Each year I read one Stephen King book in the month of October. It is about my only concession to Halloween and it allows me to space my reading of King over decades. I really like his stuff, but I find that I don’t want to immerse myself in supernatural horror. I know that type of thing isn’t fiction and I don’t want to make light of it or desensitize myself to it. So, ONE King book a year.
This year, I will be doing my King Read with BookCupidity as a Buddy Read. She is participating in the Halloween Bingo thingamajig over on Booklikes and this will allow her to squeeze in another square on her card.
We’re going to start reading October 1st and end by the 14th. We hope to do several update posts during those 2 weeks. Spoilers WILL abound. Read at your own peril.
If you would like to join us, let either of us know in the comments and be sure to add the “Mr Mercedes Buddy Read” tag to any post. We will be linking to each other’s posts much like Dragons&Zombies and I did with our Deadhouse Gates Readalong. We’ll be glad to add your blog if you decide to read along.
I know nothing about this book besides some guy running people over with a mercedes?
Look forward to hearing your thoughts on this as I have been tempted.
Currently listening to a King Audiobook myself (Salem’s Lot).
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I read that last year. It was enjoyable.
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I am excited! And genuinely hope this book works out. And that I can read it in two weeks…most King books and I take the long way ’round. It’s not one of his doorstoppers though, so I’m hopeful.
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Just let me know if part way through you need to take longer. Extending the read won’t be a big issue if needed…
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I would have loved to join in if I wasn’t tryng to get through IT, I am 25% in and it is taking me ages to read, it’s good but maybe a bit too slowpaced for me (and not as scary as I thought it would be too)!
Have fun with the buddy read! 🙂
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Yeah, I found IT to be more psychological than horror scary. I hope you enjoy the whole thing 🙂
And thanks…
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Have fun! I’ll look forward to your discussion 🙂 if it was another King I might have joined but I am not interested in this one. Will read ‘Desperation’ in October instead 😀
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Thanks. We narrowed it down to 5 and we’d each read one of the 5, so that narrowed it down to 3 and one of those 3 was “Misery” and I’m just not ready to read that yet.
So this sounded the best 🙂
Have with Desperation. I don’t even recognize the name…
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That’s a cool tradition- I didn’t even know that about this book, and since I really can’t stomach much king (horror’s decidedly not my jam) I’m looking forward to hearing all you have to say on this, spoilers and all 😉
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Hopefully, by the time me and BC are done with it, you’ll know more than you ever wanted to about this book 🙂
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hahahaha looking forward to it 😉
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Darn, I’m actually really interested in reading this, but too swamped right now to fit another book into my fall reading schedule. I hope you enjoy though!
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That’s too bad. Another viewpoint would have been nice,
I hope I enjoy it too. The last several years of 1 King each october has worked out pretty well.
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That’s one of King’s titles I’m not very familiar with (mostly because I somehow fell out of love with the King of Horror after “Insomnia”, and never managed to find the same level of commitment I felt with previous books). So I’m more than curious to see what this is all about, and to hear your take on the story.
And thanks for sharing 🙂
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I think it’s his latest trilogy? I guess maybe I should check it out, but I’ll wait until AFTER I’ve read this one 🙂
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No, Insomnia is one of his older books – GoodReads tells me it was published in 1994, and I must have read it shortly after. Mr. Mercedes sounds very interesting, and slightly different from his usual fare: intriguing! 🙂
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Very excited to see your thoughts on it! I’m starting IT this month but maybe for the next October month 😉
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I believe this is a loose trilogy, so if that is so, that gives me my next 2 years after this as well. I’m ok with that.
Will this be your first time around with IT?
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Yes!! I saw the movie and I was intrigued by the book. It’s my first time reading Stephen King actually LOL
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Well, then, I hope it works out wel for you. I really enjoy his stuff…
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One King per year. Really nice strategy, to be honest. The whole idea of not being desensitized to his stuff is a nice precaution. It can really ruin it all if you aren’t in awe at the stuff he tells. I’ve only read the Gunslinger by him and its not even horror technically. I’ve seen Mr. Mercedes around, and didn’t know what it was about until you mentioned it was about someone running people over with a Mercedes. I literally laughed out loud hahaha
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I know right?
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