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Old 6th May 2005, 05:03 AM   #16 (permalink)
ravenus
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Re: How good is Stephen King as a writer?

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he tends to be overlong, stretching out simple plots to five or six times their proper length
This is my main grouse with King...Many a time what could have been a really cool long story/novella ends up as a stretched out, gasping for ideas, novel.

The works of his I love most:
Different Seasons - Collection of 3 great and 1 so-so (the last) novellas
Hearts in Atlantis - Beautiful tear-jerking magic realism narrative
Shining - Great isolaton fear piece
Skeleton Crew and Night Shift - Excellent short story collections
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