hi all. We haven't had a good discussion of 'Salem's Lot in a while so I thought I'd start a thread I'm currently rereading King's works in order. Some thoughts from this reread (so far):
- I'd always thought of the characters -- even Ben -- to be a bit 2D. They've really come alive in this reading for me.
- It's amazing how King can frighten with so few words. In many places, he leaves things to the reader's imagination (what Hubie Marsten made his wife do before killing her being just one of many examples).
- I doubt King has ever been homophobic, but it's interesting to me how many times non-stereotypical, "sensitive" guys are referred to as "queer" or "homo" in this book. Then again, you gotta consider when it was written-- the early/mid-70s. It's just interesting to me, and I think we had a thread about this a while back?
I'm just really enjoying this reread. Can't wait to do The Shining around mid-June or so.
- I'd always thought of the characters -- even Ben -- to be a bit 2D. They've really come alive in this reading for me.
- It's amazing how King can frighten with so few words. In many places, he leaves things to the reader's imagination (what Hubie Marsten made his wife do before killing her being just one of many examples).
- I doubt King has ever been homophobic, but it's interesting to me how many times non-stereotypical, "sensitive" guys are referred to as "queer" or "homo" in this book. Then again, you gotta consider when it was written-- the early/mid-70s. It's just interesting to me, and I think we had a thread about this a while back?
I'm just really enjoying this reread. Can't wait to do The Shining around mid-June or so.