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A review by romankurys
Danse Macabre by Stephen King
1.0
It ha taken me THREE months to finish this book. I have tried my hardest to enjoy it, but it just wasn't meant to be.
It was definitely on the Top 10 of most boring books list.
Now I LOVE Stephen King work, I actually have every book he wrote in an actual hard cover at home on my shelf. I absolutely loved his other 2 books about writing that were a non fiction, but this one was just hrs to swallow.
Sitting here trying to think why, it hits me. This book was written in 1981...most of the movies and books he is speaking about are from 60's and 70's so other then the classics like The Exorcist or Amitiville Horror or Rosemary Baby I have absolutely no idea what he is talking about.
All the actors names he's mentioning I have never heard of.
This books simply did not engage me like it would engage someone who knew all this material before hand. There was nothing there to draw me in.
Obviously, I'm going to read the next King book on my list, without a doubt.
But a hint of caution to readers who have not been a part of 60's and 70's cinema releases, TV shows and book reading: you will fall asleep after 3 paragraphs...
Roman
It was definitely on the Top 10 of most boring books list.
Now I LOVE Stephen King work, I actually have every book he wrote in an actual hard cover at home on my shelf. I absolutely loved his other 2 books about writing that were a non fiction, but this one was just hrs to swallow.
Sitting here trying to think why, it hits me. This book was written in 1981...most of the movies and books he is speaking about are from 60's and 70's so other then the classics like The Exorcist or Amitiville Horror or Rosemary Baby I have absolutely no idea what he is talking about.
All the actors names he's mentioning I have never heard of.
This books simply did not engage me like it would engage someone who knew all this material before hand. There was nothing there to draw me in.
Obviously, I'm going to read the next King book on my list, without a doubt.
But a hint of caution to readers who have not been a part of 60's and 70's cinema releases, TV shows and book reading: you will fall asleep after 3 paragraphs...
Roman