Steve announces trilogy on Twitter account

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SutterKane

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Trilogy, eh? These may be the first two books of his I pass on.

It happens, not all things are for all people.... I haven't read it yet, as amazon is being unusually slow with this delivery, but the reviews I've read have been either Extremely positive or extremely negative..... Mostly positive, but the people who hate it, seem to really hate it....
 

Shasta

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Trilogy, eh? These may be the first two books of his I pass on.
I started to not like it because, to me at least, it was too Koontz-ish. But then I started paying attention to the writing that I that makes it a King and I began to appreciate it a lot more. And so far I'm really enjoying it.

But I also can't read anything that's not King. I feel like it would be disrespectful to my favorite author. Heck, I'll even read about baseball because of him. Ick.

And I'm glad I do because I always find something in what he writes to like.
 

kingricefan

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I started to not like it because, to me at least, it was too Koontz-ish. But then I started paying attention to the writing that I that makes it a King and I began to appreciate it a lot more. And so far I'm really enjoying it.

But I also can't read anything that's not King. I feel like it would be disrespectful to my favorite author. Heck, I'll even read about baseball because of him. Ick.

And I'm glad I do because I always find something in what he writes to like.
Too Koontz=ish? Show me where the supernaturally gifted Golden Retreiver is....:lol:
 

McGinnisNC

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Honestly, I posted on another thread about how I didn't find this book an "epic" but a very solid read. Maybe two more installments will push it over the edge into something fantastic. The entire time I was reading it, I thought, finally, a good character (Hodges) who is just an all around stand-up kind of guy.

I'm sure King will completely destroy that though.
 

Shasta

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Let's all remember Mr. Mercedes is a june release, therefore a "beach read." It's supposed to be a fun thrill ride. The more "serious" releases are left for later in the year. I trust Revival will be the more "classic King." With a hot commodity like SK, It's all about the marketing.
I think that if people are serious King fans, they can see the King in Mr. Mercedes pretty easily. I'm actually enjoying the change of pace! I'm tearing through it.

(Please don't get upset if you are a "serious King fan" and don't like Mr. Mercedes. I'm just saying it's there if you look for it.)
 

Dana Jean

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I personally love when Stephen changes things up, experiments, tries something new. It's all about growth and I want him to continue to enjoy his work so I can enjoy it with him. As I wrote to him in a fan letter many years ago, he is the Madonna of the publishing world. Minus the pointy boob cones. He has always been on the forefront of storytelling in all aspects and I so admire that.