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Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin | 2262 comments That’s sad 😕


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Randy Money | 432 comments Crap. A really good writer who showed a supposed literary backwater could be both entertaining and thoughtful.


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sonya marie madden  | 926 comments In his honor I’m read Ghost Story.


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Alondra Miller | 2538 comments This is a heartbreaker.

No more Stephen King collabs... ugh!


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VintageVamp | 39 comments He will be missed! Rest well Mr. Straub.


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Char | 17459 comments RIP Mr. Straub. Thanks for the hundreds of happy hours I've spent reading your books.

For anyone interested, his daughter Emma posted a touching thread last night on Twitter. Just look for Emma Straub and it should be easy to find.


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Fatman | 17 comments One of my favorite horror writers, and probably among the most underrated. I must have read Ghost Story half a dozen times at least, savoring every sentence.


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Scott  Neumann (scottneumann) | 480 comments Very sad news indeed. His 'Blue Rose Trilogy' are some of my favorite books of all time. R.I.P.


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LTJ (ltj81) | 2000 comments Oh wow, that's so sad, may he RIP. I have a few of his novels I've yet to read (Ghost Story/Interior Darkness) and will get to it by the end of the month.


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Ian (RebelGeek) Seal (rebel-geek) | 426 comments I think I only read the Talisman & Black House by him. I need to read more of his work.


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Perry Lake | 335 comments Ghost Story by Peter Straub
The scariest book I ever read.


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sonya marie madden  | 926 comments Shadowland is good


Luvtoread (Trying to catch up) | 1944 comments He is a an author who will truly be missed by so many! Please, May You Rest In Peace!!


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Craig | 4 comments Damn, I'm such a huge fan. Rest easy, Straub.


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Kim | 148 comments So sad of Peter Straub passing. I will miss his literature genius.


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Arka Chakraborty (johnnyliono) | 105 comments I have fond memories of Ghost Story...RIP Straub


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Rik Ty | 21 comments Sad news. In the last book I've read by him, a character looks up and sees a sun made out of sentences. Bold image. R.I.P.


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Anne (w/ an E) (mzcatnthehat) | 825 comments This is sad to hear. I have a copy of Ghost Story, unread. I will make sure it is on my to-read-next list.


message 20: by David (last edited Sep 14, 2022 02:17AM) (new)

David Brian (davidbrian) | 1673 comments RIP Peter Straub. Thanks for all the vivid worlds you created through a mastery of exquisite prose. Always remembered. Deepest sympathies to your family and friends.


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Char | 17459 comments Perry wrote: "Ghost Story by Peter Straub
The scariest book I ever read."


Gregory and Fenny were scary AF.


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Erin (ems84) | 9056 comments I was sad to hear about this.


message 23: by Squire (last edited Oct 30, 2022 11:45PM) (new)

Squire (srboone) | 1043 comments Ghost Story touched on all my childhood fears and some of my adult fears (which I discovered in subsequent readings). I've never read anything like it. It is my favorite horror book. I have seven different HC editions of it.

RIP.


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Diane Johnson | 119 comments Bummer.


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