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Post by Ross Warren on Nov 7, 2011 15:07:26 GMT 1
Anyone else really looking forward to his new tome?
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Post by Ray Cluley on Nov 7, 2011 17:59:19 GMT 1
Kind of mixed for me. I love King, but lately a few new ones have left me a little disappointed. Cell was the turning point I think, and though Under the Dome was okay, it didn't compare to the classics or even later volumes like Duma Key and Lisey's Story which I really enjoyed. Plus time travel and JFK is a bit, well, done, isn't it? I'll no doubt buy it, though, because the worst time I've had with King has still been a damn good time.
On the plus side, I read his story in the Book of Horrors collection the other day and that was proper King, great stuff. Totally recommend.
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Post by Ross Warren on Nov 7, 2011 20:41:27 GMT 1
Yeah a great little tale, still a superb short writer. Under the Dome could have done with a trim and Blaze was little more than a trunk novel but the stories in Full Dark, No Stars were great.
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Post by Ray on Nov 7, 2011 22:19:19 GMT 1
Agreed, especially the first two stories. Brilliant. Favourite King?
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Post by Ross Warren on Nov 7, 2011 22:50:03 GMT 1
IT, but it was my first so I may be slightly biased towards it. Followed in no particular order by Bag of Bones, Duma Key, Pet Semetary, 'Salem's Lot and Lisey's Story
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Post by Ray on Nov 8, 2011 14:30:04 GMT 1
I'd agree with all of those, but I have a special spot for The Shining (he's writing a sequal apparently...)
He writes so well in such a variety of genres it's actually a horrible question to ask, really, picking a favourite. I take it back becasue I can't do it myself.
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Post by Ray on Nov 14, 2011 14:02:09 GMT 1
There was a somewhat mixed review of this in The Times at the weekend, but it boiled down to being a positive one. And if you don't mind the over-writing (I don't mind so much when it's King) it's even more positive. And there's a sub-plot I'm looking forward to more than the main one...
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Post by Ross Warren on Nov 14, 2011 14:16:19 GMT 1
Absolutely slated in the Guardian :-(
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Post by Ross Warren on Nov 14, 2011 14:36:16 GMT 1
Personally I'm really enjoying it. King's character building is supreme
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Post by benedictjjones on Nov 14, 2011 23:23:46 GMT 1
the last couple i've bought have turned me off a bit to be honest, huge fan of his shorts and novellas but not of the novels.
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Post by Ross Warren on Nov 15, 2011 18:01:59 GMT 1
Have you read his short in the Book of Horrors? It's got a flavour of his early collections about it. Also a new short in the new issue of Granta Literature Magazine's Horror Special.
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Post by Ross Warren on Nov 21, 2011 19:57:44 GMT 1
A stunning novel. Joyful and heartbreaking in equal measure. The ending is sublime.
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Post by Ray on Nov 22, 2011 14:17:04 GMT 1
I bought this recently and I've only read the first chapter (I wasn't meant to, I'm still reading The Passage) but it does look like the old King so far, which is great. Already love the main character.
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Post by karswell on Dec 14, 2011 15:54:15 GMT 1
Started reading this about a week ago and am two thirds the way through. I think it's brilliant. Totally immersed in the plot, can't wait to see how it all works out.
JIMLA!
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