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Rage | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

This month‘s book is #Rage 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 3w

5feet.of.fury I found a link on Reddit where you can read the full book online which I would never officially advocate for, but I know this one is hard to find. So, just putting it out there. Happy googling to those impacted (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury I feel like if you could buy the book but read it that way, that would be like taking money from the author. But if the book isn‘t available for sale 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w

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5feet.of.fury @BarkingMadRead yeah, I‘m gonna hit up a couple of the used bookstores near me (on the off chance they don‘t know what they have, because wow those prices) but it‘s my backup plan. King has alot of my money 😂 I‘ll sleep ok this once haha 3w

JenlovesJT47 You can also download it for free here, since it is unavailable for sale: https://annas-archive.org/md5/47f228955fd87588ff9965f1e5cc92cb 3w

TieDyeDude @5feet.of.fury @barkingmadread King has specifically let “Rage“ go out-of-print, so read it wherever you can find it with a clear conscience! https://screenrant.com/stephen-king-rage-book-out-print-controversy-explained/ (edited) 3w

BarkingMadRead @TieDyeDude yes, that is correct 3w

ImperfectCJ I know my mom has a copy of The Bachman Books, but she's 2000 miles away and not at all keen on splitting up her King collection, even temporarily. I'm probably skipping this one for now, although it would be interesting to read again with the context of a few decades. 3w

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Rage | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

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

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BarkingMadRead

Salem's Lot | Stephen King

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #SalemsLot
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

5feet.of.fury I liked when Ben Mears is talking about writing his new book and he says something about writing it really gory and detailed to “really rub the reader‘s nose in it” which is funny because that‘s what SK does -but hadn‘t REALLY done yet because this was his 2nd published book. Anyway, I just thought that was interesting, my brain latched on to that tiny detail 3w

5feet.of.fury Way too many townspeople at points. But I really liked the core characters 3w

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BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury definitely a peeve of mine with all the characters, he so loves to do it 🤣 3w

BookwormAHN My copy just came in from the library but since this is a reread, one of the things that drove me nuts the first time around was the endless descriptions of scenery 😸 3w

Bookwormjillk I loved the forward (read by King himself in the audiobook.) It took a while for this book to get going. I was a little surprised he was allowed to get away with that even in his second book. I enjoyed it though. Loved the nods to Dracula that he built in. 3w

Karkar The first time I read this book it scared me more than any other book before. But this being my third time thru it was a different read to pick up details that I did not the past times. 3w

TieDyeDude @barkingmadread @5feet.of.fury @Bookwormahn @bookwormjillk @karkar I get the annoyance with a lot of characters, but I think it helps up the stakes of the story; you're not just concerned about a handful of main characters, you worry about the whole town. I thought the same recently with Billy Summers; with the office workers and neighbors in the first part of the story, there is more dread because there are many people you want to be safe 🙂 3w

TieDyeDude I also enjoyed, in this book, seeing the characters figure out which vampire myths would work or not. I like when his characters live in “our world“ and have the same cultural touchstones. There is less “Why would you do that?!“ and more “Is that what I would have done?“ 3w

5feet.of.fury @TieDyeDude yeah, I can see that! I think some of the personalities were too close in this one, they just didn‘t seem super distinct. 3w

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Balibee146

Salem's Lot | Stephen King

Part way through a re read for this month's Losers Club but I don't think I will be finished until early December.
Next month the read is short though (Rage) so will get caught up again 🤘

@BarkingMadRead

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Luke-XVX I spy The Leftovers, nice reminder for me to read it! Thanks 3w

Balibee146 @Luke-XVX I still haven't read it yet either so it is prominent on my shelves 3w

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Rage | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

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

Roary47 Just making sure it‘s December right? 4w

BarkingMadRead @Roary47 it is, I‘ll change it, thanks! 4w

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BookwormAHN Is this the one that was banned? 4w

BarkingMadRead @BookwormAHN King actually banned it himself. I didn‘t realize that. It‘s not available for sale anymore, I‘m not sure if libraries carry it. 4w

BookwormAHN I found a copy years ago of a similar book like yours with it. 4w

BarkingMadRead @BookwormAHN I checked Amazon, and this book only has 3 books in it now 4w

BookwormAHN They have them on ebay starting at around $50 and I found mine on alibris for around that price back when this first started. 4w

Fortifiedbybooks I won't be able to participate this month, The book isn't for sale (other than costly collectibles) and my library doesn't have the individual title or the collection. 4w

BarkingMadRead @Fortifiedbybooks so sorry! I had no idea when I made the schedule 🙈 King fan fail 4w

Fortifiedbybooks @BarkingMadRead that's ok! Honestly, this will give me the month to catch up on some other reading challenges I'm participating in! 😂 4w

BarkingMadRead @Fortifiedbybooks #silverlining 4w

MatchlessMarie It‘s available on internet archive. I‘m not sure of the ethics of that seeing that it‘s out of print but… 🫣 3w

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TieDyeDude

The Stand | Stephen King

News to me: Stephen King had authorized a new collection of short stories set in the world of The Stand

https://gizmodo.com/the-stand-stephen-king-anthology-1850948210

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BarkingMadRead Whaaaaat?!? No way! 1mo

AllDebooks Yes 🙌 1mo

TheBookgeekFrau 😮 1mo

CocoReads Take my money! 1mo

DogMomIrene @CocoReads My thoughts too, and I haven‘t read much SK. But I loved The Stand. 1mo

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BarkingMadRead

'Salem's Lot (Movie Tie-In) | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #SalemsLot 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

Sace Do you mind tagging me in future posts? 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Sace absolutely! 2mo

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Sace Thanks! 2mo

kwmg40 I won't be joining in for this one, as I've read it already, but could you let me know which ones are coming up in the next few months for #KingFromTheBeginning? Thanks! 2mo

Bklover You can put me back on the list. I‘m happy we‘re back to the beginning😊😊😊 2mo

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Carrie | Stephen King

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #Carrie
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

TieDyeDude My reading for the second half of October has been slow and my library still doesn't have copies of this available. I think the announcement of the new series probably had an effect on availability. I'm going to try to read this in November, since I read Salem's Lot recently. I did see an article about the new show and a hope that they cast a full-figure lead since Carrie is supposed to be heavier. 2mo

5feet.of.fury @TieDyeDude I‘m having that issue finding Salem‘s Lot with the new adaptation 😩 2mo

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5feet.of.fury I liked Carrie, soooooo to the point compared to newer King, still good character studies just shortened. I liked the way the story was kind of bookended. 🩸 2mo

BookwormAHN I'm also on a 10 wk wait for Salem's Lot but it is a reread for me. I think I enjoyed Carrie more this go round. This also may be the only King book where he really stays with this story and we don't get everyone on the planet's backstory 😸 2mo

Bookwormjillk @BookwormAHN yes! He was a lot more concise in this book! And add me to the list of people having trouble getting a copy of Salem‘s Lot. 2mo

Balibee146 This was my first read of Carrie and I was surprised how short it was. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would as exposure to bits of the films meant it didn't hugely appeal to me. I think the writing style with the patchwork of voices /reporting style lifted an otherwise "by the numbers" plot progression. 2mo

Balibee146 Oh and I didn't spot any mentions of a character wearing a "sportcoat" in this one. Over the course of reading my first few King novels that kept getting mentioned and it isn't a terminology we use in the UK so I noticed it.... Then got a bit obsessed with it being mentioned often ..... I shall be annoying you all with "Spoartcoat" Spotting as the months go by... Sorry! 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Balibee146 uh oh now I‘m gonna be on the lookout for sport coats! 2mo

Balibee146 @BarkingMadRead you can't unsee them.... I think there's fewer in th later novels.... Maybe we could have a tag for #sportcoatspotting 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Balibee146 I‘m all about the hashtags! 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Balibee146 also, check out pics of Stephen king, he wears them a lot 🤣 2mo

Balibee146 @BarkingMadRead as I said.... It's a bit of an obsession of mine so.... Many hashtaggings to come. Yeah when I googled "Sport Coat Stephen King" I saw that ??? 2mo

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'Salem's Lot (Movie Tie-In) | Stephen King

Just a reminder that November‘s #LosersClub read is #SalemsLot 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

Bookwormjillk Looking forward to this one right after we finish Dracula! It will be cool to compare. 2mo

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I was thinking the same thing! The timing is really epic! 2mo

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BookwormAHN Looking forward to it 🧛🏻‍♂️ 2mo

bthegood I have this book, not sure I ever read it and I don't think I saw either the miniseries or movie- I'll be joining in on this one (starting it this month)🎃 (edited) 2mo

AllDebooks I'm in! Never read this as completely freaked out by 70s film with David Soul. Never saw it, just heard my parents watching it 😱 2mo

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Balibee146

Carrie | Stephen King

I am joining the new cycle of the Losers Club with my first read of #Carrie. I had to buy a new copy and I like these new editions but 🤮 the fake sticker printed on it. I had no idea this was such a short book!

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5feet.of.fury I HATE the printed on stickers! The real question is: who likes them? Why do they do this 😩 3mo

Sace I hope you like it. It‘s great! 3mo

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury nobody likes them 🤣 it is a great cover otherwise! 3mo

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Balibee146 @5feet.of.fury agreed and thanks @Sace looking forward to getting started on it. 3mo

Sace @Balibee146 I even ordered a copy so I could read it again. Thanks for reminding me about a great book from my past. 3mo

Balibee146 @sace cool hope you enjoy it anew 3mo

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