...you're right, there was no need to be, nor was there any need for you to be dead-set against it before the totality of the work is complete...No need to be a smart alec. God forbid someone should have a different opinion.
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...you're right, there was no need to be, nor was there any need for you to be dead-set against it before the totality of the work is complete...No need to be a smart alec. God forbid someone should have a different opinion.
..."God Forbid" I do that....Telling GNTLGNT not to be a smart Alec is like telling the sun to quit shining.
...I was wise-cracking yes, but as much as he didn't like me jumping on his opinion-I don't like self-declared critics who casually toss off a portion of someone's life's work before said work has even been published....it's OK and mighty fine with me if you don't care for it AFTER you've read it, but this poo-pooing of work that's not even done yet?...c'mon!...I think GNT was just being funny.
And yes, different opinions are what make the world go 'round. I for one am not a huge fan of The Stand (gasp!) and truth be told, I think my least favorite SK book to date is Doctor Sleep.
Oooh, you said......I was wise-cracking yes, but as much as he didn't like me jumping on his opinion-I don't like self-declared critics who casually toss off a portion of someone's life's work before said work has even been published....it's OK and mighty fine with me if you don't care for it AFTER you've read it, but this poo-pooing of work that's not even done yet?...c'mon!...
....what????......did I step on somebody's tootsies again???......Oooh, you said...
Maybe I should have high-lighted the text... let me edit my post.....what????......did I step on somebody's tootsies again???......
...carry on...but leave the good stuff....Maybe I should have high-lighted the text... let me edit.
I don't hate it, per se, Tommyknockers was the only book of his I actually hated. It was simply average for me. It didn't grab me like I thought. I'm glad others like it, but it felt far too padded. This could have been a really taut novella, instead of a plodding novel.
...not only is this a well written story, but it emphasizes how "easy'" Steve makes it look to rise above the genre that he has been resigned to by so many...you don't have to like it, but man you gotta respect it...This is why I don't put a lot of credit into reviews--no offense intended. More often than not reviews have much more to do with the reader's personal opinions than whether or not a book is actually "good" or well-written. Even poorly written ones *cough Twilight...50 Shades...* have become mega best-sellers because they appealed to an audience. This one didn't resonate for you and I don't have any problem with that--chances are not every book will. I still don't understand why so many people thought Joyland was a hit but I recognize that even though I liked it but it wasn't a top 10 for me, that's about my personal opinion and doesn't make the book any better or worse for others. I loved Mr. Mercedes and was very excited when Steve told me he was writing more because it was never a plodding novel--I couldn't get through it fast enough. I've also heard more than once that a particular novel didn't appeal to a reader on their first time through but when they read it maybe years later, it affected them in a totally different way and they changed their opinion. That might not happen for you with Mr. Mercedes if you should ever give it another go but what I'm saying is that it might be the space you were in personally when you read it this time around.
I think GNT was just being funny.
And yes, different opinions are what make the world go 'round. I for one am not a huge fan of The Stand (gasp!) and truth be told, I think my least favorite SK book to date is Doctor Sleep.
Hmmmm, hyper-intelligent golden retriever dog gets eaten by psychotic supernatural clown.....I like it. I think this is do-able......so would I, just to see what Unca Steve would do with Koontz's stock in trade....
Thank you for that spoiler.I hear you Richard,my favorites in that genre are the Prey series,by John Sandford..but I really liked this book,and the reason is SK adds his own literary twist to the standard detecto-thriller..and the main character,Hodges,is several steps ahead of his former cronies in his understanding of criminal behavior and motivations,which does happen,there are people in law enforcement that are simply better than anyone else at their jobs due to natural gifts..interested to see if the villain is all done,or if he can rebound from a bad brain injury..
Mmm... not really. You were talking about him solving a crime. That happens through most of the book.Never even thought about it,but it was clear where I was headed,one can always stop reading..
If I could just get past his horrible singing when he played my favorite Les Miserables character, Javert!Crowe would be perfect, too--Chubby him up (like he was in Body of Proof), put some grey in his hair... He's got that world-weariness down, and himwould be totally believable.taking out the punks that were trying to rob the 10 year old