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** King himself will probably never live down the idea of his "writing while flying high on cocaine". He has been drug-free since the early '90s. For that matter, people tend to blame the (perceived) weak ending of ''Literature/TheStand'' and the rather rambling plot of ''Literature/TheShining'' on King's drug habit, when in fact he wouldn't have serious drug problem until the '80s. He did, however, have a drinking problem early on.
** The list of things King may never live down is pretty long, but one would be remiss not to mention the supposed idea that the latter half of his career has consisted of unreadable dreck that even his fans can't stand. Some even blame his being hit by a car for "destroying his creativity". In the opinions of those who have actually read his post-accident output, he's written some of this best work since then, including ''Literature/DumaKey'', ''Literature/ElevenTwentyTwoSixtyThree'', ''Literature/DoctorSleep'' and ''Literature/{{Revival}}''. Many of the novels held up as "proof" of his later work being awful generally include ''Literature/RoseMadder'' or ''Literature/{{Insomnia}}'', two books that are actually from the '90s and pre-accident, or they will bring up ''Literature/{{Dreamcatcher}}'' and ''Literature/{{Cell}}'', which he wrote years apart, and are only two books out of his post-accident period.



* King himself will probably never live down the idea of his "writing while flying high on cocaine". He has been drug-free since the early '90s. For that matter, people tend to blame the (perceived) weak ending of ''Literature/TheStand'' and the rather rambling plot of ''Literature/TheShining'' on King's drug habit, when in fact he wouldn't have serious drug problem until the '80s. He did, however, have a drinking problem early on.
** The list of things King may never live down is pretty long, but one would be remiss not to mention the supposed idea that the latter half of his career has consisted of unreadable dreck that even his fans can't stand. Some even blame his being hit by a car for "destroying his creativity". In the opinions of those who have actually read his post-accident output, he's written some of this best work since then, including ''Literature/DumaKey'', ''11/22/63'', ''Literature/DoctorSleep'' and ''Revival''. Many of the novels held up as "proof" of his later work being awful generally include ''Rose Madder'' or ''Insomnia'', two books that are actually from the '90s and pre-accident, or they will bring up ''Literature/{{Dreamcatcher}}'' and ''Cell'', which he wrote years apart, and are only two books out of his post-accident period.
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* ''Literature/ACourtOfThornsAndRoses'':
** Many readers believe that Tamlin's lowest moments i.e. locking Feyre up in his manor and allying with Hybern, define him as a character and that his more sympathetic characterization present in ''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' was just a façade.
** Judging by the fanbase's reaction, Rhysand conspiring to keep Feyre from knowing that her pregnancy will probably kill her won't be forgotten any time soon.

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