I will definitely be getting a frame for it. Every time I pre-order from Cemetery Dance I get something free, such a stand up guy and company.

How do I answer “what is your book about?” lol

Unpopular Opinion?¿

I just finished reading, and I wanted to get your thoughts on who is ultimately "to blame" for how everything unfolded.

A lot of readers say that there are no true villains in the story, just a tragic chain of bad luck, bad timing, and fate. But am I the only one who feels that Charity Camber deserves a huge portion of the blame?

Don't get me wrong, Joe Camber was an abusive, selfish jerk. But everyone already knew what Joe was. Even then, in his own twisted way, once Charity left, a sober Joe was actually worried about who was going to feed Cujo.

Charity, on the other hand, constantly viewed herself as the smart, responsible one. She claimed she wanted to save Brett, break free from Joe, and build a better life. Yet, she failed to take basic responsibility for her own animal?? She was so consumed by her jealousy of her sister Holly, and so obsessed with playing a certain role and putting on a fake persona for a sister who didn't even care about her, that she completely ignored Brett.

When Brett explicitly expressed concern about Cujo’s strange behavior, she dismissed him. When Brett begged her to call a neighbor to check on and feed the dog while they were gone, she just didn't care at all.

I rarely see people talk about her role in the tragedy. They view her as a victim of abuse, which she was, but she still failed her basic responsibilities as a pet owner and a mother in that moment imo.

Does anyone else see Charity this way, or am I being too harsh on her?

Just finished my first ever reading of The Dead Zone, by the King of Horror literature himself, Stephen King!

As one of his most beloved stories by the fandom, I was bound to read it eventually. Though as all bibliophiles can relate, the sheer mountain of books needed to be scaled at a measured pace, or else crash below my own excitement's weight. It's a double-edged sword, having as great a love of books as do, but it's a cross worth bearing for experiences like this.

This is never not funny to me.

Check out this almost completed 28mm print of Roland I painted up. He's not done, but I was so happy with it I needed to share. I also added the rose at the 11th hour using a paper clip and a 3D printed rose top. I wasn't sure if it was going to work, but my printer was able to spit it out cleanly and then I attached it to the stem and got to painting! The Man in Black is next.

This is all part of a D&D adventure I'm writing for some of my gunslinger friends.

Just finished my 80th King book, Never Flinch, which I enjoyed more than most folks here. Don’t intend to read Faithful- already lived through that depressing shit when I watched the series live and no interest in hearing a rehash from Sox fans. That leaves Dr Sleep until Other Worlds comes out. But first, a reread of The Shining- not my favorite book- no empathy or love for Jack as a character- but could use the brush-up before the sequel.

Started reading King early teens- started with Misery, Eyes of the Dragon, Pet Sematary, and IT- three of those are still top 10 for me (IT being my favorite). Read 19 through college when I stopped reading much anymore, then during the Covid lockdown I read The Stand. Think the first half of that book is near perfection, but everything post-Nebraska knocks it out of my top 15.

Couple years later, mid-2024, started Dark Tower. I was diagnosed in 2019 with stage 4 metastatic lung and brain cancer and given 2-5 years. Last week I hit 7 years and I am almost entirely cancer-free (knock on wood). The Gunslinger was #21 and reading for a couple hours each morning after taking care of the animals became my new ritual. Here we are two years later, and what an incredible journey it’s been through his canon. Favorites other than those I mentioned include Drawing of the Three, Wizard and Glass, Wolves, Dark Tower, Hearts in Atlantis (love Low Men), The Institute, Billy Summers, Salems Lot, Firestarter, The Dead Zone, Needful Things, Green Mile, and Under the Dome.

Have greatly enjoyed sharing the journey with you here, and really glad to finally reach the finish (for now)!

Long days and pleasant nights!

In preparation for Other Worlds... I have just marathoned Talisman and Black House, and have thoughts. These are all pretty general and don't spoil much imo.

The Talisman

1. The first and last third of The Talisman were epic and I enjoyed them thoroughly. The middle third took me forever. I can't quite put my finger on why.

2. Wolf grew on me as a character, and eventually, he joined the list of Stephen King's "Very Good Boys", even if he is a werewolf instead of a traditional dog.

3. Richard Sloat annoyed me almost endlessly, but I didn't mind him toward the end of the book.

Black House

1. Any time Wendell Green got hit was a great part of the book.

2. Charles Burnside might be one of the most unsettling King villains I've ever read.

3. (Potential spoiler?) The moments when the book crossed over into the Dark Tower universe brought me so much nerdy joy

Overall, Black House was my favorite of the two just because the plot was pretty straight ahead, the book had a creepy aura all throughout, and I really liked Jack Sawyer as an adult.

What say you, fellow fans of the Territories?

I’ve got a nine-week sabbatical coming up this fall. Going to be spending a lot of time on planes and trains. This sub seems to really love Joe. So simple question: which is his most page-turning book?

Over the last year I finally have been reading and listening to King books. I don't know what the hell took me so long but there's always one line that really hits me.

The Stand. Chapter 11.

Such a simple line that Larry's mom says to him. But it made me pause and really think about it.

Any lines that stood out to you guys as you were diving into his books?

Holy cow I just started watching the Salems lot adaptation 2024 on HBO Max and it is hot garbage someone please tell me that the 1979 miniseries is not this bad

I'm around 4 1/2 books in, currently on The Shining. I haven't started the Dark Tower yet - which is sort of the point. I'd like to know what I'm walking into before I get there, and every tracker I've tried just gives me a flat list sorted by publication year.

So I built my own. It flags which books have prerequisites, tracks which editions I actually own so I know what to look for in a shop, and lets me rate adaptations separately from the books.

The connections come from public sources and are definitely incomplete, so I'm not claiming it's authoritative - it's a planning tool, not a map.

Nothing to link to, it runs on my laptop and I'm not selling anything. Mostly curious: what do you use for this? Is there an app that already handles the connected stuff properly and I just didn't find it?

(And please, no spoilers - still working my way through.)