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I finally finished IT! It‘s pretty standard King: lots of details and perfect characterization building up to a point where all the small details from the beginning come back around, and a less-than-stellar ending. Probably the scariest book I‘ve ever read. I think the part at the end with Beverly and all the boys could have been left out, because WHY? Y‘all know what part I mean.

Next up #readingStephenKing: The Eyes of the Dragon!

I‘m so excited that I finally made it over 1000 pages in my #currentlyreading!! I‘m at the point now where I absolutely can‘t stand having to put the book down or turn the audiobook off to do things like work my job, take a shower, or go to sleep. I‘d love to be able to finish IT this week!

My progress: page 1037/1477

Also: anyone else love reading in your car? I just love it for some reason 🤷🏻‍♀️

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This pup is snoring 💤 while I‘m trying to make a dent in IT.

My progress: page 565/1488

I knew it would be scary, but I‘m really creeped out by IT. I can‘t stand to read it at night 🫣 Most of me is enjoying the journey with King‘s *perfect* characterization and attention to detail, but part of me is ready to be done with it so I‘m not suspicious near sink drains anymore🩸🤡

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Goodness gracious, this is terrifying!

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My progress so far in the two Chunksters I‘m #currentlyreading

Page 176/839 in A Game of Thrones
Page 321/1477 in IT

I‘m savoring AGoT while knowing heartache lays ahead. This is my third time reading it. And IT is starting to pick up a bit for me as King continues to lay out the relationship among this group of young friends. IT is quite creepy. And dark. I‘m glad I‘m reading something else along with it.

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I took today off from work (🥳) and I‘m so excited to be starting IT! I feel like I saw the movie when I was younger (far too young to be watching it, probably) but I don‘t remember much of anything about it except for the scary clown and…spiders? I think? Anyway.

I think I‘ll read this one slowly, as a background book while I also read other things. I read The Stand slowly and loved taking my time with it.

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This collection is one I‘ve meandered thru for 5-6 months now for various reasons. There are strong short stories and novellas in here, of course, but overall I think this collection is not quite as strong as Night Shift, which just banged out winners over and over. My favorites from this one include The Raft, Survivor Type, The Mist, and Gramma, which I just don‘t hear talked about enough.

Next in my #readingStephenKing personal challenge: IT!!

This short story is completely unhinged! I loved it!

A surgeon is shipwrecked alone on an island with nothing but a bunch of heroin and there is nothing available to eat. It‘s so gross, it‘s so gory. It‘s unthinkable. But it‘s SO Stephen King.

Why I enjoy stories like this, I‘ll never know! But I do, especially when they‘re by the King, and this was gleefully fun to read. Don‘t judge me. #readingStephenKing

I was reading this short story collection around 3-4 months ago and ended up putting it down with about one-third of the book to go. I can‘t remember why, exactly. But I picked it back up this morning, partly because I hate not finishing a book by the King, partly because IT is next on my list and I‘m excited to get started on it.

At any rate, this is my #currentlyreading #readingStephenKing

Christine was my favorite thing I read back in May, and it‘s one of the most fun books I read all year. It‘s so wild and creepy. I just love Stephen King‘s stories so much.

👉🏻 I should also mention that I read Pet Sematary during May 2023 too, and it was *almost* my favorite from May. But Christine was just so much fun, so it took the top spot.

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