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Everything's Eventual, 2002
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Please vote for Everything's Eventual (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything%27s_Eventual) using the following scale:
5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it
If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.
It's a big surprise to myself, but here is a King short story collection I am giving a 5... it happens to contain my favoritest story of all times, All That You Love Will Be Carried Away, and a couple of just favorite - Lunch at the Gotham Café and That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French. 1408, Luckey Quarter and Riding the Bullet weren't anything to sneeze at, either... I am rather indifferent to the rest of the collection, but the ratio of what bears liked to what they didn't seems to be the highest of all King collections.
Five here as well. Strong selection.
Daghain
03-31-2010, 09:50 AM
I am a HUGE fan of King's short stories and this collection is no exception. Definite 5.
This WAS a very strong showing, but it still had a few weak spots. Really, I don;t think any of King's collections will be able to get a 5 from me, but if one were going to it would be this one or Just After Sunset (which was another strong showing I though), but I just can't see it when you look at the weakest story of the collection and find it wanting, even needing, something more. (That story was L.T.'s Theory of Pets btw.) I give it a very strong 4, but really can't see going higher than that.
Ageless Stranger
03-31-2010, 02:22 PM
I've read many of the stories in this book, but not all. I don't have to tell you why I bought it, but the other stories in it have been enjoyable as well.
Kronz
03-31-2010, 06:51 PM
I liked all the stories but the only one I keep it around for is LSoE. Most King short stories just fade on me, I can barely remember half of the dozens I've read.
Darkthoughts
04-01-2010, 02:02 PM
5 - an exceptional collection of short stories. In particular the title story, because I love Dinky :wub:
divemaster
04-01-2010, 03:40 PM
Solid 4.
Ageless Stranger
04-01-2010, 04:10 PM
5 - an exceptional collection of short stories. In particular the title story, because I love Dinky :wub:
I enjoyed that one second best. LSoE was the best ya know... ;)
ur2ndbiggestfan
04-01-2010, 04:27 PM
A 4 from me. I don't remember all the stories but I do recall enjoying the book.
Chantarelle
04-01-2010, 05:28 PM
This collection really didn't do anything for me but going by the posts here, that's more my fault than King's. I've loved his other short stories. I couldn't even get through N&D the first time I tried because it totally creeped me out. And Nightshift is my alltime favourite collection. This one just didn't grab me like the others. Maybe a reread is in order...
mikeC
04-02-2010, 05:53 AM
Awesome.
I you havent heard steve read Gotham cafe your missing out.
High 5
Ageless Stranger
04-02-2010, 07:36 AM
Awesome.
I you havent heard steve read Gotham cafe your missing out.
High 5
I only have one audiobook on my iPhone, (The Gunslinger), but I would like to have more. I may just see if I can find that one.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
04-04-2010, 04:00 PM
Some excellent stories, those that Jean listed as well as Autopsy Room 4. Some misses though. I give it a 4.
The poll has closed. Everything's Eventual has earned a FAS (final average score) of 4.115942029 or 82.32%, placing 3rd in this bracket. It will not be moving on to Round 2. In 2009, Everything's Eventual placed 1st (winner) with a FAS of 4.317073171, so it lost 0.201131142 (-4.66%) this time.
discordiasile
04-09-2010, 08:16 AM
5 simply excellent :D
discordiasile, I'm sorry but the poll is closed, but do go ahead and vote in the other two brackets that are still open, #11 and #12! And come back when Round 2 begins!
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