Questions About Black House (The Talisman, #2)

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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Do you have to have read The Talisman to enjoy this book?

Sergei Zuev Yes, absolutely.
Dark Tower and First story in Hearts in Atlantis are also recommended. I read Black House after all those books and understand that ma…moreYes, absolutely.
Dark Tower and First story in Hearts in Atlantis are also recommended. I read Black House after all those books and understand that many things in BH don't make sense if the reader is not familiar with Dark Tower world.(less)

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Does anyone know exactly where Black House falls into place in the Dark Tower series?

Rachel Hey! This might not be the info you're looking for, but I ended up reading Black House between Song of Susannah and The Dark Tower, since I had read T…moreHey! This might not be the info you're looking for, but I ended up reading Black House between Song of Susannah and The Dark Tower, since I had read The Talisman earlier & couldn't get my hands on The Dark Tower right away, and I think it ended up adding a lot to the reading experience of the series actually? I think that there are three main reasons for that:

1. chronologically, BH exists between SoS and TDT, so it fit in nicely
2. this book has the same sort of conceptual themes & connections that the whole last half of the DT series has, so it didn't really interrupt the flow of the series for me
3. it added a lot of world-building, which I always really enjoy in a series, but which I think it was best to have before the final book, since it's SUCH a good finale and I wouldn't have wanted to add anything after that, and also because it adds to the overall sense of epic-ness the whole series builds up to

Hope this can help! Happy reading :)(less)

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Is the book mostly written in a bird’s eye view? I’m finding it so off putting that I’m getting bored of reading. I’m 50 pages in and keep picking it up, trying to carry on because I enjoyed The Talisman, in the hopes that this writing style will end. Thanks 😊

JD-Reads-Books Yes I really struggled with that opening style as well. It’s really written like that strongest in Part 1. It becomes less obvious as the story gets g…moreYes I really struggled with that opening style as well. It’s really written like that strongest in Part 1. It becomes less obvious as the story gets going but still pops up now and then. (less)

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Can a 12 year old read this?

Maria Rose If the 12-year-old is reading Stephen King books, this book is quite similar in tone

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I read The Talisman years ago, a great book. Currently reading Black House. Has anyone noticed that in Chapter 5 Judy, wife of Fred and mother of Ty refers to Dale as her husband multiple times? Dale is married to Sarah, their son is David. This is the E-Book.

Ally Leitschuh Just finished ch 5 and went straight to Google to see if there was an answer/explanation for this but haven’t seen anything so I’m going to ask some o…moreJust finished ch 5 and went straight to Google to see if there was an answer/explanation for this but haven’t seen anything so I’m going to ask some of the King buffs on Insta or maybe Reddit. I’m reading the 2018 Scribner paperback version, which also happens to not be included under the editions of the book on Goodreads.(less)

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