Fire Starter

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

This thread is to discuss Fire Starter by Stephen King.


Pages: 403 pages


Length: 1 Month (October)


Participants: Eirelyn, Jessica.


Everyone reads at their own pace during a Buddy Read. Because participants can be at different parts of the book at different times, it is extremely important to mark spoilers so that the book is not ruined for someone who is not as far along as others!!!

Mark spoilers by placing {spoiler} before the text and {/spoiler} after the text but use the < and > instead of the { and }.

[Eirelyn]

I have just begun this one. It's been taking me a little longer to get through books lately, so I thought I'd get a head start. :D

[Eirelyn]

I am really enjoying this so far. I like that it is very much focused on the (view spoiler)[characters & their journey on the run & in hiding, just as much, or maybe more so, than the supernatural aspect of Andy & Charlie's abilities. (hide spoiler)]

I am a little over halfway through, and (view spoiler)[they were just captured by The Shop! I expected this to happen because it makes for some interesting drama & suspense. Right now, they are just basically lab rats being drugged & subdued. Hopefully they can overthrow The Shop & regain their freedom! (hide spoiler)]

[☼ Cristina ☼]

Hi guys I hope you don’t mind if I join you! I happened to be reading this and noticed it was listed as a buddy read :) I’m about 60% through and enjoying it but it was not what I expected!

[Eirelyn]

Welcome, Cristina! :D The more the merrier. I'm glad you're enjoying the book.

I just now finished the book myself, and I really liked it! It wasn't as weird as I thought it was going to be, which is good. :D I like that (view spoiler)[Andy & Charlie's psi abilities had parameters -- what they could & couldn't do. It wasn't like they were just completely all-powerful & could do anything they wanted. There were very specific things that they could do. I feel like in supernatural books like this, sometimes the abilities have no rules or boundaries, so I was glad that that wasn't the case here. (hide spoiler)]