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mae
03-29-2010, 07:33 AM
Storm of the Century, 1999
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Please vote for Storm of the Century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_of_the_Century) using the following scale:

5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it

If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.
Daghain
03-29-2010, 08:25 AM
Damn, this is another one I haven't read.
Jean
03-29-2010, 10:34 AM
alas, neither have bears...
Kronz
03-29-2010, 12:01 PM
Due to the format, the story suffers badly. If novelized, it could be a four star tale. King does so much better in the confines of a novel than with screenplays.
mae
03-29-2010, 12:04 PM
Yeah, too bad he never went ahead with his threat to novelize his own screenplay.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-29-2010, 06:19 PM
Never read. Picked it up and flipped through it. I was utterly turned off by the screenplay format.

*odious noise rises in background*

Maybe one of these days. This is one of the rare occasions where I saw the movie, and do not feel compelled at all to read the book. (screenplay)
Sam
03-29-2010, 06:49 PM
The format of this one really hurt it for me. It's a 3.
pathoftheturtle
03-30-2010, 07:31 AM
This raises an interesting question: Why isn't The Journals of Eleanor Druse (2004) in this? Might have been a better one to even things out with than Secret Windows.
mae
03-30-2010, 07:49 AM
It wasn't written by Stephen King.
pathoftheturtle
03-30-2010, 07:57 AM
Interesting. Who wrote it? (Sorry if it's off-topic. You could maybe just send me a link if that's been discussed elsewhere. I'd like to learn all about the project; I enjoyed it.)
mae
03-30-2010, 08:09 AM
Richard Dooling did, King's collaborator on Kingdom Hospital: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dooling
IWasSentWest
03-30-2010, 03:06 PM
i read this after i watched the mini-series, so it helped out a lot. i also love the character of Linoge.
Heather19
03-30-2010, 03:21 PM
Yeah, too bad he never went ahead with his threat to novelize his own screenplay.

Oh I would love to see that!

I guess I have to vote never read, although I loved the mini-series.
For those that have read it, does it differ much from what was filmed?
divemaster
03-30-2010, 03:25 PM
3. Average
IWasSentWest
03-30-2010, 03:29 PM
not really. I always thought Linoge was either a low-man (sort of a Leland Gaunt character) or Flagg, but i was never really sure. He claims to be the Legion from the bible. That was the only reason i read the book, to see if i could gather more information about him
ur2ndbiggestfan
03-30-2010, 04:27 PM
Really disliked the TV movie, and the screenplay wasn't any better, sad to say.
Woofer
03-30-2010, 07:49 PM
I found the mini-series a 3 and was never compelled to read it either.
Darkthoughts
03-31-2010, 06:51 AM
I gave it a 4, I really enjoyed it.

I don't have any problem with the screenplay format, a few of my favourite books are screenplays (Kiss Of The Spiderwoman, The Singing Detective) I find it quite an interesting take on my usual reading experience. I like that, with a screenplay, your book actually is playing out like a movie in your head - which is an analogy I often use with the kids when I'm encouraging them to read more.
alinda
03-31-2010, 10:19 PM
I once sat down to watch the film, while reading along with the book, it was too strange .
I didnt have a problem with the format either per se' and think it is a good story.
still, I voted average as it is. meh* I don't know...:unsure:
pathoftheturtle
04-01-2010, 08:17 AM
not really. I always thought Linoge was either a low-man (sort of a Leland Gaunt character) or Flagg, but i was never really sure. He claims to be the Legion from the bible. That was the only reason i read the book, to see if i could gather more information about himSo, did it help?
Or were you only saying that watching first helped you to appreciate the book?
IWasSentWest
04-01-2010, 01:08 PM
watching helped me appreciate the book a lot more. i dont think i would've even picked it up if i hadn't of watched the series. screen-play type novels aren't my cup o' tea
mae
04-05-2010, 07:49 AM
The poll has closed. Storm of the Century has earned a FAS (final average score) of 3.333333333 or 66.67%, placing 5th (last) in this bracket. It will not be moving on to Round 2. In 2009, Storm of the Century placed 3rd with a FAS of 3.441860465, so it lost 0.108527132 (-3.15%) this time.