Life after Stephen King...
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So this thread got me back into reading some Stephen King.
Mr Mercedes - 7/10, some great characters in that novel. Story was a little predictable for my liking. Ending maybe a little too neat. But he built the tension nicely.
Dr Sleep - 5/10, never felt there was any real jeopardy. Long book to tell a relatively short story. Liked how it built on the foundations of the shining. But not a patch on the original.
11-22-63 - halfway through so reserving judgement. Most enjoyable of the 3 so far. Perfect example of Stephen King the master storyteller!! Good concept. Great ideas.
Mr Mercedes - 7/10, some great characters in that novel. Story was a little predictable for my liking. Ending maybe a little too neat. But he built the tension nicely.
Dr Sleep - 5/10, never felt there was any real jeopardy. Long book to tell a relatively short story. Liked how it built on the foundations of the shining. But not a patch on the original.
11-22-63 - halfway through so reserving judgement. Most enjoyable of the 3 so far. Perfect example of Stephen King the master storyteller!! Good concept. Great ideas.
towser said:
So this thread got me back into reading some Stephen King.
Mr Mercedes - 7/10, some great characters in that novel. Story was a little predictable for my liking. Ending maybe a little too neat. But he built the tension nicely.
Dr Sleep - 5/10, never felt there was any real jeopardy. Long book to tell a relatively short story. Liked how it built on the foundations of the shining. But not a patch on the original.
11-22-63 - halfway through so reserving judgement. Most enjoyable of the 3 so far. Perfect example of Stephen King the master storyteller!! Good concept. Great ideas.
I think i'd agree with you about Mr Mercedes; I did enjoy it. Mr Mercedes - 7/10, some great characters in that novel. Story was a little predictable for my liking. Ending maybe a little too neat. But he built the tension nicely.
Dr Sleep - 5/10, never felt there was any real jeopardy. Long book to tell a relatively short story. Liked how it built on the foundations of the shining. But not a patch on the original.
11-22-63 - halfway through so reserving judgement. Most enjoyable of the 3 so far. Perfect example of Stephen King the master storyteller!! Good concept. Great ideas.
Dr Sleep, i'd probably have scored that 7 or 8 rather than 5.
I've not read 11-22-63 for a while but I recall that it was a brilliant book. Certainly a different take on the whole Kennedy assassination.
I've just read Dolores Claiborne - it was one of the last few i'd not read (mainly because I didn't really fancy it tbh) but I can honestly say that I enjoyed it. 8/10.
Nezquick said:
I think i'd agree with you about Mr Mercedes; I did enjoy it.
Dr Sleep, i'd probably have scored that 7 or 8 rather than 5.
I've not read 11-22-63 for a while but I recall that it was a brilliant book. Certainly a different take on the whole Kennedy assassination.
I've just read Dolores Claiborne - it was one of the last few i'd not read (mainly because I didn't really fancy it tbh) but I can honestly say that I enjoyed it. 8/10.
Eventually finished 11-22-63.....I have to say I thought it was fantastic....it did drag in places I have to say but the atmosphere generated by King was superb.Dr Sleep, i'd probably have scored that 7 or 8 rather than 5.
I've not read 11-22-63 for a while but I recall that it was a brilliant book. Certainly a different take on the whole Kennedy assassination.
I've just read Dolores Claiborne - it was one of the last few i'd not read (mainly because I didn't really fancy it tbh) but I can honestly say that I enjoyed it. 8/10.
I'm a huge fan of King and have read nearly all of his stories. Although mainly Sci-fi try Phillip. K. Dick. More intelligent than King, and better written. Plot lines that King could only dream of and twists that make the stories even harder to put down. Just like King, P. K. D. has released several anthologies as well as novels.
Nezquick said:
Just started "Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz (about half way through now) and i'm liking it. I think Koontz may be my next go-to author.....for now. I certainly like his style of writing.
That, IMHO, got crap after Odd Hours & the final book wasn't worth being written on toilet paper Gassing Station | Books and Literature | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff