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The Bazaar of Bad Dreamsmight be Stephen King at his most literary.
Not that the distinction should really matter.
And his latest collection is just the cherry on top.
You only have to look at where these stories were published.
Yes, some of these stories come from the traditional places:Esquire,Cemetery Dance, andPlayboy.
In fact, these stories may even be the high points among the creepier reads.
And theyre emotionally taxing, too.
At several points while reading these stories, I had to put the book down.
Now they argue quite a lot.
Its really all the same argument.
It is, Ray sometimes thinks, like a dog track.
When they argue theyre like greyhounds chasing the mechanical rabbit.
You go past the same scenery time after time, but you dont see the landscape.
You see the rabbit.
Youve had to sit through the whole thing.
Its interesting, too, Kings view on death.
I like this approach.
But there are monster stories, too, for anyone looking for a more traditional King experience.
And when King throws a couple of kids into the mix, your heart starts beating much faster.
Surely, he wont…
More often than not, he does.
These little interludes offer a unique look into the writers mind, but not in a pretentious way.
Youre not reading Kings journals here.
As other Constant Readers will attest to, Kings intros are always as interesting as his actual stories.
Hes the Crypt Keeper that steals the show before the story actually gets going.
His musings before each tale are a welcome addition.
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