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Post by CrepedCrusader on May 16, 2019 16:27:58 GMT
It's a tie for me. Revival, most of which I liked but left me with a nasty taste in my mouth with that DARRRRKKkK ending, and Desperation, a book in which the characters get out of every tight spot by praying. (Seriously, was King going through a born-again phase or something?)
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Post by hi224 on May 16, 2019 18:11:17 GMT
were to start? so many i could name as well.
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Post by msdemos on May 16, 2019 18:30:15 GMT
The only Stephen King book I've ever read (out of (roughly) 40% of his releases) that I almost didn't finish was From A Buick 8 (2002). In the end, just a BIG so what !  A VERY odd feeling having to FORCE myself to pick-up a Stephen King book, just to finish reading it (since, by the end, I CERTAINLY wasn't reading it for pleasure any more)....  SAVE FERRIS
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Post by hi224 on May 16, 2019 18:36:57 GMT
Lawnmower man lol.,
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Post by Captain Spencer on May 16, 2019 18:44:30 GMT
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. What a borefest that was.
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Post by hi224 on May 16, 2019 18:48:55 GMT
his son is more consistent actually.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2019 19:21:52 GMT
There are a several of his books I got about 100 pages into and could not finish.
Of those I could finish, it has to be Gerald's Game. It's a short story, at best, but drawn out into this long novel. Has one great scene. That's about it.
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Post by jackspicer on May 19, 2019 2:34:07 GMT
I read only three (Pet Sematary, 'Salem's Lot, and The Langoliers).
Pet Sematary is my least favorite of the three. It had genuinely scary moments, moreso than the other two, but I felt there was too much filler and irrelevant detail. Louis Creed was frustratingly dumb as well.
I didn't get that feeling from the other books. The characters were smart enough, and nearly all of the details were pertinent.
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Post by llanwydd on May 25, 2019 2:15:17 GMT
I am probably in the minority but I found The Stand a very boring book. Possibly because I read the extended version which came out years after the publishers had apparently made some judicious edits.
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Post by Bargle on May 25, 2019 12:45:24 GMT
I am probably in the minority but I found The Stand a very boring book. Possibly because I read the extended version which came out years after the publishers had apparently made some judicious edits. I've read both versions and I didn't feel the extended one added anything important to the story. In fact, I could only spot one segment I didn't remember being in the original. If anyone feels they want to read it, I say go with the short version. The book's long enough even then. |
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Post by hanswilm on Jun 4, 2019 15:49:51 GMT
I haven't read all of his stuff but out of what I've read I'd say "From a Buick 8" or "Desperation" were the ones I liked the least.
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Post by novastar6 on Jun 4, 2019 23:11:16 GMT
I haven't read a lot of his books, but I think Thinner.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2019 4:35:16 GMT
Dr. Sleep was such a huge let down. I was so excited to get a sequel to The Shining, and it seemed like a mediocre trunk novel that he just reworked to shoe-horn Danny into.
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Post by mrdanwest on Jun 5, 2019 20:01:21 GMT
Four Past Midnight always struck me as King emptying the bottom desk drawer where he stored his weaker ideas that he knew couldn't stand on their own.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jun 5, 2019 20:28:26 GMT
I've read 6, but Dreamcatcher is the only one I abandoned.
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