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Not putting down Buick 8 completely. It does have excellent characterization & some of the dialogue being amongst the best i've read. A lot of that also recurs in Colorado Kid. The people in them actually feel alive. But having written so many stories, think King's moving away from plots and moving on to more "human" stories. The plot itself and its endings seem to be secondary.
There was also no "pace" in them. Something lacking in King books since his accident i.e. Dreamcatcher & Girl who loved Tom Gordon. Like flipping thru an album looking at pictures arranged in random order, from past and present. He may be a more mature writer with a greater flair of the language. But of his recent titles, i've only truly enjoyed Bag of Bones.
On blue days, when dark clouds cover the sun, i still find myself reaching out for the old King books on my shelf.
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Madness takes its toll.... please have exact change
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