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12-15-2006, 05:16 PM
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Two months till The Dark Tower comic. I can't wait.
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12-15-2006, 05:23 PM
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They're making a comic?
It better be good.
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12-15-2006, 06:38 PM
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I grew up on King, and I'm very heavily influenced by his work. I think his ability to mesh fantasy and reality is truly astounding. One of the most genius stories I've ever read was "The Jaunt", which appeared in one of his collections of short stories (The Skeleton Key, I believe).
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12-15-2006, 07:41 PM
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I agree, King is incredible when it comes to combining the natural and the supernatural.
He does so well at making the people seem like real people, that it makes the scary parts just that much scarier.
I really enjoy his work, and aspire to be at least half as good as him some day.
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12-15-2006, 08:44 PM
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The problem is that there are so many good stories by him. As mentioned by a few others, I would try out his short stories first. The Long Walk, The Mist, Cain Rose Up, and the Raft are all awesome. As for longer stories, I would try Pet Cemetary, The Shining, and It. There are just so many to choose from.
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12-15-2006, 10:41 PM
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The only novel of King's I've read is Carrie, which I thought was great but doesn't interest me to read the rest of his novels. I've not heard one person saying that Lisey's Story was any good. The thickness of his books doesn't put me off (I'm reading a series of three books, all of them 800-900 pages long by Paullina Simons, I'm in the middle of the final one),his books just don't appeal to me.
I don't plan any of my work, that said, I go back afterwards and start shifting through the good and bad, any major plotholes.
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12-15-2006, 11:41 PM
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I'm in love with Stephen King...he's a beautiful writer and has the most amazing mind. Pet cemetary is good, as well as Insomnia, Christine, and The Firestarter. The Dark Tower series and dreamcatcher were some that I did not like...but he is an overall very powerful writer. I plan to get into his mind some day...
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12-20-2006, 05:42 AM
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His book "On Writing" is great, half autobiographical, half discussion of the craft of writing and books that have influenced him.
Of his fiction, I've never been disappointed, usually loved it, and though the movie stunk, The Dead Zone was a great book when I was about twelve, and The Shining is likely my favorite of his, though I was lucky enough to read it before seeing the movie..... The Dark Half is a good one,too, and Salem's Lot, and Carrie, which started it all for him.......
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12-27-2006, 01:37 PM
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The Shining - possibly his most famous novel - is obviously a good place to start, although I would consider Pet Sematary, The Green Mile or The Dead Zone.
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12-27-2006, 02:13 PM
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Pet Semetary is really, really good! Another good one is Salem's Lot, though only after reading did I realize how much I liked it.
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12-29-2006, 06:41 PM
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My favorite is The Green Mile, it's much better than the movie. If you like short story collections, Everything's Eventual would be your best bet, it's actually the first Stephen King I ever read, and the one that got me hooked.
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12-31-2006, 01:00 PM
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The Shining as others have said. I personally prefere to film, but thats because I'm a Jack Nicholson freak.
Fancy a short? Rita Hayworth and The Shawshanks Redemption is great. Although, yet again, I love the film hehe.
Carrie and Misery are great too.
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12-31-2006, 01:06 PM
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His short stories collections are the best... The Richard Bachman Books, The Night Shift, etc. Two of his short stories I enjoy the most: Children of the Corn and the Mist. Really, have you read the Mist? My god, it's much more terrifying than the Fog.
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12-31-2006, 01:22 PM
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What about Misery? That one was.... well, I read it at a younger age than I probably should have. Even It (though it was very long and lagged in some places) was wonderful. Dreamcatcher also did it for me and I even liked to movie. I think Stephen King is an excellent author and yes, some of his works are more appealing than others (depending on personal taste) but thats whats so great! There's something for everyone!
I'm watching Nightmares and Dreamscapes and though I'm extremely disappointed with the video, I'm curious as to how those short stories were written. Probably much better in print I'm sure.
Cheers,
Linz
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01-02-2007, 01:08 AM
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I would hope that by now you've at least read one of his books! I am a huge King fan and the most fun I have is when he subliminally references another book in the story you are reading. That's a real treat for his loyal readers  Print out a list of his books and read them from the start of his career.
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