That's an interesting take. So interesting I don't feel I can respond justly to it-- so I'll leave it to others (for the time being).
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That's an interesting take. So interesting I don't feel I can respond justly to it-- so I'll leave it to others (for the time being).
^ I was going to say something similar Heather. I think fans of King will say most/all of his stuff is well-written Bears. Doesn't mean they liked it though.
Ah. Then proceed.
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**Of the 32 King novels I have read thus far**
Better my anal buddy (yes, I get how this sounds :lol:)?
I read HinA, and loved it. I would agree that it starts off a lot stronger than it finishes, but not even close to his worst work.
It's Insomnia. Period.
No wayyy. At least with BB you could tell you were reading a King story, even if you didn't buy into the premise. TGWLTG is a yarn with no bite. The horror-vision she sees in the woods struck me as...
Yes! Thank you. First person I've heard put it at the bottom of the barrel.
Tommyknockers I went in knowing it was in the vein of 40s Sci-fi AND that it was at the peak of King's drug abuse. Therefore, I thought the over-the-top occurrences blended with real observations...
It's in my bookcase but there's so many other King books that call to me more based on their premise. I will read it eventually, but probably not till summer at the earliest.
Icic. I've never read it, so I was just curious.
Not to be overly anal, but isn't HiA a short story collection?
Jean, to expound on what I said in a suggested appropriate place, I think Insomnia and TGWLTM are his two worst I've come across thus far. Both for the same fundamental reason; they're so slow and...