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Firestarter
Firestarter | Stephen King
Stephen Kings gem of a story (Chicago Tribune) about a child with extraordinary psychic powers who is on the run from the government. A #1 national bestseller.Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson participated in a drug experiment run by a veiled government agency known as The Shop. One year later, they marry. Two years later, their little girl, Charlie, sets her teddy bear on fire by simply staring at it. Now that Charlie is eight, she doesnt start fires anymore. Her parents have taught her to control her pyrokinesis, the ability to set anythingtoys, clothes, even peopleaflame. But The Shop knows about and wants this pigtailed ultimate weapon. Shop agents set out to hunt down Charlie and her father in a ruthless chase that traverses the streets of New York and the backwoods of Vermont. Terrifying and gripping (The Miami Herald) Firestarter is chilling proof that Stephen King is superb (Time).
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Bookish_Gal
Firestarter | Stephen King
Panpan

Second ever Steven King book. (audio). The story itself is neat; couple found each other during a government experiment had a kid who can create fires. Now they are running from said agency. What I did not like was how sexualized they made this 8 year old girl. Almost dnf‘ed because of that. Couldn‘t stand how those agents thought and reacted around her. Don‘t have much else to say because, that took over my perspective of the story from then on.

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TheBookgeekFrau
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Eggs My choice too #greatbrains 7mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs 🔥😁 7mo
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Eggs
Firestarter | Stephen King
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“By then all the available data had been coordinated into what Americans really seem to mean when they say they want “the news”—and what they really mean is “Tell me a story” and make sure it has a beginning, a middle, and some kind of ending.”

#ChildWithPowers

#SpringSkies

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

One of the first King novels I read - 1980s

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great choice!! 7mo
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CBee
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Pickpick

Great premise, fabulous writing, but a bit too long IMO. Still enjoyed it though! Thanks for the rec, Scott - it didn‘t give me the heebie jeebies 😂 @vivastory

vivastory So glad that you liked it! 👏 💙 10mo
Leniverse That was my first SK, sometime in my teens. I remember liking it a lot, but it's been so long, I need to re-read it. 10mo
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brushlo
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Pickpick

even these old ones as so great. love stephen king!

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KaylasReadingNook
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

I love Stephen King, but this one was a bit rough for me. He had me hooked in the beginning and the middle… then it dwindled to this mediocre long winded time of boredom. Which I understand it was setting up for the big finale. But it was drawn out more than it probably should have been. Still a great book I‘m happy to have on my shelf!

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Creme_de_la_them
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Mehso-so

Book #13 of 2023: “Firestarter” by Stephen King

An oldie from 1980, complete with an afterword about Cold War experiments with psi-ops. It‘s not one of my favorite King books but still engaging and a pretty quick read.

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Traci1
Firestarter | Stephen King
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I was going to be good. My husband told me he was taking me to Barnes and Noble tomorrow for Mother's Day, so I wasn't planning on buying bookish things at Target. But I just couldn't help myself. 🤷‍♀️

DGRachel Bob Ross! 2y
Traci1 @DGRachel aren't they cute? I don't normally go for the magnetic ones, but I couldn't resist Bob and his happy little trees. 2y
Sharpeipup Those bookmarks are affordable! 2y
AlaMich Those bookmarks are adorable!! 2y
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Twainy
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Pickpick

🎧 A couple meets while participating in a government research program, walking away with special powers. They get married and have a little girl named Charlie with special powers of her own.

I enjoyed seeing Charlie‘s grow into her powers. It‘s a long cat & mouse game with Charlie and her father running from the government. The people they meet, those that help them, their incarceration and manipulation.

Good story.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/3

Reggie I loved this book. 2y
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Bookworm04
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#joyousjanuaryreadathon want to complete both by end month. Started Fire-starter last night 5️⃣0️⃣ pages in. FIRESTARTER 5️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ pages RATIONBOOK VICTORY 3️⃣5️⃣8️⃣ pages @Andrew65 added the dates to calendar:) back to reading properly yay

Andrew65 Brilliant to hear, best of luck 😁 2y
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Bookworm04
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#joyousjanuary 5️⃣0️⃣ pages in started this yesterday #joyousjanuaryreadathon @Andrew65 dates saved :) so far 2️⃣ books ✅ these 2 want to get through by end jan FIRE-STARTER 5️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ pages RATION BOOK VICTORY 3️⃣5️⃣8️⃣ pages both paperbacks #libraryreserved

Andrew65 Best of luck 😁 2y
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Bookworm04
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Current reading 🤡 IT but very dark book and couldn‘t concentrate but thought try this depends on mood which of his books i can read . #libraryreserve #whatareyoureading This is my 3rd Steven king book to try read fairy tail , currently going between this and 🤡 IT

Bookworm04 50 pages in 2y
Bookworm04 84 pages in going to have read after tea tonight it good so far my 3rd king book 2y
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Pikathulhu
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Pickpick

Though the plotting can feel jagged at times, this is still a very well-written work. We're given plenty of reasons to be invested in the fates of Charlie and her father, the tension never truly leaves the reader, and the insight into the inner workings of The Shop is fascinating. It serves as a sobering reminder of what our own government is capable of, what they have done in the past, and what they may yet do in the dark and distant future. 4/5

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm
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Pickpick

4 ⭐️s
Not as scary as I usually like from King, and I prefer the larger cast of characters in other books. Other than that, this ticked all the boxes. I always fly through his books no matter how long they are. The creepiness in this is much more psychological than many of his other works I‘ve read. I‘ll never look at a kitchen sink garbage disposal the same, that‘s for sure… 😖 My heart broke for Charlie. I wanted to scoop her up and protect her.

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Balibee146
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Pickpick

Not my favourite from the Stephen King I've read so far, but still a pick.

I normally like the detail King packs in but this felt like it could have done with a deeper edit to me.

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Balibee146
Firestarter | Stephen King
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First "sportcoat" use pg 168 ??

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Balibee146
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Pausing my spooky short story anthology to get started on this.
I wonder how long I'll wait for a sport coat reference 🤔

TheNeverendingTBR This book was excellent, I hope you enjoy it! ❤️‍🔥 2y
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keithmalek
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keithmalek
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

I'm not sure how to rate or review this. For reasons that I can't explain, this is the fifth book that I've read by Stephen King, even though I don't enjoy Stephen King. And this book is good...for Stephen King. So if you tend to enjoy his novels, maybe you should read this one...I guess?

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candc320
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Watched this one today and liked it more than I thought 🤣. I had very low expectations given the reviews and that probably helped. The book is still much better but was worth a watch I guess 🤷🏼‍♀️. #scarathlon #teamslaughter

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alecia3dixie
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Panpan

This is my least liked by Stephen King so far. Most of it was a lot of science talk that went over my head. And also just talking and living. It was suppose to be horror/Thriller and I did not get any of that. You have a girl who can start fires with her mind, how did he miss the mark so badly? 1/5

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Kempfme
Firestarter | Stephen King
Pickpick

Stephen King is always great. This is a story about a government experiment gone wrong and test subjects just trying to survive. The remains of a family with special abilities are on the run for their life. This really gives me Under The Dome type of feelings.

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britt_brooke
Firestarter | Stephen King
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ Every time I opened this book, The Prodigy song (same title) popped into my head, taking me back a couple of decades. If you don‘t know it, look it up! 🤘🏼 A “Lot 6” experiment eventually leads to a child born with a dangerous pyrokinetic power. Now, the government agency responsible wants her dead. Solid story, but too long-winded even though it‘s brief by King‘s standards. #bookclub

Cinfhen I recently listened to this audio for #pop22 #BecomingAMovieIn2022 and while it was VERY DATED and wayyyyyyyy too long, I enjoyed it🔥🔥☄️🧯 I just can‘t believe Zac Efron is playing a DAD!!!! Shit, I feel OLD 👵🏼 (edited) 2y
Hooked_on_books @Cinfhen Zac Efron is playing a dad?!? 🤯😵 2y
Cinfhen Yes!!!!!! @Hooked_on_books is that INSANE???!!?? 2y
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britt_brooke @Cinfhen @Hooked_on_books I had to look up his age. He‘s older than I realized! 😂 2y
BeeMagical The first thing I said when I saw the commercial was “you know you‘re getting old when Zac Efron is playing the dad!!”😂 Go Wildcats!😂 2y
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tpixie
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Heading to the movie theater to watch this movie. Read the book as a teenager and saw the original film. We‘ll see how they do it this time around!

Bklover I think it was Drew Barrymore in the old one. 👍👍 3y
tpixie @Bklover yes!! 3y
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intothehallofbooks
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This reminds me of a cross between Carrie and The Dead Zone. Not as amazing as The Stand, but I really enjoyed it. I wanted the best for little Charlie McGee, I wanted the worst for the bad villain John Rainbird, and I adored Irv and Norma Manders, the farmers who wanted to live peacefully but were brought into the Big Government Secret because they were nice folks. I should rewatch the movie now.

Next up #readingStephenKing: Roadwork!

BarkingMadRead They remade the original movie. The first one was great, but I‘m wondering if technology will improve it 3y
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intothehallofbooks
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Reading outside as the sun goes down. 67 degrees and the birds are singing. Today was a beast of a day at work, but right now is pretty perfect.

#readingStephenKing

AkashaVampie have u seen the trailer for the remake yet? 3y
intothehallofbooks @AkashaVampie I haven‘t seen the trailer yet! I know the movie comes out really soon, but I just haven‘t taken the time to watch the trailer. I remember seeing the original when I was really little with my dad. 3y
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intothehallofbooks
Firestarter | Stephen King
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Up next!! It has been five months since my last book by Stephen King. I‘m still reading them in chronological order in my #readingStephenKing project.

I‘m excited about this one!

TheNeverendingTBR This is excellent this one. 3y
intothehallofbooks @TheNeverendingTBR I‘m about 1/3 thru and you‘re right, this one is great. I can‘t put it down. 3y
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Rachbb3
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Pickpick

Great book and truly frightening. It‘s not frightening so much because of Andy and Charlie‘s abilities but because of the twisted government that created them and wants to use them for their own use.

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Cinfhen
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This was fine, entertaining at times but it was too long; felt dated & campy. The writing was a little off color, probably acceptable for the early 80‘s but I don‘t think it would get published today without some editing & polishing. A light pick. 🎉In non book news my niece qualified today and will skate at tomorrow‘s pairs long program. She has no chance to medal but her personal goal was to skate clean & advance and that‘s just what she did💕

BarbaraBB Wow! That is the best news! That is so cool! Even I feel proud #TeamHailey 🤍 (edited) 3y
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Megabooks I haven‘t watched the recording I made yet (about to head to Indiana with dad), but I did look up the results, and I am SO PROUD of Hailey!! Can‘t wait to watch it this afternoon!! 💜💜 3y
Megabooks I just can‘t believe she went from leaving the sport for a bit to this. Just shows her commitment, practice, and athleticism!! 3y
Cinfhen Thanks @Megabooks @BarbaraBB I feel like you took this journey with me ⛸❤️😘 3y
Cortg Congrats to your niece! That‘s pretty amazing! I just read an article about her 😀 3y
squirrelbrain That‘s amazing news about your niece! ❤️ 3y
quietlycuriouskate Congratulations to Hailey: that's wonderful! 💐 3y
Cinfhen Thanks @Cortg @kathedron we are SO PROUD of her 💜💜💜 3y
TrishB Brilliant news 🎉❤️ 3y
KarenUK That‘s such wonderful news! 💕💕💕 3y
TNbookworm Congratulations to your niece, that is wonderful! 3y
Cinfhen Thank you for the good wishes @TNbookworm @KarenUK @TrishB One more program to get through!!! I‘m a nervous wreck and all I have to do is watch!! The pressure 😱😅 3y
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Cinfhen
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Enjoying my King but….it‘s a little too long!!! Lately I find myself growing very impatient with books that are longer than 350 pages or more than 10 hours of audio time. Hoping to wrap this one up before the weekend starts.

BarbaraBB I know what you mean 🤣 3y
CoffeeAndABook Same here!! Just no patience for clunkers. It‘s a weird phenomenon isn‘t it? My husband doesn‘t understand it, he LOVES his tomes, the longer the better. He always says - how strange for someone who reads SO MUCH to shirk the big books! Well 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3y
IamIamIam A major issue I've had with SK is that he doesn't get these sometimes less is more. I definitely understand where this dragged and thought his editors should have been less starstruck. He needed to be reigned in a little more! 3y
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merelybookish I am especially impatient with long audio books. At least with a book, I can skip over the stuff I don't care about. 3y
Cinfhen YES, YES, YES @CoffeeAndABook @IamIamIam @merelybookish agree 💯 ❣️❣️❣️ 3y
Kimberlone Ha, I‘m listening The Stand right now…48 hours!! 3y
Cinfhen YIKES 😱 NEVER happening @Kimberlone xx hope you‘re enjoying!! 3y
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Cinfhen
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Campy fun 🤩 Some low key 80‘s vibes and the ease of language from Stephen King.
#PoP22 #SetInThe80s or #AdaptationComingOutIn2022 can‘t decide which prompt I‘ll choose.

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Michellesibs
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This book gripped me from the first page.

Andy and Vicky met at a scientific drug trial being administered by the US government. Neither of them knew what was being injected into them, they just knew that the 200$ volunteer fee was well needed.

No one considered that the fact that after the trial Andy and Vicky would start dating, go on to have Charlie, a baby girl with the ability to start fires.

Fabulous book!

vivastory This is one of my favorite King books 3y
Michellesibs @vivastory It's now definitely one of mine, enjoyed it so much x 3y
Reggie The part about them stealing the mail from the postman really bugged me. And it‘s a minor part in the book but I read this during the first part of 2020 and a lot of it resonated. 3y
Michellesibs @Reggie Yes!!! I feel like a lot of King's content is very applicable and relevant in these last few years x 3y
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Cinfhen
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Just started 🎧All I remember is young Drew Barrymore and her blazing red eyes 👀 #POP22 #BookSetInThe80s or #AdaptationComingOutIn2022 (remake with Zac Efron coming out May 2022)

Cortg I don‘t think I know this book or movie?! Sometimes I think I‘m just living in my own world under a rock 😂 Curious to hear about it. 3y
Cinfhen I think it was first released in the early 1980‘s @Cortg Drew Barrymore was maybe 9 or 10 3y
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beenbee
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i‘m a big Stephen King fan, so i‘m always giving his books good reviews. this book wasn‘t any different. the beginning was a little boring and slow-paced, but if you have the patience to get past that i definitely reccomended it to fans of horror and gore.

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hissingpotatoes
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Might be cheating since it's the same creator, but people who liked the movie/book Carrie might like the movie/book Firestarter. Both stories are about young girls with superpowers they don't really know how to control.

#Movie2BookRecs Oct 21 #LetterC day 9: Carrie @Klou

Klou Perfect choice! I chose a book SK wrote under his pen name so I don't think this is cheating 3y
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lucifare
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I am on a Stephen King kick!

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego It's that time of year! 🖤 3y
lucifare @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego It absolutely is, my favorite time of the year! 🖤🧡🖤🧡 3y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Hello Friend. I sent you an email, not sure if you got it. I've moved, and I recall you had moved too. However, I've misplaced your new address (it's in a box at the moment). When you can shoot me an email danielle_gangur@hotmail.com ❤️ 2y
lucifare @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego thank you for reaching out, I‘ve sort of neglected my email for a bit but I found it and replied 😁 2y
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Biohaz74
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Pickpick

Awesome read a little girl trying to survive

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amywithbooks
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Next stop on my #stephenkinglonghaul journey!

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Traci1
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⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not my favorite King, but still a good one. My second #bookspin bingo finish for the month.

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Tattooedteacher
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Day 8 #oppositeday Prompt: Cold.

TheKidUpstairs ❤📚🔥 I'm going to have The Prodigy in my head for the rest of the day! 4y
vivastory This was my first book of the year. I think it's one of his more overlooked books 4y
Tattooedteacher @vivastory I read it when I was much younger and was completely captivated by it. Pretty sure it‘s what turned me on to King. 4y
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danx
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First finished book of 2021 (started 2020). After much reading of technical and heavy history & politics a good story was much needed, and this delivered. Secret government experiments, a father and child trying to survive, a good wholesome old American couple wanting to help out, pyrokinesis and a bit of mind control. Not overly long, disturbing, horrific or gorey and so it suited me well for a holiday read.

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j9brown
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Mehso-so

Classic King, a high tension page-turner. Did not age well, though, yikes.

KathyWheeler I listened to a it a few years ago after having read it when it first came out. I agree that it didn‘t age well, but I still like it. 4y
j9brown @KathyWheeler Oh yeah, overall I was into the story. It made me want to watch the movie, somehow I've never seen it! 4y
KathyWheeler @j9brown I saw the movie a very long time ago. I remember liking it fine, but it‘s been a while. 4y
merelybookish This is the only King I've ever read, back in my teens. Obvious didn't make me a fan. 4y
j9brown @merelybookish Yeah, it's not his best, but it is a decent representation of a lot of his other work. If you really disliked this one then you probably won't love most of his books! If you ever do want to check him out again though I highly recommend Misery. 4y
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WellReadCatLady
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Can‘t celebrate Halloween without Stephen King!

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ValerieAndBooks
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I thought I had read this before, but nothing came back to me while reading. Maybe I thought so because of being familiar with the overall story— young girl with psychic powers is on the run with her father from an evil agency “The Shop” ? At any rate, a good suspense read. I think I‘ll read Misery next sometime this month. Son really liked that one. #authoramonth2020

ValerieAndBooks Oops this should have been a review not a blurb. I give this a pick 🤘 4y
Reggie The part about them forcefully taking the mail from the postal worker really bothered me. And turns out in this year, it might not seem like fiction. 4y
ValerieAndBooks @Reggie Yes! I thought the same. And how the hapless postal worker kept trying to defend his mail. 4y
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ValerieAndBooks
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First couple pages of Firestarter. Nice tip of the hat by Stephen King.

Lynnsoprano I read this years ago. I‘m not a big Stephen King fan, but I really enjoyed this one. 4y
LeahBergen Happy Birthday! ❤️📚❤️📚 4y
kspenmoll Happy birthday!!!!!‘ 4y
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ValerieAndBooks @Lynnsoprano I liked this one. Fast-paced for sure! 4y
ValerieAndBooks @kspenmoll thank you 💖! 4y
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ValerieAndBooks
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It‘s Stephen King for @Soubhiville ‘s #authoramonth challenge! Here is 19-yo son‘s impressive SK collection.

Not pictured : Firestarter (reading first for this month) & all the Dark Tower books (in my library). Oh and SK‘s non-fic which is in his Non-fic bookcase.

And yes I‘m an enabler — when I see an used HB edition he doesn‘t have, I get it for him (within reason) !
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ValerieAndBooks And he took a couple others with him to college to read if/when he has spare time. 4y
ValerieAndBooks This bookcase is in his bedroom and he complains it needs replacing because of the bowed shelf 😂. 4y
JanuarieTimewalker13 I was just saying to myself “that‘s an impressive collection” then I read your blurb...it truly is. Love King but didn‘t love the tommyknockers and unfortunately that was my first King read and it put me off him for awhile. But once I read 9/11/63, in 2011, I‘ve been hooked (edited) 4y
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LeahBergen What a great collection! I was a big King fan, too, but got rid of all my old hardbacks in a yard sale in my 20s. I probably had some good editions. 😆😆 4y
ValerieAndBooks @JanuarieTimewalker13 I read a lot of SK when I was younger too. Then I just kind of stopped for some reason. And yes 11/22/1963 also helped me get back into him again. I think it was my talking about it that sparked son‘s interest in SK 😊 4y
ValerieAndBooks @LeahBergen any regrets 😂? I know there‘s been a few books I wish I had hung onto! 4y
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