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Definitely apotheosis, which I suppose would usually be epitome in another writer's hands. Rereading Gerald's Game and just came across it. There's The Gunslinger, of course, and I swear I just saw it in IT, but I've read it in a few of his books, so yeah. Thanks, because I was looking for a post like this.I read a review of a new book called "Nabokov's Favorite Word is Mauve" by Ben Blatt. It's a computer analysis of the words in the works of various authors (including the adverb usage of Stephen King, among others). Some interesting findings, such as the word "he" appearing over 1,900 times in "The Hobbit", but "she" is only used once. Elmore Leonard stopped using the word "suddenly" after 2001.
This got me thinking about some of the oddball words that Stephen King seems to favor. I know we've discussed his use of the term "arc sodiums" to describe street lights. I've also noticed he has a fondness for "apotheosis", a term that I really only hear King using any more. He also tends to describe creatures/monsters as "mewling". I wonder where he first read some of these words.
Oh, and it seems a fairly large number of his characters evacuate their bladders when frightened. Often they are "vaguely aware" of this happening--a phrase I've seen King using a lot in conjunction with other phrases.
I wonder if he's "vaguely aware" of these things while he's writing them?
Just saw him speak recently in Toronto and after that I realize one of his fave words starts with FDefinitely apotheosis, which I suppose would usually be epitome in another writer's hands. Rereading Gerald's Game and just came across it. There's The Gunslinger, of course, and I swear I just saw it in IT, but I've read it in a few of his books, so yeah. Thanks, because I was looking for a post like this.
...good to see ya and welcome to the. Crew!!....Definitely apotheosis, which I suppose would usually be epitome in another writer's hands. Rereading Gerald's Game and just came across it. There's The Gunslinger, of course, and I swear I just saw it in IT, but I've read it in a few of his books, so yeah. Thanks, because I was looking for a post like this.
Thanks!...good to see ya and welcome to the. Crew!!....
Steve magnanimously tossed around that 'F' word at the Missoula event also.Just saw him speak recently in Toronto and after that I realize one of his fave words starts with F
Of course here on the board we are not supposed to use it (it's a 'family' board) but I like the fact that he pulls no punches in his books
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I've never gone myself, but I've watched a few youtube videos featuring him as the speaker. He def likes his F wordJust saw him speak recently in Toronto and after that I realize one of his fave words starts with F
Of course here on the board we are not supposed to use it (it's a 'family' board) but I like the fact that he pulls no punches in his books
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He's a good speaker - he was there with his son Owen to promote their book Sleeping BeautiesI've never gone myself, but I've watched a few youtube videos featuring him as the speaker. He def likes his F word
Cribbage, a game I'd never heard of til King brought it up, often makes its way into his works...
Cribbage is a game I've never even seen for sale around here, maybe in a book store, for as long as those are still around....