Just after Sunset (Stephen King, some spoilers possible)Follow

So, anyone finish it yet?

I've had the book since it was available and have yet to finish it. And that's a first, I even finished Cell and Lisey's Story in a short period of time and I really disliked those two.

I often decide whether I like a book or not by the first chapters I read. Ofcourse, with a book filled with short stories, that's not always fair I suppose.

But the first short stories really made me feel "been there, done that". I always liked King's short stories, heck several of his longer stories should have been done as short stories and would have been about perfect if he had done so. But this time I suppose I either gotten too used to his writing style or they just weren't that good anymore.

I love his older books, "The Shining" is still my favourite. I would have to start agreeing with the second part of your statement, it does seem that he's not trying hard anymore.

Really? I actually liked Dreamcatcher. The movie is definitely one of the worst King movies but the book I felt wasn't half bad. Morgan Freeman never played in a worse movie as far as I can recall.

I still have some of the short stories to go through, perhaps I'll enjoy them more than for instance the guy fighting to get rid of his body fat and ending up fighting his inner "clearing crew". Seriously, that one I felt was really meager.

I certainly like a lot of King's older books. It,The Shining, The Stand,The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and the Dark Tower series all stand out in my mind. I think that since he concluded the Dark Tower books, his stories have become certainly uninspired. Even the final book in the series was somewhat of a letdown, IMO.

There are certainly things I like about Wolves of the Calla, mainly the inclusion of Father Callahan. I like his character a lot. I do agree that it kind of dragged the series, though. After Wizard and Glass, I was really ready for the quest to move on, and the whole thing at Calla Bryn Sturgis just took too long to play out IMO.

I didn't like the inclusion of King himself as a character in his book. I understand it, but I really didn't care for it. It just kind of cheapened the experience for me.

And man, that last book... I mean, I knew everyone was going to die, but it still sucked knowing it was going to happen, especially Oy. I think Oy is my favorite character in the series.

Also, have you checked out the graphic novels? I just picked up the first two hardcover bindings, and have to say that I really enjoy it so far. Apparently there's also a graphic novel of The Stand that's being done as well, but I've yet to check that out.

I don't know about The Stand, but as far as the DT graphic novel is concerned, the second and third arcs (The long Road Home and Treachery) add story that isn't in the novels.