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Up next on audio! I‘m working my way through the Stephen King books I missed over the years…🎧

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#WickedWhispers #Gruesome
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cujo was the best boy until he wasn‘t, but unlike the human monsters in this book, he couldn‘t help it. King is very good at making insane things seem real. This story feels like it could‘ve happened. In his memoir On Writing, King states that he was regretfully so deep in his alcoholism, he doesn‘t really remember writing this book. #coverlove

Walked the goodest boy at the library adjacent greenway this morning. It was too early for it to be open, but enjoy these outside photos. It‘s a very cute suburban branch. ✨

#audiowalk #dogsoflitsy

Really liked the writing style. Such good character study. Not a lot of horror. I have Salem and The Running Man, but want to read The Shining and Carrie.

Third time I‘ve tried to finish this book. I will finish because there‘s a sequel to it in King‘s next book. “What happens to Cujo, how he becomes a horrifying vortex inescapably drawing in all the people around him, makes for one of the most heart-stopping novels Stephen King has ever written. “A genuine page-turner that grabs you and holds you and won‘t let go” (Chattanooga Times), Cujo will forever change how you view man‘s best friend.”

1. Yes! I learned how to drive at the age of 15 and had to learn on a manual transmission, as it's all we owned. Until recently, it's all I drove.
2. Cujo by Stephen King!
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

@TieDyeDude -- want to play?

I haven‘t seen this one in forever! I had forgotten how scary Cujo was!!! #BookToScreen

I love revisiting Stephen King. JuJuB is no Cujo but I joke about him being a #hellhound. #HousePanther Lobster ready for selfies 🖤🖤

#MischiefandMayhem #Scarathlon
@PuddleJumper

21 points

Day - Shadow - this is my shadow, I cannot go anywhere or do anything without him in the house. Always checking on me like he is my supervisor or something. My sweet/nosy Buddha- pic taken when I tried to go get some tea and I was taking to long for his liking lol 😂 nothing scarier than 10lb giving you this look.

Photo shoot coming soon lol

#scarathlon #skeletoncrew @CIwojick and @StayCurious

I haven‘t revisited this one since I was but a wee preteen. Needed a new #AudioCommute so… here it goes :)

Cujo is one of the many King books I haven‘t revisited since high school. It still holds up today (and, in some ways, is more devastating to read as an adult). That said, I‘d forgotten how little of the book is dedicated to Cujo‘s rampage. Lots of deep, extensive character depth here, which really defined early King.

#TemptingTitles
Day 7. One Word
#OneWord

I didn‘t expect to love this one so much but WOW. Stephen King is so freaking good at building characters and details in the beginning and then layering them until the end just blows my mind. These characters are so real and believable. The story was heartbreaking in several ways, but the suspense I felt throughout and my heart rate in the second half made for a really fun reading experience.

Next up #readingStephenKing: The Running Man!

This is a struggle for me because of the chapters when Cujo is getting sicker. His POV is exceptional so much that it absolutely rips my heart out. I‘m not sure I‘m supposed to sympathize with Cujo, but here we are. I am a Dog Person.

Stephen King‘s layered build-up of each character is flawless though. He is the Master, no doubt about it.

I hope I can finish this one, but it will all come down to the dog. #readingStephenKing #currentlyreading

This is a difficult book to read, especially if you are a parent. I've always looked at Cujo as Stephen King's way of working through some of his worst fears as a parent (much like The Shining), and it's difficult to see him create such a wonderful, vulnerable character as Tad, then put that character in mortal danger. That said, Vic and Donna are written in likable and realistic fashion, and King manages to maintain tension throughout. 4/5.

Had to get in at least one King novel this month.

🎧 Oh heck no!!

I don‘t even love dogs & I wanted to hug poor Cujo!!

I loved the slow build up … you know the characters!! Including Cujo.

You get to hear multiple POV including Cujo‘s!!

A lovable giant dog in his middle age goes on a killing spree after an unfortunate accident.

Great ending! Good narration.

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This is the story of Cujo, a big cuddly dog who turns in a total monster. This all felt very real to me and the atmosphere and tension in this book leaps of the pages. I was in this very realistic, horrific situation where I could feel the heat and the sweat running down my own back.

I enjoyed how King gave Cujo his own dialogue, I actually felt so sorry for this dog. The internal battle in his own mind really added depth to his character.

Fun read

Happy Halloween everyone 🎃 👻 🧛‍♂️ 🧙 🍁 🍂🦹‍♀️🧟🎃

This was the only scary read this month for me. But what a story! I found the dysfunctional human relationships just as scary as poor rabid Cujo.

I read this many years ago in HS so it was like reading for the first time 😱 except for a couple incidents I vaguely remembered.

Not as cute as my last post, but still dog-related! Found this hardback (book club edition) at Goodwill recently for 99 cents 😳. Snapped it up right away. My younger son is on a mission to collect all SK‘s hardbacks but I‘m reading it first. I did read many years ago from a paper back.

Got to add my first book to my #BookBingo board! Cujo has been on my radar for AGES, and I felt like a fake King fan not having read such a well-known work of his 😂 Luckily, I loved this one, so my status as a King stan has been safely restored.
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#halloween #octoberbookbingo #stephenking #spooky

#BookspinBingo is here! The Hive is my #Bookspin and Cujo is my #doublespin.
Looking forward to seeing how much I get read this month!
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#currentread #bookspin #doublebookspin @TheAromaofBooks

#WeeklyForecast and #BookReport

Finished two books due to Dewey's Readathon. Harrowing was so-so and Heathens was an awesome entry into the series.

Currently reading Cujo-well, I'll get started on it during my baseball game this afternoon.

Up next is two entries for #Booked2021. I'm hoping to get at least one of these read.

@cinfhen

This was the latest stop on my #stephenkinglonghaul re-read adventure. Overall, I do like this one, and the way the tension builds is great but... I struggle with the ending! 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐💫

Halfway to my reading goal for the year! 🎊

Next on the #stephenkinglonghaul

Reading this while I‘m waiting for my Emile Zola books to arrive. #StephenKing #rabid_dog #terror

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1361063713

Just finished the book which I never read and so I decided to watch the movie which I had never seen. And I call myself a Stephen King fan. Oh the shame!
Ok film with great performances by Dee Wallace and Danny Pintauro.
No surprise, but the book was better.

King is not my favourite author but I liked Cujo. First part of the book was a little boring for me and it take me a little more time to read. But the second part was really amazing.
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#cujo #stephenking #horror #bookmark #bookreview

I first saw this movie a few years ago late one night while my next door neighbor‘s St. Bernard, Toby, barked in the background. Thankfully Toby‘s a gentle giant who has gotten all his shots and is best buds with my dachshund. I really enjoyed the book and getting chapters from the dog‘s perspective, especially as the rabies began to take hold. I found the rabid mind to be frightening and fascinating. #AuthorAMonth #Scarathlon2020 #TeamHarkness +6

The Stephen King side! He‘s our most popular Horror author, and most of his books don‘t stay long on the shelf ! 🐕 🎈 Added a QR Code for a Trivia quiz

I am on a roll listening my way through Stephen King‘s novels! Cujo was intense! I love dogs so it kind of broke my heart to have him shown as a good boy to then be turned into this rabid monster that couldn‘t control himself. The narrator was great and I was definitely on the edge of my seat waiting to see how it would all work out (which was quite sad to me). Solid listening experience! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

#3Books One Word Titles
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

I loved all of these books with one word titles.

Soooo I started a YouTube channel... hurray for booktube! My TBR is so long because of the content creators I watch. Hope you check it out!

https://youtu.be/d1H6gIZEQ-A

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So good, heart pounding. Also one of King‘s better endings 😁

#stephenkingbooks #cujo #amreadinghorror

Hi! 🙋‍♂️

Finished Cujo this morning. It was a realistic read because it could actually happen and I guess that's what makes it a scary, although having said that, I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought i would. I don't dislike it by any stretch of the imagination, I found it tense at parts, it's atmospheric and unpredictable; I'm giving it a 3/5 💫

Wish I could have said more about it, anyway..its a Pick..not a So-So 😬

In celebration of Stephen King's newest release, If It Bleeds, i'm ranking/reviewing all ten books of his that I've read.

10.
How you feel about this one dependz on this: King has this habit of bloating his novels and Cujo is the best example of this. It's a novel even he himself can barely remember, thanks to his severe alcholism at the time. Cujo would have made a great short story, but at 400 pages it doesn't know how to sustain itself.

#7days7books
day2 CUJO🐶 This was the book that introduced me to horror

This was hard to read. Poor Cujo started out as a good doggy. I stayed up until 3 this morning to finish it. I did not see that ending coming and I think I‘m still in shock. And that is why Stephen King is my favorite author! 4⭐️ 🐶

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#Horror

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Day 24: Popular the year you were born #auldlangreads Haven‘t read this one, but it looks good! And creepy!

For #wondrouswednesday
Thanks for the tag @Scochrane26
1 - Recent bookish item is this set of shelves my mom got me for Christmas! It just so happened to perfectly match my wall color
2- Most recent audiobook is tagged. Always listen to them on the trip up to see my sister and sometimes while doing stuff around the house. (9 total in 2019)
3 - tagging @MicrobeMom and @Littlewolf1

Finished up this audiobook during my morning travels. I am utterly convinced that King‘s books work best in audio form. I loved the characterization (enhanced by the narration) and how the story built. There are some ‘80s horror/supernatural elements, too, which worked well. This one was a harrowing experience to listen to at times - how much can these characters go through! But thoroughly enjoyable all the same.

You guys, I loved this book about a rabid dog and now I‘m questioning my brain. 🤣

I listened to the audio and it was well done. The 14 hours flew by and I finished it in 2.5 days. The story has a good ending - which isn‘t always the case with King - and I had a mini dog induced panic session where I sat in my car say “oh no oh no oh no” in the driveway while I waited to see what happened. 🤣