{"id":5932,"date":"2025-01-08T21:59:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/yet-to-read-stephen-king-dragons-and-whimsy\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T21:59:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:59:24","slug":"yet-to-read-stephen-king-dragons-and-whimsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=5932","title":{"rendered":"Yet To Read\u2026 Stephen King \u2013 Dragons and Whimsy"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Yet to Read is the weekly meme where I take a look at books on my shelves (physical and digital) that I haven\u2019t gotten around to reading yet and books on my wishlist that I\u2019ve wanted to add to my shelves for a while. I link these posts up to\u00a0Can\u2019t Wait Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Shelf Control<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Returning to the Yet to Read series this week (having taken last week off) with a little more Stephen King. I\u2019ve been reading My Best Friend\u2019s Exorcism which is the first horror book I\u2019ve read, in my adult life at least. I did have a dalliance with Goosebumps and Point Horror in my youth! Anywho, if I\u2019m to be getting into the horror genre, I better be giving \u201cthe master\u201d a chance, no?<\/p>\n

From the Shelves<\/h2>\n

I realise I\u2019m not 100% sure where my copy of Misery is or which edition I have exactly\u2026 I actually feel like I have 2 different copies, perhaps? It doesn\u2019t matter, this book has been on my shelf for over a decade and I\u2019m holding myself accountable. <\/p>\n

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Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon\u2019s number one fan, rescues the author from the scene of a car accident. The former nurse takes care of him in her remote house, but becomes irate when she discovers that the author has killed Misery off in his latest book. Annie keeps Sheldon prisoner while forcing him to write a book that brings Misery back to life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From the Wishlist<\/h2>\n

As I\u2019ve already mentioned, I want to investigate King from the beginning. I\u2019ve been looking at grabbing Carrie, The Shining, or Salem\u2019s Lot first, and I\u2019m still unsure but today Salem\u2019s Lot is winning. What can I say? I love me some vampires whether they\u2019re seducing maidens or tormenting a small town. <\/p>\n

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\u2018Salem\u2019s Lot is a small New England town with the usual quota of gossips, drinkers, weirdos and respectable folk. Of course there are tales of strange happenings \u2013 but not more than in any other town its size.<\/p>\n

Ben Mears, a moderately successful writer, returns to the Lot to write a novel based on his early years, and to exorcise the terrors that have haunted him since childhood. The event he witnessed in the house now rented by a new resident. A newcomer with a strange allure. A man who causes Ben some unease as things start to happen: a child disappears, a dog is brutally killed \u2013 nothing unusual, except the list starts to grow.<\/p>\n

Soon surprise will turn to bewilderment, bewilderment to confusion and finally to terror . . .<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Have you read either of these? Where would you recommend starting with Stephen King? What\u2019s on your list this week? Let me know in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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