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Larkin! Above and Beyond. Sooooo far above and beyond. Every gift I have ever given is put to shame by this INCREDIBLE box! You even got Katie a toy (which she loves already)! Wow. Thank you thank you thank you!! Happy Halloweeeeen!!!!

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#Scarathlon - Photo Challenge - Legend

Two for one bc King is a legend and so are fairy tales in their own way…

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“I‘m sure I can tell this story.”

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This is my favorite kind of Stephen King book. 😊😊😊

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Next up in #bookspinbingo October reads fairy 🧚‍♀️ tale hopefully 🤞 il fair better with this one that my last pick - reading 📖 along with little miss mollie moonbeam 🥰

Oh my gosh I totally forgot about this! I was going to open at midnight but my son said I should wait until morning so he could see me open it and then I forgot until this afternoon. Thank you so much @JamieArc I love it all. Sea salt caramels are one of my favorites and I‘ve had these kind before, SOOOO GOOD!
#fffs #fallingforfallswap

I had very high expectations for this books and I was not disappointed at all! It was simply amesing and so fresh.

I think I would have enjoyed this more if I liked fantasy more. Still, I can appreciate a good story and a good narrator.

I haven‘t finished a book in over a week. It feels weird.

Currently reading. Such a thick book. Dont think ill have it done by oct 1 to start my #scarathlon books but ill just renew it and read it after. Im ready for #scarathlon to start now.

I am so happy! Fairy Tale by Stephen King is finally published in my country! I already started to read. 💜💜💜💜💜

I thought I'd share this cartoon that I came across this morning.

This friggin dog better be okay. I swear, I will not be if something happens to the dog.

I got this for my birthday last year and just bought Holly so I am FINALLY going in. I‘ll see you all on the other side.

It's been a long time since I've picked up a SK title! This feels like a farewell love letter to Horror.

This book was emotionally satisfying for me in a way that a lot of King‘s books aren‘t. Mainly, I think he wrapped it up well, which he doesn‘t always do. Fairy Tale does drag in a few places, especially after Charlie enters the fairy tale realm — some judicious editing would‘ve helped — but it‘s a solid story, and I liked it.

First my dog ate my copy of Fairy Tale when I was about halfway through; now my cat is preventing me from reading the library‘s copy of it!

I found this really disappointing!

The cover is fabulous .... the rest of the book is not! Oh dear, it was only sheer pig headed determination that made me actually finish this .... ugh! Sorry, that is harsh, but it really is just a mish mash of other stories and King even allows that there is nothing new in there, nothing original.... Mind you, everyone is different and I get that some people will love it- fair play! 💖

5-/5 ⭐

Già adoravo Stephen King come autore di horror, con "Fairy Tale" mi ha convinta anche come scrittore di fantasy.

Literally haven't read any Stephen King since I was a teenager!

I read this with my friend bookclub and even managed to convince my partner to join this month! We all enjoyed it and it made for great discussion. The world building was compelling and I was just as fascinated by Charlie's life before he entered the fairy tale world as during his adventures. I think we all agreed that the ending was a bit rushed but otherwise liked the story. Radar 🐕‍🦺 was my favorite character :)

I loved the first half of the book, got way too emotionally attached to the dog, and overall really liked this book. I felt that a few parts in the middle dragged, and it could have been edited down a bit.

I am feeling very anxious about the fate of the dog...

The tedium of Regents week is made slightly more bearable by some time with Stephen King…

I‘ve been wanting to read this book for a while. Wow! It was LONG! But it was very good. Stephen Kings imagination has no end. I enjoyed reading about the scary, magical world of Empis, and the characters who lived there. Some I will never forget. I loved the parallels this story contained to other stories and fairy tales. I noticed many reference to The Wizard of Oz and to Star Wars. This book was a little too long, but I recommend it.

This is an adventurous fairytale that alludes to the familiar but is wholly its own. It‘s exciting, moving, creative — all around a good time. I read it alongside my Dad and we had a great talk about it afterwards.

I really enjoyed this. I'm glad I listened to it as well because the narration was incredible. I've heard it has been optioned by someone at the syfy channel. Rarely do book adaptations do the book justice, but I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with it. I absolutely loved the character of Charlie. This is a fantasy story but does have a touch of horror to it too. I can't wait to see how something I imagined is portrayed on the screen.

You ever feel like you‘re being watched ? 😅

This was a boy and his dog story, and I didn‘t know if I‘d like it (not a dog person). It was the best thing about the book.

The real world section develops the characters and story very well. The fairy tale section swaps in a whole new cast that mostly falls flat. And the adventure had no real stakes.

But maybe that‘s the point - fairy tales aren‘t all they‘re cracked up to be.

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This is such a wild mixture of intentional pop-culture references. I really loved the 1st half, but it lost its focus as Charlie travels through the fantasy land. It reminded me so much of the movie Return to Oz. It gets very repetitious & I missed certain characters in the 2nd half. I think a different author would have been edited more. Still, the first half was an excellent reminder of King‘s skill.
“Good people shine brighter in dark times.”

Audiobook was amazing!!

This was my first novel by Stephen King... enjoyed the creepy characters and story; this book was definitely different than my typical spicy fantasy preference and felt it dragged at times.

Travelling next weekend, hoping to have finished the door stopper before Friday,as I don't want to carry it in the trains ;)

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a brave man helps a coward just gives presents

So i have never read Stephen King anything AT ALL. I'm not very far into it but i can say it keeps my attention.

Reading Stephen King's Fairy Tale while listening to a corresponding playlist on Spotify. Such a magical experience. Usually I feel it's a chore to get through the sometimes overly descriptive beginnings of his novels for the brilliance you know is there when you get to the meat. Put the music with the details and it changes the feel. I felt like I was there with Charlie. I may have to look for playlists for all of my books now. I'm a believer lol

There were parts of this book that had me totally hooked and parts that seemed to drag on and on. I‘m glad I stuck it out and finished it, but the ending was a little bit of a let down. After all of that action, that‘s it? 🤔 Please tell me I‘m not the only one. I don‘t know exactly what I was expecting, or what would have made it better, but I‘m feeling a little let down.

I can only surmise that King set out to tell a fantastical, dark quest undertaken by a young man, and to that extent, this book is completely successful. Perhaps the trouble is that the first 200 pages, which I very much enjoyed, are marvelous at establishing a completely different tone. There's something to be said for the contrast, and character development, except Charlie's journey feels somewhat like a devolution or sublimation. 1/?

Really enjoying these wood-cut-feel sketch/illustrations on the chapter headings.

All to ourselves all week

It‘s a Good Friday

I'm really enjoying this narrator. I'm only up to chapter 5 and I already really like the main character. He seems so wholesome.

A teen - who repeatedly makes old people references and then reminds us he watches TCM - travels through a portal to the fairytale world of Empis. The world is a hodge podge of worlds, like Oz, we‘ve read about before. None of the danger felt like it had teeth. A disappointment from a master storyteller.

I start by saying I really loved the book and the story. The only reason I didn‘t give it 5 stars is because I was totally invested in the story until the end. Usually it‘s the opposite for me. The ending fell a little flat and was the only part of the book that didn‘t go into major descriptions. Still solid though! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

After what has been a horrendous 🤢 1st trimester, today I was able to get some early morning reading in, a weekend favorite of mine. Especially since I've had zero energy to pick up any of my usual comforts over the past few months--books, artwork/crafts, tarot, morning walks, or even Litsy for that matter--this is a morning I'm savoring!

Going into this one totally blind, and loving it so far. Everyone needs a little SK magic once in a while!