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Opinions on Stephen King (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/books
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This may sound dumb, but I've never read for this man. I've always just heard about him on social media but never ventured to read his work. Opinions, please. Should I invest? Feeling like fiction lately. I've read so much non-fiction ~~through~~ throughout my life that I think I deserve a couple of fiction books to get busy with for a little while. Thanks in advance

EDIT: Thank you so much to all who answered. I have read and appreciated every single comment. I have decided to start with fairy tale since I ran into the book at Walmart. So giving that a shot to see. Thank you so much

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He also readily admits that he is bad at ending a story.

[–] cevn 2 points 2 months ago

Nothing made me angrier than the ending of the Dark Tower so it has that going for it..

[–] acceptable_pumpkin 2 points 2 months ago

Lots of his stories feel like he got bored, and just wrapped it all up without much actual closure. Feels very rushed. Under the Dome was a clear example of this for me.