well yeah... we can't all like the same things. That makes it rich!
well yeah... we can't all like the same things. That makes it rich!
“The devil's voice is sweet to hear.”
-SK.
Couldn't get in to Cell, so i put it down. Picked it up about 2 months later and started from the middle, basically no new people introduced, so I just carried on to the terrible ending.
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interesting thread to be sure!
I loved Lisey's and Cell.
hated the girl who loved tom gordon!
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WHAT was the point...
There are other worlds than these.
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I rather enjoyed Cell. It read like a movie. I read it all in one sitting. Anytime I read a book cover to cover without going to the bathroom, it is exempt from my worst list.
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Aww, I really like that novel.
I thought it was kind of cool that he was able to write a book that young children could enjoy, which appealed to adults as well. I read "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" when I was suffering a horrible case of chicken pox, and it was one of the few things that took my mind off my miserable condition.
I enjyed Lisey's and Cell but they seem to have some pretty mixed reviews. They were my first king books for months and I think I was missing him a bit.
I really didint enjoy the Dark Half. I didn't fall into it like I usually or ''find the hole in the paper'' which I think is from Misery.
I haven't read Cujo not sure if i will now ....
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Cujo is a great story, classic early King. I would totally read it if you get the chance and it is short.
I loved Cell personally, great take on the zombie thing. The idea that once there are more zombies than regular people who the fuck is weird then?...that grew on me.
I thought Lisey's Story was pretty good but I seriously hated Needful Things for some reason.
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TGWLTG is one of King's better short works for me. I thought the point of it was to take a look at the fear's children experience when they're alone (not with friends, but completely alone) and cut off from the rest of the world. It also took a look at the incredible WILL that children exhibit, something that many of us lose as we grow older and as life beats us up. For me though, it also explored levels of childhood fear that I felt IT didn't aproach (due to the nature of the story, not because of any reluctance on King's part).Originally Posted by tamez
That's my take on TGWLTG.
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Needful Things was a good idea I thought. Sometimes somehting doesnt grab you.
I agree with you about Cell I loved that idea too andSpoiler:
Maybe I will give Cujo a go I am studying again and it's nice to swtich off with a good King book as well as a bit of DT!!
I'm thinking Blaze was the worst so far, that I have read.
I got to the end of the book and said, "that's it? I expect more from you, Sai king!" But he had already warned me at the beginning of the book that it wasn't that good so I can't really blame myself.
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I didn't much care for BLAZE either, but the book I had to repeatedly refrain myself from throwing against the wall was LISEY'S STORY. I really hated that book. I disliked every character and had no sympathy for them or their problems.
There are other King books I don't like either, most notably the last three Dark Tower novels, also in danger of brutal wall impactment while reading. In my defense though, I liked the first 4 books in the series (with reservations here and there).
So much hatred for Lisey's Story from so many here. I would like to ask why. Why do you not like the charcters? What is it about them that made you dislike them so much? Was it the way Lisey talked, or her attitude, maybe her relationship with her family? What was it?
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
Sam, let's have this discussion in Lisey's Story specific thread, ok? I hope to post there some day too, I have very much to say.
::thoroughly hates Lisey's Story::
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No problem. I'll post that there.
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.
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I didn't like Tommyknockers on the first read but enjoyed it the second time around -- and it gave me nightmares for some reason.
At the bottom of my list would be Rose Madder, Salem's Lot, Desperation/Regulators. I have not been able to finish Duma Key.
At the bottom of my list would be Salem's Lot, .[/QUOTE]
I am interested in why you didnt like Salem's lot I have read it a couple of times and it scares me half to death everytime! heheh
Yeah... that one got me wondering too. One of the best stories after DT -series imho.
“The devil's voice is sweet to hear.”
-SK.
definitely Tommyknockers. i couldnt wait for it to end.
I just found Salem's Lot to be extremely boring. I had no connection to any of the characters, the events didn't scare me.
Wow, Salem's Lot is easily in my top 5 non DT King books. Probably 3rd, after Stand and It.
Just, Wow, I cant understand this, of all the King clinkers out there, being on the bottom rung.
Wow
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Have to agree with sombra, Salem's Lot just bored the heck outta me. I think it was probably good for it's time.
No insult meant to any of the Salem's fans! My mom loves the book as well and we usually agree on his best work. I love Eyes of the Dragon and I know it popped up a bunch of times in this thread (curious to me, because it's Dark-Tower-ish to me, although "younger"). I thought Dragon was such a wonderful fairy tale!
The Stand and It are big favorites of mineI read The Stand each July!
I really enjoyed The Cell, but i was very let down by the ending.
I love Eyes of the Dragon and Insomnia too. I was really young when I first read EotD so maybe that's why it stuck in my head, but I just think it's a great story.
There are a few King books that I never really got into... Lisey's Story, The Dark Half (I really didn't like that one), Gerald's Game, Dreamcatcher. On the other hand though he's written so many that it really is impossible to like all of them!
For the most part, I have a generally declining opinion of Kings work chronologically. As with most authors, I think his early work (Stand,It,Salem's Lot,Shining,etc) were his best, while his later works have been his weakest. Sometimes you just run out of things to say.
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