Originally posted by jeffingoff
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And I agree, last on the list doesn't make sense. A lot of that list just doesn't make sense to me, but that's what I love about lists like that...makes me think and ponder, and I appreciate the author's opinion. Firestarter being so high is odd. And was Thinner on the list? I'm not seeing it in my quick re-scan, but maybe I am missing it. As I get older, I'm beginning to think Thinner should be the model for books King writes from now on...short, plot-driven stuff, focused on a single character. Easier for him now that he's older, and he can get ideas out into the marketplace on a quicker schedule (Revival might arguably be an illustration of what I'm talking about). I wonder if the ranking, since it is on B&N, might be related somewhat to what the company thinks might be more marketable and easier to generate a sale with...i.e., the top-ranked books might sell more quickly than the lower-ranked ones, so rank those lower.
From A Buick 8 was a good book, but if I were to re-read it I probably would wish for it to be more of a novella instead of a novel. Cut out all the flashback/character scenes, if I remember correctly, and just focus on the strange vehicle and the experiments. I remember that book being somewhat controversial in the sense that it was reputed that nothing was explained and nothing much happened, but I thought plenty happened and that perhaps toward the end too much was explained, believe it or not. When they do the film version, I hope all of the character-type stuff is dropped and maybe a found-footage approach is utilized...
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