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How long could you wait to finish a book?
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This is actually one of the reasons why King's books are often long. It goes for him too. He often hates to say goodbye to a story and keeps going at it even when he knows he'll have to end it some time soon.
I forgot where he said or wrote this precisely, but he's done so many interviews, prefaces, afterwords, articles etc. that it's hard to recall where he said what. But I'm sure he said it.
I forgot where he said or wrote this precisely, but he's done so many interviews, prefaces, afterwords, articles etc. that it's hard to recall where he said what. But I'm sure he said it.
Yes, I think he went on to say he had trouble paring back walk-on or peripheral characters, too. In regard to a few of them he said "they just wanted to keep talking".
No, I have to keep going. However I am always aware that I'm nearing the end and it's a happy conundrum. I want to know how it ends, but I don't want it to be over.
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
Nah, I can't do that. I do get sad to see the end of loved characters but I need to complete the story, I need to know what happens next. Joyland was ridiculous for that, because it was a who done it (I refuse to write that as 1 word, it looks too wrong). I read that in 5 days, which to some people here is not fast at all but compared to my normal pace, it's very fast. I loved joyland and the thought of depriving myself of the ending is unfathomable.
Arcadevere
Gentle Lady From Brady Hartsfield Defense Squad
And it makes me feel that i am a relative to my fave character. No matter what they are, if they are hero, anti hero or villain (ps. Especially if it was an anti-hero and villain, i love evil cinnamon rolls like Brady and Charlie)
Arcadevere
Gentle Lady From Brady Hartsfield Defense Squad
Double send -.-
Ps. Dear mods, little request, please deleted my second reply, it was a double reply. Thanks in advance
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Double send -.-
Ps. Dear mods, little request, please deleted my second reply, it was a double reply. Thanks in advance
Got it
Your post was quite good so I stopped reading halfway through. I'll get back to it eventually.
That's exactly what I was thinking and couldn't have put it better.. I want to know how it ends, but I don't want it to be over.
I read Joyland in the same time too, really enjoyed that one. I suppose mine is a need for something to do the next day, even though my life is so busy and I have very little spare time. I like to know that there is always a book to finish in the back of my mind that needs to be read one day.
Ha ha I like it, oh by the way I've unlocked the secret to eternal life and happiness its easy all you do is..................................... I'll finish it one day
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
Ah, I don't have that problem, I just did a count in my book case, I still have 35 novels or novella collections and the bulk of 6 short story collections left to read. And that's just Stephen King. I also have a few Joe Hill books, a bunch of James Herbert, Dean Koontz and the Touch of Frost books (6 of them) to read, plus a few classics like the exorcist and one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
I'm actually starting to stockpile some newer King books, so that I might savor them over the coming years. I mean, the old master ain't getting any younger (sad but true). Not trying be ghoulish, just realistic.
I thought it was just me that did that, my missus goes mad at me for buying new books when I have so many not read at home. I'm keeping the Joe Hill one too for that rainy day or days
Best not to start if you aren't going to finish. Can't see not finishing. Ummmm, wait now...I can see not finishing a story, have done so, but those are few and far away. I've read from a number of members here who have not read such-and-such, still...years after the story is available. They're probably lying through their teeth. Where'd that expression come from, I wonder, lying through their teeth. Few and far between (teeth). Probably easier to lie through your teeth if you got that big buck-tooth gap in the middle, not that there's anything wrong with that...some of the most attractive people in the world have a gap between their teeth. They're real knock-outs is what I'm sayin'. Like ole what's his name? Pennywise...just saw a pic of him down in the sewer, nice smile, waitin on Georgie to stick his arm down there. And you know what's comin. So yeah, regular dental check-ups are okay. One should visit with the dental hygienist frequently. Yeah. Me, Too. Stocking Up. Haven't read F-K yet...BoBD. And I am not lying through my teef. Smiles...maybe that's what it means...lying through one's teeth. Onward and upward.
A problem I would never want to be without
If I like it, I have to finish it. If I don't like it, it's never finished.
I'd heard how good Peter Straub was, and so I picked up a story, and maybe it was the wrong one, but it was torture porn. Nope. It sailed.
Heard how good James Patterson was, so I picked up a story, and maybe it was the wrong one, but it was torture. Not torture porn, just personal torture for me. I'd rather be waterboarded. (Not really!) It sailed.
So being a pathological literalist, my excruciatingly correct answer to the question, "How long could you wait to finish a book?" is "Infinity."
I'd heard how good Peter Straub was, and so I picked up a story, and maybe it was the wrong one, but it was torture porn. Nope. It sailed.
Heard how good James Patterson was, so I picked up a story, and maybe it was the wrong one, but it was torture. Not torture porn, just personal torture for me. I'd rather be waterboarded. (Not really!) It sailed.
So being a pathological literalist, my excruciatingly correct answer to the question, "How long could you wait to finish a book?" is "Infinity."
I may hold the record on this one...
Over 30 years between the first two-thirds of The Dead Zone and finally finishing it earlier this year; from about 12 years of age to where I am now at 45. Just never got around to tying up this loose end in the early 80s when I first thumbed through it. Long story, one I've covered in greater detail in a few threads here on SKMB.
Over 30 years between the first two-thirds of The Dead Zone and finally finishing it earlier this year; from about 12 years of age to where I am now at 45. Just never got around to tying up this loose end in the early 80s when I first thumbed through it. Long story, one I've covered in greater detail in a few threads here on SKMB.