one of the only King classics I have no read yet. IT is one of my favorites of all time!"I think..."
AGREED!
Krystle wrote: "Has anyone read Pet Sematary? I was wondering if it was better than the movie? It's one of the only King classics I have no read yet. IT is one of my favorites of all time!"I thought Pet Sematary was one of the darkest books I've ever read. I also thought it was WAY better than the movie.
John wrote: "Steven Weber really gets into this narration, doesn't he? At times he sounds like Alan Alda, to me. [spoilers removed]"He does, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. Especially all of Richie's voices. :)
I'm 48% in, and enjoying it. But it's so wordy. Sheesh.
John wrote: "Cody wrote: "I'm 48% in, and enjoying it. But it's so wordy. Sheesh."Lol, that's sort of a funny thing to say about a book, but I know what you mean.
I'm up to about 31%. The part with the [spoil..."
I loved that part too!
I'm at Part 15, Chapter 9 or 40% and I just noted a mention of (view spoiler)
It is wordy, but for some reason I don't mind it in this book. Maybe it's because I enjoy the characters so much?
Yeah Stephen King has always been wordy. But it's never bothered me since it really helps with the character development.
Yeah, typically I love King's wordiness (I number The Tommyknockers among my very favorites, after all) but it bothers me in IT, for some reason. I dunno.
John wrote: "Check this out!"He traced the phenomenon to Massachusetts in 1981, when children reported evil clowns attempting to lure them into vans.
The clowns were never seen by adults."
http://nypost.com..."
Heehee, we just had a local clown scare. It was actually shot as an advertisement for a local haunted house but someone got ahold of it, and it went viral, or what counts for viral around here:
http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story...
I'm not sure if it's too late to join in, but I'd love to!I was reading this book a bit in the beginning of October, so this would be perfect!
Anna wrote: "I'm not sure if it's too late to join in, but I'd love to!I was reading this book a bit in the beginning of October, so this would be perfect!"
Come on in and join us, Anna! The more the scarier. :)
Just finished. I'm a sobbing mess. I always forget how beautiful the final Derry interlude and epilogue are.
Cody wrote: "Just finished. I'm a sobbing mess. I always forget how beautiful the final Derry interlude and epilogue are."Awww. The King often does that to me too. The end of The Stand made me sad for days.
Char wrote: "I've started! Yay! I like that Stephen Weber is narrating. :)1st chapter:
[spoilers removed]"
I just started yesterday. I love Stephen Weber's narration too! He is great at all the different characters.
Krystle wrote: "With all the creepy clown sighting happening around the east coast. IT is a great read to add to the spookiness !"LOL. My teenage daughter is completely freaked out about the creepy clowns. This book or the movie, since she doesn't read (UGH), would totally scare the crap out of her.
John wrote: "Steven Weber really gets into this narration, doesn't he? At times he sounds like Alan Alda, to me. [spoilers removed]"Agreed. (view spoiler)
I'm on Chapter 4 now and loving listening to it this time. I love this book and I read it several times, but never listened to the audio.Chapter 1:
(view spoiler)
Chapter 2:
Loved this exchange: (view spoiler)
Chapter 3:
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This book is sooo creepy....
Char wrote: "Cody wrote: "Just finished. I'm a sobbing mess. I always forget how beautiful the final Derry interlude and epilogue are."Awww. The King often does that to me too. The end of The Stand made me sa..."
The Stand is one of my favorite books of all time and very emotional for me.
Reading is my Escape wrote: "Char wrote: "Cody wrote: "Just finished. I'm a sobbing mess. I always forget how beautiful the final Derry interlude and epilogue are."Awww. The King often does that to me too. The end of The Sta..."
M-o-o-n spells sobbing. (But in a good way.)
Reading is my Escape wrote: "I'm on Chapter 4 now and loving listening to it this time. I love this book and I read it several times, but never listened to the audio.Chapter 1:
[spoilers removed]
Chapter 2:
Loved this exc..."
Reading is My Escape, I enjoyed reading your comments. There is a lot of humor here, and it's easy to overlook with all the scares.
97% (IF you haven't reached the end, don't click the spoilers)I'm at the very end now and I'm surprised at how much I've forgotten. This is my third read and I didn't remember that (view spoiler) How did I forget that?
Also, (view spoiler) That's one thing that has stayed the same through my re-reads.
Char wrote: "Reading is my Escape wrote: "I'm on Chapter 4 now and loving listening to it this time. I love this book and I read it several times, but never listened to the audio.Chapter 1:
[spoilers removed..."
Thanks Char. I'm way behind everyone else, but I am really enjoying the audio. It's such a different experience from reading the physical book. I am catching things I never noticed before.
Char, how surprised were you near the end in the sewer? I was floored! Beverly Marsh was an early Katniss after all.
Lena wrote: "Char, how surprised were you near the end in the sewer? I was floored! Beverly Marsh was an early Katniss after all."Well, that part I remembered but I never was crazy about it. I don't think it was necessary, personally.
Still waiting for my copy from Overdrive. I wish those people would hurry up!!
