Do you love Stephen King novels as well?

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   L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years ago

   What's your favourite Stephen King book and why?

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      Davinagirl3posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Hearts in Atlantis, and I can't explain why.  It just warmed my heart.  I love his novels about kids.  My favorite short story is "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption".

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         L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         You might want to try "The Shining" or "Children of the Corn" then, they're both about kids. "Children of the Corn" is a really freaky story, I would definitely recommend it =]
         
         Just try not to imagine you're own kids doing the same sorts of things though...could turn very horrific very quickly =P

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            Davinagirl3posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            There are probably 2 or 3 novels of his I haven't read.  I was hard to pick just one.  Do you like Dean Koontz?

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               L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               I haven't, I mean I work Sundays in a book shop so I probably should some time...however; for the time being I am ignorant. Please do enlighten me =]

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                  Davinagirl3posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  You might like him.  He has a book called, From the Corner of His Eye, that is worth reading.  I like it alot.

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               myra636posted 14 years agoin reply to this

               I have read all most all of his just finished Your Heart Belongs To Me. Good read makes you really think.

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         dohn121posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I thought of why these two books were good (as of course I liked them too) and it occurred to me that book books have strong male ties (platonic!) within them.  In HIA, it's b/t Bobby Garfield and Ted and in Shawshank, b/t Andy and Red.  In both cases, both must separate from one another.

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            jenblacksheepposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Slightly off topic, but do you know what a platonic friendship originally meant?
            
            (I know it's not really relevant here, but when you said platonic it reminded me of this little piece of unknown trivia!)

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               L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               It comes from the teachings of Plato...it basically means a relationship with no sex...

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         Shirley Andersonposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Gee, I didn't like H in A nearly as much as some of his other books.  Have to agree with that Shawshank was excellent!
         
         I have to say that The Stand is an old favourite, along with Misery.  From more recent publishings, I'm not sure, I know that I liked Cell.
         
         Re the short stories, my ABSOLUTE favourite of all time, The Long Walk, is actual under the Richard Bachman name.  I have read that one at least 8 times and probably will another 8.  I think it's just brilliant.

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            Davinagirl3posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            I think his scariest novel is Desperation.

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               shibashakeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               I was most freaked out by Pet Cemetery. I could not put that book down but it was freaky as hell.

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      Shortsbystephyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I loved Bag of Bones and Rose Madder. Two GREAT novels!

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   myra636posted 14 years ago

   It I have all ways thought clowns wore creepy.

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      Davinagirl3posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      It is amazing!

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   dohn121posted 14 years ago

   I've read at last count, 33 books by Stephen King.  I've learned a lot from him over the years.  He's got one of the best books on the craft of writing called "On Writing."  Amazing...
   
   As far as novels are concerned, "Rose Madder" was one of my favorites as it sets itself apart as a revenge novel.  Unfortunately, not many people I know read it.

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      Davinagirl3posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      On Writing is really good.  I believe that is the first thing he wrote after his accident.

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         L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I may be wrong but I think Misery was...hence the idea of someone running someone over before having a car crash of their own...

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            L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Again though, I may be wrong...I haven't actually read it yet...

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   jenblacksheepposted 14 years ago

   I've never been a big Stephen King fan ... was just never my sorta thing. But I was recently introduced to the Kingdom Hospital tv series, which I believe is based on a Stephen King book or written by him ... or something like that. I think that's awesome!

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      L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, it seems to be people either love him or hate him. My dad and English Teacher hate him, I refer to his work alot in my own...just one of those things.

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   dohn121posted 14 years ago

   However, I guess I fall in the majority, like most his fans.  "The Stand" was by far the best (The Complete Uncut Edition w/ over 1350 pages).

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   jenblacksheepposted 14 years ago

   no no no. Quite the opposite (according to what I was told). In Ancient Greek times it was the relationship between a man and a boy where the man taught a boy how to become a man (through sex). Men having relationships with boys were really common then ... can you imagine people doing that now!!

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      L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      You may be right...I just looked it up on Wikipedia
      
      It says this on Platonic Love - "The Longing of the human being in his imperfectness for perfectness and completeness. It is the innate desire for immortality"

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      Davinagirl3posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      This is correct!

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         L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I stand corrected...=]

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   fierycjposted 14 years ago

   The Stand. Tommyknockers. Rose Madder. Must have read these like a million times. Dark Tower series, of course. Nightmares and Dreamscapes - got it as a birthday gift as a kid from my big bro. Got hooked ever since. Stephen King is my all time favorite author. Next to only J.D. Salinger. These are writers who dont pretend or try to be overly artistic as hell. I hate that stuff.

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      Raven Kingposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      My favorite is Tommyknockers.  Stephen King has an amazing sense of humor and the characters he built are so life like and so real that I think I could find them in my neighborhood.

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      dohn121posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Ha!  Go figure!  No wonder you and I don't get at each other's throats!  Before: Dohn121 and fierycj = so so...
                   Now: Dohn121 and fierycj = BUDS!!!

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         fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         You know what it is Dohn. Lol.

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   L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years ago

   Have any of you lot read the Bachman novels by King?
   I started reading Blaze but found it very dull...

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   Colebabieposted 14 years ago

   In 6th grade I did my book project on "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" my stupid teacher made a fuss about me picking a Stephen King book. But I knew the principle and I fought to do it. I made a game of the woods But I'm not sure what my favorite book is.

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      L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I know that feeling, dear girl. My teacher, when I asked him what he thought of Stephen King, said "He's Crap"
      
      Yes, great description there =/
      
      I love Kings books. They're fantastic

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         Colebabieposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Yeah that teacher was/is a moron. He was a substitute for our regular English teacher who was fantastic but was out due to illness. So he had no idea what he was talking about, or who he was arguing with

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            L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            My teacher is far from a moron, I have alot of time and respect for the guy...we just differ when it comes down to Stephen King.
            
            I guess it is true to say his writing is not the best to study ever, hence why teachers don't like it, but he is good at what he does...shocking the living c*ap out of us! Haha

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    TamCorposted 14 years ago

    Actually, I'm pretty positive that "Dreamcatcher" was the first book he wrote after his accident in '99...
    
    I've read a lot of his books, and I think my favorite is probably "The Stand", but I really like most of his older ones--especially "Firestarter"!

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       shibashakeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I love Firestarter as well! Some really cool concepts in that one, and a lot less freaky than usual.
       
       The thing that I truly love about King is that he can write about all these out of the box, out of this world scenarios and make them seem extremely real and present.
       
       He is an extremely talented writer and thinker.

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    dohn121posted 14 years ago

    Gosh, too many...
    
    Firestarter, The Shining and The Deadzone were all awesome and better compared to his newer stuff (sorry, SK).
    
    Loved The Green Mile Serials, just drove me nuts because each serial was only about 50-70 pages long and whenever I picked up the newest one every month, I'd have to wait 29 days for the next one!  Great marketing strategy however.  I believe these use to be call Dime Paperbacks...

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    TamCorposted 14 years ago

    I'm embarassed to admit, but I could never finish "It", haha...
    
    Way too creepy for me(sorry Stephen, lol)--I guess it doesn't help matters that I don't like clowns anyway...

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    Smokingstarposted 14 years ago

    "IT" is awesome. I'm still reading "Duma Key" I've been slacking in the reading dept. lately. I think I'll pick up on it this weekend.

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    L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years ago

    I have both It and Duma Key looming on the shelf...I'm off to read The Shining now...night all (yes, it's 2.23am over here)

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    Uninvited Writerposted 14 years ago

    I read a few of Stephen King's novels when I was younger. I actually liked Christine and Firestarter. I haven't read anything lately.

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       dohn121posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I'd highly suggest "Everything's Eventual."  It's a collection of short stories in which he'll write every 3 or 4 years.  My two favorite stories are "The Man in the Black Suit" and "Riding the Bullet."  The Man in the Black Suit won the O, Henry award.  I like his short stories because you can usually read one in just a few minutes.

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    AsherKadeposted 14 years ago

    I don't know why, but I like Pet Cemetary. I have deal with A LOT of death in my life and have always hoped that they would return and be alive...
    Stephen King is my inspiration to my novels along with Edgar A Poe

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       dohn121posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Well, I love to read both of those guys...Then you must like H.P. Lovecraft too, right?

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       fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Then just answer me this - WHY THE HELL HAVEN'T I FANNED YOU ALL THIS WHILE, HUH?!!

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          dohn121posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Yo, fierycj.  You better have seen some Guillermo Del Torro movies.  I'll cry if you didn't!  You too AsherKade!!!

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             AsherKadeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             fiery...join me then...

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             fierycjposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy 2 to say the least.

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                dohn121posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Good to hear.  Your have to watch The Orphanage too.  Amazing and creepy...I can't wait for The Hobbit in 2011 or 2012.  It's going to be in 2 parts.

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    Herald Dailyposted 14 years ago

    I liked Pet Cemetary a lot.  I enjoyed Bag of Bones and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, too.  Actually, anything Stephen King is good.  Let me correct myself.  Anything Stephen King writes is great!

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       dohn121posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Nuff said.  You gotta come and join my workshop (OMG, I sound like my Creative Writing Prof.)

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          AsherKadeposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          let me sit this one out...thx dohn

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          Herald Dailyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Haha, I haven't been to a workshop in many years.

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             dohn121posted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Well, if you can spare the time, check out my hub called "Write a 55-Word Story."  I was shocked at the responses.  That hub alone is why I have over 1,000 views in only 11 days.

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                Herald Dailyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                I will definitely check it out, thanks for the invite, Dohn. 

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