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I'm close to finishing Summer of Night by Dan Simmons. I read it many years ago, and remembered the basic ideas of a bunch of kids (similar to Stephen King's It), but didn't remember the title. And this time I didn't remember it was the same book until I came to once specific incident, which doesn't even fit into the plot. Overall, I like it better now. Did it get better or did my standards go down? I'm not sure. I still think It is by far the better book (although still flawed), and I'm not likely to change that opinion. Still, a recent incident where they drew out and destroyed the Rendering Truck and killed the man driving it, was good. You can put it on your bookshelf next to which bookshelf speakers, and I'll no doubt read the sequel, Winter of Darkness. which takes place 20 years later.