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I read this last summer.
It's really good and yes it is a long book but it reads so fast.
Hope everyone likes it as much as I did.

Read this one last year as well and enjoyed it. It is longer and definitely bizarre but still a fun read.

I’ve also read this über bizarre story and was impressed, there was a touch of the Donnie Darko. I will enjoy reading the comments.

I just started it! I’ve had this book for a while now.

Great book. It takes awhile to get going, but patience with it will pay off in droves.

Yay! I nom'd this so stoked it won. Looking forward to reading it together.

I've had this book for years. Still haven't read it. *sigh*
I'm hoping to join in here.

I might read it with you guys, i think this is going to be the most group reads I've done in a while.. ill try :) I saw this on another list on the net and was super intrigued.

Kasia wrote: "I might read it with you guys, i think this is going to be the most group reads I've done in a while.. ill try :) I saw this on another list on the net and was super intrigued."

Soooo, hey, I'm going to squeeze it in if you will, Kasia.

I just started reading it and will be joining the group read.

Char wrote: "Kasia wrote: "I might read it with you guys, i think this is going to be the most group reads I've done in a while.. ill try :) I saw this on another list on the net and was super intrigued."

Sooo..."

OK got a copy, I read the 1st page in the preview and its interesting so count me in :)

Ok, cool. I'm going to need a few days before I can start, but woohoo!

^ yes for sure, maybe this weekend or early next week, can't promise to start today, so glad you joined in :)

Kasia wrote: "^ yes for sure, maybe this weekend or early next week, can't promise to start today, so glad you joined in :)"

Awesome! I'll be starting my vacation on Friday, so I'm hoping to finish off The Bone Mother and then The Ballad of Black Tom and then I'm here!

19 pages in, only 643 pages to go. It's going to fill most of the month me thinks.

Ooohhhh, it's a big one!

Listening to the audiobook, I started it today. I'm currently on chapter 5, a) hoooooooooly cow it's long(22 hours!!) but b) I really love it so far!!

This is my 2nd RJB book and I forgot what a bloody amazing writer he is. I get barely a few lines in and totally forget I'm reading.

I’m at 65%. I am having a hard time putting this down! It’s really good.

I'm only at 16%, but I am really liking it so far. In particular, I loved the introduction of Mr. First. He's so creepy and intriguing. I really want to know what he looks like...

I'm up to chapter 17 and so far this feels like a cross between (view spoiler)[ American Gods and Welcome To Nightvale (hide spoiler)]. Fortunately I love both of those so enjoying it, and for once not having trouble keeping up with so many characters.

Hi everyone—I’m joining late!

I’m just starting too. Hi!

Thanks for the heads-up about this, Char!

I just finished. I liked this one. It really kept my interest.

I’m 100 pages in and am very upset with myself that I haven’t read this before. So good!

David wrote: "I’m 100 pages in and am very upset with myself that I haven’t read this before. So good!"

I wondered if you might join this one David, it seems like your taste, quiet and a creeping sense of dread.

Melanie wrote: "I wondered if you might join this one David, it seems like your taste, quiet and a creeping ..."

That’s me all right!

I read the 1st page in the preview on Amazon before i got my ebook and I can't wait to dive in, hopefully today I make some progress, trying to juggle a few buddy reads at a time :)

I'm glad everyone seems to be liking this book. I thought it was a great read and for all it's a doorstopper of a book, it reads very fast. Has an X-Files and Wayward Pines vibe to it.

^I absolutely adore the Wayward Pines books, quite a compliment!

About 30% in, really enjoying the deviating stories, feels very cinematic. I normally listen to audio at 2x speed but I had to cut this one down to 1.5 because so much happens quickly you can miss stuff. 16 more hours of listening to go, I should finish it this week. I agree on the X-Files vibes, it definitely feels like Mulder could be just around the corner.

WendyB wrote: "I'm glad everyone seems to be liking this book. I thought it was a great read and for all it's a doorstopper of a book, it reads very fast. Has an X-Files and Wayward Pines vibe to it."

I was thinking of Wayward Pines while reading this!

I’m about 10 percent in and I’m enjoying it. I have no idea what’s going on but I’m going to keep going and found out.

Hello. I just started reading a few days ago. I will be joining when I am done.

Char wrote: "I’m about 10 percent in and I’m enjoying it. I have no idea what’s going on but I’m going to keep going and found out."

That was one of the aspects I liked, not knowing what was going on and getting little tidbits along the way.

Char wrote: "I’m about 10 percent in and I’m enjoying it. I have no idea what’s going on but I’m going to keep going and found out."

Ha! I'm almost 50% of the way on and still no idea what's going on! I'm starting to have a few sneaking suspicions though.

I’ve been slacking on my reading because I’m on vaca this week.

^ yeah sorry me too in a way

Just hit 35%. This book is fantastic. I’m going a little slowly because yesterday I got to go to...

Wait for it....

TWO BOOK SHOPS.

It was the most fun I’ve had for awhile.

David wrote: "Just hit 35%. This book is fantastic. I’m going a little slowly because yesterday I got to go to...

Wait for it....

TWO BOOK SHOPS.

It was the most fun I’ve had for awhile."

David, I am officially jealous.. sounds like a blast :)

I haven’t been to the book store since maybe February or even January. Going to go on Friday though! Whoop whoop!

Yay Nancy, lets do it :)

David wrote: "Just hit 35%. This book is fantastic. I’m going a little slowly because yesterday I got to go to...

Wait for it....

TWO BOOK SHOPS.

It was the most fun I’ve had for awhile."

Bookshops and buying more books are the only appropriate excuse for not reading current books. Hope you got some good ones.

I’ve been to a local used book store twice since they’ve reopened. I was able to scoop up almost the entire Hap and Leonard series by Joe Lansdale. I was a happy girl. 🙂

David wrote: "Just hit 35%. This book is fantastic. I’m going a little slowly because yesterday I got to go to...

Wait for it....

TWO BOOK SHOPS.

It was the most fun I’ve had for awhile."

That's very exciting David! Did you find anything good?

Chapter 29, just when I'm thinking, 'Hmm, this might be more a sci-fi / fantasy / magical realism mishmash...' I'm reminded that NOPE, this is cosmic horror Mel, and don't you forget it.

Melanie wrote: "Chapter 29, just when I'm thinking, 'Hmm, this might be more a sci-fi / fantasy / magical realism mishmash...' I'm reminded that NOPE, this is cosmic horror Mel, and don't you forget it."

Oh good! I'm on chapter 23 and honestly getting a bit annoyed by Mona, she's being very dense. Ready for some scary stuff to go down.

Ashley wrote: That's very exciting David! Did you find anything good?”

I found some fantastic things! I’m one of those people who collects Signet editions from the 60s and I found a lot of those, which was very unusual! I also found a hardcover copy of Alone With the Horrors by Ramsey Campbell and a hardback of Danse Macabre by King, so it was a good day!