The last several books I read (Sleeping Beauties, Institute, Outsider) were satisfying in their way but very much felt like extruded King product
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 19:43 (one year ago) link
Revival is my favourite King book since 11/22/63
I consider it one of his best endings, not alone in that but opinion is somewhat polarised
It’s not too long so it’s worth finding out for yourself!
― Duane Barry, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 22:02 (one year ago) link
i have it, so will def give it a go on that recommendation:D
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 22:14 (one year ago) link
The first in the trio of Hodges Det Ret books (Mr. Mercedes) is very good. The next book is pretty solid! The last book I cannot recommend,
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 22:16 (one year ago) link
I mean... I will cuz you you told me to, but I have no idea who that is so I'm just picturing a fish on a roller-coaster.— Shawn Nutting (@ZackGavin2) September 8, 2022
the best fans
― You can't spell Fearless without Earle (President Keyes), Thursday, 8 September 2022 15:25 (one year ago) link
i picked up the new one, “Fairy Tale”, from the library this weekend … it’s got me hooked early, loving it so far.
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 5 December 2022 04:19 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zuiVwFNEqc
― papal hotwife (milo z), Monday, 30 January 2023 22:17 (one year ago) link
update: I read Revival and didn’t love it. The dedication to Mary Shelley let me know what the upshot would be from the start, and i got annoyed waiting and waiting for the other shoe to drop like honestly waiting til the last three chapters drove me NUTS i liked the childhood stuff early on though, and the pastor’s “fuck u god” sermon was a+
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 9 June 2023 02:04 (ten months ago) link
I'm not quite sure what to make of Fairy Tale. I thought the pacing and plot progression were all over the place. But it had some great sequences - the first walk through the abandoned city was fantastic, and the waiting room build-up to the "Fair One" was the most intense, horrifying thing he's written in a long time.
― Duane Barry, Thursday, 15 June 2023 14:19 (ten months ago) link
perlstein on stephen king as the writer of the great death of democracy novel: https://prospect.org/culture/2024-02-14-cultural-artifact-meets-the-moment/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 16:05 (two months ago) link