Book #142 of 2026: The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub (The Talisman #1) I wasn’t overly impressed when I read this novel a decade ago, but with the news that another sequel would be coming soon, I wanted to return to it to refresh my memory. On this reread I was joined by …
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Book #264 of 2021: Last Drink Bird Head edited by Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer In this 2009 charity anthology to benefit the ProLiteracy organization, eighty writers answer the prompt, “Who or what is Last Drink Bird Head?” It’s flash fiction, meaning the authors are encouraged to respond off the top of their heads, unplanned …
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Book #35 of 2016: Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub (The Talisman #2) Most of Stephen King’s books connect to his other stories in one way or another, a process that’s aided by his Dark Tower series positing that all worlds are intertwined. Sometimes these connections between stories can be as simple as …
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Book #31 of 2016: The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub (The Talisman #1) I’m normally a sucker for stories about parallel universes, but the mechanics of the magic (particularly the world-hopping) in this one were so unclear that it was a pretty frustrating reading experience. I do like that there was plenty of …
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