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Is there an author I hate or loathe - NO.

Are there books I hate or loathe - NO.

In my opinion, and in my long experience there are good writers and not so good writers. And every now and again a not so good writer will pen a very good story and a good writer will equalize the balance by scribbling a stinker.

Now I know Peter Straub's style can be a little off putting as he does like his purple prose - it took me over a month to read Ghost Story - but I loved it. I also enjoyed Full Circle (which was a much easier read) and Lost Boy Lost Girl as well as The Talisman and Black House (with Stephen King).

So I was just wondering why you've grown to loathe him?

Come join me - We all float down here.

Pennywise.