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The Dark Half
The Dark Half | Stephen King
Creating George Stark was easy. Getting rid of him wont be... The sparrows are flying again. The idea unbidden, inexplicable haunts the edge of Thad Beaumonts mind. Thad should be happy. For years now it is his secret persona George Stark, author of super-violent pulp thrillers, who has paid the family bills. But now, Thad is writing seriously again under his own name, and his menacing pseudonym has been buried forever. And yet... the sparrows are flying again, and something is terribly wrong in Thad Beaumonts world.
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giulia.mosna
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5/5 ⭐

Geniale. Lievemente più splatter/gory degli altri horror di Stephen King che ho letto, ma in maniera adatta alla storia.

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Oryx
The Dark Half | Stephen King
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Turned my trip to pick up your book @julesg into a treat yoself morning. And @Leniverse influenced me to pick up this SK book that's been on my Kindle forever. I think I have about 20 SK books left to read from his back catalogue, so that'll be a fun project for next couple of years.

Leniverse I'm reading him at a rate of one book a year. I haven't calculated how long that will take, but we all need a project, right? 😂 The Dark Half is too preposterous to be scary but it was great fun! 7mo
Oryx @Leniverse not scary, but that opening surgery scene sure is sticking in my mind 🤢 7mo
Leniverse Yeah. Fortunately that's the grossest part of the book. Although there were some descriptions later on that I didn't let my mind linger on. 7mo
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julesG Enjoy your treats! 7mo
julesG @Leniverse Well, I should have a look at it then. 😁 Gross doesn't scare me. Yet. 🤣🤣 7mo
squirrelbrain Yummy! 😋 7mo
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Leniverse
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I've been wondering why this character keeps calling Thad "old hoss" but I had sort of resigned myself to it. Then, more than 300 pages in I get the phrase "one-hoss shay" which made me ??‍???‍♀️. Fortunately the Kindle understood the phrase when I looked it up. ??‍♀️? It makes a whole lot more sense now. ?

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Pikathulhu
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Wow. I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did. An unassuming writer's pseudonymous identity is retired, but might have some thoughts of its own on being retired. This was an absolutely thrilling read from start to finish, with just about every chapter feeling like a race against the clock, right up until the sparrows fly, and one of the most capable and menacing King villains I've read. 5/5

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bekakins
The Dark Half | Stephen King
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This was a fun re-read of a King novel with a very weird premise (not that that‘s unusual with King!) satisfying ending, and some gruesome descriptions too 🤢

Plus HOW is it December?!? Here‘s my #bookspinbingo board 🤩

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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Bibliophile004
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Perfect spooky read for Halloween! Although there‘s plenty of gore, what gives this book the perfect spooky factor is the suspense. The fear. Which King is the master at.

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Billie84
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Time for some Stephen King 😍

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Balibee146
The Dark Half | Stephen King
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@TrishB it took until page 177 this time but we have the next reference to a sport coat.... Every time! 🤣😂

TrishB Can‘t wait to read my next one! 2y
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Balibee146
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Finally getting a chance to sit down with my first read of the year.... Classic King so far, a "sport coat" has already been mentioned ?? I spot that in most King books I read and must Google what style it actually is!

TrishB That‘s a funny thing to spot! 2y
Balibee146 @TrishB I literally spend every first read waiting to spot the first mention and am rarely, if ever, disappointed 🤣🤣 2y
Cathythoughts Love the detail you notice (edited) 2y
Balibee146 @Cathythoughts my brain has a mind of its own 🤣🤣 2y
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Balibee146
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#bookmail...... Still buying and reading King works for the first time 😀

Any recommendations about which to read first as equally keen for both lol?

AlaMich I‘ve never read The Dark Half, but Pet Sematary scared the heck out of me when I read it. I think I was a teenager at the time, but still. 😱 Which means I do recommend it! (edited) 2y
Emilymdxn Pet sematary is probably my fave stephen king that I‘ve read! 2y
Zoes_Human The Pet Sematary is scarier, and I loved it. 2y
Balibee146 @AlaMich @Emilymdxn @Zoes_Human looks like Pet Semetary for the win cheers 2y
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TheNeverendingTBR
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Mehso-so

Not as gripping as his other books and I didn't think this one had much going on.

I did finish it though after a second attempt and made it my 58th Stephen King read.

I think this is the only book of his that I've read that I won't return to for a re-read.

It was good to see the return of Sheriff Alan Pangborn though and it did have it's moments.

I would recommend if you have read a bunch of King‘s better work and are looking for more.

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Hestapleton
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#bookspin done! The concept felt wildly improbable and almost dumb for about 70 pages and then I was HOOKED. And the ending was really satisfying - not always the case for all of King‘s books. A good, thrilling read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

TheNeverendingTBR I DNF'd this about 8 years ago, I couldn't get into it but I'm looking forward to getting back to it as I'm going to read every King book at least once 😌 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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JanuarieTimewalker13
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Interesting read. I liked a lot about it, but it dragged a bit for me. I just realized how good his chapter headings are. Never paid attention to that before. Automatic writing, The Coming of the Psychopomps (love that word). 3.5⭐️

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JanuarieTimewalker13
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Shout out to Natural Candy for the extra stickers they sent me!! #vegancandy and #StephenKing is my happy place.
Today is a good day🎃☮️📚❤️ @BlackCat13 I make things happen-Hahahaha...you will be getting your stickers🖖🏽

BlackCat13 @JanuarieTimewalker13 you rock... great photo! 3y
JanuarieTimewalker13 Thank you, my friend. 3y
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Sleepswithbooks
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Andrew65 Love it 😊 3y
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Sleepswithbooks
The Dark Half | Stephen King
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Pageturner1 😆 love the hippo!! 3y
Andrew65 Not aware of this one. 3y
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JacintaMCarter
The Dark Half | Stephen King
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Mistermandolin I had this edition back in the day. King on top form. Not one of his absolutely best but still very, very good. Great pick. 4y
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HufflepuffGirl90
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Amazing novel full of twisting darkness. I‘m so glad I had this one for my #BookSpin

Full review here:
https://bookshelfadventures.home.blog/2020/05/24/the-dark-half-by-stephen-king/

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4y
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DGRachel
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #TheDarkHalf!

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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DGRachel
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#LosersClub Discussion starts NOW! (Only a day late ??‍♀️)

Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a SPOILER. Find the post for #TheDarkHalf & 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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HufflepuffGirl90
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Finally starting this one for #BookSpinBonanza at lunch today 😅

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BookwormAHN
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This is King's classic evil twin novel and its really good. Thad is a novelist who thinks he's killed off his more violent pen name until that pen name becomes flesh and then comes after him 🖤
#losersclub @DGRachel
#MemoirsAndMysteries #Twins @BarbaraTheBibliophage

BarbaraTheBibliophage Great twins pick!! King is so imaginative... 4y
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HufflepuffGirl90
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I rewrote my #bookspinbonanza list to put them in order of reading. I‘m so excited to see how many I can get through, especially since I have a couple review requests for books not on the list 😅

#BookSpin - the Dark Half by Stephen King
#DoubleSpin - the Martian by Andy Weir

TheAromaofBooks Good luck!!! 4y
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DGRachel
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Before I forget: This month‘s book is #TheDarkHalf! Grab your copy and check back around May 18th for open discussion! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost I admit, the description looks interesting. I may have to join in for this one! 🤔

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

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Bookish.SAM
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Stopped in at a church #booksale just before it closed. Still managed a quicky #bookhaul ! 🤓👍📚

Geenie 😍👍 4y
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JanuarieTimewalker13
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The Three Kings of Christmas. Lol #BookOutlet
$21.71 (includes $5 shipping). I couldn‘t wait for Boxing Day Sale bc King goes fast.

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BookwormAHN
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Tonight's movie The Dark Half 👻
My favorite evil twin movie.
#Scarathlon #TeamStoker @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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kylienoele
The Dark Half | Stephen King
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This was a wild ride! I throughly enjoyed it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Marmie7
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Almost done with this movie. Better than I anticipated, might have to read the book eventually.
#teamstoker #scarathlon @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 4y
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kylienoele
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Still on the Stephen King kick 🤷🏼‍♀️

LeahBergen Cute photo! 🎃 4y
batsy Great pic! 4y
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the_real_archimboldi
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“He sometimes believed that the compulsion to make fiction was no more than a bulwark against confusion, maybe even insanity. It was a desperate imposition of order by people able to find that precious stuff only in their minds . . . never in their hearts.” - Stephen King, The Dark Half

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Addison_Reads
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This book has been on my King shelf for years and I decided it was finally time to read it. I haven't seen the movie, but perhaps I'll try it out now.

I really enjoyed the creepy vibes in this one, and it kept me up late into the early morning hours to see just what happened with George and Thad and the sparrows.

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irrelevance10
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For me, this was an extremely slow, painfully boring read. The concept was a stretch at best, and though I feel like it may have had some sort of personal significance to Stephen King, as a reader, it was not pleasant. I found it to be uninteresting, kind of gross, and all around a waste of time. I do not recommend this at all.

Two out of five stars.

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toofondofbooks
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With as many books under his belt as King has, there are bound to be some flops. For me this is one. This story was just really too far-fetched. And I know it sounds silly to say that about a S.K. novel, but I suppose I just wasn't sold on it. If you're not a completist when it comes to authors, this is one you could skip. It does have one of his characters that recurs in several of his books, Alan Pangborn, sheriff of Castle Rock.

Ubookquitous Agreed - this wasn't his best. In one of the final scenes, the character crawls under a couch.... a couch? really? LOL
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toofondofbooks @Ubookquitous I know lol it was 2 characters! I was like dang that couch must be 5 feet off the floor 5y
Ubookquitous @toofondofbooks lol that‘s right, it was two! Lol 😂 5y
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irrelevance10
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Madds
The Dark Half | Stephen King
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Finally enjoying the gorgeous weather. 😎

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Madds
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“George... wasn‘t a very nice guy.”

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irrelevance10
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anniebannanie
The Dark Half | Stephen King
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Biggest twin betrayal ever.

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charreads
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“When Thad Beaumont wakes to forge nightmare of George Stark, he hears birds, thousands of them, all cheeping and twittering at the same time, and with the sound comes a presentiment full of memory and foreboding: The sparrows are flying again.”

This book did not fail to leave me on the edge of my seat especially in the final few chapters. Just when I thought the story would go one way it went another. I do enjoy a good Stephen King novel.

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WeeziesBooks
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Christmas was so hectic that I just now got a chance to open my #christmasbookswap and thank @KrystleTheBookSlayer for such a thoughtful box! Thank you so much!

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LiterarySloth
The Dark Half | Stephen King
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This was another King book that had me closing windows and locking all the doors. Very creepy and made me jump anytime I heard a noise in my house while reading!

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Tamarity
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Good thing I‘ve never married...

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TrishB
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#KingAtoZ
Been deciding all morning! G is for George Stark, who just won‘t be killed in this book 😁

RohitSawant Great pick! 👏🏼 👏🏼 6y
GarthRanzz This book always gets to me as my dad was also a twin who absorbed his in utero. He had back problems his whole life and wound up having back surgery. During the surgery they removed teeth and hair. It wasn‘t until then they realised he was to have been twins. How does King always seem to write something I can relate to in real life?! 6y
TrishB @GarthRanzz wow! Amazing story 😮 6y
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ShookBelf
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#KingAtoZ @GarthRanzz

D is for the Dark Half.

This was the first ever King novel I read and it creeped me out. But not so much that I didn't go on to read most of his other earlier books that my brother had!

GarthRanzz Great story. And yet another of those author characters King is so good at writing. 6y
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BookishRedhead
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Different then what I have read. I liked it.

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TripleS
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Sunday nights are my favorite! Especially with Stephen King and my little buddy Dexter.

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TripleS
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The Dark Half with my cutest half! Chill winter nights in!