I just read and read. What a story. One of his best.

Yep, time to read it again. Also, people stop in the middle??

Read until I passed out, book slammed me in the face, found my place the next day at bed time. Rinse. Repeat.

I FLEW through this one. Couldn't stop

I read until I drop my kindle off the edge of the bed, then I pick it up, stow it away, and start again the next night. I really recommend the audio book, it’s fantastic.

That's what I was going to say! I really liked the book but the audio is off the charts. With Frances Sternhagen. Perfect.

This is how I read it, too. It's a wonder I never got a black eye from any SK novels.

I sometimes rest the book on the bridge of my nose, just for a minute, and that’s how my partner finds me snoring a quarter hour later.

Same but my kindle and I had to go back a few pages every time

I put a bookmark in and stopped. Look, sometimes, when you read, you have to decide where to stop.

I read until I feel like stopping, then use a bookmark.

🤯🤯🤯🤯 Yeah me too lol

Post-it used as bookmark.

I use post it too! I fold mine though

Yes, one of my favorites. Movie was great too.

I can't read the book and not hear Kathy Bates and she just oscillates between Delores Claiborne and Annie Wilkes.

Interesting, haven’t had a chance to look at the physical layout of the book. I listened to the audiobook. One long nonstop monologue. It was easy enough to find good stopping points because despite how it’s written there are still chapter beats throughout the story.

Likewise - I audiobooked it, and genuinely didn’t know it was a stream of consciousness text block vs standard novel. How interesting!

I was more surprised that it was a double feature with Gerald’s Game. Still the stream of consciousness caught me off guard. I usually listen to books at work, but it was too soft spoken to do for this one.

For what it's worth, I prioritised Gerald's Game after Dolores Claiborne because of that connection, and it's frankly tenuous. Dolores Claiborne was also a much more interesting read, in my opinion. A bit disappointed by Gerald's Game where the connection felt a bit forced.

Yeah, I just read Gerald’s Game a couple weeks earlier, so I decided to dive back into it to see if there was any more added context, but there’s not much there.

Y remember using the bookmark and putting the bottom right on the line I last read.

Read for the story not for a marker or indent in the paragraph. I like to read to remember the story. I like to randomly open the book and read what’s in front of me to see if I remember what was going on, I feel it helps my reading Comp.

I did the audiobook. It works perfectly because it’s all her telling the story. Even had sound effects where appropriate.

It‘s one of my favorite audiobooks! Frances Sternhagen is superb!

So excellent!

Usually when it ends at the end of a page with a period so when I put the bookmark in its starting with a new sentence on a new page

There’s also no dialogue (which I think is really interesting!) but I read this in two sittings and just had to awkwardly pause in the middle.

Dolores Claiborne was easy. Try reading The Ruins.

I read before bed. I'd go till I'm ready to nod off, shut down then kindle, go to bed.

Blew through that one, I loved how it was written. It was addictive the way it was written.

Mine has little drawings scattered throughout, so I used those as paragraph breaks

I don’t understand this “stop” you speak of.

With my eyes and some light

I started on page one.

Do you always live on the edge?!

I’m a maverick

Audiobook, baby. One of my top 3

I’ve been reading my whole life and I never stopped reading when a chapter ended. I just stopped wherever I wanted to. Didn’t even realize Dolores Claiborne had no chapters. I read it a few years ago

Bookmark. Did it in like 3 sittings.

I read on kindle app now. I don’t usually decide to stop reading anything, I just have to put it down to do other things. Like work. Cook. Eat. Then read again.

Library?

Kindle let's you highlight text and make your own bookmarks. Technology!

Read it in a single sitting

This book is peaking my interest. Can someone sell me on it without spoiling?

"Woman to woman...." -Joe Cocker

It's all a very hard woman who's telling the story of her abusive marriage and life working as a caretaker for an at least equally hard woman and the reasons behind some pretty bleak choices that were made. It's absolutely fantastic and psychologically frightening in that "the humans are the monsters" way that King has such a knack for. (The movie is also some of Kathy Bates best work. imo)

Even if the story doesn't feel compelling to you, the way it's written is really interesting - it's all a uninterrupted monologue. No dialogue per se, no break, just a 300+ pages monologue. It works really well too.

Oh interesting. Is it good?

It's pretty good in my opinion yes!

If that bothers you then whatever you do, don't read Cormac McCarthy.

Dude. Do yourself a favor and listen to the audiobook. The voice actor nails it.

I've used these for years. Best bookmarks ever. Only place I don't use them is in comics. https://www.bookdarts.com/

Straight through audio while I was doing a puzzle - great voice acting!!!

Nope - enjoyed the film though. Kathy Bates again.

I listened to it on audiobook, which made it much easier admittedly.

well I read until I didn't had time or urge to continue. when I felt like reading again I picked the book up and started where I left. Are you completely helpless?

This is the right answer. It has to be a troll question.

With my ears 🤪

Listen to it!!! Phenomenal audio book

I didn't put it down lol

It’s a great audio book

I read till I fall asleep 😂

This one has been on my last “to read lists” for this specific reason.

Whenever I am reading a book with no clear chapters I'll read a certain number of pages each session. Or for a Kindle book a certain percentage.

Listened on Libby and it was awesome

I couldn’t read it but it is one of my favorite SK movies.

Read in one sitting for this reason

I chose to start from the beginning.

By listening to the audio book

Set a goal for a minimum page count each day, but don't constrain yourself to it. If it's hitting right - keep on reading, if it's not - take a break after you reach your goal

I use my bookmark to mark the paragraph as well as the page by placing the top or bottom underlying or overlaying the sentence I'm on.

It was so good I think I only stopped twice

In one go

It was very hard to find a place to stop. It was one of the fast books I read because of it though 🤷‍♂️

I marked where I stopped with pencil.

I would find a page to stop as best as I couod, typically ending in 5 or 0 so it was easier to pick up where I left off. I remember being so confused reading nad not seeing any chapter or section breaks. 🤣

I’m the same way and I just finished reading this book. I found there were often times where she moves on to other topics or the next part of her story, so once one of these happened at the beginning of a page, I would stop there. I usually read like a few lines to a half page after just so I would have something to refresh my memory when I next read.

Honest answer: whenever I read this one it’s usually a single session from start to finish.

I read it in one sitting. It's not that long so I kept going. Worth it imo!

Trick question. I did the audio book.

Audiobook was phenomenal!

I used my eyes. I’m not a savage.

Muh eyeballs

With my eyes.

I haven’t

I looked at the words and imagined

With my eyes. Front to back. Word by word. It’s a really good read