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Classic King. This is totally in the vein of his previous tales where ‘an otherworldly event taking place globally (but its epicenter in a small Maine town, duh) and the minute-by-minute actions taken by a large cast of locals fighting on either side of the dilemma‘. I‘m hard-pressed to see what contributions were made by his son and co-author Owen. It reads exactly like King‘s voice and feels part of his fictional universe. By the way, it‘s good!

Sleeping Beauties can be a difficult read for those of a gentle constitution. This is a book that is just as much about the violence that men inflict on women as the violence that humans inflict on one another, as well as on the natural world. These are subjects of frequent discussion in 2024 and, as hopeless as any conclusions drawn can feel, this book ultimately settles on an uncertain optimism that nevertheless inspires hope. 5/5

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #SleepingBeauties
 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

At first I had issues keeping track of all the perspectives & side characters, but it got more clear as it went on. Very reminiscent of Under the Dome where some incredibly random catastrophe strikes a small town and everyone‘s best or worse self comes out. I‘ll save the rest of my thoughts for #losersclub @BarkingMadRead 🦊

#losersclub is getting audio booked this month because it was the version readily available from my library, and I have a few long reads this month aside from that.

This month‘s book is #SleepingBeauties 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 #BookDiscussion
REMEMBER: I have started the tag list over, so if you‘d like to be tagged for future posts, drop a comment below!

Just a reminder that November‘s #LosersClub read is #SleepingBeauties 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! ALSO!! ➡️➡️➡️ Drop a comment below to continue to be tagged. #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

Stephen king is a funny one for me cause I can never tell if a book is gonna carry me away and make me love it or just be eh. Unfortunately for a book this long, it was eh. I didn‘t feel like there was enough world building or content for 700 pages. I was alway waiting for the story to get bigger or more intricate but it never quite did? Not one of his best for me.

📸: Typorama

#FirstLineFridays

This audiobook was one of the best I've listened to. The story was intriguing and the characters actually all had individual tendencies that made them unique. Even if there were so many near the end that I kept having to remember who's who.. There were portions of this story that were pretty gory as well, descriptions of battle scenes near the end had me cringing a bit.

The ending did feel a little lacking. But I think it was necessary.

This book was fantastic. It shows how easily the world can and will go bad when things hit the fan.

I haven‘t finished the novel yet. So far we have visited the first town and met the sheriff and a therapist. Then we went to a jail and met 2 cell memebers who were talking about having dreams and starting a game show. The genre is horror and I would recommend for people who love Stephen King and this genre

Only book lovers can really appreciate how exciting this sight is. My new book fits easily all the way inside my new purse, without concerns about damaging the book or anything else in the purse. I broke the zipper on a brand new purse, trying to cram a book into it a few months ago. 🤦‍♀️ This purse is otherwise much larger than I really need, but this discovery makes me want to keep using the purse anyway. 📚 🤓 👜 🥰

A new favorite King(s) book. Sleeping Beauties gave me all the feels. Though not “post-apocalyptic” it showed how quickly things can go wrong. Action and gore (its been a while since I‘ve read scenes that made me go ewwwww 😂)Also, the message to and about men was broad but deep. #bookspin 11 #bookspinbingo

I finished listening to this while doing some yard work today. It's been awhile since I've read a Stephen King novel, and this was thoroughly enjoyable!

It's an #audiocleaning day!

Great king story. Never disappointed.

This has been a great reading year so far, with one noteworthy exception. Prior to reading Sleeping Beauties I had read one King book this year. One! Luckily this will be remedied, in preparation for Billy Summers I am reading 3 of his recent books. Sleeping Beauties focuses on Dooling, in Appalachia, where a mysterious stranger appears at the time of the sleeping pandemic affecting females & a large cast of characters (including a fox!)👇

I'm at nearly the halfway point in the tagged book. I'm immensely enjoying it. While reading the passages narrated from the fox's pov I can't help but think of Arab Strap's Fable of the Urban Fox from their wonderful album As Days Get Dark
https://open.spotify.com/search/fable%20of%20the%20urban

Tried something different. It kept me completely in thrall but did seem to meander a bit, at times.

@AmyG I used to think I was a good shopper, but I bow down to you and your gifting prowess. You nailed it!!! I am so thoroughly delighted with everything I received. If all you had sent me was that Stand bookmark, I would have been over the moon. But I got so much more! Thank you @teebe for coordinating. I had never done one of these before and it was great fun. #creepychristmas

Bookish song Nr. 20: We are the Hearts

We're dancing through the smoke
And we don't mind the flames
Now we become the ghost
That you know by name

Imagine we are higher than the sparrows
Casually we're breathing with the pharaohs
Tragically we fall just like the arrows
You will hear our voices echo

We are the hearts
We will never be bought and sold
We are the hearts
Forever singing woo-hoo
We are the hearts

#BooksAndMusic

One quote from early on that seemed really on point during the times of COVID. 🙄

This was my Halloween read this year, and after pondering on it a few days I‘m still left...disappointed. It was a page turner, it went by quickly...so should be a good read, right. But, for such an interesting concept, I was left disappointed in the execution, and finale. In many ways it reminded me of The Stand, world shattering event, humanity divided into two factions, with a supernatural being at the center (Evie Black and Randall Flagg ⤵️

I loved this audiobook! It was quite the commitment at over 25 hours, and the ending wasn‘t the best, but I really enjoyed the storyline and the overall message about gender equality and the environment. Lots of reading hour points for #teamslaughter with this one 😆! +16 points #scarathlon2020 #mystery

I started listening to this audiobook this morning and I...could....not....stop! By the time I left work I‘d listened to 6 1/2 hours!!! Between that and morning/evening reading I should make about 10 hours today 💪🏻 📖🤓

Goodbye September!
Books read in September: 38 - 5 of those were audio books, 15 books off my TBR.

Now it's time for October books!

No time for bad books! 😁

Book Nr 15 off my #BookSpinBingo board

Just finished this great book thanks to #24b4Monday and a tasty Tiramisu ❤️

It's a typical Stephen King book - that means a page turner with characters that feel real and a plot that gets you hooked.

I just can't get enough of the King family😁

@TheAromaofBooks

When I got up this morning, I spontaneously decided to join #24b4Monday 😁 I'm sure I won't get close to the 24, but I'll try my best 💪

Right now I'm at 2h 30min 🙈

@Andrew65

Thanks @Mrs_B for the Tag! Sure I'd like to play :)

1) Tagged one of the books I'm reading now. Stephen King is always a great read.
2) Blacksmith Queen 😍
3) Chestnuts and pumpkins - yum yum!

@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

This is what my #BookSpinBingo board looks like right now. At least I managed to finish my #BookSpin and my #DoubleSpin 😆

@TheAromaofBooks

Thank you for the tag @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤

It's already Friday here, so I have to hurry up 😅

1. As a bookseller I've met several authors, especially those who are famous locally. And the brother of my boss is an important politician in our town - if that counts.

2. That the bookstore I'm working at has a bright future ahead ❤

I'm tagging everyone who wants to be tagged - we're all friends here, right? 😊

#ThankfulThursday
@Cosmos_Moon

Not my favorite. Took me a while to get through it and I was disappointed with the ending.

This summer‘s King endeavour turned out to be another great pick. Though the plot felt a little bumpy at times, this is still pure King magic and exactly the kind of imaginative madness I want to lose myself in when there‘s little else to do.

Top Left on the shelf!

I'm tagging @DrShanJones @Kfjohnsonbooks to post your top left book shelf of tbr (To be Read) #tbr #topleftontheshelf

Just not into this. First DNF of the year.

Treated my fiancé to these beauties. The sleeping beauties is a limited edition version and the cover is beautiful with a tiger on the back too 😍 love you @Jackal121