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I've read a lot of Stephen King books and I think they're great. Don't you agree?
I have read Christeen, I didn't finish it, but I thought it was ok!
Oh yeah, I read it and it was great. You should have finished it.
I did not read Christine, but my friend did. She said it was bad. And let's face it, a novel about some car can't be so great, can it? But all the other books by Stieven King that I have read were great. Dream Catcher and It are my favorites. What do you guys think?
I always wanted to read Carrie! It just happens my name is Karrie, so I guess I've had the sudden impulse to read that book, but unfortunately they don't have it at the library at my school!
Oh my gosh. Carrie was awesome. I read that years ago, but I still remember it's distortedness. That was just so good.
I agree. That was a great book. What about pet cemetery?
Did n e of y'all read firestarter. It was great! If you haven't read it you should.
Hey Carrie. R u a member of NLS? If so, you can download Carrie threw web braille. I am going to read "the fire starter" over the holiday or the stand. Not sure wich one yet. Christine was pretty good, but I did not like "the girl who loved Tom Gordon" But hey, that is just my opinion afterall.
Yeah, the girl who loved Tom Gordon was pretty dull. In contrast, Fire starter was exelent. I want to read the stand but the library of congress doesn't have available copies.
The Stand is available via bookshare. I know it is sort of expensive to join, but if you are in school you might be able to get them to pay for it for you. But if u aren't a US citizen, you can't use bookshare anyway, so if u aren't, disreguard that. The stand a much larger book than Fire Starter though. The Fire starter is I think about 500 KB when in .brf format, and the stand is 2133K. Big difference, a? This is my favorite King book so far, even though I have only ready 4 others. Anyway, I know that between bookshare.org and NLS, you can get just about all of the Stephen King books in one form or another.
I've read Pet Cemetary, it's actually a fully dramatised version with a full cast, I've yet to get it on cd.
hi all,
I have read most of the stephen king novels, and what i haven't read, i either saw it on tv, or video. I've read, christine, the stand, salems lot, the 6 part serial the green mile, I saw carrie on tv and read the book, i saw firestarter on tv, but haven't read the book, I saw the shining on tv. and read a couple of his short story collections, nightmares and dream scapes, and can't remember the other one.
wonderwoman
Stephen King rocks! I have read Carrie, Chrstine, Pet Sematary, The Shining, The Green Mile, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and I think that's it. i wanna join BookShare so I can read all the others! Lol!
Caitlin
I haven't read the man who loved Tom Gordon yet, haven't eveer got it from the library. I love his shortstory collections. I can't remember the titles of some of the short story collections I've read, but I liked his nightmares and dreamscapes stories, all except that one story about baseball or whatever it was. It had nothing to do with the rest of his horror stories, so I just skipped it.
wonderwoman
Christine...I want that car!
Firestarter... Excellent story but a bit repetative
Cujo...That kept me up at night
The Shining..Brilliant
Carrie...Who wouldnt want to do that to school bullies
Thinner....Truly unsettling but it flagged towards the end.
It...That was my favourtie as clowns have always scared me.
Pet Semetary made me laugh so hard i couldnt read the damned thing particularly the scene where Gage attacks his mother that just destroyed my resolve.
grin.
I've read a fairly large percentage of Stephen King's stuff, and I don't think there's too much I didn't like. I'm currently re-reading It, and it's just as good the second time around. Also, for anyone who hasn't read the Dark Tower series, I would highly recommend it.
i hated the movie of pet cemetery. Has anyone read that book by him called insomnia? I heard it was boring, but i like the title. I also liked the nightmares and dream scapes, and wonderwoman, I don't think any of the stories are supposed to have to do anything with each other. If you guys like really freaky books, you should read the regulators by richard bochman. another weird steven king book is jerald's game. now that kept me up at night.
Yes I've read a lot of Stephen King novels. He is my favorite author. I have read , Carrie, pet semetary, thinner, desperation, fire starter, the girl who loved Tom Gorden, the green mile, hearts in atlantis, the mist, cujo and insomeia. I think that is it for the books I've read , but I've seen about like all of his movies from the ones he has made for tv as well as the ones he has on vhs.
I recently read Skeleton Crew...it was very good.
Dark Tower is good, just long. You need to have a lot of time to devote to it, or if you don't have time, make time, anyway. lol I'm working on book 5 right now.
I"m considering reading The Dark Tower, though I've heard it's kind of slow at times, and also very long. I jsut re-checked out The Green Mile from the library, which is, thus far, my favorite SK book. By the way, his web site is very good ... www.stephenking.com ... was just there last night. There's news, bio, FAQ, newsletters, etc.
I'm in love with Stephen King, just don't tell his Wife. JKJK LOL. Seriously I've read, Pet Cemetary, It, The Shining, The stand, Misery, Carrie, Christeen, Salems's Lot, Jouruselem's Lot, and I am finishing up The Dark tower series. I love that one especially. Been reading that over a three year span. The thing about his books, is that I can't pick a favorite. LOL.
You have to read The Green Mile, it's my favorite by him. I'm listening to it again right now, on tape. For the second time, and I've read it, so technically it's the third read! It's aces hehehe!
I think that "The stand" was one of King's best works, although "It" also had the complexity and twistedness of "The Stand" it was not quite as profound in my opinion. I loved Fire Starter, that was a wonderful book and also Dream Ketcher. I think that either the Stand or Dream Ketcher scared me the most. It's a toss up, but they both frightened me and gave me terrible night mares. I love scarry books though and horror movies, the more realistic and the more possible the better and the more frightening. Rose Matter was a little random, but I liked it as was Bag of Bones. Bag of Bones was a little slow to get started, but it all came together for me at the end and I think that over all it was a good read. Christine was sort of corney but I loved it. I didn't much care for Pet cemetary which was a little predictable and not especially convincing. I have yet to read Karry, but it's on my to read list. The shining was terrifying, but the movie was awful. The ending was inaccurate as was much of the movie, not true to the book at all and rather anticlimactic. In the movie the father simply wanders off and gets lost in the hedge maze, whereas in the book the boiler explodes and the hotel bursts into a flaming inferno. Well, movies are never as good as the books. I've never seen a movie of a Stephen King book that I liked better than the book it was based on. I liked The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordin, but it was certainly not his best book. It was a little random, sort of slow, well for King at least, and rather short, but not a bad read for a rainy day. Kujo was terrifying, because it is not only realistic, but also possible. It was interesting that he chose a Saint Bernard dog, rather than a Pit Bull, German Shepard, Rot Wiler or other stareo-tipically feared dog breed. Despite the tarifying story line I still felt badly for the dog, especially at the end when he is killed. The Dead Zone was interesting and it was interesting to draw the parallels between and to notice the references between The Dead Zone and Kujo. The Dark Tower series is one of his finest works and one of my favorit collections of books, by any author. Hearts in Atlantis was interesting and very random, but enjoyable over all. I think one of the most frightening short stories or rather one of the most disturbing stories that King ever wrote concerned a race in which teen aged boys would walk until they were unable to continue and then they would be shot. The "winner" would be granted anything he asked for. This story was thought prevoking, scarry and deep beyond belief. I can't remember the title, but I think it was origionally published under his psudinum of Richard Bachman. The Regulators, Despiration and Misery were all written under his Richard Bachman identity I believe. There is a very deffinit difference in tone and style between his earlier books and those more recent books published under his real name. It is very interesting to contrast the works under his two diferent names. And, yes, the Dark Tower books are extremely long, but well worth it. If you really get into them you will probably be able to get through them all in under two or three weeks. Did anyone else ketch the Dark Tower references in Hearts In Atlantis?
I am a major Stephen King fan.
The story your talking about with the teenage boys is called, The Long Walk I believe the title to that book is The Boccmen Books. I have just about read most of them two or three times. They seem to never get boring. I have made it thrue the Dark Tower series up until the fourth book, called Wizard in Glass. I have to still read the last three. But I love it. I find Rolen an interesting sort. The one book that scared the shit out of me, was Pet Semetary. I read it when I was eight months preggnent. Another riter that keeps me up at night is John Saule. But I am an avid King reader. I just got the newest book King wrote, called Leaseys storyfor Christmas. And that is a great book... Insomnia was really boring to me. I can't really get in to his short stories. Because I am so used to him wrighting novels. In the short stories, you just get use to him telling a story, and then poof your done. I believe it will be a sad day when he stops wrighting books. In my day, I don't believe there is another hore writer that can even begin to hold a candle to him.
How did I miss this topic, I am a major Stephen King fan.
No one can tell a story as good as he can, bar none.
I do think he has a problem ending a story, what was the book about the author that gets kidnapped by his favorite fan? That one had three possible endings, none of which satisfied the need for completion. But, the scene in that book where the author explores the house and finds the newspaper accounts of his captor's past life is terrifying--simply terrifying.
I had a love/hate relationship with pet cemetery. It was so predictable that I kept thinking he would do something really creative, but he does one stupid thing after another. And the ending is oh so inevitable. But, it is scary.
I have just finished all seven tower books (eight if you include the little sisters of aluria). Everything does get sewed up, but I wish it would go on forever.
I have read Cell about cell phones that kill. How can you fail to frighten with that idea? And the Colorado Kid, a kind of mystical mystery.
However, as others have said, the stand is, perhaps, the best book he ever wrote. I love doomsdaty books and this is definitely a doomsday book. I don't like the mystical nature of the second and third parts about the old lady and randall flag, but, that's okay.
Finally, I also liked Dream Catcher but that's because my nephew--Alan Tudyk--played the part of the con artist in the movie.
Oh yes--I could go on, but I won't, one of the Bachman books "rage" was great. King himself has stated he wished he hadn't written it, but I'm glad he did.
Enough rambling.
Bob
I've Read almost every king novel including the short stories. The dark tower is amazing! You need to read all seven books in order though. be sure you read the book Insomnia before you start reading the tower though. It's a good lead in.
I'm a huge fan ofStephen King! I absolutely love his books! My mom is the one who got me interested in him. I'm not going to list every book that I've read, but I have quite a few on my list of books I want to order.
A couple of posts back, someone mentioned that the movie, The Shining, wasn't anything like the book. well, I used to think that, too, at least when it comes to the one that Jack Nicholson played in. I didn't like that version at all, but there is another one that I saw about a year or so ago. It was one of those four or five hour long movies, and it was much more detailed than the older version. It also went more by the book, than the other one did. It was definitely a much better version.
I also just finished Cell. How creepy was that book! For those who have read it, can you imagine if something like that ever happened? LOL, a very, very scary thought! I absolutely did not like the ending, though. I wont' say what happened, just in case there's people reading this, who haven't read it yet, or who haven't finished it. I didn't like the ending. My mom read it at the same time that I did, and she wasn't too thrilled about the ending either.
Overall, though, I think stephen King is brilliant, and he's a very talented writer.
Have any of you read any books by his wife, Tabitha?
the dark tower series is his best work in my opinion.
The stand is also vary good as well as a few others.
A couple of books I also reccomend for dark tower fans are the talisman and blackhouse.
Both are easy to come by in audio form including audible, don't know about nls but I sure it would be.
Salems lot is another good book of his and it relates to the dark tower as well.
And I have seen the corolation between the dark tower series and hearts in atlantis.
Maybe we should start a topic related to the dark tower series and books that relate to it.
My obsession with Stephen King is probably a little unhealthy. I want to murder his wife and marry him. The way he so accurately depicts human nature, and his storytelling abilities, and his attention to detail ... mmm.
Carrie is, in my humble opinion, not so fantastic. I think I might go so far as to say that it's my least favorite of his books. Cujo was okay, but didn't really do anything for me. It is just ... amazing. I love that book. The Stand is excellent, although I don't know that I agree with the majority in that it's his best work. Bag of Bones is one that I've read several times, and every time I love it more. The Shining terrified me, completely. And whoever said that the other movie version, the one that doesn't have Jack Nicholson in it is better, they were right, although it's still not great. There's just so much that can't be captured in movies, especially with Stephen King. His writing is complex and compelling and blah blah blah. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was just so-so, not great, not terrible. Cell was based around an idea that should scare the hell out of us all, and was a reasonably good read and had awesome characters, but the ending colossally sucked. The Eyes of the Dragon, which I don't think has even been mentioned here, was a little difficult for me to get into, but it was excellent once I got going. Christine was definitely on the corny side, and it's one of those books you hear about so often that you pretty much know the entire story before you read it, but it was still pretty good for all that. Misery is up there among my favorites, and the movie is even pretty decent. Annie Wilks is just a fantastic character, and when it's dealing with real life stuff that could actually happen, that's when it scares me most. Desperation was a little on the strange side, even for Stephen King, but I've read it a few times and definitely enjoy it. Same with Needful Things, which I first read when I was a little too young to be reading such things. Lol.
As for short stories, I think they're just as good as his novels. I've only just recently gotten to read Night Shift, which I think is my favorite of his short story collections. If I start going on about individual stories I'll be here all night, and I've already rambled more than enough, but I'm curious to know if anyone has ever read Night Surf, and if so, what the impression was. I love it, but I've talked to several people who thought it was pointless and boring. Gramma is perhaps one of the most disturbing short stories I've ever read, and ... yeah, I'm gonna shut up now. Oh wait, one more thing. Hearts in Atlantis ... fabulous. Especially Man We Just Couldn't Stop Laughing. Everyone seems to favor Low Men In Yellow Coats, which was admittedly great, but not my favorite. Okay, going away now.
Rar! I forgot Stationary Bike. I honestly don't know what to make of that one. The story itself is pretty straightforward and all, it just wasn't at all what I was expecting. Not even in the neighborhood. And Lisey's Story is on my list of things to read. Now, I will resist the temptation to come back even if I think of more.
Misery, thanks Dancing After Dark. Couldn't think of the name of that book.
I thought "needful things" sucked, too much wonton destruction, but the idea of a magic shop run by Satan or one of his big minions, well... how can you pass that up?
"Night surf", how could I forget that story. It's how "the stand" began. It's fantastic. <rave, rave>.
From "night shift" we also get "the last rung on the ladder", how sad, how poignant.
My favorite novela is "the body" from which the movie "stand by me" was taken. Whenever I start pining for my youth during the late fifties, I read "the body". Great description, no "magic" just characterization and setting all the way.
King has a tendency to fall back on tried and true methods at times. "Your character is in a jam? Then throw in a little magic to make the unpredictable more unpredictable."
Could go on and on, but... maybe next post in this topic.
Bob
I can understand your wanting to kill his wife and mary him. hahaha
But Yes I have to agree that the Stand is a great book. Now that scares me when they start talking about Flue eppodimics, I can just see everyone getting sick and dying from the flue, except very few. Now if that day happend I would just have to shoot myself. But Misery was fantastic. I love it when Annie Does her crazyness. It always cracks me up, to Hear "Dirty birdy!"
Cathy Bates did a great job in that movie. That shit makes me laugh my ass off.
I have yet to read Cell, I have a genral idea what its about, but for those of you that have read it, do you like it?
I did the hole Four Past Midnight, now those were some good stories. But I could go on and on, but I will spare you guys. At least untill I think of something else.
Aaah, The Body. That's one of the few Stephen King books I actually own, and I forgot all about it. Love, love, love it, mainly because of the fact that it's not all magical and weird, just reality. The movie was okay, but the book ... *raves* That time period and setting are my favorite. And yes, his writing has a certain predictability to it in most cases, and he likes to write about the Castle Rock area.
Yay for someone else liking Night Surf. It's a fantastic story. And The Last Rung On the Ladder is beautiful. It's in stories like those that his characters and settings and such really come alive. The Woman in the Room made me sad, and The Boogeyman was okay until the end. Oh oh oh, and I Know What You Need ... someone pleeeeeeeease tell me you read and liked it, 'cause I looooooooove that story.
I'm not sure if it's in Four Past Midnight or not, but for some reason I think it is ... The Library Policeman. That was one extremely odd story. Parts of it truly disturbed me. And awww, I like Needful Things. It's not my favorite, or even close to it, but I enjoyed it. Never seen the movie, though.
Oh, and Riding the Bullet ... they made a movieish thing out of that one, but it was nothing at all like the story. Not his best work, but pretty entertaining, and an interesting concept behind it. And Everything's Eventual--Autopsy in Room 4 cracked me up, The Road Virus Heads North was definitely one of my least favorite of his stories, but it freaked me out in the middle of the night, Everything's Eventual (the story itself) was just awesome ... Eeep, there are just too many to write about.
Damn it, this topic is killin' me. Lol.
Jamie, Cell was a pretty good read, with great characters (as always), and the general idea was a pretty good one. All in all, it was a little out there and not quite in keeping with my usual Stephen King fascination, but I would recommend it just the same. But as I said before, I personally think the ending sucked, horribly. And Cathy Bates is great ... no better Annie Wilks could've been found.
Cell was a good book, but as I mentioned before, I did not like the ending at all! Overall, though, the book was a pretty good read.
i am generally disappointed with the king movies. I haven't actually read stationary bike yet. i want to though.
Yeah some of the king movies aren't as good as the books, but that's usually the case with any movie that is based off a book.
never read his but might start.
Having just read Heather's post in its entirety, I am reminded that I forgot all about Dreamcatcher, which is another of the few Stephen King books I actually own. I'm really not so sure how I feel about it. The characters are, of course, fantastic, and the details are sometimes a little too good, but ... it took a twist I didn't expect and am not sure I really like. The movie was, in my opinion, absolutely horrible, regardless of how I feel about the book. And I have yet to complete the Dark Tower series, but Hearts in Atlantis is full of references.
Also, if you read Stationary Bike, I'd be interested to know what you think, as I'm still trying to decide myself. I think I just built it up to be something totally different from what it actually turned out to be, which is why I'm not sure I really enjoyed it. Anyone who's attempting or planning on attempting to lose weight should read it, though. Lol.
So I said I wasn't going to, but I'm bringing this topic up again because From a Buick 8 hasn't been mentioned, and I think it should be. Not that it's an especially great book or anything, just almost everything else has been mentioned but that, so I'm mentioning it. Absolutely everyone I know who's read it has disliked it, but I didn't think it was as terrible as all that. It's a bit slow and pointless, yes, but it's got great characters (I've said that about nearly every one of his books, haven't I?), and I don't think it's among his worst efforts. And now I can feel better and go away and not come back for a while. Hopefully. Lol.
Well, I thought from a buick 8 was okay, about on a par with the regulators.
However, one that hasn't been mentioned that I think is really cool (oops, I guess I'm getting carried away) is The Plant.
Oh, that one is really funny, really scary, really... well ... just really Stephen King.
And, there's Umney's last case for strange.
Anyway, I won't post here until DancingAfterDark does. <lol>
Bob
I have read the dark tower, the dark half, from a buick eight,cell, the dead zone, the shining, and lots of others that are cool. Heart in Atlantis was fine, but not as good as Needful thing, it had a lot of destruction.
thinking ot destruction, the dark Half is a fine book to read, and I had just read the book call Pet Sematary. Very satisifying. I l liked the the third book of the dark tower and the fourth, not the fifth, and the seventh. Those are cool books, and the sixth wasn;t very good.
Ooohhh, I never even saw Bob's last post, so didn't know I could post here again. Lol. Umney's Last Case is cooooool. There's another story that kinda reminds me of it, think it might be in Skeleton Crew but not sure. Something about a typewriter. Anyway, I like Umney's Last Case.
And one that I forgot: LT's Theory of Pets. Not really much of a story, but it made me laugh, and hearing him read it live is just entertaining. Going away again, now.
Ok, I have been atempting to read Stationary Bike, but haven't really been able to really get in to it.
I hav also just got done reading the Cell finally, and not what I expected at all. In fact it was quite the disapointment. I also saw how it could in in different ways, but the way he did, just wasn't cracken. I mean, did it work? I would like to know, but it is one of those that leave you wondering.
I am going to read Rose Red, looks like a good book. Has anyone of yall read that one yet?
Let me know.
Jamie
Lol, yay for the revival of this topic.
As I said, Stationary Bike wasn't at all what I was expecting, and I think that's the only reason I didn't really enjoy it. It's one of his poorer efforts, in my humble opinion, but it's really not such a horrible read if you can get past the slow beginning and the fact that it's not at all like Stephen King's usual writing.
I'm not such a huge fan of Rose Red, but it's worth a read. It's a bit on the strange side, which I suppose is a given.
I think everyone pretty much agrees that the ending of Cell is horrible and disappointing and annoying. There was a message board discussion on Kings website when the book was still new, and most people expressed that opinion, to which he responded by saying that it should be obvious what happened. *shrugs*
And finally, I still haven't gotten to read Licey's Story or Colorado Kid, but they're both on my list. And so is Dolores Claiborne, because I've somehow missed it in all my other readings and I've heard it's worth checking out.
wow. i knew i should've looked at these boards a long time ago ...
i started reading King's books with Pet Sematary because it just freaked me out when i saw the movie; but i was like 6 or 7 when i saw it so ...
anyway now i've read almost oll of his stuff; i'm still working on the dark tower series, i'm reading Wizard in Glass but it's going pretty slowly right now. i also just got Lisey's stpry so will hopefully get to read that soon; i've heard good things about it. Cell wasn't bad, the storyline was based on something that freaked me out even though i don't use my cell too much even if i didn't like the ending.
Stationary bike was ok, not one of my favorites and took me forever to get into. i like his short stories when i'm reading other things at the same time and i've read quite a few of those. Chattery Teeth was one of my favorites, not sure why.
Steven King is great. Thusfar I've read Carrie and Christine. Thanks for recomendations. I'll call my library to order Firestarter tomorrow.
Just finished re-reading "hearts in Atlantis". Loved it again.
For anyone who likes the period of the sixties--the vietnam war, the protests, the innocence, the lost innocence, will really like this book.
Plus, posting here gives me a chance to revive this topic to see what others are reading.
Bob
Dancing, I recommend the commercial audio book of Dolores claiborne, read by Frances sternhagen, if you can get it. It's the best way to experience this particular book. She does an amazing job reading for the characters in the right accent, wich is lovely!
Last night I finished reading Gerald's game. I'm really not sure what I think of it. LOL. At first, I didnt' think that it was up to par with some of the other Steven King novels, but as I got closer to the end, my mind changed a bit. This definitely wasn't one of my favorites, but it was a very interesting read.
Oh my goodness, I have read everything except the last couple of new ones. My favorites are It, The Stand, Fire starter, the Green Mile, the shaw shank redemption, Carrie, and the Shining just to name a few.
I finished "Lisey's Story" about a week ago. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it, but it was definitely an interesting read. As with "Stationary Bike", not what I was expecting, but I like this one better. Good characters, as usual, and it managed to make me want to laugh, cry, and cringe all at once. I think it was worth the money I spent on it.
I really should subscribe to this topic so I can see when someone else updates it.
Gemini, I had forgotten about Gerald's game. It's been several years since I read it, but I read it over a weekend--which is no mean feat--when I had the flu. Reading Gerald's game while visions wrought by fever float through your mind is not a good idea. It's like an lsd trip without chemicals.
There's another book that refers to the point in time where her father halfway seduces her... I think it might have been in Deloras Clayborn. How does he keep all this crap straight?
I haven't yet read Stationary bike and Licey's story is going slowly... oh so slowly. But I'll get caught up someday.
Okay, won't post here until after DancingAfterDark does. <lol, sure>.
Bob
I thought about waiting a while to post, just to prolong Bob's not being able to post again, but I decided against it. Ahaha.
"Lisey's Story" does indeed go very, very slowly. I got a bit frustrated with it when I still didn't really know what the point was after the first few chapters, but it gets there, eventually. And when it does, I personally think it's worth it. Almost. It's kinda like "Bag of Bones" with the whole death of the spouse thing at the beginning, and it drags on in the same way--all his details.
I still haven't managed to read "Dolores Claiborne", but it's next on my list.
I've read most of his work and love it. My favorite book is probably the talisman. I like that much better than black house. I do think however since his accident, his books haven't been that good. Has anybody read the colorado kid? I haven't yet but heard it's not good. I do have from a buick 8 which I'll get to soon I think. I haven't read these most recent ones people are talking about lately stationary bike and that.
Kerby
I read the Colorado Kid and thought it was alright. Not great, but, fortunately, not too long either.
Bob
You guys all seriously need to try and find Blood and Smoke if you can. It's 3 short stories, all related to smoking in some way. and if you buy the cd the packaging looks like a pack of smokes! My fave story in that one is Lunch At The Gotham Cafe, with 1408 coming in a close second. In The Deathroom was, eh. Ok. and sometimes, I do think Steve needs to edit a bit, I couldn't get through Lisey's Story, it annoyed me to all get out. Lisey kept saying smucking instead of fucking. I dunno why but that just got on my last nerve. Cell was awesome but oh that ending sucked, i tell you, sucked worse than a hoover. I wanted to fly to Bangor main and kick Mr. King's ass for him for fudging the ending. he said it should've been obvious...well, I'm sorry but not everyone gets that. He just left us hanging. Stationary Bike was pretty cool, nice for a short story as well. i'm interested in what he'll do with this new one in January called Duma Key. If it's anything like Lisey's story though I'm gonna be really disappointed! He's been shooting blanks for the last few times...not as good as before.
I agree that his writing hasn't been as good recently as it was before, but I'm not really complaining too much. I still love him. And I really did like "Lisey's Story", although it definitely isn't among my favorites of his books. She kept saying 'smucking' instead of 'fucking' because it was something Scott said, like 'strap it on' and the way he picked up 'shite' from her. Just another example of the inner language of their marriage that he kept going on about.
Oh boy, I can post again, Dancing after dark gives me permission.
I think lunch at the gotham café was the funniest story he ever wrote.
"Quitters", another story about smoking, nominally, was so ho hum for me though.
Bob
After reading Lunch at the Gotham Cafe, I had this overwelming urge to run through my entire house and going "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"!at the top of my lungs. Great story!
I never read licey's story don't know if I want to. I might though. It's Stephen King so there you go.
on the matter of pet semetary, that book was kind of freeky!
on the matter of pet semetary, that book was kind of freeky!
that was pretty scarey and the movie was just as good. I got that one through our national library service as I did with all of his books that I've read so far.
Kerby
i also want to watch the movie 1408
I'm reading From a Buick 8. I'm not too far into the book yet, so I can't really give my opinion on it.
I think he may have a new novel or novela out.
I'm not sure, this is the worst sort of rumor mongering, but somebody said he did on an email list I belong to.
Does anyone know about it?
Bob
"Lisey's Story" may be the most difficult to read of all of King's novels because of his handling of time, which made me think of some of Faulkner's novels, but I found it well worth the effort.
He had a short story in the december 2007 issue of playboy, and I understand he's coming out with a new novel next month.
I recently finished From a Buick 8. I didn't really like it all that much. In a way, it did keep me a little interested, but, I pretty much only kept reading because I thought something great was going to happen, but...I dunno. It definitely wasn't one of my favorites. It was kind of weird in its own way, but definitely not at the top of my list.
what was the short story called bob.
after reading this entire topic, i've realized that i haven't even begun to read stephen king novels. i've been on a kick of watching the movies lately and i sure and the hell hope reading the shining is better than that pathetic movie.
i must say that shawshank redemption was a better movie than novella. i've also read the body which was good but i liked stand by me better. i've read gerald's game, not so big on it. it was an awesome book and am going to watch the movie tonight. i need to read the stand again, i didn't find it all that good. green mile was an awesome book. christine was ok. misery was awesome. i thought needful things sucked. i'm drawing a blank if there is anything else i've read.
i want to read the dark tower series. i heard someone mention above about reading a couple books first. which were they and in what order?
Pipi, reading the Shining was definitely better than watching the movie, if you're talking about the movie with Jack Nicholson. There is another version which is much, much better, and goes more by the book. It was one of those four hour movies. I forget who was in that one, but it was definitely better than the other one.
Yes, The dark tower rocked and all the others I've read are cool.
Jeez, he's supposed to come out with a new novel sometime this week.
I wish I could get an advance copy.
Bob
So far, Duma key is, ...interesting. I pre-ordered it from Amazon on cd, and wonder of all wonders, Tuesday morning I heard a ring at the doorbell and when I walked out there, sure enough there was a familiar box from amazon, and inside, was some King goodness. This story is a whole hell of a lot more relatable and enjoyable than that last peace of shit Lisey's story! Everyone raves about it but i'm sorry, people. smucking is a word that I wish was never invented and if it was never said again I would be happy. I can not put up with it. I know couples have their cute little sayings, hell me and my GF have some which makes sense. But did we have to hear the word 50 times in such a short space of time? it's like this woman couldn't come up with any other words for everything. She says, "I wish I had a goddamn smucking cigarette. Yes, i know Scott used it so Lisey picked up on it and started saying it and it's cool that he was able to show the internal language and how strong their love was even after Scott died. ButI just think the words, the silly,cute little made up wordds were used far far far too much and it completely ruined the story. If he rewrote it, and explained some of the internal language and didn't use it so bloody much I think it could be a good story. ButI say fucking instead of smucking. As far as Lisey goes, she can go smuck herself. LOL but anyways, back to Duma Key, the lead character, Edgar Freemantle is a lot more enjoyable to listen to, i think i'm really gonna like this one. I'd be interested to hear what other people think of Duma Key. It's long, 18 CDS so get ready for a long story.
What's Duma Key about? I haven't heard much about it.
Here it is straight from Audible.com.
Duma Key A Novel
Author Stephen King
Narator John Slattery
Running time 21 hours 1 minute
Publisher's Summary
A terrible accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of
rehabilitation. When his marriage suddenly ends, Edgar begins to wish he hadn't survived his injuries. He wants out. His psychologist suggests a new life
distant from the Twin Cities, along with something else:
"Edgar, does anything make you happy?"
"I used to sketch."
"Take it up again. You need hedges...hedges against the night."
Edgar leaves for Duma Key, an eerily undeveloped splinter of the Florida coast. The sun setting into the Gulf of Mexico calls out to him, and Edgar draws.
Once he meets Elizabeth Eastlake, a sick old woman with roots tangled deep in Duma Key, Edgar begins to paint, sometimes feverishly; many of his paintings
have a power that cannot be controlled. When Elizabeth's past unfolds and the ghosts of her childhood begin to appear, the damage of which they are capable
is truly devastating.
The tenacity of love, the perils of creativity, the mysteries of memory, and the nature of the supernatural: Stephen King gives us a novel as fascinating
as it is gripping and terrifying.
©2008 Stephen King; (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.
Sounds really excellent.
BTW, only heard of him. I have his novels tucked away safely in my braille-note, but never read it, no. I'll try one soon. Damn, school reading.