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Mr. Mercedes
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Terri
Many readers do not take Stephen King seriously as a writer, they complain that he is sophomoric, a inadequate author and deserves no respect. I happen to disagree. I am one of those readers who can not put down his books. To be fair, I only read his very best works, books like "Carrie" or "The Shining" and last year I was mesmerized by his "11/22/63." I found that this year, once again, I could not stop reading "Mr. Mercedes." In my opinion, Mr. King is a very good story teller.
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Trisha
Jun 28, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
"The truth is darkness, and the only thing that matters is making a statement before one enters it. Cutting the skin of the world and leaving a scar. That's all history is, after all: scar tissue."

I had to re-read this as I almost completely forgot the book. What a wonderful 2nd read through. I still fully enjoyed the characters and getting to know them. I loved the previous mystery unfolding both from the murderer and the detective, retired (det-ret). I also loved the sidekicks and honestly can
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Jenifer Jacobs
May 10, 2020 rated it really liked it
I love Stephen King. That is all.
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Dec 17, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Dec 11, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Apr 23, 2017 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, horror, thriller
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Jul 28, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Feb 02, 2019 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 29, 2018 marked it as to-read
Shelves: a-thriller, a-horror
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Sep 15, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Nov 01, 2018 rated it really liked it
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Nov 20, 2020 rated it it was amazing
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Mar 12, 2021 rated it really liked it
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Shelves: 2021-books
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Nov 26, 2021 rated it really liked it
Shelves: binge-worthy
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Apr 27, 2022 is currently reading it