Trouble with Bag of Bones

**thebarbster24** · August 19th, 2009

I've read Bag of Bones right after Straub's Ghost Story (I'll never make the mistake of reading any of Straub's works again) and I was hooked on King's ghost story from the very beginning. Mike Noonan was another one of SK's great characters and his dreams/nightmares were among the best parts of the book.
But I agree it might not be a book for every one.

**pawnman** · August 23rd, 2009

I'm reading this now. I like it. Have to say that King has a way of describing the main character's thoughts.

When you really get in to the main character's thoughts, I found that I forget about my troubles; my troubles are nothing compared to a King creation.

**Nero** · August 31st, 2009

Bag of Bones is one of my favorite books, period.

I used to be in the camp that SK's recent works were not as good as his older ones, however over the last year or so I've come to believe the exact opposite. I think his writing has evolved (a perfect reason to take a previous poster's advice and read his books in chronologically written order).

I think a difficulty to overcome as an SK reader, is getting past the mindset you had when you first started reading King's earliest books. I think we began to expect something (OMG!) shocking, brutal, blasphemous in his writing. We liked the shock value that we kept receiving. I think this aspect of King's style has grown much more subtle in nature, and if you can open up the doors to the Expected Style Cage that readers tend to put SK in, approaching each book with a fresh, "first time I've ever read this author" mindset; I think you'd enjoy his latest publications much more.

**Eyeball Paul** · September 3rd, 2009

Morning all!

This is my first post, and I do not want to create any panic amongst us Constant Readers'. I have a query about the Bag of Bones storyline and I do not want to spoil any enjoyment you guys currently (or proposing to) read this very good novel. [Look away now, if you so wish!]

**graywritingdog** · September 16th, 2009

For me there is a strong simuarity in Bag of Bones and Duma Key, the depth of the story, the depth and realism of the main characters. Bag of Bones and Duma Key are my top two Sk novels.

Mike (in BOB) is so enchanting, the complexity of the story is amazing. I'm finishing up the last of the DT series now, but it doesn't compare to these two novels, for me.

I buy copies in used books stores and give them to random people. Most of the non-king readers as very suprised how well they like his work and wonder why they didn't give hima try before. There's a reason why he's a #1 seller, he's just great.

I do alot of reading, king is still on top, aging like fine wine. Duma Key is amazing but it takes second place to Bag of Bones.