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Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*
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Oh goody. They pass through literal Toon Town on their way through the house. What an amazing detail.
— May 16, 2026 10:39AM
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Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*
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Just 100 pages to go, thank goodness.
— May 16, 2026 05:15AM
Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*
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D’yamba. Sure, let’s just throw in a random magic word this far in out of the blue, given to the hero by someone who learned it randomly by magic, and it will be oh so important later. Because that makes for satisfying storytelling.
— May 15, 2026 12:04PM
Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*
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This is the longest book ever.
— May 11, 2026 03:34PM
Marc *Dark Reader with a Thousand Young! Iä!*
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It took a hell of a while to get through part I. There’s a distinct narrative style, done well but damn is it wordy. The slow pace isn’t a problem (yet) and it’s fine so far. Relieved that it’s not a drag like The Talisman (yet). My theory is that Straub is doing most of the writing here.
— Apr 29, 2026 10:50AM
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Next up after my second-least favorite King book ever (Dreamcatcher), it's the sequel to my absolute least favorite King book (The Talisman). Yippee!
— Apr 20, 2026 04:04AM
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May 16, 2026 10:40AM
I take it this one ain't doing it for ya?
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Jason wrote: "I take it this one ain't doing it for ya?"It started off okay, if long-winded, but it's just gotten worse and worse.
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Well, shucks. I remember I really liked this one. I know I really liked Jack and the blind man whose name escapes me, but I think some of the story was a little lackluster.Once again it seems we are on opposite sides of a Stephen King book, ha ha.
Henry was a cool dude, probably the best part of the story. I’ll give you that. I even liked the villainous semi-dementia shit-smeared villain.
I just looked at my review, and it looks like I gave it my "best of the year" award for 2019. I'm trying to remember why I liked it so much, though I'm drawing a blank on a lot of the plot. I remember not being impressed with the motorcycle gang. I know there was a nursing home involved, and... was there a psychiatric hospital too? I'm pretty sure there's a haunted house in it, and I love haunted houses and ghosts, so that probably played into it. The Fisherman was a love-to-hate dude, but I recall thinking Mr. Munshun, or whoever it is, was kind of lame. And that reporter was another love-to-hate dude. And I remembered liking the Dark Tower connections.This will be getting a reread, maybe even before Other Worlds Than These comes out so I can freshen up on potential Easter Eggs. But fuck hitting The Talisman again; life is too short.
I look forward to your review to see what didn't work for you.
