Kellie answers “am I the only one having trouble with the...”

Justin Klinger asked this question about Billy Summers:

am I the only one having trouble with the CONSTANT references to Donald Trump in everything King does these days ? I'm enjoying the plot of the book, but i'm 10 percent in, and there have been like 20 mentions of Trump in a book that has nothing to do with politics.

Kellie I am no fan of Trump and I agree....I have been a LONG time Stephen King reader...I have read Every.single.book....but this is getting boring and mono…moreI am no fan of Trump and I agree....I have been a LONG time Stephen King reader...I have read Every.single.book....but this is getting boring and monotonous. I am reading to be entertained and transported to another world, not to constantly be hit in the head with the authors personal politics. Enough already. This is not the first book with the constant Trump jabs, but I sure hope it's the last...move on, we get it, you aren't a Trump fan.

But to make matters worse, as a born and bred Michigander, I take offense with Mr. King making Michiganders sounds like complete idiots who start every word they speak with a "d". I don't speak that way and I don't know anyone who does....54 years in Michigan and I can honestly say, you might want to change that up. We don't talk like that here, or in the U.P. (also yuppers are those from the upper peninsula of Michigan and Traverse City is in the LOWER peninsula). I just felt Mr. King might want to put a little bit of effort in if he is going to talk about us like that. Just saying...(less)

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Jay Nichols King has been phoning it in for years. At this point I just roll my eyes whenever I read a book synopsis and notice that it's about a kid with a super ...more
May 27, 2024 08:21PM · flag

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