Welcome to Litsy!

#white
#coverlove

Wow, I loved this collection! Emphasis on the *dark* in the subtitle. The only story here that left me indifferent was “That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French“. Ramsey Campbell has done the same, but better execution in a couple of stories IMO. Includes a story that ties into the Dark Tower, a story that seemed to have a loose connection to the later novel The Institute, & a story that the movie 1408 is based on.

An absolutely incredible collection of shorts and novellas. As indisputably great as King's novels are, he really shines in short-form entries. Standouts included Autopsy Room Four, All That You Love Will Be Carried Away, In the Deathroom, The Road Virus Heads North, 1408, and with the conclusion of the Dark Tower on the horizon, Everything's Eventual and The Little Sisters of Eluria were very pleasant warm-ups. 5/5

Uneven collection entertains, but is not up to the usual quality of King‘s writing. Opening body horror story, which should be a strong “bookend” to the collection, is scary but amateurish. A story about the Dillinger Gang bank robbers was good. Audiobook narrators voice their roles well throughout. #audiobook #ok #Scarathlon #TeamWhoYaGonnaCall #horror #spookybook #pumpkinspicereadathon @FlynnDewey

Nice read that allows the reader to enjoy King without making a huge time investment.

Did you know that the room that Stephen King based his short story, 1408, is rumored to be based on a room in a Boston hotel?

While on a work trip, I was spookily surprised to learn that fact while I was staying in that very hotel!

Whether or not the rumors are true, this was a wicked cool experience!

Learn more here:
https://www.ericarobynreads.com/bookish-feature-room-303-in-the-omni-parker-hote...

#bookmail
Stephen King paperbacks seem to have got a new set of covers yet again. The last lot were pretty grey and grungy and I could never decide if I liked them or not. I do like his short stories, I like the aesthetic of these new covers and I like a book with a lighthouse on the cover #result

Tagged book
(Barbara) Erskine
E.R.
Echo and the Bunnymen
Enola Gay (OMD)

#manicmonday #letterE

Went and spent the week with my sister. Of course no trip to my sister's is complete without a trip to the local used bookstore. I got 2 more to add my King collection. I am down to single digits now!!

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #EverythingsEventual!
 
Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun! #StephenKing #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost

I was disappointed in this one. I only like two or three of the stories. I spent most of the book counting pages until the next story.

This month‘s book:
This month‘s book is #Everythingseventual ! Grab your copy and check back around January 18th (probably a few days later, because I‘m a forgetful ghosthost) for open discussion! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader @Mynameisacolour #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost

I'm not too intrested in his long novels after reading a few, I'm in love with his short stories just like these. The gory details and suspense kept me reading and reading.

200 ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ғᴏʀ #Slaughterthon
200 ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ғᴏʀ #CreatureFeaturethon
105 ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ғᴏʀ ғɪʀsᴛt 7 sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ's ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟ
15 ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟʟғɪʀᴇ ᴄʟᴜʙ
4 ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs

524 ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ 4

2272 ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ғᴏʀ #Scarathlon2020

@StayCurious

ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴛ ᴍʏ ɢᴏᴀʟs. sᴀᴍᴇ ᴀs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴍ sʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴀᴛʜᴏɴ ɪ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴘᴇғᴜʟʟʏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴡᴇɴᴛʏ ᴏʀ ᴛʜɪʀᴛʏ ʜᴏᴜʀs ɪɴ. @StayCurious

Nope. I tried. I love short fiction, and there was one good story at the beginning, but by the middle of the book I was skipping ahead to other stories and hating those too. Most of these were boring and overwritten. “In the Deathroom” was astonishingly racist. There may be stories later in the book that I‘d like, but I can‘t keep wading through stories I hate to get there.

#Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft

1. Spooky Stephen King short stories.
2. My kitty. She kept me sane during quarantine.
3. 2014. Or maybe 1997.

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Thanks for the tag @Chrissyreadit !

Solid collection from King. The scariest for me was “The Road Virus Heads North” but my favorite is “Riding the Bullet” which made me very emotional.

@TheAromaofBooks this was one of my spins lol I think #DoubleSpin 🙈 I‘ll make another post with my bingo board

This one gave me the chills.

Solid collection so far. This one is the standout at the moment.

I got your #LitsyLove today @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This change has been super positive even if my ending at the cab was rough.

I‘ll mail you the deets. But tonight is my second night alone here and so far I‘m loving this change 💕

1. While in college, I worked for a 24 hour adult book store. Not such an unusual job, but some interesting clientele at 2am in the morning. 🤣🤣🤣
2. My health, my friends, my family
#ThankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon

@Cuilin @ReadingFeedsTheSoul @Lucy_Anywhere @audraelizabeth @Buechersuechtling @ReadingIsMyHobby @Onceuponatime @TheBookDream @Daisey @Bookishlie @Sharpeipup

#quotsyjuly20 #etch

It's been a minute since I posted here. Life got crazy ( understatement huh?) I hope to get back to regular posting. I have been reading of course :) Right now I'm into another SK short story collection.

My ‘watchdog‘ #readingbuddy keeping an eye on those pesky pedestrians on the other side of the fence 🐾

This was my first Stephen King short story collection.

Read it for the 2 #darktower related stories - “Little Sisters of Eluria” and “Everything‘s Eventual” - for my #expandeddt journey but I enjoyed all of them! 🙂

#booksandbooze
#dogsoflitsy

Indie bookstores are the best. Especially if they have wandering cats 😻

I could have stayed and roamed all the nooks and crannies of this place forever if given the chance.

Walked away with a book that‘s been on my TBR for a while

Hope everyone‘s having a great Sunday 🌻

Halloween read with the pupper

My haul from the local library book sale this morning! I'm thinking of going back tomorrow to see what else might be laying in all of the unopened boxes of books I saw! 😊

From “1408”

“The Dolphin was on Sixty-first Street, around the corner from Fifth Avenue, small but smart. [In the lobby was a woman whose] light, flowery perfume seemed to summarize New York. On the mezzanine level, someone was playing "Night and Day" in the bar, as if to underline the summary.

It was business as usual at the Hotel Dolphin.”

#WanderingJune | 11: #GrandHotel

?: Made with Typorama

Continuing my Stephen King high. Library hold came in so Green Mile audio (which I own) is suspended. For some reason this audio edition from Libby only has 5 of the stories 🤔
I own a print hardcover copy with all the stories, courtesy of the local bookmobile, but alas it's in storage 😔