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post #1 of 16
10/10/10 at 12:19pm
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Yeah, the book I was involved in.

If you want the ebook, here's a handy place to figure the best way for you: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/26265
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post #2 of 16
10/10/10 at 12:52pm
I put it on my reading list, and will be checking it out sooner or later. I have a huge stack of books waiting for me back home, and I want to try to get through those first. But Grim Reaper is definitely going to make the rotation (along with Meg, which is another one I need to read).
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post #3 of 16
10/12/10 at 6:21am
Sample downloaded. Enjoying it so far. When I get a smart phone in a few weeks I'll definitely be buying it.
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post #4 of 16
10/12/10 at 6:22am
The Amazon "reviews" are funny.
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post #5 of 16
10/14/10 at 7:54am
Wow, i started it last night and cant put it down.
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post #6 of 16
10/15/10 at 11:34am
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The Amazon "reviews" are funny.
No shit. They're plants. Not saying the book is shit (though the story seem generic), but those reviews aren't helping.
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post #7 of 16
10/15/10 at 11:45am
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The reviews do not please me.
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post #8 of 16
10/15/10 at 4:27pm
Well I really enjoyed "Meg" but haven't gotten around to the sequels yet but I recently finished "The Loch". Which I really enjoyed. Very dense with great character back story and some interesting history lessons in there as well. I loved how he took some time (an entire chapter once, I think) and literally wrote on Scotland's history.

Looking forward to "Grim Reaper". Definitely going on my XMAS list.
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post #9 of 16
11/5/10 at 12:55pm
Am I the only one who read this?
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post #10 of 16
11/5/10 at 12:59pm
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Judging by the sales, no! But you are in select company.

I cannot imagine it being your cup of tea though I appreciate you reading it.
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post #11 of 16
11/5/10 at 1:03pm
I hated it, actually, and I am a big Stephen King fan and I normally get a few kicks out of this type of genre. Alten's clearly a crazy person, though, and his 9/11 conspiracy theories are reprehensible. I might have been willing to give him some rope with that, if the book were well written, but it simply isn't. Honestly? This probably would have worked better as a movie.

I judge these books by a pretty simple criteria, which is "would the freshman in high school me have liked it?" And the answer is "No, he would have returned it to the library and seen what the new Dragonlance novel was."
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post #12 of 16
11/5/10 at 1:08pm
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This is the toned down version. We don't see eye to eye on those matters, but it was considerably more 'out there' at one point.

Luckily, the new book moves away from all the 'real world' stuff.
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post #13 of 16
11/5/10 at 1:13pm
I haven't read REAPER yet but I imagine it's better than anything King has written recently. Apart from UNDER THE DOME he's been churning out crap for years.

BAG OF BONES was his last good novel until DOME. I'll defintely check out REAPER soon.
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post #14 of 16
11/5/10 at 1:27pm
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I hated it, actually, and I am a big Stephen King fan and I normally get a few kicks out of this type of genre. Alten's clearly a crazy person, though, and his 9/11 conspiracy theories are reprehensible. I might have been willing to give him some rope with that, if the book were well written, but it simply isn't. Honestly? This probably would have worked better as a movie.

I judge these books by a pretty simple criteria, which is "would the freshman in high school me have liked it?" And the answer is "No, he would have returned it to the library and seen what the new Dragonlance novel was."
We co-wrote it as a script and though it was still the same idea it was much leaner and meaner and the conspiracy stuff way WAY toned down.

Anyway, thanks for reading.
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post #15 of 16
11/5/10 at 5:59pm
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I haven't read REAPER yet but I imagine it's better than anything King has written recently. Apart from UNDER THE DOME he's been churning out crap for years.

BAG OF BONES was his last good novel until DOME. I'll defintely check out REAPER soon.
I have my issues with King's output as of late, but this is a silly statement. Lisey's Story and Hearts in Atlantis were both big stretches for him, and he's still the modern master of the genre short story.

I'd be interested in hearing more about the changes from script to book.
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post #16 of 16
11/5/10 at 6:15pm
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I have my issues with King's output as of late, but this is a silly statement. Lisey's Story and Hearts in Atlantis were both big stretches for him, and he's still the modern master of the genre short story.

I'd be interested in hearing more about the changes from script to book.
King's short stories focus on his strengths and even the novella short stories have restraint. There's an economy and leanness to them most of his novels don't have. He also tends to be more experimental with his short stories.
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