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#5 In the Deathroom - I like KIng’s versatility, and that things can always go in any direction. This was a satisfying one. I liked it, however, some gruesome details were a bit too much ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️

#4 The Death of Jack Hamilton - An endearing story about real gangster events in the 1930s America. Very charming. Loved the final paragraphs most. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

#3 All That You Love Will Be Carried Away - Phew - hit more than i would had expected. Couldn’t help but feeling sympathy to this weird guy. And restroom graffiti? I always found this fascinatingly creepy ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️

#2 The Man in the Black Suit - Nice, creepy storytelling which might instil some horror in the religious type of reader. I liked it but also found it a bit flat. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

#1 Autopsy Room Four - Started neat and nasty. Did not end as delightfully ugly, as I had hoped. Which says mire about me than the story, I guess. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Phew, last chapter was very emotional. Did think I really start to get annoyed by the confused, all-over-the-place storytelling. But I am good for now. The last pages of chapter 24 are beautifully sad 😢

I really like the grown up Jack Sawyer. Which is a big improvement to Talisman 1, where I found this 12-year-old rather annoying.

It’s getting good. Time investment to pull through the first 15% of this book seems to pay off.

Very unusual opening for a book, and especially for a sequel of another story. But feel like I am getting into it now. And despite the hard wirk going through the first 100 pages, it feels effective considering the dark and disturbing subject matter.

Phew - it starts slow… getting Talisman vibes - the ones i didn’t like. Hopefully this won’t be another drag for me.

#7 Everything’s Eventual - The other story in this collection with strong Dark Tower links. Insight into the life of a breaker. If you know, you know. King prose at its finest. Loved the way one of voice, POV, story structure and wrap-up. Indirectly showed “the banality of evil”. Wished I had known this story before reading Dark Tower #7 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

#6 The Little Sisters of Eluria - This little Dark Tower story did not impress me much. Loved how the world is painted, and the perceived lore around the little sisters. But not sure if it adds anything to the Dark Tower canon. Expected a bit more ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Back to my King reading. Decided on this short story collection for the two Dark Tower linked stories that are in here: The Little Sisters of Eluria and the titular one. They were published before Black House (The Talisman #2), the next novel on my list and also Dark Tower related. Other Worlds Than These (Talisman #3) is coming out in October, so I want to read all remaining adjacent stories by then.