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Cujo
Cujo | Stephen King
Once upon a time, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine...He was not a werewolf, vampire, ghoul, or unnameable creature from the enchanted forest or from snow wastes; he was only a cop...Cujo is a huge Saint Bernard dog, the best friend Brett Camber has ever had. Then one day Cujo chases a rabbit into a bolt-hole. Except it isnt a rabbit warren any more. It is a cave inhabited by rabid bats.And Cujo falls sick. Very sick. And the gentle giant who once protected the family becomes a vortex of horror inexorably drawing in all the people around him...
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5feet.of.fury
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A masterpiece. Iconic Stephen King novel. And one where he actually sticks the ending. #losersclub @BarkingMadRead

5feet.of.fury But I wish he didn‘t, actually. I will never in my life read this book again. 4d
BarkingMadRead I‘m pretty sure the movie ends the way we would want, it‘s been awhile since I‘ve watched it. Brutal. 4d
AllDebooks I just started it. It's gripping for sure. 4d
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5feet.of.fury
Cujo | Stephen King
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@BarkingMadRead #losersclub
The opening is so good.

BarkingMadRead This book is so epic! 1w
Sunday13 Favorite book 👏 1w
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JenniferEgnor
Cujo | Stephen King
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Everyone knows the name Cujo, but have all of us really gotten to know this poor canine? Stephen King has a way of telling stories unlike anyone else. Cujo isn‘t the only scary thing in this story; humans are far worse. Curiosity and a wanting for second breakfast literally lead Cujo straight down the rabbit hole, where bad things are. What happens next is horrifying but it‘s not his fault. Highlight to remember: please vaccinate your pets!💉

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JenniferEgnor
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Shortly following those mortal events in the Camber dooryard, Cujo‘s remains were cremated. The ashes went out with the trash and were disposed of at the Augusta waste-treatment plant. It would perhaps not be amiss to point out that he had always tried to be a good dog. He had tried to do all the things his MAN and his WOMAN, and most of all his BOY, had asked or expected of him. He would have died for them, if that had been required. ⬇️

JenniferEgnor He had never wanted to kill anybody. He had been struck by something, possibly destiny, or fate, or only a degenerative nerve disease called rabies. Free will was not a factor. The small cave into which Cujo had chased the rabbit was never discovered. Eventually, for whatever vague reasons small creatures may have, the bats moved on. The rabbit was unable to get out and it starved to death in slow, soundless misery. Its bones, so far as I⬇️ 2w
JenniferEgnor know, still remain there with the bones of those small animals unlucky enough to have tumbled into that place before it. 2w
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JenniferEgnor
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(You have to love when a book starts out like this): “Once upon a time, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine. He killed a waitress named Alma Frechette in 1970; a woman named Pauline Toothaker and a junior high school student named Cheryl Moody in 1971; a pretty girl named Carol Dunbarger in 1974; a teacher named Etta Ringgold in the fall of 1975; finally, a grade-schooler named Mary Kate Hendrasen in the⬇️

JenniferEgnor early winter of that same year. He was not werewolf, vampire, ghoul, or unnameable creature from the enchanted forest or from the snowy wastes; he was only a cop named Frank Dodd with mental and sexual problems.” (edited) 2w
dabbe The geeky grammar girl in me wants to diagram this opening sentence! 🖤😂🖤 2w
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LitsyEvents
Cujo | Stephen King
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repost for @BarkingMadRead

This month‘s book is #Cujo 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

Ddzmini Oh I hated that move when it came out… because of the reality of it 🙌🏽 2w
Ddzmini Oh oh the dog 😖 2w
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BarkingMadRead
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This month‘s book is #Cujo 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

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LitsyEvents
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Just a reminder that August‘s #LosersClub read is #cujo Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about august 1st, when 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/2885438

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing! 4w
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BarkingMadRead
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Just a reminder that August‘s #LosersClub read is #cujo Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about august 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

AllDebooks Lol, you have Cujo! 😍 1mo
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5feet.of.fury Ugh I have this one so I want to read it but idk if I‘m mentally prepared 😩 1mo
BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury I feel that in my soul. This one is hard 1mo
Roary47 I‘m excited, but after @5feet.of.fury and @BarkingMadRead comments maybe I should prepare myself too. (Oblivious) 🤔 1mo
BarkingMadRead @Roary47 it‘s so so good, but as one of his books that could technically happen, it makes it a little rough. There‘s no sci fi in this one 1mo
tpixie Poor Cujo… 🐺 1mo
ElizaMarie I revisited this pme via Audio recently. I could use a relisten or a reread (I got the physical copy too) it just is so gut wretching! 1mo
KathyWheeler I haven‘t reread this in decades. It‘ll be interesting to reread it. 1mo
bekakins I first read this when I was about 12… then reread a few years back and couldn‘t believe how devastating it is 😩 3w
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Eggs
Cujo | Stephen King
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“All monsters should live under bridges or in closets or at the ends of dead-end roads.”

This was one of my first King books, mid-1980s.

#Monster

#Bibliophile

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Read-n-Bloom I watched the movie 🎥 but never did read the book. The movie….oh gosh….it makes you almost afraid of any dog after watching it 😬 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 3mo
Eggs @Read-n-Bloom I liked the book better 🐺😱🐶 3mo
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙏🏻 🤗 3mo
Read-n-Bloom @Eggs Oh Gosh 🙀I gotta get the book now! 😬 3mo
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GinaKButler
Cujo | Stephen King
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Up next on audio! I‘m working my way through the Stephen King books I missed over the years…🎧

#bookspinbingo

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CoffeeNBooks
Cujo | Stephen King
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Eggs Oh yeah 😳🩸😱 11mo
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britt_brooke
Cujo | Stephen King
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cujo was the best boy until he wasn‘t, but unlike the human monsters in this book, he couldn‘t help it. King is very good at making insane things seem real. This story feels like it could‘ve happened. In his memoir On Writing, King states that he was regretfully so deep in his alcoholism, he doesn‘t really remember writing this book. #coverlove

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britt_brooke
Cujo | Stephen King
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Walked the goodest boy at the library adjacent greenway this morning. It was too early for it to be open, but enjoy these outside photos. It‘s a very cute suburban branch. ✨

#audiowalk #dogsoflitsy

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 11mo
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deeannloso
Cujo | Stephen King
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Third time I‘ve tried to finish this book. I will finish because there‘s a sequel to it in King‘s next book. “What happens to Cujo, how he becomes a horrifying vortex inescapably drawing in all the people around him, makes for one of the most heart-stopping novels Stephen King has ever written. “A genuine page-turner that grabs you and holds you and won‘t let go” (Chattanooga Times), Cujo will forever change how you view man‘s best friend.”

ElizaMarie I have recently revisited this novel (this time via audio) and I forgot how scary it was! I am glad you were able to finish it. I am curious about the sequel too. 2y
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WildAlaskaBibliophile
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1. Yes! I learned how to drive at the age of 15 and had to learn on a manual transmission, as it's all we owned. Until recently, it's all I drove.
2. Cujo by Stephen King!
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

@TieDyeDude -- want to play?

TheSpineView Same for me on #1. Thanks for playing! 2y
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ElizaMarie
Cujo | Stephen King
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I haven‘t seen this one in forever! I had forgotten how scary Cujo was!!! #BookToScreen

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ElizaMarie
Cujo | Stephen King
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I love revisiting Stephen King. JuJuB is no Cujo but I joke about him being a #hellhound. #HousePanther Lobster ready for selfies 🖤🖤

#MischiefandMayhem #Scarathlon
@PuddleJumper

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dabbe Too adorable. 🖤🐾🖤 2y
PuddleJumper Awww! 2y
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Blerdgal_Fenix
Cujo | Stephen King
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Day - Shadow - this is my shadow, I cannot go anywhere or do anything without him in the house. Always checking on me like he is my supervisor or something. My sweet/nosy Buddha- pic taken when I tried to go get some tea and I was taking to long for his liking lol 😂 nothing scarier than 10lb giving you this look.

Photo shoot coming soon lol

#scarathlon #skeletoncrew @CIwojick and @StayCurious

dabbe Hello there, sweetest pup! 🖤🐾🖤 2y
Emilymdxn What a gorgeous hound! Cujo has nothing on him 2y
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ElizaMarie
Cujo | Stephen King
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I haven‘t revisited this one since I was but a wee preteen. Needed a new #AudioCommute so… here it goes :)

dabbe Yowza! 😱 2y
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keithlafo
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Cujo is one of the many King books I haven‘t revisited since high school. It still holds up today (and, in some ways, is more devastating to read as an adult). That said, I‘d forgotten how little of the book is dedicated to Cujo‘s rampage. Lots of deep, extensive character depth here, which really defined early King.

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ChelseaM6010
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Eggs 😱🐗🩸 One of my first Stephen King books 2y
ChelseaM6010 @Eggs same! And one that still spooks me 😂🩸😱 2y
Eggs @ChelseaM6010 oh yeah😱 2y
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intothehallofbooks
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I didn‘t expect to love this one so much but WOW. Stephen King is so freaking good at building characters and details in the beginning and then layering them until the end just blows my mind. These characters are so real and believable. The story was heartbreaking in several ways, but the suspense I felt throughout and my heart rate in the second half made for a really fun reading experience.

Next up #readingStephenKing: The Running Man!

JanuarieTimewalker13 I love King but I‘ve never read this one! I‘m currently 1/2 way through Revival and am deeply engaged. He spins the best yarns! Always gets me out of a slump. Fantastic storyteller!! 2y
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intothehallofbooks
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This is a struggle for me because of the chapters when Cujo is getting sicker. His POV is exceptional so much that it absolutely rips my heart out. I‘m not sure I‘m supposed to sympathize with Cujo, but here we are. I am a Dog Person.

Stephen King‘s layered build-up of each character is flawless though. He is the Master, no doubt about it.

I hope I can finish this one, but it will all come down to the dog. #readingStephenKing #currentlyreading

TheNeverendingTBR This was an exhausting read for me because it has no chapters 😪 3y
intothehallofbooks @TheNeverendingTBR Yes!! I feel the exact same way!! 3y
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Pikathulhu
Cujo | Stephen King
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This is a difficult book to read, especially if you are a parent. I've always looked at Cujo as Stephen King's way of working through some of his worst fears as a parent (much like The Shining), and it's difficult to see him create such a wonderful, vulnerable character as Tad, then put that character in mortal danger. That said, Vic and Donna are written in likable and realistic fashion, and King manages to maintain tension throughout. 4/5.

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
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Had to get in at least one King novel this month.

5feet.of.fury That‘s a great cover! 3y
TheNeverendingTBR Did your edition have chapters? The edition I has didn't, it was exhausting! 😂 3y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @TheNeverendingTBR Nope, no chapters. I didn't care for that either. 3y
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Twainy
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🎧 Oh heck no!!

I don‘t even love dogs & I wanted to hug poor Cujo!!

I loved the slow build up … you know the characters!! Including Cujo.

You get to hear multiple POV including Cujo‘s!!

A lovable giant dog in his middle age goes on a killing spree after an unfortunate accident.

Great ending! Good narration.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

vivastory I heard that King is working on a sequel to this... 3y
Twainy @vivastory 🧐 hmmm it could be done! But I hope I like the pet a lot less! 3y
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Michellesibs
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This is the story of Cujo, a big cuddly dog who turns in a total monster. This all felt very real to me and the atmosphere and tension in this book leaps of the pages. I was in this very realistic, horrific situation where I could feel the heat and the sweat running down my own back.

I enjoyed how King gave Cujo his own dialogue, I actually felt so sorry for this dog. The internal battle in his own mind really added depth to his character.

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kam01
Cujo | Stephen King
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Fun read

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ValerieAndBooks
Cujo | Stephen King
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Happy Halloween everyone 🎃 👻 🧛‍♂️ 🧙 🍁 🍂🦹‍♀️🧟🎃

This was the only scary read this month for me. But what a story! I found the dysfunctional human relationships just as scary as poor rabid Cujo.

I read this many years ago in HS so it was like reading for the first time 😱 except for a couple incidents I vaguely remembered.

LeahBergen I think I was in high school when I first read it, too! 4y
ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen yes, and my copy back then was the mass market edition ! 4y
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ValerieAndBooks
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Not as cute as my last post, but still dog-related! Found this hardback (book club edition) at Goodwill recently for 99 cents 😳. Snapped it up right away. My younger son is on a mission to collect all SK‘s hardbacks but I‘m reading it first. I did read many years ago from a paper back.

phantomx That's awesome! I'm trying to collect the original covers for the Dark Tower series 4y
ValerieAndBooks @phantomx the large trade paperbacks with the color illustrations? We have those! 4y
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rachelbuckley
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Got to add my first book to my #BookBingo board! Cujo has been on my radar for AGES, and I felt like a fake King fan not having read such a well-known work of his 😂 Luckily, I loved this one, so my status as a King stan has been safely restored.
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#halloween #octoberbookbingo #stephenking #spooky

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Coffeymuse
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#BookspinBingo is here! The Hive is my #Bookspin and Cujo is my #doublespin.
Looking forward to seeing how much I get read this month!
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks great!!! 4y
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BarkingMadRead
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books_and_tea Awe, so adorable! Love it!!😊🐶☺️ 4y
JudeCC SO CUTE! 😍 Cujo LOL 😂 4y
TheAromaofBooks Hopefully he isn't getting any ideas!! 😂 4y
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NikkiM5 Cute 😂 4y
Ruthiella Adorable ❤️🐶...but I question your pup‘s reading material! 😱 4y
BarkingMadRead Lol @TheAromaofBooks Nugget is the anti-Cujo for sure 4y
Sleepswithbooks 🐶🥰🐶🥰🐶🥰 4y
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Coffeymuse
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#WeeklyForecast and #BookReport

Finished two books due to Dewey's Readathon. Harrowing was so-so and Heathens was an awesome entry into the series.

Currently reading Cujo-well, I'll get started on it during my baseball game this afternoon.

Up next is two entries for #Booked2021. I'm hoping to get at least one of these read.

@cinfhen

Cinfhen Woohoo #Booked2021 !!! Love your graphics 🧡 4y
Cinfhen I still have nightmares from Cujo!!!! 4y
BekahB Cujo is the Stephen King book that stressed me out the most as I was reading it. 😂 4y
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amywithbooks
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This was the latest stop on my #stephenkinglonghaul re-read adventure. Overall, I do like this one, and the way the tension builds is great but... I struggle with the ending! 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐💫

Halfway to my reading goal for the year! 🎊

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deeannloso
Cujo | S King
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Reading this while I‘m waiting for my Emile Zola books to arrive. #StephenKing #rabid_dog #terror

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jackilynn
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llcoolnate Damn that's a great line 4y
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DavidDiamond
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Just finished the book which I never read and so I decided to watch the movie which I had never seen. And I call myself a Stephen King fan. Oh the shame!
Ok film with great performances by Dee Wallace and Danny Pintauro.
No surprise, but the book was better.

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maich
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King is not my favourite author but I liked Cujo. First part of the book was a little boring for me and it take me a little more time to read. But the second part was really amazing.
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#cujo #stephenking #horror #bookmark #bookreview

maich #ReadingChallenge
- LitsyAtoZ #abecedarianTBR Letter C @BookishMarginalia
- @MonthlyBookClub a book from your last favourite genre
- #mmdchallenge #mmdreading a book publish the decade you were born @annebogel
- ReadtheUSA Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut
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Skygoddess1
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I first saw this movie a few years ago late one night while my next door neighbor‘s St. Bernard, Toby, barked in the background. Thankfully Toby‘s a gentle giant who has gotten all his shots and is best buds with my dachshund. I really enjoyed the book and getting chapters from the dog‘s perspective, especially as the rabies began to take hold. I found the rabid mind to be frightening and fascinating. #AuthorAMonth #Scarathlon2020 #TeamHarkness +6

Skygoddess1 Forgot to mark this foe #LittensDressedinBlood as well. @MidnightBookGirl 5y
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vivastory
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From the opening paragraphs about homicidal cop Frank Dodd to the brutal confrontation, Cujo is one of the more relentless of King's novels that I have read. My one complaint is that there is a subplot involving a marketing mishap & subsequent crisis management that felt unnecessarily long. There are a few pacing issues & I think it would benefit from a little editing. Still, it is one of King's more uncompromising & darkest works.👇

Lauraandherbooks I seen that movie as a child!! Can‘t believe it didn‘t scar me for life! I don‘t think I will read the book tho 😳 5y
vivastory (continued) I will def be checking out the film adaptation tonight. Trigger warning for animal violence against humans. (edited) 5y
vivastory @Lauraandherbooks I'm going to watch the movie tonight. I know King isn't a fan of the changes they made. I'm still curious. 5y
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MicheleinPhilly I hated this movie!!!! 5y
Lauraandherbooks It sounds like the book is possibly very different than the movie 5y
Michael_Gee Such a compelling review! I don‘t know if I could tackle this one. 5y
Reggie I thought the movie was alright. I need to read this book. 5y
vivastory @Reggie My neighbor has a dog, a large dog with a very unpleasant demeanor. I've always silently referred to it as Cujo. She was walking her dog last night while I was watching the movie & it was during Cujo's first attack. The dog started barking back to the movie 😂 5y
vivastory @MicheleinPhilly As someone who has always been more of a cat person it's very much confirmation bias 😹 5y
vivastory @MicheleinPhilly Except for Pickles, obviously 5y
vivastory @GhostStories If you do I'd be interested to hear your thoughts. With a little bit better editing I think it'd knock Carrie out of #10 for my top 10 King books 5y
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Emily92Bibliophile
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The Stephen King side! He‘s our most popular Horror author, and most of his books don‘t stay long on the shelf ! 🐕 🎈 Added a QR Code for a Trivia quiz

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candc320
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I am on a roll listening my way through Stephen King‘s novels! Cujo was intense! I love dogs so it kind of broke my heart to have him shown as a good boy to then be turned into this rabid monster that couldn‘t control himself. The narrator was great and I was definitely on the edge of my seat waiting to see how it would all work out (which was quite sad to me). Solid listening experience! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Addison_Reads
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#3Books One Word Titles
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

I loved all of these books with one word titles.

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👍🏻 5y
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Samary
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Soooo I started a YouTube channel... hurray for booktube! My TBR is so long because of the content creators I watch. Hope you check it out!

https://youtu.be/d1H6gIZEQ-A

#newbietag #booktube

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Samary
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So good, heart pounding. Also one of King‘s better endings 😁

#stephenkingbooks #cujo #amreadinghorror