Your Stephen King "Comfort" Book
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It's more about which stories I read as opposed to books. I'm partial to The Long Walk, The Running Man, From a Buick 8, and Rose Madder. Oh yes, and The Colorado Kid. They're my goto stories. They're really worn out. I've replaced Rose Madder 3 times already.
The story collections for me as well. A fine comfort fix.
Neesy
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Yup - you are from "another planet"Whenever I'm on vacation, I always take along the same 2 books each and every time: 'Salem's Lot and The Shining.
I always feel at odds about being away from home and out of my usual "comfort zone" and I find that the familiarity of these novels keeps me, in a way, "comforted".
Anyone else feel this way or am I really just from another planet?!
Just kidding!
I think I would take 11/22/63 with me, although actually when I went to Mansfield Ohio last summer, I took "Full Dark, No Stars" with me and enjoyed the four shortish stories in that one.
Neesy
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That is unusual - I liked Rose Madder a lot, myself - even the fantasy aspect of it.
From A Buick 8 or Drawing of the Three. I can jump in anywhere in those books.
Well, I read at home 99% of the time. Hard to choose any title.. :/
I know that summer time is coming and it's time for another "IT" re-read
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I know that summer time is coming and it's time for another "IT" re-read
Yes, I'm a s!ck Fanboy
I think it's harder to pick SK books that aren't comfort books. I'm going with The Talisman, The Long Walk, or any Dark Tower Book. This time. Ask me again later.
Desperation, Bag of Bones, Misery, and Wolves of the Calla.
Different Seasons, and it isn't really close.
That book contains so much of what is good about King that it should be given away free to anyone who can prove that they can read.
That book contains so much of what is good about King that it should be given away free to anyone who can prove that they can read.
Robert Gray
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I would take a short story collection. Maybe Night Shift or Everything's Eventual.
From a Buick 8, the Stand or any Dark Tower Book. I might also add Insomnia into that mix...
Blockade Billy. Only because I'm a bathroom, lunch-break, waiting-for-the-car-to-warm-up, waiting-for-my-wife-to-get-ready reader, and this book is short, sweet and portable. I have multiple copies where I need them the most; glove box, under the toilet paper rolls, in the garage, top drawer of my desk at work. I'm serious.