I read The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King as soon as I could. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams is a large book of short stories, but if you are like me, you may have already read some of the stories when they were originally released as e-Books only available on Amazon (Mile 81, Ur), novellas (Blockade Billy), in magazines, audiobooks or in prior compilations of his short stories.
King is like Sting-you keep buying his stuff knowing full well that you’re just getting a repackaged original that you bought a million times before, but you can’t help it. I was not familiar with all the stories, but libraries only give borrowers a little time to read new releases, particularly new releases written by Stephen King, so I didn’t care if King said that he revised a story, I did not reread them. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
Unlike Full Dark, No Stars, you won’t feel gut punched or need a breather after every story. These stories are mild diversions ready to be adapted on some anthology tv show with a horror or science fiction bent. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams will tide you over until the next King novel, but you won’t need to leave the lights on.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
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