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Am I the only one who is thinking that this book is pretty much boring? I'm not even half way through and I'm so bored with it

Clint Bungles Once Ginelli shows up the book really picks up the pace and makes up for a slower first half.

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Am I the only one who is willing to stop reading this book and never ever want to pick it up again? I find this book pretty lame and coming out of the works from King?

Elizabeth "Life is too short to read bad books" No, you aren't alone. I finished it, but I gained nothing from doing so.…more"Life is too short to read bad books" No, you aren't alone. I finished it, but I gained nothing from doing so.(less)

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What is the moral of the book?

Matt Reardon Justice and the unending cycle of revenge against your perceived enemies are the two major themes I'd say.
Also a little bit about the evils of glutton…moreJustice and the unending cycle of revenge against your perceived enemies are the two major themes I'd say.
Also a little bit about the evils of gluttony as well as the racism of wealthy closed white collar societies.
Plus some focus on the discussion of what (and who) is really important in life.
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Has anyone noticed that the language of the gypsies looks like swedish words randomly put together? The words are definitely Swedish (except a few), but the sentences don't make sense. I'm just wondering why. Is it on purpose?

Sandor Enckell I was very confused when I read this at first. I read the Swedish translation of the book where they seem to be speaking a gibberish language that loo…moreI was very confused when I read this at first. I read the Swedish translation of the book where they seem to be speaking a gibberish language that looks like Polish and other slavic languages. Apparently they speak bad Swedish in the original English version of the book. From what I can gather from the internet, King didn't care enough to write their dialogue in Romani (or didn't have access to a Romani translator) and just made it look "foreign". I guess the Swedish translator didn't care enough to make their dialogue Romani either, but had to make it something else than Swedish, so he just came up with some gibberish.(less)

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`I heard a lot of interesting things about this book! Is it true?

Anna It depends on your definition of interesting. Interesting as in a good story or interesting as in, "Wow, Stephen King is a psychopath!" I just finishe…moreIt depends on your definition of interesting. Interesting as in a good story or interesting as in, "Wow, Stephen King is a psychopath!" I just finished it and I'd probably say a bit of both.(less)

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