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harleykwin said:
Three: I just picked up a small little novellete by Stephen King called The Colorado Kid which, from the pulp inspired cover, looks like its a crime novel instead of King's usual fare. Still, I'm a huge King fan and I want to see where he'll go with this. I thought I had read most of King's stuff and so had gone looking for authors in the horror/creepy/chills-down-your-spine genre. Ended up picking up In The Night Room by Peter Straub as he has collaborated with King on other titles and I figured he could give me the same kinda chills.

Not even close.

What a disappointment! No thrills, no chills, no nada! How this guy earned such a stellar reputation I'll never know - didn't get one goosebump the entire time. Blah. Read Poe's tales to remind me what good creepy tales were like.

Hope Kid is as good as King's other works....



If you're looking for the Colorado Kid to give you chills, you'll be horribly disappointed. The Hard Case Crime line is dedicated to pulp mystery/noir/suspense/thriller novels. King's offering is basically a light mystery. It read like King was having fun writing it, and it definitely has a pulp feel to it. But it's a vast departure from the true horror novels he's written - it's essentially like From A Buick 8 without the Lovecraftian overtones and the cheated feeling you get after reading it.

Speaking of King, I just finished Danse Macabre...again. Before that, I read The Emerald Burrito Of Oz. Cute book with cool concepts...a quick read, though not a ton happens.

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