Stephen King: A Constant Reader's Thread

[JaJunk]

Originally Posted by TheTallOne

It's tough to ignore the track record. So many have tried, and almost none have succeeded in even coming close to matching the books.

I just think the right people aren't put in charge. King is a master storyteller, and you would think a good story is a good story, whether it be on film or on paper.

[JaJunk]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Yea, I've heard that for a while now.


I'm just wondering what the odds are that anything actually comes out of it.


Personally, I'd rather JJ Abrams not be within 10,000 miles of this project.

I did like Cloverfield, I will admit. And I think his influence on Lost is overstated.

[ExistenceNow]

Maybe that dude should have read his own link:

In November 2009, Abrams stated that he would not be adapting the series. During an interview with MTV Abrams made the following comments: "The Dark Tower thing is tricky. "The truth is that Damon and I are not looking at that right now." Furthermore, in an interview with USA Today Damon Lindelof stated that "After working six years on 'Lost,' the last thing I want to do is spend the next seven years adapting one of my favorite books of all time. I'm such a massive Stephen King fan that I'm terrified of screwing it up. I'd do anything to see those movies written by someone else. My guess is they will get made because they're so incredible. But not by me."[22]

So, the people that supposedly own the rights to it seemingly have no interest in doing it. Not a good sign.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

So, the people that supposedly own the rights to it seemingly have no interest in doing it. Not a good sign.

Well it's a good sign that they're holding off on doing anything about it because they're scared shitless of cocking it up...and very cool that they bought the rights for $19!

[dmaul1114]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Yea, I've heard that for a while now.


I'm just wondering what the odds are that anything actually comes out of it.


Personally, I'd rather JJ Abrams not be within 10,000 miles of this project.

I'm not sure if Abrams is still going to be involved, but from fairly recent interviews Lindeloff and Cuse plan to get to work on it as soon as they're done with Lost.

EDIT: But I see your quote from November, in the Wiki article I indeed only quickly skimmed, so looks like they may have changed their minds!

Probably for the best, it was a long, meandering, plodding series that didn't work great as books IMO. I can't see a movie of it being anything but terrible. Unless they scap the majority of plot (most of which goes nowhere anyway) and condense it in to 3-4 hours.

[JacobLovesYou]

i got done reading IT a few weeks ago and i'm about 300 pages into the stand now. after that i'm going to read dark tower and go from there

[TheTallOne]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Well it's a good sign that they're holding off on doing anything about it because they're scared shitless of cocking it up...and very cool that they bought the rights for $19!

Fun fact: King has said that anyone who wants to use his ideas in a film only has to pay $1 for the rights

[thestand]

Originally Posted by Elliott Evans

NOVELS

1974 Carrie
1975 ‘Salem's Lot
1977 The Shining
1978 The Stand
1979 The Dead Zone
1980 Firestarter
1981 Cujo
1982 The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
1983 Christine
1983 Pet Sematary
1986 IT
1987 Misery
1987 The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
1987 The Eyes of the Dragon
1988 The Tommyknockers
1989 The Dark Half
1991 Needful Things
1991 The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
1993 Dolores Claiborne
1994 Insomnia
1995 Rose Madder
1996 Desperation
1996 The Green Mile
1997 The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
1998 Bag of Bones
1999 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
2001 Dreamcatcher
2002 From a Buick 8
2003 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
2004 The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
2004 The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
2006 Cell


COLLECTIONS

1978 Night Shift
1982 Different Seasons
1985 Skeleton Crew
1990 Four Past Midnight
1993 Nightmares & Dreamscapes
1999 Hearts in Atlantis
2002 Everything’s Eventual
2008 Just After Sunset

MISCELLANEOUS

[i]
2000 On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft/i]

AS RICHARD BACHMAN

1977 Rage
1979 The Long Walk
1981 Roadwork
1982 The Running Man
1984 Thinner
1996 The Regulators
2007 Blaze

WITH PETER STRAUB

1984 The Talisman
2001 Black House

That's my current read-list.

EDIT: Also Faithful and Danse Macabre.

[RhodyDMBFan]

I'm halfway through the last Dark Tower book. Been plowing through the series and I really enjoy it, but this being my 3rd book in a row of it, I'm ready for it to be over.

I think the only way a film project of it could work would be as a HBO series

[skwormin]

fun fact: stephen king smokes a lot of pot

[goblue8426]

i do love stephen king and have kind of a collection of his books. i have most of them, though not all, and i'm pretty proud of an early copy of The Shining (my absolute favorite by him) i found while i was in high school. working on Under The Dome now, and hopefully will finish it with my extra time over Christmas.

[cside]

I am definitely a Stephen King fan. My favorite books include The Shining, the Stand, It and Needful Things. My favorite short story collection is probably Skeleton Crew. The story, Survivor Type, may be the creepiest story that I have ever read. I loved the Dark Tower series, although I admit I was disappointed in the ending – but for the most part it was a lot of great reading. Another Dark Tower book, between books 4 and 5 would be amazing! I am looking forward to reading Under the Dome.

[dobyblue]

On roughly page 240 of TDT:VII The Dark Tower - just finished the meeting between Flagg and Mordred.

Holy Crap!!!!

[Evans]

I'm currently reading an excerpt from Under the Dome on the kindle (it's a generous-sized excerpt). One question, for those of you who are far along in this book, does the gory stuff get toned down eventually by chance? Currently I'm at the part just after the three old ladies go slamming into the invisible wall and it's just been one gruesome event after another so far. I know its Stephen King, I just wonder if there's more of a story here the more you get into the meat of it or if it's just one graphically violent death after the next.

[soprano15104]

I'm currently reading the second Dark Tower book. I haven't read the rest the of the thread but Adrams and Damon both have said they are no longer doing this as a movie. The only person I would allow to do this is Peter Jackson.

[soprano15104]

Originally Posted by Evans

I'm currently reading an excerpt from Under the Dome on the kindle (it's a generous-sized excerpt). One question, for those of you who are far along in this book, does the gory stuff get toned down eventually by chance? Currently I'm at the part just after the three old ladies go slamming into the invisible wall and it's just been one gruesome event after another so far. I know its Stephen King, I just wonder if there's more of a story here the more you get into the meat of it or if it's just one graphically violent death after the next.

I heard there are some Lost references in this book??

[Tomriddle]

I was really into him when I was younger.

[JacobLovesYou]

ive only read IT and i'm 600+ pages into the stand

i also just picked up several more books at a used paperback store for half the list price

plan on picking up all of the dark tower at one time in the nicest set i can find. i'm planning on reading that next, but im not sure yet.

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by Evans

I'm currently reading an excerpt from Under the Dome on the kindle (it's a generous-sized excerpt). One question, for those of you who are far along in this book, does the gory stuff get toned down eventually by chance? Currently I'm at the part just after the three old ladies go slamming into the invisible wall and it's just been one gruesome event after another so far. I know its Stephen King, I just wonder if there's more of a story here the more you get into the meat of it or if it's just one graphically violent death after the next.

There are a lot of gory parts, but those parts get really spread out after the dome is established. It definitely fleshes out a detailed story, as it's much more about the devolution of the community than it is about murder and mayhem (though there certainly is murder and mayhem involved in said devolution).


I just finished it last night. Took me around 2 weeks.

[ExistenceNow]

^ One more thought... think about it, if an invisible impenetrable wall plops down instantly in a town, the first few hours are going to be absolute fucking chaos and carnage. That's what he's capturing in the excerpts you read. Like I said, once The Dome is clearly established, King settles in to the story.

[soprano15104]

Originally Posted by JacobLovesYou

ive only read IT and i'm 600+ pages into the stand

i also just picked up several more books at a used paperback store for half the list price

plan on picking up all of the dark tower at one time in the nicest set i can find. i'm planning on reading that next, but im not sure yet.

I really want to read the Stand, how is it?? Did you buy the original or new copy??

[davidhamrick10]

Originally Posted by soprano15104

I really want to read the Stand, how is it?? Did you buy the original or new copy??

do it now, unless you have a bunch more King to read because nothing will live up to it afterwords.

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by soprano15104

I really want to read the Stand, how is it?? Did you buy the original or new copy??

The Stand is the first King book I ever read. It's fucking EPIC and not in lame internet meaning of the word.

I read it first at age 12, then at 17, then at 22... which reminds me, I'm 27 and due for another reading.

Read it.


I've never read the newer, extended version. I found my copy on a bleacher at a little league ball park, in 1994, and have read the exact same copy on each of my repeat readings. I want to read the extended addition, but I can't see breaking this tradition. That copy is old and falling apart, but the feel of it in my hands is just so... familiar.

[davidhamrick10]

I have about 200 pages left of The Dark Tower to read and I'm almost afraid to finish it after all the bad reviews of the ending.

It is strange to think about but I've been invested in the story for almost 15 years now and don't want a sour taste in my mouth after it's over.

[tankdan]

Reading "Just After Sunset" now, nearing the end... a bunch of GREAT stories, but the one about the hell-cat was a little out of left field.

Constant Reader

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by davidhamrick10

I have about 200 pages left of The Dark Tower to read and I'm almost afraid to finish it after all the bad reviews of the ending.

It is strange to think about but I've been invested in the story for almost 15 years now and don't want a sour taste in my mouth after it's over.

What made you wait till now to read the last few? It took me 10 years between 1 and 7, but that's because I read 5-7 as soon as they came out.

Anyway, I had a decade or more invested in this series, and I fucking LOVE the ending. Love it. I don't want to spoil anything about it for you, but it's perfect, it really is.

[DoDaFoo]

Originally Posted by davidhamrick10

I have about 200 pages left of The Dark Tower to read and I'm almost afraid to finish it after all the bad reviews of the ending.

It is strange to think about but I've been invested in the story for almost 15 years now and don't want a sour taste in my mouth after it's over.

I cant say that it was the ending I wanted, but it is the right ending.

[tosssweep]

Originally Posted by DoDaFoo

I cant say that it was the ending I wanted, but it is the right ending.

Truth.

Although, I'm not sure what ending I wanted (either time I've read the series!) but you're right, it fits perfectly. And for that I am content!

[davidhamrick10]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

What made you wait till now to read the last few? It took me 10 years between 1 and 7, but that's because I read 5-7 as soon as they came out.

Anyway, I had a decade or more invested in this series, and I fucking LOVE the ending. Love it. I don't want to spoil anything about it for you, but it's perfect, it really is.

when I was in high school and college I didn't read for fun, just started to get back into it about 5 years ago and I started reading other things like The Stand, Douglas Adams, Chuck Palaniuk, etc. because I didn't want to spend a year reading through all of them( I am a really slow reader, not that I have a hard time reading but I only send about 15-30 minutes reading a day so it takes awhile)

anyway, I picked it back up at Wizard and Glass(my favorite so far) in June and have been plowing through them.

[dmaul1114]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

On roughly page 240 of TDT:VII The Dark Tower - just finished the meeting between Flagg and Mordred.

Holy Crap!!!!

I really disliked that part personally. One of a few ways a character/plot element is dealt with too easily after long build up.

I'd be more descriptive, but I don't want to post spoilers--and it doesn't seem like ants has the

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