Just finished the book

[Fester Addams]

Well, I just finished Black House and I think it's great. I even like it more than The Talisman. The narration was so good that I even imagined myself being in French Landing and beating the s**t out of Wendell Green
By the way, can someone please give me some Charles Burnside quotes 'cause I read the translated version of the book and I have no idea how his strange accent sounds like in English?

[Teddy Duchamp]

I agree its a fabulous read - for me not just up there with the Talisman, but as that is my second fave SK book it would be difficult to beat!

I find the descriptions of the town and its people so real - the nasty kids (Ty's friends) etc, we all had friends like that as kids (well I did!)

The prose at the beginning for the first few dozen pages - well I found it hard to get into, I thought that it was quite "hard to read" and dont know how to explain why, but I am glad I did persevere as it turned out to be a fabulous story, one of those that gives you goosebumps at the end.

[cat in a bag]

I finished a reread of this book this weekend. I hadn't read it since it first came out, and I remember being confused by it, but I really enjoyed it the second time around. I think the reason I was so confused by it the first time around was because of all The Dark Tower references, I just didn't get them the first time. I reread all of The Dark Tower books recently, and that really helped me to understand everything that was happening in Black House. Very worthy sequel to The Talisman.

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Yes, having read DT makes a big difference IMO.

I'm still hoping that Henry Leyden has a twinner in the Territories in Talisman 3.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Jojo87]

I also read translated version of Black House and have to say I liked it much more than Talisman.

[Ben E Gas]

I liked the Talisman better. Gotta love Wolf. Good Ole Wolf. But Black House was good too.

[costanza]

Every time I do a re-read I have this question. I may have even asked it already in one of these many threads. I should've asked right after I finished reading since now it's been a month or so and it's not as clear to me.

When Malshun finally gets Ty he mentions something about Burny and his potential replacement. A talented young man from Upstate New York, or something along those lines. Is this person mentioned anywhere else? I don't recall any King stories that take place in Upstate New York. Is there a character from there that ends up somewhere else in a different story? Or is this just another thing I'm thinking too hard about? lol

[duf70]

It is likely that we will get to know this potential replacement on the third Part of Te Talisman series.
I hope that soon we will get news on King and Straub working back together.

[Bruder Mouse]

A few nights ago I dreamed I met SK (in a village I lived in about 20 years ago!) and told him I was reading Black House (which was true - I've since finished it). I told him I was enjoying it, but had delayed reading anything he had co-authored with PS, as 'I think your writing is like a good single malt whisky; nothing you could add would improve it'. Nice thought - but I had never had it while awake (unless it happened in the Territories). Anyway, I'm a convert to SK/PS now.