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King-Sized Canary
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I thought Cell was more King's take on the zombie world of George A. Romero, so in that vein it was something new for him, if not, as previously mentioned, for James Herbert. A lot of people hated the ending, but I didn't mind a bit of mystery there. Much better than Desperation, I thought.
There is an element of Needful Things in Under the Dome, but I liked the newer one better as, OK, it still has the sense of glee when everything goes to pot, but that happens much sooner in Dome, so it was a faster read for me. If anything I thought Dome was more like The Tommyknockers.
He's written books that have felt below par to me (e.g. Insomnia, The Regulators), but I don't feel he's ever let me down. Plus it was his 63rd birthday this week, so it's great he's still going and still successful even now.
There is an element of Needful Things in Under the Dome, but I liked the newer one better as, OK, it still has the sense of glee when everything goes to pot, but that happens much sooner in Dome, so it was a faster read for me. If anything I thought Dome was more like The Tommyknockers.
He's written books that have felt below par to me (e.g. Insomnia, The Regulators), but I don't feel he's ever let me down. Plus it was his 63rd birthday this week, so it's great he's still going and still successful even now.