ohPet Sematary, by Stephen King

On a read through of all of Kings Work and this one has festered inside of me for the last couple days. Pretty much unable to think about anything else or move on.

Started Pet Sematary by Stephen King.

I'm 200 pages into it and really enjoying it so far. I've tried reading two other King books and just didn't like them. This one has hooked me. The way he describes the animals makes me want to throw up. Its great.

I started and finished Saga Volume 9, by Brian K. Vaughan. I really like the Saga series and this was the best volume yet. It was very emotional. I can't wait for more to be written.

Whilst picking up Saga from the Graphic Novel section of the library I also picked up Museum of Terror Volume 1: Tomie 1, by Junji Ito. I am gradually working through Junji Ito's catalogue. I find his storylines and artwork very creepy.

I started Pet Sematary, by Stephen King yesterday and I'm about 100 pages in. I'm a huge King fan but felt I read too much of his stuff last year and consciously took a break so I could read other things. It felt nice to go back and read him again.

Started Pet Sematary, by Stephen King.

Continuing with The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck.

I finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King this morning. I thought it was pretty good and was very dark in places. I can't explain why but I felt the writing style was very different to other Stephen King books. It felt more dialogue heavy and less descriptive.

I am about to start Rebecca, by Daphne Du Maurier which I am quite excited about. I know there is a twist which I've managed to avoid all this time so thought I would read it before I stumbled across the twist accidentally.

I also started reading The Walking Dead graphic novels. When I heard about the TV show it sounded like just my kind of thing but I watched a few seasons and I didn't like it as much as I thought so I stopped watching it. I thought I would go to the source material and give it a go. Not got too far into it yet.

Finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King. Took me a while to get through this but it was an entertaining read overall. The narrative was for the greater part a slow-burn with parts that were a mix of creepy and disturbing and tragic. The last few chapters were some on-the-edge-of-the-seat stuff. And the finale turned the creepy and tragic factors up to eleven. I liked how the implications of the protagonist's very last choice were left open-ended, and the last line in the Epilogue was chilling, to say the least.

Started Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

I finished My Best Friend’s Exorcism, by Grady Hendrix. Really liked it overall. Fun and spooky, though I feel that it didn’t reach its full potential.

I’m now reading Let The Right One In, by John Ajvide Lindqvist. I haven’t gotten as far through this as I would have liked over the weekend, but I’m around 35% through. It’s so freaking dark. Saying I’m enjoying it isn’t quite accurate, because so far it’s been pretty depressing and bleak, but it has been a great read so far.

Next up in the Spooktober list is either Pet Semetary, by Stephen King or The Terror, by Dan Simmons. I haven’t decided yet, but would like to get both read by the end of the month.

Pet Sematary, by Stephen King

I’ve been reading a lot of King in the past few years but skipped this one because I watched the old movie awhile ago and thought it seemed lame. I couldn’t see why King thought it was his most frightening novel, but I decided to read it before the new movie comes out. And damn. I loved this novel and it’s possibly the most unsettling of his novels that I’ve read. The surreal parts were fun, but a lot of the dialogue surrounding death was just so real and raw. It actually made me anxious, and I love it when a fiction novel can make make me feel that way.

Also I loved his descriptions of the Micmac burial ground. It had a great dreamlike quality to it. I felt like the characters in the story, it was a scary place but I kept wanting to go back. I can’t wait to see the new movie!

I finally finished War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy this week!

This week on the Drunk Guys Book Club Podcast we discuss All the President's Men, by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Next week, Pet Sematary, by Stephen King.

I finished Pet Semetary by Stephen King and loved it!! All-around a good book with a solid progression, creepy atmosphere, and such a good/creepy ending. I haven’t read many of his books yet, but this is easily one of my favorites of his.

I also finished Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan which was a nice contrasting book to read after Pet Semetary. A light and fun read, I just enjoyed the book for what it was. The characters and plot were wild, but I had fun reading it.

Going to try to finish Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier!

Spooktober is still going on so more horror for me.

Finished up Let The Right One In, by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Not sure “enjoyed” is the right word for this. The book was very dark, very creepy and generally left me feeling pretty unsettled. The general bleakness and tragedy of the whole thing left me feeling... off. Probably the best horror I’ve read this year.

Currently working on Pet Sematary, by Stephen King. Not terribly far though this yet but its interesting so far.

After I’m done with that I’m going to have to carefully pick the next book as it’s likely to be the last one in October. Gotta get a good one for Halloween!

Pet Semetary, by Stephen King

Movie's due out, and I've never read it.

Finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King ... holy mother of god...

Started Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes. I can't believe how hooked I am already. I read the first page and already felt miserable, my heart aches.

This week I finished The Annotated Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov, which is a spectacular novel. I seriously recommend picking up the annotated version- seeing all the allusions, puns, and quotes from Nabokov really added to the enjoyment of the novel.

Last night I finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King. I think this one falls toward the good end of King’s range, and I found certain parts of it more distressing than a lot of his other works for reasons I can’t say without giving away massive spoilers. I guess that’s the sign of a good story, that it really freaked me out. Anyway- would still recommend this one!

That means I have nothing that I am reading at the moment, so I guess I’ll be picking out some new books today.

Still working on Pet Semetary, by Stephen King and absolutely loving it. Probably top three King novels, for me. I'll definitely finish it this week!

Yesterday, I started The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson and it's great so far! I love the character Eleanor.

This week I finished We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. This was a let down for me unfortunately. I absolutely loved The Haunting of Hill House, and I think that coloured my expectations. Also if I read "Silly Merricat" one more time I'll scream.

Next I started After You by Jojo Moyes because I saw my sister had a copy and I liked the first book. This was a DNF 70 pages in. Soo cheesy.

As it's October I wanted to try another spooky read - I saw the new Pet Sematary by Stephen King movie trailer so I decided to pick up the book. Definitely a great concept, but damn if I didn't struggle with Louis as a character. What a d-bag. Also the writing felt very blah. I've read a few King's but only Carrie and IT from his horror stuff - I liked them immensely. Seems like PS just wasn't for me :(

Pet Sematary, by Stephen King

I just finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King, and I was not ready for this. This is the first time reading a book, that I got actually tears of fear and grief in my eyes. Fuck me, I just can't believe this book. I really like his writing, and want to read Salem's Lot next (read The Shining before Pet Sematary), but I think I need to take a break and read something light-hearted. How can a novel make you feel so full of despair

Finished off Pet Sematary, by Stephen King. This was a good one. The dread just kept building and building until that horrific ending. I think this may have just become my favourite King book.

Now reading Alice, by Christina Henry. It’s interesting so far and I’m enjoying the alternate take. Intrigued as to where this is going to go.

I finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King

In the last two weeks I've finished

Noir, by Christopher Moore

Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening, by Marjorie Liu

The Rosewater Insurrection, by Tade Thompson

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Still working on Pet Semetary, by Stephen King and recently started Titanshade, by Dan Stout.

Finished:

The Power of One, by Bryce Courtenay This book had me bawling my eyes out. It's long, but I loved it. Love Peekay!

Started:

Pet Sematary, by Stephen King Somehow I never got around to reading this one. I hear it's one of his scarier books, so I'm looking forward to it.

The Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee My daughter has to read this for high school, so I decided it's time to revisit this classic.

Finished:

Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge

A really insightful commentary on race in the UK, delving into history, class, feminism, white privilege, etc. I didn't agree with the author on every point but it was an interesting and valuable perspective I hadn't heard before. 8/10

The Migration, by Helen Marshall

An interesting and understated work of "cli-fi" (climate-science-fiction) about an immunodeficiency disorder that targets adolescents whilst climate change ravages. The main character's family are affected by the disease, and it's then discovered that those who die from it don't seem to stay... dead. An original concept that I enjoyed. Reminded me of Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel, and The Chrysalids by John Wyndham at times. 7/10

The Coddling of the American Mind, by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt

A comprehensive discussion of the whole campus free speech debacle going on in America. Rather than going all Jordan Peterson "social justice warriors", the authors delve into a deeper discussion that draws on psychology, philosophy, politics, parenting and other things that don't begin with "P" to make sense of this phenomenon in a nuanced and empathic way. 8/10

Started: Pet Sematary, by Stephen King

Just started, but enjoying it so far. I'm not a massive fan, but King knows how to tell a good yarn.

Finished: The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini

Started: Pet Sematary, by Stephen King

A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini

Finished The Haunting of Hill House by Shirly Jackson this week and lived it. Thought it was amazing and will definitely read again next Halloween season.

Started Pet Semetary by Stephen King to keep with the spooky theme.

I finished The three body problem, by Liu Cixin I enjoyed it pretty well, it was well paced and written and kept me entertained the whole way through.

I wanted a bit of a shake up so I started reading Pet semetery, by Stephen King It was my mum's first king novel and she always speaks fondly of it. So far I am enjoying it quite a lot. It's keeping me on my toes and I am pretty anxious waiting for something sinister to happen, haha

Finished Mr. Mercedes and Firestarter, by Stephen King and The Great Train Robbery, by Michael Crichton.

I fell in love with Mercedes. I think because it was the first time I stepped out of chronological order for reading his bibliography (I've been wanting to see how the books and his writing changed progressively) and it was so different than the books I'd been reading up until that point. Firestarter was a slow start but I felt it was ultimately overrated. I liked the different style but I'd prefer just re-reading The Long Walk again. That book was done so well.

Great Train Robbery was just fun. Having them explain all the prep and buildup, it felt like reading a movie heist.

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Currently reading Pet Sematary, by Stephen King.

(Almost halfway through and loving it so far. >!Church was just brought back and now I'm waiting to see who's going to die and be brought back.!<)

Started Pet Sematary, by Stephen King

Really looking forward to the upcoming movie remake and to see how it differs.

And I really hope the wendigo makes an appearance

Finished The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman and very much enjoyed it. Will be reading the rest of His Dark Materials soon.

Started Pet Sematary, by Stephen King in anticipation to the upcoming movie.

Finished Pet Sematary by Stephen King last night. I didnt love the climax as much as I'd hoped after all the build up, but damn if that ending didnt make up for it!

Started listening to Pet Semetary, by Stephen King and I'm loving it so far. Narrated by Michael C. Hall and very creepy.

Also started reading Small Great Things, by Jodi Picoult which I'm having a hard time with. It feels very "told not shown" in terms of the characters emotions.

Finished

Pet Semetary, by Stephen King - Chilling final quarter of the story.

Titanshade, by Dan Stout - Enjoyable detective novel in a world with multiple other species and limited magic. Kind of a typical murder/conspiracy plot line.

Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood, by Marjorie Liu - The first two Monstress volumes are setting up an interesting story but I haven't been blown away by it which I came in kind of expecting based on how much praise the series gets.

Started

Semiosis, by Sue Burke

Finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King and started Moonraker, by Ian Fleming. Both re-reads.

Finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King last night. The book really unsettled me. No more Stephen King for me for the next few months. After reading the book, I just have to hug my daughter because it really disturbed me.

Started reading The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead. So far so good.

Started:

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

and

Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy

In the last week:

Poachers by Tom Franklin

Short stories set in rural America. Pretty good, particularly the title novella at the end.

Fine Just the Way It Is by Annie Proulx

More rural stories, but with that extra whatever that Annie Proulx brings to them. I’ll be sad when I run out of Annie Proulx stories to read. She’s my favorite short story author.

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

Needed something easy to work on. I think it was a long book (ebook, it’s hard to tell sometimes) but it didn’t feel that way—I could put it down easily, it wasn’t a page-turner, but it was also easy and enjoyable to just keep reading. Some books I need a break from, but this wasn’t one of them. I’m looking forward to seeing the new movie when it comes out.

Working on:

• The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• 2666 by Roberto Bolaño
• Ulysses by James Joyce
• The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
• Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
• Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
• The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi

This week I finished The Witch Elm, by Tana French and Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou.

This week on the Drunk Guy Book Club Podcast is Pet Sematary, by Stephen King. Next week, A Game of Thrones, by George RR Martin!

Finished:

Pet Sematary, by Stephen King and thought it was an alright read. Was expecting a more creepy vibe throughout but was mostly only in the very beginning and the final chapters.

Started reading:

Robber Bridegroom, by Eudora Welty for a class.

A Wind Named Amnesia, by Hideyuki Kikuchi for some some classic Japanese scifi.

Overlord, by Kugane Maruyama for some light reading when on the porcelain throne.

Finished: A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini

Pet Sematary, by Stephen King

Started: Bird Box, by Josh Malerman

Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck

Finished Pet Semetary, by Stephen King. Next up is Stardust by Neil Gaiman.

Still reading The Music of the Deep, by Elizabeth Hall which has been decent so far. Only about 1/3 through. Given that it's now October I will probably start reading some horror genre books. Pet Semetary, by Stephen King has been on my shelf for awhile and I've never seen the full movie so I will probably give that a whirl!

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

Finished it, really good book, maybe a tad bit over-hyped but still good regardless. Also, it is kind of the sad truth about society. Not that people will at one point stop reading books, but that entertainment is becoming more everyone friendly and trying to avoid all controversies.

The bigger your market, Montag, the less you handle controversy, remember that!

Also, this book could have been very easily made into a post apocalyptic series but I admire Bradbury's decision not to. There is just this thing about stand-alone books that beg for sequels but are also good enough without one.

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Pet Semetary, by Stephen King

Just started, have few opinions. However, I don't know why but this book is (well, at least currently) giving me a very cozy feel as a reader. I think I might've seen a movie regarding a family's move into a new house before. Wait, I have but I can't remember it. Well, got to go on r/tipofmytongue later today.

Recently finished:

Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari (good sequel to Sapiens, but somewhat exhaustingly negative)

Currently reading:

The Outsider by Stephen King (really picking up now around the 3/4 mark)

Up next:

Pet Semetary by Stephen King

I just started reading Lolita, by Nobokov. I'm only 20 pages in, but his writing style hooked me almost instantly. The way he effortlessly describes the world in such amazing detail then goes off on seemingly unrelated tangents really draws me in. I keep having to remind myself that Humbert is an unreliable narrator, because I keep getting lost in Nobokov's writing. Almost makes me forget that the book is about pedophilia! Haha

I also picked up copies of Rose Madder and Pet Semetary, by Stephen King at a local thrift store. I struggled to get into The Dark Tower when I tried reading it a few years ago and I kinda put off King for a while. Figured I might as well give him another shot.

Finished Death Masks, by Jim Butcher.

Still reading Noir, by Christopher Moore.

Started Pet Semetary, by Stephen King.

Pet Sematary, by Steven King

Audible finally got Pet Sematary, by Stephen King in audiobook form, so I'm working through that at the moment. I'm really enjoying it so far.

Pet Sematary, by Stephen King

Michael C. Hall narrates the audiobook, so I'm giving this one a shot. I try to read (well, listen to) one King novel per year. I'm getting ready to run a horror one-shot for my roleplaying group, so it's good to get in the mood.

Pet Sematary, by Stephen King

Best Served Cold, by Joe Abercrombie

After finishing up with A Brief History of Time, I decided I needed to have a little escapism, so I started reading Pet Sematary, by Stephen King. He himself says that he thinks this is his scariest book, so I'm excited to see what it has in store for me.

Finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen King *. Will start on *Semiosis, by Sue Burke tomorrow.

Halfway through Pet Sematary, by Stephen King.

I just finished Pet Sematary, by Stephen king my mum often recommended this one and I enjoyed it a lot, it took a while to finish, but it didn't go the way I expected and it kept and good creepy vibe the whole time

I just started leviathan wakes, by James S A Corey and holy shit, this book is popping off, I'm less than 100 pages in and it's got me hooked, I can't wait to see where it goes, really fun and exciting read, loving it