The Talisman
'Salem's Lot
Never read one or both titles
Wave 1C: The Talisman vs. 'Salem's Lot
vs.
This is the third and final round of our 2010 Constant Reader Awards. Please vote for the book you would rather re-read. The winner receives 0.1 points added to its score previously acquired in the first two rounds.
If you haven't yet read either book or both of them, please vote Never read one or both titles. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.
Had to go with The Talisman on this one.
"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
'Salem's Lot.
This one was easy...
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
'Salem's Lot' too. Easy choice since I read 'The Talisman' late last year and haven't been back to the Lot since it was first published.
THE TALISMAN is one of my favorite King stories and got my vote.
Salem's Lot, one of my top 5. That was easy.
Sloth Love Chunk
Easy. 'Salem's Lot is one of my favs and I didn't like The Talisman at all.
I don't get the love for the Talisman. I really thought it was one of King's weakest.Originally Posted by divemaster
Sloth Love Chunk
Really?
I has a sad now.
"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
Not as sad as I am when I read your comments about IT.
Sloth Love Chunk
That book seriously seems to have a love/hate thing going. There is no in between.
"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
I didn't like it either, and I was hoping to (I mean, there were SOME parts I liked, but overall it wasn't something I care to read again)....I don't get the love for the Talisman. I really thought it was one of King's weakest.
I too think that The Talisman is one of my all time favorite stories
( King or otherwise) so there ya go.
I wonder tho how some of these contests pit such remarkable stories against
eachother ....and I have noticed that love /hate thing too. We here tend to
agree about so much in life and literature it is curious to me that this is so.
The answer is within
all matter is energy, all energy is GOD
The poll has closed. The winner with 48.48% of the vote was The Talisman. It receives 0.1 points in addition to its current FAS (Final Average Score), making it 7.406523264.
The Talisman is 1 for 3 (0.1, 33.33%).
'Salem's Lot is 0 for 3 (0.0, 0%).
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's something wrong with this world when one of the most important books in horror history and dare I say one of the best pieces of literature to be written in the last 40 years loses out to a second-rate boy's adventure tale.
IMO
bears agree
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was close though. The people have spoken. It wouldn't've been my choice, though. But I haven't read The Talisman yet. Also surprising is that it's 0 for 3, too.
The Talisman, Hands Down.
salem's lot
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