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Desperation by Stephen King
Posted on 3/25/18 at 5:24 pm
Posted on 3/25/18 at 5:24 pm
Anyone ever read this? I'm usually a pretty big King fan, but this book is just plain terrible, IMHO. Read The Dead Zone right before this and loved it but just cant get into this book.
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Posted on 3/25/18 at 7:17 pm to RoosterCogburn585
Definitely one of his poorer efforts. It’s the one where he also published a Richard Bachman novel, the regulators, with the exact same characters in a kind of alternate universe.
I think it’s sandwhich between Dolores Claiborne and rose madder which are both not good King works. Maybe he was having a rough time in the 90s. Pretty sure he was off coke by then.
I think it’s sandwhich between Dolores Claiborne and rose madder which are both not good King works. Maybe he was having a rough time in the 90s. Pretty sure he was off coke by then.
Posted on 3/25/18 at 7:25 pm to RoosterCogburn585
I will have to avoid it. Insomnia was that way for me. King writes some real crap sometimes even within a decent book.
Posted on 3/27/18 at 11:52 am to lsu1919
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I think it’s sandwhich between Dolores Claiborne andquote:which are both not good King works.
rose madder
Rose Madder isn't one of my favorites, but I enjoyed reading it.
Posted on 3/27/18 at 5:59 pm to rebelrouser
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Insomnia was that way for me
Weird. I love Insomnia
Posted on 3/27/18 at 7:04 pm to crispyUGA
‘Christine’ is one of King’s more underrated books
Posted on 3/28/18 at 12:20 am to CottonWasKing
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Weird. I love Insomnia
Yeah, Insomnia is pretty good. But then so is Desperation. I wouldn't put either in King's top books, but they are both very solid reads.
This post was edited on 3/28/18 at 12:21 am
Posted on 3/28/18 at 3:14 pm to auyushu
Tommyknockers was the only book of his I could not finish.
Near 1000 pages of dull. And had a friend tell me the ending. I was very glad I’d stopped reading after hearing the end.
Near 1000 pages of dull. And had a friend tell me the ending. I was very glad I’d stopped reading after hearing the end.
Posted on 3/28/18 at 5:41 pm to RoosterCogburn585
The Dead Zone is great
Posted on 3/30/18 at 7:35 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Tommyknockers was the only book of his I could not finish.
Near 1000 pages of dull. And had a friend tell me the ending. I was very glad I’d stopped reading after hearing the end.
once again. Weird. I loved TommyKnockers
Posted on 4/2/18 at 12:57 pm to RoosterCogburn585
I read desperation when I was a teenager. For some reason I remember loving it. In fact, it is probably my favorite Stephen King novel, no lie!
I wasn’t very critical and I certainly was let very well read so I probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much as an adult.
But I look back on it fondly. Especially the last few chapters.
1 John 4:8
I wasn’t very critical and I certainly was let very well read so I probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much as an adult.
But I look back on it fondly. Especially the last few chapters.
1 John 4:8
Posted on 4/2/18 at 7:58 pm to RoosterCogburn585
I read it many years ago. Picked it up cheap at the bookstore.
I agree with what others have said ... not one his better books.
A few of my personal favorites:
- Salem's Lot
- The Stand
- Pet Semetary
- 11/22/63
My absolute favorite is The Long Walk ... probably read it 5 times.
I agree with what others have said ... not one his better books.
A few of my personal favorites:
- Salem's Lot
- The Stand
- Pet Semetary
- 11/22/63
My absolute favorite is The Long Walk ... probably read it 5 times.
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:24 pm to DrewTheEngineer
Loved The Long Walk.
Posted on 4/3/18 at 5:14 pm to DrewTheEngineer
Survivor Type is one of my favorite King short stories
Posted on 4/3/18 at 11:07 pm to RoosterCogburn585
I don't mind it. I'm not sure that's a great endorsement, but it was a fun read. I love the isolation of the town, the imagery, etc. I thought it worked. It was out there, but it worked.
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