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Summary: I forgot how much I like Stephen King
Review: The Green Mile was such a wonderful read. But then I got away from King. Thankfully, I decided to read his latest novel. I grew up in the time that this novel was written...the 60's. My friends served in Viet Nam. There was enough of the mystical to pique my interest...but then there was sooo much more. I absolutely loved the way King presented information...a little fact before he clarified it. His characters became my friends...and I shed tears for them. I am passing this on to my 82 year old father, and I know he will love it as much as I did. Stephen, you have such a wonderful way of telling a story. Your game of Hearts was my game of Bridge in college. I almost flunked out playing it. Ted is my hero!
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Summary: It doesn't get any better than this.
Review: King can scare like noone else scares. He can also touch like noone else touches. In this book, King touches the hearts of those of us who lived through the 60s and its aftermath. The stories intertwined and left me wanting more. Simply put, it's one of the best books I've ever read.
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Summary: Almost ranks with his best works.
Review: A really great read that made me remember why I like to read King. He is at his best in the first story when the characters are talking about books and reading. "Sometimes you just read for the story..."
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Summary: Steve, you've done it again!
Review: Once again, Stephen King has written a winner! This book took me straight back to the 60's and once I started reading, I couldn't put it down.Steve, You da man!
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Summary: Excellent reading. I couldn't put it down.
Review: This latest novel by Stephen King is by far one of his best. Those of you looking for his typical horror story may be dissapointed, but those of you who truly enjoy the way Stepen King can tell a story will not be able to put this book down. I've read every novel, and this one could be one of his best.
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Summary: An Unexcelled Summation
Review: This book is not "about" the Vietnam war per se in any obvious or crude way, but the Sixties era. And it is the finest fictional book on this subject ever written.
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Summary: The Best Stephen King Book Ever!
Review: This is truly the best Stephen King book ever ( The Stand, It, and Bag of Bones are next ). The first and last stories are by far the best but the rest of the stories are excellent also. Don't be fooled by those who say this isn't Stephen King. This book proves who Stephen King actually is: a gifted stroyteller.
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Summary: King is back on track
Review: While I had enjoyed King's last few works, they had not grabbed me and pulled me in like some of earlier works. Hearts of Atlantis,however, got me hooked and I spent a number of nioghts reading well past midnight because I couldn't put it down. Glad to see he is continuing his Dark Tower/Gunslinger theme - that plot line alone will ensure I buy every book he publishes from now on.
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Summary: King's senility finds cure for Insomnia
Review: Oh dear... Stephen King has presumably given up, after reading nearly all of his previous books, and marvelling at his imagination and just having been totally impressed by his wonderful books - I'll be the first to NOT run out and buy his next tome. The first story "Low Men in Yellow Coats" really whet my appetite, with references to his series "The Dark Tower". It was a genuinely interesting tale, and left me feeling the rest of the book would be worth reading. However... I only read the rest of the book in the mis-guided belief that there was a point to all the rest of the dross. Alas no, while I'll concede the title story looked like it may have been going somewhere - by Kings standards it completely failed - this was unlike any of his other books - which all seemed to have a plot and a significant ending. I got the impression the whole purpose of this story was to arrange for a group of children to carry a friend in need - which was similar to an event in the first story. It just didn't need 144 pages, and an obsesison with a card game to tell it. I dont really know what the end was all about - I'd lost all interest by then and had given up on reading a good ending. I thought The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was bad enough, but PLEASE STOP RESTING ON YOUR LAURELS MR KING... I'm looking forward to the next edition of The Dark Tower, but worried King will churn out more mediocre drivel instead of putting any effort into something to rival his previous works of masterpiece. In summary to all King fans, buy this book to complete your collection, and either dont bother reading it or only read the first story and keep your book in REALLY good condition.
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Summary: CHALK ANOTHER ONE UP FOR THE KING
Review: This book was very well done the references to the Dark Tower series was great. It did drag a little in the second story but over all i really thought this was one of his better books in quite a while
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