Stephen King

[little che]

I've very nearly finished Fairy Tale. Very much a book of two Half's, the first half before the fairytale aspect is oddly the more interesting part. The fairytale part of the book is not very well developed and there is a huge section which is a bit boring.

Average King.

[Sane]

That's dissapointing . I heard it was quite good and was looking forward to reading it. I'll probably still read it, but it will drop a few spots on the list.

[Treble]

On 23/09/2022 at 18:22, little che said:

I've very nearly finished Fairy Tale. Very much a book of two Half's, the first half before the fairytale aspect is oddly the more interesting part. The fairytale part of the book is not very well developed and there is a huge section which is a bit boring.

Average King.

 

The 'huge section', is that:

 

Spoiler

The journey to the castle? 

 

In which case, I totally agree. I was about to give up, but after the initial few chapters in the:

 

Spoiler

Dungeon

...it gets back up to speed with the Fair One. 

 

I'm about 90% through but yeah, unless it turns around in a fabulous denouement, I'd agree. A bit better than average but, compared to his other front and centre Fairy Tale stories (The Wind through the Keyhole, The Eyes of the Dragon) feels under-developed. 

[the_debaser]

I quite liked it even though the main character is an utter drip. He's one of the most boring protagonists King has ever created.

I went the audible route and quite glad I did as there is an utterly fantastic section early on involving a 

Spoiler

cassette recording

 

[Silent Runner]

I'm not really a fan of his fantasy stuff and I'm finding this a real slog. Not helped by Charlie being an insufferable character. I get King is in his 70's and there's no way he's writing a convincing teenage boy but this is particularly bad. No teenager on the planet thinks and acts like this kid. 

[strider]

I’ve decided to collect every Stephen King release and maybe even read them. Going to hit the charity shops today in the hope of finding The Stand, my favourite book.

[strider]

Not a bad start.

 

[JoeK]

Hitman and House of the Flying Daggers are superb King novels.

 

 

[strider]

35 minutes ago, JoeK said:

Hitman and House of the Flying Daggers are superb King novels.

 

 

Yeah, no one ever talks about them 😂

[gingerling]

On 19/11/2022 at 16:12, strider said:

Not a bad start.

 

Give ebay a go as well. I have bought several King books from there that were mega cheap.

[strider]

16 hours ago, gingerling said:

Give ebay a go as well. I have bought several King books from there that were mega cheap.

I do like the idea of that but my compulsive nature means I'd end up buying all his books in a week

I like the thrill of the charity shop hunt so far. Will try Boscombe this weekend.

[Danster]

Car boots too

[David Kenny]

Bloody hell, @strider I've been looking for IT in charity shops for about a year with no joy, and you get it on your first try! (I did eventually find The Stand though).

[Melon_Bread]

On 21/11/2022 at 11:23, strider said:

Will try Boscombe this weekend.

 
Be careful out there.

[strider]

19 hours ago, Melon_Bread said:

 
Be careful out there.

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