Hello and welcome to the first group read discussion! I am excited.
Tonight’s discussion is of “Dolan’s Cadillac,” the first story from 1993’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes. In the book’s notes, King mentions this story was very hard for him to write and he didn’t like it at all upon completion. He relied on his older brother for the technical details; King’s extensive research pays off, IMO.
This was only my second read of the story. My first time was back in 2011 or 2012, when I was a Stephen King novice and wasn’t quite able to appreciate this story. I liked it, but didn’t love it. Man, I dug the hell out of it this time. It is very Poe-esque, but King never really veers into rip-off territory.
What did you folks think? No pressure! Let’s just have a relaxed conversation. And, of course, spoilers will happen. Any favorite lines or passages? What of the fact that the main character’s first name is never revealed, and his last name is only revealed toward the end? I don’t know of King to do that in other story. In that way, the narrator here is a bit like the narrator in Rebecca — without a (first) name, an identifier.
Tonight’s discussion is of “Dolan’s Cadillac,” the first story from 1993’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes. In the book’s notes, King mentions this story was very hard for him to write and he didn’t like it at all upon completion. He relied on his older brother for the technical details; King’s extensive research pays off, IMO.
This was only my second read of the story. My first time was back in 2011 or 2012, when I was a Stephen King novice and wasn’t quite able to appreciate this story. I liked it, but didn’t love it. Man, I dug the hell out of it this time. It is very Poe-esque, but King never really veers into rip-off territory.
What did you folks think? No pressure! Let’s just have a relaxed conversation. And, of course, spoilers will happen. Any favorite lines or passages? What of the fact that the main character’s first name is never revealed, and his last name is only revealed toward the end? I don’t know of King to do that in other story. In that way, the narrator here is a bit like the narrator in Rebecca — without a (first) name, an identifier.