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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
[...] As for Christopher Moore, I have several of his early books. I read Bloodsucking Fiends and I just didn't get much out of it. Maybe I'm just too dour.
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We can't all like the same things, what would we were argue about on here?
I've only recently started with Christopher Moore. My early assessment (having, so far, read only the three I mentioned before) is that he improved dramatically. While his writing and stories are nothing like Pratchett's, I find that I like them for the much the same reason: I love the blend of humour with serious (seriously funny?). Humour on its own doesn't cut it for me, there must be something more, and both
Lamb and
Fool show that a lot of effort went into their creation.
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
[...] (Incidentally, the coworker mentioned is going in for surgery and will be bed-ridden for six weeks. That's what made me think of Misery. She hasn't read any King and she's young enough she's never seen the movie. She has no clue what the book is about.
I told her just pick it up and read it. My recommendation is either inspired or cruel.)
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Another vote for cruel. You picked one of the few books of King's that I have no interest in picking up again, and would be quite content to have never read. ...
The Shining wasn't one of his shining moments either (for my tastes).