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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Right here and now, as an old friend used to say, we are in the fluid present, where clear-sightedness never guarantees perfect vision.

Black House by Stephen King

October 31, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is the final Stephen King book for me. I don’t mean I am done reading him, but I have now read all his books. And I think I am pretty close to reading everything he’s ever published. Though I might have some odds and ends from especially epublishing days. Unfortunately, I think this book is kind of awful. It’s the sequel to The Talisman, a book I thought well of but don’t recall a lot of reading it, and this book was almost very […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Black House, Stephen King

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:583 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Black House, Stephen King ·
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Guess who’s back? It’s Travelin’ Jack.

June 16, 2016 by scootsa1000 1 Comment

Another check mark for me as I make my way back through all of the Dark Tower related content that dear Uncle Stevie has produced over the years. I’m happy to report that this one was a bit of a pleasant surprise. After being slightly disappointed by my re-read of The Talisman earlier this year, I wasn’t exactly excited about starting its sequel, Black House. I have a vague memory of reading it when it was first published, and pretty much thinking it was a mess. All […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Black House, CBR8, Peter Straub, Scootsa1000, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The Talisman

scootsa1000's CBR8 Review No:31 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Black House, CBR8, Peter Straub, Scootsa1000, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The Talisman ·
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