November's SECONDARY Group Read-Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon!

[Char]

This is the runner-up to Salem's Lot in November's Group Read vote. A few of you requested this also be made a group read, so here is a place for us to discuss this classic horror book. Enjoy!

[Mauoijenn]

Looking forward to reading this. :)

[Char]

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Mauoijenn!

[Andi]

This one is next up on my roster. :)

[Tom]

I own this so I will tag along. Haven't read it yet

[Char]

Tom wrote: "I own this so I will tag along. Haven't read it yet"

I thought it was fantastic! A true horror classic. I hope you both enjoy it, Andi and Tom. :)

[Andi]

Charlene wrote: "Tom wrote: "I own this so I will tag along. Haven't read it yet"

I thought it was fantastic! A true horror classic. I hope you both enjoy it, Andi and Tom. :)"

Thanks Char. Me too. :)

[REMEMBER UKRAINE NOW ReadingReindeer]

I read this decades ago and still remember how brutally it terrified me. Picked up a copy on Kindle a week or so ago. Eager to reread.:)

[Catster]

Joining! :)

[Just a Girl Fighting Censorship]

joining

[Missy]

totally joining

[Julia]

I just bought this for my kindle. So excited to start reading.

[Jon Recluse]

An excellent novel. You folks are in for a treat.

[Andrew]

The time to find the book and I'm ready to start.

[Teawench]

It's currently on sale for $1.99 for ereaders.

[Kimberly]

I'll be starting this one tomorrow! :)

[Andrew]

Teawench wrote: "It's currently on sale for $1.99 for ereaders."

Ok, thanks. Otherwise, there is always the library.

[Amanda]

Literally just finished listening to the audiobook of this today. Extremely enjoyable, hope you all have fun!

[Robert]

Amanda wrote: "Literally just finished listening to the audiobook of this today. Extremely enjoyable, hope you all have fun!"

Hmm, having bought the Kindle edition on sale for $2, I can add the audible edition for $4, and if I litsened to this and read 'Salem's Lot, I could participate in both group reads at the same time! :-)

I've read 'Salem's Lot, but it has been a ridiculously long time, and as bad as my memory is, I'm sure it'll be like reading it for the first time...

[Marc-Antoine]

I've ordered a used copy on amazon.ca, hope it comes in on time. I couldn't find a new copy for the life of me...

[Latasha]

I'm going to try to read this one, too. I bought it while it was on sale.

[Hudson]

In!

[Holly]

Two group reads this month.....excellent!

[Joel]

It's free on Kindle Unlimited. I'm greatly looking forward to this, my first group read. This book sounds like an undiscovered (by me) classic.

[Char]

Joel wrote: "It's free on Kindle Unlimited. I'm greatly looking forward to this, my first group read. This book sounds like an undiscovered (by me) classic."

Joel, I think so for sure. I hope everyone likes it as much as I did. :)

[Kimberly]

Charlene wrote: "Joel wrote: "It's free on Kindle Unlimited. I'm greatly looking forward to this, my first group read. This book sounds like an undiscovered (by me) classic."

Joel, I think so for sure. I hope e..."

It's been years since I've read it, and some scenes are still vivid!

[Tim]

I picked this one up at amazon (I better since I voted for it, right?) and am looking forward to trying my second group read. I read last month's The Troop so soon and so quickly that I don't think I was a very good group read participant. I think I'll wait for the second week of November before starting this one.

[Char]

Tim wrote: "I picked this one up at amazon (I better since I voted for it, right?) and am looking forward to trying my second group read. I read last month's The Troop so soon and so quickly that I don't thin..."

Sometimes that happens, Tim. I find that a lot of the time, the success of a group read depends on the participants and how chatty (or not) they are. :)

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Robert wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Literally just finished listening to the audiobook of this today. Extremely enjoyable, hope you all have fun!"

Hmm, having bought the Kindle edition on sale for $2, I can add the au..."

The audio sample was pretty good. I may Whispersync this one for the extra four bucks. Whether I read or listen, I'm in.

[Dani]

Great concept! Finished it in only a few hours and can't wait to see what everyone posts! Happy reading!!

[Daniel]

This sounds awesome. I'm going to do my best to get my hands on a copy.

[Just a Girl Fighting Censorship]

I order my copy from the library and it's ready for pick up. Excited to start my first ever group read

[Joshua]

Just got a copy! Looking forward to my first group read!

[Joshua]

Just got a copy! Looking forward to my first group read!

[Char]

Excellent! We are looking forward to having you guys. :)

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I'm trying out Amazon's "WhisperSync for Voice" thing with this one. I'm a few chapters in, and still mostly marveling at the magic of being able to open either the Audible app or my Kindle at any time and find myself right where I left off.

[LyndiLea]

Going to read Salem's Lot first but I should be able to squeeze this one in too.

[Kimberly]

I started my re-read tonight. :)

[Lisa]

The is my first group read! I read this years ago, I mean like maybe 20 years ago, and forgot how much I had liked it! The funny thing is that the whole time I was thinking about it, I was confusing this book with The Others. I somehow had the titles crossed up in my mind. I now know the difference! I am really enjoying this re-read so far, I had forgotten so much of the detail in the book.

Are any of you readers old enough to remember the made for TV version of this? David ackroyd played the lead......

[Char]

Great, Kimberly!

Hi, Lisa! I don't remember there being a movie of this. Was it any good?

[K.L.]

Picked this book up a few weeks ago, guess I need to get on it soon

[Andy]

JUst picked this up from my school library. It's a old battered copy, so I hope it stays together for one more read. Last checkout was 1996.

[Char]

It's sad that such a great story sat fallow for such a long time.

[Holly]

Lisa wrote: "The is my first group read! I read this years ago, I mean like maybe 20 years ago, and forgot how much I had liked it! The funny thing is that the whole time I was thinking about it, I was confus..."

Yeah, Lisa, I was in 8th grade when The Dark Secret of Harvest Home aired. I absolutely loved it, and ran to the library to find the book, so I would date my first read of this novel as having been in 1978 or so.

I have been cautioned by other fans of the book in regards to the DVD version of the TV movie; it has been heavily edited and chopped, with entire storylines removed. The original had a run time of 3 hours and 42 minutes, so beware of any version with a significantly shorter run time.

[Katy]

Charlene wrote: "This is the runner-up to Salem's Lot in November's Group Read vote. A few of you requested this also be made a group read, so here is a place for us to discuss this classic horror book. Enjoy!"

I'm in. Started this one on the train last week.

Such a charming little town...

[Hudson]

The beginning of this book reminds me of the movie "Funny Farm" with Chevy Chase.

(Also, I'm reading Salem's Lot right now too and there are some similarities, especially with the small town descriptions.)

[Kathy]

I started reading this, but I'm only a coupe of chapters in.

[Joel]

I'm only three chapters in, but it's a great, confident start. Tryon's writing in these chapters is rather Lovecraftian, not in style but in giving the reader complete detail to the house and the layout of the town. This, along with some subtle foreshadowing, bodes well for whatever is to come.

[Katy]

Hudson wrote: "The beginning of this book reminds me of the movie "Funny Farm" with Chevy Chase.

(Also, I'm reading Salem's Lot right now too and there are some similarities, especially with the small town descr..."

Reading Salem's Lot and Harvest Home at the same time is interesting. I'm not quite as far into Salem's Lot.

[Holly]

Cornwall Coombe is such a charming, rustic place.