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“Here is something I learned in Empis: good people shine brighter in dark times.”
#October2025
This book has finally gotten me out of my reading slump. Fairy Tale is an effortless magical read on this equally magical vacation.
pickFairly standard King: a ton of set up that gets you really invested in the characters, then it gets weird, but you're already in for the long haul. It starts out as a story about a boy, an old man, and his dog, and ends with the boy trying to save a kingdom. It was a shame the dog was sidelined so much in the second half, but this was a great, sprawling yarn from a master storyteller, a fantasy novel like too few of his books.
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I'm working through Fairy Tale right now, but I don't think I'll finish this weekend, so it'll carry over, then I have some library checkouts to work on.
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BookSpin: King of Ashes
DoubleSpin: Fairy Tale
I'm not even trying for a bingo this month 😅 I might also push the double spin to next month, but we'll see how it goes 😋 Still waiting for King of Ashes to arrive at the library...
so-soI had heard it but never believed it. I mean I‘ve read at least 20 of his books. But when I hear people say he coulda cut 200 pages about one SK‘s books, I thought they were outta their minds. I loved the first 200 pages. Pages 200-450, what a slog. But in the end I cried. That emotion does not erase that snooze fest of a middle. A young man finds a portal to another world and sets out on an adventure with his dog. Hurts my heart to do this-meh.
Today we had training on an update to one of our systems and this guy was one of the trainers. When he got up he asked if we had any questions. I asked if anybody had ever told him he looks like Stephen King. He said all the time. The photo does his likeness no justice. In person for a minute I thought Stephen had Schwarzeneggered Chloe. He looks like Joe. Fairy Tale is my bookclub book for this Friday, so it all felt serendipitous. He was so nice
pickAnother good read by Stephen King. Really enjoyed the relationships between Charlie, his father, Mr Bowditch and, of course, sweet Radar. The story moves easily between this world and another more magical world. Like any good fairy tale, there is good and evil, heroes and villains. This book is an enjoyable, easy to read, page turner.
To be fair, this is the only book I read in August, but it made it to the year end favorites list so it qualifies. 😅
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pickThis was my first Stephen King book I ever read. It was tense! I did like it. I won't be reading any of his horror novels cause i can't take that. I rated this book a 3 out of 5 stars.
pickThis was an intense read. A mix of classic fairy tale and modern darkness, with a stalwart hero to lead the way. While it had truly horrific moments, the story was more deeply rooted myth and magic, good and evil, and the battle we all fight within. Not a quick read, but one with beautiful imagery, strong themes, and a robust cast of characters of all stripes. King‘s prose is really compelling, and his characters boldly drawn. Plus, the dog lives!
This is about as close to horror as I‘m willing to get. Hoping it won‘t be too much for me…😬😨
#WickedWhispers Day 5: Fairy tales would always have its fair share of monsters and #Cadavers. My review is forthcoming. 💕
#WickedWhispers Day 2: There are some #Gruesome scenes in this novel but I devoured it nonetheless. Maybe not Stephen King‘s strongest but I will read everything he writes.
pickNot your typical King novel but I loved it. The characters are wonderful and the storytelling engrossing.
pickIf you liked The Eyes of the Dragon you will love King‘s latest dip into the fairy tale genre pool. This one‘s centered around a 17 year old modern day boy & his love for an old German Shepherd named Radar.
Yes, he got all the fairytale elements in there making them fresh with King twists.
Read if you like fairytales, Stephen King, or dog stories.
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Thank you @BarkingMadRead for hosting #losersclub! Sorry it took me 1 month to read.
pick5✨I really enjoyed this book! Charlie was a great character with compassion, drive, and courage. An interesting other world element with insects was fun! Plus a dark fairy tale vibe in this other world. Not to mention a sweet and loyal dog. The adventure had some lulls, but for how long as it was I never felt uninterested for very long when the story was slowing down in parts. I appreciated the depth to character and world development. #Losersclub
📚 Happy National Book Lovers Day from Bombadil! We love reading books together by the pool.
🐕 Currently reading Fairy Tale and we can‘t wait to have more reading time together this weekend. There‘s a German Shepherd named Radar in the story, Bombadil‘s favorite part.
📚 What are you reading, fellow book lovers?
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Reposting for @barkingMadRead Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #FairyTale
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!
Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #FairyTale
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
pickThis is definitely not a normal book for me to read, but I did like it. Different for Stephen King, too. I thought the story was very entertaining and interesting. The magical side to it was so well done. King did a great job with his world building and this felt accessible for someone who doesn‘t normally enjoy fantasy.
pickI really liked the MC I found him very nuanced &relatable. His deal with God leads him to being a Good Samaritan helping a neighbor, &then a quest &a then another quest with much higher stakes. Very endearing. Too long in the middle, but I did like the distorted fairy tale elements.
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Audiobooking this month‘s #losersclub while I play Princess Peach Showtime.
pickI waffled on a rating for this — was going to give it a “so-so” but settled on a low pick because there were some parts I liked in the beginning and at the end. However, throughout a large portion of the middle I was simply bored. And when the book is 600 pages long, that‘s a lot of time to not be invested in the story. But I have read worse books by King, so there‘s that.
pickWhat do you call a chunkster in audio format? 🎧 I guess this was one! An epic fantasy story that didn't blow my mind but was a pleasant read nonetheless. SK really can write anything.
#audiostitching #fantasy #fairytale #LitsyLoveReads
I found my copy at our local club (warehouse store for mostly bulk items with discounts). Excited to dig in the near future! #LosersClub @BarkingMadRead
pickI liked this Stephen King book. The story of Charlie who saves the life of an older man who has secrets in his shed. The Fairy tale world below takes on a new realm. Clowns are scary and fairy tales are too.
This month‘s book is #fairytale 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
repost for @BarkingMadRead
Just a reminder that July‘s #LosersClub read is #FairyTale Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about October 1, when we begin reading King from the beginning. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion
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Just a reminder that July‘s #LosersClub read is #FairyTale 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! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion
It‘s been 2 weeks of reading this, it‘s good, I just can‘t get in the reading mood! Finally finished today and it‘s such a good book! Loved it!
pickAbsolutely incredible. This was legitimately the best I've read from King in quite a while. There's so much I feel compelled to say about Fairy Tale, but so little I want to say, because the discoveries within are best left as the surprises they were for me. Read this book if you haven't. Savor it. Then insist someone you love does the same. Neither of you will regret it. 5/5
I love how this book really looked at what we would do for our pets. This was a great boy and his dog sorry with some good old fairy tale fantasy to mix things up.
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so-soSide note: I'm ashamed to admit that it took me until a good 1/3 of the way through the book before I realized the cover image is supposed to be a spiral staircase down into the ground with a boy, holding a light, and a dog going down. Every single time I've seen this cover, since it first came out, I thought this image was a close up of the glowing eye of a blue, scaly dragon. 🙄😂🐲
Only a few chapters in on my current audio read, but I'm loving the narrator. #currentlyreading #libby
Can some please tell Stephen King that he is the G.O.A.T in these middle school streets.
so-soI enjoyed the first part of this book with the interaction between Charlie, Mr Bowditch and Radar the dog. However, when Charlie and Radar went down the tunnel to fairyland it seemed to lose its way somehow. It dragged a bit and some of it felt childish. I almost thought I was Alice in Wonderland! I was quite pleased when I finally finished it although I will miss Radar - she saved it for me.
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