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Title: Disappointing on every level. Pick a different King.
Review: I remember reading a few of King's novels as a kid, if more for the characters than for the monsters. Salem's Lot disappoints on both counts, with most of the characters remaining strangely lifeless (no pun intended) and the book's misogyny being much scarier than the actual monsters. To add insult to injury, I was not a big fan of the reader either (but that part of course is highly subjective), and the pace is rather slow at times. Still, I'm not much of a quitter so I managed to hold on for most of the story. But eventually, I had to give up in disgust, two discs from the end: A first.Corollary: If you want a story of King's at all, I suggest you pick a different one.
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