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Litcuzzwords's avatar

What a great review! Yup, this one’s a true Gothic, in which architecture and central place are both characters and metaphor. I wonder if non-Mainers see it differently than we do up here, I remember when it came out some folks were angry that he “used” our homeplace such. Others found it quite funny, as there are a couple in-jokes, and were extremely proud.

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

whao! that's wonderful. i would love to know some of those in jokes for sure!

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Kira Jarrar's avatar

“It takes about 60-70% of the story before introducing any real plot. The majority of the book focuses not on the monsters, but on the town’s people themselves”

I tried reading this book and ended up DNFing 125 pages in because of this. I’m sure it gets better if I read more and I’m sure it’s a great book. I’m all for a slow burn, but when I’ve read 125 pages of a book and I’m *still* bored out of my mind, that’s a no from me. 😂 It just felt more like a chore to read than something I actually enjoyed. Call me uncultured, it’s fine, but I probably won’t be reading any more Stephen King 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Also, just cause you don’t like king doesn’t mean you’re not cultured. That’s just a dumb thing people say to make others doubt themselves when someone doesn’t like the same stuff they do

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Thanks for checking out the whole review btw

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

I will admit, this is definitely one of his more slower books. Weirdly enough though, some of his longer books are the fastest (IT comes to mind). And i would still encourage you to read some other works of his. Not all of his stories are slow burners. I would recommend reading a collection of short stories first to get into his style of writing. I usually recommend people to read night shift but i feel like you would enjoy “everything’s eventual”. Trust me, the man has range 😂 and hey, even you still don’t like king, that’s totally up to you!

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Kira Jarrar's avatar

I will keep that in mind! I’ve always had interest in IT, but it’s length is daunting and after trying Salem’s Lot I figured there was no way I’d be able to make it through the whole thing hahah

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Arbaaz khan's avatar

Well, if you liked the historical aspect, there’s plenty of that in salem’s lot. As i said, king really delves deeper into the town’s history. Another book with that kind of theme would be christine, which is a favorite of mine personally.

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