Just finished 'Lisey's Story', and a few months ago, 'Cell'.

Now, don't get me wrong here:- as stand-alone books by one of my favourite writers ever, they were good. Well written, a bit scary at times, good characterisation.... ALL the things, in short, one would expect from him.

But..............


...Cell..... an updated and shortened version of 'The Stand', surely? And Lisey's story itself - an amalgam of 'The Dark Half' and 'The Talisman' (a fantasy book co-written with Peter Straub), no?

OK, what does anyone else think?

DM

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The selfish, they're all standing in line
Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time
Me, I figure as each breath goes by
I only own my mind