Reading this again

[moonhoney2]

The first time I read it, it just didn't make any sense to me. I remember thinking WTF? when I was done. LOL I remember not understanding how everything was related.

FTR, this was before I read the DT series, so am not sure if that has anything to do with it.

I just finished the first part with Ted and Bobby. Great story. Am now in the process of reading the second story where Carol is a distant character. I do remember this sotry and thinking "WTF does this have to do with anything?" That was my first clue that something was amiss.

I'm trying to keep an open mind and tell myself that all will be revealed in the end, but I don't remember that happening before. I have skipped thru a lot of boring dialog in the second story looking for the good part (I truly don't remember there being one the first time around).

Someone give me a reason to read every word of this story. And/or tell me that I simply missed the connection last time around. I'm getting discouraged with this book again. I hear so many people praising it, but I'm just not getting it!

[moonhoney2]

Now I feel silly.

I mistakenly posted this in Movies adn asked that it be moved. I didn't understand why there was no entry for HIA in the books section, so I followed the link in Movies, and here I am, In Collections!

NOW it makes sense. LOL I kept thinking of this book as one story. But it's not just one story, it's 4 stories (or is it 5?). I kept looking for something that wasn't there.

I'm a dork. :laugh:

[Mr Nobody]

Nope, because I thought of it as one story as well before realizing that it was, in fact, a collection. And how many dorks do you know of with a 150+ IQ, because I'd be one. :wink2:

[Goodlovin]

I am just now reading this book. For whatever reason this is one of the very few Mr King books that I havent read. I am almost done with Low Men in Yellow Coats and I totally love it. I forgot how great Mr King is at writing about kids.

I think I always skipped the book because I saw the movie.