Comments on: Insomnia

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:59:20 +0000

Yeah… while I enjoy King’s books, I think you have something going there. The whole “everything is tied to the Tower, which I can’t really explain fully” deal.. that does serve as a pretty easy plot fixer-upper.

By: Joshua J. Slone

Joshua J. Slone — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:46:08 +0000

“The main issue I had with Insomnia was that it felt like the main plot just didnâ€™t move as much as it should have, especially considering that this is a rather hefty book, weighing in at nearly 700 pages.”

Heh, yeah, sounds like Stephen King. I quite enjoy the guy’s work, but a lot of it tends to drag on forever before some out-of-the-blue whizbang ending.

I think I read this one before I read Dark Towers I-IV. It’s amazing how few of his books _don’t_ in some way tie in. I guess it makes for a convenient excuse as to how come there seem to be all these higher powers messing with people or bringing on those out-of-the-blue endings.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:57:09 +0000

Yeah, short books are going to have to be the order of the day until I catch up. I’m (re)zipping through Myths to Live By right now, by Joseph Campbell.

By: sayonaratosilence

sayonaratosilence — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:13:29 +0000

Anything to help reach the 52 books in 52 weeks goal. I know of plenty short books to read.

Tortilla Flats and Cannery Row by John Steinbeck are two fast but excellent reads, On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Night by Weinzel are another two fast read.

Just hollar when you need more ideas.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:05:48 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations, I’ll check ‘em out.

By: sayonaratosilence

sayonaratosilence — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:24 +0000

If you like Stephen King and the Dark Tower series, try The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, its fast read, better than Insomina, The Green Mile is also fast but not as good as the Dark Tower, Riding the Bullet is fast but different than the Dark Tower or Insomina.