Introduce Yourself and Tell Us Why You Are Here

[Kerri]

I'm in the YLTO group and only stumbled on this group thanks to the book Youcurrently being read. I've only just discovered it and plan to read it very soon. I used to love Stephen King and read all his older books as a teenager. I still have most of them in my bookshelves all these years later. They might fall apart if I took them down now, but I can't part with them. I stopped reading for a few years and somehow never got back to Stephen King when I took it up again. Though I have read some of his recent releases and plan to go back to any of his older stuff I've missed over the years.

[Janice]

Hi Kerri!

Good to see you here. :)

[Debra]

Hey Kerri! Good to see you here! I hope you get in more Stephen King books and also that you join in our Group Read discussions.

[Nadine]

Hi everyone! I am new here, having read a novel Stephen King gave a plug to (The Troop by Nick Cutter). I stumbled upon this group when I did a search to try to find other books King recommends. The Troop incidentally is a fantastic read for fans of horror fiction, gruesome but great. Love King too of course. Wishing everyone happy reading out there.

[Janice]

Welcome Nadine. I believe we recently did a group read of The Troop so you may be interested in reading the discussion.

[Nadine]

Thank you Janice! I'll do just that.

[Debra]

Always willing to welcome a new member, Nadine. Janice had a good suggestion about you checking out The Troop's group read discussion. We'd be interested in hearing your take on it.

[Nadine]

Hi Debra - will do. I'd be interested to see how readers fared with The Troop. There were some devastating and hard to read scenes in there.

[Jonathan Roy]

thinks that Mr. King is a master craftsman, who knows great writing when he sees it. I have given many of his favorite authors a spin... and have seldom found them lacking. The favorite authors of my favorite authors is always a nice place to start the quest for my next best book.

[Debra]

Nadine wrote: "Hi Debra - will do. I'd be interested to see how readers fared with The Troop. There were some devastating and hard to read scenes in there."

I agree!

[Debra]

Jonathan, excellent points. Welcome to the group!

[Kandice]

I have been reading Stephen King since I was a child. I think I've written everything he's ever written. Many, many times!

One of the best memories of my life was seeing his last performance with The Rock Bottom Remainders and then (sort of) meeting him after. I actually breathed air he had also breathed!

[Janice]

Glad to see you here, Kandice.

[Kim]

Hi,
I really like the sound of this group, as I have looked out for SK's book recommendations the past several years, and having a group of people who are as interested as I am sounds like a group I want to join. How does 1 do that?

[Janice]

Hi Kim. It looks like you have successfully joined. Welcome. We vote on the books that we're going to read and discuss together. Currently, we're reading Horns by Joe Hill.

[William]

Hi everyone--I've read most of Stephen King's novels. I've loved most, hated some, and been ambivalent about many. However, the books he's suggested I've nearly all loved. The last one I read that he liked was A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. Do yourself a favor and read it. Terrific!!!

My name is Will Harvey and I'm a physician in San Francisco. I try to read well reviewed lit of all types but my true love is horror and thrillers. Was an English major in college so I read a lot of things I respect if not always enjoy. Very open minded about all genres. Look forward to joining you all!

[Missy]

I agree about Headful of Ghosts, William. I just recently finished it too. A great read.

[Debra]

Welcome newbies! Glad to have more fans. Welcome aboard.

[Debra]

Great to have you with us over there in North Wales! Another Constant Reader is always welcome.

[Decy]

Hello! I've just finished 'On Writing' and I want to delve into some more King stuff. I think I've become a little obsessed.

[Debra]

Ah, we love obsessives here! Welcome to our unique group.

[Decy]

Thanks Debra! Any recommendations gladly welcomed. I LOVED The Stand.

[Donald]

Hey everyone the name is Don. I'm from Canada, Ottawa area if anyone knows where that is. I'm in my tree stand right now, all is quiet so thought I would surf.....I love everything Stephen King, I think my favorite story would have to be "the long walk". Would love to see this as a movie.

[Decy]

Thanks Dom, I might give that story a whirl

[Karina]

Hey there! My name is Karina and I am from Colorado, USA. I am a huge fan of horror books and Stephen King himself. My favorite book by him is Misery and i am currently reading 11/22/63 and A Good Marriage. xx

[Rach]

Donald wrote: "Hey everyone the name is Don. I'm from Canada, Ottawa area if anyone knows where that is. I'm in my tree stand right now, all is quiet so thought I would surf.....I love everything Stephen King, I ..."

Decy wrote: "Hello! I've just finished 'On Writing' and I want to delve into some more King stuff. I think I've become a little obsessed."

Welcome to you both, I look forward to hearing your opinions on the books etc.

[Rach]

Karina wrote: "Hey there! My name is Karina and I am from Colorado, USA. I am a huge fan of horror books and Stephen King himself. My favorite book by him is Misery and i am currently reading 11/22/63 and A Good ..."
Hello Karina, welcome! I also love Misery, I think it's a real page turner. I'm interested to see how you get on with 11/22/63 , I haven't got around to reading that yet ..it's on my pile haha

[Debra]

Welcome to Don and Karina! I've enjoyed every SK book I've read, but then I'm a hard-core fan. However, my favorite of all is the Dark Tower series. It's his magnum opus. It took years of waiting and nail-biting, but he finally came through after his accident and finished the series.

I hope all you newbies can come and join in on our group reads. We are currently reading A Head Full of Ghosts for the months of November thru December.

[Kristina]

Hi, my name is Kristina and I'm from Co, USA. My mom is a huge fan of SK and got me hooked. I've been busy the passed couple of years putting my life together but I've been finishing up some other books so I can start reading a lot more of SK. One of the books I just finished was Doctor Sleep. And I really enjoyed it. Next I plan on reading Mile 81 because it was the second SK book I have on my kindle aside from Doctor Sleep. My other favorites I have read are on my bookshelf waiting to be rad again!

[Debra]

Glad to have another SK fan here, Kristina. Welcome aboard!

[Katie]

Hi everyone. Katie from Western Australia. Started reading Mr King when I was eleven and haven't stopped since! Always buy a book with his name on it (whether authoring or recommending) so thought this was this perfect group for me.

[Katie]

Hi everyone. Katie from Western Australia. Started reading Mr King when I was eleven and haven't stopped since! Always buy a book with his name on it (whether authoring or recommending) so thought this was this perfect group for me.

[Debra]

Hi Katie! Welcome to you from the other side of the world (to me at least!). We share the same devotion to what King writes and what he recommends!

[Debra]

Hi Manda:

Already welcomed you to the group in reply to you message. But, here's a welcome aboard to another SK fan!

The House Next Door was a good one! I think I read it twice.

[Melissa]

Hello. My name is Melissa and i am from Brazil. I am here because i think we Love the saem autor. Once muito frined introduce me to readings nas today i am addicted. I have some books from King and now I am reading Revival and I am loving. I cant wait to finish and see what happens. Sorry my mistakes um english. Thanks

[Melissa]

And Sorry.. my corrector os brazilian and I couldnt edit my post

[Janice]

Welcome Melissa. Don't worry about your post. I thought it was understandable. I hope you enjoy the group.

[Debra]

Hi Melissa! Don't worry about the mistakes. I understand what you are saying. You are another Stephen King fan! Welcome to our group!

[Dustin]

Hi, Debra! Told you I'd drop by someday.☺ I hope al's well. I am happy to be here!

[Stephanie]

Hello, everyone! My name is Stephanie and I am from Peru. I joined this group because I have read some Stephen King books and I've really enjoyed them. I wanted to look for books he recommended after I found the list in "On Writing" and I found this group. I know I'll enjoy many of the books I can find here. :)

[Debra]

Dustin wrote: "Hi, Debra! Told you I'ddrop by someday.☺ I hope al's well. I am happy to be here!"

Hey, great to see you Dustin!

[Debra]

Wonderful to meet you Stephanie! We're very glad you found our group, and hope to hear more from you in our group read discussions.

[Doreen]

I belong to the Stephen King Fans Group and recently found this one. It sounded really good and from what I see in discussion threads it is. My name is Doreen and I hope to be able to contribute to the group.

[Debra]

Hi Doreen! We are glad to have you. You've made your first contribution just by joining and introducing yourself! Welcome!

[Reddreaddit]

Hi guys!
I'm Anni, currently studying social studies in Germany, am 24yo and since last year consider myself a newbie to the SK universe.
So far I read 'The Eyes of the Dragon', 'Carrie', 'Mr. Mercedes', 'Finders Keepers', 'Revival', 'Joyland', 'Misery', 'The Shining' and 'Cell'.
What got me to join this group? Curiosity about what inspires SK and inspiration for myself.
Cheers!

[Kim]

Welcome, Reddreaddit!

[Sarah]

Hi I'm Sarah,

My first SK was Cujo. I chose it because of the dog on the cover. I was 6. I never looked back. 34 years later he's still one of my fave authors and I'm proud to say I own most of his novels and short stories. (He has his own bookshelf.) Never got into his Bachman stuff though.
Have really enjoyed reading my way through his recommendations - found a lot of great thriller/horror writers that way. Not so big on the war/baseball stuff but that's me.

I'm in NZ. I'm a journalist and film reviewer, and I also work in Film PR & Publicity. I'm currently producing my first short film.

What scares me? People. They're the most fascinating and terrifying things in existence. (And clowns. And spiders. And ducks in groups on land away from water.)

[Kandice]

Sarah wrote: "I'm in NZ. I'm a journalist and film reviewer, and I also work in Film PR & Publicity. I'm currently producing my first short film. ."

Wow! I'm impressed. Welcome.

Welcome to Reddreadit, Doreen and Stephanie.

[Dustin]

Debra wrote: "Dustin wrote: "Hi, Debra! Told you I'ddrop by someday.☺ I hope al's well. I am happy to be here!"

Hey, great to see you Dustin!"

Thank you. It's good to be here.:)

[Ingrid]

Hi I'm Ingrid and I love Stephen King's characters. I know that may sound strange, but for me, it's always well-developed characters that make the story and King's characters are always so real. I actually cried at the end of It. Thanks for creating this group, I'm always on the lookout for my next thrilling read!