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I am assuming that this book is a standalone but it mentions dark tower and gun slinger so should I read that series?

Alan Braswell Every one of Stephan King novels has references to The Dark Tower. Some are more obvious than others.
IT for example is a creature that escaped from th…moreEvery one of Stephan King novels has references to The Dark Tower. Some are more obvious than others.
IT for example is a creature that escaped from the prim which is the outermost layer of The Dark Tower. Christine is another creature that escaped from the prim and shows up in IT.
Google Stephan King universe and there is a person who has made a map of all Stephan King novels pointing out references going to The Dark Tower.
Edward Lorn an author has videos on YouTube going through Stephan King novels, short stories in connection to The Dark Tower.
Beginning with Carrie.
The more one understands how all the novels are tied into each other the more one can enjoy them.(less)

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How did the English edition get a Spanish summary?

Mike Marsbergen Whoever created the edition's page didn't do an English summary.…moreWhoever created the edition's page didn't do an English summary.(less)

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I have NO IDEA what this expression is supposed to mean. Even with research. I don't think its sexual meaning is intended. "Dearie...didn't put out. To Skip it was the worst sin. You had to put out." Page 348 What does "put out" mean as it is used here?

Elaine So glad someone else was puzzled by this phrase. Reading for context, I THINK it means that Dearie was unwilling to compromise, to go along and get al…moreSo glad someone else was puzzled by this phrase. Reading for context, I THINK it means that Dearie was unwilling to compromise, to go along and get along. If he thought he was right, then that was it; he wouldn't pretend to agree with anyone, and so people resented his attitude. I think...
...But yes, normally "put out" refers to a girl being willing to have sex.(less)

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Elaine That's where the story walks a wobbly line between the natural and the supernatural. We can assume that SJ is simply hallucinating due to his heart be…moreThat's where the story walks a wobbly line between the natural and the supernatural. We can assume that SJ is simply hallucinating due to his heart being about to give out. All well and good. We know he's the only one to experience any of the phenomena such as plummeting pianos, etc. But then there's the glove. So either 1) some sort of wormhole opened up, enabling SJ to get the glove during this strange deluge, or he got it some other way and during his last moments believed it came to him from the sky. I prefer the former.(less)

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My copy's second-hand and I'm missing half a page. I don't know how much: it's the end of a chapter on one side of the page, luckily, but could someone, please tell me what Carol wrote as an inscription in the copy of Lord of the Flies that she sent to Pete?

Michelle Langenwalter

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