That reference was explained on the book tour. When Owen was about 8 years old, he wanted some spending money but had to earn it by recording books on tape for Steve. The first one he had read was The Watchers.
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What Are You Reading? Part Deux
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No, I don't think so, but it's a good idea. Some of their books have similar plots. Usually the similarities are generic and Koontz takes the idea in a different direction, I'm thinking of Mr. Murder (1993) and The Dark Half (1989). I've always wondered if Koontz reads Stephen King books; McCammon has always denied being influenced by King and, I think, he was publishing before Carrie.That line surprised me. I'd always thought King and Koontz pretty much didn't admit to the other's existence lol.
Doc Creed Have you made a thread asking which book by SK is the most like something Koontz would write and vice versa? That sounds like a thread you might make
McCammon has said that he hadn't read King's books back in the day. I don't know if that's changed or not.
Checked out Oates' Zombie yesterday--I think I remember Kurben saying it was a pretty chilling book? Very slight--I think it's in novella territory, so it shouldn't take me long to read.
It is. No real Zombies though, something much worse. Written from a psychopaths point of view so compassion is out the window. This is Oates in her extreme mood. She has changed her style somewhat to fit a psychopaths thoughts.
Right, and as recent as last year in an interview with Don Noble McCammon talked about this subject but I need to go back and watch to be accurate. I believe he maintains that King was never an influence on him. Maybe I will watch this interview again tonight to get exact quotes.
(Something about Swan Song not being influenced by The Stand, he'd never read it.)
Right, I thought I remembered you saying that! It sounds like a good book
Past the 350 mark in Sleeping Beauties. So far OK, Not his best but far from his worst. It has a few sidestorys too many IMO for its own good but the basic story is good.
.....Koontz maintains many of the same themes throughout most of his novels....i.e. "love will conquer all", "good will win out", "bad things happen to good people" etc....that's why his series of character driven novels appeal to me more, I'm talking Odd Thomas, Chris Snow and his new heroine, Jane Hawk....those themes aren't lost but the characters are much more defined-less generic.....and Dean is a lot more focused on flora and fauna descriptives than King....hence the bougainvillea, intelligent golden retrievers-his usual tropes.....unlike King, Koontz's humor is more obvious-he is wickedly funny, whereas Steve's laughs are a bit more restrained....
I finished Slade House last night. It was really good! Thanks again for the recommendation
Have you read any other books on the list?
Have any of y'all read any of the books on the list?
I have read Disappearance at Devil’s Rock and Wilde Lake. Slade House and Brighton are still in my TBR pile. Glad to hear you liked Slade House. I really liked the two I read. I’ll keep looking for any of these that go on sale and let you know.I finished Slade House last night. It was really good! Thanks again for the recommendation
Have you read any other books on the list?
Have any of y'all read any of the books on the list?
Slade House is a good little read.I finished Slade House last night. It was really good! Thanks again for the recommendation
Have you read any other books on the list?
Have any of y'all read any of the books on the list?
Have you read any of his others? A friend loaned me The Bone Clocks, but I haven’t read it yet.
I have The Bone Clocks in my TBR pile. Supposedly it is really good but just haven't had the gumption to pick it up. I have a few books I have started that I need to finish, and just can't seem to get motivated about them. If you read it, let me know what you think because I really liked Slade House. I also own Cloud Atlas and have purposely avoided the movie because I want to read the book first.
Reading Revival — first time since its release. I loved it then and I suspect that love and appreciation will only deepen. It has been over a month since I lost my best friend. I am still angry, still hurt, everything is still raw. Given that and my strict religious upbringing (something I still grapple with often—even moreso as of late), I decided now is a great time to read Uncle Steve’s 2014 masterwork.
I finished City Of Mirrors by Justin Cronin. That was an amazing trilogy, i'm really missing the characters now that it's over
Last night i started Fever by Deon Meyer. So far i love it. Usually my post-apocalyptic novels take place in the U.S. or the U.K, this is the first time i read a book about the end of the world that takes place in South Africa...
Last night i started Fever by Deon Meyer. So far i love it. Usually my post-apocalyptic novels take place in the U.S. or the U.K, this is the first time i read a book about the end of the world that takes place in South Africa...
I just started reading Stephen King's Joyland last night. Sometime today Ill probably get back into reading the rest of the book
(((Cody))) Give it time, my friend.
The Dalai Lama's Cat. Written from the POV of, yes, the Dalai Lama's cat. Not as frivolous as you might think. That cat overhears a lot of discussion about the concepts and tenets of Buddhism.
This is a YIKES book. It's taking me longer than it really should, because I can't stand to be in the narrator's mind for more than a little bit at a time. He's horrible. Oates is simply a master writer.