The Langoliers 1/30/15 Reading & Discussion Group

[Kurben]

Do y'all think the langoliers were created from Toomey's mind? or were they a natural part of the spent-time cleanup?

As i got it it they were a part of that universe or whatever. Toomey just gave them name after his childhood fears

 

[morgan]

I LOVED the way SK wrote about the difference between people's crazy "scampering" in life as opposed to the purposeful "running" of the langoliers.

 

[Kurben]

That's a VERY interesting question - they were so close to what Toomey always believed in, that there has to be some connection, right?!

I think his perception of them is coloured by his perception of what he believed in. And he was crazed in the end.

 

[morgan]

I think his perception of them is coloured by his perception of what he believed in. And he was crazed in the end.

But don't you think they were all seeing the same thing?

 

[Kurben]

I still wonder what happened when they got back. Would anyone believe them? Would they be looked upon as lunatics?

 

[no bounce no play]

SK's note on The Langoliers made me smile. It was like he knew, that at sometime in the future, he would write about

Spoiler: Mr Mercedes

Glocks with safety's and big Mercedes with little Mercedes model numbers

 

[Kurben]

But don't you think they were all seeing the same thing?

I think the describtion is a bit vague. There is room for your mind to get into play. But i don't think Toomeys mind created them.

 

[no bounce no play]

But don't you think they were all seeing the same thing?

I don't remember if Toomey ever got to see one of the langoliers... Sheeeesh, I just read it lol

 

[morgan]

I still wonder what happened when they got back. Would anyone believe them? Would they be looked upon as lunatics?

I wondered the same thing - how in the world would they explain the plane, the lack of passengers, and Dinah's death?...Brian probably would've lost his job for sure!

 

[Kurben]

SK's note on The Langoliers made me smile. It was like he knew, that at sometime in the future, he would write about

Spoiler: Mr Mercedes

Glocks with safety's and big Mercedes with little Mercedes model numbers

I totally forgot about that!!

 

[no bounce no play]

I wondered the same thing - how in the world would they explain the plane, the lack of passengers, and Dinah's death?...Brian probably would've lost his job for sure!

lmao! Yes, I think Brian would've lost his job too

 

[Kurben]

I wondered the same thing - how in the world would they explain the plane, the lack of passengers, and Dinah's death?...Brian probably would've lost his job for sure!

Exactly. They are talking ,a bit casually i think, about going on to different locations but they would have to stay put for awhile with interrogations. "OK, tell me again what happened to the passengers?"

 

[morgan]

SK's note on The Langoliers made me smile. It was like he knew, that at sometime in the future, he would write about

Spoiler: Mr Mercedes

Glocks with safety's and big Mercedes with little Mercedes model numbers

I love when SK references other works in his stories! He mentions The Shop (Firestarter) in the first part of the story. He might've had the first thought of 11/22/63 (he references time travel and JFK). He also writes something about a dome shape over the land as the crew is traveling back (Under the Dome?).

 

[no bounce no play]

I think the describtion is a bit vague. There is room for your mind to get into play. But i don't think Toomeys mind created them.

I don't think Toomey's mind created them either. I think he just thought the threat had to be them. His langoliers had little legs or feet or something.

 

[Kurben]

And the british wouyld want a good explanation for how Nick could just disappear.

 

[no bounce no play]

I love when SK references other works in his stories! He mentions The Shop (Firestarter) in the first part of the story. He might've had the first thought of 11/22/63 (he references time travel and JFK). He also writes something about a dome shape over the land as the crew is traveling back (Under the Dome?).

I wondered that about 11/22/63 too. I missed the references to Firestarter and UTD though. I am real bad at finding connections

 

[morgan]

This is about as close as SK gets to a "happy ending!"

 

[Kurben]

I remember reading that Under the Dome was an early idea b

I love when SK references other works in his stories! He mentions The Shop (Firestarter) in the first part of the story. He might've had the first thought of 11/22/63 (he references time travel and JFK). He also writes something about a dome shape over the land as the crew is traveling back (Under the Dome?).

I read somewhere that he Under the dome quite early but that King didn't quite get to the end of. So he had probably started or at least had the idea when he wrote langolliers.

 

[Kurben]

This is about as close as SK gets to a "happy ending!"

With Nick and Dinah dead i guess it is a Kingish happy ending.

 

[no bounce no play]

Do you think tearing up paper is a real thing to relieve anxiety? Or did SK just make it up?