just picked the book up for $1 on paperback.

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Soapstone

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I have heard of the book and know there is a movie, but never got around to reading it out seeing the show.

I know that the legend about the Tommyknockers is real and I saw a episode recently of Ghost Adventures where they went into a mine, where the Tommyknockers are supposed to be active.

I am reading the intro and SK mentions that there is a Mother Goose rhyme about the Tommyknockers, is this real or did he make it up?

What can I expect from the book? It sounds like there are aliens in it. Anything else?
 

GNTLGNT

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I have heard of the book and know there is a movie, but never got around to reading it out seeing the show.

I know that the legend about the Tommyknockers is real and I saw a episode recently of Ghost Adventures where they went into a mine, where the Tommyknockers are supposed to be active.

I am reading the intro and SK mentions that there is a Mother Goose rhyme about the Tommyknockers, is this real or did he make it up?

What can I expect from the book? It sounds like there are aliens in it. Anything else?
...no hints man....it's a polarizing book....either fans hate it, or love it-not much middle ground.....and I can't find a specific citation for Mama Goose, I just know it's part of Cornish folklore.....
 

Neesy

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I have heard of the book and know there is a movie, but never got around to reading it out seeing the show.

I know that the legend about the Tommyknockers is real and I saw a episode recently of Ghost Adventures where they went into a mine, where the Tommyknockers are supposed to be active.

I am reading the intro and SK mentions that there is a Mother Goose rhyme about the Tommyknockers, is this real or did he make it up?

What can I expect from the book? It sounds like there are aliens in it. Anything else?
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Green lights - aliens - people acting very strange etc.

:alien::D:kiwi-fruit::frog:

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Read it and tell us what you think :apple:
 

Doc Creed

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What a deal. I hope you give us your feedback on it when you finish. I like the novel despite its imperfections and it has always delighted me with its mix of humor and horror. I think King improved on writing small towns with Needful Things (some may say, UTD) but reading about the denizens of Haven was exciting and hallucinogenic.