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ninigeee t1_j203v5x wrote

I've read Mine by him and I couldn't put it down. I will never forget that book. I've been wanting to read Swan Song but don't think I'm ready to commit to a 1000+ page book just yet.

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Nightfall90z t1_j20849v wrote

Great author, i’ve read some of his books and wish to read more.

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Mattyfu t1_j20hm8v wrote

Finished The Boarder yesterday. Sensational!

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Binky-Answer896 t1_j20jvvn wrote

I’ve loved everything I’ve read by him. I suspect the reason he doesn’t get the appreciation his books deserve is because he writes in so many genres that critics (and booksellers) don’t know where to put him.

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SonnyCalzone t1_j20sn5n wrote

Being both a musician AND an admirer of horror tales that are well-told, of course I thoroughly enjoyed McCammon's book The Five.

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SonnyCalzone t1_j20tszu wrote

Replying to Binky-Answer896 (#1,124,897)

His stories are awesome. I have a sneaking suspicion that McCammon is famously difficult to work with though (if true, this might explain why his publishers always seem to be a small press, and it might also explain why his books don't remain in print for very long.)

Outside of the publishing game, I'm fairly certain that McCammon is more sociable than given credit for and easy enough to get along with on a personal level.

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SalemMO65560 t1_j216a6h wrote

For me, it's Boy's Life. The best novel I've read about childhood. So many incredibly beautiful passages and scenes. I've read it three times and I think I'll probably read it at least once more at some point in time.

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JSB19 t1_j2178cm wrote

I’ve looked at Listener a few times but haven’t read it yet, what did you love about it?

I love McCammon, Swan Song is in my top five books ever. Only book that didn’t work for me was the first Corbett one, the one in colonial times. Everything else is damn good: Border, Wolf’s Hour, Boys Life, Stinger…

Speaking of Stinger did you know that Peacock is making a series for it? It was announced last week and James Wan in involved!

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SonnyCalzone t1_j21dlyi wrote

It astonishes me a little bit that I have zero interest in reading McCammon's Corbett series. Perhaps the mood will strike me after I have chopped down my TBR tree a little bit first. Seriously. My TBR stack is large enough to block out the sun. I sure do loves me some McCammon stuff though! Swan Song and The Five both come to mind immediately, and I very much want to read The Night Boat as well as The Wolf's Hour.

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