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Oh, Nottie, you must read this book. It is a wonderful story and will make you feel good about life. Trust me.
There's a lot of people who have said that they lost interest in King's books at the end of the 80's and haven't read him since. You came back tho and aren't you glad you did?I supposed it may be controversial to say that I really liked "Tommyknockers," to the point that I feel a little miffed when SK talks about it being rubbish.
I tend to like his books in waves. I feel sometimes like he'll write a couple that seem "meh" to me, then he'll write two or three that I like, and then he'll write one that knocks me out. This is where re-reading comes in handy, because a lot of times I'll realize it wasn't so much the book that was "meh," but my frame of mind when I read it.
I do remember a time (early or mid-'90s, I think) when I lost interest in much of what he was writing, and then "Bag of Bones" tore my face off, it was so good.
Reading his early novels is like sitting in a chair with him standing behind you, leaning down and whispering in your ear to 'read what happens next!'. They have such an urgency to them. I'm not knocking the ones he's written since then, just pointing out that after the 80's he seemed to realize that his readers finally 'got' what he was all about and he slowed the pace down somewhat, letting his characters tell the tale. I really don't think that the Steve King of the 80's could have written Bag Of Bones or Lisey's Story and have had them be so powerful. He's matured in his writing and I'm glad that he did because I matured right along with him.
Yup - glad I found this site and started reading again. I never would have met so many great folks!There's a lot of people who have said that they lost interest in King's books at the end of the 80's and haven't read him since. You came back tho and aren't you glad you did?
Definitely! I don't consider it a book only for younger readers, even though they can certainly understand and appreciate it. Then again, some of my favorite books of all time remain YA fiction. But yeah, I think it is brilliant. I can say with absolute certainty, no matter how many Stephen King books I read in my life, Eyes will always be the best to me.
...I never found the choices of music that were featured in Insomnia, at all odd.....just because someone is elderly-doesn't mean their choices in music have to be long in the tooth as well...my dad is nearly 87 and enjoys a lot of different styles even today-so liking hard rock isn't outside the possible....
There's a lot of people who have said that they lost interest in King's books at the end of the 80's and haven't read him since. You came back tho and aren't you glad you did?
1) Yes, frame of mind makes a huge difference.
I love this!
I'm listening to Vince Guaraldi right now - I'm kind of a jazz nerd sometimes.
SusanNorton That tore my face off thing got me too! Excellent metaphor.1) Yes, frame of mind makes a huge difference.
2) "tore my face off!"
That's a good point, in my mind genius is not synonymous to " nice guy" in most cases, in fact the only genius I can asssociate with " nice guy" is Stephen King, it's also why I like him so much. He's got it all.
Me neitherI have not read Eyes of the Dragon.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
I like 11/22/63, Duma Key, Rose Madder, Misery, Joyland, Insomnia, Eyes of the Dragon, even From a Buick 8. Was not too keen on The Gunslinger at first.
Every time I look at your avatar I think of that documentary/rock-umentary I have recorded about Alice Cooper
