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Post by msdemos on Aug 22, 2021 15:48:10 GMT
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Aug 22, 2021 18:23:55 GMT
A Relatively Big Fan, Having Read A Number Of His Books.
The Stand
Pet Semetary
Different Seasons
It
Carrie
The Shining
11/22/63
1/2 of Dreamcatcher
I have my issues with his writing, but I enjoyed (or loved, in the case of The Stand) most of these and intend to read more.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Aug 23, 2021 1:30:57 GMT
A Relatively Big Fan, Having Read A Number Of His Books. Mostly like his older stuff the best.
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Post by Nalkarj on Aug 23, 2021 2:14:55 GMT
So-so fan. I’ve read ’Salem’s Lot, The Shining, Four Past Midnight (novellas), Storm of the Century (teleplay), and a bunch of short stories. And I’ve seen several of the movie/TV adaptations: Carrie, ’Salem’s Lot, The Shining (both), It, Misery, Needful Things, Dolores Claiborne, Storm of the Century, Doctor Sleep, 1408, The Dark Tower. Of his books I’ve read, The Shining—which has little to do with the even better Kubrick film adaptation—is probably the best. ’Salem’s Lot, while severely flawed, could make for a great film; why they haven’t yet adapted it for a movie, rather than a TV miniseries, is beyond me.
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Post by Zos on Aug 23, 2021 9:40:15 GMT
Read most and still think he needs a bloody good editor. Mot of his works could be improved by taking out 100 pages.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 23, 2021 14:41:37 GMT
Actually hadn't read anything by him. Seen a bunch of films and shows based off said work.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 23, 2021 17:05:50 GMT
I have never read any of his books
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Post by Marv on Aug 23, 2021 23:30:11 GMT
Pretty much a lifelong fan. I tried the first one (Desperation) when i was 14 or so, and it didn't take...but when i tried the Stand a few years later I got a little obsessed with Kings multiverse and started my trek down the path to the Dark Tower hitting many stops along the way. Most recently Ive read Under the Dome. I had started Rose Madder a few months ago but was too distracted by Joe Abercrombies First Law series to give it the attention it deserves but once the itch to read King again takes hold Ill be all over it.
As of today ive read 44 novels and 8 short story collections.
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Post by amyghost on Aug 24, 2021 13:29:58 GMT
Earlier fan, but I've gotten burned out on him. He's gotten repetitive and the logorrhea/prolixity that mars a lot of his work hasn't improved much over time. At his best I will gladly concur that he knew his stuff, and though his work has always been dissed by critics as popular junk, he's able to hit a nerve that many a more 'highbrow' author can't begin to. But I don't rush to read his work anymore and when I do read some of the more recent stuff I tend to get a 'been there done that' feeling that generally ends up with my not finishing it.
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Post by Nalkarj on Aug 24, 2021 14:14:20 GMT
Sorta tangential, but recently I was reading H.P. Lovecraft biographer S.T. Joshi’s The Modern Weird Tale, and, wow, Joshi despises King. I don’t understand the animosity—neither, apparently, does Joshi, who never gets around to explaining just why he so hates King. His analysis of The Shining is shocking for a guy who critiques horror fiction for a living: He criticizes King for not explaining the haunting. Now, I think explaining the haunting in detail diminishes the horror, but my personal opinions aside, just think how many writers don’t explain their hauntings: Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, Shirley Jackson, Robert Aickman, etc., etc. The irony is that Joshi likes all these writers—though he does criticize Aickman for a lack of explanation (which he apparently doesn’t understand is the whole point of Aickman). Such an inexplicable criticism.
Joshi has those kinds of weird prejudices and idiosyncrasies, including a tendency to defend his beloved Lovecraft against any charge, no matter how accurate (notably the racism). In Modern Weird Tale he rakes Exorcist writer William Peter Blatty over the coals—but not for any writing flaws but because Blatty was a Catholic.
Not sure why I got so annoyed by Joshi’s book (which is actually filled with good insights into authors Joshi likes). I’m not the world’s biggest King fan, but he deserves better critiques than this.
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Post by theauxphou on Aug 25, 2021 14:13:36 GMT
I’ve only read "Night Shift", "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" (except for that non-fictional baseball-related story at the end—it was boring), "On Writing", "The Green Mile" (when it was originally released as four novellas), "Blaze" (as ‘Richard Bachmann’) & a couple of stories from "Skeleton Crew". I also read the first, maybe, 50 pages of "Carrie" but I abandoned it for some reason and never continued.
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Post by msdemos on Aug 28, 2021 16:22:05 GMT
Read most and still think he needs a bloody good editor. Mot of his works could be improved by taking out 100 pages. HA !! I think MANY people would agree with you on this......and one of the reasons I MUCH prefer the stories of his novellas ( Different Seasons (1982) is one of my ALL-TIME favorite books of his!), as opposed to his novels !! Can't quite tell if he PURPOSELY 'edits' himself when writing a novella, or just the opposite, and when he knows he's writing a full-blown novel he just doesn't pay much attention to how long the story's going, and does little to no 'editing' of himself as he's writing......that said, The Shining (1977) is the GREATEST !! As I've said before, STILL one of the most 'cinematic' novels I've EVER read.....  Different Seasons (1982) The Shining (1977) SAVE FERRIS
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Post by msdemos on Aug 28, 2021 16:40:37 GMT
Earlier fan, but I've gotten burned out on him. He's gotten repetitive and the logorrhea/prolixity that mars a lot of his work hasn't improved much over time. At his best I will gladly concur that he knew his stuff, and though his work has always been dissed by critics as popular junk, he's able to hit a nerve that many a more 'highbrow' author can't begin to. But I don't rush to read his work anymore and when I do read some of the more recent stuff I tend to get a 'been there done that' feeling that generally ends up with my not finishing it.
Wow !! Not very often that I have to look up TWO WORDS IN A ROW, in the same sentence......NICE USAGE !!  SAVE FERRIS
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Post by petrolino on Aug 28, 2021 16:43:42 GMT
Big fan of his earlier books. I keep meaning to read some of his books written this century.
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Post by Captain Spencer on Aug 28, 2021 19:13:15 GMT
Read most and still think he needs a bloody good editor. Mot of his works could be improved by taking out 100 pages. HA !! I think MANY people would agree with you on this......and one of the reasons I MUCH prefer the stories of his novellas ( Different Seasons (1982) is one of my ALL-TIME favorite books of his!), as opposed to his novels !! Can't quite tell if he PURPOSELY 'edits' himself when writing a novella, or just the opposite, and when he knows he's writing a full-blown novel he just doesn't pay much attention to how long the story's going, and does little to no 'editing' of himself as he's writing......that said, The Shining (1977) is the GREATEST !! As I've said before, STILL one of the most 'cinematic' novels I've EVER read..... Different Seasons (1982)The Shining (1977)SAVE FERRIS The Shining ranks in my Top 5 favorite Stephen King books. However, never really cared for that original cover art; makes it look like a Harlequin Romance or something.
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Post by msdemos on Aug 28, 2021 19:25:00 GMT
HA !! I think MANY people would agree with you on this......and one of the reasons I MUCH prefer the stories of his novellas ( Different Seasons (1982) is one of my ALL-TIME favorite books of his!), as opposed to his novels !! Can't quite tell if he PURPOSELY 'edits' himself when writing a novella, or just the opposite, and when he knows he's writing a full-blown novel he just doesn't pay much attention to how long the story's going, and does little to no 'editing' of himself as he's writing......that said, The Shining (1977) is the GREATEST !! As I've said before, STILL one of the most 'cinematic' novels I've EVER read..... Different Seasons (1982)The Shining (1977)SAVE FERRIS The Shining ranks in my Top 5 favorite Stephen King books. However, never really cared for that original cover art; makes it look like a Harlequin Romance or something. Agreed.....NEVER cared for it either (and you're right, looks MUCH more "Romance", rather than "Horror" novel!) !! However, the (I believe....but not sure) original paperback version of this book, SOMEHOW took BAD (and NOT in the Michael Jackson way !!) to a whole NEW level......  That, in my opinion, is one SORRY book cover, I don't care WHOSE book it's for !! I've NO doubt a High School art student could probably come up with something 10 TIMES more interesting than this "artisitic" travesty....  SAVE FERRIS
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Post by Captain Spencer on Aug 29, 2021 1:39:55 GMT
The Shining ranks in my Top 5 favorite Stephen King books. However, never really cared for that original cover art; makes it look like a Harlequin Romance or something. Agreed.....NEVER cared for it either (and you're right, looks MUCH more "Romance", rather than "Horror" novel!) !! However, the (I believe....but not sure) original paperback version of this book, SOMEHOW took BAD (and NOT in the Michael Jackson way !!) to a whole NEW level...... That, in my opinion, is one SORRY book cover, I don't care WHOSE book it's for !! I've NO doubt a High School art student could probably come up with something 10 TIMES more interesting than this "artisitic" travesty.... SAVE FERRIS I agree, that paperback cover was awful, too.
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Post by gspdude on Sept 12, 2021 12:15:15 GMT
Lifelong fan (well, since I first read one of his books, many years ago). Not quite my favorite author, but he's up there. I've easily read more pages of his than any other author. Favorite is The Stand(short version). Like him better when he focuses on the supernatural rather than the thriller, which he seems to be moving toward lately.
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Post by number30 on Sept 23, 2021 22:23:03 GMT
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Oct 13, 2021 2:05:32 GMT
I have read 'The Shining' and 'Dr. Sleep', but not read any others.
I have seen 'The Shining' (but not 'Dr. Sleep'), seen 'Carrie', 'Christine', 'Misery' and my all-time favorite King movie 'The Dead Zone'.
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