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

 Before reading thoughts : The Shining! I'm very excited to read this. I had no idea it would come this early in the list and it was a pleasant surprise. I feel like this is one of those books that is on everyone's "to read" list. I'm a huge fan of the movie (isn't everyone?) but I know that there are some major major differences between the two. I don't really know what those differences are, though... So I'm excited to find out. I also get very confused when I watch the movie...am I the only one? I feel like Kubrick threw in some stuff from the book but never explained what it was or what it meant. I'm hoping to get some answers from reading the book and finally figure out what the heck is up with that weird mascot that freaked me out as a child (and yes, okay, as an adult). Let's do this thing.  After reading thoughts: Well, that was amazing. I cannot help but feel completely satisfied after reading that. Everything I was so confused about b...

I have randomly decided that in addition to reading these books, I'm also going to rank them from my most favorite to least favorite. I will do this as I read and I will add in the books I've already read after I re-read them. I also apologize for the horrible pun in the title but I couldn't pass it up :) All right! Here's my ever-changing list: The Long Walk It The Shining Pet Sematary The Institute Misery The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass 11/22/63 The Dark Tower Black House Revival Under the Dome Needful Things Dolores Claiborne The Green Mile Duma Key End of Watch Finders Keepers Mr. Mercedes The Regulators The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands Insomnia Gwendy's Button Box Firestarter The Talisman The Dark Tower: Wolves of the Calla Christine The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah The Outsider The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three Desperation Rose Madder Doctor Sleep Lisey's Story Bag of Bones ...

It only took me 6 months but I finally finished reading Carrie! I don't think I need to tell you that this year has been crazy. I literally did not read anything all quarantine but that's fine (everything's fine!) and now I'm hoping to get back to digging into all of these Stephen King books! Like I had mentioned before, I'm actually going to be reading Carrie at work so it definitely helped me to read it before we start and then I'll get to read it again! So, let's talk about Carrie. First, can we just talk about how this was Stephen King's first book? His first one and BAM, it's a classic. This is why he is the king of horror. Carrie is most definitely dated but I'm not going to hold that against it or really even delve into it. I knew the story without ever actually reading it. I had seen the movies and it is one of those classic tales that everyone knows what happens without needing to read it. But now that I've finally read it, I think e...

Quick update! Like I mentioned—I have 2 weeks off of work because of the Coronavirus. It just so happened that the work that I’ll be doing from home for the next two weeks is reading and interpreting Carrie and The Mist. So ‘Salem’s Lot is going to take a backseat for a hot minute and I am going to be reading those two books first, starting with Carrie. I’m excited to not only get to read these books but analyze and interpret them, as well.

I recently purchased ‘Salem’s Lot and I’m excited to start this journey. Due to the Coronavirus, I have two weeks off of work so I will have plenty of time to get some reading done. I don’t know anything about this story. I do know that it is a recurring town in Stephen King books, much like Derry. When I read The Institute, there was a mention of Jerusalem’s Lot which I believe is what ‘Salem’s Lot is short for....I might be sounding really stupid right now-but I hope I’m right! I’ll come back here to add my thoughts once I’m done reading. Please stay safe out there and wash your hands! So....this has been a weird year, but I don't need to tell you that. So yes, I purchased 'Salem's Lot on March 12th and finished it exactly 8 months later in November. I blame 2020. But what is important here is that I finally finished it! First things first, I was right about it being Jerusalem's Lot so I saved myself some embarrassment. This book is about vampires. Did you know that?...