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What an incredible, albeit all too brief book this was. I'm sure many will be put off by elements they feel are missing, but ultimately this book poses a fascinating mystery, expertly told by two of the best storytellers out there to one of the most likable audience surrogates I've come across in King's work. My only real gripe? I want so much more - of Dave, of Vince, and of Stephanie. Considering a good story shouldn't overstay its welcome, 5/5.

Yeah ..NO . Didn‘t love it , so slow …

I've been meaning to read this one for ages, just finally got around to it, and I'm so glad I did!

I adored the characters in this one: I wish I could spend a day just talking to Vince and Dave. Even though this is a tale of mystery through and through, it has an inexplicable coziness and charm to it. And, as always, in King's delightful prose style. I just all around loved it!

Another short one by SK while I put new foil on my desk.
This is a #mystery all right. Two old guys running a weekly newspaper on one of the islands off the coast of Maine tell the story of the mysterious 'Colorado Kid' to their young intern. I loved the characters and the way this story was told.
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

Certainly a departure from King‘s usual style and a book that will frustrate many. Still, as someone who loves King and is still mad that Bob Iger forced David Lynch to reveal who killed Laura Palmer in Twin Peaks, this was right up my alley.

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #theColoradoKid!
 
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repost for @BarkingMadRun:

It‘s finally a short one! This month‘s book is #ColoradoKid! Grab your copy and check back around May 18th for open discussion! #LosersClub #StephenKing #BuddyRead

original post: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2397657

#ReadingBracket2022 @chasjjlee

This month was a hard choice - I really like Dorothy Must Die, but King's book stayed with me for several years (this was a re-read) - and that is why it also beat out Batman for the two months -

Make a great day everyone - 🌞

I loved this - I like when the story has no clean ending - the writing made the characters feel real (I do think a 90 something year old man might still refer to a young woman as “girl“ )- not all lives and deaths are understood - good read -
#LosersClub @BarkingMadRun

I seem to be dancing around a #BookSpinBingo -

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I'm in for this month's #LosersClub read. This is a reread for me and I loved it the first time I read it, the story has stayed with me for years....sign of a good story !

Thx for hosting @BarkingMadRun .

Make a great day everyone 😊

It‘s finally a short one! This month‘s book is #ColoradoKid! Grab your copy and check back around May 18th for open discussion! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost

Homemade apple tart - hanging out with my mum this weekend, and it's lovely.

Getting some reading in, between meals.

A dead man is found on a beach in Maine by two high school students 25 years ago. The mystery of the Colorado Kid is told by two older men who run the local newspaper to their young apprentice. I was pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed this one. It‘s not just about the story of the Colorado Kid; it‘s about a place in Maine, the relationships between the newspaper people, and the reality of mysteries. #MountTBR

Of the 3 books King wrote for the Hard Case Crime series, this is by far the weakest. Liked the Maine setting & main characters, but this has the feel of a short story s t r e t c h e d into a novella. I was also annoyed by the older men referring to the younger intern as "dear" & "darlin'". Skip this & read Later or Joyland, King's other Hard Case Crime books. #fiction #mystery

Tackle the TBR 🤓📚 #boleybooks #stephenking #thecoloradokid #bookbeast #bookjoy #Litsy #readwithme What are you reading? 😊

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Two old timers from a small weekly newspaper kick around a 25-year-old cold case with their forensics intern - a young female with *gasp* breasts. 🙄 This drab conversation is the entire story. We hear all the progress and speculation on The Colorado Kid‘s mysterious death, which is interesting, but some might find the ending unsatisfying. I thought it worked fine. Bonus star awarded for that fab cover! #coverlove

While I appreciate what King did with this book, I can't say I personally liked it.
This is great storytelling, but what else can you expect of King. But there's a little to much left to the imagination for my taste, and while I realise that it is the whole point of the book. I can't say I'm a fan.

Another Stephen King in the books. This was an ok read for me, while the description appealed to me, I was left wanting more hard boiled mystery than what it was. I did enjoy the narration immensely though. #AuthorAMonth

I love these Hard Case Crime editions. Having said that, Joyland was a struggle. Some fine writing but ‘slow burn‘ doesn‘t tell the half of it. By contrast, The Colorado Kid was a great read: beautifully paced and ample testament to King as a writer of versatility and charm. It‘s brilliant that he remains so prolific and I‘m looking forward to starting on The Institute next. I‘ve heard good things.

@Alfrazier21 I got my book back. Thanks! I'm looking forward to reading everyone's notes. I really enjoyed this round 😺
#lmpbc #GroupK
@Mynameisacolour @rsteve388 @suvata

A very different style of King. Much different from what I‘m used to, but a solid story nonetheless! Enjoyed this pick for #Round8 of #LMPBC

@BookwormAHN I‘ll pick up an envelope today and get this on its way to you in the morning! 📖 ✉️

@Mynameisacolour @suvata @rsteve388

I thoroughly enjoyed this story, I was okay with a mystery within the story that didn't have a wrapped up ending. The overall story had an ending with one of the main characters being asked to stay. It was an easy light read and I enjoyed the interactions with all the characters. This is a great Stephan King and I am glad it was my first.

On to the Fourth book in Group K @BookwormAHN @Mynameisacolour

Not your typical Stephan King novel except for the exceptional writing and storytelling.
In 1980 a body is found on the beach of small Maine Island. The man has no ID and nobody knows him. So where is he from and how did he get there, but most importantly how did he die?
2005 an intern at the newspaper on that small Maine island hears the story of ‘The Colorado Kid‘ from the 2 old timer news men that were there.
Excellent short read. 👍🏼

I'm behind on posting this but finished up and sent off this one for #lmpbc. I don't want to give too much away about this little novella but it was a different kind of King read but not unenjoyable! #groupk

I need a new physical read. Man Cub picked The Colorado Kid so I‘m going to at least start that one tonight.
Which one would you pick?

3rd book in O.W.L.s HP Magical Readathon-career=Metal Charmer-class-Defense Against Dark Arts-prompt-Grindylows=book set at the sea/coast. I have mix opinion b/c I liked the characters and their dynamic but not the end.I remembered a short story from Hemingway in that style, a conversation in one day about an event and you can know the characters. I liked that style.But the end of the mystery is inconclusive, open. It was from ok to so-so 3.3⭐️

I finished The Colorado Kid. I enjoyed it and loved the fact that its illustrated. I'm going to try to mail it off this week. @Mynameisacolour I realize it's a little early but its getting nutty down here.
#lmpbc #groupk @rsteve388 @Alfrazier21

4⭐️

Taking place on an island off the coast of Maine, Stephanie is nearing the end of her summer internship with the local newspaper. While sitting for lunch with the two most witty and warm heart elderly men and the only staff of the paper, she learns about the mystery of the unsolved case of the Colorado Kid.

Goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3138548269

[1] Couldn't resist The Colorado Kid by Stephen King as it was marked down 50% and I have always been looking for this book, I believe it was out of print for some time.
[2]Nope, not yet, but there is still a few days left to this month .. You never know

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

About to start this one... short read maybe couple hours

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1358635989?book_show_action=false&from_rev...

My reading goals this year were originally to monthly read at least:

1 unread book recieved in a subscription box
1 unread book from my owned TBR
1 audiobook
1 new release
1 unread ebook

Well now I decided to add 1 work by Stephen King because I really need to finish my back log of books of his I have yet to read. Starting September off with this one.

Exciting news! My lady friend got a job at the Garfield Country Library system in Western Colorado. We will be moving out in October. Sad to leave Philly behind, but excited for our next adventure.

This book has mixed reviews but I quite enjoyed it. Stephen King is a great writer as always, and I found this story intriguing and not predictable. The cover was unfortunately very misleading, as I was hoping for some 1950s noir-esque type of story, but instead we get a mystery with no solution. Some might hate it but I think it‘s worth reading, and can be read in a couple of hours. 4⭐️

#StephenKing

A Litten on her travels - this looks such an amazing place. Thanks @Soubhiville ... one day I‘d love to visit here 🏔

So it‘s not that I didn‘t like it but... I wanted to have an answer. The story was good but I wanted an ending. I didn‘t hate it. But didn‘t love it. I say it‘s a pick but if you are picky with a full story it‘s not for you.

So true :)

Love when I actually do get a lunch break and can be lost in a book for a few

My new lunch read :)

“[A]lmost every newspaper man and woman who's been at it awhile knows: in real life, the number of actual stories - those with beginnings, middles, and ends - are slim and none. But if you can give your readers just one unknown thing...and then kick in what Dave Bowie there calls a musta-been, your reader will tell himself a story.”

#TimbitTunes | 9: #BuildingAMystery

📷: Made with Typorama

📕 The Colorado Kid (Stephen King)
📗 Cassandra Clare 😍
📘 Christopher Robin (technically not out yet but I can‘t wait to see it!!)
📙 cereal

#Manicmonday @JoScho

Not my favorite Stephen King tale, but nothing is more appropriate for a Maine summer than Stephen King.

I picked up this book in response to my love of the series Haven on Netflix (and all things Stephen King). But the book was merely a seed to grow a new story.

However, I loved the book for what it is - an atypical mystery. King himself said that people will either love it or hate it. Why? It‘s a reflection on story and storytelling. To that end, there is no answer given to the mystery. The fun is in the story, not the answer.

📷: Google Books

“‘But do things have a beginning, a middle, and an end in real life, Stephanie? What does your experience tell you?‘”

📷: Made with Typorama

#KingAtoZ

H is for Hard Case Crime.
A few years ago I had the joy of coming across a new King book, quietly released,in paperback only, sold in drugstores, and I remembered what it was like being a kid in a ... well, a bookstore. Not only did I get a King book out of it, but it led to rediscovering my love of pulp fiction. He followed up with another standalone treat, Joyland, & it was just as fun.
If you‘ve missed these, fix that.

@GarthRanzz

1. Dusting. Its necessary but tedious to me. There are so many nooks to remember!
2. Uh my dad makes a really good meatloaf!
3. Less! The week days I have more alone time.
4. Eliza and Her Monsters took me about 5 or 6 hours only. I‘m usually a slow reader.
5. The kids/young adult section
6. None. My library is upstairs 😫
7. YA crime/mystery is a new one
8. The Colorado Kid!!!!

@Kaye #saturdaynightspecial

Please give a big Litten welcome to my friend Jim! @mtnguy3211 it‘s so cool to see some friends joining Litsy!

So, I am a Stephen King fanatic. Love him, love everything by him, until this book. I think part of my problem was the similarities to the case of the Somerton man, an unsolved murder from Australia. That story is so creepy and true, that nothing can compare. Read about that case instead of this book. I guess there had to be one book that I didn‘t like. Above is a photo of the real Somerton man! Scary!