Horror Aficionados discussion

This is the discussion thread for our April 2017 Group Read winner.


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I've read this before but will deffo give it another read, loved it the first time

I'm on a waiting list but this will be my first time reading it.

I'm a huge Stephen King fan but I've never read this one and am enjoying it so far.

This book is all kinds of crazy:D

manson_x_ wrote: "Going to re read my copy. I've already read insomnia, but I believe it was maybe 10 years back. All I can remember is I couldn't put it done, and when I finished it I was like, wow I love Stephen K..."

It's not teen/YA at all, just a good creature feature slasher

Haven't read insomnia but I picked it up for $2 thrusting last week, big book!! Will give this a go

i read this few years ago i might give it a re read from what i remember i liked it alot

I loved this one way back when I 1st read it- it is 'deeper' if you will than his straight-up horror genre stuff. It's much more literary. HOWEVER, once you've read THE DARK TOWER series, then INSOMNIA becomes all kinds of extra important!! (Hence why I re-read it this summer, because of its Dark Tower connections).--Jen from Quebec :0)

I remember being a kid and ogling this at my fave now closed Coliseum Books in NYC in 1994, trying to find a good copy on the net now.

This has been sitting on my bookshelf for quite a while waiting to be read. Looks like I have the perfect reason now to dust it off and crack into it.

I was thinking about reading this (in fact, I’ve actually looked at the first few chapters), but am a bit put off by the suggestion that in order to fully appreciate the novel, one needs to be familiar with the Dark Tower series (which I may never get around to reading).

Canavan wrote: "I was thinking about reading this (in fact, I’ve actually looked at the first few chapters), but am a bit put off by the suggestion that in order to fully appreciate the novel, one nee..."

NO NO! The REVERSE is true-- Reading INSOMNIA is wonderful no matter what- having read The Dark Tower or not. But, if you HAVE read The Dark Tower, it makes The DARK TOWER a bit more fun, not Insomnia, IMO! INSOMNIA is amazing no matter what! (And, if you're ever confused or something, I would be glad to help you figure things out- BUT- I think you'll be OK). Like I said, the 1st time *I* read INSOMNIA I had not read The Dark Tower at ALL and yet I loved Ralph and his sleepless ways from Day 1! ---Jen from Quebec :0)

Kevin. wrote: "Kasha. That was a great place"

I was obsessed with it, I spend so much time there :)

This is my favorite of the King books!

I've read every Stephen King book (except for The Tommyknockers, for some reason) and Insomnia might be the least enjoyable of any of his books. The Shuddering was great however, but I've read it too recently to go through it again. So, I guess it's a month off for me this time!

If I see several people reading/discussing I will join in. I'm overloaded with books at the moment. I don't want to get this one right now if there's not an active participation.
I've read most of King's books. This is one of the few I haven't.

i'll be over here as soon as I finish the winter people. probably one day next week.

Just finished this one over the weekend. I liked it much more than I was expecting to, and it was a fantastic read. (view spoiler)[I've always enjoyed mythology, so the storyline with the Fates was quite interesting, and I think older characters was a fantastic way to illustrate all that. (hide spoiler)]

this book....idk about it. it seems things are picking up, but so far it is NOT one of my favorites (view spoiler)[ ralph just saw aliens? at may's? (hide spoiler)]

I have never read this one! Starting it today (library availability).

Esse wrote: "Just finished this one over the weekend. I liked it much more than I was expecting to, and it was a fantastic read. [spoilers removed]"

your spoiler encouraged me to finish the book and that was exactly what I thought when Ralph (view spoiler)[ saw the bald doctors with the scissors (hide spoiler)]

Latasha wrote: "Your spoiler encouraged me to finish the book..."

Yeah, I have that initial response to a lot of King's work. You're rolling right along and everything is fine and then (view spoiler)[bam! Aliens! Monsters! Something else totally weird (hide spoiler)]! I should know by now to expect it, but it can still be a bit jarring.

Slowly pushing my way through. For some reason it always feels like it takes me forever to get through Stephen King books. On page 158 currently, and so far not much has seemed to happen at all really. (view spoiler)[Just waiting to see what develops with Ralph's seeing the 'auras' and Ed's insanity. Obviously things can only get crazier from here. It's just a matter of getting there. (hide spoiler)]

I love this book. I saw an interview with King and was surprised this is his least favorite book. He didn't like it because his idea for it was the ending and he felt forced through the whole story to get to the right ending. According to him he usually just starts with an idea and a few plot points and lets the story and characters show where it needs to go.

It doesn't matter to me how he got there, I still enjoyed it.

I've been training at work so I haven't got to listen as much.

Lisa wrote: "He didn't like it because his idea for it was the ending and he felt forced through the whole story to get to the right ending."

Interesting. His endings tend to be pretty weak, but I liked the way the story flowed toward the ending. It may not be his favorite way to write, but it certainly seems save readers from the way his stories tends to fizzle out in the end.

Esse wrote: "Lisa wrote: "He didn't like it because his idea for it was the ending and he felt forced through the whole story to get to the right ending."

Interesting. His endings tend to be pretty weak, but I..."

Having heard this, it makes me more excited to get through this one. I love King's stuff, but I've come to always brace myself for a less than stellar ending. So it's making me hopeful this one may finally be the one to buck that trend and have a somewhat satisfying one. Time will tell though I suppose since I'm still only just past the halfway mark.

I'm giving up on this one. It just keeps going on & on!

Idk about this one. I'm at page 300, and all it is so far is kind of an edgy cozy.

Loved it, once again drawn into the creepy sinister world of Stephen Kings mind.