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Add me to the list of Laymon fans. I've read most of his work, think I'll renew my efforts to find a good price on the rest.

I would read King exclusively if there were enough books. He's prolific, but not *that* prolific. So I read plenty of other authors, and its very rare for me to find one so enjoyable that they could...

The Sisters Brothers would have been the best book I read in 2012 if it hadn't been for 11/22/63. If you liked the dark humor in Lonesome Dove, you will love this story of two bumbling yet fearsome...

Agreed, loved it!

The worst casting was Harold.

I thought it was a good a short story as either of them have ever written, which is to say it was quite awesome. Reminded me a bit of The Ruins.

hahaha. Honestly, I hadn't noticed it being in every book, and I've read them all. I'll keep an eye out on the next one.

Startide Rising

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Man, I'd have had to laugh in her face. Its quite okay to not like Stephen King, but don't tell me Koontz is the man in the same breath.

Been working my way through a list of books that won both the hugo and nebulla awards for the same year. I'm up to Rendezvous with Rama.

Just started Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Yep, and Susanna/Odetta surely qualifies. Roland has to battle some inner demons as well, come to think of it.

You are silly to be offended, but I must say the post got me thinking. *Are* there any examples from the King canon where the good guy is the crazy one? That would be kind of interesting...

I'd OP hit the nail on the head.

Absolutely loved Summer of Night and A Winter's Haunting.

Song of Kali I found depressing and pointless. Drood was even worse.

Looking at his bibliography, I see there are a lot more. I need...

Lisey is the obvious flipside to BoB, but its a different kind of novel. BoB is tightly focused around a single conflict. Lisey is more of a sprawling epic fantasy.

I'll be interested to hear your thoughts. It resonated perfectly with my own boyhood, coming up in the deep South of the 60s.

I think its his most disturbing book, by a long shot. It was the only one I knew I'd never read again.

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I read that interview the other day. My immediate thought was that if I were looking for a part to cut out, it would be the long "stalking oswald and his associates" part.

I enjoyed HSB, but Horns is better.

Just started Tooth and Nail by Craig Dilouie. Told from POV of a soldier involved in the military response to a global pandemic with zombiesh symptoms. Very enjoyable.

I agree, 11/22/63 had the best ending, DT would be second. IT was one of my favorite king books, but if we're talking strictly about the endings, I wouldn't put it in the top ten, even.

I nominate Robert McCammon.
If you loved the Stand, read Swan Song.
If you loved It, read Boy's Life.

He's the SK of the deep south.

I started Doc: A Novel, by Mary Russell over the weekend. Its about Doc Holliday and it is awesomer than an awesome thing.