Love the story and the movie Stand by me.
Same here. I read the novella before the movie, and I was incredibly happy with how the movie was handled - I get very persnickety about how King's books are translated into movies, and this was probably the best in my opinion.
I really loved "Four Seasons" over all, with the exception of "Apt Pupil" - and not because it wasn't written well or anything like that. It was amazing, but it was so unsettling and creepy that I only could only bring myself to read it once. Now, I'm a huge re-reader; I've honestly lost count of how many times I've re-read his books. And I can tell you right now, "Apt Pupil" remains the one King story I've read exactly once, in 1983 when I first read the book. Let's just say, if you take a look at the sweet little girl in my avatar - that's one answer as to why I've never reread it! (
I can't take animals being hurt, just can't) Plus, I have a real scare, I guess you could say aversion, to Nazi stuff. It just freaks me out to a huge degree. Not quite a phobia, but it just really gives me the willies. My boyfriend and I go to a lot of antique marts, and if there's a table or a booth with Nazi memorabilia, I just turn around and hotfoot it to another vendor's table! Not too long ago, we were out at a flea market, and one vendor had some flags and patches, etc., and I turned around, ran smack into my boyfriend's stomach
(he's a foot taller than me), squeezed past him and kept going. As I was working my way around his side, he looked down and just went, "Nazi memorabilia?" Anyway, too wordy, I know - but that's my history with "Apt Pupil"!