'Salem's Lot--Bracket 1 Runner-Up!

[Aaron]

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'Salem's Lot
Doubleday, 1975


Bracket #1

Voting for this Book is Closed

Final Average Score:
4.292307692

Bracket Runner-Up: Advancing to Round 2

[Darkthoughts]

I just gave this one an average. I didn't enjoy it as much when I reread it, as I did first time around.

[mae]

Not actually one of my favorites, to be honest. Don't get me wrong, it's a great novel, a classic, and scary as hell. Maybe I need to re-read it.

[Ben Mears]

My favorite all-time. Have read it annually since 1976.

[mae]

My favorite all-time. Have read it annually since 1976.

As your nickname would suggest ;)

[jhanic]

I loved it. The large "cast", all of whom seem like real people, the story itself, just one of the greats.

John

[The Lady of Shadows]

loved it, loved it, loved it. can i vote on it more than once? :D

[Daghain]

I gave it a 4. I thought it was pretty good overall, but not the top of my list.

[ManOfWesternesse]

This is definitely a 5 for me - best book in this section!

[Jean]

A "5" from me, too, it's a classic. Very well written, perfectly composed, genuinely scary, and with one of my favorite characters ever.

[Hannah]

i guess i'm the only one that voted "never read it" ... :cry:

[mae]

Start reading, Hannah!

[Hannah]

I'm going to have to! I haven't read "Rage" either. :orely:

[cozener]

Not only the best King story I've read but the best vampire story I've read...period.

[mae]

Not only the best King story I've read but the best vampire story I've read...period.

I guess we know how you voted!

[SigTauGimp]

I gave it a four...it's a very enjoyable book, and I too think that it's one of the better vampire books written, but to me it's just not "astoundingly awesomely ridiculously cool."

[stone, rose, unfound door]

I feel pretty much the same as Cozener about vampire stories. It may not be King's best to me but it was one of the first ones I read and I was totally hooked by it, from beginning to end, so definitely a 5 for me.

[Jean]

i guess i'm the only one that voted "never read it" ... :cry:
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you should do it before anything else you're planning!

(while, unlike people who posted above, bears are normally bored by vampire stories!)

[wizardsrainbow]

This was the first King book I ever read. Now just look at me!

[The Lady of Shadows]

wiz i'm not gonna say a word. :nope:

have you guys really looked at all the books in comparison to each other yet? take a look at this book side by side with the others. it's fucking fascinating! really!

and hannah - read this book! i'll send it to you myself if i have to. . .

[Heather19]

I gave this one a 4. I really enjoyed it, but there were quite a few others that I enjoyed more.

[sarah]

i guess i'm the only one that voted "never read it" ... :cry:

I don't even know who you are anymore. :cry:


this is another one of my all time favorites. I couldn't put this book down. I read it for the first time when I was 15 or 16 but had a fresh new outlook when I read it after Wolves of the Calla. so good!

[MrQuint]

My first King book. I don't think I had pubes when I read it for the first time

[William50]

:lol:

[Aaron]

and hannah - read this book! i'll send it to you myself if i have to. . .

Oh, you won't have to do that. I am positive that we have at least four copies of this book in the house. I know that I've tried to get her to read it before and she pretty much just refuses. I think Wolves of the Calla left a bad taste in her mouth.

[gsvec]

Hannah!! FOUR copies available and you haven't read it yet? Shame, shame, shame! This was the SK that got me hooked!

[Patrick]

I finally read this one sometime in the past couple years, after finishing the DT series. I liked it, but I didn't absolutely love it.

[Unfound One]

This was the first King book I bought after reading DT (which was my first King ever).
I think it was a letdown for me because I was on such a high from finishing DTVII...
I did really enjoy putting this book and Wolves side-by-side at points to compare storylines, but because of when I read it, I only remember it being average - 3 from me.

With everyone's glowing reviews however, I would expect that might change on a re-read... :)

[Roland Eld]

i loved Salem's Lot it was one of the best books i have ever read (besides the Dark Tower) :shoot::shoot::shoot::shoot::shoot::shoot::shoot:

[Aaron]

The first post of this thread has been edited to indicate 'Salem's Lot's final average score, which is 4.292307692. 'Salem's Lot is the runner-up for Bracket #1, and will be advancing to Round 2 of the competition.