5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it
Never Read
Bracket #4: Cycle of the Werewolf (1983)
Cycle of the Werewolf, 1983
Please vote for Cycle of the Werewolf 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.
bears have never read this...
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why not, Jean?Originally Posted by Jean
haven't been able to lay their paws on it yet
maybe in Paris next April...
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am I the only 5? I loved this one.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I'm a never read.
A true firewasp ninja would never wear such a ridiculous sweater.
There's logic in nonsense.
Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.
I'd like to vote on this one, but honestly I can't remember a thing about it. It's been almost 27 years since I read it and it doesn't ring a bell!
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...
I'm a never read as well.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Aw come guys, it's pretty short... But I haven't read this one eitherDunno why. I think I keep hoping to land an affordable copy of the original hardcover to read.
I think you guys all need to go pick up a copy to read
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Really enjoyed this book. Been years since I read it, but it struck a core.
4. I wish it had been stretched out for a longer novel, but right when it was starting to get really good......it was over.
Sloth Love Chunk
OMG!!! There are WAY too many people with no excuse whatsoever who haven't read this story. Jean has a valid excuse, but this book's ready and waiting for y'all at the local bookstore, on Amazon, or even ebay just for the taking. Y'all need to read this story, if for no other reason than because it exists.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
Btw, I gave it a 5.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
I have it on my shelf.
3 for me. I guess. One of the only King books I don't really remember much about specifically. Perhaps because I beleive it is the only King story in which I saw the movie FIRST, and then read the book later. If the book was super-great, I'd have remembered it more. As it is, I loved the movie. Great B-grade popcorn flick with Gary Busey totally hamming it up. Plus genuinely creepy at times.
I agree this is an easy one to read, as its short - probably his shortest outting ever. Just go get a paperback its an easy read.
I liked it. It's not great as some of his novels, but I liked it as a teenager and it still holds a nice place in my heart. Good stuff (voted good). Plus it's King and werewolves, come on people... lol
Geoff
I feel I am in the minority of people who think this is just about as bad a novel as he's ever released. If it was tucked away as a novella in a compilation I would cut it more slack but as a stand alone I really didn't like it at all. The movie is even worse.
Kronz, you're right about the movie being worse, but it's a fun kind of worse as divemaster noted.
I'm very, very particular about my werewolf fiction, so it only gets a four.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
I didn't even know about this book
The Tardis (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) duh!
Aww, I'm sad to see so few people have read this one! Then again, I'm a pretty big fan of anything involving werewolves, so when I heard SK had written a little something with a werewolf center stage, I had to have it. It's worth it for the artwork alone! And yes, the story is short but no less awesome.
The composition is ill-conceived and awkward, the scares are dull, the storyline is trite, and most of the writing is sub-par. It does have a rousing climax, but, for me, the only really redeeming quality is its contribution to SK's general mythology.Spoiler:
I mean, I know about Silver Bullet by Stephen King that involves werewolves, I just didn't know about Cycle of the Werewolf.Aww, I'm sad to see so few people have read this one! Then again, I'm a pretty big fan of anything involving werewolves, so when I heard SK had written a little something with a werewolf center stage, I had to have it. It's worth it for the artwork alone! And yes, the story is short but no less awesome.
"..Right here and right now..jack! Right here right now!" -wolf
The Tardis (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) duh!
Silver Bullet is the film adaptation. The book's title is derived from that ill-conceived composition which I just mentioned. The movie's title is not the only thing about it which is better, although it is even more corny. Still, to those who are familiar with neither, I'd recommend reading CotW unspoiled.For sure. Early SK movies are great brain-candy. Creepshow, Cat's Eye, Silver Bullet, Maximum Overdrive ...all guilty pleasures.
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Heather, I loved it also. 5 from me.
