Bracket #4: The Talisman (1984)

[Jean]

The Talisman, 1984
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/510/medium/The_Talisman_Face1.jpg

Please vote for The Talisman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Talisman_(King_%26_Straub_novel)) 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.

[Garrell]

5, this gets a rare reread from me someday.

[Jean]

4

[blavigne]

Have re-read several times. This actually brought me to the tower in a round about sort of way

[Odetta]

5 Very Towerish which was why I was a fan

[candy]

I adored this book, even without the Tower references it a fantastic read

[mystima]

5

[Shannon]

Never read. One day, like all the others, lol

[Shawn]

I will have to re- read now that i can get a full grip on it ... i read it early in life so my rating my go up to love rather than just liked

[Merlin1958]

Never read. One day, like all the others, lol

Never read? And you're a "collector"? My friend you never cease to amaze!!! LOL You are one wonderfully quirky guy!!!!

(Shakes head) I'm definitely getting too old for this "new world"! LOL

[Girlystevedave]

Fucking LOVED it. :wub:

And I'm glad I read this one prior to reading Dt or I may not have appreciated it as much. I feel like it set me up for the awesomeness that is DT. :)

[Girlystevedave]

Never read. One day, like all the others, lol

Never read? And you're a "collector"? My friend you never cease to amaze!!! LOL You are one wonderfully quirky guy!!!!

(Shakes head) I'm definitely getting too old for this "new world"! LOL


Well, he just hasn't collected this one yet. :P Too many books, too little time.

[Merlin1958]

Never read. One day, like all the others, lol

Never read? And you're a "collector"? My friend you never cease to amaze!!! LOL You are one wonderfully quirky guy!!!!

(Shakes head) I'm definitely getting too old for this "new world"! LOL


Well, he just hasn't collected this one yet. :P Too many books, too little time.

LOL Hey, I'm OK with being an "Old Fart". LOL LOL What the heck do I know????? LOL

[Shannon]

I have a few Talismans, lol, I just haven't had the time to read one of the yet.

[Odetta]

You should, Shannon... it is a good read!

[fernandito]

Five.

[Patrick]

Fucking LOVED it. :wub:

And I'm glad I read this one prior to reading Dt or I may not have appreciated it as much. I feel like it set me up for the awesomeness that is DT. :)
This. All of it.

[divemaster]

I gave it a 2, and I was being generous. What a slog. I've actually read it twice (not sure why I do that to myself--to convince myself that maybe it wasn't all that bad?).

As with most all of King I liked (most of) the characters, but some story elements really rubbed me the wrong way. Part of it might be that I just haven't been able to get into Straub. I've read Ghost Story, Floating Dragon, Koko, and possibly a couple of others and they were passable but nothing I'd re-read or recommend.

Thank goodness for Black House, which is an excellent 5.

[Heather19]

4

A 4? You had me thinking you didn't like this one for some reason. Maybe just because you said you didn't care for it as much as Black House.

[DoctorDodge]

3. Some parts I absolutely loved, especially the Sunlight Home. A lot of it though was incredibly slow and difficult to read at times. Took me a long time to finish.

Now Black House, now that's a different story altogether!

[Jean]

4

A 4? You had me thinking you didn't like this one for some reason. Maybe just because you said you didn't care for it as much as Black House.
I am not crazy about it, I was bored out of my mind by the last quarter or so, but I loved the Sunlight Gardener's School part, and I adore Wolf.

[Hannah]

5. You can't name your son after the main character of a book and not give that book a 5, right?

edit: I'm right with you on Wolf, Jean. I fucking love Wolf.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

Maybe I need to reread this one, because everyone seems to love it. I liked a few parts, the aforementioned Sunlight Gardner bit, as well as Jacks time at the Oatley tap, and Wolf is one of King's greatest characters. Most of the novel, however, drug on and on for me, and I had a difficult time finishing it. I felt robbed at the end, which is not an uncommon feeling for me.

I also loved Black House and intend to give it a 5.

[Jean]

Maybe I need to reread this one, because everyone seems to love it. I liked a few parts, the aforementioned Sunlight Gardner bit, as well as Jacks time at the Oatley tap, and Wolf is one of King's greatest characters. Most of the novel, however, drug on and on for me, and I had a difficult time finishing it. I felt robbed at the end, which is not an uncommon feeling for me.very much like how bears felt about it

[candy]

It strange reading all the comments, I think I must be the only one tha prefers The Talisman over Blackhouse?

[noal]

4.
Wolf!

[Hannah]

I'm with you. I really liked Black House, but will always like Talisman best.

[candy]

I'm with you. I really liked Black House, but will always like Talisman best.

:couple:

[Jean]

Last chance to vote! the poll is closing!

[mae]

The poll has closed. The Talisman has earned a FAS (final average score) of 4.454545455 or 89.09%, placing 2nd (runner-up) in this bracket. It will be moving on to Round 2.

[Patrick]

I'm with you. I really liked Black House, but will always like Talisman best.

:couple:
For me as well, THE TALISMAN is far better than BLACK HOUSE.

[Jean]

hmmm

[Patrick]

When I first read BLACK HOUSE, the focus on killing small children was hitting a little too close to home for me as a new parent. If I had read it a few years earlier, my overall reaction to the book might have been more positive because there was a lot of the story that I really liked.