I'm reading The Pelican Brief by John Grisham. Have recently finished an amazing debut thriller called 'I am Pilgrim' by Terry Hayes (the screenwriter of such films as From Hell) and strongly recommend it. Gripping stuff.
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I had read Duma Key (picked it up in a Walgreens one day) and Hearts in Atlantis before I read the first book in the dark tower series. It was finishing the dark tower books that brought me to SKMB in fact. I needed to process. =)
Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Wind Through the Keyhole. It was as if Stephen King was saying, here they are I know you've missed them!
Big fan of his. I need to check and see what he's doing now. A few years back he was in a very bad auto accident.
He's pretty good. At least I think so.
I really love this guy's stories. He pulls me in just like Stephen, does.
I'm ashamed to say that, for the first time ever, I have abandoned a Stephen King book. 
The book in question is Desperation. I've been picking it up and putting it down again for at least two weeks now, but I've just admitted defeat with a little over a hundred pages left to go.
The first half of it was great... and then Uncle Steve started getting a little too weird on me and I began to struggle. I really lost the plot with this, unfortunately. By the time I put the book down for good, I had almost no idea what was going on any more.
This seems to be one book that people either love or hate from the reviews I've seen. I don't hate it; I just kind of lost interest in it.
The book in question is Desperation. I've been picking it up and putting it down again for at least two weeks now, but I've just admitted defeat with a little over a hundred pages left to go.
The first half of it was great... and then Uncle Steve started getting a little too weird on me and I began to struggle. I really lost the plot with this, unfortunately. By the time I put the book down for good, I had almost no idea what was going on any more.
This seems to be one book that people either love or hate from the reviews I've seen. I don't hate it; I just kind of lost interest in it.
Nothing to be ashamed of. Happened to me to. Not with Desperation but still.... Just let it wait in the shelf. Perhaps it will call to you again in 5 or 10 years time?I'm ashamed to say that, for the first time ever, I have abandoned a Stephen King book.
The book in question is Desperation. I've been picking it up and putting it down again for at least two weeks now, but I've just admitted defeat with a little over a hundred pages left to go.
The first half of it was great... and then Uncle Steve started getting a little too weird on me and I began to struggle. I really lost the plot with this, unfortunately. By the time I put the book down for good, I had almost no idea what was going on any more.
This seems to be one book that people either love or hate from the reviews I've seen. I don't hate it; I just kind of lost interest in it.
I read this one and liked it. I admit it was pretty horrific in more than a few places, but I really liked the way he described the young man's interactions with God and I was glad the evil from the pit wasn't human, even though it was wearing human skin(s).I'm ashamed to say that, for the first time ever, I have abandoned a Stephen King book.
The book in question is Desperation. I've been picking it up and putting it down again for at least two weeks now, but I've just admitted defeat with a little over a hundred pages left to go.
The first half of it was great... and then Uncle Steve started getting a little too weird on me and I began to struggle. I really lost the plot with this, unfortunately. By the time I put the book down for good, I had almost no idea what was going on any more.
This seems to be one book that people either love or hate from the reviews I've seen. I don't hate it; I just kind of lost interest in it.
I like Frank E. Peretti and have read almost all his books, but I never could finish The Prophet. Tried more than once, but it seems like once I put a book down unfinished it's just never gonna happen for me.
Out of interest, what SK book did you give up on?
It's really frustrating to get so far into a book and then give up, but I just got bored and a little confused by Desperation. A lot of reviewers have said you could shave a couple of hundred pages off it without spoiling the story and I am inclined to agree. It starts off well with great pace and then comes to a complete standstill. It's a little too religious for me as well.
I can agree about the religious part. The book i got stuck on is Insomnia. Just couldn't get into it. But i intend to give it another try in due time.
I'm still reading Mr Mercedes, but it'll soon be New Book time and I'm torn. I've got samples of The Secret History and Wolf Hall on my Kindle. I want them both but, right now, can only get one - I will never rob an author by going down the eyepatch and parrot route. (Or, if you don't like 'rob', how about 'I will never belittle the time investment they made and the effort they put into crafting the story by getting it, illegally, for nowt, in the same way that I wouldn't belittle the efforts, or ignore the necessity of earning a wage, of the people who manufacture TVs by simply nicking one, even though there are warehouses full of unwanted and unnecessarily made sets'? 
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Then, of course, there's Revival...
)Then, of course, there's Revival...
It's all subjective, of course, but the things you liked are what made me give up. A religious kid performing miracles and an evil spirit lurking in an old mine turned me off. It was a little too overtly religious and the good v evil aspect was kind of clumsy and predictable by Stephen's standards.
I was hooked early on when the deranged cop was on his killing spree, but it just lost its way for me.
I read Dr. Sleep and Mr. Mercedes fairly close together and although I read through both with ease, if I were ordering from a menu I'd order a double helping of Dr. Sleep go easy on the Mr. Mercedes.
I'm ashamed to say that, for the first time ever, I have abandoned a Stephen King book.
The book in question is Desperation. I've been picking it up and putting it down again for at least two weeks now, but I've just admitted defeat with a little over a hundred pages left to go.
The first half of it was great... and then Uncle Steve started getting a little too weird on me and I began to struggle. I really lost the plot with this, unfortunately. By the time I put the book down for good, I had almost no idea what was going on any more.
This seems to be one book that people either love or hate from the reviews I've seen. I don't hate it; I just kind of lost interest in it.
It's all good, Dawg! I had that problem with Black House . . .not one of my favorites but I did get through it after a few tries.
Mayhap, it's just not the right time for you to read this one . . .
Don't feel bad! I wasn't very impressed with it either on my first read. My sister loves it though, so I read it again. Liked it a little more, but it'll never be a top ten. It has some great scenes, but it kind of drags some.I'm ashamed to say that, for the first time ever, I have abandoned a Stephen King book.
The book in question is Desperation. I've been picking it up and putting it down again for at least two weeks now, but I've just admitted defeat with a little over a hundred pages left to go.
The first half of it was great... and then Uncle Steve started getting a little too weird on me and I began to struggle. I really lost the plot with this, unfortunately. By the time I put the book down for good, I had almost no idea what was going on any more.
This seems to be one book that people either love or hate from the reviews I've seen. I don't hate it; I just kind of lost interest in it.
I, too, have given up on an SK book. From a Buick 8
I'm ashamed to say that, for the first time ever, I have abandoned a Stephen King book.
The book in question is Desperation. I've been picking it up and putting it down again for at least two weeks now, but I've just admitted defeat with a little over a hundred pages left to go.
The first half of it was great... and then Uncle Steve started getting a little too weird on me and I began to struggle. I really lost the plot with this, unfortunately. By the time I put the book down for good, I had almost no idea what was going on any more.
This seems to be one book that people either love or hate from the reviews I've seen. I don't hate it; I just kind of lost interest in it.
Not every book is for everyone. I don't think I've not finished a book, but it was a squeaker with Under The Dome; I squinted my eyes and gutted it out, but if you asked me what happened in the last ten thousand pages (felt like that, anyway
), I probably couldn't tell you.I'm still reading Mr Mercedes, but it'll soon be New Book time and I'm torn. I've got samples of The Secret History and Wolf Hall on my Kindle. I want them both but, right now, can only get one - I will never rob an author by going down the eyepatch and parrot route. (Or, if you don't like 'rob', how about 'I will never belittle the time investment they made and the effort they put into crafting the story by getting it, illegally, for nowt, in the same way that I wouldn't belittle the efforts, or ignore the necessity of earning a wage, of the people who manufacture TVs by simply nicking one, even though there are warehouses full of unwanted and unnecessarily made sets'?
Then, of course, there's Revival...
Just finishing up The Secret History, and it's well worth the buying, if you'd like an opinion.
Not every book is for everyone. I don't think I've not finished a book, but it was a squeaker with Under The Dome; I squinted my eyes and gutted it out, but if you asked me what happened in the last ten thousand pages (felt like that, anyway
I know what you mean. It's so disappointing to have to give up on one of Stephen's books. The trouble is, he has set such high standards with the vast majority of his work that anything not quite up there with the rest comes as a huge disappointment.
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