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"The Painted Veil" by W. Somerset Maugham.
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I PROMESSI SPOSI by Alessandro Manzoni
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From Sawdust to Stardust (biography of DeForest Kelley).
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Jul 21, 2007 - 7:53 PM
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CAT
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CELL by Stephen King
To be honest, I haven't read a King book in years. I've always felt his best work was in the 70's thru the early 80's. His writing was lean and mean and very scary. But after he wrote IT, I always felt his writing became bloated, redundant and a bit lazy. His best works were his non-fiction, like ON WRITING. And he also veered off his hardcore horror material. So when I got CELL, it seemed he went back to his roots of pure horror.
Overall, the book is a hit and miss. It starts off quickly but weak. He then hits a great stride for the middle act and he reminded me of his early, better years. Though the story is remmiscent of a Romero zombie flick, of which he makes references to, he adds his own touch and even throws in a VERY interesting twist to those who were "pulsed" while talking on their cellphones. But his climax and finale is very abrupt, weak and disappointing. He was seemingly on his way to a very distubing, "I am Legend" style of ending and then tosses it for a more "populist" style ending. There is a great build up and then it seems like he got cold feet and quickly made a ending that makes one go "WTF!?"
What could have been vintage King ended up being an interesting idea that ended up feeling half baked.
6 out of 10
Tom
Just finished this book last night. Now I know why I stayed away from King for so many years. That ending! ARGHHH!!! Shame too, cause it really grabbed me in the beginning.
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"The Wrong Kind of Blood" by Declan Hughes.
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