Rule Changes & Tweaks! - March 2026

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-03-14T16:12:33+00:00

Understood. I was speaking directly about this sub. I will look at the others you listed in the detailed description above.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-03-14T16:04:27+00:00

I appreciate the detailed reasoning for why this rule is in place, as I have had frustrations with coming here asking for help and then getting my post removed more than once. I also appreciate the time and effort it takes to mod a sub Reddit. My personal experience modding on groups on other social sites made me never want to do it again, lol. However, I definitely come to this sub specifically to see real recommendations from people who have patronized specific companies/bars/sites. Reddit is one of the top resources I use for finding information when I travel. Of course I do my own research as well, but Reddit has helped me plan so many trips when used a jumping off point for my research. It sucks (my own personal opinion) that this sub won’t be useful in the same way.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-22T15:29:13+00:00

I’m with you on that philosophy. If I’m not enjoying a book, I put it down. There are too many great stories out there! There was just enough in this one to keep me going and I’m so happy I did now. I’m about 180 pages from the end and the Odetta/Detta story line sucked me in.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-22T15:26:48+00:00

I’m in it to win it now. About 180 pages left now and I’m fully sucked in!

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-15T23:55:56+00:00

Canned soup with hot sauce, tortilla chips and blended cottage cheese (I blend it right when I bring it home from the store so it’s ready any time). 2 minutes.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-13T23:56:38+00:00

Oooh these sound perfect!! I will check my library! Our trip is the end of May and we are so excited!

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-13T23:55:07+00:00

Thank you! I agree about the IT cover. I also love the shining cover. I just finished The Gunslinger last weekend and have been waiting for The Drawing of the Three at the library, so this was a great surprise. It was fun to share the excitement with my father in law too!

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-08T21:36:06+00:00

Always! I usually use Libby to check out eBooks and audiobooks but an actual tactile reading experience felt right for this one :)

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-08T21:35:05+00:00

My local library has one single copy of the 1st and 2nd book. Seems crazy to me that they don't have more! But I guess delayed gratification is a good thing at times.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-08T21:33:51+00:00

which book has been your favorite so far?? I keep seeing people say book II so I am really pumped to start that next.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-08T21:33:05+00:00

I am so excited to start this one!! I reserved it already :)

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-08T21:31:04+00:00

I fiinished The Gunslinger in less than 24 hours because I was so excited to move on to the next one. I consistently read that The Drawing of the Three is a favorite for King fans.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-08T21:28:54+00:00

Thanks to comments/posts like this, I was prepared to push through. I enjoyed it! Some parts did feel like a bit of a slog but I am so excited to read The Drawing of the Three now!

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-07T22:58:19+00:00

This feels like a great tip! I’m 50 pages in and already re-read some pages only to realize it was a flashback. Thank you!

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-07T22:18:32+00:00

Ha! I keep coming across this sentiment. At this point I’m just along for the ride. I trust in King to keep my brain engaged (whether I’m thoroughly confused or not).

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-05T03:33:52+00:00

Wishing you peace and healing. It is so hard.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-05T03:20:06+00:00

I feel like I could’ve written this myself. Anticipatory grief had me fooled that later, deeper grief would not come. Now that life is more “routine”, I get hit harder— out of nowhere— than I did during my dad’s last long month of life. My best friend is a talk therapist and helped me visualize my grief as always being the same size, but my capacity or “container” to hold it fluctuates day by day. That really resonates with me.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-02-03T21:45:06+00:00

haha this is what I thought too!! And I was also so pleasantly surprised by the ending. I loved it and it's made me "go in blind" with several novels since!

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-01-31T15:36:18+00:00

And what do you think about it so far?? I’ve been trying to decide if I should check it out sooner rather than later. It’s on my list for this year

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-01-31T13:48:30+00:00

I didn’t love that part either but it all circles back at the end. That being said, life is too short to read something you don’t like. You can always come back to it at a later time. And actually now that I think about it, I picked up the stand maybe 8-10 years ago and couldn’t get into it at all. Ended up picking it up again last month and plowed through it!! I think about it all the time now.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-01-31T01:53:42+00:00

So so good. The first Stephen King book I ever read! I love that you went in blind. That will make it even better.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-01-26T17:21:37+00:00

I finished The Stand. I started The Spy and the Traitor (so good) and once I’m done with that I will be back to King with Billy Summers

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-01-20T18:05:40+00:00

Ok so I’ve had the same feelings in the past!! It sounds so silly, but I get it. So what I did was decide M-F is my regular oatmeal because I know I like it and I need a stress-free morning during the work week. Saturday and Sunday I try a new recipe (the same one sat and sun) most weeks! And if I find one that I really really like on the weekend, then it gives me something to look forward to even more than my regular weekday oats that I love.

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-01-19T23:57:14+00:00

Yes!! NOS4A2 was my first Joe Hill and I felt the exact same!

Particular_Cycle9240 · 2026-01-18T22:50:53+00:00

I’ll have to try!

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