Jeremy Coss answers “I read a couple of Stephen King novels a...”

Lea Ann Cornman asked this question about Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1):

I read a couple of Stephen King novels a few years back....Needful Things and Insomnia. I had a very hard time getting through these and frankly found them boring. I then heard great things about 11/22/63 and I read it earlier this Spring and LOVED, it. What is this one like? I have not read any older King either, Cujo, Firestarter....etc. I want to like King's novels, but I don't want to be disappointed either.

Jeremy Coss As someone that has been an avid reader of King and a lover of mystery novels, skip this one. There is no character development, you don't have any in…moreAs someone that has been an avid reader of King and a lover of mystery novels, skip this one. There is no character development, you don't have any interest in the outcome, everything is overly predictable, and the story felt incredibly forced. (less)

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