Firestarter
Registered by eastbaybookmisr of Oakland, California USA on 7/19/2010
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
1980 Viking hardcover Book Club Edition, with dust jacket. I bought this copy new way back when, and it's one of my all-time favorites by the master.
I can let this go after I read:
1966 The Reaper's Image (short story) [read 2010]
1968 Here There Be Tygers (short story) [read 2010]
1968 Cain Rose Up (short story) [read 2010]
1971 Brooklyn August (poem) [read 2010]
1972 Suffer the Little Children (short story) [read 2010]
1972 The Fifth Quarter (short story) [read 2010]
1973 It Grows on You (short story) [read 2010]
1974 Carrie [read 2010]
1975 Salem's Lot [read 2011]
1976 The Mist (novella) [read 2012]
1977 The Shining [read 2012]
1977 Rage [read 2012]
1978 Night Shift (story collection) [read 2013]
1978 Nona (novelette) [read 2013]
1998 The Little Sisters of Eluria (Dark Tower prequel novelette) [read 2013]
1978 The Gunslinger (Dark Tower novella) [read 2014]
1979 The Long Walk [read 2015]
1979 The Dead Zone [read 2020]
Edit May 20, 2021: This is one of the best of his masterful early works. Having a child as the main protagonist opened a lot of room for character and situational complexity. And it ends with a spectacular climax, followed by a very satisfactory resolution. On this second reading, I did mostly skim the main central development sections for time. And I was surprised that I remembered some of the action scenes quite a bit differently. Just more proof that long-term memory is always suspect. I currently have this ranked at #868 on my list of best-read books lately. A bit low, because it runs about a a fifth too long.
I can let this go after I read:
1966 The Reaper's Image (short story) [read 2010]
1968 Here There Be Tygers (short story) [read 2010]
1968 Cain Rose Up (short story) [read 2010]
1971 Brooklyn August (poem) [read 2010]
1972 Suffer the Little Children (short story) [read 2010]
1972 The Fifth Quarter (short story) [read 2010]
1973 It Grows on You (short story) [read 2010]
1974 Carrie [read 2010]
1975 Salem's Lot [read 2011]
1976 The Mist (novella) [read 2012]
1977 The Shining [read 2012]
1977 Rage [read 2012]
1978 Night Shift (story collection) [read 2013]
1978 Nona (novelette) [read 2013]
1998 The Little Sisters of Eluria (Dark Tower prequel novelette) [read 2013]
1978 The Gunslinger (Dark Tower novella) [read 2014]
1979 The Long Walk [read 2015]
1979 The Dead Zone [read 2020]
Edit May 20, 2021: This is one of the best of his masterful early works. Having a child as the main protagonist opened a lot of room for character and situational complexity. And it ends with a spectacular climax, followed by a very satisfactory resolution. On this second reading, I did mostly skim the main central development sections for time. And I was surprised that I remembered some of the action scenes quite a bit differently. Just more proof that long-term memory is always suspect. I currently have this ranked at #868 on my list of best-read books lately. A bit low, because it runs about a a fifth too long.
Journal Entry 2 by eastbaybookmisr at Little Free Library at 4106 Patterson Ave. in Oakland, California USA on Friday, May 21, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (5/21/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library at 4106 Patterson Ave. in Oakland, California USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
... in the box.
And please visit the next meetup of TriValley BookCrossing group, at Panera Bread in Dublin, the second Tuesday of each month.
And if you are now hoping to catch or release another book, but don't know where, check out my home page for a full list of all the local Little Free Libraries and other great release zones, where books can be safely left and found!
Aside from loving shared books, my main passion in life is supporting the human rights work of my good friend, Anni Cyrus. 💖 💖 Her life story of survival as a childhood refugee is astounding, and quite moving!
Please look her up on Google, DuckDuckGo, and YouTube. You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram, among other platforms.
And please visit the next meetup of TriValley BookCrossing group, at Panera Bread in Dublin, the second Tuesday of each month.
And if you are now hoping to catch or release another book, but don't know where, check out my home page for a full list of all the local Little Free Libraries and other great release zones, where books can be safely left and found!
Aside from loving shared books, my main passion in life is supporting the human rights work of my good friend, Anni Cyrus. 💖 💖 Her life story of survival as a childhood refugee is astounding, and quite moving!
Please look her up on Google, DuckDuckGo, and YouTube. You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram, among other platforms.
