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Is SK back?
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king got very weird after his accident if you can get weider than king
he bought the van that hit him and a radio show in Calais Maine ran a promotion where listeners could come on down and take a sledge hammer to the thing
the guy who hit him died a few years later
king was incredibly angry which is understandable because he was extremely messed up
i'm sure he still has pain and health issues due to the accident
still he vilified the guy in the press
and yes he was questionable that's for sure but his story was his dog distracted him and he accidently swerved off the road and hit king
i don't think he was found at fault other than negligence for not having the dog under control
My understanding was that it was a typical Maine country road with a soft shoulder-one you have to be damn careful walking along especially at twilight
King and the press went after the guy pretty hard. Can you imagine having Stephen King mad at you-that would be enough to scare you to death. Anyway, King was on heavy meds for at least 6 months. I remember a couple of interviews with him including a year afterwards and he was still loopy. It was really questionable whether he would even recover enough to get back to writing full time. Looks like he's recovering tho. Appropos of almost nothing, what was the name of that funky tv show set in a hospital he wrote that was on air for a few months around that time?
he bought the van that hit him and a radio show in Calais Maine ran a promotion where listeners could come on down and take a sledge hammer to the thing
the guy who hit him died a few years later
king was incredibly angry which is understandable because he was extremely messed up
i'm sure he still has pain and health issues due to the accident
still he vilified the guy in the press
and yes he was questionable that's for sure but his story was his dog distracted him and he accidently swerved off the road and hit king
i don't think he was found at fault other than negligence for not having the dog under control
My understanding was that it was a typical Maine country road with a soft shoulder-one you have to be damn careful walking along especially at twilight
King and the press went after the guy pretty hard. Can you imagine having Stephen King mad at you-that would be enough to scare you to death. Anyway, King was on heavy meds for at least 6 months. I remember a couple of interviews with him including a year afterwards and he was still loopy. It was really questionable whether he would even recover enough to get back to writing full time. Looks like he's recovering tho. Appropos of almost nothing, what was the name of that funky tv show set in a hospital he wrote that was on air for a few months around that time?


This Constant Reader was pleased, Mr. King!








Freemantle was an interesting addition, and there were some offhand Dark Tower references too (roses, multiple uses of the number 19).
This was a great book. I was a little worried because I didn't like Lisey's Story, but I loved Duma Key.


I'm having trouble staying interested so far, but then I'm only at the beginning. And I actually enjoyed Cell.

Im a big Stephen King fan, but to be honest, i havent really enjoyed one of Kings books in awhile.
I found Edgar Freemantel a likeable character though.

I didn't mind the long buildup to the rather brief payoff at the end. After all, the ending wasn't all that happy, was it? And that's the way I like it. :)

I have given in! Despite my misgivings I have taken up the challenge and am reading Duma Key. So far so good.... I'll let you know how I progress



I didn't mind SK's previous books, but they were a little "eh" for me. This one sucked me back in so that when the next one comes out, I will be picking it up ASAP.
I would have to say yes, and I'm so glad that he's returned to writing the great horror stories that he's famous for. I bought Duma Key just yesterday and I'm about half way through. All I can say is "welcome back SK!"






I wait until I'm alone to read SK. Of course, that means it's usually late at night so much scarier.. at 2am everything is scarier.

Just a side note - I hope you don't mind.
For anyone who watched SK's Kingdom Hospital - you should watch the original. I am not saying King's remake was bad but Lars von Trier's series was in my opinion much better and much scarier.


I had not read any SK for a number of years. I had heard praise for Duma Key and intended to read it. However, I am currently reading King's 11-22-63 and really liking it a lot. There are many small stories within the larger story. Great characters. I'm at the 40% mark and really pleased with it.


I read Duma Key last year while on holiday at a quiet seaside location during the off season. The weather was moody and unpredictable . A great backdrop for this story. This is number 2 for my SK list





I loved it. I also like "Sun Dog," which is similar.


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