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Really enjoyed this story of Andy and his daughter, Charlie fleeing from “the shop”, a government agency that conducted tests using a drug in the late 60s on Andy and his wife, Vicky. Each obtained different abilities like telekinesis, mind domination, and pyrokinesis. Definitely worth the read! #psionic abilities

JanuarieTimewalker13 Finished on 12/21/24 book number 26 for 2024. 22h

danx I enjoyed this one! Loved the feeling of justice and fairness King expressed here. 59m

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Awk_Word_Smith

Different Seasons | Stephen King

so-so

The high point was definitely “Shawshank” and “Apt Pupil” was infinitely more unsettling than the movie. So I give it 3.5 ⭐️ out of 5.

Texreader Apt Pupil took me down. It was so so disturbing. I still remember it reading it in high school 30 something years ago!! 2d

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BooksDragonsandTea

Revival: A Novel | Stephen King

“If our faith is strong, we‘ll go to heaven, and we‘ll understand the whole thing when we get there. As if life were a joke, and heaven the place where the cosmic punchline is finally explained to us.”
― Stephen King, Revival

Robotswithpersonality

Gwendy's Magic Feather | Richard Chizmar

so-so

I had a decent time with this book, but I'm finding it impossible to categorize for the sake of recommending it to the right audience.
A bunch of cozy moments, even set around Christmas/New Years holidays, but also worrying about political situations, social issues, parent's health, husband's well-being, the doom that the button box might unleash, and missing girls. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Less out and out horror moments now that King's not co-writing, a bit more focus on missing, possibly murderered people, wouldn't say it's full on fantasy considering that there are fantastical premises but not much in the way of fantastical moments. There is the theme continued from the first book of the box's potential influence and destructive power as well as it's rewards, but it too felt like an element that was downplayed this time. 5d

Robotswithpersonality 3/? Somewhere between jarring and unexpectedly pleasant that these books contain formatting I'm more used to associating with middle grade novels: Larger, more spaced out text, short chapters, illustrations dividing some chapters.
Paranormal suspense? And yet, not kept in suspense about anything for very long. 5d

Robotswithpersonality 4/? Were it not for a few key details I'd consider this cozy speculative, but there's definitely some not for kids stuff here. I think Chizmar's writing shines in cozy mystery-adjacent with speculative elements. Hopefully that doesn't lead prospective readers too far wrong! 5d

Robotswithpersonality 5/6 Going back to my qualifier of 'decent', there's a lot that almost happens and doesn't, and then there's an element that pops out of nowhere to save the day, and those two things in the same narrative make it feel less about the plot and more about the characters. 5d

Robotswithpersonality 6/6 I'm happy to finish out the trilogy, though having experienced Chizmar's writing alone, I'm a little concerned what having King re-join the co-writing team for the third book will do for Gwendy. Hoping for the best!

⚠️child death 5d

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Robotswithpersonality

Gwendy's Magic Feather | Richard Chizmar

Who knows what the tone the second book in a series written by only one of the original co-authors, prefaced by a first book I might term horror-fantasy, might be, but what I do know is this is a very cute owl. ☺️

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GinaKButler

On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft | Stephen King

Up next…it‘s been sitting on my #bookspin list all year and I‘m finally getting to it!

#bookspinbingo
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6d

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BookwormAHN

'Salem's Lot | Stephen King

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Stephen King's classic vampire novel and one of my favorites. I love the characters, Matt is my favorite 🧛🏻‍♂️
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BookmarkTavern Well done! 7d

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BoleyBooks

You Like It Darker: Stories | Stephen King

Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #youlikeitdarker #stephenking #bookbeast #mustread #bookbuds #bookchat

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Robotswithpersonality

Gwendy's Magic Feather | Richard Chizmar

Vibrant colourway vibe from TBR pile. High contrast makes sense for what I'm willing to bet are intense narratives! 💛💙

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Enchanted_Bibliophile

Just After Sunset | Stephen King

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3½✨
It's been a while since I read King. But this compilation of stories made me remember why I like his work so much. From one extreme to the next, he keeps surprising me in the most unexpected ways.
N, Mute and The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates were my favourites.

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