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by Stephen King
While not up to his best collection of short novels or novelettes, Different Seasons, this collection which also has four short novels or long stories, holds up well. It reminded me how well King can grab me and pull me along with his way of putting me in the shoes of one of the characters if not several. I read a lot of negative things from his fans. I think it's because first of all he has had some weak entries but most of all he has tremendous pressure on him to surpass himself and that's difficult for such a prolific writer who has written many more good books than bad in my opinion.
I found something about all these entries to rekindle my interest in his writing. They were intense at times, haunting, creepy and yet many times King reminded me how tender and poignant he can be, really getting into the heart of his characters. I am also impressed how he can show, without beating you over the head with it, how small actions or simple words can affect life changing decisions. One of the stories here really makes this apparent. I cared about these characters and was never bored. I recommend this highly along with his short story collection Everything's Eventual
I found something about all these entries to rekindle my interest in his writing. They were intense at times, haunting, creepy and yet many times King reminded me how tender and poignant he can be, really getting into the heart of his characters. I am also impressed how he can show, without beating you over the head with it, how small actions or simple words can affect life changing decisions. One of the stories here really makes this apparent. I cared about these characters and was never bored. I recommend this highly along with his short story collection Everything's Eventual