I almost forgot the weekly thread again, so just putting it up, will post my updates later.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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I’ve not read much King. Heart’s in Atlantis and 11/22/63.
It’s fascinating, his prose isn’t beautiful but he captures human emotion in a very visceral way. I understand why people read him.
Insomnia was the first book from King that I read and had a real emotional connection to a story.
Even if you haven’t connected on other stories. That one was so good on a human level.
I think short stories are where he shines. Given a lack of constraint, he tends toward rambling on details that bog me down.