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re: Stephen King
Posted on 11/24/09 at 3:37 pm to OWLFAN86
Posted on 11/24/09 at 3:37 pm to OWLFAN86
quote:
he stole this one from the simpsons movie
When they had an excerpt of the book in Entertainment Weekly, he made a point to say that he did not steal it from the Simpsons's movie and that he had started writing this novel years ago
. . . . or so he would have you believe.
Obviously he is sensitive to that criticism.
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Posted on 11/24/09 at 4:02 pm to TigerDeacon
Hell, it doesn't matter if he did steal the idea, the Simpsons have nothing on this book.
King's a master.
King's a master.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 5:44 pm to Lacour
I stopped reading somewhere around 1988, after "Tommyknockers."
That was such an awful, awful book. The only good part in the whole book was when he kinda sorta referenced Pennywise in an offhand remark ("...passing through Derry, she could have sworn she saw a clown in the storm drain."--paraphrase).
Just about every book was the same after Tommyknockers (save one here or there).
I really haven't read anything since he's had his "rebirth," so I can't speak on that.
To the poster who asked how to get started, start with "The Stand." His best work as a young writer (maybe his best work period). Then move on to "IT." Then anything written before, say, 1990.
That was such an awful, awful book. The only good part in the whole book was when he kinda sorta referenced Pennywise in an offhand remark ("...passing through Derry, she could have sworn she saw a clown in the storm drain."--paraphrase).
Just about every book was the same after Tommyknockers (save one here or there).
I really haven't read anything since he's had his "rebirth," so I can't speak on that.
To the poster who asked how to get started, start with "The Stand." His best work as a young writer (maybe his best work period). Then move on to "IT." Then anything written before, say, 1990.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 5:59 pm to LuckySo-n-So
quote:
Tommyknockers
This was the first king book i read.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 6:03 pm to Aspercel
quote:
This was the first king book i read.
Was kind of a disappointment after years of books like "The Shining," "The Stand," "Christine," "Cujo," "IT," and "The Talisman." And that's just what I can remember off the top of my head.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 6:50 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Then I had nowhere to go but up :) I just remeber feeling bad for the dog. I was in 7th grade, so I didn't know any better
Posted on 11/24/09 at 7:13 pm to Aspercel
The Long Walk, written when he was younger, it's just brutal without too much "voodoo" stuff if any at all.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 7:26 pm to Foot
quote:
The Long Walk
Do you think you would have gotten your Ticket? Or The Prize?
That story gave me the heebs for a while.
Posted on 11/24/09 at 9:27 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Desperation and Hearts in Atlantis were bad as frick, as well. Also liked Eyes of the Dragon. But ive read all his shite
Posted on 11/24/09 at 10:00 pm to Lacour
quote:
Wolves of the Calla being the best of the six IMO.
Seven books, not six.
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