Stephen King: A Constant Reader's Thread

[cjstinelli]

Loaded up on bookfinder.com recently, have Thinner, Misery, Bazaar of Bad Dreams, The Stand, Under the Dome, Salem's Lot, Night Shift, Desperation, and Needful Things.

[cooke726]

Originally Posted by cjstinelli

One of the many reasons I love Stephen King books is his obsession with small towns. I love the feel of his books. One of the main reasons I loved 11/22/63. Excited to read Salem's Lot and possibly Needful Things.

11/22/63 is my favorite King book of all time, and honestly one of my favorite novels of all time period

[scrock25]

It's really so so good.

[cjstinelli]

Originally Posted by cooke726

11/22/63 is my favorite King book of all time, and honestly one of my favorite novels of all time period

It's my favorite Stephen King book (admittedly out of only the 5 or 6 I've read) and in my top 3 of all books I've read. I've discussed and bragged about it so much that both my wife and mother have plans to read it.

[cjstinelli]

Starting Under the Dome.

[scrock25]

Originally Posted by cjstinelli

Starting Under the Dome.

Another of my favorite “contemporary” King books. Lightning fast just like 11/22/63 and also compelling throughout the entire thing.

The heavy in the book, can’t remember his name, is also a great heavy.

In the short TV Series Dean Norris player him.

[OK_Ant]

Originally Posted by scrock25

Another of my favorite “contemporary” King books. Lightning fast just like 11/22/63 and also compelling throughout the entire thing.

The heavy in the book, can’t remember his name, is also a great heavy.

In the short TV Series Dean Norris player him.

Jim Rennie.

[scrock25]

That’s it

[cjstinelli]

Originally Posted by scrock25

Another of my favorite “contemporary” King books. Lightning fast just like 11/22/63 and also compelling throughout the entire thing.

The heavy in the book, can’t remember his name, is also a great heavy.

In the short TV Series Dean Norris player him.

Not very far in, but already finding it much more readable than It.

[OK_Ant]

After watching the second trailer for the new Pet Sematary, I'm not as enthused with what it looks like they changed about the story.

[cjstinelli]

Underwhelmed by the ending of Under the Dome.

[ExistenceNow]

Yea... it's not good.


A decent amount of his endings are like that though. Needful Things comes to mind.

[cjstinelli]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Yea... it's not good.


A decent amount of his endings are like that though. Needful Things comes to mind.

For a 1000+ page book there was no reason for the ending to be rushed, but it felt that way.

Damn, I'm excited about reading Needful Things.

[ExistenceNow]

Needful Things is great. It just has kind of a corny ending.

[dobyblue]

It didn't do much for me, found it rather long-winded like Tommyknockers.

Not sure I've ever had as fast a read with King as my first read through The Stand (full version) in 1991 or 11/22/63 when it first came out.

Salem's Lot and Pet Semetary were the two scariest books for me, I read them in the 80s when i was just into my teen years. Fuck me they were scary as shit. Some James Herbert books (way more popular in the UK) were like that too, I'd like to re-read the Rats trilogy soon.

[ExistenceNow]

Under the Dome had some really great P2P stuff.

Tommyknockers was just like 400 pages of digging a hole.

[dre2142]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Under the Dome had some really great P2P stuff.

Tommyknockers was just like 400 pages of digging a hole.

seriously?? heh. i loved tommyknockers!

[dobyblue]

Yeah I enjoyed Under the Dome, ending is what it is and didn't spoil the ride for me.

Also my previous post I should have put "It" in quotations as given I started my sentence with the word it appears in the flow of the thread I may have been referring to Under the Dome, I was definitely referring to "It" the book. I look forward to the conclusion of the new movie version.

[ExistenceNow]

Definitely thought you were talking about Under the Dome.

[OK_Ant]

Under the Dome has one of the more satisfying conclusions to a longer King book I've ever read.

[cjstinelli]

Originally Posted by OK_Ant

Under the Dome has one of the more satisfying conclusions to a longer King book I've ever read.

The ending didn't ruin it for me, but I didn't think it was as good as the rest of the book.

[cooke726]

Originally Posted by OK_Ant

Under the Dome has one of the more satisfying conclusions to a longer King book I've ever read.

I personally feel it was the worst conclusion of any longer King book ive read...except for maybe Needful Things

[cooke726]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Needful Things is great. It just has kind of a corny ending.

Agreed.

Aside from the ending I think Needful Things is brilliant

[cooke726]

May hop back into the Mr. Mercedes trilogy soon...I LOVED those books..especially Finders Keepers

[ExistenceNow]

Originally Posted by cooke726

May hop back into the Mr. Mercedes trilogy soon...I LOVED those books..especially Finders Keepers

Did you read The Outsider?

[cooke726]

Originally Posted by ExistenceNow

Did you read The Outsider?

Not yet, I normally wait for the paperback to be released, and I dont think the Outsider comes out on paperback for another month or 2

[scrock25]

I've been a huge 1st Edition whore lately even if I haven't read the book yet.

[cjstinelli]

Originally Posted by scrock25

I've been a huge 1st Edition whore lately even if I haven't read the book yet.

How expensive is that and where do you find them?

[scrock25]

I'm just talking new releases, not old. Any new release that comes out.

I mean, the hard covers are normally somewhere around $30 or so.

[clayj41]

Originally Posted by OK_Ant

After watching the second trailer for the new Pet Sematary, I'm not as enthused with what it looks like they changed about the story.

I felt the same way, but the reviews out of SXSW are fairly positive. The girl who plays Ellie is supposedly the standout.