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Jan 31, 2008, 4:25pm (top)Message 1: JodyreadseverythingWe thought in another thread that it might be fun to play a Stephen King game and give clues to guess the character, story or book. First person to guess correctly gets to pick the next character and set the clues. Since it was me who suggested it I've been given the job of starting things off and will start with an easy one. Clue: I live with my mother in Derry and have a great sense of direction. Feb 1, 2008, 7:54am (top)Message 2: TheBentleyWould that be Duddits in Dreamcatcher? I'm reaching--I didn't keep that book and haven't read it since it first came out. :-| Feb 1, 2008, 12:48pm (top)Message 3: JodyreadseverythingNo, not Duddits and not Dreamcatcher. I'll give another clue. Clue: I grew up to drive a limo. OH crap! It's one of the guys from IT. Can't remember the name Message edited by its author, Feb 1, 2008, 2:08pm. Feb 1, 2008, 4:07pm (top)Message 5: BookmarqueThat would be Eddie Kaspbrak. And what a mother she was! Feb 1, 2008, 7:05pm (top)Message 6: JodyreadseverythingIt was Eddie, well done. So, your turn to post a question. bravo Feb 2, 2008, 8:17am (top)Message 8: Bookmarque{gazes at SK shelves and ponders} Must have coffee first. Hey Bookmarque: How much coffee did you drink that kept you guzzing for two weeks? Come on. Give us something to guess on!! Jun 28, 2008, 4:14pm (top)Message 10: BookslothAnyone out there? Trying not to let a great thread die! Jul 2, 2008, 10:45pm (top)Message 11: beckylynnSomeone? Anyone? I think it's time for someone to start a new one, regardless of who guess the last one! Jul 3, 2008, 6:49am (top)Message 12: BookslothGo for it becky! I won't be around long enough! (Though I'll still be trying a few gueses at yours before I disappear.) Jul 3, 2008, 2:11pm (top)Message 13: Madcow299There is another thread name that S.K Story that I believe is the cause of the demise of this one. http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.ph... Jul 4, 2008, 10:12am (top)Message 14: beckylynnMadcow, I believe you are right. If I had my books with me I would attempt to revive this thread, but I'm at work and my book are at home. :( Jul 15, 2008, 7:46pm (top)Message 15: TheBentleyMoving over from Name this S K? story... Good luck. I tried to make it "win-able" but not too easy! "Yes. Oh yes. And your soul as well. But you'll have your pride. That'll be left to you, at least. And isn't a woman entitled to her pride? When everything else is gone--heart, soul, even the man you love--you'll have that...won't you? You'll have that one coin without which your purse would be empty. Let it be your dark and bitter comfort for the rest of your life. Let it serve. It must serve, because if you keep on the way you're going, there surely won't be no other." Message edited by its author, Jul 15, 2008, 7:47pm. Jul 15, 2008, 9:43pm (top)Message 16: paghababianJul 15, 2008, 10:36pm (top)Message 17: TheBentleyNope, but that's a really good guess that I wouldn't have thought of... Jul 15, 2008, 10:43pm (top)Message 18: stefferjoSounds like it comes from a book with a strong female character. Is it Dolores Claiborne? Message edited by its author, Jul 15, 2008, 10:43pm. Jul 16, 2008, 12:50am (top)Message 19: CandiBelleMy first guess, and my gut guess is Insomnia. If not I know this guess sounds weird but for some reason when I read the quote i thought of it being something Bobby's mom thought to herself in Hearts In Atlantis. Totally random. Message edited by its author, Jul 16, 2008, 12:51am. Jul 16, 2008, 6:40am (top)Message 20: Madcow299Perhaps the creature in the painting in Rose Madder Jul 16, 2008, 8:05am (top)Message 21: TheBentleyNo one has it yet. A couple of hints. CandiBelle is thinking along the right lines in saying it's something going on in a character's mind. I didn't add the italics--they're original. She's also thinking along the right lines that it's not one of the "women's books," although I know it sounds a lot like one. Jul 16, 2008, 10:07am (top)Message 22: jseger9000Could it be Wendy from The Shining? During one of Jack's breakdowns? Jul 16, 2008, 10:40am (top)Message 23: JodyreadseverythingI keep thinking of the name Susan while reading it but Im not sure if I am trying to make it fit Susannah in one of the Dark Tower books. So I am going to guess at Dark Tower 7 where Susannah is alone in New York. Jul 16, 2008, 11:27am (top)Message 24: CandiBelleWhat about Bag of Bones? Jul 16, 2008, 6:07pm (top)Message 25: paghababianJodyreadseverything made me think Wizard and Glass... Jul 16, 2008, 9:34pm (top)Message 26: klarsenmdPerhaps Needful things Jul 17, 2008, 7:16am (top)Message 27: TheBentleyNicely done, klarsenmd. The play is to you... Jul 17, 2008, 9:49am (top)Message 28: jseger9000Doh! Needful Things! It's obvious after someone else has provided the right answer! Good job! Message edited by its author, Jul 17, 2008, 9:50am. Jul 17, 2008, 12:47pm (top)Message 29: CandiBelleugh! *disappointment* somehow it seems that all quotes point to Needful Thing and the Dark Tower series both which i haven't read yet. but bravo klarsenmd! Message edited by its author, Jul 17, 2008, 12:48pm. Jul 17, 2008, 10:50pm (top)Message 30: klarsenmdWhat to choose? What to choose? That's the hard part about winning, trying to come-up with something equally interesting. I think I may have a decent one here. Bib overalls and a big handshake from a guy who looks like an overgrown Siberian husky and smells a little bit like a hayloft after a heavy rain... Message edited by its author, Jul 17, 2008, 10:53pm. Jul 17, 2008, 11:33pm (top)Message 31: jseger9000That quote makes me think of Tom Cullen from The Stand... is that too obvious? Jul 18, 2008, 7:58am (top)Message 32: JodyreadseverythingI think it's Wolf from The Talisman. It's the husky bit that makes me think it. Jul 18, 2008, 8:08am (top)Message 33: Madcow299Or one of the twins from Wolves of Calla Jul 18, 2008, 11:55am (top)Message 34: klarsenmdI guess that one was a bit easier. Congrats Jodyreadseverything, it is in fact Wolf from The Talisman! Message edited by its author, Jul 18, 2008, 11:56am. Jul 18, 2008, 1:20pm (top)Message 35: JodyreadseverythingThanks, klarsenmd. It was the husky bit that gave it away. We were doing it because we were so different, so different and so horrible that its many eyes could hardly see us, could hardly hold on to our images as we surrounded it screaming and chopping and cutting and hitting. Jul 18, 2008, 1:40pm (top)Message 36: jseger9000It! *Crosses fingers. Thinks he has it this time* Message edited by its author, Jul 18, 2008, 1:43pm. Jul 18, 2008, 4:28pm (top)Message 37: klarsenmdjseger has got to be right! Jul 18, 2008, 4:30pm (top)Message 38: JodyreadseverythingHe's not right though, sorry, it's not IT. Jul 18, 2008, 7:58pm (top)Message 39: jseger9000Hmm, not It? Could it be Insomnia? I admit I barely remember the ending of that one... Maybe Graveyard Shift, but I don't think they fought the monster at the end. Jul 19, 2008, 5:26am (top)Message 40: JodyreadseverythingNot insomnia or Graveyard Shift either. Jul 19, 2008, 10:43am (top)Message 41: jseger9000You've got a toughie here. It's funny because it seems so specific it should be easy. But for me at least I keep getting stuck on the final showdown with It. Jul 19, 2008, 10:52am (top)Message 42: JodyreadseverythingWell, to give a clue, it isn't exactly a showdown because it isn't the main enemy (not quite the right word but I don't know what else to call it) and it doesn't happen at the end of the book. Jul 19, 2008, 10:56am (top)Message 43: TheBentleyJul 19, 2008, 10:58am (top)Message 44: JodyreadseverythingThat's it. Spoiler alert: It's the part where some kind of person comes out of the car and the dog goes mad to get to it and the deputies and radio lady fight it off and kill it. I feel a bit guilty now that jseger didn't get it after working so hard. Sorry. Your go though Bentley. Jul 19, 2008, 11:32am (top)Message 45: TheBentley"I seen you smoking," he said again, walking toward her. His eyes moved across her chest and her narrow uncurved hips. He chanted suddenly, in a high schoolboy's voice that frightened her even more: "A girl who will chew gum will smoke! A girl who will smoke will drink! And a girl who will drink, everyone knows what a girl like that will do!" Jul 19, 2008, 11:53am (top)Message 46: jseger9000#44 - Jody, Don't feel guilty. I haven't read From a Buick 8 yet. (As I type this I'm carefully avoiding the spoiler in your message.) Jul 19, 2008, 12:11pm (top)Message 47: quartziteApt Pupil? Jul 19, 2008, 12:26pm (top)Message 48: Madcow299It from the abusive father leering at the young girl? Jul 19, 2008, 2:45pm (top)Message 49: TheBentleyGosh, Madcow. Fifty-four minutes? Really? I've got to look for some tougher quotes. Some of you are too good. Jul 19, 2008, 6:23pm (top)Message 50: Madcow299 Let's not make this any worse than it was ---- says to himself. I could have opened every door, drawer, and cabinet in the place, but I didn't want to. I wasn't afraid that robbins' eggs were going to come spilling out of the refrigerator or the closet -- it's just that I didn't want to take the chance of finding one of the blasted things Name is left out because its a character and that might give it away too easily. Jul 19, 2008, 6:28pm (top)Message 51: JodyreadseverythingIs it from Dreamcatcher when they were in the cabin at the beginning looking for the *ahem* shitweazle? #46 jseger - it's a great book, I love it, but it just doesn't tell you enough. I wanted more of everything in it. Jul 19, 2008, 6:51pm (top)Message 52: Madcow299no Jul 19, 2008, 7:10pm (top)Message 53: stefferjoIs it Misery? Jul 19, 2008, 8:03pm (top)Message 54: TheBentleyThat's Bag of Bones. Jul 19, 2008, 8:49pm (top)Message 55: Madcow299No, dear friends. Jul 20, 2008, 12:08am (top)Message 56: CandiBelleJul 20, 2008, 6:22am (top)Message 57: Madcow299nope, I have to get ready for church, but I'll post hints after it no one has guessed. happy hunting Jul 20, 2008, 1:21pm (top)Message 58: stefferjoOh, I know what it is now, but I had to cheat to get it. It's one I haven't read yet so I'll let someone else win this round. It was just too intriguing to not know...what's so scary about finding robins' eggs? Message edited by its author, Jul 20, 2008, 1:22pm. Jul 20, 2008, 2:00pm (top)Message 59: Madcow299Let's not make this any worse than it was Jacks says to himself. I could have opened every door, drawer, and cabinet in the place, but I didn't want to. I wasn't afraid that robbins' eggs were going to come spilling out of the refrigerator or the closet -- it's just that I didn't want to take the chance of finding one of the blasted things . does this help? Jul 20, 2008, 3:28pm (top)Message 60: CandiBelleJul 20, 2008, 5:16pm (top)Message 61: Madcow299NO but you're very warm Candibelle Jul 20, 2008, 5:27pm (top)Message 62: quartzitehm, then Black House? Jul 20, 2008, 7:20pm (top)Message 63: Madcow299We have a winner, sorry Candibelle, so close, but quartzite gets it Jul 20, 2008, 10:12pm (top)Message 64: jseger9000Man, I need to read The Talisman and Black House. Stephen King and Peter Straub are two of my favorite writers. I think I've been putting these off because I'm afraid I'll somehow find the combo disappointing. Message edited by its author, Jul 20, 2008, 11:45pm. Jul 20, 2008, 11:08pm (top)Message 65: beegno you won't Talisman is one of my all time favorite books. Jul 21, 2008, 12:17am (top)Message 66: CandiBelleso disheartening. Jul 21, 2008, 12:53pm (top)Message 67: klarsenmdMan, I'm away for a couple of days and miss all kinds of great clues. I agree with beeg, the combo will NOT disappoint. Jul 22, 2008, 6:56pm (top)Message 68: quartzite"She had also taught Sunday scholl and been much loved in that little backwater. LIBRARIAN DIES OF HEART FAILURE the headline said and below that, almost as an afterthought 'Served Two Decades in Prison For Murder.'" Message edited by its author, Jul 22, 2008, 6:57pm. Jul 23, 2008, 2:20am (top)Message 69: CandiBelleJul 23, 2008, 8:25am (top)Message 70: jseger9000I was thinking The Library Policeman, but thought that was too obvious. Jul 23, 2008, 9:14am (top)Message 71: beegDitto on the Green Mile Jul 23, 2008, 9:43am (top)Message 72: jseger9000Ditto on the Green Mile Yeah, but the character in question was a she. I was thinking maybe Dolores Claiborne but that's a total guess as I've so far only seen the movie. (Very good movie BTW.) Message edited by its author, Jul 23, 2008, 9:44am. Jul 23, 2008, 12:15pm (top)Message 73: quartziteCandibelle nailed it right off--it was the Green Mile. Jul 23, 2008, 12:36pm (top)Message 74: klarsenmdHmmm. That's a toughy. Misery? It's the only thing that even comes to mind. Jul 23, 2008, 2:02pm (top)Message 75: jseger9000Okay, I really need to catch up on my SK. Jul 23, 2008, 11:03pm (top)Message 76: CandiBelle*excitement* ok here it goes... "Maybe he could only manage one lonely trombone then, but he's got the whole band playing now doesn't he?" Jul 24, 2008, 6:56am (top)Message 77: Madcow299The Shining Message edited by its author, Jul 24, 2008, 6:57am. Jul 24, 2008, 9:52am (top)Message 78: jseger9000Yeah, that's the band in The Shining. (Though my first guess was something from The Tommyknockers for some reason.) Jul 24, 2008, 10:27am (top)Message 79: CandiBelleJul 24, 2008, 11:36am (top)Message 80: jseger9000This message has been deleted by its author. Jul 24, 2008, 11:36am (top)Message 81: jseger9000Oooh... you're crafty CandiBelle. Hmm, I'm pretty sure I've read this one. I'm almost positive it refers to a character who has become unhinged. Jul 25, 2008, 7:46am (top)Message 82: TheBentleyIt? Jul 25, 2008, 6:50pm (top)Message 83: CandiBellenope. :P Jul 26, 2008, 10:32am (top)Message 84: Madcow299Roadwork doesn't the character lose it in that one. Jul 26, 2008, 10:36am (top)Message 85: TheBentleyThe Stand? I don't think it's necessarily a character who's come unhinged, exactly. I think it's referring to some kind of power--psychic power maybe--like the ability to call people to you? That's exactly the kind of metaphor King's characters use to talk about that stuff. I would almost think it's the Crimson King, but you said you hadn't read the Dark Tower books... Jul 26, 2008, 12:13pm (top)Message 86: CandiBelleSorry Madcow its not Roadwork, which I am still puzzled by. I just canyt wrap my head around it. The story is so random. And TheBentley, its not The Stand. Thank you for recognizing that the Dark Tower books will be instantly omitted from this clue. I just cant put myself to read them until I have them all in my possession. Freakish mindset, maybe. But I just want them all right next to me. No room for excuses for not getting to the next book and forgetting what I read in the last ones simply because I don't have them at hand. Jul 26, 2008, 2:32pm (top)Message 87: jseger9000#85 - TheBently, I don't think it's necessarily a character who's come unhinged, exactly. I think it's referring to some kind of power--psychic power maybe--like the ability to call people to you? Very good. I didn't even think about that. This one is a good clue. It is nagging at me because I'm pretty sure, but not positive that I've read it. Oh! Could it maybe be Duddits from Dreamcatcher? I was thinking of Charlie from Firestarter (which I haven't yet read), except for the pronoun 'he'... Message edited by its author, Jul 26, 2008, 2:34pm. Jul 26, 2008, 5:53pm (top)Message 88: CandiBellenope. not Duddits or Charlie. :P Jul 27, 2008, 8:48am (top)Message 89: TheBentleyIt is a really good clue. It just sounds so familiar, but I can't put my finger on it. In fact, it sounds so familiar, I'm thinking it might be one of the new books that I've read recently--maybe Lisey's Story referring to Scott? By the way, I'm surprised it wasn't Duddits. That sounds just like the dialog in that book... Message edited by its author, Jul 27, 2008, 8:49am. Jul 27, 2008, 1:51pm (top)Message 90: stefferjoIs it Needful Things? It reminds me of one of the flashbacks when a customer finds that "something special" in the shop. Jul 27, 2008, 2:13pm (top)Message 91: JodyreadseverythingIt's so hot here, haven't the energy to check if anyone said Insomnia yet but if not then it's my guess. I think maybe Ralph talking about Ed Deepneau. Jul 27, 2008, 2:52pm (top)Message 92: CandiBelleIt's not a quote from Lisey's thoughts. Having not read Needful Things we're out of steam there. And as far as I know Ralph has never mentioned anything to me. :) Jul 27, 2008, 3:41pm (top)Message 93: jseger9000I haven't read it, so a total guess, but is it from The Dead Zone? I'm trying to think of the different books/stories that feature characters who either gain powers or become unhinged. There's a lot! Message edited by its author, Jul 27, 2008, 3:41pm. Jul 27, 2008, 7:06pm (top)Message 94: Madcow299Clues! Clues! Jul 27, 2008, 9:28pm (top)Message 95: StefanYI might have an idea on this one. Is it from Dreamcatcher when the hunter that they bring to the cabin has the really bad case of gas? Jul 28, 2008, 3:25pm (top)Message 96: TheBentleyJul 28, 2008, 11:51pm (top)Message 97: CandiBellethe theories have gotten you closer than you think. Jul 28, 2008, 11:58pm (top)Message 98: StefanYHow about the mailman in Cujo then? Jul 29, 2008, 7:53am (top)Message 99: TheBentleyWhat about Cell? Jul 31, 2008, 1:32pm (top)Message 100: JodyreadseverythingMaybe Rose Madder? Jul 31, 2008, 1:39pm (top)Message 101: CandiBelleno. sorry to disappoint. im hesitant to add to the clue because I think that it captures the whole idea of the story, and many of u are swimming around the bait. i have no urge to throw more chum in the water. (theres my Shark Week reference for u) the only hint i can give is that it IS a MAIN character. you cant have the story with out him. *grin* think outside the typical. Jul 31, 2008, 1:57pm (top)Message 102: jseger9000Well, I've noticed you never say it's not Dreamcatcher, so now I'm pretty sure that is the book. I'm lost on the character though. I'll guess Mr. Gray. Thinking about when he had complete control of the warehouse... Jul 31, 2008, 2:18pm (top)Message 103: CandiBellelol my fault. its is NOT Dreamcatcher. thus far the book nor character has been mentioned. Message edited by its author, Jul 31, 2008, 2:20pm. Jul 31, 2008, 2:33pm (top)Message 104: BookslothIt's not George Stark in The Dark Half, is it? I thought I knew every possible quote from every SK book ever written. I feel really stupid now - haven't got a single one right so far! Jul 31, 2008, 3:00pm (top)Message 105: jseger9000#103 - lol my fault. its is NOT Dreamcatcher. thus far the book nor character has been mentioned. Doh! I thought I was soooo clever! Jul 31, 2008, 3:04pm (top)Message 106: jseger9000Oh! Is it The Regulators? I'm thinking of the kid (whose name I'm spacing on), offscreen for most of the book, but the driving force behind it. The Dark Half is a good guess and it fits the clues, but didn't George Stark emerge fully formed? (Imagine how dumb I'll feel, sounding so confident in my reasonng when it turns out to be The Dark Half.) Message edited by its author, Jul 31, 2008, 3:12pm. Jul 31, 2008, 4:10pm (top)Message 107: Booksloth#106 Yeah, I knew I was wrong when I said it. Can you explain what you said about George Stark emerging fully formed? Am I looking at the wrong clue, or have I missed another hint somewhere? Jul 31, 2008, 4:13pm (top)Message 108: BookslothAnyway - if it IS the one I think it is, I'll also have a try at Jessie, musing on her dead husband in Gerald's Game. I have a reason for thinking this - I'm not just playing 'Name-all-the-stephen-king-books-you-can-think-of'. Yet. Jul 31, 2008, 4:22pm (top)Message 109: jseger9000#107 - Booksloth, Hey, I doubt I'm right. I haven't been yet. But anyway, the clue was: "Maybe he could only manage one lonely trombone then, but he's got the whole band playing now doesn't he?" To me that implies something that starts out weak and is growing stonger. In The Dark Half George Stark arrives (I'm trying to be vague on the off chance it may be a spoiler for someone) as a 'High Tone Son of a Bitch' right from the get-go. He doesn't really gain strength through the novel, does he? Maybe I'm not remembering right though... Message edited by its author, Jul 31, 2008, 4:23pm. Jul 31, 2008, 11:04pm (top)Message 110: CandiBelle*ding ding ding* jseger9000 it took you long enough my friend but you finally got it. your referring to Tak, Seth's unwanted mental companion. i gladly pass the quote torch to you. Jul 31, 2008, 11:52pm (top)Message 111: jseger9000COOL! It's really late here so I'll whip up a little something tomorrow after I get home from work. Aug 1, 2008, 6:51am (top)Message 112: Booksloth#109 Thanks - I get it now. Looking forward to yours. Aug 1, 2008, 8:12pm (top)Message 113: jseger9000Okay, most of the quotes on here offer an example of what a fine writer Stephen King is. This one doesn't really do that. Also, if it is too vague, lemmee know and I will provide clues. (One clue: This quote isn't as vague or random as it may appear.) Here goes: "'Course you can't!" he snapped. "Can't see the hour hand move on your wristwatch, either, can you? Buggardly thing moves too slow to see... unless you watch it all the time..." Aug 1, 2008, 11:11pm (top)Message 114: beegAug 1, 2008, 11:13pm (top)Message 115: klarsenmdI feel like this is right on the tip of my tongue, the voice sounds so familiar... I just can't place it. Aug 1, 2008, 11:13pm (top)Message 116: beeg(I love that story, my dad has a truck in the field that always made me think of this story) Aug 1, 2008, 11:14pm (top)Message 117: beegLOL Klarsen, we on the same wave again Aug 2, 2008, 12:13am (top)Message 118: jseger9000Yeah, beeg nailed it. I love that story too, though I knew my quote was either going to be too easy (if I gave a clue) or too vague (if I didn't). I knew when it was my turn I was going to use an old SK short story. I was looking for something from The Jaunt, but every other word in that story seemed to be 'jaunt'. Survivor Type was another one, but again, all the quotes seemed too obvious. Message edited by its author, Aug 2, 2008, 12:16am. Aug 2, 2008, 6:56am (top)Message 119: BookslothBut it still would have been worth it. Survivor Type is one of the funniest stories I have ever read - I howled with laughter all the way through. (Or am I just a bit sick?) Aug 2, 2008, 8:36am (top)Message 120: Madcow299Dang I need to read more of king's short stories. I've never even heard of that one. Aug 2, 2008, 10:23am (top)Message 121: BookslothIt's in Skeleton Crew (I'm 99% sure - my son seems to have pinched my copy at the moment) and I guess you have to have a very dark sense of humour to find it funny, though I do like to think King was crouched over his word-processor going 'Heh-Heh-Heh!' in manic fashion while he was writing it. Actually, I often feel that way about King. People rarely seem to mention him in connection with humour - or am I the only person who's that weird? Message edited by its author, Aug 2, 2008, 10:23am. Aug 2, 2008, 11:19am (top)Message 122: TheBentleyI always feel that way about Needful Things. When you read it, you can tell he had so much fun killing off Castle Rock... Aug 2, 2008, 11:35am (top)Message 123: jseger9000Madcow, Yeah, you do need to read more of King's short stories. I'd suggest starting with Skeleton Crew. That's where all the stories we've been talking about (Uncle Otto's Truck, The Jaunt, Survivor Type) come from. Plus you get The Mist. What's not to love? Aug 2, 2008, 12:02pm (top)Message 124: Madcow299I have the mist as a seperate novella. I have read Everything's Eventual, and Four Past midnight, but those were both year's ago. I have been reading a more varied authorship and have stuck to his novels and of course the DT series. Aug 3, 2008, 12:16am (top)Message 125: beegCats are different, though. A cat won't curry favor even if it's in the their best interests to do so, A cat can't be a hypocrite. If more preachers were like cats, this would be a religious country again. Aug 3, 2008, 1:28am (top)Message 126: jseger9000Aug 3, 2008, 5:43am (top)Message 127: Madcow299Cell when that guy has to let his cat go. Aug 3, 2008, 10:07am (top)Message 128: beegNo and no, Uncle Stevie does know his cats. Aug 3, 2008, 1:28pm (top)Message 129: CandiBelleis it Insomnia? Aug 3, 2008, 2:01pm (top)Message 130: beegnuh-uh Aug 3, 2008, 2:24pm (top)Message 131: BookslothAug 3, 2008, 4:26pm (top)Message 132: beegyep! Aug 4, 2008, 8:13am (top)Message 133: BookslothI got one! I got one! (Dancing round the room). I don't know why that particularly stuck in my mind but, as it's finally got me a cookie on this thread, I'm glad it did. Don't suppose I'll be here long (you guys are waaaay too good) but I'll have a try. Okay then - this is a description of a character, so it's the character being described whose name I want. "He was a narrow man with a wide face. His cheeks were always flushed. You could see his pink scalp in the tracks left by the teeth of his comb." Aug 4, 2008, 12:03pm (top)Message 134: CandiBellewell its definetly an older man. is it Ralph from Insomnia? or i think his name is Ted? (Anthony Hopkins character in the movie) from Hearts in Atlantis. im going to have to double check when i get home but i know that quote is so familiar. Message edited by its author, Aug 4, 2008, 12:34pm. Aug 4, 2008, 12:36pm (top)Message 135: BookslothYou're not there yet, Candi. Aug 4, 2008, 12:39pm (top)Message 136: JodyreadseverythingThis is familiar and it's bothering me and for some reason I keep thinking it might be from a short story. I know it's not from Lisey's Story though ;-p Aug 4, 2008, 1:14pm (top)Message 137: BookslothYou got that right J! I suppose I should confess (though it pains me to do it with my very first submission) that CandiBelle was already getting scarily close. Aug 5, 2008, 8:06am (top)Message 138: TheBentleyIt's not Father Callahan, is it? Aug 5, 2008, 8:29am (top)Message 139: BookslothNope, not Father C. Aug 5, 2008, 1:09pm (top)Message 140: CandiBelleahh! it haunted me in my dreams but i knew it! it's Mr. Biderman the slime-ball that takes Bobby's mom out in Hearts in Atlantis Aug 5, 2008, 1:21pm (top)Message 141: BookslothWow! Didn't think anyone would get it quite that quickly but well done C - it's all yours! (Hope you didn't have to reread the whole book to find it. Then again, there are worse ways of spending the day, I guess.) Aug 5, 2008, 7:24pm (top)Message 142: CandiBelleBefore my quote I wanted to tell everybody to check out the new layout of Stephenking.com. I hadn't been there in a while and was blown away with all of the new stuff that's coming out. now for the good stuff... "But he was lying about something. It was in his eyes...oh shit, it was all over his face, almost as if he wanted me to see the lie...see it and put a stop to it...because part of him was scared...so scared." Message edited by its author, Aug 6, 2008, 12:43pm. Aug 6, 2008, 7:34am (top)Message 143: BookslothThat sounds to me like Dennis talking about Arnie in Christine. Aug 6, 2008, 7:35am (top)Message 144: BookslothWhy am I talking in caps? Aug 6, 2008, 8:20am (top)Message 145: beegwow, that's a great guess, I think you're right. and if we're still talking in caps it's because Booksloth tag didn't close right. Message edited by its author, Aug 6, 2008, 8:24am. Aug 6, 2008, 8:43am (top)Message 146: jseger9000CandiBelle, Edit post #142 to close your italics. BTW I like the quote but have no guess... Aug 6, 2008, 11:24am (top)Message 147: Madcow299you know anyone can close the italics to stop it. As for the quote I'm stumped. Aug 6, 2008, 12:41pm (top)Message 148: beegthanks madcow, would you mind sharing? I'm a bit html challenged. Aug 6, 2008, 12:42pm (top)Message 149: CandiBellerofl. oh guys im so sorry. i was excited to put my quote up and forgot to close it. but no its not Christine. and jseger9000 how could you have no guess. ur the king of guessing. Message edited by its author, Aug 6, 2008, 12:45pm. Aug 6, 2008, 1:07pm (top)Message 150: Madcow299ok you simply type to start italics and to close them. Of course you need to remove the spaces inbetween, I added them so you could see the keystrokes. Aug 6, 2008, 2:59pm (top)Message 151: jseger9000I didn't know we could close other folks italics. LT lesson for the day. I'll try and guess when I get home. My problem is off the top of my head the only SK stories I can remember that were first person are Jerusalem's Lot (where the modern style of the quote doesn't fit) or Rage. Oh wait! It could be Rage, couldn't it? Yeah, that's what I'll guess. Message edited by its author, Aug 6, 2008, 3:01pm. Aug 6, 2008, 3:18pm (top)Message 152: beegthanks madcow, that part I did know, just couldn't figure out how to close someone else's tags. Aug 6, 2008, 3:29pm (top)Message 153: BookslothAre you SURE it's not Christine? (Well, of course you are - it just SOOO should be.) Don't think I'm giving up on this one, I just KNOW I know it.) Is it from Insomnia? Aug 6, 2008, 3:32pm (top)Message 154: BookslothOr Needful Things? I'm not just stabbing around wildly here - I have reasons for suspecting these. Or have you done a sort of doubling back to my Hearts in Atlantis? This is so familiar it's driving my crazy! Aug 6, 2008, 3:41pm (top)Message 155: JodyreadseverythingFrom a Buick 8? The policemen and dispatcher lady take turns to tell the story, so it could be one of them talking. Aug 6, 2008, 4:01pm (top)Message 156: CandiBelleits not Rage my friend. sorry. lol. Booksloth I am positive that its not Christine, not because I know the answer but also if it is then SK made a mistake (I havent read it that book yet). and not Insomnia or Needful Things either. not from a Buick 8. sorry. Aug 7, 2008, 12:53am (top)Message 157: StefanYHow about Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption from Different Seasons? Aug 7, 2008, 12:14pm (top)Message 158: klarsenmdCould be Shawshank. That would fit. I keep thinking of The Stand although I can't say why. Aug 7, 2008, 1:51pm (top)Message 159: CandiBellenope not Shawshank, and not The Stand. Aug 7, 2008, 3:21pm (top)Message 160: BookslothBag of Bones? I don't even know why I'm asking. I'm so sure I'm wrong. This is driving me mad! Aug 7, 2008, 3:30pm (top)Message 161: Madcow299I wanna say Secret Garden maybe, I'm guessing. Aug 7, 2008, 3:40pm (top)Message 162: JodyreadseverythingAug 8, 2008, 7:07am (top)Message 163: BookslothAug 8, 2008, 7:37am (top)Message 164: TheBentleyI'm going to guess Duma Key, but I don't have much confidence in it. That first-person voice is tricky. King doesn't use the first person much in his novels. It's mostly his short stories... Aug 8, 2008, 8:04am (top)Message 165: BookslothI'm sure it can't be Duma Key because that's the only one I haven't read yet and this is so familiar to me. Don't take my word for it though. ETA - Any chance of a clue here? Message edited by its author, Aug 8, 2008, 8:14am. Aug 8, 2008, 2:45pm (top)Message 166: CandiBelleSo far no one has guessed correctly and i think its the first person narrative giving it a bad name. "But he was lying about something. It was in his eyes...oh shit, it was all over his face, almost as if he wanted me to see the lie...see it and put a stop to it...because part of him was scared...so scared." here's the hint... the person speaking IS NOT the main character, they are in fact speaking OF the main character. Aug 8, 2008, 4:36pm (top)Message 167: BookslothI'd already worked that out but it didn't help. Does that mean I get another clue? Aug 9, 2008, 10:08am (top)Message 168: TheBentleyHere's what I'm thinking: The book isn't actually in first person, is it? You didn't add the italics. They were in the original text? And those thoughts as complete sentences aren't common in King. In fact, off the top of my head, I can only think of one book where the characters "think" in complete sentences like that, but I'm sure there are others. Is it The Dark Half? Maybe Alan Pangborn or maybe Liz talking about Thad... Aug 9, 2008, 10:42am (top)Message 169: BookslothIs it a Dark Tower book? Aug 9, 2008, 12:34pm (top)Message 170: CandiBelleI did add the italics. The quote is straight from the text as you see it. It is not from The Dark Half or the Dark Tower books. It would be easier to guess if you look at the content as a whole instead of picking it apart. Aug 10, 2008, 9:04am (top)Message 171: beckylynnGoing out on a limb here....Guessing The Shining...where the wife is starting to get worried about Johnny's intentions... Aug 10, 2008, 1:50pm (top)Message 172: CandiBelleno but your definitely on the right track. :) Aug 10, 2008, 9:01pm (top)Message 173: stefferjoIs it Sarah talking about Johnny in The Dead Zone? Aug 11, 2008, 7:09am (top)Message 174: BookslothNot Audra worrying about Bill in It? Aug 11, 2008, 7:16am (top)Message 175: TheBentleyIn that husband and wife tradition, I'll go Pet Sematary. But actually, I'm thinking The Dead Zone sounds pretty good, stefferjo. That's one I don't think we've hit on here. Aug 11, 2008, 11:14am (top)Message 176: BookslothHey - Pet Semetary sounds good too! Aug 11, 2008, 12:32pm (top)Message 177: CandiBelleAug 11, 2008, 1:12pm (top)Message 178: BookslothThanks Bentley! Maybe now I'll sleep tonight! Unless you pick something equally difficult, that is. Aug 11, 2008, 2:07pm (top)Message 179: jseger9000oh! Where in Pet Sematary is that quote? Pet Sematary is one of the books I considered when it was my shot. Aug 11, 2008, 7:49pm (top)Message 180: CandiBellei have the hardcover Doubleday edition and on there its on page 324. Just a few paragraphs before chapter 55. Rachel is thinking about the conversation she just finished having with Judd and her last vision of Louis. good stuff. Aug 11, 2008, 10:12pm (top)Message 181: TheBentleyHooray! Here we go... "For a moment he almost told her, told her everything. Something stopped him, and he was never sure later what it was...except that, for one moment, sitting there on the edge of his desk and facing her with their daughter watching TV in the other room and one of her cigarettes in his hand, he felt a sudden savage moment of hate for her." I have added the italics, but not the ellipses (lest you think I left something out). Everything inside the quotes is unchanged. Good luck! Had to edit to close my italics. Feel better CandiBelle? LOL Message edited by its author, Aug 11, 2008, 10:15pm. Aug 11, 2008, 11:48pm (top)Message 182: CandiBelleAug 12, 2008, 12:50am (top)Message 183: StefanYI'm getting Firestarter out of this one. Aug 12, 2008, 12:59am (top)Message 184: CandiBelleand I dont remember many flashbacks of the dad in Firestarter hating the mom, if anything they missed her. that was my second guess. but now im remembering that in The Running Man Ben adored his wife. Im thinking Thinner. possibly when hes thinking of telling the wife about the gypsy curse. i admit i own the book but I havent read it, only watched the movie a few weeks ago. maybe im stretching it to fit. Message edited by its author, Aug 12, 2008, 1:01am. Aug 12, 2008, 7:25am (top)Message 185: TheBentleyYou aren't stretching it to fit. That's it right down to the moment. I knew using a quote with the daughter in it was risky, but less than three hours !?! I thought Thinner would be a little more obscure than that... Aug 12, 2008, 10:13am (top)Message 186: jseger9000 I knew using a quote with the daughter in it was risky, but less than three hours !?! Made me feel better anyway. My quote was also solved in that three hour window. Aug 12, 2008, 11:54am (top)Message 187: CandiBellemy first hint was the daughter, that narrowed down the books quite a bit. then i had to think of the husband who hated his wife. in the movie i remember thinking what a bastard he was and just threw it out there. *lowers head* im sorry. blame the movie. Aug 12, 2008, 12:59pm (top)Message 188: BookslothSo, have we got one going at the moment? Aug 12, 2008, 1:18pm (top)Message 189: Jodyreadseverything#187 - That's really odd that you were thinking the husband was a bastard as when I read the book I kept thinking the wife was a bitch and I sympathised with him. It would be interesting to me now to see the film and compare. Thinner came to mind instantly for me but far too late, you had it already. Aug 13, 2008, 11:22am (top)Message 190: beegI think they did a pretty good job with the movie, the actor did a great transformation from fat man to emaciated. Uncle Stevie does a cameo as well. Aug 13, 2008, 8:21pm (top)Message 191: CandiBelleThis message has been deleted by its author. Aug 13, 2008, 8:26pm (top)Message 192: CandiBellei had considered one quote but decided to knock it and pick another one in honor of a day well spent with good company. "Also, I have to spend a penny." ___ nodded.... ___ could spend her penny; he intended to pop into the men's room and let go a couple of dollars." Aug 14, 2008, 11:01pm (top)Message 193: TheBentleyI don't know why, but that almost sounds like Children of the Corn. (Wow, I'm impressed with the touchstone. I typed the name of the story and it immediately brought up Night Shift.) Aug 15, 2008, 1:01pm (top)Message 194: BookslothIf it's not that one then I'm thinking urinary problems (as you do). The Green Mile? Aug 16, 2008, 12:19am (top)Message 195: jseger9000These last few quotes, my mind has glazed over. I keep watching the boards for the answer but have no good guesses of my own. I'm guessing Children of the Corn will be right. The quote makes me think of a couple driving a long distance and stopping. I'm just not sure if the first part of CandiBelle's message i had considered one quote but decided to knock it and pick another one in honor of a day well spent with good company was a clue... Aug 16, 2008, 1:17pm (top)Message 196: beckylynnI agree with Booksloth...sounds like the Green Mile Aug 17, 2008, 9:50pm (top)Message 197: CandiBelleIts defintely not the Green Mile or Children of the Corn. and jseger i guess you can consider it a hint to the clue but i dont think it will help any. Aug 18, 2008, 6:59am (top)Message 198: JodyreadseverythingIs it the Dead Zone? Aug 18, 2008, 7:28am (top)Message 199: BookslothNovel or short story? Aug 18, 2008, 12:36pm (top)Message 200: ealaindraoiI think it's Insomnia - Lois says several cute things like that. Your hint - I think it's after they spend some time "above' and time is different from time "below". Message edited by its author, Aug 18, 2008, 12:43pm. Aug 18, 2008, 4:51pm (top)Message 201: CandiBelleyeah its Insomnia. I actually spent the day with my grandparents who rock my world and decided to pick from that book for the chemistry between Lois and Ralph. Aug 18, 2008, 5:39pm (top)Message 202: ealaindraoiI'm new here (to this group, not to LT or SK!) does this mean that I post the next quote? Aug 18, 2008, 6:26pm (top)Message 203: beegyup, it's your turn, and welcome :) Aug 18, 2008, 6:44pm (top)Message 204: ealaindraoiOk. (and thanks for the welcome!) As I'm from Maine, I thought I might post the only near mention by Mr King of my small town. (it's a near mention, because it's the Western version) For anyone rushing for Google maps, it's about halfway between Castle Rock and Derry. (heh heh heh!) On another occasion, a small press in West Minot agreed to publish a book of his poems (this had been in early 19-- and was, in fact, the last book of poems --- had published), and offered half a cord of wood as an advance, --- took it. Let's see if hints are necessary..... Aug 18, 2008, 7:12pm (top)Message 205: klarsenmdI think that might be Lisey's Story. Aug 18, 2008, 7:41pm (top)Message 206: ealaindraoiNo, not Lisey's Story - Scott was an award winning writer, but not a poet to the best of my recollection. Aug 18, 2008, 10:45pm (top)Message 207: jseger9000Is it The Colorado Kid? Aug 19, 2008, 7:24am (top)Message 208: BookslothI don't know why I always come up with this one - it's not as if it's the only King book I ever read! Still, maybe if I keep going I'll eventually be right? The Dark Half? Aug 19, 2008, 8:48am (top)Message 209: ealaindraoiNope, not Colorado Kid or The Dark Half. Aug 19, 2008, 9:11am (top)Message 210: BookslothNot Mike, from It? Sounds like the kind of thing that would have happened to him. Aug 19, 2008, 1:28pm (top)Message 211: JodyreadseverythingTommyknockers? Gard was a poet in that and he was successful early, until his drinking took hold of him. Message edited by its author, Aug 19, 2008, 1:29pm. Aug 19, 2008, 3:23pm (top)Message 212: jseger9000Oh yeah! I forgot all about him! I hope you got it Jody! Aug 19, 2008, 4:42pm (top)Message 213: ealaindraoiDing Ding Ding! We have a winner! Congrats Jodyreadseverything! It was pretty obscure as the only hints was that it was a poet, who would trade a half cord of wood for a book advance, but you got it! Aug 20, 2008, 12:12pm (top)Message 214: klarsenmdOh I'm so glad someone finally did Tommyknockers. coan't wait to hear what you've got Jody! Aug 20, 2008, 5:41pm (top)Message 215: JodyreadseverythingThanks. Tommyknockers is one of my most reread of his books and Gard is one of my favourite characters. Here's my line: He drew the revolver from its holster and pointed it at her feet. She became very still, and the flush evaporated from her face. Her eyes changed, and she looked very different, somehow real for the first time. Something had entered her world that she could not, at least in her own mind, manipulate to her advantage. A gun. Aug 20, 2008, 6:16pm (top)Message 216: Madcow299Aug 20, 2008, 6:28pm (top)Message 217: ealaindraoiThat's The Stand - when Nick and Tom meet that girl...Julie, I think her name was. Aug 20, 2008, 6:36pm (top)Message 218: Madcow299Dang, I am almost certain you are correct. Aug 21, 2008, 4:46am (top)Message 219: Jodyreadseverythingealaindraoi is right, to the exact bit of the book. I love that bit, she's so horrible and she deserved the scare. Aug 21, 2008, 4:46am (top)Message 220: JodyreadseverythingThis message has been deleted by its author. Aug 21, 2008, 12:05pm (top)Message 221: ealaindraoiThe Stand is my favorite book. I was thinking of Roland with the gun/holster, but couldn't think of a single time he threatened a manipulative female. (characters in The Dark Tower opus seem to me, to be really black or white, totally bad or totally good.) My kinda scary quote: "The world is a worst-case scenario and I'm afraid all you sense is true," said the buzzing wasp-voice. Its claws raked slowly down the side of its head, goring through its insect flesh and revealing the shining bone beneath. "The skin of the world is woven of stingers, a fact you have now learned for yourself. Beneath there is nothing but bone and the God we share. This is persuasive, do you agree?" Aug 21, 2008, 12:35pm (top)Message 222: CandiBelleAug 21, 2008, 12:49pm (top)Message 223: AaronWTimmIs this one of the visions the Girl has from The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon? Aug 21, 2008, 2:25pm (top)Message 224: ealaindraoiIt is indeed, Mister E. One of the three robed figures from TGWLTG. Wow, you guys are GOOD! :) Aug 21, 2008, 9:17pm (top)Message 225: AaronWTimmOOh, so I guess its my turn. THis might to easy, but its one of my all time favorite lines. -"The next time she spoke to me, I don't think she knew who she was talking to, or where she was. The next time she spoke to me, she was dying." I added the quotes. Aug 21, 2008, 10:13pm (top)Message 226: ealaindraoiOk, I'm not as sure of this one as I was the others, but my best guess is Bag of Bones when Mattie has been shot. Aug 21, 2008, 11:42pm (top)Message 227: AaronWTimmWow, that was easy! Exactly right ealaindraoi. Aug 22, 2008, 8:10am (top)Message 228: TheBentleyGod, that's a great quote. Even out of context it gives me chills. Aug 22, 2008, 10:05am (top)Message 229: ealaindraoiHopefully this one is more difficult, but not impossible..... "None of it was my fault!" she screamed at the woman with the broken arm. "None of it was my fault; they brought it on themselves and I won't take the blame, and I won't kill myself! Do you hear me! Do you?" Aug 22, 2008, 10:18am (top)Message 230: BookslothI don't recognise the exact quote but that voice sounds a lot like poor Charlie from Firestarter. ETA - In fact, the more I think about it the more I think I DO recognise the quote and I'm sure it's her. You're going to tell me I'm wrong now, aren't you? Message edited by its author, Aug 22, 2008, 10:19am. Aug 22, 2008, 10:43am (top)Message 231: JodyreadseverythingIs it from The Regulators? Aug 22, 2008, 10:58am (top)Message 232: ealaindraoiNo, Booksloth - I'm going to tell you that you are completely right! It IS Charlie after she rains fire on The Complex. Wow, I thought that one was tough - what was that, 12 minutes!? Aug 22, 2008, 11:43am (top)Message 233: BookslothGrrrrr - just typed my message to see it disappear for no good reason. Anyway (childishly excited grin) here's mine, from one of my favourites: "In July the mercury would go ten degrees higher. Eighty. Just the right temperature to sit in the backyard under an elm tree eating a chicken salad on lettuce. Eighty. Just the ticket for belly-flopping into the nearest piece of the Royal River, oh Jesus, wouldn't that feel good." Aug 22, 2008, 12:32pm (top)Message 234: ealaindraoioooooh, a hard one. My guess is The Body from Different Seasons. (and I can't tell you where, it just sounds like it.) Aug 22, 2008, 1:04pm (top)Message 235: jseger9000I was gonna guess The Body myself, but thought it didn't sound like a quote from a kid. If you get it right I'm gonna feel so dumb! Message edited by its author, Aug 22, 2008, 1:04pm. Aug 22, 2008, 1:18pm (top)Message 236: ealaindraoiAh, but The Body is actually from an adult looking back on being a kid. It's got that memorable line (paraphasing here) about never having friends like he did when he was 13. Kids don't talk about how great their friends are either. ;) Aug 22, 2008, 2:44pm (top)Message 237: angelikatThat kind of sounds like Salem's Lot, when Ben is reminiscing about his childhood in the Lot. Aug 22, 2008, 2:47pm (top)Message 238: BookslothNo luck so far - sorry guys! Aug 22, 2008, 3:04pm (top)Message 239: ealaindraoiRita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redepemption - when they're tarring the roof and drinking beers. (I'm just so sure it's Different Seasons, probably all wet!) Aug 22, 2008, 3:58pm (top)Message 240: beckylynnI'm goin with ealaindraio, I think it's from when they were talking about the brick wall with the box in it... But I'll make my own guess.......The Secret Window Aug 22, 2008, 4:31pm (top)Message 241: BookslothGreat guesses, but still no! Aug 22, 2008, 5:34pm (top)Message 242: beegAug 22, 2008, 11:03pm (top)Message 243: stefferjoIs it from My Pretty Pony? Aug 23, 2008, 6:14am (top)Message 244: BookslothDing, ding, ding! beeg got it. It is indeed from The Long Walk. Great story! Aug 23, 2008, 10:58am (top)Message 245: beegBeside the chair stood a small wheeled trolley. The object on it had been draped with a piece of cloth, as a sculptor might cover his work in progress. Aug 23, 2008, 10:58am (top)Message 246: beegbtw this thread is even longer than the last one Aug 23, 2008, 11:02am (top)Message 247: JodyreadseverythingI know that I know this but I can't think what it is. This is really bothering me. Aug 23, 2008, 11:24am (top)Message 248: BookslothAug 23, 2008, 11:56am (top)Message 249: beegnot Pet sematary but that's a good guess Aug 23, 2008, 11:58am (top)Message 250: ealaindraoiThat's a short story from Everything's Eventual - In The Deathroom. (the one where the guy is in jail somewhere in Central America and is being tortured.) Aug 23, 2008, 11:59am (top)Message 251: JodyreadseverythingI always say this but From a Buick 8. Aug 23, 2008, 12:00pm (top)Message 252: BookslothOoooh, clever AND a little sneaky! That sounds so right. ETA - I meant ealaindraoi's, sorry J. Message edited by its author, Aug 23, 2008, 12:01pm. Aug 23, 2008, 12:15pm (top)Message 253: beegyup, ealaindraoi is the weener. Aug 23, 2008, 12:29pm (top)Message 254: StefanYre to #246 Maybe someone should just start a monthly or bi-monthly quote guessing game thread. Message edited by its author, Aug 23, 2008, 12:30pm. I started a new topic for the rest of August - maybe whoever wins in early September can start one for that month.
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