5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it
Never Read
Bracket #3: Danse Macabre (1981)
Danse Macabre, 1981
Please vote for Danse Macabre using the following scale:
5: I loved it
4: It was good
3: Average
2: Only so-so
1: I didn't like it
If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.
This was a really good book and only outdone by On Writing. I gave it a 4.
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
Only so-so. Unlike Sam, I am very disappointed every time I see any King nonfiction, written or spoken. Disappointed is the wrong word, though, because if he does so well what he is born to do - namely, write fiction - what more can bears ask for?
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sure; when it comes to commentary, King is a very good novelist. Still, I continually relish them because, dammit, I like the guy. This book still means a lot to me; I actually admire it more than On Writing. Here, I give it a 4.
I gave it a 4. I learned a lot about the horror genre from this book. It introduced me to the presence of Arkham House publishing (which King mentioned a few times in there). I can credit that with promptimg me to start collecting Arkham Hose books, and my collection of those rivals my King collection. A lot of the books on my shelf are due to King's mentioning them in Danse Macabre.
5 - It's like hanging out at a barbeque, tossing back a few brewskis, and yakking about horror with a very knowledgeable friend.
Brice, is that you again with the other 5?
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 gave it a 2. There were some seriously interesting bits, but they were few and far between. A bit of a disappointment for me.
"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
It wasn't, but I am one of them now. I just love this book. I read it when I was pretty young and went through his lists at the end of the book and found every book and film I could. I wish he'd really update this to cover the time since then.Originally Posted by Woofer
5 - It's like hanging out at a barbeque, tossing back a few brewskis, and yakking about horror with a very knowledgeable friend.
Brice, is that you again with the other 5?
I won't argue with anyone who didn't like this, but, seeing that there's many who've never read it: you ought to give it a try.
I conversely will argue with those who didn't like it until they give up and agree to like it. I will also argue with those who haven't read it until they do...and like it. It's not unlikely even that I'll argue with those who did like it until you like it more.
I tried reading it many moons ago. I just got the audio edition, sucks its not read by SK but here's hoping it's easier to get through this time.
I still need to read this one! I don't know why I haven't, since I'm sure I'll really enjoy it.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
Again, a book I read eons ago, but had many interesting features.
2. Bring it on Brice.
Sloth Love Chunk
Nah, I'll just repeatedly change your vote to a 5...fuck, I might even create a 6 just for you.
Sloth Love Chunk
So glad to see more 5s for this one. I agree, he should publish an updated version. I would eat it with a spork.It wasn't, but I am one of them now. I just love this book. I read it when I was pretty young and went through his lists at the end of the book and found every book and film I could. I wish he'd really update this to cover the time since then.5 - It's like hanging out at a barbeque, tossing back a few brewskis, and yakking about horror with a very knowledgeable friend.
Brice, is that you again with the other 5?
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"
The poll has closed. Danse Macabre has earned a FAS (final average score) of 3.755555556 or 75.11%, placing 4th in this bracket. It will not be moving on to Round 2. In 2009, Danse Macabre placed 5th with a FAS of 2.625000000, so it gained 1.130555556 (+43.07%) this time.
Well, at least it got a little more exposure.
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"
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