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Everything's Eventual (2002)

Before reading:  Here we go again with more short stories. As we have seen time and time before, these are not my jam. I am familiar with two of the stories in this collection ( 1408  and  The Little Sisters of Eluria)  and am excited to read at least those. Same as always I will give overall thoughts as well as thoughts on each individual story. Let's jump right in! After reading: I am happy to report that this was my favorite short story collection. I don't think I really disliked a single story and there were a few that I quite enjoyed. A pleasant surprise. Now I still don't love this format but I actually had a good time reading this collection. :)  Autopsy Room Four:  Immediately, first sentence, I said "oh God." Also, this is set in Derry so that's fun. That was almost a really good story until the end. It was legitimately scary but the end was silly and stupid. I know King does this on purpose and has a certain sense of humor, but I wish it was ...