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Post by bookbunny on Aug 17, 2007 3:28:59 GMT -5
Soooo I know we have some King fans on here...
What are y'alls fave King books?
I really love Stephen King and right now I am reading The Stand. I had so much trouble finding this book, but really glad I did find it because it is amazing!!!
My other faves would have to be Hearts in Atlantis, The Shining and Different Seasons.
I am working my way through his catelogue slowly and have read so many. The only book so far I havent enjoyed was Dreamcatcher, I couldnt get into it...
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Post by Liss on Aug 17, 2007 3:52:36 GMT -5
^ The Stand is pretty cool  I read it in winter while I was having a slight cold (what probably made it a bit more scarier for me... ;D) from the rest of his work I only know a small part. I read Salem's Lot and The Girl. both books were fantastic! besides those I started It and Pet Cemetary (  I'm not really sure whether these are the correct original titles, I read them all in the german translation..  ) but I never finished them, because I found them too boring  |
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Post by Alamo on Aug 17, 2007 5:01:28 GMT -5
I haven't read all of them.  But in my teenage years I read quiet a few Stephen King books and I think the book that impressed me most (especially from the way he used language) was Rose Madder. |
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Post by RavenFae on Aug 17, 2007 10:42:17 GMT -5
Rose Madder is my favorite of all I've read so far
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Post by RavenFae on Aug 17, 2007 10:42:40 GMT -5
the audio book is amazing by the way  wish I could find it again... |
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Post by Alamo on Aug 18, 2007 4:17:24 GMT -5
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Post by ploopy on Aug 18, 2007 4:30:32 GMT -5
The Shining is pretty fucking awesome. So is Carrie.
Misery is probably one of the most unsettling books I've ever read. (and the movie is incredible too)
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Post by bookbunny on Aug 18, 2007 23:35:38 GMT -5
^ The Stand is pretty cool I read it in winter while I was having a slight cold (what probably made it a bit more scarier for me... ;D) besides those I started It and Pet Cemetary ( I'm not really sure whether these are the correct original titles, I read them all in the german translation.. ) but I never finished them, because I found them too boring Yeah, reading The Stand here at the moment is unsettling consdiering the flu has killed at least 3 ppl on the east coast of Australia. I absolutely loved It...though I can understand how someone could be bored by it. I havent read Rose Madder, so I will add that to my read sooner list... |
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Post by Franklin on Aug 19, 2007 2:49:47 GMT -5
I am more into the movies from Stephen King's books, but there is one book I loved since I was at elementary school: The Mist.
Another book I've read in the far past is Running Man and Trucks.
I bought the series novel of The Green Mile and started reading them, but I thought it was boring. But I guess a lot of SK books just are! Too much nonsense. I started to read The Dark Tower from the library when I was a young teenager, but after 10-15 pages I brought back the book...
But the movies are great:
It, Tommyknockers, The Shining (Kubrick), Misery, Children Of The Corn, Dreamcathcer, Stand By Me, Christine, The Dead Zone, The Langoliers, Needful Things, Ellen Rimbauer and Rose Red.
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Aug 21, 2007 16:24:01 GMT -5
The Stand is my favorite by far. I read the original version some years ago (I think I was in elementary school). I'm reading the full uncut version as we speak. I started Sunday night and in 3 days I have gotten almost 500 pages into it! (When I really get into something I can read for like 5 hours straight).
The mini-series is pretty cool if you can find a way to see it. They only ever put the DVD out in the US, and it is currently out of print. In general they did a great job putting the thing together, the decision to cast Molly Ringwald as Franny was a really bad call! It has the same major weakness as the book, each of the four episodes is less interesting, much like the three sections of the book...
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Post by bookbunny on Aug 22, 2007 3:43:19 GMT -5
Yeah...I remember the tv series however not clearly, I was prob 14 when it was on over here, I cant remember much at all, but thinking of molly ringwald as Frannie doesnt work at all...
I also cant picture Matt Frewer as trashcan man.
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Post by Liss on Aug 22, 2007 9:10:49 GMT -5
I've seen a bit of that series, I guess about a year ago... I can't really remember who played Frannie, but they chose one of my most disliked actors for Stu Redman -->   can't stand him, so I stopped watching it after one episode though I also didn't like book-Fran/Stu very much...
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Post by Happy_Chartreuse_Fog (Matt) on Aug 22, 2007 10:01:23 GMT -5
I remember when they first announced the thing back in like 1993 or so, the casting choice that most people were upset about was Rob Lowe as Nick Andros. The irony was, he ended up doing the most memorable job bringing his character to life. I can't read the book now without seeing him as Nick. I think that Molly Ringwald was an inspired choice as far as appearances go, but she lacked the dramatic acting skills to pull off one of the more subtle characters from the book. Gary Sinese doesn't bother me as much as he apparently does Liss  . However, he seemed too sophisticated to be Stu, I didn't buy into him being a smalltown redneck. Finally, I think that overall the best fit was the woman who played Nadine (can't remember her name, she was on that crappy sitcom "Just Shoot Me"). She really conveyed the conflict and darkness of the character. Apparently they are re-releasing the DVD next month! I'm sure it won't be as good as I remember, but it should be a fun watch after reading the book again. ...and to bring this back on topic since I feel like I have hijacked bookbunny's thread with all this mini-series talk... I think that Stephen King does two things remarkably well as a writer. Not that he doesn't do a lot of things well, these are just what I feel he does better than almost anyone. 1) His vivid lifelike descriptions of places, times, and settings. 2) His development of realistic, life-like, and complex characters That's why the stand will always be tops for me, because it is so driven by the characters, and the mood of the post apocalyptic setting. |
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Post by bookbunny on Aug 23, 2007 3:20:05 GMT -5
Absolutely...
I love indulging in Stephen King because I find them such easy books to just sit and read and be taken into and think about. After studying lit. I find I am more inclined to books that are considered low brow by so many. My boyfriend gives me so much crap for liking Stephen King, as do others, its like because I have a lit degree I should be trailing a host of unenjoyable books (however I give ppl crap for liking Dan Brown, and self help books).
I have always really enjoyed Stephen Kings characters, and when some appear elsewhere and you are like OMG its so and so! I love that his stories overlap as well...esp in Buick 8 where I'm going the driver is a "low man" (from Low Men in Yellow Raincoats in Hearts in Atlantis) and then have other ppl say yeah he was a low man.
In my mind I also compare and conflate Stephen King and John Irving. Maybe it the New Hampshire/Maine thing, but I generally think its the characters...I could easily steal Homer Wells and put him in some SK story.
Also in The Stand there is a Garp reference.
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Post by kurt on Aug 27, 2007 3:00:01 GMT -5
carrie definitely i love how she goes all fuckin crazy! sissy spacek is the bomb!
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