Probably the best thing he’s ever wrote.
Someone once cajoled me into reading The Dark Tower. They were absolutely shite.
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jonbob loves you, Tue 30 Jul 2024, 19:10,
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I quite liked the first book. I got another book and a half in before realising that one was an outlier and I was wasting my time reading further.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Tue 30 Jul 2024, 19:37,
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read a lot of fantasy books as a teen, quite an uneven category
that dark tower series reminded me of many of the sophomoric efforts of that genre. It almost felt like it was some adolescent creation he had to get off his chest. I've not read his horror books, but they must have something to commend them given their popularity
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Wed 31 Jul 2024, 1:17,
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yeah apart from Stand By Me his stuff is junk
But the man himself is a gem
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simbosan liked your link on, Wed 31 Jul 2024, 2:13,
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Thanks for recommending Service Model.
I'm about half-way through; it's very good so far.
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jonbob loves you, Wed 31 Jul 2024, 10:36,
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I read several of his books a long time ago. Mostly ones spoiled by iffy movies.
The short story collections were usually best. I did just get a copy of Fairy Tale recently and found that an interesting start. Whether I can stick with it to the end is another matter. I've another book (not his) I wanted to finish first.
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Wed 31 Jul 2024, 11:38,
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I tried with The Dark Tower
and then I got to a very thick book that was just one single flashback.
I always skip flashbacks, a writer should give you the information you need about a character in the present, not in some form of exposition.
Put me off the whole series, and Stephen King as a writer.
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