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Hello, dear members. Based on 40 votes, the book that won for October Buddy-Read is If It Bleeds by Stephen King.
It is hardly a shock that this book won... it is one of the most popular books released in 2020 and is present in almost everyone's book list. Even those of us who've already read it, won't mind reading it again.

As this is a month-long buddy read, we'll be starting the discussions from tomorrow, 2nd of October. Feel free to share your thoughts, quotes, paragraphs or anything related to the book or your opinions. Please be mindful of not sharing any spoiler at least until the 15th of the month so as not to spoil the book for others.

After 15th I'll be sharing discussion questions and everyone is invited to answer them - it'll make the thread more lively. Please do not hesitate in asking any book-related questions for discussion of your own. All discussions are welcome. We encourage discussions but not aggressive debates, so in case if you have views wildly differing from others' then please frame them thoughtfully so as not to hurt other's feelings, but that does not mean you can't share your opinion.

Following are the book details:

Release Date April 28, 2020

Blurb: If it Bleeds is a collection of four new novellas —Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds� each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places.
A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider.
News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin.
Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realizes there is something not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. So begins 'If It Bleeds' , a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider featuring the incomparable Holly on her first solo case.
Dancing alongside are three more long stories - 'Mr Harrigan's Phone', 'The Life of Chuck' and 'Rat' .
The novella is a form King has returned to over and over again in the course of his amazing career, and many have been made into iconic films, If It Bleeds is a uniquely satisfying collection of longer short fiction by an incomparably gifted writer.

Film Adaptation:On July 10, 2020, it was reported by Deadline Hollywood that Netflix had acquired film rights to "Mr. Harrigan's Phone", to be produced by Blumhouse Productions and Ryan Murphy. "Rat" was optioned by Ben Stiller, who intends to produce, star and direct. Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures has optioned "The Life of Chuck", with Aronofsky to produce. "If It Bleeds" could be acquired by HBO, due to their use of the Gibney character in The Outsider.

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