Just as long at the total score of the books don't equal nineteen.
Just as long at the total score of the books don't equal nineteen.
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
That'd be me.Originally Posted by Jean
I even know someone who says The Waste Land is his least favorite... I don't want to point, but his name starts with "Spen-" and ends with "-cer"
I suppose I gotta rank now.
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My rank:
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Where are these brackets? Or is it just based on how we voted on these books? I am not the best at the interface of this forum.
You all might hate me but I was....a little dissapointed in The Stand. I haven't read the book however, I've only seen the movie. After 5+ hours I was dissapointed! but it probably had to do with the special effects and theBut there were things that I really enjoyed about it, just based off of the movie alone, I would never pick it as the downright winner.haha
after a little searching...I found them!
The book was MUCH better than the miniseries, I can assure you.
But I tend to agree with you that it is not all that it is hyped to be. IT, which also had a terrible--though shorter--miniseries filmed for it, is my pick for the best of all time. I felt the characters more, and I feel that it tackled so many different social issues that it really is one of the best books ever written.
The brackets were just the groupings of the books for the first round. The top two books from each bracket of five moved on to Round 2, in addition to the 6 highest scoring books that didnt make the top two in their respective brackets, as wildcards.
Heng Dai
it's funny because before really getting into SK a couple of years ago, I didn't realize "IT" was SK. and I didn't realize it was going to be more than a scary story (I've only seen covers with the clown on it, ya know), I fully plan on reading that novel and the others eventually (I think Insomnia is next on my list...), but like I was saying, for a long time before I got into the Dark Tower about a year and a half ago, I didn't even realize that SK wasn't just a thriller writer. I watched movies like the Green Mile and Shawshank, and loved them, and hadn't realized they were his. I began reading The Dark Tower because I was a fan of LOST and was told they were similar...The book was MUCH better than the miniseries, I can assure you.
But I tend to agree with you that it is not all that it is hyped to be. IT, which also had a terrible--though shorter--miniseries filmed for it, is my pick for the best of all time. I felt the characters more, and I feel that it tackled so many different social issues that it really is one of the best books ever written.
The brackets were just the groupings of the books for the first round. The top two books from each bracket of five moved on to Round 2, in addition to the 6 highest scoring books that didnt make the top two in their respective brackets, as wildcards.
anyways, my point was I think I will enjoy IT, and probably will like The Stand once I read it.
I think so too. Although, the "hand of God" does not change.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
that's ok...maybe I will appreciate it more this time around! Heaven and Hell were a big part of the story line...I just thought it was so silly.
The miniseries of The Stand really fell flat when it came to giving the characters the depth that King gave them. It also didn't get the theme across that it was really an epic battle between good and evil, between God and the Devil. I was disappointed in the miniseries too, but the book is my absolute favorite King novel.
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
The comic series of The Stand is already better than the miniseries, and it's only four issues in.
Alright! I will plan on reading it then!
There.... I've fixed that for you.
I can't stand the Stand.
I will concur with Aaron, though, that It is among the best books ever written.
I wonder why there wasn't more hype around the movie then? probably because books are always much better than movies?
I reckon SoS will fall.
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
[quote=obscurejude;320466]I can't stand the Stand.
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Bahhh...what do you know..Philosophy geek!
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
There was plenty of hype around it when it came out in the early nineties. It was a four week event on TV. I think it was four two hour episodes every Sunday night. My gut is saying it aired on ABC, but it might have been CBS. Anyway, though, it was a very big deal back then. I remember watching it with my parents.
You are correct Aaron, it was ABC.
I do remember a lot of hype around it at the time as well.
You remember watching it with your parents? How old are you dude?
Just kidding. I remember watching it with my parents too, but I was in college at the time and couldn't buy a pack of crackers much less a TV.
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
More than a shepherd.
About a week and a half shy of twenty-nine. Still a young-buck.You remember watching it with your parents? How old are you dude?
Just kidding. I remember watching it with my parents too, but I was in college at the time and couldn't buy a pack of crackers much less a TV.
Well only three DT novels made it into the Top Ten (well, the Top Five, actually). DT2 at #1, DT3 at #4, and DT7 at #5. The remaining books placed thusly: DT5 at #11, DT4 at #16, DT1 at #19 (hehe), and DT6 at #26.
So, the order according to TDT.com going into Round 3 is:
DT2
DT3
DT7
DT5
DT4
DT1
DT6
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