Stephen King Fans discussion

Nancy wrote: "Nick wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Reading "Cujo" next :)"

Maybe it's just a "little boy" thing, but I always thought that the first few pages of Cujo were the scariest thing I ever read in my life... or ..."

I had one of the scariest experiences of my life when I was 6. Ran into a Ray Bradbury Horror story. Made a video about it all years later. It's up on youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaBduv...

That's not me in the video by the way. I just wrote it and Exec Produced it for Apple. True story though, and the it's all told in ONE TAKE!

Finally sitting my butt down and reading "Pet Semetary". It's been almost a full year since I read a Stephen King novel (which had been "the Stand") and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. His writing is very refreshing :).

Finished my second reading of The Shining. It's time for Ivanhoe.

K.L. wrote: "Finished my second reading of The Shining. It's time for Ivanhoe."

Or maybe some Charles Dickens

Nick wrote: "K.L. wrote: "Finished my second reading of The Shining. It's time for Ivanhoe."

Or maybe some Charles Dickens"

I did turn that over in my mind more than a few times as I drew closer to the end of the last book. I actually did read the first few paragraphs of "The Pickwick Papers". Then, I realized how long that was and decided on the shorter "Ivanhoe". It's going to be a busy week and I wanted to be able to read something a little shorter so I can process the information better while I read. When I read the classics, I like to study the authors. I'll find documentaries and notes on the book I'm reading so I can better understand the themes and symbolism I might have missed. I'll get to Dickens for sure, as I've decided on "A Christmas Carol" after "Ivanhoe" and "Night Shift." Just in time for Christmas. :)
By the way, Nick, You were right about King. He is trying to be (although I don't know how conscious he is about it.) like Twain. It really does show through. Especially when he's showing regional or racial dialect I've noticed.

Misty wrote: "Nick wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Reading "Cujo" next :)"

Maybe it's just a "little boy" thing, but I always thought that the first few pages of Cujo were the scariest thing I ever read in my life... or ..."

I agree about the big dogs, but the first few pages of Cujo aren't about a big dog, they're about, well, as King writes, (Tad Trenton four years old) "pulled the covers up, and that was when he saw THE CREATURE IN HIS CLOSET."

And the description goes on. Damn!

Just started by Winston Churchill.

Reading "Entangled" by Cat Clarke... it's good! ;)

Currently reading I was kinda postponing it (so much to read, so little time!), but I've finally got around to reading it and it's pretty fun so far: singing and adventure, doesn't get any better than that. I still have a lot to go in the history of Middle Earth.

Currently reading

just started intensity by dean koontz

After finishing Secrets to the Grave, I'm starting Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz.

Squire wrote: ""

I hope you like it, I found it very interesting, a great first novel

Now re-reading Night Shift.

Currently reading Little Bee by Chris Cleave

K.L. wrote: "Nick wrote: "K.L. wrote: "Finished my second reading of The Shining. It's time for Ivanhoe."

Or maybe some Charles Dickens"

I did turn that over in my mind more than a few times as I drew closer..."

The thing that messes me up about Dickens is that when I read him I start to write like Dickens. Which is hard to do well for the people who are reading these days. They want a faster pace. Christmas Carol is pretty great by the way. Much more visual than most of the TV versions that you see. The Robert Zemeckis animated version with Jim Carey had lots of wild animated effects almost all of which, as imaginative as they were, are right in the book.

Did I mention that you can really see that King is trying for that good old american humorist touch in the pie eating story in The Body. I think I did. Twain would have done a better job.

I recently finished Roadwork and The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts. Now I'm reading Cujo.

Currently reading "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman.

I just finished 12 years a Slave Amazing bookTwelve Years a Slave

I started reading Idiot's Tale.

I have not read a book in a long time because of some other stuff that kept me busy. So I decided what better way to get back to reading than starting with a King book - The Tommyknockers

I finished A Storm of Swords (finally!). I'm going to take a little break from the series to read some shorter books.
I'm starting A Study in Scarlet. I like crime/mystery, so I figured I'd start the Sherlock Holmes books from the first one.

Starting on The Big Sleep :)

K.L. wrote: "Starting on The Big Sleep :)"
Loved this one! Though I think i liked the second Philip Marlowe book better.

Right now I am reading The Stand by Stephen King. I know most people that like these type of books may have read this one but I am reading the complete and uncut edition 1152 pages lol.

I'm currently reading and really enjoying Toes Up by Adam Light, also switching over between short stories to The Taint by Brian Lumley. Terrific, old school; lots of dark Lovecraftian swirling winds and horror. Just started the audio book of 50 Shades Freed, and I hope to come up with a blog on that one after I'm done. Finally, I know we're all hard core horror junkies here, but for anyone who wants to see my less than hard core side, my novel Alicia's Ghost is available for free on Amazon through wednesday 12/11. Check it out.

Second Child . So far so good!

Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver

Just starting ,loving it so far!

I NEED that book, Malina!!! Going to try to get it in the January sales :)

I'm reading The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year and Magician :) x

I just started The Golden Compass yesterday and I am enjoying it!

Plodding along with Cujo.

Lucy wrote: "I'm reading The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year and Magician :) x"

I LOVED Magician - one of my all time favourites! How are you finding it Lucy?

Now re-reading The Stand...or better known scientifically as Giganticus Bookticus. Sorry, big Road Runner fan :)

Ericka wrote: "Right now I am reading The Stand by Stephen King. I know most people that like these type of books may have read this one but I am reading the complete and uncut edition 1152 pages lol."

It's the reason for the cuts that so annoying. The publisher didn't want to publish a book that was that long, so they cut it down to save on paper costs... aaarrrgghhh!

Kathryn wrote: "Roadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver"

This is another great Kathryn Dance book. I loved it!

I just finished reading Prodigal Son by Dean Koontz, the first in the Frankenstein series and I liked it really well. Now starting Duma Key.

Michelle wrote: "Plodding along with Cujo."

I started Cujo years (upon years) ago but lost interest in it. :(

Myself, I'm currently reading Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and going back through the Dark Tower comics.

Kafka - The Trial.
For anyone who enjoys a messed up read, enjoy!

Michelle wrote: "Plodding along with Cujo."

Hope you enjoy it, actually it was one of those King books that you could rush through rather than plod as it is not overly long (by King standards) & maintains a level of constant tension throughout the book.

Nick wrote: "It's the reason for the cuts that so annoying. The publisher didn't want to publish a book that was that long, so they cut it down to save on paper costs... aaarrrgghhh!"

After reading the book I felt that was just a lame excuse given by the publishers to King who could not tell him directly that the book was just crap. I don't think any book irrespective of how good it is should be more than 1000 pages. When you add to it The Stand was not very good IMO to begin with 1100 pages seem a bit excessive.

^blasphemy!

Dave wrote: "^blasphemy!"

Yeah I know mine is not a popular opinion in a King forum but I feel The Stand was one of the worst books I have ever read. I have read bad books before & after that but unlike The Stand they did not take up about 2-3 weeks of my time.

In case you wonder why I hate it so much this is a review for it I wrote some time back
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

i'm reading the end of just after sunset which i started in february lol

I started 'Skeleton Crew' a couple of days back. I'm 100 pages or so in.

Starting Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

I'm just starting NYPD Red by James Patterson.

Going out of my comfort zone again with . I'm through the biographical and critical part and made it through "Dialogue Between a Priest and a Dying Man"--a posthumous writing of his, but one of his earliest. I'm still daunted by the fact that I abandoned "120 Days of Sodom," though. Will I have the intellectual and intestinal fortitude to make it through this one?

now reading the redbreast by jo nesbo