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This may sound dumb, but I've never read for this man. I've always just heard about him on social media but never ventured to read his work. Opinions, please. Should I invest? Feeling like fiction lately. I've read so much non-fiction ~~through~~ throughout my life that I think I deserve a couple of fiction books to get busy with for a little while. Thanks in advance

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (5 children)

The Dark Tower series is pretty good for the first three or four books, the rest I couldn't vouch for. I find a lot of his stories hit the same beats to the point that they feel formulaic, but his best-known works - the ones you've heard of over and over again - are all worth a read.

Also, if you're looking for really long, really dense, really dark fantasy in a thoroughly rounded and meticulously crafted world, check out Steven Erikson's Malazan saga. King does horror, Erikson does horripilation.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Thank you so much. I'll check out Malazan for sure. I was at Walmart and see King's book "Fairy Tale" and it got me curious. Have you read this book?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Fairy Tale was decent. I read or listen to a lot of books, if you go through books quickly you'll probably enjoy it, if you are the kind of reader that takes your time the pacing might be slow.

Theres a lot of tribute material, but it didn't add up to enough to make me tired of it.

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