I absolutely loved that interview. It was hysterical! I even printed out a copy and am going to put it on my bulletin board.
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Ha, he has a great sense of humor. And he likes Katy Perry. And boy bands....?
I love Stephen King.
Thanks for posting that Matt!
Awesome!
I certainly hope that at some later point King doesn't claim to have been misquoted.
god, i hope he was misquoted about the boyband!
New interview in Salon
Stephen King's God Trip
On the 30th anniversary of "The Stand," the novelist confesses what haunts him about religion and today's politics.
Originally Posted by King on Parallels Between Today's Politcal Climate & When He Wrote "The Stand"
Click Here to View the Entire Interview
Quotes Courtesy of www.salon.com
Thanks Bev.
( Wow. Has it really been 30 years since The Stand? That was my first King book )
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Interesting article/interview. Thanks Bev.
Questions of politics are never very far away in "The Stand." Once the plague has come and gone, society has to be reformed. Do you think of it as a political novel, in any sense?
I did see it that way. I've always been a political novelist, and those things have always interested me. "Firestarter" is a political novel. "The Dead Zone" is a political novel. There's that scene in "The Dead Zone" where Johnny Smith sees Greg Stillson in the future starting a nuclear war. Around my house we kinda laugh when Sarah Palin comes on TV, and we say, "That's Greg Stillson as a woman."
Thanks, Bev! That was cool!
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He's a Democrat.
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It's a great interview, too. King is really philosophical. Can't wait to read Just After Sunset, as some of the stories will be new to me (read The Gingerbread Girl, Harvey's Dream, Rest Stop, Stationary Bike, Willa, Mute, and Ayana - so roughly half). And I'm uber-excited about Under the Dome.
That surprised me as well.
Time flies, eh?
He's a Democrat.
Thanks for the link, Bev.
You're so good about keeping us posted on King news.
The Stand and the Tower books are my favorite works of SK's of all time.
And I really appreciate his view on the afterlife. I absolutely can dig that.
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Stephen King's Shortlist - Five Picks to Read
Stephen King's five picks to read. I found this really interesting, as I haven't read any of the books on the list.
Angelicaby Arthur Phillips
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Michael Chabon
The Store
by Bentley Little
The Poet
by Michael Connelly
The full article can be found here: http://www.borders.com/online/store/...L_20090122_REW
hmm havent heard of most of those but its cool that SK likes Bentley Little, little is such an amazing horror writer
if the worlds gonna end then let's get it over with, i got shit to do
I can vouch for Water for Elephants. Excellent book.
"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
The Poet is probably Michael Connelly's best novel--and that's saying a lot, because he's a terrific crime writer.
King was reading a Bentley Little novel just before he was struck by the van in 1999.
he also wrote an introduction for The Poet
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I'll also vouch for Water for Elephants - and excellent book!. Lots of people liked The Yiddish Policemen's Union but I didn't care for it at all! :-(
I have been meaning to read The Poet, but just haven't gotten around to it! :-)
I also haven't read an Bentley Little, but also on my to read list!
Right now most of my reading is listening to audio books and the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series is killing me! I love it but is it ever long! So far I am on Book Six and have listened to approx 180 CDs! Yes I said 180!
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Water for Elephants has been on my to-read list for awhile. I think I might bump it up to next in line.
As for Bentley Little, I'm really surprised to see one of his on there. While I haven't read that one, I have read one of his others, and after that one I don't ever plan to touch another Little book again.
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