I've got some nice Halloween themed books this past week.

I finished:

The Anomaly, by Michael Rutger. Not the best book, but fun. I wish there was more about the Big Reveal at the end, but it was creepy and unsettling.

The Outsider, by Stephen King. My first ever Stephen King novel! I really loved it but once the monster was revealed I think it sort of lost itself... I did REALLY like how they ended it though.

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. First time reading this novel and for a classic I absolutely loved it (not usually a big fan of the classics...). Creepy, interesting, and I loved the framing devices. My heart goes out for the poor monster.

A Darker Shade of Magic, by V. E. Schwab. I LOVED this book. The world, the magic system, the characters. I loved Lila, Kell, and even Rhy so much. The villains were creepy and also understandable. I picked up the sequels and her Villains series is on my Christmas list.

Currently reading:

Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland. This fits for Halloween, right? I'm enjoying so far, but haven't seen any zombies.

The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss. Just starting this absolute beast...

Finished:

Medea, by Euripides

Hippolytus, by Euripides

Villette, by Charlotte Bronte

Currently Reading:

Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens

Transcription, by Kate Atkinson

Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic, by Tom Holland

The Outsider, by Stephen King

Finished: The Outsider, by Stephen King

Started: The Gunslinger, by Stephen King (Dark Tower series)

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I started reading again about 2 weeks ago before bedtime, and now I'm hooked, not playing video games anymore (or not as much at least) and reading whenever I can.

The Gunslinger is a difficult read because I'm from Belgium and speak Dutch and I bought the box set in English. i'll get through it, just slower.

Finished:**The Outsider, by Stephen King**Loved it, although a little upset about all the Bill Hodges spoilers.

Started:**The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson**I'm years late to this one, but only 50 pages in and I believe the hype. Salander is such a compelling character.

The Outsider, by Stephen King

New to reading probably the first book im reading outside of school and im am really liking it so far! You're always told to read and how beneficial it can be but no one tells you how fun reading can be!

Finished:

Educated by Tara Westover It was heartbreaking when it started and was heartbreaking all the way through. I'm so glad she got away from her family, but the things she went through...I can't imagine. Kind of want to just give her a big hug.

The Outsider by Stephen King This book felt like Stephen King was looking up monsters from other countries and then spent like 10 minutes writing a book about the first one he found. Not interesting or particularly impactful. A day after finishing it I couldn't name more than 2 characters because none of them stuck out except for Holly and Ralph. Gonna go ahead and drop this one into the lower ranks of books he's written.

Started:

Tiamat's Wrath by James S. A. Corey Final book in the Expanse time! Well final until they write some more. I'm only a few pages in, and this sure is an Expanse book so far.

The Outsider, by Stephen King

So far, so good.

I just started two books this past weekend:

The Outsider, by Stephen King

and

The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger

Recently finished Animal Farm by George Orwell &

The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah. I enjoyed The Nightingale, but I preferred The Great Alone by Hannah.

Finished:

The Outsider, by Stephen King

The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

Started:

The Long Walk, by Stephen King

The Troop, by Nick Cutter

I have read The Long Walk probably three times before, but it's been a while, so I'm happy to be back with good old Ray Garraty. I didn't know anything about The Troop, but it was on sale on Audible, and I had recently heard of Nick Cutter, so I'm listening, but I did read a little bit about it after starting and it was spoiled a bit for me.

The Outsider, by Stephen King. This is King's newest book, came out last Tuesday. I enjoyed it, it picks up the Mr. Mercedes world where the Hodges trilogy left off.

Forge Of Darkness, by Steven Erikson. A prequel to the Malazan series. It's cool learning the origins of so many of the main series more mysterious characters.

The Outsider, by Stephen King

This week I'm reading White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America, by Nancy Isenberg. It's interesting but odd so far. Each chapter focuses on a prominent figure (e.g. Thomas Jefferson), and discusses his views on class, society, government, etc. But she does a poor job at communicating how representative each person's views are of society as a whole, or discussing public figures that had alternate (or even more empathetic) views of the poor. Surely not everyone had the same ideas, and she doesn't really go into anything else, even as a contrast for the historical figure in each chapter. She also does a poor job of incorporating any sort of statistical data (e.g. what percentage of colonists were "white trash" in Jefferson's time?), and anything from the viewpoint of the poor themselves (What did they think of the class system in America? What were their thoughts on the upper class?). I understand why, for historical reasons, we might not have the latter two things, but it would be really nice if there was more to each chapter than just expounding on one man's idea of class. But, the book is easy to read, so I'll probably continue to read it, Hopefully I'm still in the introductory chapters and it will improve as it goes on.

I'm also reading The Outsider, by Stephen King, which is awesome so far. Just a really interesting murder mystery that I have a feeling is about to get really weird (in true King fashion). Very compelling story- I can hardly put the book down!

Currently reading:

The Outsider, by Stephen King

I am about halfway through this story. I am enjoying it. It's been years, maybe decades since I've enjoyed any SK.

The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

I am rereading this for my brand new book club. It's interesting to read it this second time around and I feel like I can really appreciate it this time.

Just finished:

The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Neffenegger

OMG I don't know what I was expecting with that one, but it brought tears to my eyes!

This weekend I finished White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America, by Nancy Isenberg, which I found interesting in parts, but repetitive and unenlightening overall. Also finished The Outsider, by Stephen King which was a fun and fast-paced read that also has a non-terrible ending (you never know with King). It did have some spoilers for the Bill Hodges books, which sucked, but I'll probably forget the details by the time I get around to reading them.

I just started The Princess Diarist, by Carrie Fisher and Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein. Haven't gotten far in either, so no thoughts on those yet.

I finished The Outsider by Stephen King, Circe by Madeline Miller, and Sourcery by Terry Pratchett. I just started The War Outside My Window, a transcription of the diary of a physically crippled teenage boy with a terminal illness who wrote about the Civil War and such. He died shortly after the war ended.

I finished reading Sad Cypress, by Agatha Christie, and The Hollow, by Agatha Christie.

I started reading Taken at the Flood, by Agatha Christie, and The Outsider, by Stephen King.

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I'm currently reading The Demon-haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, by Carl Sagan, and The Outsider, by Stephen King.

Assassin's Apprentice, by Robin Hobb

I recently finished The Outsider, by Stephen King and I was not a fan at all. There was nothing gripping, no suspense, nothing to really get me into the story or to want to keep reading. The most interesting parts of the story weren't really part of the main plot and there was only one thing that happened in the story that was unexpected. This felt a bit more like a YA novel than whatever it was supposed to be. If you read it and enjoyed it, I'd love to talk to you about it.

Currently reading:

Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics, by Stephen Greenblatt

Villette, by Charlotte Bronte

Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens

The Outsider, by Stephen King

A Case for Solomon: Bobby Dunbar and the Kidnapping That Haunted a Nation, by Margaret Dunbar Cutright and Tal McThenia

I finished The Outsider, by Stephen King, the first half was amazing, second half not so much. Now I'm starting The book thief, by Markus Zusak.

I finished The Hunt for Red October, by Tom Clancy last week, which I thought was great. You can tell a bit that it was written before it's prequels, but it didn't cause any issues; I'm reading them in chronological order. Really enjoying these reads. His novels carry so much realism and are very plausible, which makes it very easy to get immersed in them. It's also pretty interesting reading about these political issues with Russia given our current political climate.

Just started The Outsider, by Stephen King, it's not grabbing my interest super hard, though I am curious about what's going on. I'm sure this setup is necessary, so I will see where it goes. Some of the dialogue feels pretty fake, which is a bit annoying.

The Father of Spin: Edward L. Bernays and the Birth of Public Relations, by Larry Tye

Batman: A Death in the Family, by Jim Starlin

The Outsider, by Stephen King

The Outsider, by Stephen King

I really like this book so far, the pace is great. Glad I got that e-reader to pick up reading again.

The Outsider, by Stephen King

Finished: The Wasp Factory, by Iain Banks, which turned out to be as shocking as I'd been lead to believe. A truly riveting view inside one of the most dysfunctional families in literature I can recall. The reading equivalent of witnessing the aftermath of a head-on collision between two cars travelling at a very high rate of speed. Not for the squeemish, in other words.

Started: The Outsider, by Stephen King, and already nearly at the half way point. The first half of the novel so far has resembled more a detective murder mystery than horror genre, but things are starting to get very strange indeed! With all the reading I've done this year, I have to say it is always a pleasure to read King who believes in keeping his sentence structure economical in length. I really do enjoy how he writes so directly and succinctly.

Finished: The Outsider, by Stephen King

Started: My New York, by Paul Auster

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Finished The Outsider, by Stephen King

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Started The Way of the Kings, by Brandon Sanderson

Been a slow week for me. I finished Strange the Dreamer and sequel and I am feeling the book hangover, like nothing will ever be as good as that series.

Finished:
Muse of Nightmares, by Laini Taylor. Holy shit this book is absolutely wild in the best ways. I cannot recommend this series enough. Magical and haunting and dark and wonderful, full of adventure and hope and despair. I cannot wait to reread this series.

Started:

Sea of Poppies, by Amitav Ghosh. My Literature of India professor highly recommended this book and it definitely appeals to me. It's going to be a slow read with all the terms I am unfamiliar with. There's a glossary at the back, but it's still not clear. It's about a sort of ragtag group on a ship, set right before the Opium Wars.

The Outsider, by Stephen King. Current audiobook. I'm nearly done. It's my first ever King novel and I am really liking it. Lots of dread.

The Anomaly, by Michael Rutger. Not the best writing, but is definitely fitting my spooky reads.

Finished The Outsider, by Stephen King. Overall I enjoyed it. This is the second King book I've read. I often hear the criticism that King doesn't finish his books as strong as he starts them. This definitely applies to The Outsider. Still a fun read though.

Started Foundation, by Isaac Asimov. I'm intrigued by the mission to create a galactic encyclopedia. I also find it pretty interesting how Asimov interprets future technology. So far so good.

Like thousands of others, I've just settled down today with The Outsider, by Stephen King. Starts well.

Just finished A Visit From the Goon Squad, but Jennifer Egan (loved, can't wait to read again)

Just started The Outsider, by Stephen King. The blurb and the badass cover got me excited about this one, hopefully it delivers.

The Outsider, by Stephen King

I finished Conversations with Friends, by Sally Roony. I really liked it, best book I've read in a while.

Now 3/4 through The Outsider, by Stephen King. It has been excellent so far, top-notch King. About time for it to start sliding down, but I hope not...

Finished The Outsider, by Stephen King. It was pretty good, kept me entertained all the way through. The ending could have been better, but it wasn't horrible.

Also just finished The End of the Affair, by Graham Greene. I usually like Greene but this one really dragged out at the end. The last third of the book I just had to plow through. The story really wrapped up early and he just seemed to want to vent. Apparently it was somewhat autobiographical, based on an affair he had himself.

I am nearing the end of The Outsider, by Stephen King. Plan to start up The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchett after I finish The Outsider.

I am currently reading The Outsider, by Stephen King and it's a pretty interesting read so far. It reads like cop procedural at first, and then it slowly dips into horror. I'm looking forward to seeing how Stephen King wraps everything up!

Started:

The Outsider, by Stephen King

Finished: The Outsider, by Stephen King

Started: I'll Be Gone in the Dark, by Michelle McNamara

This week I’ve finished The Outsider, by Stephen King it’s Stephen King it was fantastic, enough said. and The Art of Fear, by Pamela Crane also a great book, plus it was told from a hometown perspective of the Triangle area of North Carolina. Which I’ve never read or seen anything that took place in this area, so the familiarity with local spots made it a fun read.

Finished: The Outsider, by Stephen King Started: Hyperion, by Dan Simmons

Finished:

Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

Started:

The Outsider by Stephen King

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

Finished:

The Outsider, by Stephen King

I really enjoyed this one! It hooked me in right from the beginning and had a hard time putting it down. The beginning is a little graphic and it was a bit easy to figure out what was going on (maybe because I've watched too much Supernatural), but overall I would recommend.

Mindhunter, by John Douglas

I'm a sucker for true crime and overall, I liked it - it was interesting to learn about the rise of profiling in the FBI and how it applied to real life cases. However, I cringed every time Douglas used the term the "ass pucker factor."

The Lost Plot, by Genevieve Cogman

This is the fourth book in Genevieve Cogman's really enjoyable The Invisible Library series. All the books are fun, easy reads. If you like Jasper Fforde, I'd recommend these books.

I have read volume 2 of The Umbrella Academy, by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba and halfway through The Outsider, by Stephen King.

Started The Outsider, by Stephen King . Returning to fiction/thriller after a long time. Almost 30 pages in. Really excited !!!

Finished: Space, by James Michener

Really good and fascinating historical fiction book about the start of the US space program. The way James Michener writes really captivates you and makes you feel like you’re part of the story.

Started: The Outsider, by Stephen King

Almost done with it. Very easy read and breezing through the pages. I’m enjoying the story so far. Almost feels like an X-Files episode. Looking to finish it by tonight.

Struggling to concentrate this week.

Gave up on Outsider by Stephen King. Found it boring and its fine taking 400 pages to get to the good stuff if you care about the characters but they were just names to me and couldn't be bothered with it. It was obvious where it was going.

Turned to Guards! Guards! by Stephen Pratchett. I have a strange relationship with his books where for some reason I can't work out I either blast through them or just struggle to stay in it. I honestly think I've been so conditioned by chapters that I struggle with one big read. Stuck at page 150 or so.

Trying Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft instead and only a few pages in so far. Hopefully this one will stick.

The Outsider, by Stephen King The book has a great in medias res start, I like it so far.

Hey there, my first post in this sub.

Just finished reading The Godfather, by Mario Puzo.

It isn't beautifully written but is exciting and delivers the same powerful presence than the movie achieves to do. It differs significantly from the movie, by the way, so it's worth reading.

Immediately, I began with The Outsider, by Stephen King.

In his most recent novel, King achieves to create a mysterious atmosphere where the worst will possibly happen to the characters. An hour of reading and I'm deeply intrigued.

Happy reading!

The Outsider, by Stephen King, which I didn't hate but I'm not in love with (and really should have read after I finished the Bill Hodges trilogy). I also finished The Revelation, by Bentley Little which starts off strong but takes a one way trip to crazy town toward the end

The Outsider by Stephen King

Just picked it up I'm excited

I'm reading 2 right now

The Outsider by Stephen King I'm about 450 pages in and I'm loving it. This is my first King novel so I have nothing of his to compare it to, but I think it's a very interesting read and it's a good combination of real people and supernatural elements. Very suspenseful.

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum This one is interesting to me. It's pretty well written and makes me a bit anxious, which I think is the intent. We're watching a boy succumb to his mental illness and the physical pages are showing how far gone he's getting (supposedly, I have a theory but I'll wait to confirm). I can't say I'm enjoying the book as much in the sense that I like what I'm reading or enjoy either of the main characters or anything, but the story is really compelling.

Finished: The Outsider, by Stephen King

I thought it was alright. The first half was enjoyable until later on towards the end. The ending was pretty lackluster especially after what was going on. It was like “that’s it?!” Felt disappointed.

Started: Apollo 8, by Jeffrey Kluger

Really enjoying it so far. He wrote the book that inspired the movie Apollo 13 as well. If you’re into the Apollo missions and NASA, you’ll really enjoy this.

Finished reading:

The Outsider by Stephen King.

This was my first Stephen King book and also my first book in the horror genre. Didn't know much what to expect. The start and mid was good, but felt like the book fell apart in the end.

I finally finished The Outsider by Stephen King and I am starting Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King today :)