#stephenkingmonth

Same procedure as last year, Mr. King? Same procedure as every year, I’d say! Yes! I’ll be hosting #StephenKingMonth again this October! 😄🍁🎃👻📚

So, what are the rules for this reading month?

As always, this is a pressure- and deadline-free event. It’s supposed to be fun and nothing else! So, during the month of October, read something written by Stephen King - wether that means slipping in a shortstory or two or power-reading through your ten favourite 1000+ pages long tomes is completely up to you - and tag everything you might post about it (here on tumblr, but also on instagram or twitter!) with #StephenKingMonth so everyone can see it! If you want to watch a Stephen King movie or a TV series for Stephen King Month, that’s awesome too and you can totally put that in the hashtag as well! That’s it! No rules, no signing up - just take part and have fun enjoying Stephen King! 😄 

Will there be a readalong at all?

There wasn’t one during the last two years but I totally want to give it a try this year. Completely optional, of course - this is not at all obligatory for taking part in the reading month! One or two people have already expressed interest in it though, so I decided to get a poll up in which everyone can vote for which book(s) they’d like to read and see wether we can find enough people to get a readalong going! You can find the poll *here* - you can place multiple votes, so select all the books you’d like to read and feel free to add more under the “Others” option! You can see which books have already been added by clicking on “Results”. Please be fair and don’t vote for the same book several times though. In the end, we’re just going to pick the book the most people would like to read!

I’m an absolute newbie to King’s novels! Which book(s) should I read?

With the huge amount of books Sai King has written I guess it can be pretty overwhelming to try and choose one to start with. I posted a *list* of my favourite Stephen King books last year to help you with just that problem!

I really like this quote.  Stephen King’s frequent focus on childhood friendships is one of the reasons I love his books so much.  

I’m 75% of the way through IT.  I didn’t realize it would take me so long since I finished it in a week the last time I read it.  But I didn’t have to do anything else during that week, and now I have a lot on my plate.  Responsibilities.  Ugh.

I’m hoping I can finish it by the end of the week.  But that will leave me with only about a week and a half left of October.  I’d planned to read ‘Salem’s Lot for the readalong and Pet Sematary, but I don’t think there will be enough time for both of them.  I really want to participate in the readalong, but I just read ‘Salem’s Lot last year whereas I’ve never read Pet Sematary.  But I just struggled through some very upsetting things happening to animals in IT, so I’m worried I won’t actually be able to handle Pet Sematary.  Is it the type of book that’s going to be upsetting for an animal lover? 

It’s October the 1st, which also means #StephenKingMonth the 1st! 🎃📚😄

It’s #StephenKingMonth, also known as the best time of the year!