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Mar 16, 2008 at 2:48am
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Funny
by M. R. K Author IconMail Icon
Well, I wouldn't necessarily say I loathe him, nor do I hate him, mostly it's just that I dislike him. You see, the issue I have with Peter Straub is that I feel he frequently throws a good story idea into a book, and then turns it into a dragging, slow-paced description of every little fact that he can throw in, followed by an ending that 9 times out of 10 lets me down.

For example, I thought Floating Dragon was a fantastic read all the way through to the end, when, without mentioning any spoilers, it takes a turn towards the semi-ridiculous.

Honestly, I can't make much of a fair argument against Peter Straub. I do think he writes beautifully, and he is one of the great American writers, he's just an author I choose to read only once a year, if that.

Koko was a wonderful novel though, I must admit.

-Matt

-when you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks into you
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