Hello Kristoffer: 
 
 KL> I think the first part of the mini-series, up until the whole 'good' 
 KL> party reaches the Free Zone, is better than the 
 KL> book itself. The rest of the mini-series is not 
 KL> that good, though. What really disappointed me with 
 KL> the novel (and the mini-series) was the lousy 
 KL> ending. Suddenly the hand of God comes down and 
 KL> destroys Las Vegas; ridiculous. :( King could have 
 KL> thought out something more King-ish, IMHO.
The whole novel on a whole was a good story and had it's merits...except for 
the ending which really didn't do the story justice. I guess that's why King 
didn't like this novel in the first place (I haven't read Danse Macabre yet 
it tells of his reasons why he disliked this novel). 
The whole hand of God thing was kind of lame and the way some of the 
characters died didn't really suit the story. But I still loved the concept 
and underlying story. 
 
 TB> the only novel in which I really care about 
 TB> the characters and what had
 TB> happened to them. :)
 KL> Really? I think every novel that takes place in 
 KL> Castle Rock, and there are many :), is great and 
 KL> have characters I care about. I think Gerald's Game 
 KL> is the worst of the King books.
Gerald's Game and Insomnia are two of his worst novels. There are two novels 
which really stand out in my mind as true king novels Salem's Lot and Dead 
Zone which are pretty darn good reading...
 
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