Never read any author who gets human behavior more so than King. His characters are relatable, understandable. He’s especially good with children. Kinda freaky how well I remember my childhood in his characters. Doesn’t seem too hot with teens, skips over them to adults.

Pratchett is a very, very close second with his Discworld books. He writes about human behavior on a larger scale though, King’s characters are more individual.

Because 90% of the human population lives in the Northern hemisphere? Bet you get fooled by population maps all the time.

Wife’s Philippina. Always surprises me that there’s more Chinese. I see and meet tons of them, but don’t know a single Chinese person.

“There’s no grays, only white that’s got grubby. I’m surprised you don’t know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That’s what sin is.”

“It’s a lot more complicated than that–”

“No. It ain’t. When people say things are a lot more complicated than that, they means they’re getting worried that they won’t like the truth. People as things, that’s where it starts.”

“Oh, I’m sure there are worse crimes–”

“But they starts with thinking about people as things…”

Fair enough list, but Dr. Sleep doesn’t deserve a slot.

I’d inquire at your local credit unions. Unless I had specific business needs, I’d never go back to a bank.

Well now I’m wondering why I should track my reading. I just read, have my whole life. Some benefit I’m missing?