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You Like It Darker is a collection of twelve stories by American author Stephen King, published by Scribner in May 2024. [1] The book was announced on November 6, 2023, via Entertainment Weekly, which provided a look at the book's wraparound cover, table of contents, and an excerpt from "Rattlesnakes", a sequel to King's 1981 novel Cujo.
Reviewing You Like It Darker for The New York Times, Gabino Iglesias described Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream as "the crown jewel of the collection". [7] Mike Finn described Danny Coughlin's Bad Dream as "a powerful novella. Not a pleasant read but a compelling one [...] grindingly oppressive and totally believable."
Emily Burnham (reviewing You Like It Darker for the Bangor Daily News) considered Two Talented Bastids to be the strongest story in the collection, stating that it "returns to time-honored themes in the author's vast body of work [but] never feels like it's rehashing well-worn tropes in the King oeuvre", adding that the story "unfolds in typically King-ian fashion — a mix of humor, poignancy ...
When a famous writer dies at ninety, his son investigates the defining friendship of his life. Turns out the old man kept his friends close—and his secrets closer.
He tried to retire in 2002 (so laughable in hindsight, like the introduction of New Coke, which was discontinued the same year) but fortunately for what he calls his "Constant Readers," it never took.
The Answer Man is a novella by Stephen King, first published in King's 2024 collection You Like It Darker. Plot summary. In 1937, Phil Parker, ...
Wife: “I want another baby.” Husband: “That’s a relief, I also really don’t like this one.” My wife and I have reached the difficult decision that we do not want children.
Reviewing You Like It Darker, Michael Washburn judged "On Slide Inn Road" to be the strongest story in the collection, noting that "King uses deft touches to etch in the differences among the social media-savvy kids in the car, their white-collar parents, and the old-timer."