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This was a surprisingly difficult read. The toxic, abusive, violent man at the core may feel to some readers like a cartoonish caricature; I've come across enough of his like as a case manager to know better. If a reader can make it through the painful depictions of sexism, racism, sexual violence, and rage, they will discover a book that pays off with an almost savage catharsis - and a second, wary glance at the next fox they chance to meet. 5/5

Ugh. Talk about a slog. This book put me in an entire month long slump in august which had me playing catch up for my LMPBC books I had that month. The prologue to this book was great! And then it just went down hill from there. Also I‘m not a fan of cartoonishly over the top villains. Definite miss for me.

Is it terrible that I mostly just want to hear about Norman's wacky, blood-soaked adventures? He's shirtless in his third stolen car, consulting with the arguing voices of his dead father and a hand puppet, and then we cut to a fifth-rate lifetime movie again.

"It wasn't dark yet, but getting there. The shadows under the trees were thick and velvety, somehow luscious."

It's hilarious to me that Norman is a slasher whose friends all call him "Normie."

This romantic subplot is the blandest I've ever read. I'm bored to tears by it.

"Huge sunflowers with yellowy, fibrous stalks, brown centers, and curling, faded petals towered over everything else, like diseased turnkeys in a prison where all the inmates have died."

""Everything in the Store Priced Under $5.00!" the store‘s motto read. It was printed below a wretchedly executed drawing of Abraham Lincoln. There was a broad grin on Lincoln‘s bearded face, he was dropping a wink, and to Norman Daniels he looked quite a bit like a man he had once arrested for strangling his wife and all four of his children."

"His asshole had contracted until it felt roughly the size of an inner tube valve."

I love getting off work and remembering I'm reading something really good. It's like xmas, except I don't have to be drunk.

"Suddenly it‘s as if she is sitting in a sitz bath full of warm, thick liquid. A kind of blood gravy."

I‘m not sure what I feel about this one. There are parts I liked and parts I didn‘t like. I was rooting for Rose to get away from her abusive husband, Norman, and to get revenge for the pain he caused her. What I didn‘t care for was the supernatural aspect of the painting Rose receives. Also, there was a lot of profanity in this. Otherwise, this was an OK Stephen King book.

This was my first SK novel I read, so where does this rank?

Thanks for the tag @EadieB ! 😊

1. No, I have not.

2. Tagged!

Check out Kim‘s book review on Book Interrupted‘s Manuscript Monday. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-rose-madder

About 100 pages in. It started off great but is starting to get a bit boring plus the husband feels a little over the top. Does it get better?

Hoping to finish this one today. What will you be reading?

In this episode, I review Stephen King's underrated book, "Rose Madder."

https://youtu.be/0X3UW0MlWwI

Tackle the TBR 🤓📚 #boleybooks #RoseMadder #stephenking #bookjoy #readwithme
What are you reading? 😊

Greetings #LosersClub. I‘m late as usual, but official discussion starts NOW!

Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a SPOILER. Find the post for #RoseMadder & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! I know there‘s already been discussion on other posts, so feel free to continue there or switch over here. Just be sure to tag anyone else that comments to prompt discussion with you!

#LosersClub #LosersClub2021 #StephenKing #buddyread
@DGRachel @TheNeverendingTBR @CaffeineAndCandy

Finished Rose Madder - was not a fan of this, I know some of you liked it - what are your thoughts ?
Next up Desperation!

Portrays domestic violence from the mind of the abused and the abuser. Rose has a maniacal husband who also happens to be a police officer, which makes for a deadly combination of person. Some of the story is fantastical. The outcome of Rose's relationship with her husband is satisfying. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #LosersClub @DGRachel @bthegood

Very touching book, it was very descriptive and made me scared and ancious for the main character!!! 100% recomend

King did a great job exploring and portraying domestic violence. The supernatural picture....it was a major disconnect for me. One of the few King books I am not a fan of, but will discuss next week with #LosersClub #LosersClub2021 @DGRachel @TheNeverendingTBR @CaffeineAndCandy
Did make it 5/6 for January book goal #BFC21 @wanderinglynn
And color in title #Booked2021 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Will have to set goal of 40 pages per day to finish #LosersClub #LosersClub2021 picks for last month and this month👍 #BFC2021
@CaffeineAndCandy @DGRachel @TheNeverendingTBR

I feel King really does a great job in Rose Madder exploring the mind of Rosie, her thought processes. I love his writing.

Not sure if there are any #readathon going on right now - but I am challenging myself to 12 hours for this Saturday and Sunday, Want to finish my December books!!

Getting ready for the last #24B4MONDAY with my #LOSERSCLUB read! Finally another #DAILYCHECKIN before our #READATHON this blessed weekend. All is GREAT here, just been super focused and finally got back my productive groove. Merry Christmas, Littens. Thanks you for being a HUGE, critical part of 2020 for me. I genuinely have zero complaints about this year, yea, I just wrote that🙌🏾🎄🪵

This month‘s book is #RoseMadder! Grab your copy and check back around January 18th (probably a few days later, because I‘m a forgetful ghosthost) for open discussion! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost

Just a reminder that December‘s #LosersClub read is #RoseMadder! Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about December 19th when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be in January 2021. #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #ghosthostpost

I was finally able to give Stephen King his own well deserved shelf! 😁💕📚

Library patrons are some of the most wholesome, hilarious people

My mother sometimes got me the new Stephen King novels for Christmas when I was younger.

1. I‘ve only worked at three places. A restaurant, a candy factory, and a trophy shop. They were all pretty normal.

2. Books 📚

#ThankfulThursday

People don't mention this King book much, but it's one of my favorites. It doesn't have killer clowns or vampires, but it has something that is much scarier in my opinion- terrible humans. It deals with abuse and a woman finally getting enough and standing up for herself.

#BoundTogetherJune #Rose @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Somebody is finding this holiday thing hard work #dogsoflitsy

Not my favourite Stephen King, but decent.

#cottagetime ☀️🛶
#booksandbooze ☕️
#dogsoflitsy 🐶💜

#Sundaymorningvibes ☀️☕️📖
#booksandbooze
#hotAFalready and it‘s barely 8 in the morning!! 🥵
#Canadianweather

#ExpandedDT ... about mid-way into the book and it‘s taken an abrupt turn. Not unexpected from King but even the descriptions and writing feels a little different.

Having a #treatyoself moment 🤗

I don‘t usually bother with all-out dinner for just myself but I‘m having a lovely #booksanddinner #booksandbooze kind of evening 👌
🍤🍠🍄🍹

As always, King is an awesome writer, awesome story teller!
Love how the painting comes alive and helps Rose through her journey of leaving and defeating her abusive husband.

“The concept of dreaming is known to the waking mind but to the dreamer there is no waking, no real world, no sanity; there is only the screaming bedlam of sleep.”

#QuotsyJune19 | 12: #Rose

📷: Made with Typorama

Steven king is one of my favorite authors. This was one of the first few books I read by him. I was lucky to be allowed to even read his works when I was younger. And I mean like early middle school young. So when I saw this at a used book store, I had to have it.

📖 Rose Madder by Stephen King even though I‘ve never read it
🎙 Kiss from a Rose by Seal from Batman Forever
📽 The Rose with Bette Midler even though I‘ve never seen it.
(Edit): I completely for got to tag @JoScho #manicmonday

Had one of these lights when I was teenager, but who knows where that ended up. Went and bought me one today, and to say I‘m excited is an understatement. #ItsTheSmallThings #NighttimeReadingReady

Let‘s try this one for book 70 of my year!

Why the heck does Stephen King not like this book?!
It's so good and underrated.
Rosie is another strong figure we all need every now and then and Norman needs a big rusty pitch fork through his body from one end to the other.