Hello everyone-
I have been a fan of SK seemingly forever. I saw the movie Carrie but didn't read the book until much later.
My first SK book was Salem’s Lot and I knew, right then, that I had found an author who truly spoke to me, which was good because finding that nearly every hardback book was 3-4 inches thick might have been otherwise daunting.
I will admit that I have not read every SK book, because some of them were just downright nasty, starting with Misery <shudder> and resulting in a hiatus of about 5 years after Gerald’s Game.
I tried reading some of the ensuing books after GG, but either my sensibilities were off or the rhythm of the writing changed, because I really didn’t come back to SK books until the Dark Tower trilogy.
Roland and his ka-tet captured me, though it was hard going at the start of The Drawing of the Three, once the band was together I was up for the ride. Wizard and Glass made me happy that the story would continue past the third book and while some folks seem not to like the way the finale, The Dark Tower ended, I found it to be totally in keeping with how almost all of the SK books I am familiar with end. There are rarely what could be considered happy endings as there is almost always an implied shadow just out of sight or off page.
I mostly enjoy adaptations of the books, with The Stand miniseries as the hallmark IMHO and It as another satisfying adaptation. Others, not so much. I have enjoyed Haven as a tv-series, but can’t speak to the book comparison as I haven’t read The Colorado Kid. I enjoyed the book, Under the Dome, much better than what I have seen so far on screen, but I am willing to finish the ride to see if it starts to grow on me.
Of the most recent books, I truly enjoyed Doctor Sleep, without re-reading The Shining as I had planned to do. Kudos for a very satisfying read. Now I hope for a sequel to The Stand. Please?
Happy to be here and thank you Mr. King for keeping me coming back for more of your literary wizardry.
Jo
I have been a fan of SK seemingly forever. I saw the movie Carrie but didn't read the book until much later.
My first SK book was Salem’s Lot and I knew, right then, that I had found an author who truly spoke to me, which was good because finding that nearly every hardback book was 3-4 inches thick might have been otherwise daunting.
I will admit that I have not read every SK book, because some of them were just downright nasty, starting with Misery <shudder> and resulting in a hiatus of about 5 years after Gerald’s Game.
I tried reading some of the ensuing books after GG, but either my sensibilities were off or the rhythm of the writing changed, because I really didn’t come back to SK books until the Dark Tower trilogy.
Roland and his ka-tet captured me, though it was hard going at the start of The Drawing of the Three, once the band was together I was up for the ride. Wizard and Glass made me happy that the story would continue past the third book and while some folks seem not to like the way the finale, The Dark Tower ended, I found it to be totally in keeping with how almost all of the SK books I am familiar with end. There are rarely what could be considered happy endings as there is almost always an implied shadow just out of sight or off page.
I mostly enjoy adaptations of the books, with The Stand miniseries as the hallmark IMHO and It as another satisfying adaptation. Others, not so much. I have enjoyed Haven as a tv-series, but can’t speak to the book comparison as I haven’t read The Colorado Kid. I enjoyed the book, Under the Dome, much better than what I have seen so far on screen, but I am willing to finish the ride to see if it starts to grow on me.
Of the most recent books, I truly enjoyed Doctor Sleep, without re-reading The Shining as I had planned to do. Kudos for a very satisfying read. Now I hope for a sequel to The Stand. Please?
Happy to be here and thank you Mr. King for keeping me coming back for more of your literary wizardry.
Jo
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