I am currently reading The Running Man. Super fast-paced read. I'm really liking it so far.
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It's nothing like the movie starring Ahhhhnold!I am currently reading The Running Man. Super fast-paced read. I'm really liking it so far.
Just finished the last book in the Wayward Pines trilogy...really enjoyed them. I had put The Clan of the Cave Bear aside to read the Wayward books, so I'll pick up where I left off there. Also reading Christopher Hitchens's God Is Not Great--eye-opening and intelligent reading.
Keep reading. 50 pages isn't much to judge the entire book on. I admit I liked Mr. Mercedes better when I first started reading it but once I got into Finders Keepers, it was an enjoyable read as well.I somehow got "Finders Keepers" today and I got to read the first 50 pages. Not liking it at all. Bland, insipid, generic prose and writing from King. Mr. Mercedes was way better. I sincerely hope this is not the beggining of King's demise.
I hope I don't offend King fans with this comment. Just my two cents, for the ones who desire to read them.
Not offensive at all. Post your thoughts when you finish the book.I somehow got "Finders Keepers" today and I got to read the first 50 pages. Not liking it at all. Bland, insipid, generic prose and writing from King. Mr. Mercedes was way better. I sincerely hope this is not the beggining of King's demise.
I hope I don't offend King fans with this comment. Just my two cents, for the ones who desire to read them.
No one is going to like everything, especially from a writer as diverse as Mr. King. I enjoy hearing your views, even when I don't agreeI somehow got "Finders Keepers" today and I got to read the first 50 pages. Not liking it at all. Bland, insipid, generic prose and writing from King. Mr. Mercedes was way better. I sincerely hope this is not the beggining of King's demise.
I hope I don't offend King fans with this comment. Just my two cents, for the ones who desire to read them.
I respect your opinion and of course we all have our likes and dislikes, but how can you possibly read 50 pages of one book and ponder whether this is "the beginning of his demise"? A bit severe, no?I somehow got "Finders Keepers" today and I got to read the first 50 pages. Not liking it at all. Bland, insipid, generic prose and writing from King. Mr. Mercedes was way better. I sincerely hope this is not the beggining of King's demise.
I hope I don't offend King fans with this comment. Just my two cents, for the ones who desire to read them.
I'm sure people thought King was declining in the first 50 pages of The Dead Zone, Different Seasons, Insomnia, From a Buick 8, etc.I respect your opinion and of course we all have our likes and dislikes, but how can you possibly read 50 pages of one book and ponder whether this is "the beginning of his demise"? A bit severe, no?
Yes, it is true. Stephen King was always bipolar when it comes to the quality of his writing. But that is what you get when you consisntetly publish every year for forty years...I'm sure people thought King was declining in the first 50 pages of The Dead Zone, Different Seasons, Insomnia, From a Buick 8, etc.
I'll never know because I won't read it. I only read books I feel engaged from the beggining. Reading is about pleasure, not dread.Does it get better on page 51?
You're not going to finish it?I'll never know because I won't read it. I only read books I feel engaged from the beggining. Reading is about pleasure, not dread.
I just got my copy and am planning on starting tonight. Should I start at page 51?
Looks like a little more blood on the cover than Mr Mercedes. I'll take that as a good sign.
Maybe you got a paper cut?
I know you were only joking, but I really don't get what Mr. Larry Underwood was saying. The opening chapter is King at his best.I just got my copy and am planning on starting tonight. Should I start at page 51?
Looks like a little more blood on the cover than Mr Mercedes. I'll take that as a good sign.