Litsy

I‘m switching between listening to this for #LosersClub and To Say Nothing of the Dog for my #audiowalk. I‘ve read The Dead Zone multiple times but think it might hit differently right now. Nice breeze. For awhile it looked like it might rain but didn‘t since I was prepared with my rain jacket. 😄

BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Omg James Franco is narrating? That‘s epic! 2d

KathyWheeler @BarkingMadRead Yes! He‘s good too. 2d

Reggie Omg, when 2016 happened I actually wished for our own Dead Zone character. But he never came. Actually he did but nothing tarnishes this guy. And most of our people seem to be horrible for voting him. Some Canadian said that one of her favorite things about Canada was that they hadn‘t embraced the anti-intellectual movement that the US had. And I just felt super sad. 20h

KathyWheeler @Reggie I thought about that in 2016 too. 19h

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BarkingMadRead

The Dead Zone | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #theDeadZone 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! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @karkar @julies_bookshelf_adventures @bekakins @elizamarie 2d

Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures I just started this one today! 2d

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Brooke_H

Cycle of the Werewolf | Stephen King

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This brief werewolf tale was a total treat. The conceit of each chapter being one month of the year was clever. I loved the illustrations, and was genuinely shocked at the werewolf identity reveal. I do have to take away a star, though. I‘m sad to report that I‘ve realized that 1980s SK suffered from a terrible case of fatphobia. I do not see this in his later novels, but it‘s so obvious in these earlier ones. (And I‘m reading Thinner next. 🤦‍♀️)

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ElizaMarie

The Long Walk | Stephen King

Picked off a few books #OffTheShelf2025 (granted, some of these were new purchases)
@Librariana

#AprilReCap

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BarkingMadRead

The Long Walk | Richard Bachman

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #theLongWalk
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

Bookwormjillk I liked this more when I read it as a teen I think. As an adult I thought it was too long and SK was a bit too much with some of the sidebars. It read very late 70‘s early 80‘s to me. Still King do readable but not a favorite. 4d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 💯 could have been a short story! 4d

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JenlovesJT47 I enjoyed this and am looking forward to the movie adaptation! It is one long existential crisis that fills you with dread. 4d

AllDebooks I did not like this. I found it repetitive and overlong. It certainly was tense and horrifying. I agree, @BarkingMadRead it would be better as a concise short story. 4d

5feet.of.fury I didn‘t like it either. Weird side note though, there was a 20 mile race that went from Kittery Maine to Salisbury Massachusetts and goes through the part of Rt1 NH that they were on at one point. I was there once also trying to beat an aggressive time cut off 4d

KathyWheeler I liked it but feel it would‘ve worked better as a novella. I also have mixed feelings about the ending. 4d

ElizaMarie How will this change when the movie version comes out? I am curious to see what direction this goes - and what the movie ending will be. I enjoyed this book - I liked the boys' conversations throughout the walk and the different character developments. I agree with y'all thinking this would have fared much better as a novella. 3d

Karkar This was okay for me. Real middle of the road. It did do a very good job of stressing me out. 2d

Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures I felt like this would have been better as a novella. It had an interesting premise, but kinda lost itself for a bit. Really stressful in general, but I enjoyed the thought experiment of how psychologically and physically something like this would affect people. 2d

kwmg40 I'd read this book some years ago and, though I liked the story very much, I found it very disturbing and decided not to reread it at this time. I've always been intrigued by the real-life Swedish Fotrally race inspired by this book. Nothing terrible happens to the competitors that drop out of that race, thankfully! 2d

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LitsyEvents

The Dead Zone | Stephen King

repost for @BarkingMadRead:

Just a reminder that May‘s #LosersClub read is #theDeadZone Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about May 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing! 5d

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ElizaMarie

The Long Walk | Stephen King

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Initially read this years ago, had almost forgotten how great it was - knew I liked it, but I hadn't remembered the intensity of the boys.

It was kismet that one of my co-workers (who saw me reading) had also randomly picked this one up! So we have been discussing too!

Picture from one of the protests (felt like it belonged here)

#LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader

#TheLongWalk
@BarkingMadRead

Chrissyreadit 💙💙💙💙💙 5d

lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 💓 💓 5d

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ElizaMarie

The Long Walk | Stephen King

Ooo - It references another book club book we read :) #HashTagBridgage

#TheLongWalk #StephenKing
#LosersClub @BarkingMadRead
#StephenKinginOrder
#KingFromTheBeginning
#ConstantReader

BarkingMadRead I love when book worlds collide! 7d

Leftcoastzen Yay! That was a good one ! 7d

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KathyWheeler

The Long Walk | Stephen King

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This is the lower end of the pick scale for me because I don‘t think it needed to be this long. King could have conveyed everything — the tediousness, the hardships, and the slow descent into madness for some of characters of the long walk — in a novella. I‘m also not sure how I feel about the ending.

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Pedrocamacho

The Gunslinger | Stephen King

so-so

I‘ll read the next book, but didn‘t love the feeling that this book doesn‘t really stand on its own.

NatalieR I didn‘t care for this book either.
Thankfully, the series gets much better. 23h

Pedrocamacho Thanks, @NatalieR! I was hoping that would be the case 😊 23h

NatalieR You‘re welcome! A friend who encouraged me to read the series warned me that getting through The Gunslinger might be a challenge. He was right, but it was worth it. I hope you enjoy the next book. 23h

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