Discussing the book... Spoilers

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Srbo

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I don`t see an actual thread here for the book, or maybe I`m blind.
If some other thread in here is for the book discussion, then feel free to delete this one.
So, anyone started it yet?
First impressions?
I am 80 pages in, a lot of stuff already happened, but it is way to early to tell anything, whether it is good or not.
For now, all I can say is that I`m supper happy to have a new book in my hands....:)
 
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I've yet to read Swan Song. I've got it on my ereader to read, but I've been busy rereading a lot of Stephen's books again. When I get the urge to have a re-read, I tend to binge on the lot, an urge I found useless to fight against, lol.

Hopefully after Sleeping Beauties I can get Swan Song under my wing. It will be interesting to compare all four stories against each other.
 
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Am on page 141. I tend to read new King novels too quickly so am trying to savor this one. Was slow for the first 50 or so pages but then picked up. I suspect Steve is behind the book’s more horrific setpieces and they are largely successful; there’s a sense of dread over this story that I haven’t felt since Revival. And, of course, I’m always down for a good apocalyptic story. :)

Some parts, though, do feel a bit awkward.
That’s my nemesis, thinks Jared, son of the Sheriff, in regards to a classmate. That just feels a bit too on-the-nose for Steve and especially Owen. I’ve noticed a few stray lines here and there that are written awkwardly, and I suppose that comes with any collaboration.
 
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Waylander said:
I've yet to read Swan Song. I've got it on my ereader to read, but I've been busy rereading a lot of Stephen's books again. When I get the urge to have a re-read, I tend to binge on the lot, an urge I found useless to fight against, lol.

Hopefully after Sleeping Beauties I can get Swan Song under my wing. It will be interesting to compare all four stories against each other.
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Don’t forget Cormac McCarthy’s The Road... and Steve’s ‘Summer Thunder’. :D
 
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AchtungBaby said:
Am on page 141. I tend to read new King novels too quickly so am trying to savor this one. Was slow for the first 50 or so pages but then picked up. I suspect Steve is behind the book’s more horrific setpieces and they are largely successful; there’s a sense of dread over this story that I haven’t felt since Revival. And, of course, I’m always down for a good apocalyptic story. :)

Some parts, though, do feel a bit awkward.
That’s my nemesis, thinks Jared, son of the Sheriff, in regards to a classmate. That just feels a bit too on-the-nose for Steve and especially Owen. I’ve noticed a few stray lines here and there that are written awkwardly, and I suppose that comes with any collaboration.
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I promise myself that every time I read a new SK book I will chew slowly and savour it this time around, then...BOOM...I'm done! He just pulls you along with wanting to know what is going to happen next, and I cannot help myself. The mark of a true master. Maybe that's why his rereads are so good, because I missed half of the book first time around reading it too quickly.
 
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