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The Tommyknockers
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Matthew
Tommyknockers on my first read – 3 stars
Tommyknockers on my reread – 3 stars

I remembered this not being one of my favorite Stephen King books and I remembered correctly.

Even Stephen King regards this as one of his least favorite novels. He was quoted in a Rolling Stone interview as saying it “is an awful book”. I may not go that far, but I cannot say that it is great, either.

For me, it just never gets really going. At times it feels like the plot is moving towards a breakthrough, but then it jus
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Terry
Feb 02, 2018 rated it really liked it
I'm in the ballpark of 3.5/5.0 stars, rounded up for this one. It is long, and it can be drawn out at times, but it certainly has that Stephen King feel to it that I enjoy so much. There were lots of good, suspenseful moments and lots of moments leaving you wondering why they were included, but overall, I was satisfied. Loved all of the Easter eggs also. ...more
Tyler Gray
It may not hold up well today in some ways, but I still had a fun time with this. It did seem to drag on a bit though, but over-all I enjoyed it.

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Atlanta
Feb 23, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
It took me 40 weeks to finally finish this book. I first started listening to it before the great american read in may 2018 and then I put it down over the summer and did not pick it up again until february 2019. It gets a lot of heat from stephen king fans or constant readers, some say that he was high was while writing it, but I really enjoyed the story for the most part. There were some genuinely scary parts in it, like when we find out (view spoiler) ...more
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Dec 22, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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