>!Chapter 14 has TWO references to his other works – Christine and It.!< In both cases, it’s a character mentioning them with the implication that these are fictional stories. It made me laugh because it’s kind of corny and not subtle to bring up his own stories, but I think it’s also a clever way to tell the reader that the story doesn’t take place in the same fantasy world where magical things happen. Most of what I’ve read of his work is the older stuff, I wonder if he does this in other stories as well.
by Padfoot2112
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If you read more and you like his works then you’re in for an interesting treat.
I just read the Bill Hodges Trilogy a few weeks ago. I liked them a lot, but man the way he writes young people is at it’s worst in Mr. Mercedes. Everyone still speaks like it’s 1973, with all the kids listening to 70’s R&B and making cultural references about times far before they were born.
I did love the nod to his own works as a way of clearly stating this is not in the Dark Tower universe. Very fun books, if a bit silly at times.
He’s a glorious nerd. And he does it in many of his storylines…but I feel to
differentiate between concurrent and overlapping fantasy worlds rather than to exclude worlds from it.
> I wonder if he does this in other stories as well.
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I’ve never seen it, but Stephen King is so prolific that it would make sense for him to be referenced in other fictional works.
No need to wonder: there are so many connections. This is very well known/documented.