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Old 12th April 2007, 05:56 AM   #70 (permalink)
Marvolo
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Re: How good is Stephen King as a writer?

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The total is 7. The only problem with reading 1 is you have to continue on 2 the next. The books do get a little way-laid half way through and you can't help thinking "What am I reading this for?" The ending just leaves you wanting more. I think since the accident he has become more self-aware that he isn't invicible like some of the characters in his books, (the ones that you can picture him playing). I think that is why he has become more "involved" in his books. Self-sacraficing, if you will.
Aye, Book IV was slow for me. Looking at the series as a whole, it is hard to find a better done character arc than Roland's. Eddie, Jake, and Susannah all have very good progressions as well. Hell, even the Man in Black gets his fifteen minutes.
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