Stephen King

Mine are the DarkHalf, Insomnia, and The Shining.....Oh I liked Cujo alot as well . Peace d:rastasmoke:

i just got hardback of the new book/collective, JUST AFTER SUNSET. wife told me he is already writing another story.

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Originally Posted by Esoteric416

Wow. Alot of posts about King and almost none about the Dark Tower series, his best work by far. The Stand was very good, but The Dark Tower is an epic story. Some may say that the end of the last book is weak, but just think on it for awhile and you'll see how it works out, unfair to poor Roland but it works. "The man in black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed." Great line and i was hooked ever since.
For the record I liked everything i've read of his also, and i love the way he ties together alot of his books like they are all just parts of one massive story.

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The Stand>Dark Tower.

If the thing collectively were as good as the first four books it would have been fine. The problem is it is basically a five book series, with book five split into three volumes. Post Accident king got way too carried away with making up his own little speaking patterns for the world which were just annoying, not cute and adding no personality to the book. Book 6 was downright bad, more of a bridge than a book. He wrote himself into the story which was just dumb, and followed it all up with just blatantly obvious references and tie ins to other books. it was cool at first when the references were either subtle vague or in passing, but he decided to stop that on book five. I loved the dark tower, even though the quality declined post accident, but collectively it was not as good as the stand.

I didnt like the ending, not just the whole cyclical thing, but also the crimson king. all that build up for such a shitty villain. randall flagg is one of the greatest villains ever and we are to believe he is working for that unimaginative turd? uuggghhh

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Originally Posted by suhl

He wrote himself into the story which was just dumb,

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Considering it's an epic work of metafiction, the appearance of the author in the story is only natural :stoned:.

The Crimson King also appears in the King book Insomnia, read that and perhaps you will gain a new perspective of this character.

Stephen King's work is awesome. How could anyone not like misery? (i'm you're #1 fan) Has anyone noticed some people watch the movies and think they've read the book? None of the screenplays measure up to the book. Anyone reading the Stand should get the copy with the extras. Ci-bo-la...bumpity bump.

King is one of the best...for those who think he just writes horror check out Hearts In Atlantis...one of his better books that isnt a horror...The Stand and The Dark Half are 2 of my favorites...i have read so many i cant remember all of em :)

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Originally Posted by roninwithnoname

Considering it's an epic work of metafiction, the appearance of the author in the story is only natural :stoned:.

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no;)

I own all of Stephen King's books. He's my favorite author and I don't really even care for the Horror genre. For me, IT is my personal favorite.

I thought the Dark Tower series was awesome and the fact that he wrote himself into the story and linked other books/characters was cool and original.

Anyone judging King's work from the movies is selling themselves short. The books are much, much better.

I got King's newest for Christmas. Under the Dome is over 1000 pages and I'm looking forward to reading every one. :D