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Was sort of picturing Johnny Marinville as Donal Logue (King Horik from Vikings) only with all gray hair

Was picturing Collie Entragian as Allan Ritchson from Jack Reacher

3.5/5 ⭐️
Finally finished this book after two months! I liked it, it was good but not good enough to make me WANT to read it nightly. I kind of had to force myself to in a way. But I really did enjoy the creepiness of it, and I appreciated God being seen in a good light for the most part.

I feel like I spent most of the month reading this one, but it was really good.

This was a doozy! Not quite the level of It or The Shining, but it was a lot. Great story, very creepy bad guy. My only complaints are King‘s tendency to wax poetic, and his descriptions of women revolving around their boobs. Like I really did not need to know over and over how tiny one character‘s boobs are. Other than my eye rolls on those parts, good book.

I see it. Happy Birthday, Stephen King!

This was so fast paced for King, it was relentless horror from page one. This sucked me in from the get go, with big ol‘ Collie Entragian leading the way to the highway of hell and desperation.

The usual motley crew of King characters: the weary writer, the couple, the extraordinary preteen, the old guy. King writes so accurately of preteen feelings and his depiction of relationships and marriage is unerringly exact. Solid 5 ⭐️

You have the right to remain silent,' the big cop said in his robot's voice. 'If you do not choose to remain silent, anything you say may be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. I'm going to kill you. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand your rights as I have explained them to you?

I remember not loving this book the first time I read it. Time, apparently, has been kind to my regard. This was an absolute delight, and full of that most rare (at least, for me) moment in Stephen King's canon - passages that send my skin crawling and lead to a look or two over my shoulder. This group's time in Desperation was as much of a joy to read as it was a nightmare for them. 5/5

1. Hmm…I‘m pretty split between these two, but if forced to choose would lean towards thriller.
2. Haunted House! I love fantastical stories about monsters and ghosts more than the real thing.
3. This is a hard one, but I‘ll have to tag the book that had me the most frightened as I was reading it.
Thank you for the tag @MoonWitch94 ❤️🎃❤️
Tagging @WJCintron @KathyWheeler @Emilymdxn and @Addison_Reads (if you haven‘t already played 😅)

Stephen King Readathon - 4/19

🎧 From the get-go you know Collie ain‘t right & it gets dark. I like it when King goes off the rails & while his narration isn‘t a performance as much as it‘s a reading, I really enjoyed it, he knows his characters.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"In Steve‘s experience, some guys simply couldn‘t keep their hands off their horns or their dicks. They were always honking one or the other."

""Third, thou shalt not score women for him . . . and he‘s apt to ask you, particularly if some good-looking babes show up at the receptions I‘m setting up for him along the way. As with the booze and the drugs, if he scores on his own, that‘s one thing. But don‘t help him." Steve had thought of telling Harris that he wasn‘t a pimp, that Harris must have confused him with his own father, and decided that would be fairly imprudent."

""I see holes like eyes," the cop said. "My mind is full of them.""

I read The Regulators first and didn‘t care for it. I trusted the reviews that Desperation was much better. I really enjoyed Desperation; a creepy cop randomly apprehends people in a desert, in the middle of nowhere. Then, in true King fashion, the story becomes even more bizarre. We‘re talking possessed animals, abandoned mines, and a town with a strange history. The Regulators was forgettable and I will remember Desperation. #MountTBR

It‘s a testament to how damn good Stephen King is that even his lesser works are eminently readable. I wasn‘t terribly connected to the plot or the characters, but I couldn‘t put the book down.

Scanning the aisles of a bookstore while actively listening a Stephen King book. My life in a nutshell.

This chunkster was by far my favorite read of #february2021. #12booksof2021
@Andrew65

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ http://suspensebookreviews.home.blog/2021/12/08/desperation-by-stephen-king/

Classic King tropes of people being trapped and good vs evil. This time a highway leads to Desperation, a small town haunted by an ancient evil. A group of strangers must work together to escape their death. Gruesome, detailed, and suspenseful. A bit heavy on the religion, God, and references in the second part for my liking, however.

1. Sometimes. Sometimes it‘s the cover art. Mostly if the blurb sounds good.
2. Tagged. One of my all-time favorite King novels.
#Two4Tuesday

#littensdressedinblood Today's #Prompt #Nightmareonmystreet
I read this book (Duology: Desperation/Regulators), when I was a freshman in college. I LOVED it! I need to re-read those one day. I really recommend Desperation if you like horror and gore.

I think this cover fits perfectly with today's prompt. This for sure looks like a nightmare on a street!!
#september prompts #september #regulators #stephenking #horror #favoriteduology

I did not get to finish this for our #20in4 #readathon, BUT I crushed the other two goals and had a blast. May finish that book this week! So fun to finally GET INTO IT, thank you❣️#dailycheckin Photo is eldest daughter & her “wife”: they had a dual ceremony at USC, so they walked together last month at the Coliseum, here in Los Angeles. Daughter is off to law school like her mama, and wife is finishing a Master‘s and becoming a sports agent🙏🏾

Goodwill haul because I can‘t seem to be stopped. #sendhelp
Has anyone read these or want to buddy read one? Also was really excited for the meal prep one cause I want to do more meal prepping lol I‘m also a sucker for good looking cookbooks.

#cookbooks #mealprep #mealprepping #stephenking #memoirs #graphicnovel #goodwill #goodwillhaul #bookhaul

According to my records I read this 10+ years ago but I definitely didn't remember it.

This book is such a wild ride, and I absolutely loved every bit of it. 💚 There are sections of this that read like a walking nightmare, with snakes and spiders everywhere. There's a vast array of characters, but they all blend so well and make the story that much stronger.

Now to read The Regulators next month. 😁

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

#OppositeDay @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs

I'm currently reading this book and the Sheriff is described multiple times as the opposite of #Short.

I'm really loving this one so far too.

FAVE 5 STARS

As ever King does not disappoint. Creepy premise, characters you love to hate, and a villain you can‘t quite wrap your head around.
While I thoroughly enjoyed this one, it is ranking in the lower levels of my “King” list.
There was something missing. I can‘t exactly put my finger on what, but it didn‘t leave me with the usual “King” satisfaction.

Look at me playing #wondrouswednesday on a Thursday again 😁

1. Anne and Diana (Anne of Green Gables)
Mary, Dickon, and Colin (The Secret Garden)
Harry, Ron, Hermione (Harry Potter)
2. I like reading alot of different books at the same time, depending on my mood.
3. Desperation, Nevada

Thanks for the tag @Eggs & @MoonWitch94

This is me right now...😳

There's so many awesome words in this book...
I particularly love HELLACIOUS

I started working on Monday after a 3 week long Staycation and my reading really suffered this week.

So I'm very grateful for #MarvellousMarch It'll get me back in my reading routine.
I'm keeping my goals simple
🌼1 hour of reading a day
🌼1 hour of Audiobook a day

So that's 9 hours of Audiobook and 9 hours of reading for the 9 days.

@Andrew65

This was my first time reading this one. I have had it on my shelf forever. I really enjoyed this one. After reading the cover makes so much more sense. #losersclub

#LosersClub Discussion starts NOW!

Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a SPOILER. Find the post for #Desperation & 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!

Started this bad boy last Friday and I'm almost finished but not quite. I gotta say it's not my favorite of his. Sometimes King can be too much King and to me that's the case here. He could have cut this book much shorter by taking out some of the unnecessary side stories. But that's King lol I did like it but it's only OK to me. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I have also read Regulators which is a sister/twin to this one. I felt the same about it too lol

#stephenking

Finished this today! Love this author, and I‘m loving reading his books again so many years later! #losersclub

Great snow day.
Finished this book 5 stars. #LosersClub #LosersClub2021 @DGRachel
Counting it as #underrated #Booked2021 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage
got some reading done on #ThatsClassic book @Annie1215 and #potteraday @Linsy Took a long walk in the snow, reached daily goals @wanderinglynn #BFC21
And found out the covers of Regulators and Desperation fit together @TheNeverendingTBR @Tattooedteacher @CaffeineAndCandy

I‘d completely forgotten how overtly religious Desperation is, so it was really interesting to discover that aspect again. King is the audiobook narrator, and I think he does a fine job. Since I finished Desperation, I started Serpentine to listen to on my walks until the 19th, when I will start The Regulators. #audiowalk

Better late than never. #24in48 begins right now for me! 💜💜💜 my TBR includes the first three Dark Tower books to catch up with the #LosersClub and I have a few chapters to read for #PotteraDay because I just got them all in the mail today! Super excited

Coffee mug gift from my godson...he knows me well🙂
I do believe that most movies do not do justice to the book. Stephen King's writing always gives me a very clear image of the evil that is portrayed. It is never the image that is portrayed in the film version.
#LosersClub #LosersClub2021 @DGRachel
This book will definitely be #underrated , it's a very good King! #Booked2021
@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

I have a few hours left in this novel for #losersclub2021. I‘d read it when it first came out, but I‘m glad to be reading it again. I was really into the story today, so I closed my office door and listened while I worked. It was a lovely day for a walk; I‘m going to miss this weather when we get our hot summers (we only have about 2 weeks of spring.) #audiowalk

Just finished this one up for #losersclub2021
This was a wild, violent & gory (but necessarily so) ride! That ending was everything and I can't wait to discuss this with everyone on the 18th! Definitely moving this to the top of the my favorite of Stephen King's list!
@DGRachel

#dailycheckin more like monthly‼️ I have been PARTYING through this first #20in4 #readathon AND managed to get so much done with My Mandy🙌🏾 I start in the office of a new firm tomorrow (Monday), and only began with them a week and a half ago🏙 Amanda knows this drill🥰Thank you for continuing a great reading weekend, ANDREW❣️

I also hit my #potteraday and #losersclub (big time on that one) this weekend📖

Anyone here read with Barnes & Noble❓

The large part of my walk is around our new stadium. I couldn‘t figure out why all the cars were there. Turns out that it‘s practice for the Senior Bowl which is being played at our stadium instead of the downtown one where it‘s been played for years and years. Desperation is just getting creepier and creepier. #audiowalk

Continuing with Desperation. #audiowalk

Just finished this morning. It was a good book after all. I didn‘t think I could handle it when I first started. Mostly the verbal and physical violence, especially Pie. But I overcame it and finished. Truthfully, I think this is one of the books I could read a second time and get much more out of it. You can peel the layers of this one and understand it anew. #losersclub #stephenking #buddyread

My grandsons bookpile looks more manageable than mine😂. I figured out my February book goal for #BFC21 five chapters a day in any combination of books. It will help me keep up with all of my book clubs and challenges👍 #LosersClub #LosersClub2021 #potteraday #Booked2021 #ThatsClassic
Lebanon and Kenton County Library Book Clubs(my on the ground, right now zooming, book clubs)!

I last read this book in 1996 when it first came out. I had completely forgotten that it starts out with action and pretty much continues nonstop. I also see the connections to the Dark Tower that I never noticed before. I got in a nice walk today, but it looks like winter here — all grey and overcast with naked trees — but it wasn‘t cold at all at 61°F. #audiowalk

This one is about a bunch people who, while traveling along 'Lonely' Highway 50, get tricked/abducted by a huge town deputy cop who is clearly absolutely insane and get taken to the mining town of Desperation and thrown into cells....

I've read most of Stephen King's books and he's still blowing my mind, now that I've finally read it; it's the best one of his I've read for years!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3146372550 ↩full review

Came home to find this chunkster on my doorstep. January's #LoosersClub2021 selection has arrived! I had no idea it was this long but I am definitely looking forward to getting back into reading some King!!