Started reading Stephen King's Fairy Tale the day it came out (God bless my library) and laid waste to its 600+ pages in three days. The storyline occurs pre-DT so the author's prose couldn't logically develop delirium tremens, and the tale rock and rolls. Those evil librarians also called to let me know The Institute, by Mr King as well, was available. There's one hail to the Chief early on (but it wasn't like I'd spent any of my own money) but, have mercy, King delivered. I read all 576 pages in 72 hours! Even though I'm no King fan, I'll be honest, I don't see any writers who've been around since the 70s still making me turn pages that fast. Unwilling to wait for next day air I drove over a hundred miles to buy Robert Galbraith's latest 1000 pager The Running Grave, and didn't rue the $30. Granted, Running Grave took longer to read but I couldn't believe the level of suspense Joanne maintained for hundreds of consecutive pages once a lady PI shaves her head and goes undercover in a murderous religious cult. I marvel at the solidly strong storytelling ability King/Rowling have at the rate he and she grind 'em out. Both of them have more money than George R.R. Martin but that just may be his problem. No Country For Old Men, good movie, better book although I can't fathom how an author so punctuation-challenged won a Pulitzer.
lol, wow! I honestly loved reading this and I agree with your point with king that he has still been releasing books with such a high tier level it’s impressive! I have read Robert Galbraith, but I will have to check out his work in the future!
@@zakskiver When you opened your first Galbraith book were you surprised to see JK Rowling's picture, or did you already know she is Galbraith too? Joanne's mysteries are a 180 degree change of voice. The Running Grave is 7th in a series; library had the first six but I still bought and read it first.
The Road by Cormac McCarthy(?) is excellent!!
I think I’m going to try and read that book later this year.
@@zakskiver It's a depressing read, but a good one - worth it for Mcarthy's prose alone.
I’d love to read it this year and I’m hoping I can get to that.
Always an amazing haul when there is Stephen king!
That’s a fact lol. Still need his newest book.
I read Steven king’s portal fantasy book called Fairy Tale. Not bad…. The old man I kept imagining Clint Eastwood. 😂
That’s funny, I did too!🤣 I liked the first half of that book tbh.
A little life is so depressing but really good. I liked the maiden but personally think silent patient is better
I really want to read a little life, I’ll read it eventually lol
Started reading Stephen King's Fairy Tale the day it came out (God bless my library) and laid waste to its 600+ pages in three days. The storyline occurs pre-DT so the author's prose couldn't logically develop delirium tremens, and the tale rock and rolls. Those evil librarians also called to let me know The Institute, by Mr King as well, was available. There's one hail to the Chief early on (but it wasn't like I'd spent any of my own money) but, have mercy, King delivered. I read all 576 pages in 72 hours! Even though I'm no King fan, I'll be honest, I don't see any writers who've been around since the 70s still making me turn pages that fast. Unwilling to wait for next day air I drove over a hundred miles to buy Robert Galbraith's latest 1000 pager The Running Grave, and didn't rue the $30. Granted, Running Grave took longer to read but I couldn't believe the level of suspense Joanne maintained for hundreds of consecutive pages once a lady PI shaves her head and goes undercover in a murderous religious cult. I marvel at the solidly strong storytelling ability King/Rowling have at the rate he and she grind 'em out. Both of them have more money than George R.R. Martin but that just may be his problem. No Country For Old Men, good movie, better book although I can't fathom how an author so punctuation-challenged won a Pulitzer.
lol, wow! I honestly loved reading this and I agree with your point with king that he has still been releasing books with such a high tier level it’s impressive! I have read Robert Galbraith, but I will have to check out his work in the future!
@@zakskiver When you opened your first Galbraith book were you surprised to see JK Rowling's picture, or did you already know she is Galbraith too?
Joanne's mysteries are a 180 degree change of voice. The Running Grave is 7th in a series; library had the first six but I still bought and read it first.
So, I found out a few years ago that she wrote under a pen name, but didn’t know what the name was until today lol