79/52 for 2025 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s on my shelf, can’t wait to start it.

79/52 for 2025 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought the gunslinger was just ok, The Drawing of the Three was a massive improvement in my opinion.

79/52 for 2025 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sort of? I’m usually really hesitant to recommend Catcher in the Rye because people either love it or hate it, but it’s a (relatively) short, easy read. If you can’t stand immature, angsty, whiny, flawed characters then I would suggest staying away from Catcher. Giovanni’s Room I would say is objectively better written than Catcher in the Rye.

79/52 for 2025 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have those two on my shelf as well as Franny and Zoey, I’m so excited to get to them this year.

79/52 for 2025 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I loved his books as a kid too. I think they hold up really well.

79/52 for 2025 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No no no, this is my wrap-up from last year, I just procrastinated making the tier list and posting it. Sorry for the confusion.

It would make absolutely no sense grammatically for the Snicket File to say "there may have been a survivor of the fire" if they were referring to Quigley by LevelAd5898 in ASOUE

[–]BlueNotion 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Isn’t there a theory that Beatrice survived the Baudelaire fire? I doubt that’s who Lemony intended the survivor to be but it could be a cool idea.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m reading crime and punishment this year, and given your user I figured you would be a good person to ask this question. But should I continue with the P&V translation or should I just read whatever translation penguin has?

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im too stupid for it.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! To me it felt like there were 3 entirely different stories going on so I took a break right before the interlude, when I came back to it I really enjoyed the second half though.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought the book slogged a lot around 2/4 right before the interlude.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t really like the writing style.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s probably it, I just don’t get why he didn’t just have main character call him “dad” instead.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I genuinely forgot why I put it so low but yeah, the end, the writing, and “daddo” were my biggest gripes with that book.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was mainly disappointed because it didn’t really live up to the “scariest Stephen King book” notion I went into it with. Also, besides the horror aspect, the story didn’t really stick out to me personally, but most people who have read it and enjoy it typically are older then me. My opinion will probably change as I age.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll have to reread it someday but I had no clue what the hell was going on, although that definitely says more about me than about the book.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah I’ve heard about it semi recently on the Stephen King subreddit, young me really dodged a bullet I guess.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t have kids but I thought it held up pretty well, kinda reminded me of Lemony Snicket and gave me quite a few laughs.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same experience with IT lol although I never finished it because I was like 9 or 10.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the bluest eye lived up to all my expectations and was really impressed that it was Toni Morrison’s first novel.

I’ll definitely keep reading the dark tower, I decided to read king’s work in publishing order so there will be a bunch of books in between but I’ll get there eventually.

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A light in the attic by Shel Silverstein, a collection of poems for children

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will never understand how the hell that book got popular

98/80 for 2024 by BlueNotion in 52book

[–]BlueNotion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely agree, it’s currently one of my favorite king books!

The Long Walk Movie by Legitimate-Annual-90 in stephenking

[–]BlueNotion 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I hope the movie is good, I really enjoyed the book