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BarkingMadRead
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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? 2d
BarkingMadRead @Sace absolutely! 2d
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Sace Thanks! 2d
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! 2d
Bklover You can put me back on the list. I‘m happy we‘re back to the beginning😊😊😊 1d
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BarkingMadRead
Carrie | Stephen King
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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. 7d
5feet.of.fury @TieDyeDude I‘m having that issue finding Salem‘s Lot with the new adaptation 😩 6d
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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. 🩸 6d
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 😸 6d
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. 6d
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. 5d
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! 5d
BarkingMadRead @Balibee146 uh oh now I‘m gonna be on the lookout for sport coats! 5d
Balibee146 @BarkingMadRead you can't unsee them.... I think there's fewer in th later novels.... Maybe we could have a tag for #sportcoatspotting 5d
BarkingMadRead @Balibee146 I‘m all about the hashtags! 5d
BarkingMadRead @Balibee146 also, check out pics of Stephen king, he wears them a lot 🤣 5d
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 ??? 5d
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BarkingMadRead
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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. 2w
BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I was thinking the same thing! The timing is really epic! 2w
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BookwormAHN Looking forward to it 🧛🏻‍♂️ 2w
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) 2w
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 😱 4d
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julesG
The Truth | Terry Pratchett
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#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that we'll be reading #TheTruth next! Dig out your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on November 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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julesG
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#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues TODAY with #MovingPictures!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

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julesG
Unseen Academicals | Terry Pratchett
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Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the #UnseenAcademicals post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#OokBOokClub #Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

willaful I\'m a bit behind, hope to catch up today. 1mo
BarbaraJean @willaful Same! I‘m a little over halfway—will come back and discuss in a couple of days! 1mo
julesG @willaful @BarbaraJean no problems, I'm not finished with the book either 1mo
willaful Well, that was fun, and I always love the bits of goofy romance Pratchett pops in. I hadn't read this one before but it's one of my mom's favs -- probably because it's very light on Rincewind. 😂 I think it may have helped that I read it after seeing “Ted Lasso,“ and got more of the jokes around football/soccer. Pepe was a bit of a surprise! 4w
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julesG
Unseen Academicals | Terry Pratchett
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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #UnseenAcademicals feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #EpicBuddyRead

TheSpineView Got to say how much I enjoyed this one. His is genius with this satirical view of Hollywood. And Gaspode The Wonder Dog!!!!! 😂😂😂 1mo
BookmarkTavern I‘m so glad to have revisited this one! I was so focused on getting irritated with the wizards last time, I didn‘t fully appreciate Nutt. That feeling of having to work for worth, I deeply empathized with that. And listening to Glenda say “you always have” made me tear up. I do wish we could have gotten another Nutt novel. 1mo
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julesG I completely forgot to read this book. I've started yesterday. Will chime in properly later. But just wanted to say that I'm still in awe at Pratchett's way with words. When I first read his books the satire wasn't as obvious to my teenage self as it is today. 4w
julesG @BookmarkTavern I agree with getting irritated with the wizard's. 4w
julesG ? No, autocorrect, I wanted the word to be "wizards" plural. ??? 4w
kwmg40 @TheSpineView Was this comment meant for the next book? I\'m reading it now and I too love Gaspode! 4w
kwmg40 @BookmarkTavern Yes, Nutt was such a terrific character! 4w
kwmg40 @julesG Oh, autocorrect does stuff like this to me all the time. So annoying. 4w
kwmg40 I loved this installment of the Discworld series! First of all, it was nice to finally get in the Rincewind series, some really good female characters. I especially liked the interactions among the group of Glenda, Nutt, Juliet and Trevor. I also liked Pratchett\'s hilarious takes on football, academia and the Romeo and Juliet story. 4w
kwmg40 At first, I thought that Pratchett was being ridiculous with the Megapode Hunt. Then I found out it\'s based on a real-life tradition: the Mallard Hunt at All Souls College in Oxford! My daughter did her Master\'s degree at Oxford and she confirms that totally inane traditions are quite common there. 4w
BarbaraJean I loved this one. Nutt especially. @BookmarkTavern I was disappointed to search around and discover this is all we get of Nutt's story. I would have LOVED another Nutt book, or at least another appearance! @kwmg40 YES to finally getting some really good female characters. Glenda was fantastic. I feel like this is the first time in the Rincewind books where we get some actual character development--and it's all in that character group. 4w
BookmarkTavern @kwmg40 Is it really? That‘s hilarious! 😂😂😂 4w
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Balibee146
Carrie | Stephen King
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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!

@BarkingMadRead

#LosersClub
#StephenKing
#StephenKingInOrder
#KingFromTheBeginning
#ConstantReader
#ReadAlong
#BuddyRead

5feet.of.fury I HATE the printed on stickers! The real question is: who likes them? Why do they do this 😩 1mo
Sace I hope you like it. It‘s great! 1mo
BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury nobody likes them 🤣 it is a great cover otherwise! 1mo
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Balibee146 @5feet.of.fury agreed and thanks @Sace looking forward to getting started on it. 1mo
Sace @Balibee146 I even ordered a copy so I could read it again. Thanks for reminding me about a great book from my past. 1mo
Balibee146 @sace cool hope you enjoy it anew 1mo
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BarkingMadRead
Carrie | Stephen King
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This month‘s book is #Carrie 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

Addison_Reads Can you add me? I'd love to reread Carrie this month. 1mo
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BookwormAHN My library hold just came in 🖤 1mo
SconsinBookyBadger Is the Losers Club repeating the readalong? I‘d like to be kept in the tag list. I‘m going to try to participate more often. 1mo
BarkingMadRead @SconsinBookyBadger yes! We got to the end of his works and started over this month! I‘ll add you to the list! 1mo
AllDebooks I'm looking forward to revisiting this. I haven't read it since my teen years. 1mo
Bookwormjillk @AllDebooks same- snuck this off my Dad‘s shelf when I was 13. 1mo
AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk haha, me too. All the Kings and the James Herbert 😈 1mo
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BarkingMadRead
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #youlikeitdarker
 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

Bklover I‘m sorry- haven‘t read this one yet! 1mo
BarkingMadRead @Bklover I haven‘t finished it yet, I‘m only on the 5th story! 1mo
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BookwormAHN Rattlesnakes was the best 🖤 1mo
Bookwormjillk Like a lot of King‘s books I thought the endings for several of these stories didn‘t stick the landing. Overall I liked it though. 1mo
5feet.of.fury My notes from the stories I made it through: Two Talented Bastids- would have really worked in long form, with more background on the son it could have been great, but it was good. I hated Fifth Step & Willie the Weirdo (WtW immediately no when the young girls breasts were described) 1mo
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Danny Coughlins Bad Dream- liked it, I enjoyed that Jalbert was complex and really seeking Justice if misguided. Arithmomania was interesting. I wanted the best for Danny to get out of his predicament and go live with Stevie and hike.
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5feet.of.fury Finn- did not like the torture.

On Slide Inn Road- good. Different reactions from the family under pressure.

Red Screen- AKA local man thinks it‘s more likely his wife has been body snatched by aliens than that he wore her down with weaponized incompetence.
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