Stephen King Challenge #20- Skeleton Crew

[Latasha]

It's ok, Terry is still reading too. And Matthew.

[Latasha]

What's missing
(view spoiler)[ I don't think she's praying to Yog, sorry I can't spell his name (hide spoiler)]

[Rachel]

I didn't realize this book was short stories. I just put it on hold. I should have it soon. So I'll be back lol

[Latasha]

Is anyone still reading? Ready for the next one?

[Latasha]

IT is next, yay or nay? Majority wins!

[Terry]

I still plan on finishing Skeleton Crew, but haven't made any progress. However, I just read IT a few years ago and was not planning on rereading it now, so please go ahead if everyone is ready.

[Latasha]

I'm ok with skipping IT was well.

[Myst]

Im reading skeleton crew currently.

I'm skipping It as I've already read it.

[Latasha]

Do y'all want to go on to Misery? I'll wait a few more days to see if anyone else chimes in. If not, we'll wait til both of you are done then go to whatever we decide next. Sound good?

[Terry]

Latasha wrote: "Do y'all want to go on to Misery? I'll wait a few more days to see if anyone else chimes in. If not, we'll wait til both of you are done then go to whatever we decide next. Sound good?"

I'm good with that, but I can wait also

[Addy]

I was looking thru my books and I found Skeleton Crew. Oh well. I guess I did have it...lol.

[Scott]

I’m fine with skipping IT. Just read it a few months ago. I haven’t read Misery so looking forward to that.

[Latasha]

Looks like we'll be skipping IT and going on to Misery. I'll give it another day here. Terry, your still reading Skeleton Crew right? Anyone else?

[Terry]

Addy wrote: "I was looking thru my books and I found Skeleton Crew. Oh well. I guess I did have it...lol."

😂 You have so many books!

[Terry]

Latasha wrote: "Looks like we'll be skipping IT and going on to Misery. I'll give it another day here. Terry, your still reading Skeleton Crew right? Anyone else?"

I'm still reading it, but don't wait just for me. I have so many commitments, plus work, I'm not sure when I'll get done.

[Latasha]

Ok. Anyone else reading or is everyone ready to start misery? How's Saturday sound?

[Myst]

I'm about 2/5 through skeleton crew currently. This week is probably too busy to finish though. Not home tomorrow, wed is help someone move & bake a ton of stuff for thurs. Thurs thanksgiving. Fri is a bit of black friday shopping & going out in the evening.

Im already tired & the week has hardly started.

[Latasha]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Terry]

Thank you, Latasha! You're spreading cheer everywhere. Happy thanksgiving to you too!

[Jen from Quebec :0)]

I would love to re-read MISERY!! Would that chat/thread for Misery be right here also? Or would there be a new thread/page created for that one? --Jen from Quebec :0)

[Latasha]

Jennifer Lynn wrote: "I would love to re-read MISERY!! Would that chat/thread for Misery be right here also? Or would there be a new thread/page created for that one? --Jen from Quebec :0)"

i'll be creating a new one for it but i'll link to it here.

[Jen from Quebec :0)]

Ok, great! Thank you for the reply. (Sometimes I cannot find the threads that I want to find and lose out on book talk!) --Jen from Quebec :0)

[Latasha]

Jennifer Lynn wrote: "Ok, great! Thank you for the reply. (Sometimes I cannot find the threads that I want to find and lose out on book talk!) --Jen from Quebec :0)"

I completely understand. There's some still reading Skeleton Crew so it will probably be a few more weeks before we start Misery.

[R. Leigh]

Howdy,

Completely new to the group, so apologies if I get it wrong, but just a couple of questions on how these group reads typically go:

1) It looks like everyone agrees on a start time? Do you also then agree on an end time, or is it just until the next month? Starting on October 25 for instance with discussion to happen between that date and when the next one starts on November 25?

2) Looking at the previous replies to this thread, I'm not actually seeing too much discussion on the books themselves. Is that done in another thread or somewhere else? That's part of what I'm looking for, but if that's not the purpose of the group then should I look elsewhere?

3) I assume that since this is a discussion group for books that it's understood people venturing into here are reading that book, so we do *not* worry about posting spoilers, right? On the other hand, one person could easily be further along than the next, so it seems reasonable that someone would note what they read up to before diving into it so people who haven't gotten that far know to not read until they do.

Any other rules or guidelines I should be aware of beyond the group's overall policy? Thanks!

Also: I'm ready to start Misery whenever. I have not read it before. I'm finishing up The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon now but I'll have that done in a day or two, and anyway I can start Misery at the same time.

[Latasha]

Ok. We usually try to start on the 13th of the month. We discuss, comment or whatever about the book here in this thread. We try to wait til everyone is done before moving on to the next one so there isn't a "finish by" date. Your not required to read them all with us. You can pick & chose. Um what else....we do you spoiler tags cause like you said, we all read at different speeds. Some months there's lots of participants and some months it just me & Terry lol. If you have anymore questions feel free to ask.

[R. Leigh]

Cool thanks. So are we starting Misery on the 13th...?

[Latasha]

Hopefully.

[Latasha]

I still haven't but I've seen The Raft.

[Terry]

I’ve not seen the movie about gramma either, but I have seen Creepshow 1 and 2, so that includes The Raft. That’s actually the story I’m up to in Skeleton Crew, also. So far, I’ve liked all the stories up to now. Especially liked The Jaunt, mainly for the big idea more so than the actual story itself I think, though.

[Latasha]

Sometimes I'm ok with not knowing. What was the oil spill, where did it come from? I like that he didn't tell us everything.

[Ginger]

Damn! I think I've got to many book commitments next month for Misery but I hope to join again in January.

One day I'll get to Misery and It! *sigh*

[Myst]

I'm still working on skeleton crew. Every time I start to read it my phone goes off. I'm getting highly frustrated not being able to read 20 pgs uninterrupted.

So far, the raft is the creepiest, but I also liked the story with the girls car.

[Terry]

I'm still working on it also. Just finished Word Processor of the Gods, which wasn't bad, but I agree The Raft is still the best one.

[Latasha]

Those were good but my money still on Gramma.

[Latasha]

Myst wrote: "I'm still working on skeleton crew. Every time I start to read it my phone goes off. I'm getting highly frustrated not being able to read 20 pgs uninterrupted.

So far, the raft is the creepiest, ..."

I know exactly how that is. me & 1 of my cats gets comfortable on the couch and !! my phone goes off and of coarse it's out of reach. I did manage to finish The Ascent though.

[Myst]

I finally got 100 pages read without interruption!

The mist, the raft and gramma were the best stories.

[Latasha]

Myst wrote: "I finally got 100 pages read without interruption!

The mist, the raft and gramma were the best stories."

lol yay! I'm glad you liked Gramma. it was my favorite.

[R. Leigh]

Just finished Misery. Is there going to be a separate discussion thread for it?

[Latasha]

Yes, I'll put it up around the 13th.

[Becko]

Just couldn't get into this one. Liked Mist but only read a few more. Thought The Monkey was okay. Will probably try again sometime, but too many books to read to little time.

[Terry]

I just finished The Reapers Image. Very short, but I like the idea of that one.

[R. Leigh]

What was it you liked in particular?

[Terry]

R. Leigh wrote: "What was it you liked in particular?"

I liked (view spoiler)[ the idea of a haunted or cursed object, especially a mirror that distorts its returned image ever so slightly. The idea that the reflected image isn't the same as the reality around us due to that distortion. And an evil waiting to take you as soon as you notice the wrong thing in the other reality. (hide spoiler)] Simple story, but the idea is cool.

[Latasha]

I don’t remember what the reapers story was about :(

[Latasha]

How do I not remember that?! I read your spoiler...

[Terry]

Latasha wrote: "How do I not remember that?! I read your spoiler..."

It was a little more subtle and not quite as exciting as my description makes it sound really, but I liked it.

[Latasha]

Lol it does.

[Latasha]

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


the thread for Misery is up. have fun!