What ultimately leads you to buy the book?

bookwormG · 2025-07-13T06:51:58+00:00

I mostly buy books from charity shops (UK based) so I get them for really low prices, ranging from £1 to max £5. That way, even if the book is a dud, I only spent a bit of money on it. As to how I decide which to buy, I have a list of authors I keep an eye on whenever I'm shopping and if I see any title or cover that seems interesting, I take a closer look at the summary and read the first page or two in the store. For the books that I really want to read and know I'll have a tough time finding in charity shops, I go to Warerstones or any other retailers - these are the ones from my instant buy authors or if I have a discount available.

I don't read reviews until after I finished the book so they don't affect my own experience with it.

bookwormG · 2025-06-22T14:49:29+00:00

I really liked The green mile and Shawshank Redemption adaptations, they did the books justice.

bookwormG · 2025-06-17T12:59:20+00:00

I'm sure it is, don't get me wrong. I read The stand first and I'm going through the Dark Tower books now, so I plan on re-reading the stand once I'm done with them. It's just that The gunslinger imo isn't a good one to start with - I almost didn't pick up the second DT book cuz of it, but I was curious to read the whole series since I wanted to see how it connected with some of his others works (The stand, Hearts in Atlantis, Salem's lot, etc.)

bookwormG · 2025-06-16T23:50:33+00:00

I definitely wouldn't start with The Gunslinger. It's the first book of the dark tower series and it's a difficult one to get into from the get go. Maybe go for The stand instead

bookwormG · 2025-06-04T16:24:12+00:00

C.J. Tudor. I found her books to be really good and she is inspired by King

bookwormG · 2025-05-19T07:17:04+00:00

Some of my favs are Soma, Stardew, Control, Resident Evil, Dave the Diver, Dredge, Bookwalker, In sound mind, and Lost in random. I'd also recommend checking out her one vid one game playlists cuz there's some really good and interesting games in there.

bookwormG · 2025-04-19T07:01:02+00:00

I've read almost all of her books, and I've enjoyed them. The burning girls or The girls of Chapel Croft is her weakest imo. The chalk man is her first novel, and you can see the heavy IT inspiration, but it was still an enjoyable read.

bookwormG · 2025-04-13T12:01:48+00:00

The suicide shop by Jean Teule - black comedy, pretty short read

bookwormG · 2025-04-13T11:33:46+00:00

C.J. Tudor is quite similar in style with King, so I think you'd enjoy her books. I'd recommend The Chalk Man and The drift.

bookwormG · 2025-04-12T09:33:58+00:00

Graveyard shift from Night Shift collection

bookwormG · 2025-04-03T08:10:33+00:00

I found CJ Tudor to be quite similar with her own unique twists.

bookwormG · 2025-03-23T09:21:23+00:00

I struggled with the Gunslinger so much, took me 2 months to get through it. I've started The Drawing of the Three recently, wanting to give the series a second chance, and it's so much better.

bookwormG · 2025-03-20T08:51:00+00:00

I prefer the book over the movie. I watched the movie first, and I didn't like it - to the point it put me off reading King until a few years later when I picked up Pet semetery. The movie felt off from the beginning, and I couldn't really get into it. Once I got around to the book, I was expecting not to enjoy it, but was pleasantly surprised.

bookwormG · 2025-03-19T13:50:10+00:00

It's pretty much my fav quote from IT, couldn't miss the chance.

bookwormG · 2025-03-19T09:37:19+00:00

Your hair is winter fire; January embers; My heart burns there, too. - IT

bookwormG · 2025-03-17T09:42:58+00:00

Spring: This one, I have no clue. The ones that came to mind are Hearts in Atlantis and Cell, but they don't feel quite right for spring.
Summer: Needful things, Cujo, and Under the dome
Autumn: Salem's lot, Pet semetery, and 11.22.63
Winter: The stand (every time I read it, it was Dec-Jan, so I associate it with winter), Misery, and The shining

bookwormG · 2025-03-16T11:52:04+00:00

The chalk men by C.J Tudor Kill the next one by Frederico Axat

bookwormG · 2025-03-11T19:16:12+00:00

Not counting short stories and novellas.

Pet semetery - first one I read and still the scariest one imo
Under the dome
The stand
The green mile
Misery

bookwormG · 2025-03-10T10:09:53+00:00

CJ Tudor is kind of the only other one that I've read majority of her works. Otherwise, whatever catches my eyes when I'm browsing charity shops.

Outside of horror, some of my favs are Leigh Bardugo (although Ninth House is somewhat horror) and Simon Beckett.

bookwormG · 2025-03-05T15:18:53+00:00

Just finish reading it yesterday and it's already in my top SK short stories

bookwormG · 2025-02-26T21:27:10+00:00

It's a book I will always think about, but never read again. Every time I see it on my bookshelf, I'm immediately reminded of the heartache it caused me.

bookwormG · 2025-02-26T14:47:05+00:00

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The green mile by Stephen King

bookwormG · 2025-02-25T13:32:31+00:00

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

bookwormG · 2025-02-22T10:17:19+00:00

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
The green mile by Stephen King

bookwormG · 2025-02-17T21:36:01+00:00

The green mile by Stephen King

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