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Woodworm | Layla Martinez

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This is a haunted house novella translated from Spanish. This house has been inhabited by 4 generations of women some of who are witches. A granddaughter returns home after spending time in jail after being accused of kidnapping the boy she nannies. This is intergenerational trauma, domestic violence, class warfare. I kept thinking of that Mean Girl‘s quote-I don‘t hate you cause you‘re fat, you‘re fat because I hate you. But instead it‘s- 👇🏼

Reggie I don‘t hate you because you‘re poor. You‘re poor because I hate you. This was just really good. Nothing is over the top, it‘s just on a low simmer all the way through. Pick! 4w

sarahbarnes Wow, great review. 4w

Reggie @sarahbarnes Thanks! 🖤 3w

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Reggie

Woodworm | Layla Martinez

Um, okay, awesome, haunted house book, first paragraph, come through!!!!!

Bookzombie Wow! 3w

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JessClark78

Rage | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

Didn‘t have time for this in December. Starting next for the #LosersClub.

#KingFromTheBeginning #Rage

#Read2025 #JumpStart2025

BarkingMadRead, DieAReader, Lizpixie

DieAReader 🤓Enjoy! 4mo

BarkingMadRead One of his shorter novels 4mo

Lizpixie I need to do a reread of my classic Kings too. I have paperbacks I‘ve had for 40yrs! 4mo

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AnneCecilie

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories | Mariana Enriquez

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Another short story collection winner from Enriquez.

These stories focuses on the horrific in the everyday, in relationships and how generational trauma effects us. I think that is what makes these stories so scary. Like in the first story where a young boy dies in a troubled neighborhood because no one dares open their door and he comes back to hunt them.

CSeydel What a cover! 4mo

AnneCecilie @CSeydel All the covers for her short story collections are amazing. The title is great too 4mo

vlwelser I love her stories. 4mo

sarahbarnes I‘ve been interested in this one - good to know you liked it! 4mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rage | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #Rage
Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @Karkar 4mo

AllDebooks I had to bail on this, too much for me, along with The Long Walk! 😱 4mo

BarkingMadRead @AllDebooks it was a lot, and knowing that he pulled it from the shelves added a little weight! 4mo

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Karkar What always surprises me about this one every time I read it is back when he wrote it school shootings were not a thing. But you would think from this book he wrote it today. 4mo

5feet.of.fury Yeah, that was nuts. I can see why he pulled it after Columbine (and the continued epidemic of school shootings) with the way Charlie is presented in the end/showing the impact on the hostages as positive. 4mo

BookwormAHN @5feet.of.fury That always bothered me too. It was almost cult leaderish. 4mo

5feet.of.fury @BookwormAHN agree! Cult leader is what came into my mind, too. 4mo

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Oryx

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories | Mariana Enriquez

The other side of my gizmo mug @squirrelbrain

squirrelbrain Oh amazing! Daisy looks like she prefers the nice side! Have a lovely Christmas! 🎄 4mo

dabbe #darlingdaisy 🖤🐾🖤 4mo

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thereflectiveflaneur

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories | Mariana Enriquez

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Utterly adored each story! Quirky and intriguing characters

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Oryx

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories | Mariana Enriquez

When holiday shopping, I recommend a one for them, one for you system. These are the ones for me.

julesG Very good system. 4mo

TrishB And some me fine ones too 👍🏻 my new mantra! 4mo

squirrelbrain One for me, one for me is even better! ❤️ 4mo

Lesliereadsalot Forgotten on Sunday is so good, along with all her other books. 4mo

Oryx @Lesliereadsalot I've read two and thought they were both great! 4mo

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BarkingMadRead

Rage | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

This month‘s book is #Rage Grab your copy and check back at the end of the month for open discussion! Don‘t forget to tag me so I can see which version you have! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

5feet.of.fury I found a link on Reddit where you can read the full book online which I would never officially advocate for, but I know this one is hard to find. So, just putting it out there. Happy googling to those impacted (edited) 5mo

BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury I feel like if you could buy the book but read it that way, that would be like taking money from the author. But if the book isn‘t available for sale 🤷🏻‍♀️ 5mo

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5feet.of.fury @BarkingMadRead yeah, I‘m gonna hit up a couple of the used bookstores near me (on the off chance they don‘t know what they have, because wow those prices) but it‘s my backup plan. King has alot of my money 😂 I‘ll sleep ok this once haha 5mo

JenlovesJT47 You can also download it for free here, since it is unavailable for sale: https://annas-archive.org/md5/47f228955fd87588ff9965f1e5cc92cb 5mo

TieDyeDude @5feet.of.fury @barkingmadread King has specifically let “Rage“ go out-of-print, so read it wherever you can find it with a clear conscience! https://screenrant.com/stephen-king-rage-book-out-print-controversy-explained/ (edited) 5mo

BarkingMadRead @TieDyeDude yes, that is correct 5mo

ImperfectCJ I know my mom has a copy of The Bachman Books, but she's 2000 miles away and not at all keen on splitting up her King collection, even temporarily. I'm probably skipping this one for now, although it would be interesting to read again with the context of a few decades. 5mo

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LitsyEvents

Rage | Stephen King, Richard Bachman

repost for @BarkingMadRead:

Just a reminder that December‘s #LosersClub read is #Rage Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about December 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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