Actually Reading the Book I’m Named After (And All of Stephen King’s Other Work)

Before reading:  This feels bittersweet. I'm excited to finish this one and to finally see the plant in action. However, I'm terrified of the fact that it isn't finished. I'm expecting the worst but hoping for the best. I'm hoping it ends in a way that leaves me satisfied but still wanting more rather than it just feeling unfinished. Guess there is only one way to find out... After reading: My worst nightmare came true. Cliffhanger. If this book never gets finished, when I die, my life will also be unfinished. Maybe it isn't that dramatic but I'm feeling sad at the moment. This has the potential to be one of my top King books. I'm very sad that I will be ranking it lower than it deserves because of the fact it is unfinished. I'm very sad that I had to read an unfinished book. This is sad blog hours. The Plant  is so good! It has so much potential! I really enjoyed reading these last three installments since they were longer than the previous three. I...

Before reading:  Finally! I read the first two parts of The Plant  back in July. It is Thanksgiving break now. I am excited to read installment three and then from here I am just going to finish the rest of this unfinished tale. Also, I noticed that this one came out TWO YEARS after the first one, so I guess I should consider myself lucky that I only had to wait four months. I don't want to wait any longer so let's get going.  After reading: I apologize for the lack of content for this one but there isn't too terribly much to say. This one was a bit longer in comparison to the previous two, but it was much less fun. It definitely seems as though one and two were the more meat and potatoes set-up, this one was the more boring character development set up, and then we are going to get into the thick of it in the next three installations. While this one was still a good read, it lacked the absolute bonkers crazy-factor that the other two had. This one was a bit more serious ...

Before reading:  Well, well, well, if it isn't our good friend Richard Bachman. If you've been keeping score we are 2 for 2 with Mr. Bachman. So this could go either way. However, I am optimistic because I have (for some weird reason) seen the movie Thinner  and know that this is one of his more successful and well-known Bachman books. This was also his final Bachman book before making the big reveal and essentially coming-out as King. Because of this, this book is sometimes described as being quite King-ish. While I have seen the movie, it was a very long time ago. Therefore, I am aware of what it is about overall but don't really remember or know any of the details. Let's dig in, shall we? Pun intended.  After reading: I honestly really love and appreciate these fun, shorter reads that we get to enjoy after a long and heavy novel. I have no clue if King did this intentionally or not, but I'm a fan. First and foremost I want to say that I acknowledge that most of t...

Before reading: I'll be honest...I have no idea what this is about. I'm fully aware that this is one of King's most famous novels and when I hear the title I immediately associate it with King...but...no idea what it's about. I could not tell you a single thing about it. That being said, I'm excited to read it! I know it's one of the best so I'm eager to find out why. It is the largest book of his I've read for a while so I'm not too excited about that aspect. Also this is the first novel we are getting that is cowritten. This one is also written by Peter Straub. One thing I do know about this one is that it is not a horror novel, I believe this is another fantasy novel. Might as well jump right in cause I'll probably be here a while... After reading: And, dear reader, she was there a while. Three months, to be exact. I did struggle a bit through this one, especially toward the middle. However, I read the last three hundred or so pages quicker th...