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Tommyknockers
Tommyknockers | Stephen King
Late Last Nightand the Night Before " Tommyknockers, tommyknockers, knocking at the door." Something was happening in Bobbi Anderson s idyllic small town of Haven, Maine. Something that gave every man, woman, and child in town powers far beyond ordinary mortals. Something that turned the town into a death trap for all outsiders. Something that came from a metal object, buried for millennia, that Bobbi stumbled across. It wasn t that Bobbi and the other good folks of Haven had sold their souls to reap the rewards of the most deadly evil this side of hell. It was more like a diabolical takeover and invasion of body and soul and mind."
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MarMar553
Tommyknockers | Stephen King

I just started reading since i saw the book and have to buy it because you know i need a new book to read. I want to see if you guys want to talk about the book with me I on Chapter 2 I do need friends to talk about books.

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jackilynn
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Mehso-so

Not my favorite but definitely not the worst one of his I have read...yet. The one thing that really saved it for me was all of the easter eggs to his other works. It is always fun stumbling across them and as I read more of his work I am finding more of them scattered throughout. The King Universe strikes again!!

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jackilynn
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Ok let's see how Stephen King tackles aliens 🤔👽. Basically going into this book blind but I have heard it isn't one of his better books so I don't really have high hopes.

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swynn
Tommyknockers | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

I've been reading through the bestselling books in the US of each year, and this it for 1987. I understand it's one of King's less-liked books but I found it better than I expected. Yes, it's bloated, rambly, and repetitive but that's how I feel about most of King's books. Yes it's deeply cynical but that feels more honest to me than, say, the Lake-Wobegonnish nostalgia of "It." Still not a King fan, but this could have been a lot worse.

Evileyereviews I loved this one! Haha Totally bat-shit bonkers in the best way 🤣 9mo
TheBookgeekFrau This is one of my favorites! 9mo
swynn @Evileyereviews @TheBookGeekFrau I get the appeal-- I don't understand why others dislike it so much as they do. It deserves a better film adaptation. 9mo
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swynn
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For want of a nail the kingdom was lost -- that's how the catechism goes when you boil it down.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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Pikathulhu
The Tommyknockers | Stephen King
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This is not a well-loved entry in King's canon. Not by fans, and certainly not by King. Written at the peak of King's substance abusing days of excess, The Tommyknockers is tremendously overlong, and perhaps more cruel than it should be. Despite that, I've always loved it, in part for the depiction of an entire town's descent into madness, and in part for its unique take on an alien race and their methods of planetary takeover. 4/5

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Pikathulhu
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Words to live by.

dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 #perspective 13mo
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Pikathulhu
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This is a reminder I receive on a near daily basis, and while it certainly is instructive, I would prefer the reminder to occur with less frequency.

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Roary47
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Bailedbailed

DNF-I tried, but I‘m just not interested. It is weird, the characters are okay. I‘m not a fan of Gard though. I got 75% through it and understood what I was reading in a semi-focused way, but struggled with even wanting to find out what happened. I decided to DNF and try something else.

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Roary47
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I‘m not sure I‘m following this audiobook very well. However, I did do tie dye with my kids for #LitsyCrafters “Retro” 🥰💛

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Roary47
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Not sure I completely understand what is going on in the tagged, or I‘m figuring it is aliens so I‘m blanking out to protect myself from a phobia. Either way… my kiddos and I did some tie dying for #LitsyCrafters “retro”. They had a lot of fun and get to wear their shirts tomorrow. @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Yay! So fun! I love tie dye!! 1y
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Twainy
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Pickpick

🎧 I liked this book much more than I thought I would. Mr King should bring on some more alien weirdness!! 😁 It was a little long but I enjoyed it!

It‘s set in an idyllic town in Maine called Haven. Bobbi, a writer comes across a buried spaceship and curiosity got the best of her.

So good!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

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TheNeverendingTBR
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Panpan

Been in such a slump because of this book.

I just couldn't get into it. I never connected with any of the characters, which is a first for a King novel I've read.

I think it's good going though because this is my 61st King book and I've only disliked this and Revival.

Two stars might seem harsh but compared to King's other works, I think The Tommyknockers is well below par.

Even Stephen King himself agrees that this book is trash so...

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tessavi
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Pickpick

Some might consider this book longer than it needed to be to tell it's story, but I loved every page.

BekahB I felt the same way when I read King‘s It. Did the book need to be that long? Probably not. But I still enjoyed the extra side stories/details. 3y
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Biohaz74
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Pickpick

This guy can write9/10

Reagan One of my faves! I am long overdue for a reread. 3y
jeannasser SK truly is amazing 🤩 3y
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Samary
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Oh man, are there books that I started at the beginning of the year? Yeah... that and other questions answers during the End of Year Book Tag!
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https://youtu.be/qDC_ZF5VHaI

#endofyearbooktag #booktag #booktalk

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NatalieR
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Tommyknockers, Tommyknockers, knocking at your door. 👽 I really enjoyed this story that starts with Bobbi stumbling over an object buried in her woods. She enlists the help of her sometime lover, Gard, to dig it up. In true King fashion, the town of Haven is impacted by their discovery. We meet lots of interesting characters. Overall a great sci-fi story. #MountTBR

Reagan Oooh I loved that one. 4y
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Samary
The Tommyknockers | Stephen King
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Do you listen to music while reading? Or prefer silence? I like music with no lyrics to read to.

#readingmusic

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DGRachel
The Tommyknockers | Stephen King
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #TheTommyknockers!

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!

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GHABI4ROSES Thanks for the tag! I am excited to be in this group. 4y
Karkar Just finished this one yesterday. Gives a whole new meaning to the word Becoming. Not one of my favorite Kings but I enjoyed most of it. 4y
BookwormAHN This book was nuts and I vaguely remember watching the TV series in high school and they don't seem similar at all. 4y
BookwormAHN I admit my favorite thing was probably the nursery rhyme. 4y
Karkar @BookwormAHN there was a tv series? 4y
BookwormAHN @Karkar Back in the 90s. Jimmy Smits was in it. 4y
JulAnna @BookwormAHN I had forgotten about that show! I did watch it, but don‘t remember how true it was to the book. One of my least favorite King books, but somehow memorable?!?! 4y
Bcox129 This was a good one to listen to. Ended up with the unabridged version...not finished yet. 4y
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DGRachel
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It‘s that time again, and for once I am not late!! #LosersClub Discussion starts NOW!

Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a SPOILER. Find the post for #TheTommyknockers & 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 any of us & we‘ll jump in to discuss with you. See you there!

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Samary
The Tommyknockers | Stephen King
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It‘s pouring rain, time for a blanket and a book!

#rainydayreads #stephenking #thetommyknockers #rainydays

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Samary
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I'm so excited to get deeper into this one! My dog likes to be in my lap butt this book is so large I don't want to lay it across her back. 😁

#booksanddogs #stephenking #tommyknockers

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DGRachel
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Again, apologies for being late! This month‘s book is #TheTommyknockers! Grab your copy and check back around April 18th for open discussion!

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

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BookwormAHN
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Stephen King's classic Scifi novel. The residents of Haven fall under the spell of a mysterious object in the woods, okay its aliens & they're screwed. The only one who can stop them is Gard, an alcoholic poet, with a metal plate in his head which makes him slower to be affected. This was just a good, creepy novel with nods to It & The Dead Zone.
#losersclub
#MemoirsAndMysteries #chronicillness
@BarbaraTheBibliophage

BarbaraTheBibliophage Perfect pick for this!! 4y
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DGRachel
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Last post for the night, I promise. Just a reminder that March‘s #losersclub read is #TheTommyknockers! Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about March 19th when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be in April. #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost

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MissAimz_55
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#popularintheyearyouwereborn . Very fitting since I listened to some of my Stephen king book today (11/22/63). Here are some more popular in 1987. #auldlangreads #bestsellersin87

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚😊 4y
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LiterarySloth
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I‘ve learned that my ability to enjoy and focus on audiobooks depends entirely in the narrator. I just started listening to this narrated by Edward Herrmann. It feels like Richard Gilmore is telling me a story while dropping a bunch of F-bombs. This photo is from last night. I‘m about two hours in now. Listening to this in my car while reading Little Women at home.

📚: 48/52

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overtheedge
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Watching Stephen Kings tommyknockers while making chili and cornbread........
#teamslaughter #scarathon #scareymovie @Clwojick

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JCPaulk
Tommyknockers | Stephen King
Pickpick

One of the best King books out there. As with most of his books, it has a weird vibe. Rather reminiscent of his later Needful Things.

dariazeoli I just finished a reread of this one and I still like it way more than most do! 5y
llcoolnate Dang, looks like I've got another book for the list! 5y
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toofondofbooks
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Pickpick

3 ⭐⭐⭐ Not my fave King but ok. Feels like it could have been cut in half. I also never got the feel for a true protagonist or someone to root for. Still entertaining though.

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toofondofbooks
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#audiopuzzling this afternoon listening to tagged book 😃

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BeckyLeJ
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I don‘t have much of a preference. The almost single exception is King. I even went so far as to join the Stephen King Book Club in high school so I could replace my paperbacks with hardcovers! This is a random selection because everything is as scattered as my head at the moment but there are hardcovers for each of those mm copies kicking around somewhere in my mess of a house!

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monkeygirlsmama
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#HumpDayPost @DebbieGrillo @MinDea

1. System down at work today so I got to read for 7hrs and get paid for it! 😋

2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

3. Don't knoew. Don't care. What? 😂

4. Tagged... It's my favorite Stephen King book. 💓 👽

5. @Hooked_on_books @readordierachel

readordierachel Getting paid to read is living the dream! 😃 5y
monkeygirlsmama @readordierachel I know!!! Sadly didn't get to do that today. Haha 5y
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JacintaMCarter
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irrelevance10
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Panpan

The biggest issue I had was there were too many characters who were unnecessary to the plot. I will say that what King did very well was create an absolutely terrifying atmosphere. The fact that you don't really know what is going on for most of the book makes it even more frightening. This not a horror book by any means, but it has the feel of one. That's really all I have to say that's positive. I don't recommend it. It's 2 out of 5 stars.

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Wellreadhead
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Graphite drawing of Stephen King, what do you think?
#athinsliceofanxiety #stephenking #author #masterofhorror #drawing

gradcat I knew who this was immediately...did you draw it? It‘s great 👍 I hadn‘t even scrolled all the way down before I recognized him. 😊😊 5y
sprainedbrain Very good! 5y
JacqMac Excellent! 5y
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Carolyn11215 Great rendering! 5y
Ericalambbrown That‘s fantastic! 💕 5y
Theshadedbuffalo That‘s great! 5y
jessinikkip Great job!! Hes one of my top 3 authors 5y
JennyM 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 5y
Weaponxgirl That‘s awesome 5y
Wellreadhead @gradcat Yes, I drew this! 5y
Wellreadhead Thanks guys!! 5y
gradcat It‘s really, really good! You‘re an 👩🏻‍🎨! 5y
SmartSassery That's awesome! 5y
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irrelevance10
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...when I was twenty-five I burned all the time. When I was thirty, I burned some of the time. But the oxygen in here must be getting thin, because now I only burn when I‘m drunk. I‘m scared to climb up on that horse[...]If history ever taught me anything, it taught me that horses like to bolt.

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irrelevance10
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I don‘t mean that creative people are somehow finer, or more sensitive, and thus have finer, more sensitive nervous breakdowns...It‘s just that creative people have creative breakdowns.

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GrilledCheeseSamurai
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#BlackCatChallenge #afraid
 @Clwojick

I first read this book at a reeeeally young age. Like...way to young to be reading it kind of age. I don't think I grasped all of it completely but I do know I went to bed, every single night I was reading it, very #afraid of the shadows in my room and all the things I couldn't see properly in the dark; And I loved that about it. I've been a fan of scary things and freaking myself out ever since. 😊

nelehelen Sounds scaryyyy haha 5y
DeborahSmall Have you read it as an adult? It‘s truly the worst book I‘ve read 😂 a good friend recommended as she loved it when she was really young. On rereading she agreed with me! 5y
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TheNeverendingTBR
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A King book I've not read yet, probably due to King himself saying "It's an awful book." ?

Released in 1987, which was during the time he was using cocaine during his writing; he rambled on too much resulting in this particular book being too long.

I'll get to it at some point. The story does sound interesting and my cuppa tea.

The fox bookmark given to me by my gf @meghan2714 too. ?

#stephenking

TrishB It‘s not his best! 6y
TheBookgeekFrau I read it in '87/'88 or thereabouts so I don't remember a lot of it, but I do remember liking it quite a bit 6y
Bookish_AF This is also one of the only Stephen King books I haven‘t read. I own it though 😂 6y
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MStew Love u babe 😚 6y
madamereadsalot1 I love this book. It's actually one of my favorite King books! 6y
ACEbookworm Never read the book but I remember enjoying the movie 6y
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bibliobliss
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• Day 20 of #KingAtoZ with the letter T for “The Tommyknockers,” a Stephen King book I devoured on audio a few years ago. Really enjoyed it •

@GarthRanzz #KingAtoZ #challenges #Litsychallenges #LitsyLove #day20 #theLetterT #read #theKing #StephenKing #fiction #horror #horrormaster

GarthRanzz I really need to re-read this one. I remember more of the mini series than I do the book. 6y
bibliobliss @GarthRanzz It is so good 😊 6y
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dariazeoli
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#KingAtoZ

G is for Gard, who comes to town to visit his friend and finds some “weird shit” (to quote a former president).

A lot of people don‘t like The Tommyknockers. It‘s been years since I read it, but I remember liking it back in the day. I‘m sure I read it multiple times. I look forward to revisiting during my constantly stalled #chronologicalkingread.

Bookladylinda I hope to read it soon!!! 6y
GarthRanzz I liked the book! It was an interesting take on aliens. And, of course, it involved The Shop. I love his shadowy government agency. Ever since Firestarter. 6y
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DeborahSmall
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#NuYear #Prayingtothealiens this is the only book I‘ve ever read with aliens. It is probably the worst book I‘ve ever read to the very end. It came highly recommended and I was convinced it would get better but a pile of shite! 💩

TrishB 😂😂I know how much you love this book! 6y
TommieMarie74 I despise this book despite having never read it. It published while I was in junior high and my first name is Tommie. Sadly, I was also one on the most, um, “well endowed” girls in my class. So, from 1987 on my nickname became Tommie Knockers. I refuse to read the book on principle. 😑 6y
GoldenGirl I tired to read it years ago and it's awful! I think this was after King's drug use....which explains a lot. 6y
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GoldenGirl @TommieMarie74 😂😂😂 6y
DeborahSmall @TommieMarie74 😂😂 poor you!! I don‘t think I‘d have attempted to read it either 😘 6y
DeborahSmall @GoldenGirl drug use certainly explains it!! @TrishB I always meant to ask you if you enjoyed this one? I‘ve read other novels by King and love them but the writing in this is awful (in my opinion) 6y
JanuarieTimewalker13 I don‘t even think Stephen King liked this book! It was suggested to me years ago and I read it, unfortunately. 6y
Reggie @TommieMarie74 😂😂😂I‘m so sorry but that was hilarious. 6y
Cinfhen Same @Reggie too funny not to comment @TommieMarie74 ❣️❣️❣️😂😂😂 6y
Cinfhen And thanks for the honest opinion, Deborah ❤️ 6y
TrishB No - the writing was poor which meant the story just didn‘t flow at all, I don‘t remember hating it as much as you - but I‘ve never wanted to read again . He definitely has a not at his best period 😁 6y
LeahBergen 😂😂 6y
Caroline2 I remember hating this as a teenager and I didn't read any more Stephen king for yearsssss after, it really put me off! 😳 6y
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ZoeyPeacock
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About halfway through. I keep falling asleep!

Between_The_Covers Is it boring? 6y
Teresa3 I always read King myself. I find I always fall asleep to his work in audio book format. 6y
Elisa Yeah, it‘s not very good. Though I found that it gave me insomnia 😳 6y
Linda_Bloodworth_Author I absolutely loved this book. 5y
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Lizpixie
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#Riotgrams #day23 #ChillsAndThrills When I'm after a chilling and thrilling read, Stephen King is the author I reach for. Whether he's writing about pet cemeteries, hauntings, aliens, rabid dogs or vampires, he manages to inject enough of reality to make it believable enough to make your skin crawl. Freaks, geeks and ghouls.

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monkeygirlsmama
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Here's my #5fordinner guest list.

1. Stephen King
2. Douglas Adams
3. JK Rowling
4. Jeri Smith-Ready
5. Dean Koontz

Could easily make it a bigger event and invite more. That certainly wouldn't be a problem. 😹

Thanks for the tag @MinDea and if you haven't already played along and want to then I tag @Lmstraubie @hgrimes @AllenStClair

hgrimes I need to think about this! 7y
Lmstraubie I keep reading everyone's posts & my list is currently up to about 55 instead of 5! I'm working on narrowing it down. 😁 7y
MaleficentBookDragon Yay another Koontz fan! 7y
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