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| The Ktulu |
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 6:58 pm Post subject: 1 |
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| I thought so...just checking.... Thanks. |
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| Digglu |
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 6:46 pm Post subject: 0 |
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yeah the first book doesn't do much except for explain a few things about roland and what he's searching for...you'll end up with a somewhat clear sense of things by the end of the book 
------------------ "You may not make sense, but at least you're enthusiastic about it"
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| The Ktulu |
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 6:26 pm Post subject: -1 |
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I bought The Gunslinger yesterday. Gonna read the Dark Tower series now that I read the Harry Potter series.... The final three chapters of the Dark Tower are going to be coming out over the next two years. Talk about reviving an old thread! Did anyone else who read the book get slightly confused in the first chapter? I was wondering what all this stuff about The Interloper was about and the gunslinger being the Interlopter and then shooting up the whole town, yet it seems as though "Walter" is the bad guy...perhaps it's a secret for now.... |
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| Suspence |
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 12:18 am Post subject: -2 |
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To agree with what's already been said, Black House was excellent.
I just finished reading "Everything's Eventual", a collection of short stories, and found almost all of them to be a waste of good toilet time.
------------------ I hate people who try to write interesting things in their signature
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| The Ktulu |
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| Silversunset |
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: -4 |
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i LOVED eyes of the dragon...i didn't really think it was too much of a magic theme (there is magick IN it) but more like deception and conspiracy. still loved it though. (if you like the fantasy types, read weiss and hickman books. Dragonlance - lots of magick and stuff, or DeathGate Cycle - lots of world travel and dragons and giants and magick and elves and dwarves and priests that dress up as butterflies........ )
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| KingPin |
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 1:04 pm Post subject: -5 |
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I have to disagree with that. The movie was Okay at best. The whole premise of the book was that Duddits was a special boy. Whereas the movie suggested that he was an alien! Come-on. They did leave a lot out of the movie. For example: The purpose of the red fungus, how even the soldiers were getting it. They forgot to mention the failed attempt at depositing the alien slug into the water tower in dairy, IT connection. The bacon obsession. The generals skills at tracking, not using a damn radio receiver in a gun! But my main beef was with the whole Duddits as an alien. That was crap! Although Donnie Wahlberg did a great job as Duddits |
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| The Ktulu |
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 2:02 am Post subject: -6 |
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Did anyone here read and see Dreamcatcher? The movie left out quite a bit, e.g. Mr. Gray's obsession with BACON. But it was friggin' awesome. I know people always say movies ruin books by changing the ending, but with Dreamcatcher, I don't think people would be interested in seeing the book ending with the movie. I have to admit, seeing Duddits say, "I Duddits!" with his arms stretched out before turning into an alien is hilarious as well as AWESOME! The book, because it can go more in depth with the story and characters, is better, but the movie is not bad! Whoa yeah. |
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| Digglu |
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 10:19 pm Post subject: -7 |
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[tangent] since we're talking about horror novels, has anyone read bentley little? if not, you should check him out...my personal favorites are The Ignored and The Store  [/tangent]
------------------ "You may make no sense, but at least you're enthusiastic about it"
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| Digglu |
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 10:09 pm Post subject: -8 |
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yeah the shining was pretty good....they left a lot of crap out in the original movie, part of why i didn't like it...so far my favorite king books have been dreamcatcher, the stand, the gunslinger series and four past midnight...right now i have the talisman and black house sitting on my shelf but i haven't had time to read them 
------------------ "You may make no sense, but at least you're enthusiastic about it"
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| subversive |
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject: -9 |
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| I loved Firestarer! I am about a third of the way through The Shining. Did you guys think it was good? |
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| jesternl |
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 3:48 pm Post subject: -10 |
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| Eye of the Dragon has magic as an underlying theme... |
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| Hitchhiker |
Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 12:43 am Post subject: -11 |
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Do you think all of King's "horror" novels have a clear theme? I'm beginning to think so. He's an entertaining storyteller, but some of his best thrillers go a lot deeper than the surface.
The Green Mile, obviously, is about death. Besides being set in Death Row and dealing rather intensely with murder and the controversy of capital punishment, it touches on issues like immortality and euthanasia.
Rose Madder is about the eternal conflict between the sexes, and what it truly means to be "male" or "female."
Firestarter, I think, is about power. Who's got it, who wants it, who fears it. Can it be regulated? Does it always corrupt the bearer?
The Dark Half is about identity -- specifically, an author's identity. How much of what you write becomes part of your personality?
Are there any others that stand out as far as the theme goes? Besides The Stand (good vs. evil) and Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (hope). |
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| ctrlaltdel |
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:46 pm Post subject: -12 |
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| i tried to read something called the third eye of something or somebody's third eye or something with 3 and an eye anyway... i didn't even finish the piece of crap. it couldn't keep my attention, nothing really was happening, no horrific atmosphere at all, just plain nothing |
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| jesternl |
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:12 pm Post subject: -13 |
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Darh House starts off reather slow, but the end makes up for it I think. Reading the Talsiman isn't strictly necessary, though it *is* a better book. My wife's reading it now and she's racing through it  |
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| Antrax |
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 5:41 pm Post subject: -14 |
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~blinks~ (post in invisible, as to not to spoil): So how, praytell, do they delay Mr. Gray? Antrax
------------------ "If it comes down to a choice between being unloved and being vulnerable and sensitive and emotional, then you can just keep your love." -Victor Mancini, "Choke" |
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| KingPin |
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 2:56 pm Post subject: -15 |
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| The "bacon obsession" is gone!!! Damnit damnit damnit. That was one of the best parts of the book. |
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| The Ktulu |
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:17 am Post subject: -16 |
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I actually haven't read much Stephen King books, and only about a half-dozen of his short stories, but of those I have, I love. The Stand Insomnia Misery Dreamcatcher It feels to me that I'm forgetting one.... But I did not think very highly of the first book I read by him, Bag of Bones. I've seen IT,The Shining, and Carrie. I'm glad I don't remember much of IT, because I didn't like the movie but I'm sure the book is great.
Dreamcatcher comes out of my birthday. I think I might go see it. I hope they did a good job (though I've already heard that Mr. Gray's obsession with bacon is cut from the movie ) |
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| chief ten beers |
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:15 am Post subject: -17 |
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I'm sorry, but that was funnier than hell!  |
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| Coyote |
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2003 1:03 am Post subject: -18 |
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Yoiks--was anyone else thinking this?:
All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl. All work and no play makes Siversunset a dull girl.

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| Silversunset |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 10:51 pm Post subject: -19 |
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black house is a very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very good book....
*goes back to hiding.*
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| Antrax |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 10:39 pm Post subject: -20 |
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jester, I read halfway through it (kinda dull, really) before leaving Israel, then decided to read The Talisman first. Antrax
------------------ "If it comes down to a choice between being unloved and being vulnerable and sensitive and emotional, then you can just keep your love." -Victor Mancini, "Choke" |
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| Samadhi |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 9:21 pm Post subject: -21 |
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One of my favorite books. EVER. |
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| jesternl |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 7:31 pm Post subject: -22 |
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| Antrax, have you read Dark House yet? |
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| borschevsky |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 7:29 pm Post subject: -23 |
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| ~waves~ |
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| Antrax |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 7:21 pm Post subject: -24 |
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~waves at bors~ Antrax
------------------ "If it comes down to a choice between being unloved and being vulnerable and sensitive and emotional, then you can just keep your love." -Victor Mancini, "Choke" |
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| borschevsky |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 7:20 pm Post subject: -25 |
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Originally posted by wordcross: I'm eagerly awaiting the time when they announce his fifth one
They already announced it, along with the 6th and 7th.
Originally posted by Vegetable2001: Didn't like the gunslinger much either.
Maybe you'll want to try it again soon; he rewrote it.
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| Antrax |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 6:25 pm Post subject: -26 |
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jester, it definitely comes together. That's the added value, IMO  Antrax
------------------ "If it comes down to a choice between being unloved and being vulnerable and sensitive and emotional, then you can just keep your love." -Victor Mancini, "Choke" |
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| jesternl |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:49 pm Post subject: -27 |
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I find it interesting to see the different favorites... My personal favorite I think is It. Cujo and Gerald's Game are interesting because they nearly entirely play in a single setting. Of his short stories I just read 1408 which I found very scary, very Lovecraftian... What I like in general is what Antrax called the Meta-universe. As far as I can tell every book features at least one event or character from another book, and some of his earliest books contain events that only happen in his latest books, suggesting some sort of "master plan". Supposedly The Gunslinger cycle is what brings it all together. The Dark House has strong ties with that cycle as well... Another one I enjoyed a lot is "Silver Bullet", and one I thought was a pretty big waste of paer was Dreamcatcher.... Although I can see the movie potential in it.
[This message has been edited by jesternl (edited 03-17-2003 12:51 PM).] |
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| Antrax |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:59 pm Post subject: -28 |
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It won't. The book was crap, IMO, anyhow. Squandered potential. He should've made it longer and actually used all the motives, instead of just writing it short and disappointing. Antrax
------------------ "If it comes down to a choice between being unloved and being vulnerable and sensitive and emotional, then you can just keep your love." -Victor Mancini, "Choke" |
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| KingPin |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 4:51 pm Post subject: -29 |
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I have just read From a Buick 8. It was great. I really enjoy all of his books Mr. King has a very weird imagination. I am reading Black House next! I can not wait, since I loved The Talisman. **Travelin Jack**
Every Stephen King fan should be awaiting the release this week of the movie Dream Catcher I hope that it lives up to the book!! |
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| ML |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 2:00 pm Post subject: -30 |
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My personal favorites: IT Needful Things Gunslinger Series (every damn one of them) The Stand (although it's probably not a good first Steven King book)
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| Beartalon |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 3:28 am Post subject: -31 |
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| dethwing |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 2:19 am Post subject: -32 |
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| chief ten beers |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 1:26 am Post subject: -33 |
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dethwing, I guess the general consensus is, read all the Steven King you can get your hands on.
[This message has been edited by chief ten beers (edited 03-16-2003 08:36 PM).] |
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| Hitchhiker |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 1:10 am Post subject: -34 |
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I can't believe nobody mentioned The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. That was great. The Dead Zone and The Dark Half were pretty good, and his novellas and short stories have a very broad range of quality (superb, mediore, awful, or just bizarre).
The Green Mile was excellent, though you could tell from the format that it had been a serial novel -- each section kind of reviews the previous section before continuing. |
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| Lilifreid |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 12:37 am Post subject: -35 |
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I've only read a couple of his books (Carrie, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption , and Cycle of the Werewolf) I didn't much like them, myself. Great ideas, but they just didn't feel like they lived up to their potential. Like in Carrie, (invisible in case it's a spoiler for somebody) you know fairly soon she's going to flip and go all vengenance-y. I was hoping for something a bit more surprising, and I ended up being disappointed that so many townsfolk survived, cause they'd been irritating me.
I really liked the movie versions of Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile though. |
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| Antrax |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 12:25 am Post subject: -36 |
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You didn't like Insomnia? It's one of the more important cornerstones of the metauniverse he creates. I'm fairly surprised. You can get four of the Bachman Books in a compilation called "The Bachman Books" (surprisingly enough), and the other two are Thinner and The Enforcers (or regulators? something like that). I agree The Gunslinger is somewhat dull, but it's crucial for the understanding of what is so far the best series (The Dark Tower). Also, if you have a hard time finding books, I have a couple here I can probably mail you. Antrax
------------------ "If it comes down to a choice between being unloved and being vulnerable and sensitive and emotional, then you can just keep your love." -Victor Mancini, "Choke"
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| Aarondalf |
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 12:07 am Post subject: -37 |
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The four stories in Different Seasons are all fantastic. They are all about 200 pages of pure gold.
The Shining and Cujo are pretty cool. |
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| Ferris |
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2003 10:54 pm Post subject: -38 |
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dethwing,
If you're keen on fantasy, then the Dark Tower series already mentioned by Antrax and wordcross is pretty good. I'm another one standing in line for the fifth book, as the various plot strands are coming together very nicely at the moment.
I also heard on the radio that he's got a new collection of short stories out which sound rather interesting. |
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