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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.

Maximum You're not alone. I'm in the middle of reading this book and I've gotten to the point where I'm asking how his endless obsession of Trump enhances or …moreYou're not alone. I'm in the middle of reading this book and I've gotten to the point where I'm asking how his endless obsession of Trump enhances or makes sense to the storyline of this book?

I can see there are a lot of liberals in this thread who think it's hilarious that he's calling people who live in certain parts of the country stupid, racist and losers, based on their geographical location or job (blue collar). It comes across as ignorant and obsessive and is probably the reason this will be the last book of his I'll read.

I understand he's always woven the current political culture into his storylines, and it's worked well, even though he isn't balanced, making it clear he's a leftist. But resorting to insulting people because he assumes that their socioeconomic status & employment field all believe the same thing is pedantic.

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Jay Nichols Totally agree. The people who say "it's no big deal", or "he's always made political references" are clearly lying to themselves. It's worse now than ...more
May 27, 2024 08:41PM

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