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Outsider
Outsider | Stephen King
An unspeakable crime. A confounding investigation. At a time when the King brand has never been stronger, he has delivered one of his most unsettling and compulsively readable stories. An eleven-year-old boy's violated corpse is found in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City's most popular citizens. He is Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon add DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad. As the investigation expands and horrifying answers begin to emerge, King's propulsive story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.
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KathyWheeler
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I FINALLY finished The Outsider. I thought I was going to give it a so-so because the first half was boring in places and far too long; however, the second half was not boring and I ended up liking it. I love Holly, and there was no reason for the first half of the book, before Holly shows up, to be so tedious.

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KathyWheeler
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The Outsider was published in 2018; I get Stephen King‘s books as soon as they are released. So I‘ve been reading this book off and on for about 5 years. I‘m determined to finish it this month. It‘s cloudy, grey, and depressing outside, so it‘s a good day to get some reading done.

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BarkingMadRead
The Outsider | Stephen King
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #theOutsider
 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 #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

BookwormAHN Now since I have read the books with Holly in order, I like her a lot better. She is less weird, maybe? I'm looking forward to Holly when we get to it. 3mo
BarkingMadRead @BookwormAHN I feel like we understand her better now? I still haven‘t read the newest book, Holly. I can‘t wait! 3mo
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Bklover I did not get to The Outsider this month! So sorry! 3mo
5feet.of.fury This was one of my favorites for a few reasons. the premise has a backstory rooted in mythology, sometimes when King has a supernatural element it‘s never fully explained or even attempted to be explained (or the explanation is cuckoo). the wives were killing it, Jeannie was an awesome side character. & the whole thing was so creepy. It was really quotable too, the repeated “if I believe this, then there‘s no end to the universe” 3mo
5feet.of.fury @BookwormAHN I haven‘t read Holly yet either, this was my first read through of these but if I had not read Bill Hodges I def would not have understood the deal with Holly, which I am glad I did because I liked seeing her take control but also say “this is too crazy for me, lost pets & bail jumpers from now on” 🤣 3mo
5feet.of.fury Also I just looked up the cast for the HBO adaptation …I might need to watch this 3mo
BarkingMadRead @Bklover no worries!!! @5feet.of.fury yes! He did such a great job with this one. All of the history of the Outsider was so interesting and also a little nuts. I watched the movie when it came out but I don‘t remember much except that I liked the Holly in the Mr Mercedes series so much better. Maybe because I saw it first? I struggle with change 🤣 3mo
5feet.of.fury @BarkingMadRead the actress in Mr Mercedes was a perfect casting. but I saw Jason Bateman as Coach T & I am intrigued 3mo
BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury Jason Bateman 😍 3mo
Karkar I just finished this one. It was a first time for me and I loved it! I am going to go watch the tv show now. 2mo
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BarkingMadRead
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PuddleJumper 💙❄️💙 3mo
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5feet.of.fury
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In the running for being my favorite King. The premise & pacing was perfect, it was creepy. So creepy.

A heinous crime is investigated by Det. Ralph Anderson who concludes the perpetrator is an upstanding member in the community, only his alibi is as airtight as the evidence against him.

#losersclub @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead I‘m almost done, this one is so so good! And I love Holly in this one! 3mo
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Andrew65 Excellent 🎄🎄🎄 3mo
BookmarkTavern Woo! 🎉🎉🎉 3mo
5feet.of.fury @BarkingMadRead 💯 I was so glad to see her again 3mo
Texreader Wow that‘s high praise!! 3mo
Catsandbooks 🍭❄️❤️ 3mo
bekakins I really liked this one too! Super creepy 3mo
Emilymdxn King at Christmas is a great shout! 3mo
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BookwormAHN
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This is one of King's weirder books. A man is accused of a terrible crime with overwhelming evidence against him so of course the question instantly becomes what really happened?
#GhostsOfXmas #WinterGames
#LosersClub @BarkingMadRead #Rushathon @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES @DieAReader #Adventathon @BookmarkTavern #ScaryChristmasReadathon @Patchshank #AToZ @Texreader #LittenListen @aperfectmjk

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 3mo
BarkingMadRead It is definitely a bit of a mind f&”$ for sure!! 3mo
BookmarkTavern Sounds intense! 3mo
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5feet.of.fury
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#losersclub @BarkingMadRead
Starting today!
Side note- they printed this HBO thing on the cover, no one wants that. Why do they do it. No one has ever wanted that.

BarkingMadRead Seriously though 🙄 4mo
5feet.of.fury @BarkingMadRead the stickers are bad enough! 4mo
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BarkingMadRead
The Outsider | Stephen King
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Starting this today for the #losersclub

Bookwormjillk I liked this one. Good characters. 4mo
BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I‘ve just started my reread and I totally forgot that King “reused” one of his previous characters from Storm of the Century (edited) 4mo
Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead Oh interesting. I don't know if I've read that one. Was it a short story? 4mo
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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk he wrote the screenplay for a series, it‘s never been in print other than the screenplay, which I hate reading 🤣 we watch it every winter, it‘s really good 4mo
AllDebooks This really did give me the heebie jeebies 😱 4mo
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KathyWheeler
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Print: The Outsider; Bunny
Ebook: Fuzz
Audiobook: Let it Crow! Let It Cow! Let It Crow! I like Donna Andrews‘ Christmas mysteries.
#weekendreads

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BarkingMadRead
The Outsider | Stephen King
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This month‘s book is #theOutsider Grab your copy and check back at the end of the month for open discussion! Don‘t forget to tag me so I can see which version you have! If you would like to be added to the tag list, let me know!
#LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

KathyWheeler I‘ve been trying to finish The Outsider for a long time! Maybe this will be the boost that finally gets me to finish it! 4mo
BarkingMadRead @KathyWheeler do you want me to tag you at the end of the month for the discussion? #thepressureison 4mo
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KathyWheeler @BarkingMadRead 😄 Yes, please! I really do want to finish it. I‘ve had it since it first came out. #needthepressure 4mo
BookwormAHN I would like to still be on the tag list. This will be a reread for me but I read this before I read the Bill Hodgens trilogy so it should be more interesting this time. 4mo
BarkingMadRead @BookwormAHN definitely more interesting when you know what‘s what! @KathyWheeler added you as well!! 4mo
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BarkingMadRead
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I started a new tag list, so be sure and let me know if you want to be in it!
Just a reminder that December‘s #LosersClub read is #theOutsider Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about October 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

SconsinBookyBadger Add me to new list please 😊 4mo
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PaperbackPirate Please keep me on your list! I plan to join you in January! 🏔️ 4mo
Bklover Keep me please!💙 4mo
bthegood Thanks for keeping me on the list and thanks for hosting - I added it to my December reads 😊 4mo
Bklover Hey I‘ve been looking at the list and I think I will take a break until February. You can leave me on the list or drop me either way. I‘d like to come back for The Institute but I‘ve read the other two so I will see you on February. (I don‘t want to do rereads while trying to get through #thebros)😊 4mo
BarkingMadRead @Bklover I don‘t blame you #thebros may kill us #sososolong 4mo
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britt_brooke
The Outsider | Stephen King
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The one Holly Gibney dubs “The Outsider” brings hell and … eats sadness? Heinous crimes, but solid alibis force you to suspend belief, or rather believe in the wholly unexpected. Forensic trickery? Or the supernatural? Pretty disturbing story. I had a little trouble visualizing, but King always spins enthralling stories. Def could‘ve been shorter, though. Dude can be long winded.

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KathyWheeler
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I am exhausted from my trip, and it‘s raining outside, so I‘m just going to stay in bed all day and read. I‘ve owned The Outsider since it came out but have never finished it. I got the Richard Russo and Dorothy Allison books while I was in Columbia. I‘ll probably switch between all three.

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Melismatic
The Outsider | Stephen King
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Sigh. Well, first #Scarathlon book complete. I really enjoyed it…right up to the end. So much build up for an ending that felt shockingly easy. Bleh. I think I‘ll pass on the HBO television iteration but I will prob continue with the followup novel bc I‘d like to get to his latest, ‘Holly‘, who was an important character in this.
Word Search: 1020 pts #TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

TW: (child) death, suicide, rape, cursing

FlynnDewey Oh, I didn't know there was a follow-up! Neat! 6mo
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Melismatic
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#Scarathlon Photo Challenge - Day 1 - Black

This is my first pick for the month, bc you can‘t go wrong with the King of Horror. So much traveling and walking today, so got a solid chunk done.

Also, this was apparently turned into a television series? Will have to check it out if I get the time….

#TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

FlynnDewey I really enjoyed the book. And read by Will Patton?! Nice! I love his work! He was great in The Punisher! (2004) I couldn't get into the series, myself. They made minor changes that seemed so unnecessary to me lol. I'm picky when it comes to adaptations. (Do *not* get me started on the Jason Bourne films.) 6mo
Melismatic @FlynnDewey I find it odd that so few King adaptations are faithful to his writing. Maybe bc they are typically so long? Who even knows. 😒 6mo
FlynnDewey @Melismatic I think it's also hard to faithfully bring his stuff to life as it doesn't usually translate. There was a 90s mini-series of The Shining (starring Steven Weber as Jack) that was closer to the book, but felt much campier. Also, he can't be left in charge. Or we get delicious disasters like Maximum Overdrive lol. 6mo
Melismatic @FlynnDewey so true 😂😂 6mo
bthegood perfect! 6mo
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HettyG
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I haven‘t read any SK novels for quite some time, but my apartment building has a rec room with a book exchange shelf. So I put a book I was bailing on in there and saw this one and took it, this beginning quote seems apropos given that I just finished The Afterlives…

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RowReads1
Outsider | Stephen King
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jdiehr I was lucky enough to live close by. I've been to Bart's many times 😊 8mo
gossamerchild This sounds amazing. 8mo
SamAnne Oh, I want to visit this place! 8mo
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Bookwormjillk
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A re-read of this classic Stephen King featuring one of my favorite characters Holly Gibney. I‘m really looking forward to the new book coming out in September.

TieDyeDude Agreed! 9mo
SerenaCrawford Is it ok to start with this book or do you recommend I start with 1st book in series? 6mo
Bookwormjillk @SerenaCrawford I think you‘d be ok to start with this one but pretty sure it spoils part of the three that come before it. I‘m not sure if that would bother you. 6mo
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Andrea4
The Outsider | Stephen King
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Nursery has colour!
Also what a book to binge listen to when you're 37weeks preggo 😜
While a twisted crime against a child (that is described) it is not overly dwelled upon in miniscule details meaning you can (probably) get past that.
Such a King novel so obviously Terry *can't* have done it, or consciously? Or...??? Read on!

tpixie What a great space! I love the pop of color and what great bookshelves and a beautiful wood floor!! Lol 😂 you are brave reading, Stephen King while pregnant!! Congrats on your pregnancy. My daughter is also at 38 weeks and counting down!! 12mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 😍 12mo
Andrea4 @tpixie thanks! We built those shelves- better use of space than dead attic space for sure and I've got a bunch of books just waiting to be shelves!!! I really love the colour- way more vibrant IRL. Congrats to your daughter, her and I must have a very close due date! 12mo
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Andrea4 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thank you! Can't wait for it to be all done! 12mo
tpixie @Andrea4 Great building of shelves!!! bookshelves are always a great use of space! Yes, esp with the slanted roof. Your child will love the space! 12mo
Andrea4 @tpixie ☺️☺️ 12mo
Gissy 😍👌 12mo
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ashleyn
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Reality is thin ice, but most people skate on it their whole lives and never fall through until the very end. We did fall through, but we helped each other out. We're still helping each other.

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Twainy
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🎧 👀 HOLY 🐄! Do not read this book if you have kids. TW - A truly horrific crime against a child.

It did its job. Angered & creeped me out!!

You‘ve been warned.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TheNeverendingTBR Loved it! 1y
SerenaCrawford Is it ok to start with this book or do you recommend I start with 1st book in series? 6mo
Twainy @SerenaCrawford I don‘t think this is a series? It‘s part of the Holly books. The Bill Hodges trilogy is where Holly is introduced so if you want to see her growth as a character that‘s a great trilogy. 6mo
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JacqMac
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I‘m surprised by how many black books are on my shelf. I decided to go with the King for this first day.
#scarathlondailyprompt #scarathlon #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

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KristiAhlers
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Should have probably saved this for the October reading challenge but I didn‘t. Oh well. This was a fast paced read and disturbing and creepy. I know. It‘s a SK book it‘s supposed be creepy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 read

C.M.Jones_Artist I saw the series and have wanted to read this too! Thanks for the reminder 🤗 2y
SerenaCrawford Is it ok to start with this book or do you recommend I start with 1st book in series? 6mo
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JenniferEgnor
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I‘ve watched the show on HBO and liked it. I thought it was more unnerving than the book. El Cuco turns out to be an old legend but King puts his own twist on it. El Cuco isn‘t the Doppelgänger you‘re used to…it‘s something far worse.

More: https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/the-outsider-el-coco-explained/

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Lenamarcela339
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TashaLeigh
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Mehso-so

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Biohaz74
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Really enjoyed 8/10

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LibraryCin
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I listened to the audio with the same narrator as for the Mr. Mercedes series, I believe. Holly Gibney from that series also makes an appearance in this one. This was really good. Things seemed like a done-deal on both sides, but almost right away, I figured it couldn‘t have been Terry. In any case, how in the world could there be such convincing evidence on both sides? It certainly had me wanting to know more

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squishmallowbb
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PaperbackPirate
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I read 148 pages in 5 hours 35 minutes for the #20in4 #Readathon. My goal was 200 pages, but adulting got in the way.
I‘m still loving this book.
Thanks again @Andrew65 !

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏🙌🥳 2y
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PaperbackPirate
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Time for my #20in4 #Readathon update!

I‘ve read for 3 hours 36 minutes so far, getting 98/200 pages done toward my goal.

Loved the double connection - I just finished watching season 4 of Ozark, and Jason Bateman plays the main character in both Ozark and The Outsider (which I‘ll watch when I finish).

Thanks again for hosting @Andrew65 ! 🙌

Andrew65 Doing great 👏👏👏 2y
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PaperbackPirate
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📘 The #20in4 #Readathon gives me the perfect excuse to properly read the book I‘ve been sad to put down all week.
📖 My goal is to read 200 pages.
💙 It took me a minute to figure out the date was off - hoping to save some confusion. 😜
📚 Thanks for hosting @Andrew65 !
P.S. Is this your 1 year anniversary of hosting the #20in4 Readathon?!

Andrew65 Good luck 😊👍 To be honest I don‘t know if it is the 1 year anniversary, imagine it will be about that. 2y
PaperbackPirate Thank you @Andrew65 ! Happy Anniversary-ish! 📚 2y
Andrew65 @PaperbackPirate Thanks 🥰 2y
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GatheringBooks
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andrew61
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For fathers day I received 'If it bleeds' but saw it carried on the story from this bk so being a completist had to go to this one 1st +was pleased to revisit Holly gibney from the Mr Mercedes books, a great character.
The initial crime is disturbing and I'd avoid if violence to children in novels causes distress. The bk itself however is unsettling with a doppelganger idea + at times I was definitely checking that the door was locked, scary ⬇️

andrew61 I did have an image prepared until my wife posted in family chat her 2nd encounter with a spider that puts IT to shame. Having not believed her last week I have to escort him out when I get home with a stern warning and I'm hoping Mr King can keep him at bay until then. 3y
Ruthiella That spider! 🕷 😱 3y
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katcalvin
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Well it‘s a classic Stephen King so you know it‘s good. Not scary at all but a fascinating interpretation of an old Mexican urban legend.

SerenaCrawford Is it ok to start with this book or do you recommend I start with 1st book in series? 6mo
katcalvin You can read this one on its own but also the series is fantastic. 6mo
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