I wrapped up The Shining by Stephen King, an all around excellent study of the human subconscious as well as of marriage, with a little horror thrown in the mix.

Been on quite the Stephen King bender for the last 6 months. After devouring about half of his catalogue, I’m a bit burned out and decided to pursue some titles I haven’t gotten around to.

Yesterday I began Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Only about 50 pages in, but her ability to develop character has already begun to amaze me. Chapter 2, which offers a look at Henry Rearden, is beautifully written. High hopes for this one!

The Shining, by Stephen King

My scary book for October this year will be The Shining, by Stephen King. I've read a few of his titles before (Misery, The Stand), but I hope I enjoy this one!

Almost done with The Shining, by Stephen King. First time reading it, I have enjoyed it. Going to try to watch the movie next; I don't like horror movies, but knowing what's about to happen will hopefully cut down on the anxiety there.

Last night I finished The Shining, by Stephen King.

Wow.

I've read most of King's work, including the Dark Tower series and my personal favourite, The Stand, so it is safe to say that I do enjoy his works but I was blown away by this book.

It was always on my to read list but I hesitated time and time again as I am not that big of a 'horror' fan and have only really found Pet Cemetery from his previous works to be close to scary.

This changed everything. I was hooked and could not stop reading but at the same time I was desperate to put it down as the slowly creeping sense of something terrible and frightening was so strong I almost felt real.

I adored the book and in the quiet aftermath of the read, I think I'll place it second, just behind The Stand in my favourite King novels and can confidently say that it enters my top ten of all time.

Next up, I'm probably heading into Cormac McCarthy and likely it will be Blood Meridian or No Country For Old Men as I have requested both for Christmas and I am not sure I can squeeze a book in before hand due to it being a super busy month!

Finishing up the last few pages of The Shining, by Stephen King

Finished The Deep, by Nick Cutter which I've already ranted about a few times on r/books so I'm not going to bother ranting again. (Book was total shit, FYI)

I also finished The Shining, by Stephen King this weekend which I rather enjoyed. It's been on my to-read list for a while because I enjoyed the movie so much and enjoyed it's sequel, Dr. Sleep earlier this year.

Lot of fun, although, it's hard to picture the Torrance family anyway besides the actors that portrayed them.

Finished The Hero of Ages (Mistborn #3), by Brandon Sanderson to finish out the incredible Mistborn trilogy. Very much loved these books and it has me excited to read more Brandon Sanderson!

Started my Spooktober reading with The Shining, by Stephen King. It's not too spooky yet, but I'm not very far either.

Just finished The Shining, by Stephen King, and just started It, by Stephen King

Finished The Shining, by Stephen King. I love the movie adaptation but never read the book. I loved it. The ending is much better in the book.

Started Doctor Sleep, by Stephen King. So of course, I had to start the sequel. Around 70% in and it's incredible. Really can't wait for the movie. It's directed by Mike Flanagan which is a huge plus!

Finished The Returned by Jason Mott and started The Shining by Stephen King and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs

Promise of Blood, by Brian McClellan

It was really good, at least at the beginning and end. It's the dude's debut novel, so it has some problems, but I thought it was very imaginative and awesome overall!

Now, I have a few options ahead of me. I have Mr. Mercedes, by Stephen King, The Shining, by Stephen King and The Crimson Campaign, by Brian McClellan (the sequel to Promise of Blood)

Also have The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman lined up on Audible to listen to when I'm too tired to stare at words!

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Finished:

How Language Works, by David Crystal

Foundation, by Isaac Asimov

Started:

The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston

The Shining, by Stephen King

This week I finished my reread of The Shining, by Stephen King, so I'm ready to move on to Doctor Sleep, by Stephen King today. Also still reading Assassin's Apprentice, by Robin Hobb. Didn't get a lot of reading done last week because of the holiday, so I'm hoping I can get back in the groove this week!

Started and finished The Shining by Stephen King, No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, and My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh. Just started The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell which I'm really excited for!

Got about 150 pages left in The Shining by Stephen King Creepy af book but I'm loving it. Wish I didn't have to work so I could stay up late and finish it in 1 go. Also reading The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs but I've pretty much abandoned it in favor of The Shining. Will work on it once I'm done with The Shining.

Finished The Shining, by Stephen King -- usually I feel very emphatically about if a novel or movie adaptation reigns supreme, but honestly I think they both have their unique merits. Liked the psychological thriller element in the novel, some of that I think is underplayed in the adaptation.

Started The Red Pony, by John Steinbeck. Always excited to see what humanistic punch Steinbeck is going to pack!

The Shining by Stephen King I was in a cabin in the remote Oregon woods with my girlfriend and I brought this along. Pretty much read to cover to cover as no cell service/electricity. Thought it was superbly creepy and much better than the movie. The Hedge Animals were freaky and I liked how it fleshed out more of what was actually going on at the hotel.

Norse Mythology Really didn't like this one. I was expecting an inter-connected novel drawing inspiration from Myths based on the summary I read, but it was pretty bland and there was extremely little connecting each of the stories. I've read this and a decent chunk of American Gods and I think it's safe to say Neil Gaiman just isn't my dude. The only thing that kept me reading was that I enjoy Norse Mythology, but wouldn't recommend this to anyone.

Finished Children of Blood and Bone. It was pretty good, but definitely not as good as a lot of people says it is. The ending is interesting though, I'll probably read the sequel.

Started The Shining, by Stephen King. Somehow I haven't read this yet, even though I really like the film.

On Thursday I read Recursion, by Blake Crouch. It was enjoyable- just a fast, light technothriller which I definitely needed after finishing a huge, difficult book right before!

Then I've started two books from the pile of books I've been meaning to reread: The Shining, by Stephen King and The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger.

This week I reread The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, since the last time I read it was over a decade ago. I know this is one of those "love it or hate it" books, and I still fall into the "love it" camp. Holden is just such a well-written character and his voice feels so real. I definitely noticed the class differences between Holden and other people he interacts with (and even his peers) more this time around, which I know is a big complaint that a lot of people have about the book. But I think it's interesting that Holden has so much going for him in life, but is still dealing with a pretty universal question of figuring out where you fit in the world and trying to move into adulthood.

I am also rereading The Shining, by Stephen King, in preparation for eventually reading Doctor Sleep. I had forgotten a lot about this book, and misremembered a lot as well because of the movie. I also just started Assassin's Apprentice, by Robin Hobb, but I'm not very far into it, so I don't have a lot of thoughts on this one yet!

Finished Bel Canto, by Anne Patchett. Enjoyed it quite a bit, particularly the second half.

Started Slaughterhouse-Five which is a reread.

Also, unexpectedly started The Shining, by Stephen King. Been waiting for it to appear at my bookstore and it finally did. It’s my first King book and I’m liking it a lot so far.

A few months ago I read the Orphan X books, by Gregg Hurwitz. I really liked the story story, but sometimes the character description was repetitive.

Couple day's ago I finally finished 1984, by George Orwell, just a classic, nothing to add.

Other books I just finished or books I am currently reading:

- The Lying Game, by Ruth Ware

- The Innovators, by Walter Isaacson

- Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

- The Shinning, by Stephen King

The Shining, by Stephen King First King work I've ever picked up.

Finished The Shining by Stephen King

Working on The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace by Jeff Hobbs

Finished The Shining, by Stephen King just in time for the end of Spooktober.

Started Bird Box, by Josh Malerman and hoping to knock that out quickly before the movie drops on Netflix (didn't realize there was going to be a movie and was excited to get started on this book for awhile now, so this was a good push).

Just finished Adjustment Day, by Chuck Pahlinuk have to say I have seen reviews both positive and negative. Personally however I feel like it provides a great insight to where United States politics and social struggles could lead. Albeit the outcome in the story is outlandish, per Chuck's style, I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also recently finished The Shining, by Stephen King that one was so-so for me the beginning was very drawn out and made me want to give up but then the latter half kept my eyes glued to the pages, I did enjoy it by the end though. The only other book I've read in the past month was Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson all I can say was wow that was one hilarious and entertaining ride, I would highly suggest it to those looking for something short yet exhilarating.

I read about 3 books in March. Most I think I have ever read in a month.

The Shining, by Stephen King My first Stephen King book. Can't wait to read more of his work. I am Thinking The Stand would be my next King book.

Red Rising, by Pierce Brown I went through a lot of ups and downs with this book. I felt so disappointed in the direction the story went, it was not what I expected at all. But at the end of it, I enjoyed the ride. I am curious how the next 2 books will play out.

Republic of Thieves, by Scott Lynch I thought a political fantasy story surrounding a group of thieves was a great idea. But I wish there was more politics, and less talk about love.

Recently finished The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss

I didn't obsess over it. It was definitely enjoyable, but it has not shot into my favorite list.

Starting to read The Shining, by Stephen King

Just about done with The Shining, by Stephen King this week. Also continuing with Assassin's Apprentice, by Robin Hobb. I was starting to get worried that "the Skill" and whatever mind-meld thing Fitz is doing with the animals were just going to be thrown in there at convenient times as plot devices and never really explained, but I think she's finally going to get around to explaining what's going on there in the next chapter or so. And having the royal family named after their personalities (Chivalry, Regal, etc.) is still pretty cheesy, but it's not as annoying as I thought it was going to be going in. Overall I'm really enjoying the book so far- political intrigue and pirates, with some interesting characters!

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