VS.
Round 9-C: The Shining vs. The Long Walk
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)
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That was a hard one but TLW is one of my all time favourites. I have lost count of the number of times I have read this story.
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
bears voted TLW without any hesitation
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Same here. I'm surprised it's behind right now.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
For a second there I thought we were doing the CRAs already
TLW
Wish List:
Any of the following flatsigned or inscribed-
It, Shining, Salem’s Lot, Mr. Mercedes, The Stand
Brother ARC, Seed ARC
I chose The Shining, but it was not an easy decision. I made my final decision based on my initial reactions to the first time I read these books. Both are stellar books, in my opinion.
this poll closes tomorrow
seeing TLW losing makes bears sad
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
goblins too. In the unlikely event that you have voted and have not read The Long Walk, try and do so in 2014, you wont regret it!
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
The Shining is easily the winner, it has more depth.
Even though both stories are great, I think comparing a 500 page novel to a much shorter novella is a bit unfair and rather one sided.
I can't quite see how. It has more width, sure, but TWL is an unexhaustibly deep parable.Originally Posted by T-Dogz_AK47
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed both, but the Shining more.
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The poll is closed.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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