Bag of Bones or Duma Key

**Edward Cantor Dean** · November 3rd, 2009

Hey everyone. I have 2 different king books in my possession and I haven't read either. I am trying to pass the time until UtD comes out. In your opinion which is better Bag of Bones or Duma Key?

**michal** · November 4th, 2009

I'd vote fro Bag of Bones, but let's face it: Ask 3 SK readers and you'll get 3 different answers regarding that one. Personally I enjoy more of the horror-story genre that Bag of Bones belongs to, but again it's only a matter of opinion.

PS
Why am I even blabbering on? READ THEM BOTH.

**Bogdan** · November 4th, 2009

They have a similar "feel" and at points similar themes. I enjoyed both. You could just flip a coin.

**dwalters** · November 9th, 2009

Originally Posted by michal

Why am I even blabbering on? READ THEM BOTH.

Heh, there ya go! I totally agree.

I did enjoy them both, but if I had to recommend one over the other for right now, I would say Duma Key. Don't get me wrong, Bag of Bones was great (just finished it actually), but Duma Key is mysterious as HELL and kept me guessing the entire way through it. Bag of Bones has a big mystery factor to it as well, but it took quite a while to really get rolling whereas Duma Key (for me at least) was a page turner from the very beginning.

**JRM** · November 10th, 2009

Read them both, but having read both, I prefer Bag of Bones. I had a few issues with Duma Key. Both are great, though.

**KevinH** · November 11th, 2009

Bag Of Bones, The best SK book I've read, I have read 12 of his books so far, I wasn't very impressed with Duma Key, but he has done worse

**JRM** · November 13th, 2009

Originally Posted by KevinH

Bag Of Bones, The best SK book I've read, I have read 12 of his books so far, I wasn't very impressed with Duma Key, but he has done worse

I've also read 12 of his books, and I also think Bag of Bones is his best (that I've read). We're siblings. Lol.

**cheryl123sing** · December 1st, 2009

I've read about 30 of his books, and Bag of Bones is my favorite. Although I did enjoy Duma Key, it's probably in my bottom 5.

**RJ Sevin** · December 2nd, 2009

I'm a big fan of reading an author's work in the order written (or the order published), whenever possible, so I'd vote for BAG OF BONES. Actually, it gets my vote either way, as it's my personal favorite of the two.

DUMA KEY is King's finest novel in years, and comes damned close to being one of his greatest works ever. A few missteps toward the end take it down a few notches, I feel, but it's a wonderful novel. BONES is consistently fantastic, and achieves some kind of perfection. It's a challenging read, and ultimately quite sad, but it's worth your time.

Interestingly enough, I think BONES and DUMA go together very well. Add LISEY'S STORY to the mix, and you have yourself a thematic/tonal trilogy of sorts. (LISEY is the most challenging of the three. Like BONES, it's strangely perfect in many ways.)

**JRM** · December 2nd, 2009

Originally Posted by RJ Sevin

I'm a big fan of reading an author's work in the order written (or the order published), whenever possible, so I'd vote for BAG OF BONES. Actually, it gets my vote either way, as it's my personal favorite of the two.

DUMA KEY is King's finest novel in years, and comes damned close to being one of his greatest works ever. A few missteps toward the end take it down a few notches, I feel, but it's a wonderful novel. BONES is consistently fantastic, and achieves some kind of perfection. It's a challenging read, and ultimately quite sad, but it's worth your time.

Interestingly enough, I think BONES and DUMA go together very well. Add LISEY'S STORY to the mix, and you have yourself a thematic/tonal trilogy of sorts. (LISEY is the most challenging of the three. Like BONES, it's strangely perfect in many ways.)

I agree with EVERYTHING you said! Especially about the few missteps toward the end of Duma Key.

I haven't read Lisey's Story, but if it's anywhere as good as Duma or Bones, I'll love it.