Stephen King Fans discussion

It's time to nominate for October's book. This book is a book King has recommended to us readers. Please provide the source or blurb where King pushes your nominations...

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I would like to nominate Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. I loved Gone Girl and she has a very twisted mind. I have heard great things about this novel and would love to read it in a group discussion. I pulled this quote straight from her website.

To say this is a terrific debut novel is really too mild. I haven’t read such a relentlessly creepy family saga since John Farris’s All Heads Turn as the Hunt Goes By, and that was thirty years ago, give or take. Sharp Objects isn’t one of those scare-and-retreat books; its effect is cumulative. I found myself dreading the last thirty pages or so but was helpless to stop turning them. Then, after the lights were out, the story just stayed there in my head, coiled and hissing, like a snake in a cave. An admirably nasty piece of work, elevated by sharp writing and sharper insights.

STEPHEN KING

Colton, I agree that SHARP OBJECTS would make a great read and discussion. Funny, I just started reading it a few days ago and it is chilling. I would certainly vote for it.

I'm not very tech. savvy to get links for King recommendations, but I have been trying to get Lee Child, Reacher book on our nomination list for awhile.

I will nominate Killing Floor, Lee Child, and all that I could find is:
King updated his Best Books read between '01 -'09 and
#13 he listed: Lee Child, Reacher novels, start w.
KILLING FLOOR.

Dark Matter

I've heard nothing but good things about this one!

I have to agree with Betsy. Killing Floor by Lee Child fits right in with this group.

From his Facebook and Twitter page:

The Underground Railroad

"THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, by Colson Whitehead: Terrific novel of escape, sacrifice, and redemption. Reminded me a bit of Larry McMurtry."

https://mobile.twitter.com/stephenkin...

The Loney, by Michael Hurley.

"The Loney is not just good, it's great. It's an amazing piece of fiction."

http://www.tartaruspress.com/hurley-t...

I STRONGLY agree. Sharp Objects is a fast read, but it is wildly impressive and so very dark. A great selection to read with a group!

Colton wrote: "I would like to nominate Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. I loved Gone Girl and she has a very twisted mind. I have heard great things about this novel and would love to read it in a group discussio..."

I vote Killing Floor by Lee Child.

I'm trying to add the book blurb for Killing Floor....

Nick wrote: "Dark Matter

I've heard nothing but good things about this one!"

I agree, Nick. I've read it and gave it 5 stars. Some of my Goodreads friends got me "hooked" on Crouch's "Wayward Pines" TV series , which I loved, and I wanted to see what kind of novelist he is; he's good !

IT by Stephen King

I vote for Killing Floor by Lee Child

I vote for Killing Floor by Lee Child

I nominate Day Four, which he recommended on Twitter.

I encountered this book at an independent bookstore last week.
It looked deliciously creepy:

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Sorry - King Recommendation here:

https://twitter.com/stephenking/statu...

I'd like Killing Floor by Lee Child, as that's the only one that my library has. ...that is unless you guys beat me to it, haha.

I'll second Dark Matter by Blake Crouch!

George wrote: "I nominate Hubert Selby, The Demon"

Sorry.. I'm unable to find this book without the link to it. I looked up the Demon, and Hubert Selby but nothing matched.

The Girl On The Train. Nothing more read it!

Have I missed the voting?

Voting ended 9/21. You can click on polls up at the top on the far right under the group name.

Nancy wrote: "Voting ended 9/21. You can click on polls up at the top on the far right under the group name."

Thanks very much, I will know for next time!