Your favourite minor character
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Thanks! I had read your previous post where you mentioned Julie but the name didn't ring any bells
The Stand has some interesting minor characters. I also liked Hap. The only minor character I can think of that I love in another novel is Mr Jingles. He can be condered a character, right?
YES!!!!!!! Mr Jingles is definitely, definitely a character, and is well deserving of your love!Thanks! I had read your previous post where you mentioned Julie but the name didn't ring any bells
The Stand has some interesting minor characters. I also liked Hap. The only minor character I can think of that I love in another novel is Mr Jingles. He can be condered a character, right?
There are so many animal characters whom I love, not just in Stephen King's novels but in the novels of any author. Mouse and Bitem and Nibbins and Peter Horse in John Masefield's children's stories; the rabbits in Watership Down; all the characters in The Wind in the Willows... Just too many to list! I am a big softie at heart - write a cute animal, especially if they are brave, and I will be a fan for life.
Hmmm...off the top of my head I'd say Sloppy Sam from Under the Dome.
Richard "Dick" Holloran! I would love for King to do a stand alone novel and/or collection about this guy. He is always seems to be in the vicinity of trouble....supernatural terror. He was mentioned in IT, he is a primary character in the Shining and he appears in the Doctor Sleep.
It's been awhile since I've read The Shining, but I believe Dick drove a Plymouth Fury.....the same type of car as Christine!!!!
It's been awhile since I've read The Shining, but I believe Dick drove a Plymouth Fury.....the same type of car as Christine!!!!
....not near my bookcase at the moment, but I'm vaguely remembering a vintage, but very well maintained Caddy......
Hey....you ever get around to finding the type of car...now I'm curious! lol
I found this photo:...oh!.....I was supposed to move from my recliner????.....
Stephenking.wikia.com says he drove a Plymouth Fury??
Haha! As a concerned citizen, I don't want to see you stuck to that chair....oh!.....I was supposed to move from my recliner????.....
One of the many things that I like about Stephen King's novels, is his ability to pepper in little odd connections throughout his stories!I found this photo:
Stephenking.wikia.com says he drove a Plymouth Fury??
In the novel he drives a 1950 Cadillac which he calls Bessie and keeps in Florida. He drives a beige Plymouth Fury (a rental car) when he leaves The Overlook for the airport.I found this photo:
Stephenking.wikia.com says he drove a Plymouth Fury??
....Ladies & Gentlemen, please make a note that on this day and at this hour-the GNT was proven to be right....
Just wanted to say that I would LOVE to see more of Dick Hallorann! He was probably the character I cared about the most in The Shining, and Scatman Crothers' portrayal of him in the film adaptation was just beautiful.
(In fact, let's hear it for Scatman, a magical performer on stage and screen for over 60 years. A professional drummer, pianist and dancer as well as a great actor, and the voice of Hong Kong Phooey, no less! Rest in peace, Scatman - you were a true one-off!
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Ah! - there you go - it was mentioned somewhere about the Fury (thanks for that info!)
OK, so I might get some hate on this one, but I choose Tom Rogan from IT. His character is almost as evil as Pennywise. I'm not saying I "like" him, but he was written perfectly. The fact that you can hate that guy so much, and that he is a minor character, shows how rich his character truly is.
I have always wanted to know more of Mr. Keene, the pharmacist from IT who has the heart to heart with Eddie explaining that his medicine is just tapwater. That scene when Eddie asks (i don't swear for exact words here) "Do you meani'm mentally ill" Keene answers "I don't know, are you?" or something like it. He appears in a few other scenes as well and i have always felt that behind Mr. Keene there lurks a good story waiting to be told.
I'm pretty sure that Mr. Keene shows up in
11/22/63
If I remember correctly. But it's a bit part. Not a backstory.
