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i read Kings non-fic book the Dance Macabre and he sort of makes excuses for himself ... in his 'there are really only 3 horror stories' theory.
I subscribe to the theory to a point but when i got thinking about it .. everything he's done has been a variation on something thats done before ...
the latter books are the most inventive but his style has become so old and worn and set in stone that they seem like tired old ideas ...
but yeah ... the childhood friend thing ... he writes in a very seductive way .. he has an art of leading you further and further into the book (often against your will) but there just isnt a payoff.
He's like a really good hooker ... all the right moves - technically proficient - but no passion .. only in it for the money.
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