tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179476671928808768.post6475484705233784576..comments2023-12-06T16:25:24.992-06:00Comments on friar's fires: Ranking KingFriarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907204457371629428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179476671928808768.post-72546057702218329382012-04-26T14:52:58.477-05:002012-04-26T14:52:58.477-05:00Yeah, It gets love, I think, for being one of his ...Yeah, <i>It</i> gets love, I think, for being one of his last throws as a straight-up horror writer before he became more phenomenon than author. But the ending is weak.<br /><br /><i>11/22/63</i> was probably one of the best things he's put out in the last 15-20 years; it certainly shows as the result of harder work than a lot of his post-1990 output.Friarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465717054328033709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179476671928808768.post-78761030793188755012012-04-26T10:34:54.325-05:002012-04-26T10:34:54.325-05:00Thanks for posting that link. I realized, after re...Thanks for posting that link. I realized, after reading this, just how few King books I've actually read. I gave up on him when he described his protagonist, in vivid detail, taking a dump in one of the novella collections (Four Past Midnight?). I gave him another chance, and read 11/22/63, which I thought was pretty good.<br /><br /><i>It</i> was ranked too highly, in my opinion, for reasons having to do with the ending. Also, I would have ranked <i>'Salem's Lot</i> in the top 3.<br /><br />King's best work came when he still had an editor...TodBryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601554621775313180noreply@blogger.com