Stephen King Book • Page 22

Haha, he actually seems like a pretty cool dude but I was just like, "hmm." Stephen King is by no means perfect, but to imply that his work is devoid of anything worthy of critical analysis is pretty dumb. At the end of the semester we have to do a report on a book of our choice, maybe I'll do "On Writing." :p

 

To be honest though, even if I don't think Stephen King deserves the hate I've seen him get , I completely understand it. I mean, he's one of the most popular and famous authors in the world, he's an easy target. I'm far better at film/television analysis than I am at literature analysis though so, what do I know? Not much, but I do know that I've never felt more love for any character than I have for Roland Deschain.

 

I have a very intense, devoted love for Hearts In Atlantis. I wrote a paper about it when I was in college because it was so close to my heart. I had a professor who wasn't very keen on King either, but I got a good grade on that paper and I fondly recall him telling me I'd shifted his opinion a bit, at least as far as that particular piece was concerned. It's my favorite work from King and I love it so much that I'm even forgiving of the film adaptation's flaws. That thing's got some gorgeous cinematography and interesting shot composition (I love the way they filmed the interior scenes in Bobby-o's home).

 

Looks like Terry O'Quinn of Lost fame has been added to the Castle Rock crew

‘Castle Rock’: Terry O’Quinn Cast In Hulu’s J.J. Abrams/Stephen King Series

 

It's in my top three King books. So good. Really want to get the audiobook done by William Hurt.

 

Oh hey, the Mist is going to be on Netflix next month so I guess I'll be giving it a go then (low expectations, obviously)

 

I friggen LOVED Mr. Mercedes. Was such a fun and easy read.

Time to pick IT back up and finish before the movie. I have 410 pages left and have went and read a chapter by chapter summary of everything I've read so far.

 

Just gonna leave this here because it's great.

 

I'm officially seeing IT opening weekend. I don't go to the movies so that should show how excited I am for this.

 

Today my professor sort of recanted, or expanded, on his statement. He said, "you know, I mentioned Stephen King the other day...I actually like a few of his books...but to me he's like a painting that you might buy to put above your sofa. It's pleasant, but in 500 years no one will be talking about it." We were reading Ode to a Grecian Urn, written in 1820 and he was saying that Stephen King is more surface level, basically, and that it's not really something you scrutinize. I suppose that's debatable, I haven't enough King so say either way. He's probably not wrong, though I think in 500 years the world will be so completely different that nearly all modern literature might be forgotten

 

I just listened to It on audible. It took me almost 3 months but was definitely worth it

 

You won't regret it. I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would

 

Finished IT! I loved this book and what I enjoyed most is the important elements of growing up and losing the magic as a child and forgetting how to see things/people as you did when you were a kid. He really dove into that, which elevates the story.

Next on the list is Eyes of the Dragon to get myself in the mindset of that kind of setting before reading the Game of Thrones books.

 

Absolutely! Also, When they were in the void and the "other" was telling Bill to stop hiding in the ground and calling it a club house, that was super powerful. I usually read nonfiction but IT was one of the best fiction books I've read in sometime

 

Just finished my re-read of The Gunslinger. God damn what a book

 

Lol yeah 500 years of staying power is a bit of an extreme metric for determining if literature has worth. I think one thing that helps King's case for people still reading him over the coming years is actually because of Kubrick's The Shining. King is inextricably linked to it and people will probably always want to look at the source material, leaving his catalog open for a long line of curious people.

 

Lmao

 

Just read through EW's The Ultimate Guide to Stephen King and there's a lot of great stuff in there. Also, related to what was be talked about earlier, I like the way Caroline Kepnes (who's awesome) puts it, "I've always had trouble with the notion of "respectable" work. I understand the human need to categorize, but I love the reality that he's in his own stratosphere"

 

I've never had such a visceral physical reaction to a book as I have to Gerald's Game. The child abuse flashback was so gross and upsetting that I almost stopped there, and I nearly threw up on the train yesterday at the part where she slips out of the first handcuff. Hand injuries and skin tearing/peeling are hard for me to read/watch in anything, and that part had both in great detail. And I still have 80 pages to go. The movie looks cool and I wanted to read the book before it's out, but now I'm not sure if I can even watch the movie.

 

Just saw the preview for Gerald's Game.... OMG.....

 

Just read the wiki on it, and wow. Just wow. Looks like a great Stephen King read/view.

 

The spoilered text genuinely made me wretch when I read it. I completely concur with your statement. *shudder*

 

I appreciate what he’s done for the horror genre but he seems weird and creepy. Not to mention he wrote about the kids in IT having sex. Absolutely disgusting.