There, I would agree. I always had the sense that his books were padded. And I lost the suspension of disbelief in reading "The Stand" when he had one character troubling over the "safety catch" of a revolver. About as meaningful as the xylophone on an automobile.
To a bacterium, antibiotics are a "toxic enviroment."
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Stephen King is far and away the most overrated writer in the United States.
There, I would agree. I always had the sense that his books were padded. And I lost the suspension of disbelief in reading "The Stand" when he had one character troubling over the "safety catch" of a revolver. About as meaningful as the xylophone on an automobile.