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Thanks. There's a local book store by me that is as big if not bigger than Barnes & Noble. They sell used books. I was in today and found 4 hard cover Stephen King, three of which were first editions of books I haven't yet read. For only 5 dollars a piece (Just after Sunset, Duma Key, Under the Dome and Lisey's story). Looking through them in Just after Sunset I read the introduction where he mentions how no matter what, if people read or not, he will always write... but it's always better with the Constant Reader... Somehow, that brought me here. I have never done a forum before. But few people I know love to read and or appreciate King so I figured, why not. There will be water if God wills it.. Thanks for having me.
He is really hit or miss. I mean there are always little jems... a line or two that are profound but sometimes you can tell he's just pumping out a story. Maybe it's just an itch he needs to scratch.
You got! I have used the username for 20 years. Only person who got it.
When I was 10 years old I was at laundry mat with my dad and I was listening to some crappy pop music of the time. My father said to me, "that's not music, this is music." And he put in a tape of Grateful Dead American Beauty. Not trying to sound dramatic but it changed my life. Around that same time I found Stephen King. I can remember that moment as Cleary. I understood the music on such a profound level. However I was born too late. Everyone that I found my age that listened to it thought it was a lifestyle that set them apart. But it wasn't the lifestyle of the music. It was mostly rich kids rebelling. Judgemental and blind to most of the meaning. I have met few people who are aware the rose skeleton comes from a translated version of Omar khayyam an 11th Century philosopher. I held on to the music but ditched the culture. And I took up the name Stellablue as a reference to my feelings about it all. "Dust off those rusty strings just one more time, gonna make em shine."
No, but I probably need to..enjoyed many of his short stories tremendously..
Oh, I didn't realize you were from the Netherlands..you may want to try Goodreads.com, you can find what you want and likely the shipping charges aren't too bad for you..yeah the Cushing and Lee films are cool, perfect for a rainy fall Saturday..
