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I Know What You Need: Another amazing story with a meh climax. 4.5/5
Children of the Corn: Good ideas that needed 2-3 times more pages to breathe. 3/5
The Last Rung on the Ladder: Brilliant. Beautiful. Haunting. I’m depressed. 6/5 [sic]
The Man Who Loved Flowers: Adorable! Until it wasn’t. A good story I disliked. 3.5/5
— Aug 31, 2024 09:46PM
Children of the Corn: Good ideas that needed 2-3 times more pages to breathe. 3/5
The Last Rung on the Ladder: Brilliant. Beautiful. Haunting. I’m depressed. 6/5 [sic]
The Man Who Loved Flowers: Adorable! Until it wasn’t. A good story I disliked. 3.5/5
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King Crusoe
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One For the Road: Amazing story with great narration and atmosphere. Ties to ‘Salem’s Lot were great. Should have been the last story in the collection to reflect on “Jerusalem’s Lot” being the first. 5/5
The Woman in the Room: Nothingburger at best. Did nothing, said nothing, meant nothing. Should not have been the end of the collection at all. 2/5
— Aug 31, 2024 09:48PM
The Woman in the Room: Nothingburger at best. Did nothing, said nothing, meant nothing. Should not have been the end of the collection at all. 2/5
King Crusoe
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Sometimes They Come Back: Climax wasn't fully for me, but it felt like a full novel condensed into 30 pages. Great.
4.5/5
Strawberry Spring: pretty good writing and a bit experimental. Not super memorable, but not bad.
3/5
The Ledge: Not what I expected in the best way.
5/5
The Lawnmower Man: Not what I expected in the worst way.
0/5
Quitters, Inc.: Disconcerting and super memorable.
4/5
— Aug 30, 2024 04:35PM
4.5/5
Strawberry Spring: pretty good writing and a bit experimental. Not super memorable, but not bad.
3/5
The Ledge: Not what I expected in the best way.
5/5
The Lawnmower Man: Not what I expected in the worst way.
0/5
Quitters, Inc.: Disconcerting and super memorable.
4/5
King Crusoe
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The Mangler: honestly solid. A bit goofy, but definitely not bad. 4/5
The Boogeyman: Phenomenal. Thought it'd be okay but exceeded the hype. 6/5
Gray Matter: Great narration throughout and amazing atmosphere especially in the first half. Back half is okay. 3.5/5
Battleground: Fun idea, toy story but they're terrorists. Okay execution. 3/5
— Aug 26, 2024 02:29PM
The Boogeyman: Phenomenal. Thought it'd be okay but exceeded the hype. 6/5
Gray Matter: Great narration throughout and amazing atmosphere especially in the first half. Back half is okay. 3.5/5
Battleground: Fun idea, toy story but they're terrorists. Okay execution. 3/5
King Crusoe
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Graveshift Shift: 4/5.
- Solid, very good atmosphere and engaging despite a predictable climax.
Night Surf: 3/5.
- Good story, good concept (I think a precursor to The Stand), but didn't have enough substance, nor likable characters.
I Am the Doorway: 1.5/5
- Frankly, not a good story. I could see some of the ideas being interesting, but I have never been this bored with King before.
— Aug 19, 2024 07:05PM
- Solid, very good atmosphere and engaging despite a predictable climax.
Night Surf: 3/5.
- Good story, good concept (I think a precursor to The Stand), but didn't have enough substance, nor likable characters.
I Am the Doorway: 1.5/5
- Frankly, not a good story. I could see some of the ideas being interesting, but I have never been this bored with King before.
King Crusoe
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Jerusalem's Lot done. Fantastic. Loved the epistolary format (emulating Dracula especially); loved the mysteries that weren't answered (not even in 'Salem's Lot); loved the way it was written - King even featured in the oldest writings of English in the story a capitalization of all nouns - something that English USED to do...a very long time ago, and largely only exists nowadays in German to my knowledge. Love that.
— Aug 10, 2024 04:55PM
