Just After Sunset -- Discuss!

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GNTLGNT

The idiot is IN
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I loved N. Am I the only one who saw some Lovecraftian / Call of Cthulu shadowings in the story?? The way it depicted OCD was fascinating, and I inferred these seemingly normal people suddenly developing OCD with the way people were driven insane by Cthulu in many of Lovecrafts short stories. The story N alone is the reason I joined this group! o_O Maybe its just me, but its good to find others who love Kings work as much as I do!
...there is no doubt a'tall that the story was an homage to the Cthulhu Mythos...try Crouch End on for size if you were impressed by N......
 
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Klerekast

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I'm only halfway (I'm currently in the middle of N.), but I'm enjoying this book very much. Just a few random thoughts...

- I'm clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed. :topsy_turvy: It took me an awful long time before I realized that Scott's collegues were actually victims of 9/11. The tragedy was mentioned quite early in the story, but Stupid Old Me didn't make the connection. I was waiting for a clue to find out how his entire office could have been killed in some mystery... That aside, when I did find out, I thought it was very chilling and heartbreaking. I think it's a very sensitive and respectful tribute to the victims.
Also, I didn't get Harvey's Dream until I read on Wikipedia that
everything happened for real, and that Harvey just couldn't face it because of his Alzheimers and because he was heavily in denial.
As I said, not the sharpest tool in the shed...

- I think my favourites so far are Willa, Stationary Bike and The Things They Left Behind.

- I hated Graduation Afternoon. I'm really sorry. And not in the last place because disasters like that are my worst nightmare.

- Mr. King really likes the idea of animals that show up on roads unexpectedly and drop something before they flee, doesn't he? :p

- I enjoyed The Gingerbread Girl, the build-up was great, but the outcome felt like a bit of a let-down to me. Almost grotesque. Not sure why.

- I liked Rest Stop in way, but not entirely. I read this in another thread about the story:

This story wasnt spooky or scary but i liked it because to me it showed everyones potential for violence given the right circumstances.how just your ordinary joe blow can turn from being passive to something much darker if need be,like a survival instinct. Anyway i enjoyed it.

I agree with it completely, and it's an interesting subject, especially because people tend to see other people as "good" or "bad" based on single actions. I'm one of those people, and that's probably why I can't say I like it completely. I hated the way he sent that woman away, was that really necessary? I get that it was part of his "character" at point, and that he needed to do it that way in order to really be that character and to finish what needed to be done, but I really didn't like it.
 

Klerekast

Human Magpie
Apr 30, 2015
322
2,095
37
The Netherlands
I'm only halfway (I'm currently in the middle of N.), but I'm enjoying this book very much. Just a few random thoughts...

- I'm clearly not the sharpest tool in the shed. :topsy_turvy: It took me an awful long time before I realized that Scott's collegues were actually victims of 9/11. The tragedy was mentioned quite early in the story, but Stupid Old Me didn't make the connection. I was waiting for a clue to find out how his entire office could have been killed in some mystery... That aside, when I did find out, I thought it was very chilling and heartbreaking. I think it's a very sensitive and respectful tribute to the victims.
Also, I didn't get Harvey's Dream until I read on Wikipedia that
everything happened for real, and that Harvey just couldn't face it because of his Alzheimers and because he was heavily in denial.
As I said, not the sharpest tool in the shed...

- I think my favourites so far are Willa, Stationary Bike and The Things They Left Behind.

- I hated Graduation Afternoon. I'm really sorry. And not in the last place because disasters like that are my worst nightmare.

- Mr. King really likes the idea of animals that show up on roads unexpectedly and drop something before they flee, doesn't he? :p

- I enjoyed The Gingerbread Girl, the build-up was great, but the outcome felt like a bit of a let-down to me. Almost grotesque. Not sure why.

- I liked Rest Stop in way, but not entirely. I read this in another thread about the story:



I agree with it completely, and it's an interesting subject, especially because people tend to see other people as "good" or "bad" based on single actions. I'm one of those people, and that's probably why I can't say I like it completely. I hated the way he sent that woman away, was that really necessary? I get that it was part of his "character" at point, and that he needed to do it that way in order to really be that character and to finish what needed to be done, but I really didn't like it.

^ These were my thoughts on the first half, now for the second half! I finished the book this morning, I really loved it. More random thoughts...

- N. was fantastic. Suffering from OCD myself, I understood the feeling (and the fear!) completely. Very frightening story, because I believe in parallel worlds, and I also believe that not all of them are friendly...

- The Cat From Hell... Yeah. Not saying it was bad, but what's the point? I was expecting The Big Clue everytime I turned a page, but it didn't come. It was just about a murderous cat. Fine. That's okay.

- The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates was wonderful. Probably one of my favourites, simply because I really do believe you could get a phonecall from a loved one on The Other Side, when the stars are right. <3 <3 <3

- Mute didn't do much for me "deep-meaning-wise", but it was very entertaining!

- Ayana! LOVED IT SO MUCH. Easily my very favourite from this collection, because once again, I believe in this. This is the true meaning of life, passing your light on to others. EVERYBODY can be a lightworker. I'm amazed (yes, I'm using the big bad word!) that this story is hardly mentioned here.

- A Very Tight Place was HORRIBLE. And I mean that in a good way. God, just the thought of it... I also recognize that devastating "before and after" feeling you get when the crap has hit the fan... Remember how good everything was before this happened?

- And lastly, I'm not sure if anyone cares, but this is the Dutch cover I have (not my own picture!), I just think it's nice to show.

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