Danse Macabre
Everest House, 1981
Bracket #3
Voting for this Book is Closed
Final Average Score: 2.625
Danse Macabre will not advance to Round 2
I loved it - 5
I liked it - 4
Average - 3
Only so-so - 2
I didn't like it - 1
Never Read
Danse Macabre--Voting Closed
Danse Macabre
Everest House, 1981
Bracket #3
Voting for this Book is Closed
Final Average Score: 2.625
Danse Macabre will not advance to Round 2
Heng Dai
Ugh. This one is a 1 for me. There was some good info in there, but overall I just wasn't impressed.
"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
Still haven't gotten around to it, although I was able to finally procure a like-new Everest House first edition about a year ago.
I give this one a two. It has never been a fav of mine. On Writing though was a great read as well as full of useful information.
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
Maybe just because it's kinda outdated?Originally Posted by Sam Catoe
Average. There are some interesting pages, and there are miles of mediocre, boring stuff.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gave it a 2.
Been years since I last picked this one up.
haven't read it.
I would take out the "mediocre" but it wasn't that interesting on the whole so a 3 for me.
I dont think this book is comparable to king's works of fiction. Would I recommend this book to a King virgin? Certainly not. However, would I recommend the book to an aficionado of the horror genre? Definitely. I think King puts together a good list of must reads with valuable reviews.
Okay, who else is the total horror geek here?
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"
That pretty much sums it up for me. I felt compelled to read it because it's King, but it did little for me. I gave it a 2.
Does that mean you loved this one? It's been on my too read list for awhile, but all the bad reviews keep making me push it to the back burner, even though it sounds like a really interesting read.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I'll say there are some really interesting tidbits in it, but I suggest you read it a chapter at a time, with other books in between. Otherwise it can get a bit boring.
"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
Yes, I do love it. It is outdated, however, and best read in small chunks (as Daghain suggested). For the true horror nerd, though, it is a must read. My copy is very well thumbed.
Last edited by Woofer; 11-19-2008 at 03:09 AM. Reason: Correct typo.
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"
Well then I must check it out. Maybe I'll just start reading a chapter here and there.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
This is the first one I have had to vote "never read"
I'll need to listen to it soon.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
I started to read it a coupla times but...meh. Never really wanted to finish it.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”-Mark Twain
Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me....Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
-Shel Silverstein
That would be me.I've seen most of the movies and read most of the books he lists in it too.
Absolutely terrible. What a waste of my life reading this one.
That would be me.
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 love this book. I know it's a little dated... but so am I. It's still one of my faves.
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