We May Not Finish the Book... but we always finish the beer

Tonight was a first. Not only did I not finish Pet Sematary, I didn't ever start it! Yet I went to the meeting and drank the beer.

I've read some Stephen King (Carrie, The Shining, and 11/22/63). I was in college when I read Carrie and The Shining. My reading preferences were different. I loved 11/22/63. But then again, I really enjoy speculative (historical) fiction. When Books & Beer started tossing around Stephen King novels for tonight's meeting, I hoped they'd pick a good one. Pet Sematary didn't sound like something I'd enjoy but I did plan to at least start it.

Came home after the meeting where it was selected and tried to request the e-book from any of the libraries I have access to. Hard to believe that only one of the libraries owns the e-book. I went to request the print book from my local library. They don't own it. I put in the request for the e-book and decided then and there that if I got the book, I'd try to read it. If I didn't get the book, I wouldn't worry about it.I didn't get the book.

I was one of only two at the meeting who hadn't read the book. I probably should have read a summary about the book. I'd only read a little blurb explaining the spelling of the title. I had no clue what anyone was talking about. If there's a next time, I suppose I should at least read a synopsis. I sat quietly, taking it all in. I asked one question and one question only. Did anyone have any idea why the book was so difficult to find? A few people had different thoughts on that so it wasn't a totally stupid question.

I'll be curious to see when I come to the top of the e-book list and receive notification that the book is available for downloading. Otherwise, I'm ready to move on to next month's title, The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff.