Full Dark, No Stars | 
pickI‘m guess I‘m having a Stephen King phase again.
Four good, dark stories with themes of bad people getting what they deserve.
1922: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Big Driver: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Fair Extension: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Good Marriage: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
Afterword (because SK has had my heart for 30 years): ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickWhile I liked each individual novella in this collection, when considered together, there's no escaping the commonality between them. This is a collection of four very cynical, dark, and - at times - difficult to read stories. There isn't much hope to be found in its pages, but it remains entertaining despite its grimness. 4/5
A Good Marriage: What if your partner wasn't the person you thought they were? How would you react? What choices would you make? While this idea is far from fresh, King's take on it feels much more so, and is a tense read from start to finish. 5/5
Fair Extension: A rather cynical and bleak take on the classic "deal with the Devil" story that unfortunately doesn't get much time to breathe or go anywhere of particular note. 3/5
Big Driver: This is a brutal story, with some of the most visceral and jarring depictions of assault I've read. The upshot is the unrelenting catharsis of the back half as one of the most relatable protagonists I've seen King conjure gets down to the business of revenge.
1922: Yet another corn-adjacent murder romp from King! Joking aside, this is a pretty solid novella, and the narrator's blunt delivery makes for some fascinating reading right out the gate as he recounts his terrible deeds. 5/5
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repost for @BarkingMadRead:
Hey hey hey #losersclub here are the books for 2023! I have changed it to start in the 1st of the month, and discuss at the end of the month. There is no January book, since our December 19 book will go into January. #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion
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pickI won't say too much - #LosersClub @BarkingMadReader - since the group discusses next week: 1922- pick; Big Driver - so/so; Fair Extension - so/so; and Good Marriage - pick.
#Two4Tuesday thanks for the tag @TheSpineView
1. get together with extended family the Saturday before and with immediate family the day of - very enjoyable
2. Pumpkin Pie - I know I can have it any time but it is the only time I eat it
Make a great day everyone
Hey #losersclub after you‘ve read the first short story, check out the movie! It‘s really good
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Have my copy ready for the December discussion. On a side note, I finally figured out how to take square photos again. It used to be really easy on my iPhone, so of course they changed it. I really don‘t know what I‘d do without Google.
Looking forward to the reread of this one!
This month‘s book is #FullDarkNoStars ! Grab your copy and check back around December 18th for open discussion! Be sure and tag me so I can see which version you have!
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Ok #losersclub it‘s time to make sure you have the next book on our list! Next up is #fulldarknostars and we start on the 19th. Discussion will happen around December 18th. Stay tuned for our 2023 schedule and a couple (ok, one. Just one.) changes. #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion
pick🎧 King is king of the novella/novelette! Revenge, murder, death, kill, jealousy and the innate ability to be completely un-self-aware & truly not know the person you‘re with!
There are some truly gruesome descriptions & details here & possibly a trigger warning so you might want to check the publisher‘s summary or some spoiler reviews.. Nice cover.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/3
I know as King fans we‘re supposed to love everything he does but after his accident he did stuff we didn‘t think was great as the older King stuff. (Not true, just took some to realize how good it was.) But this was the first book I remember thinking-Oh yes, Old King. Lol. 4 novellas, all pretty dark. My favorite one is “Fair Extension.” It‘s about a man dying of cancer who sees a man on the side of the road who makes a bargain to give him 15👇🏼
pickA collection of dark and harrowing novellas from the King himself. I almost wanted to cover my eyes and not read anymore at some points, but of course that would be impossible!
What made these novellas even more horrifying was the realistic aspect of them - no scary clown or supernatural elements here, oh no!
Not for the faint of heart
In the end we are all caught in devices of our own making. In the end we are all caught.
pickThis is Stephen King‘s best short story collection, in my opinion. These stories didn‘t really scare me, but they are creepy and weird (in a good way). The creepiest, downright freakiest one was “1922.” TRIGGER WARNING: in one of the stories, the protagonist is raped and a supporting character describes her own rape. These weren‘t depicted gratuitously; they were sympathetically portrayed. An advisory is necessary, though.
1. Probably the tagged book tho there are so many. This is a v creepy collection of 4 novellas. Pet Sematary is up there, too.
2. Protagonist: Johnny Smith from The Dead Zone
Antagonist: Pennywise (from IT) is just such an iconic image of childhood terrors.
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bailedI listened to the first 2 novellas, and it was all I could stomach. I didn't care for the first, 1922, and I absolutely hated the second, Big Driver. I generally love King, but this one was too far outside my comfort zone to get through.
#scarathlon points: 511 for #TeamHarkness
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Breakdown:
Two stories=30
Post=1
Eight readathons x 6 hours=480
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I really liked this short story collection by Stephen King! The last book "A Good Marriage" was not quite as good as the other three, I thought. If anyone is interested in trying a King novel but feels a little daunted by his more popular and lengthy novels, give this a try!
I think that maybe my favorite part of #bookspin is picking out the books. I have been terrible at follow-through, but August is going to be my month!
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pickThis was a really great short story collection by Stephen King. I enjoyed almost all of the stories in the book and thought they were creepy and entertaining. Probably at the top of my list now of collections by King.
pickSome great short stories by #StevenKing to include 1922. Definitely worth a read, and my first Steven King book. I‘ve got #IT on tap after I finish the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
DNFing 68 pages in. I think right now in my life, I just need a teensy bit of light in my reading. Just a little! This is quite literally FULL DARK, NO STARS. I'll probably try again in the future.
#star #ayupaugust
Forgot to take a pic before I left home this morning and I‘m out shopping (again!) tonight.
pickOh boy this was Dark - I'm not sure what I was expecting but nothing quite so bleak. However, I did really enjoy it and A Good Marriage was my favourite story. The only negative point I have is that I just don't love the reading experience of short story collections. That's not the books fault though just a preference of mine.
Let the Halloween reading commence!👻🎃🦇📖
pickReally enjoyed 3/4 of the stories in this one (Big Driver was just ok). I like how they force you to think and imagine what you, as an ordinary person, would do in these extraordinary situations. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys the occasional dark piece of fiction #stephenking #fulldarknostars
pickI only read short stories if they are by Stephen King! Another great collection. I love how he explains where he got the story ideas at the end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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I picked this because it‘s weird and really dark, definitely not for the faint at heart. 😱
pickShort story collection. Loved all stories including the slow going 1922. Psst skip the movie... Same as the story equally boring... Anyhoo even the bonus story Under the Weather was cool. All were very well written and interesting.
I give this book 4 stars.
U is for Under the Weather
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A short in the tagged book. Another on my tbr.
Does anyone else think “full dark, no stars” is one of the coolest titles? I like it.
F is for Full Dark, No Stars!
I loved every story in this book.
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• Day 6 of the awesome #KingAtoZ challenge: Full Dark, No Stars...I believe this is the only King short story collection that I‘ve actually finished but I could be wrong. I absolutely loved the story “22” and should probably read it again at some point. Only 4 stories in this one, I believe, but I remember them being very good! •
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