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Printablesmellmyfunk said: Has anyone of you read "From A Buick 8"?
Yes. Odd one. | |
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bluesbaby said: smellmyfunk said: Has anyone of you read "From A Buick 8"?
Yes, not what I would consider one of my very favorites, but I liked it. Also, Black House with Peter Straub. I have that but i havent read it yet. Is it any good? Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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Nero said: minneapolisgenius said: I've read it twice so far. Did you ever read the "other half" of Desperation, The Regulators? It has some of the same characters and sort of parallels the other book. I didn't like it as much as Desperation though, although there is a creepy as hell devil boy in it.I never read it. I went through phases where I read Stephen King, but those days are over ever since the 7th Dark Tower book.  Again: DO NOT reveal the ending to me!!!! I'm 3/4 of the way through, and I'm a slow reader, so you'll have to wait a while to bitch about it.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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smellmyfunk said: Has anyone of you read "From A Buick 8"? Yeah, it's not one of my favorites. One of my LEAST favorites from him in recent years is "Everything's Eventual". It's a short story collection. Sort of boring. 
I LOVE the Bachman Books. "The Long Walk" makes that whole book worth it.  Also, "Needless Things" is awesome. And "Salem's Lot" of course."I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: One of my LEAST favorites from him in recent years is "Everything's Eventual". It's a short story collection. Sort of boring.
Damn. That's the next on my list to read.  | |
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Cloudbuster said: minneapolisgenius said: One of my LEAST favorites from him in recent years is "Everything's Eventual". It's a short story collection. Sort of boring.
Damn. That's the next on my list to read.  Sorry. Maybe you'll like it more though. I just kept waiting for the stories to get better, and they were just sort of blah for me. In fact, I can only really remember ONE of the stories off the top of my head now, and that's because the cover art is based on that one.
I have to pull it out now to see what the stories were.... "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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minneapolisgenius said: I have to pull it out now to see what the stories were....
Ok, but don't tell me.  | |
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This is a hard one. I can't pick just one, so I will say.....
IT The Stand The Shining | |
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Cloudbuster said: minneapolisgenius said: I have to pull it out now to see what the stories were....
Ok, but don't tell me. I won't. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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I must be honest - after being an absolute addict for a few years, I stopped reading his books after Dolores Claiborne in the early 1990s.
Taking that into account, my favourite books of his (in order) are: Salem's Lot Carrie The Stand | |
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TheFrog said: I must be honest - after being an absolute addict for a few years, I stopped reading his books after Dolores Claiborne in the early 1990s.
Taking that into account, my favourite books of his (in order) are: Salem's Lot Carrie The Stand There are still some awesome books that came after that so you're missing out. "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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Cloudbuster said: smellmyfunk said: Has anyone of you read "From A Buick 8"?
Yes. Odd one. I hate that book.. Official member of the Paw Power Posse 
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I see "Bag Of Bones" hasn't been mentioned here..
that was the first Stephen King book i read. I guess it was fairly good... Official member of the Paw Power Posse
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smellmyfunk said: I see "Bag Of Bones" hasn't been mentioned here..
Yes it has. | |
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Cloudbuster said: smellmyfunk said: I see "Bag Of Bones" hasn't been mentioned here..
Yes it has. my bad.  Official member of the Paw Power Posse
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I didn't find "It" so hot... kind of cartoonish in a bad way actually. I like Carrie and The Shining. Misery was a cool read too. My art book: http://www.lulu.com/spotl...ecomicskid
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THE TALISMAN...TRANSPORTS ME BACK IN TIME.READ THIS ONE WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER. | |
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The Shining.
Desperation/The Regulators were really cool too. In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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I haven't read the most highly acclaimed ones--the Stand, Salem's Lot, the Shining. Something to look forward to, I guess.
Everything's Eventual--My girlfriend didn't like it but I liked the way he could create atmosphere & characters in just a few pages. Eyes of the Dragon--Stephen King usually cusses and sexes up a storm; it was nice to read something clean. Plus it kep me all the way through, unlike some of his novels. Dark Tower--Just finished Wizard & Glass, which was my favorite, other than possibly Drawing of the Three. I've heard the rest isn't quite as good. Christine--Though I read it as a kid. One of my favorite early ones. Dolores Claiborne--Again, kept me going till the end. Not so crazy about: Firestarter Gerald's Game Thinner Check this song out at:
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minneapolisgenius said: Terilicious said:  pun picked up. "Long days and pleasant nights, Sai BananaCologne!" And may you have twice the number. Do ya ken?
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I agree with Minneapolisgenius that Everything's Eventual is B-O-R-I-N-G! I have the hardback and the audiobook. I almost fall asleep listening to that crap!
I also agree that Desperation is better than The Regulators. I love what he did with those books though. That was genius and I'm sure it was freeing (as a writer)for King to change characters around like that. Desperation was recently made into a movie(tv movie?) by Mick Garris who has directed other King works. I think it will be released next May or something. I wasn't crazy about Dreamcatcher, but I LOVED the Duddits character! The movie was so-so, but they didn't have enough Duddits in it. I thought Donnie Wahlberg was a pretty good choice for that role. Tim Curry was brilliant as Pennywise-so creepy! That book really should have been turned into a feature film though. I know it's way long but two movies would have been better than the mini-series. I also had problems with the casting. Harry Anderson? John Ritter? John-Boy?? And what's the name of that chick that played Beverly Marsh? She's on Smallville now. Anyway, the casting sucked in my not so humble opinion. Everybody should go to www.Stephenking.com [Edited 10/1/05 12:41pm] I AM BEATLOAF
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