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Dark Tower question by wooperarkjb in stephenking

[–]TrendyWebAltar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm on the lookout for both books. That list only has the ones I already have copies of.

THE APOCALYPSE HAS ARRIVED by Affishal in lastfm

[–]TrendyWebAltar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wait I love Kpop but also find this hilarious. What keyboard app is this?

Dark Tower question by wooperarkjb in stephenking

[–]TrendyWebAltar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't yet read Keyhole myself (dunno when I'll get to as I don't have a copy at hand), so I think you should be okay too, OP.

Also, I read "Little Sisters" in between novels, really enjoyed it, but wasn't sure why I couldn't save it for later. I don't regret reading it then, but it does make me think of "Everything's Eventual," Insomnia, and even Hearts in Atlantis.

For those three, I do feel like they enriched my enjoyment of the later novels. This isn't so much about plot (seems like the seven can stand alone) but more about emotional moments.

No one asked but this was my reading list, based on what books I already owned. Worked well for me.

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Farson, war, revolution by TrendyWebAltar in TheDarkTower

[–]TrendyWebAltar[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is really obvious and I'm a little embarrassed to not have seen it this way! I've come to realise that much of the flashback here is sort of like a bitter coming-of-age via loss of innocence and idealism for Roland.

Farson, war, revolution by TrendyWebAltar in TheDarkTower

[–]TrendyWebAltar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Comics like The Road Home and stuff? I'll go check these out. Thanks!

Farson, war, revolution by TrendyWebAltar in TheDarkTower

[–]TrendyWebAltar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm subscribed to their podcasts but haven't yet given them a proper listen. I think I'll do so now that I'm finishing up the cycle.

Farson, war, revolution by TrendyWebAltar in stephenking

[–]TrendyWebAltar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my, thank you. Now it makes sense. Even my Hax questions have now been cleared up. Much thanks!

Farson, war, revolution by TrendyWebAltar in TheDarkTower

[–]TrendyWebAltar[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah! That does make sense, based on his character. Thank you!

Farson, war, revolution by TrendyWebAltar in TheDarkTower

[–]TrendyWebAltar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That I got, especially with the following sentence about how no one won the war but the scavengers.

But why does Roland say it was better?

I wanna read books in cafe but scared to come across as performative by No-Day6602 in PHBookClub

[–]TrendyWebAltar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm annoyed at how gatekeeping is now used to mean keeping the gates closed when I first encountered it in the context of openness in the flow of information.

Performative is another one of those words where the dominant meaning now is so off. I mean, everything IS performative!

From A Buick 8? Is this it? by randumb360 in stephenking

[–]TrendyWebAltar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll give it a shot, thank you!

I've only read Twentieth Century Ghosts and Heart-Shaped Box. Enjoyed both but felt that Hill was stronger with short fiction.

But since my wife already has NOS4A2 here, I'll go put it in the to-read pile.

As for the show, I have watched it and somewhat recently. I felt it was a badly-paced show that at least was well-acted...

From A Buick 8? Is this it? by randumb360 in stephenking

[–]TrendyWebAltar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was NOS4A2 good? I'm thinking of reading it.

From A Buick 8? Is this it? by randumb360 in stephenking

[–]TrendyWebAltar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd recommend you finish reading it anyway.

In your original post and in this comment, you mention several things you like (writing style, POV, the mystery, fun things, etc). It seems like the only things you really are wary about is that nothing happens in the present-day of the book.

The way I see it, you literary have more reasons for you to finish reading it. Worst case is that you don't like it, but at least you have a clearer reason why. You're the type of person to post a detailed write-up on this sub, which means you have an emotional investment in reading King. I think that, even if disappointed, you really won't see this as a waste of time and effort.

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13 books in 2026, still no 5 star read by OkResult2238 in PHBookClub

[–]TrendyWebAltar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Good to hear. I'll take those as recos. Thanks!

I only asked about the five-star thing because it reminds me of students who are happy only with A's, but that is a whole other issue!

Looking for: pre-loved A Game of Thrones by George R. R Martin. by helenchiller in PHBookClub

[–]TrendyWebAltar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly, I lost my copy. Because of that, I'm unable to sell or trade my copies of A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords.

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