The Long Walk is easily one of my favorites, and I am surprised anytime I see anyone else give it credit. It looks like I may finally get my wish of a movie...
The article is from a few years back, but they mention Darabont had to do Farenheit 451 before he got around to it. His adaptations of Shawshank, Green Mile, and The Mist have easily been 3 of the best King movies ever made, and I am excited to see what he can do with The Long Walk. I'm not sure how much they may have to change (age of the walkers?) to make it something that wouldn't scare off main stream audiences, but I would hope he would stay as faithful to the book as he did the others.
The ten o'clock people was a great read, so was the long walk. One of my favourite short stories was Dolan's Cadillac and also You know they got a hell of a band. What does everyone think of the Pearl Jam reference in Dreamcatcher?
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The ten o'clock people was a great read, so was the long walk. One of my favourite short stories was Dolan's Cadillac and also You know they got a hell of a band. What does everyone think of the Pearl Jam reference in Dreamcatcher?
The reference to PJ in 'Dreamcatcher' is chapter 10 parts 4 and 5; the 'squad anthem' is pearl jam (pt 4), and in pt 5 '...instead of pearl jam or Jar of Flies or Rage Against The Machine...'. Also Pt 5 '...they knew Eddie Vedder; Walter Cronkite was a different deal...'
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Manchester June 20th & 21st 2012
Leeds July 14th 2014
It
The Tommyknockers...(scary book that one!)
The Stand
The Talisman (yes, yes, I know....not JUST him but still)....
Ummm
Four Past Midnight
ummm
Needful Things
Can I say though......that without a doubt the WORST Steven King book is Gerald's Game? Such a shocker....really.
Christine
It
Insomnia
The Stand
Dark Tower Series
Talisman/Black House
Also, if you haven't checked out the graphic novel/comics for Dark Tower and the Stand, you should. The artwork alone is amazing. The Dark Tower starts off true to the story (the Roland/Susan backstory) and takes off from there filling in. The Stand is more of a literal translation of the book, but very enjoyable thus far in the series. There is a Talisman one too, but I haven't gotten that into it yet.
Count me as someone who was very disappointed in Under the Dome. First 3/4 were spectacular, classic King. But the ending... without spoiling/getting into a discussion of it, I'll just say that I thought it sucked.
Just as I finished writing this, Pet Sematary by the Ramones came on the ipod... coincidence?
"You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.
The reference to PJ in 'Dreamcatcher' is chapter 10 parts 4 and 5; the 'squad anthem' is pearl jam (pt 4), and in pt 5 '...instead of pearl jam or Jar of Flies or Rage Against The Machine...'. Also Pt 5 '...they knew Eddie Vedder; Walter Cronkite was a different deal...'
he also mentions pearl jam in 'desperation' (can't remember exactly what's said) and eddie vedder in 'the regulators'. that one he says there's a poster of eddie vedder on a wall, and a bullet tears through his chest.
Can I say though......that without a doubt the WORST Steven King book is Gerald's Game? Such a shocker....really.
wow, i never thought i would find someone that would say gerald's game was his worst. i thought he did a great job writing from the female perspective.
personally, my least favorite was cell. and it fooled me, too. it started off great, then kind of just dragged on and i wasn't crazy about the ending. also, the ending of needful things just kind of......ends. abruptly. wasn't crazy about that, but still thought the book was really good overall.
he's got a new novella coming out on 4/20: 'blockade billy'. here's the synopsis:
Can I say though......that without a doubt the WORST Steven King book is Gerald's Game? Such a shocker....really.
wow, i never thought i would find someone that would say gerald's game was his worst. i thought he did a great job writing from the female perspective.
personally, my least favorite was cell. and it fooled me, too. it started off great, then kind of just dragged on and i wasn't crazy about the ending. also, the ending of needful things just kind of......ends. abruptly. wasn't crazy about that, but still thought the book was really good overall.
he's got a new novella coming out on 4/20: 'blockade billy'. here's the synopsis:
Maybe he did an ok job writing from a female perspective. I didn't really think so though. I hated the book. Read it once, will never read it again, which is saying a lot cause I tend to re-read most of his.
Agree with you about cell though. Started to read it and put it down. Just couldn't get through it.
The good thing about his novels, is that usually, with but a couple of exceptions, you can pick one up, and know that you'll be getting a great read, cover to cover. Not too many authors you give you something that close to a guarantee, so I don't hold the couple I don't like against him!
Christine
It
Insomnia
The Stand
Dark Tower Series
Talisman/Black House
Also, if you haven't checked out the graphic novel/comics for Dark Tower and the Stand, you should. The artwork alone is amazing. The Dark Tower starts off true to the story (the Roland/Susan backstory) and takes off from there filling in. The Stand is more of a literal translation of the book, but very enjoyable thus far in the series. There is a Talisman one too, but I haven't gotten that into it yet.
Count me as someone who was very disappointed in Under the Dome. First 3/4 were spectacular, classic King. But the ending... without spoiling/getting into a discussion of it, I'll just say that I thought it sucked.
Just as I finished writing this, Pet Sematary by the Ramones came on the ipod... coincidence?
I was dissapointed with what was really going on with Under the Dome and the end, but it was such a good read for 900 plus pages that I can forgive the ending.
The Stand
Misery
On Writing
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The Green Mile
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The man is a genius, pure and simple. I have been reading him since 1990 and still look forward to everything he puts out. I pre-ordered "Blockade Billy" today.
I don't really know, it's been so long since I read them. But I read a whole lot of them in the 90's and early 00's. My favorites are probably his short story collections, but if we're talking novels it's probably...
The Green Mile
'Salem's Lot
Misery
Cujo
"See a broad to get dat booty yak 'em, leg 'er down, a smack 'em yak 'em!"
He has a new short novel called "Mile 81" coming out tomorrow but it's only available as an e-book. Not sure what it's about but I will buy it because I buy everything King!
I just Full Dark, No Stars. Probably one of the best short story books of his I have read. I read it as often as I could because I didn't want to stop. Big Driver was probably my favorite story in the book. This guy could fall asleep on the keyboard and it would be entertaining to read what was written.
Now if only they could do this for the Dark Tower...
Wow, this is cool. I am holding off on reading this until PJ20 comes in a couple weeks. I figure I can breeze through that in a couple weeks and then start Under the Dome. I've had it for a couple months now but have been putiing off starting it. It's a little intimidating being 1,000+ pages long.
Now if only they could do this for the Dark Tower...
Wow, this is cool. I am holding off on reading this until PJ20 comes in a couple weeks. I figure I can breeze through that in a couple weeks and then start Under the Dome. I've had it for a couple months now but have been putiing off starting it. It's a little intimidating being 1,000+ pages long.
When I first read this I thought you were saying you were putting it off until after PJ20 the concert. I was like, it's this weekend! You're gonna miss it!
Under the Dome is a pretty fast read for being so long. King mentioned he tried to keep it fast paced.
Now if only they could do this for the Dark Tower...
Wow, this is cool. I am holding off on reading this until PJ20 comes in a couple weeks. I figure I can breeze through that in a couple weeks and then start Under the Dome. I've had it for a couple months now but have been putiing off starting it. It's a little intimidating being 1,000+ pages long.
When I first read this I thought you were saying you were putting it off until after PJ20 the concert. I was like, it's this weekend! You're gonna miss it!
Under the Dome is a pretty fast read for being so long. King mentioned he tried to keep it fast paced.
It really does go quickly. It's got very generous margins
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Pet Semetery
Misery
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Oh yeah forgot to add:
The Long Walk
The Dark Half
and Thinner
The Long Walk is easily one of my favorites, and I am surprised anytime I see anyone else give it credit. It looks like I may finally get my wish of a movie...
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mist/ne ... _long_walk
The article is from a few years back, but they mention Darabont had to do Farenheit 451 before he got around to it. His adaptations of Shawshank, Green Mile, and The Mist have easily been 3 of the best King movies ever made, and I am excited to see what he can do with The Long Walk. I'm not sure how much they may have to change (age of the walkers?) to make it something that wouldn't scare off main stream audiences, but I would hope he would stay as faithful to the book as he did the others.
Because the cemetary was built by children. They misspelled the word.
BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
HTFD-6/27/08
ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
OKC-11/16/13
SEA-12/6/13
TUL-10/8/14
Manchester Aug 17th 2009
Hyde Park June 25th 2010
Manchester June 20th & 21st 2012
Leeds July 14th 2014
I don't remember that. What was the reference?
BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
HTFD-6/27/08
ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
OKC-11/16/13
SEA-12/6/13
TUL-10/8/14
Manchester Aug 17th 2009
Hyde Park June 25th 2010
Manchester June 20th & 21st 2012
Leeds July 14th 2014
The Tommyknockers...(scary book that one!)
The Stand
The Talisman (yes, yes, I know....not JUST him but still)....
Ummm
Four Past Midnight
ummm
Needful Things
Can I say though......that without a doubt the WORST Steven King book is Gerald's Game? Such a shocker....really.
It
Insomnia
The Stand
Dark Tower Series
Talisman/Black House
Also, if you haven't checked out the graphic novel/comics for Dark Tower and the Stand, you should. The artwork alone is amazing. The Dark Tower starts off true to the story (the Roland/Susan backstory) and takes off from there filling in. The Stand is more of a literal translation of the book, but very enjoyable thus far in the series. There is a Talisman one too, but I haven't gotten that into it yet.
Count me as someone who was very disappointed in Under the Dome. First 3/4 were spectacular, classic King. But the ending... without spoiling/getting into a discussion of it, I'll just say that I thought it sucked.
Just as I finished writing this, Pet Sematary by the Ramones came on the ipod... coincidence?
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the stand
misery
gerald's game
the dark half
it
currently re-reading insomnia. liking it more than i did the first time.
he also mentions pearl jam in 'desperation' (can't remember exactly what's said) and eddie vedder in 'the regulators'. that one he says there's a poster of eddie vedder on a wall, and a bullet tears through his chest.
wow, i never thought i would find someone that would say gerald's game was his worst. i thought he did a great job writing from the female perspective.
personally, my least favorite was cell. and it fooled me, too. it started off great, then kind of just dragged on and i wasn't crazy about the ending. also, the ending of needful things just kind of......ends. abruptly. wasn't crazy about that, but still thought the book was really good overall.
he's got a new novella coming out on 4/20: 'blockade billy'. here's the synopsis:
http://www.stephenking.com/promo/blockade_billy/
Maybe he did an ok job writing from a female perspective. I didn't really think so though. I hated the book. Read it once, will never read it again, which is saying a lot cause I tend to re-read most of his.
Agree with you about cell though. Started to read it and put it down. Just couldn't get through it.
The good thing about his novels, is that usually, with but a couple of exceptions, you can pick one up, and know that you'll be getting a great read, cover to cover. Not too many authors you give you something that close to a guarantee, so I don't hold the couple I don't like against him!
Flagg is right. I enjoyed it a lot.
I was dissapointed with what was really going on with Under the Dome and the end, but it was such a good read for 900 plus pages that I can forgive the ending.
Misery
On Writing
Dark Tower 4
The Green Mile
It
The man is a genius, pure and simple. I have been reading him since 1990 and still look forward to everything he puts out. I pre-ordered "Blockade Billy" today.
Under the Dome is getting the Showtime treatment!!!!!!!!!!
http://screenrant.com/steven-spielberg-stephen-king-under-dome-showtime-yman-130008/
Now if only they could do this for the Dark Tower...
The Green Mile
'Salem's Lot
Misery
Cujo
PJ Manchester MEN - 21.06.12
EV Manchester O2 Apollo - 28.07.12
PJ Leeds Arena - 08.07.14
2 - Christine
3 - The Stand
9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
Wow, this is cool. I am holding off on reading this until PJ20 comes in a couple weeks. I figure I can breeze through that in a couple weeks and then start Under the Dome. I've had it for a couple months now but have been putiing off starting it. It's a little intimidating being 1,000+ pages long.
9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
When I first read this I thought you were saying you were putting it off until after PJ20 the concert. I was like, it's this weekend! You're gonna miss it!
Under the Dome is a pretty fast read for being so long. King mentioned he tried to keep it fast paced.
It really does go quickly. It's got very generous margins
I think it took me a week and a half.
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the body
the girl who loved tom gordon
under the dome
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
11/22/63
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Q7 ... d0_g351_i3
http://screenrant.com/stephen-king-shin ... fi-133719/
Not sure if I'm particularly sold on the plot of this one.
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