Alcoholic Blackout Reading

[Michael Kuiack]

Greetings! This is my first post. I have been reading King since forever. I am also an alcoholic. I have been sober for 11+ years. Much of my King reading happened while I was blackout drinking - too many years. I have been re-reading my King collection and am finding that books I have owned forever and am sure I read before are completely new to me. I just recently finished ‘Four Past Midnight’ and enjoyed it very much. Likewise, ‘Rose Madder’. I do not recommend the method but I would like to report that I am loving these new (to me) King experiences very much. I’m sure I enjoyed them while I was reading them in my alkie days and I am enjoying them again. More bang for my buck!

 

[Moderator]

Welcome to the Board!

 

[Spideyman]

 

[do1you9love?]

Welcome to the board and congratulations on your sobriety!

 

[Doc Creed]

Greetings! This is my first post. I have been reading King since forever. I am also an alcoholic. I have been sober for 11+ years. Much of my King reading happened while I was blackout drinking - too many years. I have been re-reading my King collection and am finding that books I have owned forever and am sure I read before are completely new to me. I just recently finished ‘Four Past Midnight’ and enjoyed it very much. Likewise, ‘Rose Madder’. I do not recommend the method but I would like to report that I am loving these new (to me) King experiences very much. I’m sure I enjoyed them while I was reading them in my alkie days and I am enjoying them again. More bang for my buck!

Welcome, Mike. I'm glad you are in a better headspace to enjoy King's books. Congratulations on eleven years sobriety. Do you have a favorite Stephen King novel?

 

[mjs9153]

Welcome,hope you enjoy the skmb!

 

[king family fan]

Congratulations on sober for 11+ years.

 

[Neesy]

Greetings! This is my first post. I have been reading King since forever. I am also an alcoholic. I have been sober for 11+ years. Much of my King reading happened while I was blackout drinking - too many years. I have been re-reading my King collection and am finding that books I have owned forever and am sure I read before are completely new to me. I just recently finished ‘Four Past Midnight’ and enjoyed it very much. Likewise, ‘Rose Madder’. I do not recommend the method but I would like to report that I am loving these new (to me) King experiences very much. I’m sure I enjoyed them while I was reading them in my alkie days and I am enjoying them again. More bang for my buck!

Welcome to SKMB

 

[osnafrank]

Congratulations and

 

[GNTLGNT]

Greetings! This is my first post. I have been reading King since forever. I am also an alcoholic. I have been sober for 11+ years. Much of my King reading happened while I was blackout drinking - too many years. I have been re-reading my King collection and am finding that books I have owned forever and am sure I read before are completely new to me. I just recently finished ‘Four Past Midnight’ and enjoyed it very much. Likewise, ‘Rose Madder’. I do not recommend the method but I would like to report that I am loving these new (to me) King experiences very much. I’m sure I enjoyed them while I was reading them in my alkie days and I am enjoying them again. More bang for my buck!

 

[Michael Kuiack]

Welcome, Mike. I'm glad you are in a better headspace to enjoy King's books. Congratulations on eleven years sobriety. Do you have a favorite Stephen King novel?

Lisey’s Story, if I had to choose.

 

[Doc Creed]

Lisey’s Story, if I had to choose.

Yes, I think it is his most literary and many critics believe it is, too. While it is probably his best, my favorite is Pet Sematary.

 

[Doc Creed]

Lisey’s Story, if I had to choose.

Did you read the NYT book review? I thought he had some interesting things to say about this novel.
https://nyti.ms/2IhxzwD

Spoiler

I partly agree with his notion that Lisey's Story is King's "ode to sisterhood and blood", (it is much more than that, of course), but I am less critical of Bag of Bones, even though the writer of this article is accurate in that Lisey's Story is the better portrayal of a marriage. King has went on record and said that The Landons are not shadows of Tabby and himself but I think it's probably the closest depiction readers will ever see of them.