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Joyland
Joyland | Stephen King
A STUNNING NEW NOVEL FROM ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING AUTHORS OF ALL TIME! The #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever. "I love crime, I love mysteries, and I love ghosts. That combo made Hard Case Crime the perfect venue for this book, which is one of my favorites. I also loved the paperbacks I grew up with as a kid, and for that reason, were going to hold off on e-publishing this one for the time being. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book."Stephen King
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Pikathulhu
Joyland | Stephen King
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It's always the surprises we remember most, and Joyland was, for me, the epitome of an unanticipated gem hiding in King's canon. While I certainly enjoyed King's first foray into the world of Hard Case Crime, Joyland is miles beyond that first effort. Engaging and likable characters, a unique setting, a compelling mystery, and a touch of the supernatural combine to make this an unforgettable ride. 5/5

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SpeculativeFemale
Joyland | Stephen King
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I finished this tonight and came straight here just to share how much I enjoyed it.

This one does have a slower pace, but it flows so smoothly from lightly reminiscent, to tense, to depths of emotion I found surprising. The characters were relatable and the plot went in unexpected directions. And the ending left me emotionally drained in a ball on my couch... but in a good way.

Overall, I really liked this one and would definitely recommend it

KathyWheeler This is one of my favorite Stephen King books. 5mo
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Tineke
Joyland | Stephen King
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This was not quite what I expected and in my opinion could have been better. But not truly bad, just not amazing as I hoped. I'm waivering between a pick and a so-so, but I'll give the benefit of the doubt.
TBR since 6-8-2023; 285 pages.

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GidgetsTreasures75
Joyland | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

7-14-23: My 74th finished book of 2023! This didn‘t feel like a Stephen King novel to me. It‘s taken me way longer than usual to finish this short book. As you can see I‘m amongst boxes due to my move to Philadelphia. This story takes place in 1973. Dev Jones gets a job at a carnival called Joyland. Joyland might be haunted. Dev is nursing a broken heart. Annie and Mike need Dev‘s help and vice versa. ⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣7️⃣4️⃣

5feet.of.fury It took me a while to get into this one, I ended up liking it. But it was slow going, and took me forever for how short it was 9mo
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Morr_Books
Joyland | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

Once again, I fell behind on my #Roll100 read. This read was for April. To be honest, I didn't enjoy this one. I thought a majority of it was pretty pointless and boring. The end was a bit better, though - at least something happened. Hopefully, my next read will be a bit better. Love my #LitsyLove mug! ❤️
@PuddleJumper @LitsyLove

Gissy Beautiful mug😍 11mo
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PuddleJumper That's great! 11mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️ ☕️ 📚🫶🏻 11mo
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Gissy
Joyland | Stephen King
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From the cover, I thought it had horror elements but not, it is more a mystery suggesting some mild paranormal elements. But the story is more than that. It‘s about Devin, how his life will change after he took a job at Joyland. The story has some sad scenes, at least for me, how Devin and his father were still dealing with grief, his constant suicidal ideations. But it is also how Devin grew, it‘s about friendship. A very slow pace reading⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) Another character driven. I think that to enjoy this novel is because you like Mr. King character driven writing style. I‘m not an expert but there are some elements in how SK describes characters that reminds me how Hemingway described characters or daily events. Maybe not an accurate comparison🤷🏽‍♀️
I liked very much this story but I can understand why some persons don‘t. 3.8/4⭐️

3rd book read during #AwesomeApril @Andrew65
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5feet.of.fury I found it really slow to start but ultimately enjoyed it. it had a lot of heart. 11mo
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Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 I really enjoyed this one. 11mo
Gissy @5feet.of.fury Yes!❤️ 11mo
Gissy @Andrew65 Yes!❤️❤️❤️ 11mo
Suet624 That mug is perfect! 11mo
Gissy @Suet624 Thank you! I think it looks like Pennywise 😳😂 11mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 11mo
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Bklover
Joyland | Stephen King
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March Wrap Up! This was a good month for me. My favorite first time read this month was The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Felt unique and different to me. I adore Joyland , , but it was a reread. Hope you all had a great March!❤️

NikkiM5 I loved Addie LaRue too! 12mo
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Morr_Books
Joyland | Stephen King
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Looking forward to my April #Roll100 reads! Quite the variety. I think I'm gonna started with the tagged one. @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 12mo
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BarkingMadRead
Joyland | Stephen King
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #Joyland
 
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

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5feet.of.fury A surprisingly short King! I found it really slow to start. But once we got to Annie & Mike I really enjoyed it. 12mo
BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury sometimes King can start off soooooo slow, but once he hits his stride it‘s go time! This is definitely one of those times 12mo
BookwormAHN Loved it. And for a short book the story was really well woven. 12mo
NikkiM5 Agreed, it took a minute to get going. But that usually makes me excited, his slow starts always lead to deep character development. It was a joy (teehee) to read, and I love how it fits in King‘s Universe. Off the top of my head, The Shining and The Institute. 12mo
BarkingMadRead @NikkiM5 I love when he drops those little Easter eggs in there 12mo
bthegood @BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury @BookwormAHN @NikkiM5 I feel King is just a good story teller - he builds up the suspense, he develops the characters - in the end it all comes together without a character having to explain why everything happened or how it happened. 12mo
BarkingMadRead @bthegood yes! He‘s definitely a master at that!! 12mo
Bklover I think my favorite thing about him is how familiar his characters always feel. I love this one! 12mo
Bklover @bthegood Exactly! 12mo
bthegood @Bklover yes - the reader feels like they know the characters - you get invested in the story because you are invested in the characters - 12mo
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BookwormAHN
Joyland | Stephen King
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I loved this book. Devyn gets a job at a haunted carnival where he encounters ghosts, psychics, and a serial killer 🎡
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#LosersClub @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Such a good one! And short, too, at least for King 🤣 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau One of my Faves! 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 12mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
Joyland | Stephen King
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@Bklover So here is my Joyland inspired tattoo -- the circle represents gratitude and the wheat represents abundance

AmyG Beautiful 😍 12mo
SamAnne That is beautiful!!! 12mo
julesG It's beautiful 12mo
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TheBookHippie Love it! 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @AmyG @SamAnne @julesG @TheBookHippie Thank you ☺️ I worked with a very talented artist to create this design around that quote 12mo
AmyG You could see the artist is very talented…the wheat looks so real. 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @AmyG It took the longest time for me to stop expecting to feel it's texture every time I touched it 😂 12mo
Chrissyreadit Wow! 12mo
Bklover Oh I LOVE IT!! That is so beautiful and what a brilliant idea!!❤️❤️ 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Bklover Thank you! 😊💕 12mo
Trashcanman Gorgeous 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Trashcanman Thank you☺️ 12mo
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Bklover
Joyland | Stephen King
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#LosersClub
I just love this book. SK type characters, which always feel like either friends or people I know, a great story, and not too long. If you aren‘t a King person but want to try one out, this is a good one.

TheBookgeekFrau I Loved this book so much, it was the inspiration for one of my tattoos--a reminder that The Last Good Time Always Comes. And Holy Moly, I read it 10 years ago?!!!!! How is that even possible 🤯😅 12mo
AmyG @TheBookgeekFrau This is 10 years old????? 🤣 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @AmyG Shocking right?!!!!! But yeah, came out in 2013 😱 12mo
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Bklover @TheBookgeekFrau @AmyG Now I‘m dying to see the tattoo! I wish he‘d write more of these. When it first came out I thought maybe there‘d be more - wish there were!! (edited) 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Bklover I'll post a pic for you. There are two more he wrote for Hard Case Crime -- the first was The Colorado Kid, which was meh and the other was Later, which was *chef's kiss* sooooo good! 12mo
Bklover @TheBookgeekFrau Thanks!! I think I read the Colorado Kid, but I‘ll definitely look for Later!! 12mo
Bklover @TheBookgeekFrau I just checked out Later, and then after reading the first chapter remembered that I did read it. And loved it. Go figure. 12mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Bklover 🤣 Too funny, and so exactly a book lover characteristic 😂😂 Glad you read it though, cause like I said: Really Good (and that's all I remember of it) 12mo
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bthegood
Joyland | Stephen King
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Read this 10 years ago, remembered the overall theme and loving it- still love it - a bit supernatural, a bit mystery, but mostly the story of Dev and a young mother and her son and how they help each other cope with loss.
#LosersClub @BarkingMadRun
Earned a #BookSpinBingo this week - @TheAromaofBooks
Really good #MarchMadness for me - all books have been superb @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
Make a great day everyone 🙂

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 12mo
Andrew65 Loved this book. Well done 👏👏👏 12mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 12mo
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Bklover
Joyland | Stephen King
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Starting this for #losersclub. Don‘t you love it when you start a book that you know you love because you read it before but you can‘t remember a single thing about it?!!?
@BarkingMadRead #whathappenswhenyou‘re63

bthegood OMG - my experience as well with this one! 🙂 12mo
Karons1 I loved 🥰 this also you should read Later in the same funky crime series it‘s also excellent , kings a genius isn‘t he ? Enjoy 😊 12mo
BarkingMadRead That totally happened to me as well, it‘s happened a few times lol I read some of these books so long ago! 12mo
Bklover @bthegood @BarkingMadRead It happens to me more and more often! 12mo
Bklover @Karons1 Oh, I will definitely look for it! Thanks for the suggestion! I love love love SK! 12mo
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BarkingMadRead
Joyland | Stephen King
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Finished this today, in Panera, which probably wasn‘t wise 🤣 #imayhavecried #nowmynoseisrunning #losersclub #joyland #kingfromthebeginning

5feet.of.fury I loved those charged lemonades 😋 12mo
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bthegood
Joyland | Stephen King
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Finished two books for #MarvellousMarch - thanks for hosting @Andrew65 🍀

In various stages of 3 other books - will probably finish a couple of those this week -
which puts me in good shape for a #BookSpinBingo this month - thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks 📚

Make a great day everyone 😊

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 13mo
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BarkingMadRead
Joyland | Stephen King
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When you go to the the Museum of Illusions, you gotta bring a book. What better than a book about a carnival?! #losersclub

Reggie Lol nice 13mo
bthegood fantastic 👏 13mo
Clare-Dragonfly Oh, fun!! 13mo
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bthegood
Joyland | Stephen King
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So far so good for #BookSpinBingo and #MarchMadness

Thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

Make a great day everyone - 🍀

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 13mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 13mo
Andrew65 Hope you managed to, too 🥰 13mo
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5feet.of.fury
Joyland | Stephen King
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Soft pick, but I ultimately enjoyed it. Probably would have bailed before it got good if not for #losersclub 🎡🎢

BarkingMadRead I‘m glad you ended up liking it!! 13mo
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BarkingMadRead
Joyland | Stephen King
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Starting this today with the #losersclub

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LitsyEvents
Joyland | Stephen King
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Repost for @BarkingMadRead:

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

original post:
https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2552694

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MatchlessMarie
Joyland | Stephen King
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Been slacking on #LosersClub reads the last couple of months but I started and finished Joyland yesterday 🎧 I really enjoyed this one. Loved the Mike character 🧡 Probably a good one to try if you want to read King but are intimidated by the volume or scare factor of his other books. #20in4 #LitsyLoveReadathon #ScaryFebruary #Witch

BarkingMadRead You are on top of it with this one!! It‘s such a great first King, I totally agree!! 13mo
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 I really enjoyed this one. 13mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks for participating!! 13mo
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BarkingMadRead
Joyland | Stephen King
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Just a reminder that March‘s #LosersClub read is #Joyland Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about April 1st, 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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RachReads
Joyland | Stephen King
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My first Stephen King novel and I was not disappointed!! (Not that I thought I would be). A light who-dun-it with suspense, love, emotion, and a perfect Coney Island feeling amusement park set in the 70s. A little bit of scare but not nearly as much as I thought it would have considering the author. #stephenking #joyland #photography #amusementpark #ferriswheel #horrorhouse #funhouse

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Andrew65
Joyland | Stephen King
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1. Joyland by Stephen King, also notable mention for Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier.
2. Peter James, writer of the Roy Grace Series
3. TV Series : Jonathan Creek
4. Singer - James Brown https://youtu.be/-xbwMHfIzjM
5. Joanna, Kool and the Gang.

Thanks for the tag @allylu

#ManicMonday @CBee #LetterJ

OutsmartYourShelf I loved Jonathan Creek when it was Maddy Magellan (Caroline Quentin) with him. Not so keen on Julia Sawalha's character. The show itself was great though. 1y
Andrew65 @OutsmartYourShelf Agree totally with this, much better with Caroline Quentin. 1y
CBee @Andrew65 you played! Thanks 🙌🏻🙌🏻 1y
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Andrew65
Joyland | Stephen King
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Playing catch up.

#LetterJ #TheAlphabetGame

J was a difficult one, it was either this very different book by Stephen King or Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier

@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

KathyWheeler This is actually one of my favorite Stephen King books. 2y
braddsibbersen Count me among this book's fans. I understand it's a divisive one in his oeuvre. 2y
Andrew65 @braddsibbersen It does seem very divisive with Stephen King fans. 2y
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Andrew65 @KathyWheeler Mine too. 2y
KathyWheeler @Andrew65 I wasn‘t even aware it was divisive. 2y
Andrew65 @KathyWheeler Some King fans don‘t rate this one. 2y
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Grrlbrarian
Joyland | Stephen King
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Knocked out my #bookspin tonight. I was surprised by the amount of heart King put into this crime story, which also became a bit of a bildungsroman and tearjerker. The crime, committed before the book opens, is pure King though: murder on a haunted house ride in an amusement park. Nice job, Mr. King. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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puzzledbooks
Joyland | Stephen King
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My tentative list for #roll100 even though it‘s already had its first roll, but no matter!

#24 - Joyland by Stephen King (super needed especially since I live in North Carolina)

#49 - Confessions by Kanae Monaco (been on my TBR list forever, and I‘ve heard great things)

✌🏻

tokorowilliamwallace Yay! This makes me happy you are doing it! Are you going to try to complete some bingos on the board, too, or just read your bookspin picks? 2y
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Cosmic_neko
Joyland | Stephen King
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Good easy read. More of a coming of age book… never a bad thing- it‘s not always horror with King. Check it out!

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Schnoebs
Joyland | Stephen King
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5⭐️

This is my 3rd Stephen King book and second hard cases book by him. Other than his uncomfortable need to include sexual thoughts and situations at times in his stories, I‘m truly coming to really loving his writing style. I never thought I‘d say King wrote one of the most wholesome scenes I‘ve read in a long time!

Check out my goodreads review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4112400607

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TiredLibrarian
Joyland | Stephen King
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Not very often. I almost always make picks based on recommendations & reviews, but I admit to having a weakness for books with "book" or "library" in the title. ?

2. The tagged book was a recent read, and perfect for the end of summer.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing and happy Tuesday! 😊📚 3y
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TiredLibrarian
Joyland | Stephen King
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A good end of summer read. The theme park of Joyland was lovingly detailed, and it was a bittersweet coming-of-age story. #fiction #mystery

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TiredLibrarian
Joyland | Stephen King
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Love the retro cover on this. 50 pages in and so far, so good. #fiction #mystery

KathyWheeler This is one of my favorite King books. 3y
BlackCat13 That cover is awesome! 3y
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Juliwyant
Joyland | Stephen King
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On hold at the library

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Whalien99
Joyland | Stephen King
Mehso-so

I remember not exactly liking this but 4 stars idk

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BoleyBooks
Joyland | Stephen King
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚#boleybooks #stephenking #joyland #bookbeast #bookjoy #bookstagram #readwithme
What are you reading? 😊

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IndoorDame
Joyland | Stephen King
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I mostly chose this one for the cover image, I just love that pulp art style. While I got the story of ghosts and the search for a serial killer‘s identity I expected, I surprisingly didn‘t find this to be a scary/spooky/thriller at all. Emotionally it was all over the map for me, but all in all a diverting read.

#votedearlyreadathon #authoramonth

Soubhiville I love these retro looking covers. 3y
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zahra7
Joyland | Stephen King

Quand t'as vingt et un ans, la vie est nette comme une carte routière. C'est seulement quand t'arrives à vingt-cinq que tu commences à soupçonner que tu tenais la carte à l'envers... et à quarante que t'en as la certitude. Quand t'atteins les soixante, alors là, crois-moi. t'es définitivement largué.

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zahra7
Joyland | Stephen King

Quand je serai grand, je veux être exactement comme lui.

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zahra7
Joyland | Stephen King

Allez, va faire un tour. Vois ce que t'en penses. Plus important, vois ce que tu ressens.

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zahra7
Joyland | Stephen King

Je doute qu'on se remette de son premier amour; moi, en tout cas je ne l'ai pas digéré. Quelque part au fond de moi, je veux toujours savoir ce qui ne collait pas chez moi. Pourquoi lui et pas moi.

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sprainedbrain
Joyland | Stephen King
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Another nearly perfect Stephen King.

Our middle-aged narrator, Devin, remembers the year he was 21, working at a seaside amusement park with an unsolved murder and a possibly haunted funhouse, befriending the locals (including a kid who shines!) and figuring out his life.

I loved the nostalgia, the mystery, the spookiness, and, as is usually the case with King‘s books, the fantastic characters. Literally, all the feels. 🖤

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Jeannineth An underrated King novel for sure. 3y
Leftcoastzen I really enjoyed this one! 3y
KimM Loved this one! 3y
paper.reveries Great review! 3y
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MissLiteraryAli
Joyland | Stephen King

It‘s hard to let go. Even when what you‘re holding onto is full of thorns, it‘s hard to let go. Maybe especially then.

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MissLiteraryAli
Joyland | Stephen King

When you‘re twenty-one, life is a roadmap. It‘s only when you get to be twenty-five or so that you begin to suspect you‘ve been looking at the map upside down, and not until you‘re forty are you entirely sure. By the time you‘re sixty, take it from me, you‘re fucking lost.

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MissLiteraryAli
Joyland | Stephen King
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Some days are treasure. Sometimes the prizes are real. Sometimes they‘re precious.

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Addison_Reads
Joyland | Stephen King
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A few King books that I've read in one day.

#3Books @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👍🏻 4y
BehindthePages Loved On Writing. I've read it a few times. 4y
vivastory I was gifted Joyland for my bday. Looking forward to it 4y
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
Joyland | Stephen King
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📙Joyland [Stephen King]
👩‍💻Johansen, Erika
📽️Jumanji (1995 - Robin Williams)
🎼Jump Rope [Blue October]
🎶Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

#manicmonday #LetterJ @JoScho

JoScho I said Joyland as well. Such a great book! 4y
Enchanted_Bibliophile @JoScho It's one of my favourite King's. It's a bit different from his usual style 4y
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magsbooks
Joyland | Stephen King
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Decided to share some old photos I took :)

#joyland #stephenking #bookaddict #books #halloween #bookmarks

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