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Title: Black House
ISBN: 0739300105
Author:
Stephen King
Peter Straub
Publicate Date: 2001-09-15
Publish: 2001-09-15
List Price: $54.95
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Audio Cassette
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1: In amongst the dirt there contains some wonderful visuals
I am no better off. The profane language was unnecessary and much of the graphic visualizations could have been eliminated creating a much more compact story. With that said, there would not be much left. I felt like I was reading two stories, as if each writers technique stood out on its own----it was unbalanced. I was disappointed that so much time was spent in this world and not the other created world. It is a shame, because in amongst the dirt there contains some wonderful visualizations and details.
The story is narrated to us as if we are flying over that small town in Western Wisconsin on the back of a great bird. Wisconsinites will enjoy the many references to its attributes, especially baseball (where King has a strong interest). In the novel "The Talisman", by the same authors, Jack Sawyer is just a boy. In "Black House" they continue the story of Jack Sawyer, now a retired police officer, where he is brought in to investigate and help find the kidnapper and killer of children. The kidnapper is controlled by a force from another world and this black house is the gateway to it. It is not necessary to read "The Talisman", but it would help answer questions, and it was also better.
Wish you well
Scott
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2: In my top five novels of all time...
I have read a lot of books in my time, but none of them have engaged me as deeply as this one. King and Straub weave a tale so intricately and descriptively, it feels like I have actually been to French Landing and lived through these events. I have reread this story more than any other. It has staying power. Jack is back, and it ain't just about Twinners anymore! A must-read for anyone into the Dark Tower series.
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3: What a let down!!!
I had such a hard time getting thru this book!!! I loved the talisman, and I was excited to find out that there was a 2nd book. Black house was such a BORE!!!! I found myself skimming page after page. I cannot stand when an author goes so much into detail that they have to have these 2 page inner monologs(sp)~ Don't get me wrong I love detail but this was way to much.
I love the whole "Territories" premise. The characters in Black House were not as interesting as in the Talisman... It was good to see ol traveling Jack again, but it was also annoying how long it took him to get involved in helping find the Fisherman.. I think people will be dissapointed with Black house~
Eventhough I was dissapointed with Black house I would definetly read any pre-quals or sequals~
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4: kinda dull
If you are fan of The Talisman, as I certainly am, you will be dissapointed by this sequel. Thats not to say that Black House doesn't have its redeeming qualities, but the good moments of action are few and far between: out of the 660 pages of Black House, only about 40 actually occur in the territories. The characters are interesting and, like many critics have pointed out (almost as if they were searching for something positive to say about the book), the setting is very rich and intricately detailed...but c'mon, is that why you bought a book by Stephen King? I didn't. I thought it would be something like The Talisman, but unfortunately it is far removed from the things that made that book great to read. Pseudo-supernatural at best, except for the last 70 pages (which are quite good), I would look somewhere else for a good read. That is,unless you want to see well rounded characters sitting in a rich setting in rural Wisconsin doing what rural people do: sit around and talk about local soc-hops and backfence gossip. I don't know about everybody else, but when I read Stephen King or Peter Straub, I want to be entertained with action, horror, suspense, etc., not the humdrum day-to-day marrerisms of a small town.
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5: just as good as the talisman
I enjoyed reading this book alot.Jack is one of my faveorite characters.I just love how King ties in his dark tower series to almost all of his books.King is a masterful story tell and this is one awsome book
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