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"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." Wow, it's been ages since reading this sentence. I've waited a long time to reread The Gunslinger. In my quest to reread all of Stephen King's work, I'm with Roland in midworld.

I'm back at the Overlook today as I continue my quest to re-read all of SK's work. The Shining is one of my favorites, and before the play is a great backstory to this monster pretending to be a hotel,

To be a constant reader is fantastic, but those connections to a previous novel are more fantastic! Again, at the halfway point, another call back to The Dead Zone.

My quest continues...and the opening pages of Cujo tie straight back to The Dead Zone. No spoilers from this constant reader, but I will say these moments are the best.

It's interesting reading about horror stories and movies that are now 45 plus years in the past. Especially, when I remember reading or watching them 45 plus years ago. The perspective on them, now as compared to then, is a bit hard to reconcile. Some of that older horror I loved then, some I still love today. But not all of it. Is this because some doesn't 'hold up' or is it what I find good now that different.

The quest continues! Today I'm with Andy and Charlie as this constant reader is re-reading all of SK's work. I'm loving this novel now as much as I did the last time I read it