Just read this book... a little bit different from his normal work - a ton of historical research had to be done - but it's a good read. Has anyone else read this?

Whenever i read a SK book or story these days, I'm ALWAYS looking for connections to the dark tower series. (There were several references to "19" in this for example.)

8/1/2012 11:32:25 PM

Bought this for my Dad for Christmas or his birthday (forget which, they're 2 months apart). He liked it. I'll probably borrow it the next time I'm home as it does seem quite interesting.

8/2/2012 1:09:12 AM

read it in jan or feb. was pretty entertained. like most King books, however, it was about 200 pages too long i thought.

8/2/2012 12:04:14 PM

read it last year - it was good, although I agree with ^ it was a little too long.


it raised some questions however, and I'd like to understand more about how it ties back in to the DT series

8/3/2012 6:27:09 PM

It was good but too long, as said. He gets boners from weird things like dancing and aw golly ol fashioned love.

8/3/2012 6:56:04 PM

I thought it was good.

I felt like King had a fascination with smoking while reading this book.

8/3/2012 10:36:30 PM

^^i enjoyed that part of the story... made me care more about the characters.

8/3/2012 11:02:30 PM

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"it raised some questions however, and I'd like to understand more about how it ties back in to the DT series"

Takuro Spirit was one of the cars in the fucked up 2011. (and was also a car in one of the realities they visited in the dark tower)

The "watery ripping sounds" in bizarro 2011 reminded me of the sounds from a thinny

In fact, the entire bizarro 2011 reminded me of how the land had been torn apart in the dark tower.

There were numerous references to "19"

The whole past harmonizing thing was similar to the idea of "ka"

In the dark tower series we see that there are many versions of the timeline and history, which is similar to the idea of multiple strings the yellow/green/etc card men were there to... (well we don't REALLY know what they were there to do other than prevent huge changes... maybe)

the rabbit hole is similar to the doors in the dark tower series that transport to different places and times. (in fact if I remember correctly, one of the doors takes people back to 11/22/63 to witness the JFK assassination)

[Edited on August 4, 2012 at 1:35 AM. Reason : ]

8/4/2012 1:33:24 AM

I guess i meant that i got all the obvious references, but I'd like to know more about the yellow card man and that whole thing.


Just like I'd like to know more about how The Talisman / Black House tie back in to The DT... like I get the obvious stuff but there's apparently a lot more to the story and I want that explored

8/4/2012 10:46:16 AM

I haven't read Talisman, but I know it is the precursor to Black House.

Black House is pretty much about one of the Crimson King's lackeys using the house (a door between our worlds) to get children that have a psychic gift like Sheemie Ruiz (from Wizard and Glass) and turn them into breakers in order to destroy the beams.

That may be the obvious connection from that book; but its the main/only one that I know of.

8/4/2012 12:47:05 PM

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"I guess i meant that i got all the obvious references, but I'd like to know more about the yellow card man and that whole thing. Just like I'd like to know more about how The Talisman / Black House tie back in to The DT... like I get the obvious stuff but there's apparently a lot more to the story and I want that explored "

ditto

[Edited on August 4, 2012 at 1:00 PM. Reason : ]

8/4/2012 12:59:43 PM

^^you really need to read The Talisman, way better than Black House

Peter Straub is good in general, writes some weird shit

8/5/2012 12:05:33 AM

as with pretty much every King novel that I have read, great start, good middle, rushed "wtf, its over??" end

8/5/2012 3:41:49 AM

I felt that way with IT.

This is a spoiler for anyone who hasn't read it, but the damn thing is at least 20 years old, so sorry.

I was captivated throughout the whole book (except for when it got weird in the sewers and they all did the chick) and then at the very end - we find out that this thing, Pennywise is a spider? An f'n spider? Gimme a break. I felt so cheated.

[Edited on August 5, 2012 at 9:00 PM. Reason : y]

8/5/2012 9:00:07 PM

Am I the only one who is incredibly disappointed with just about everything he's written after his car accident?

8/6/2012 1:03:35 AM

I will say the ending is probably the weakest part of this book.

I also read "under the dome" and it had a pretty weak ending too.

And hell, I wasn't that happy with the ending of "The Stand" or "The Dark Tower" series.



I still enjoy reading his stuff though!

8/6/2012 12:35:38 PM