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mae
03-31-2010, 08:15 AM
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.

Jean
03-31-2010, 08:22 AM
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.

mae
03-31-2010, 08:23 AM
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.

Sam
03-31-2010, 01:03 PM
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.

mae
04-07-2010, 08:59 AM
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

mae
04-09-2010, 09:35 AM
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!