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07-09-18, 01:48 PM

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The Stephen King Catch-All Potpourri Thread

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Posted By brainee

Re: The Stephen King Catch-All Potpourri Thread

I recently finished The Outsider too (and wrote a mini-review in the "What are you reading?" thread). I gave it 4/5 on goodreads. movieking is absolutely on the money warning about spoilers for those...

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09-04-17, 04:46 PM

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The Stephen King Catch-All Potpourri Thread

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I agree with your general arc of King's career. Everything up until 1987's Misery was his "classic" period. Tommyknockers (also in 1987) was the beginning of a really erratic phase, and like you I...

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07-09-17, 01:37 PM

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The Stephen King Catch-All Potpourri Thread

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Re: The Stephen King Catch-All Potpourri Thread

I don't think Lisey's Story is the novel to judge King by. Even in the more generous reviews by King fans, it ranks low compared to his other novels.

If you like his older short story collections,...

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07-05-17, 11:57 PM

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The Stephen King Catch-All Potpourri Thread

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I recently read all three. They were all very good, though I wouldn't recommend them for someone looking for something light and non-scary. The kind of terrorism featured in Mr. Mercedes is all too...

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06-22-17, 09:24 AM

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The Stephen King Catch-All Potpourri Thread

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Re: The Stephen King Catch-All Potpourri Thread

His fantasy novels (Eye of the Dragon, Dark Tower series, the Straub collaborations Talisman and Black House) seem like they would fit into what you're looking for. They all have some horror...

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