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... from a friend called A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. Oh, and I started to reread It before bed. Books have never frightened me, so I am safe ;-)
I am trying to read a book of mine called Sick: anthology of illness, but short story collections have ...
... Duma Key!
I've gotten a couple of suggestions, and have bookmooched Bag of Bones and The Shining. I also found It and The Tommyknockers at the thrift store for 50 cents each.
Haven't started a new one yet, though.
... King’s Dear Constant Readers group that may give you some insight.
I've always been partial to It and The Stand, but these are favorites of many readers.
I read IT a long time ago... didn't realize it was that big. Guess I must have had a better attention span when I was younger!
Well you know IT is a little bit longer than Under the Dome. IT was over 1100 pages long. But this is coming from someone who enjoys reading real long Novels so Under the Dome shouldn't be too much of a challenge for me. Plus all 7 volumes of his Dark Tower series totalled over 3000 pages.
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... Gerald's Game). Jump in wherever the urge takes you. I can't say Tommyknockers is a particular favourite of mine but It is pretty much universally a hit and certainly my favourite of the two you mention. I so envy you discovering King for the first time and I hope you get even half the ...
... this book.
While in the middle of listening to Duma Key I found 2 King books at the thrift store for 50 cents each - It and The Tommyknockers and bought them on a whim.
So, my question is should I read one of them or should I read something else by him?
I'd like something with the ...
#39 It by Stephen King
I liked the original Len Wein/Bernie Wrightson Swamp Thing and Pennywise from It (though I suspect it is Tim Curry's interpretation that I really like).
#2: To be fair to Stanley Kubrick, what I've read was that he did read the book, but couldn't pull off the topiary ...
... thing, I was just bringing it up as a conversation topic. I never get the feeling that King's novels are bloated. Even It is just as long as it needed to be.
But, since there are folks out there that feel that early King is the best King, I do think Christine was the turning point.
I ...
Kingʻs It
It by Stephen King ??
... that for me. It's funny though, how much of that book I can remember. So many little incidents pop-up. I think I remember It more than I remember most books I've read. I guess that's what makes it a classic.
... pig's blood is dumped on her as a practical joke. There's also Cujo, Needful Things The Dark Tower 7 Volume Series, IT or any of his other books.
Beatles1964
IT by Stephen King jumps to mind
... a nice, leisurely stroll through Everything That Will Be Lost If Evil Wins, or something.
The two that come to my mind are It , by Stephen King (would've been twice as good if it was half as long), and The Man Who Laughs, by Victor Hugo. 8 pages describing a body hanging from a gibbet? Fiv ...
... King fan. I prefer his older monster books to the ones he has been doing. I can't read King when I'm pregnant, except for It , my favorite book ever. I read a story in Different Seasons when I was 7 months along with Missie. The story was about a pregnant woman and it really messed me up.
... Heinlein
4. On the Beach by Nevil Shute
5. Greenmantle by Charles de Lint
6. Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence
7. It by Stephen King
8. Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara
9. From Here to Eternity by James Jones
10. Watership Down by Richard Adams
Can I just say that I hope the list stays the same, because I love the idea of reading It over the summer.
... rew
April - The Bachman Books (Rage and The Long Walk)
May - The Bachman Books (Roadwork and The Running Man)
June - It
July - It
August - The Eyes of the Dragon
September - Misery
October - The Tommyknockers
November - The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
December - The Dark Ha ...
*chuckle* gidday, jj.
I'd say in several instances in this game it's been quite applicable to me. ;)
look forward to your guess(es) later. I'll be on for a couple more hours.
It
... on death row and his prisoners over a time. Others are the screenplay, The Storm of the Century, Needful Things, and It .
I enjoy the weird, disturbing and horror so I have read almost everything of his at one time or another. I think his command of writing like a person just sitting ...
I used to read a lot of books by Stephen King until It . I hated the end of that book. Plus having two small children, I didn't have the stomach for any more of his books. However, now I am reading a King book called The Stand for a group read and so far, so good.
--BJ
... everyone should read The Shining, Salem' s Lot, The Green Mile series, The Stand, The Shawshank Redemption and It at one time or another.
I also discovered Stephen King at around 16 and The Stand is one of my favourites, I also love It and The Shining.
I would suggest Great Expectations by Charles Dickens for the classics, not to mention Pride and Prejudice and Little Women.
I just finished the House of Night ...
... a half, it was the fastest I have read a book that long, I really didn't want to get it spoiled (And no I don't mean It by Stephen King)
... Call of Cthulhu by H.P Lovecraft
The Chowder Society in Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Pennywise the Clown in It by Stephen King
#19 Dear Essa, I agree. Earthsea Rules OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did ANYBODY recognise the name Patrick Hockstetter? Wasn't there a Hockstetter in It ?
I'm glad you kept on that. Searched "Stephen King" and "Patrick Hockstetter" on Google. Patrick Hockstetter was a character in It ! He was one of Henry's friends. He and Henry in the junk yard.. ...
... review right there! I like it.
Did ANYBODY recognise the name Patrick Hockstetter? Wasn't there a Hockstetter in It ?
... poolside. Currently I'm reading Lark and Termite and Moloka'i. Every summer, I also read a Stephen King---this year It . happy summer to you!
It by King has a kid with Asthma. I don't recall anyone like that in Tommyknockers, although I don't know when I last watched the movie.
5.Stephen King/ Clive Brker
Books to Read:
Duma Key by Stephen King
Lisey's Story by Stephen King
IT by Stephen King
Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King
The Dark Half by Stephen King
Insomnia by Stephen King
Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
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... liked it. However, I've tried Tommyknockers at least four times and just can't get past the first 100 pages. I stuck with It until the bitter end and then was ticked that I'd wasted all that time on the book...hated it. (Lest you think I'm a Stephen King anti-fan, The Stand is one of my all ...
... the debt he owes Stephen King in his writing, and then he pulls one of those Kingy lackluster endings.)(But nowhere near It bad =)
I love mythology and folk and fairy tales though, so it was fun to recognize some of the gods and heroes from those stories. Overall I did like it.
De-lurking to say that It is one of my favorite books and I've read it several times. What I liked best about it was not the horror aspect, but the coming-of-age theme. King does a really good job illustrating the fears and insecurities of the transitional time between childhood and adulthood (a ...
It is a great read. Very creepy.
... out some Palahniuk (damn, that is a hard name to remember how to spell).
I'm both excited and a bit nervous to start It . I was always the child who cried at birthday parties when the clown came out. There's just something weird about them, not being able to see their real face and all ...
RebeccaAnn,
You are in for a hell of a treat with IT . Beware of Pennywise...Bwwaaa Haaa Haaa! If you weren't scared of clowns, you would be by the time you read this glob of goodness...
Ah, It , the one book by Stephen King I've always been a little wary about reading as clowns freak me out enough as it is. But, I'm reading all King's books this year in chronological order so I'll get to it soon enough.
How was Snuff? I've heard mixed reviews about a lot of Palahniuk's work.
#37 - Snuff By Chuck Palahniuk
#38 - IT By Stephen King
... Story but just couldn't get into it. Cell was my first Stephen King for a long time. I think the last one I read was It which, if memory serves, I loved.
... series (though some of the books were better than others). I haven't read a lot of his more mainstream stuff (aside from It which I also liked) so it's still hard for me to judge him as an author I love or hate. I think the question needed a "somewhere in between" option. :)
... Lord of the Rings
3. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
4. Harry Potter
5. Pride and Prejudice
6. The Book Thief
7. It
8. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
9. Mama Day
10. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
What a very difficult list to come up with! It's subject to ...
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Clowns are definitely scary, Tim Curry's clown in It still occasionally pops up in my nightmares.
... While a good first effort, there are the signs that it was an early work. Parallels can be drawn between this and King's It as it follows the story of kids who first encounter a creature when they are boys and continues through adulthood. Well, for those that make it to adulthood. I liked ...
Salem's Lot, It and Eye of the Dragon. But I haven't read all of his and I might have to revise my list once I've worked my through the marathon King read-a-thon we're doing.
Good to hear from you HHF!
It did seem to drag more than his other tome that I am reading now: IT .
Good to see I'm not the only one that feels that way. My problems with The Stand aren't because I don't like long books, but because The Stand just seems longer than it needs to be. ...
Oh, that's a good one. I can't wait till the Stephen King reading group hits that one. It'll be nice to re-read It .
As part of the history of Derry in IT (by Stephen King) something a bit like this happened, but the build up was different. The town's kids were having an Easter egg hunt in there, and there was a mysterious explosion. (Not so mysterious if you've read the book up to that point, though...)
... the complete and uncut version, late last year. It did seem to drag more than his other tome that I am reading now: IT . Although I have just reached the 300pg mark after a week, it still feels very fresh.
I have been switching it up with Twilight Eyes by Koontz, which is so far ...
... more staring in front of a computer or lap top screen reading an 800 plus page book or Stephen King's 1100 plus page book, IT . I love having books on the shelves of my book cases being able to take them down whenever I want to read or reread them, shift the books or take them all off and put ...
... original.
The fact that there is already a scriptwriter but no director announced doesn't bode well as it looks like It will be an 'event' movie like the recent remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still .
I see they're also remaking Pet Sematary and John Carpenter's Escape ...
Could you stand another It movie?
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i25f8fdbe2f089f96d4d87462872c2b28
... rumoured to be the platform for a new, ongoing series called Stonefather. After that, I am concentrating on finishing IT by King and some other novels.
Let me know what you think about Asimov’s Foundation Series. I have only read I, Robot by him and it was really good. I have ...
... knowing you have to read them all... But maybe that's just me :P
I laughed as I read your post as I have my copy of It sitting in front of me. I haven't read it yet and I've been debating as to whether I want to jump into a SK book right when my roommate's about to leave for Spring Break ...
... that have a direct influence on his Dark Tower Series, a series that I still have to read. I actually starting reading IT just this morning before coming to work and will be going back and forth along with a few other novels that I have on the go.
I couldn’t help but smile on ...
KIK! I can't say that I've read It . ;)
>#36: Which is often confused with the book It by Stephen King. The quote from that one goes:
"If you can keep your head while all those about you are losing theirs...
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...RUN! There's an evil clown in the room!"
Maybe a whole book full of words!
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... library. I finished Matilda a few days ago and I'm enthralled!
Messages 48, 49 and 50.
Chiming in on the book It , when my younger daughter was six or seven years old the movie was on tv. Unbeknownst to me, She watched this with my older daughter. It scared the bejesus out of her ...
Reminder to self: Never read It !
it's been years since I've read It but I still give any drain cover a wide berth.
I've added On Writing to my wishlist! And It scared the heck out of me too. That's why I list it as my favorite horror book -- it did the job.
... behind the books that caused me to run to my mom and dad's bedroom from time to time (not kidding here... I really think It scarred me); this gave me an opportunity to get to know him, if only slightly. The sections about writing were interesting as well, but like I said, I don't really see ...
... Point
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Just about anything by Stephen King or John Grisham. My favorites being:
IT
The Shining
Pet Semetary
Time to Kill
The Rainmaker
Skipping Christmas made into “Christmas with the Kranks”
Weird. I see what you're seeing (I think): It sorts down in the 2000s when (presumably) you read it previously, even though the visible dates are from 2009.
I use both date fields extensively, and haven't seen this behavior with any of my rereads...
... lately so I would have to recommend Lightning and False Memory By: Dean Koontz (not too much gore there though) and IT By Stephen King
... had forgotten just how much I loved Island of the Blue Dolphins. That was one of my favorites from my childhood! I read It when I was a freshman in HS. I can't say that it is one of my favorites, but it sure did its job - I was complietely scared!
... The Hobbit -- this was made all the more special for me by reading it while on a trip to England and Ireland.
Horror: It -- clowns still trouble me to this day, but I couldn't put this one down either. Just goes to show you, never judge a book by its made-for-TV movie miniseries.
Recentl ...
I remember getting in trouble for reading IT in class in 5th grade haha. I thought I was the only one who was so weird.
... and Toni Morrison. Both are true geniuses with language and characters - from that evil clown and the terrorized kids in It to Pecola, the little Black girl in The Bluest Eye. Nonfiction writers also influence me, especially Jon Krakauer and Richard Preston - what they write is true and ...
Danish poet Inger Christensen died January 2 at the age of 73. A few of her books translated into English were It , Alphabet and Butterfly Valley: A Requiem.
... into it. The Vagina Monologues is total crap too.
Then there are a couple of books I tried to read in High School It by Stephen King and Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Both of those books totally creeped me out and I put them in the trash without finishing either of them.
... all of the book I read but here is what I can pull off the top of my head:
Blue Bloods
Masquerade
Revelations
It
Uglies
Pretties
Specials
Extras
1st to die
2nd chance
3rd degree
4th of july
5th horseman
6th target
7th heaven
Postmortem
Body of E ...
... Stephen King after reading most of his books as a teenager. I must admit I got a little tired of his style while reading It , shortly after it's publication in 1986, and that's where I stopped. But my recent reintroduction with, Cell (2006) and Duma Key (2008) both helped to win me back to ...
No book has really scared me, but man, It sure does stay with you, doesn't it? I'm looking forward to rereading that one, though I don't think it'll be 'til 2010.
I'm trying to knock out Monster Nation by Wednesday. (I'm not exactly going cuckoo for it so far, but I bought all three already, ...
Hi jseger looking forward to the horror and sci fi. Have to say IT scared the hell out of me when I first read it ( I was in my early 20s), had to sleep with the light on for a week or so.
makes you want to touchstone random words, doesn't it ?
#5 I plan to continue to plow through King’s bibliography which still includes IT
Looks like the SK 'flavor of the month' group is reading the original, abridged version of The Stand this year, so I've dodged a bullet for 2009. All of SK's bricks will come up next year.
I've been ...
... Drood and The Terror amongst others, and I plan to continue to plow through King’s bibliography which still includes IT .
... essentially a political fight." http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110008476
BRIT HUME: "...It is almost inescapable to conclude that this vaunted prosecutor, who is a very impressive man, Patrick Fitzgerald, labored long here - long after he knew who the original ...
... committee commitment is done (in January). I've not read many of his books, and the ones I've read were years ago. I tried It twice and never got very far into it. The one my brother had a hard time reading was Bag of Bones. He said he couldn't put his finger on it, but that that book ...
... a problem for me to get hold of a copy since they are all as close to me as the shelves on my Bookcases at home. How about IT ? Four Past Midnight, The Green Mile, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Salem's Lot, Misery, Dolores Claiborne,Needless Things, plus the rest of the SK books ...
I'm drawing a blank on this one. Although I can't remember it, I'll guess Ben and Bill bring Bev flowers in It .
... of his approach seem more reassuring than unsettling? It probably doesn't help that I've seen the movies/miniseries for It , Needful Things, and Storm of the Century so the "ancient evil assaulting small New England town" feels like a cliche, although admittedly one invented by King ...
... October ER book. Good so far, but nothing earth shattering.
I know this is from way earlier, but to whoever is reading It , that was definitely THE scariest book I ever read. Enjoy!
I'm still reading It by Stephen King...
It is my favorite Stephen King book, bar none.
#4 - Ooh you lucky thing, I LOVE It , definately one of my favourite King novels.
Last night I started Little Boy Lost by Marghanita Laski. Not only is it an excellent story so far it's also a beautiful looking book (Persephone Classic).
That darn clown from IT is SCARY! Happy Birthday to userbinry4n!
I'm reading a horror book by Stephen King It .
Yes! A new record. 3 letters and two guesses.
It by Stephen King.
You're up!
... Though this is only the second of his novels that I've read, I've seen several of movies and miniseries of his work. (It , Needful Things, Storm of the Century, to name a few) The concept of the small town, realistically portrayed confronted with some terrible, ancient horror is for me ...
* Heart Shaped Box: Just very freaky.
* It : The reason I am still terrified of clowns on a deep, visceral level. I can't even watch McDonald's ads, if that CLOWN is in them.
* Sphere: I haven't read it in years, but in high school it really frightened me. I'm not sure why, in retrospect.
* ...
Not Bag of Bones or IT , sorry.
For some strange reason I'm thinking It ...
... by ancient evil already handled in other of his works. (Although, admittedly, I've only seen the movies/miniseries for It , Needful Things and Storm of the Century.) Anyway, it has its moments.
I'm hoping to finally finish The Mysteries of Udolpho, of which I only have about 170 ...
... categories will be:
10. Old Friends & Growing Up With The Horrors
And the candidates so far are: It by Stephen King, Summer of Night by Dan Simmons and The Bleeding Season by Greg F. Gifune.
11. Speak of The Devil & Other Demons
Suggestions ...
... I've read them, it's hard to say, really, if they "cleared a lot up" from the other books. My sense is that if you read It , Insomnia, Hearts in Atlantis, and The Stand--and maybe Eyes of the Dragon, you've really got all you need to understand the "allusions" to the Dark Tower in the ...
i haven't read it since high school.
My paperback is from 1986 (In fact it has "From the author of It
... or most of Clive Barker's novels (though his Books of Blood stories were brilliant).
As to the quote, could it be It ?
Or It . Could be Stan's parents. This is a quote I remember reading...
How many guesses do I get any way?
... on the shore - Haruki Murakami
3. The savage detectives - Roberto Bolaño
4. Palace council - Stephen L. Carter
5. It - Stephen King
6. Het lot van de familie Meyer - Charles Lewinsky
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ehh, WAG It
Oh... that is sooooo familiar!
It isn't from It is it?
It
It
... Talisman.
I agree with zwoolard that you can't go wrong by starting with Carrie and then Pet Sematary. Of course, IT , Salem's Lot and everything else mentioned here are all very good starting points if someone is just beginning to read King.
IT and the Updated version of The Stand ...
... is scary enough! :)
The scariest book I think I remember, though, was just the experience of watching my husband reading It by Stephen King many years ago. At that time, he said he could not help but look everywhere for the presence of clowns.
Not sure, but it sounds like Eddie's mama from It .
what about It ?
which is a crappy guess.
... I'm a total wimp about horror movies. I always had to be sent home at sleepovers.
And re. the comments on imagination: It was a book that totally grabbed and chilled me until the last 100 pages or so - at which point I was, "What? A (physical description of fearsome horrific spirit of book ...
Well, on the King adaptations--generally I like the ones King wrote himself or co-produced, but It was a good one (again forgiving some casting) and scared the wits out of my then middle school son. Not only will he not go anywhere near storm drains if he's walking, he won't drive near one or ...
I remember reading IT my first Stephen King novel in 3rd or 4th grade Math and my teacher getting on my mother's case at a parent teacher conference- my mom wasn't phased at all by it- she's a great lady.
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Touchstone didn't work, so I had to link to it.
And WHL, I also win on the other front, too: my shortest title would be It . :D
... my totals so I can say I read at least 50 or more books. In 2009 I might try to get some of the much longer books like Stephen King's IT or J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series read in the beginning of the year instead of much later on in the year.
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Dedication (short story)
Bag of Bones
Cujo
The Dead Zone
Dreamcatcher
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
IT
The storm of the Century
So I am going to guess at Gerald's Game.
i didnt have time to check but.... did anyone post It?
is that watery enough ealain?
... DVD version of a few of the movies so I own both a VHS and DVD version. How about The Mist? That was pretty creepy. I love IT . IT is probably one of the better versions of movies/mini-series that has been done from his books or short stories. I hope they'll eventually get around to doing Duma ...
Could it be from IT ?
Loved It totally creeped me out, made me give all drainage a huge berth. I've read 'Salem's Lot numerous times, as well as Christine.
not any of the above, but I will offer a hint. The book has been quoted from before. (I mean really, we're running out here)
... to think of a kid with a slightly a-hole parent. There are sure a lot to choose from in SK land, aren't there?
Not It , Carrie or The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon...
Pet Semetary? He guesses wildly....
... well, at least there's one masterwork that is pretty much unquestionable by everyone. No one ever seems to try to run down It .
#43, It ?
LitClique,
If it matters you can pick up the DVD version of It for around $5.00 on Half.com. Of course you can get it essentially for free on Netflix...
... .
If there's any comfort for me, it's knowing that if the power goes and there's still light, I have over 1000 pages of It left to go!
Failing VHS, I'll get it off Netflix.
I had a friend in the 6th grade who read It over the course of maybe two months. Years later I would realize he lied about many things, often without any clear reason or possible gain, so now I'm curious to see if the stories he related from the book ...
... neither have I (at least all the way through). I own several of his books, but I keep getting sidetracked.*
As for It , good luck. It's good, but a long one. :) Do you plan on watching the movie afterwards?
... do with the movie, which I didn't like.
Having read all but a handful of Stephen King, I envy you being able to read It for the first time.
I'm slightly ashamed to admit that finally, early in my 31st year, I have started reading It .
... if you care for the Dark Tower books. I don't. So for me, Insomnia read as Dark Tower book 3.5 whereas a book like It or 'Salem's Lot or The Stand may also connect to the Dark Tower but they are enjoyable as stand-alone novels.
... movie versions of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile. I also love "Stand By Me" and The Stand. I first saw It when I was maybe 6 or 7 and it pretty much scarred me for life. A clown that eats children? I was terrified. It was years before I could watch it again, but I'm glad I ...
Back in 1992 I got my 7 year old nephew hooked on King by giving him his first King book which was IT . For the longest time we were afraid to tell his mother that I had bought him a scary Stephen King book about a monster that comes back every 25 years and kills children. Eventually when we did ...
I gotta go with the clown. It .
coloradogirl14: How did you like It ? I think it's in my top 3 favorite King books (of the one's I've read so far - I'm slowly making my way through his bibliography).
... to read The Shining as a young teen, and not being able to finish. But, the first King novel I read cover to cover was It , and then I was hooked. I revisited the Shining years later and thoroughly enjoyed!
... King about 20 years ago, so many of the stories aren't fresh in my memory...but my favorite and most unforgettable is It . That was so spooky to me as a young teen. Other's that I can still remember giving me goose bumps over the years are Desperation,The Regulators, and a few of the ...
... Clockwork Orange is disturbing but still a classic...need to add it to my library list.
When I was 13 I read It by Stephen King. I really wish I had not done that, because it seriously messsed me up every step of the way, but still I kept on reading it.
Red Dragon disturbing ...
still not IT ;) and not Hearts in Atlantis
Man, I know I'm wrong, but I'm guessing It . When Pennywise appears in the moon, speaking to the adult Henry Bowers.
If I were at home, I'd check the book before posting.
Hello all, im new here, and a huge King fan.
I'd have to say Misery or IT both had me so scared! IT made me terrifed of clowns, still am 6 years later. And Misery because it could happen.
The top of my list for horror has to be Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill followed very closely by one of his dad's books, It by Stephen King. I love King's books, but I don't find them particularly scary in the "stay up at night" sense. The two I've mentioned were in that category!
Im going with It by stephen king. Its around 1000 pages so it may take the whole month!
is it It ?
the buzzing wasp voice is killing me. I know i know this.
... cover some of the standards in the genre, hopefully they jog others memory of books to add to the list.
Stephen King: It , The Stand (There are so many, but these I enjoyed the most. Love that apocalyptic stuff)
Dan Simmons: Summer of Night (I also like that coming of age story that ...
... regardless of quality. He has som many books that I thought were terrific, but the three that spring to mind for me are:
It - A masterpiece of horror by any standard. Very long, yes, but when I read through it, it never felt bloated or padded.
Desperation - Not a popular one with a lot ...
... I know the movie will put images of the characters and setting in my head that may be better imagined while reading. Like IT by Stephen King. I've had the movie for a while but refuse to watch it until I read the novel.
I read It by Stephen King when I was 33 and my son was 3. He was playing in the street after a rain storm and placing his toys in the water current flowing in to the storm sewer. Need I say more? I threw that book into the next room and grabbed my son, and took him in the house. How would I rate ...
... for the umpteenth time, and as usual, it was worth every second I spent reading. I'm closing in on the last 400 pages of It , so maybe I really will have time to read Hearts in Atlantis before I go back to school!
... Carrie sitting around on my TBR pile--but I think I've been cured of my need to read unabridged versions of The Stand, It , or any of the various other doorstops he's put out.
Isn't Dune kind of notorious for being oft-abandoned, if not in the first book, then later in the series? (The ...
... Carrie sitting around on my TBR pile--but I think I've been cured of my need to read unabridged version of The Stand, It , or any of the various other doorstoppers he's put out.
Not Audra worrying about Bill in It ?
... can't seem to find any initiative. Instead, I'm still rereading Interview with the Vampire, but I've also started in on It for the ten millionth time. I also have Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King lined up before I go back to school.
... know he isn't like that in real life, but it's still too much for me to read. For example, I always skip over the part in It about the dog and the abandoned refrigerator, and I was REALLY disturbed when I read Apt Pupil in Different Seasons, where Dussander threw the cat in the oven. I ...
I think I started with Nightshift (short stories) as a teenager. My ultimate favorite may be The Stand. It scared the heck out of me. Salem's Lot is a fast, scary read. It depends on what you are looking for.
... nia.
I'm still rereading Interview with the Vampire and I have Relic to get through, but I think I'm going to reread It or Dreamcatcher before I go back to school.
It , but I was pretty young. I came close with Bag of Bones. I would love something new that would scare me that badly.
... Relic by Douglas Preston, Different Seasons by Stephen King, and then rereading Interview with the Vampire and/or It . And then, of course, I have my copy of Breaking Dawn pre-ordered, so I'll be devouring that come Saturday!
I think Insomnia is worth another try if you liked It and/or The Dead Zone. It's a big, very philosophical book, and it moves much slower than his early work, but I liked it. Personally, I think Gerald's Game is his worst book, and I'd put Delores Claiborne in the bottom half as well.
... to get into. And if you find that you like his style, I also highly recommend Pet Sematary (VERY, VERY disturbing), and It if you have a lot of time to spend. It is absolutely brilliant and SO much more than your typical horror novel. I also recommend Night Shift - it's his first ...
It ?
Eh'm marlicky Hootpoe metzgerit fra Trapnick Minetoons. Nop nop troovy!
#52 - That was my exact problem in high school. I remember everyone was amazed that I had time to read It , and they just assumed that I gave up my social life for my literary endeavors. Thankfully, I have found friends in college who know first hand that my love of reading does NOT detract from ...
... Here's mine, in no particular order:
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell (I read this over and over and over)
It by Stephen King
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Harry Potter Series
The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy
The Anne of Green Gables books
The Little ...
In the process of reading Airframe by Michael Crichton, although I think I might start rereading It as well...after Insomnia, I need a dose of good King fiction.
It from the abusive father leering at the young girl?
... 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 .
Hmm, 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.
... by Michael Crichton. And then I think I'm going to reread a few of my favorite King novels...I'm debating between It and Dreamcatcher at the moment.
He's not right though, sorry, it's not IT .
It ! *Crosses fingers. Thinks he has it this time*
I loved the Stand, It , Duma Key, Needful Things
... with Insomnia (one King book I really didn't enjoy) or Cujo (one King book I actually quit reading).
I loved It and Desperation though they are both longish books.
Misery and maybe Four Past Midnight are both good places to start that won't require a huge investment of ...
#4 Couldn't agree more, The Stand and It are my two favorites also. They are however, both very long and maybe not the best for a first timer. Salem's Lot is a great place to start, or something newer like Duma Key If you are ok with more of a fantasy twist try The Gunslinger.
... book aged about 12 and I agree with quartzite it could be a good start.
My favourite is The Stand, closely followed by IT and they are really great but long.
Insomnia is an odd one, I gave up on it the first time I read it but I was really annoyed with myself for not being able to read ...
IT by Stephen King
#62, Bella, don't you mean:
...and it seems to drag on and on but it is a little exciting!
;)
Well I am in the midde of It by Stephen King
and it seems to drag on and on but it is a little exciting! Next I think i am going to read another Patricia Cornwell book since I have finished Unnatural Exposure
Nope...not It or Cell, Let me know if you guys want a hint or to guess some more...
It ?
#300 - Yeah, I blame It for my fear of clowns as well. My friends can't believe how much I've read that book! What I liked about The Stand was that it was 1100 pages of STORY, which I don't always find to be the case with his newer books. His newer novels seem to focus more on the abstract, ...
... The Stand to be the best thing King ever wrote. Ever. I liked the rambling, actually. It all seemed to have a purpose.
It is my second favorite, although it's the reason I still panic whenever I see a clown. But the end kind of bothered me, which is why it's number two.
I just read Needf ...
... just comes down to a matter of preference - I often find King's longer novels to be more enjoyable than his shorter ones. It , for example, is my favorite novel of his, by far.
Three more books added to my list:
The Dead Zone - Stephen King
Disclosure - Michael Crichton
Eclipse ...
I'm going to say It
... going to take authors from your list.
Danielle Steel - stopped reading her in elementary school.
Steven King - It turned me off from him.
VC Andrews - OHHH, GAAAAWD!!!
J.R.R. Tolkien - I know, I know, BLASPHEMY!
Patricia Cornwell - In high school, I loved her, but then it ...
It was On That Dark Night that those unwitting knitters, after making Three Bags Full of tomatoes for The Good Fairies of New York, met up with The Princess and the Goblin (a.k.a., The Witch Child), who were celebrating The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy (a.k.a., The Little Prince), ...
No, not It .
It
#8 ellevee - I'm with you! I was afraid of clowns BEFORE reading It and now I'm positively terrified! Heart Shaped Box was very, very scary! Be careful of suits with the ghost still in them!
I've read books that scared me out of my mind, but only when it's nice and sunny out, and there are people to hold me.
It . Still terrified of clowns. Including Ronald McDonald.
Sphere when I was younger made me hysterically cry and hide under the covers.
Heart Shaped Box Haven't gone on ...
... The Librarian The Curse of the Judas Chalice. I don't know when it's supposed to air on tv. In Stephen King's Mini-Series IT Tim Reid plays Michael Hanlon a Librarian who stayed behind in Derry, Maine. He is the only one of the seven kids that stayed behind in Derry and because of this he ...
...
You'll find a section called "Links with King's Other Works." There isn't much mention of Ben Mears/Mark Petrie outside of It and Jerusalem's Lot from Night Shift. Then again, so many past King characters just randomly pop up for 2 paragraphs in books, it's hard to tell.
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8. Secret Window, Secret Garden (novella) by Stephen King
9. The Mist (novella) by Stephen King
10. It by Stephen King
11. The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson
12. The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
Patrick Hocksetter! How did I forget him when I hate him so much?
He's a young teen bully in Stephen King's IT and he does some very vile things, commiting murder when he is about six years old and then doing some very nasty experiments at the town dump.
I hated him when I first read the ...
... it.
Nonetheless, over 30 years ago Robert Scholes, in considering science fiction as structural fabulation states “it is a fictional exploration of human situations made perceptible by the implications of recent science. Its favorite themes involve the impact of developments of ...
... King - I know other have chosen it but I might wash up on the other side of the island and I need my own copy.
2. IT by Stephen King - I like to reread this at least once per year.
3. Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell - because it's always very satisfying to read.
4. The ...
Is the passage from It ?
And occasionally I throw the book across the room
I did that with Stephen King's It , scared the bejeezus out of me, and usually I am the one in the corner of the doctor's office laughing like a loon at something I am reading.
... to my nephew who is a huge Stephen King because I got him hooked on him years ago when he was seven years old and gave him IT which I was sure his mother was going to kill me for doing this,several books in different languages I can't even read except of course for the British editions, books ...
The Prince of Tides and It .
OK, I know that people have discussed their fear of clowns (i.e. It ) on this message board, but it's the clown's intended audience that I'm really afraid of, although the clown from Poltergiest was a nasty creature.
Being surrounded by evil, possessed, or ghostly children is my ...
... were a cute litlle old couple makes stew out of a girl in a hot tube. From there it was straight on to Stephen KIng and It . I read it in the seventh grade and it took me months because I had to keep stopping when it got too scary. Of course when I reread it years later, it wasn't that bad, ...
... definition possible - there's also a side that wants to be able to know when books are deliberately connected. My copy of It shows up as a series because they published it in France originally as two volumes. From their perspective, it was a series - Ca Tomb 1 & 2 (I think). From my ...
... there could be a connection - certainly mine came from back when Mr King was but a twinkle . . . as soon as I picked up It I knew he had done a brilliant thing in picking a clown as the villain of the piece). So what I want to know is - is there anyone who actually LIKES the evil twisted ...
The one book that disturbed me the most was It by Stephen King. I read it many years ago and when I talk about it now I can still feel those icy fingers of fear moving up my spine. Probably because I've always had an irrational fear of clowns and dolls.
... an entire book? I think I would have a very difficult time trying to remember one of Stephen King's long books like IT or The STAND FOR THE FIRST TIME COMPLETE AND UNEDITED Edition or even of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles to name a few. I guess they burned all of the ...
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1. It , Stephen King 3,633 copies on LT
2. Red Storm Rising, Tom Clancy 1,612 copies
3. Whirlwind, James Clavell 19 copies ?? Combiners please take a look, James Clavell's listing seems to be a mess.
4. The Bourne Supremacy, Robert Ludlum 1,442 ...
I'd recommend IT by Stephen King (1300+ pages) or Middlesex by Jeffery Euginides (800+ pages).
His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman
It , Stephen King
Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte
And then there were none, Agatha Christie
Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
Atonement, Ian McEwan
War and Peace Leo Tolstoy
Animal F ...
... Crimson King is HUGE in the Dark Tower universe, but then there comes some interesting things, like finding characters from It in other books or finding out that maybe things didn't end the way you think they did in Needful Things.
Now, if I've decided that Hamlet is a character in East of ...
... Shaun Hutson first one of his I ever read was called Slugs which put me off lettuce for months.
And you might try It by Stephen King.
H P Lovecraft is a favourite of mine too, though I haven't read his stories in a while. I think they might go on my own 50 Challenge come to ...
... but this one was a big hit for me. Sometimes, I can't force myself to slog through one of his novels (e.g. Roadwork, It ), but some of them, I fall in love with and reread in later years (Needful Things, Salem's Lot, The Tommyknockers, Thinner). I agree with the critics that Duma ...
I read The Stand and IT by Stephen King at least once a year. Also if I were on a desert island I would be okay if the Dark Tower series had washed up there with me. Seven books of very gripping story to keep me company.
When I need comforting I read Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons ...
... I wonder what else was out in the media-wild at the time that made them go with the carnival artwork? Maybe it was 1990's It telefilm with its Pennywise clown imagery?
Let me know what you think of Wurm when you get around to it. I've read a number of Costello's short stories in Cemetery D ...
I second Pennywise the Clown and Randall Flagg from It and The Stand.
... Insomnia).
I dunno though, tak seems to be something different. The child fighting a monster mentally reminded me of IT . When the kids go after IT. Thats just me though.
... in the Dark
A quick read, but didn't enjoy it as much as the other two. It was trying too hard to be a combination of IT and the movie Fallen.
11. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
I bought this book as a hardback not too long after it first came out. I've been craving to ...
Huge Horror Fan,
Good to see you again.
It and Pet Sematary are very good recommendations by the way.
It and The Stand were the same for me. They were both worth the effort because the characters were great.
Luckily I read them when I was a teenager and for some reason I translated aggression into looking for the biggest book I could find and reading it. Weird I know, but somehow it prove ...
Forgotten Voices of the Holocaust by Lyn Smith
The boy in the striped pyjamas by John Boyne
IT by Stephen King
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
The Summer Book by Tove Jannson
I think The Stand is probably my favourite as it seems to be the one I re-read the most, closely followed by IT . Insomnia is another one that I like to re-read and I like the Desperation and Regulators books. From a buick 8 and Everything's Eventual are becoming more recent ...
OH crap! It's one of the guys from IT . Can't remember the name
... Flagg - The eyes of the dragon, The Stand, Dark Tower
Prince Peter - The eyes of the dragon
Stanley Uris - It
Dinky Earnshaw - Everythings Eventual, Dark Tower
Atropos - Insomnia - really gave me the creeps
Pete & Henry - Dreamcatcher - sorry #1 but I didn't ...
The Dark Tower Series is my favorite. After that though I have a couple, Bag of Bones, It , Gerald's Game, and Salem's Lot. Of course they're all great books.........it's so hard to choose..
I also had to stop reading It and then come back to it. I'm terrified of clowns and well....you know the rest. :)
I had to put down Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill a couple of times. It was very intense. Like father, like son.
I've read all of King's books, each one disturbing in it's own way. I had to put down IT a couple of times and Gerald's Game as well. It was just too dark out to read them all alone...
... Will we ever get through them all? Mine's in the 400s now.
My answers:
Middlesex
Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
IT
In Cold Blood
Eat, Pray, Love
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire--from there, they were all downhill from there.
... to do justice to the books. They're great films, they just can catch enough of the books in the time allotted.
For me It was a good movie. As well as the stand. I know they were mini-series but...
The 1st HP movie did well I thought.
It was my first King book and so I've always liked it. Outside of that I love The Gunslinger book, it's just solid. I love the whole series, especially where he weaves in his own life into the book. Also, The Stand is of course a classic.
Overall though, I like The Gunslinger best, that ...
The Stand is definitely #1 for me....probably It would be #2. I liked Cell alsso - I hadn't read any King books in a long time, and it was nice to be back.
It is probably the only King book that scared me. That's because I have a very real fear of clowns. *blush*
His son's book Heart-Shaped Box had some parts that were very creepy!
It by Stephen King
You mean it *doesn't* cure the common cold?! I'm disappointed. Do you know this for certain? Is it official?
okay after much thought here is mine:
1. It by Stephen King
2. Harper Hall trilogy by Anne McCaffrey
3. The Stand by Stephen King
4. The World According to Garp by John Irving 8)
5. Pegasus in Flight by Anne McCaffrey
6. The Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
7. Little House ...
... had the most impact on me when I read them:
1) Grapes of Wrath
2) The Glass Castle
3) The Lord of the Rings
4) It
5) Island of the Blue Dolphins
6) Angela's Ashes
7) To Kill a Mockingbird
8) Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
9) Jane Eyre
10) A Light in ...
#21: aaahhhhh!!! You mentioned IT !! This is as good a time as any to mention I have a severe clown phobia....
:pales:
I mean, severe! I did make it through that book, though - never considered it one of his better ones, for all the hype associated with it.
... what he did with the same (but different) cast of characters and you get an experience like nothing else I've ever read.
It would probably be my runner up.
For some reason, I was dissappointed with Insomnia, but so many others seem to love it. Maybe I need to try it again.
...
The hours by Michael Cunningham
Everything is Illuminated by Jonothan Safran Foer
Carrie by Stephen King
It by Stephen King
Forrest Gump by Winston Groom
Like water for chocolate by Laura Esquivel
... It allows you to get more 'involved' in the world the author created.
I also agree that The Stand is superior to It , particularly regarding the end and falling action, which can ruin an otherwise great book.
... is Gone with the Wind? I believe it is at least 1000 pages -- its not Proust or Tolstoy but it is a sight better than It for God's sake.
I have nothing agaist Stephen King! It was not one of his best beeks though.
I find it interesting that they put It and The Bothers Karamazov on the same list. Was length the only qualifier for this list?
I have to chime in regarding It as well -- I thought of that book as soon as I saw the title of this thread.
ellevee - I agree! I was terrified of clowns even before I read It . Why I read the entire book is still a mystery to me!
When I was in high school, Sphere kept me up for nights. And It continues to terrify me. But I hate clowns.
... You can read either of these books as a stand-alone, but if you read them back to back you make interesting connections.
It is also worth reading if you're willing to invest the time. Misery is terrific. A lot of people recommend 'Salem's Lot and The Stand. Those aren't my favorites, ...
It by Stephen King
Middlesex By Jeffrey Eugenides
The Regulators by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)
Desperation by Stephen King
James and the Giant Peach By Roald Dahl
Red Dragon By Thomas Harris
I work at a used bookstore, it comes in handy
... Catch 22 (since there doesn't seem to be any time for it now before October) and have a bit of a break before we start on It . I've changed the group blurb to reflect this.
Let's discuss It , since I doubt House of Leaves will be available at your library.
... probably read them all at once... I have this crazy thing about reading more than one book at a time. I am going to get It and House of Leaves (because I know It is a long one) on my lirary list now, that way I dont have to wait so long. Let me know if we are to discuss the Shining and I ...
You know what? I'll probably end up reading all three books (The Shining, It , House of Leaves). In fact, I think I'll have themed readings for October-- all creepy stuff.
I'm all for Stephen King! I need a good scare.
1) It
2) The Shining
3) House of Leaves (just because I had to put something for the third, but I really just prefer the first two. For one, I can easily find copies from the library. Hehe.)
Looking at this though...It seems to be ...
Here are my votes:
1. House of Leaves
2. The Shining
3. It
... Mary Shelley
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
The Shining by Stephen King
A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons
It by Stephen King
Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Shall we take a vote? I think we should each pick three titles (because otherwise we ...
It by Stephen King
Yo! by Julia Alvarez
Slant by Greg Bear
Flare by Roger Zelazny
Fire by Sebastian Junger
Wow, that was a hard one. Took me a while to think of those.
I'm game for Stephen King's It or any other Stephen King novel! However, if we do decide to do something more classical, Bram Stoker's Dracula is a good Halloween read.
Another good classic is The Woman In White by Wilkie Collins -- it's not horror, but it's mysterious and can be scary. ...
Oh, Stephen King's It is another one I should have mentioned. I've heard good things about that, too!
I think I'm going to need to read whatever book we choose in broad daylight.
... readers that the Dark Tower series is not that good and I should try his other works like the shining, the stand, and it .
I would say that I have been reading mostly fantasy and sci-fi lately, mixed with some feminist drama (Cat's Eye but Margaret Atwood) and could use something that ...
... and the Wardrobe
The evil spirit in The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Pennywise the clown from Stephen King’s It
Hannibal Lecter from Thomas Harris’ novels
Big Brother from 1984
Alex in Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Christian Szell from Marathon Man ...
My husband found It by Stephen King to be his scariest read. I didn't read it (no pun intended) because my husband told me the whole story as he read it...I guess to relieve the tension. :D
Hmm..this is tough, i think IT and pet semetary is my choice..
I FINISHED IT !!!
All 1,090 pages of it. Took me exactly 31 days to read it, lol. But I made it through, and it was very enjoyable. So that's one big book off the list. Yay!
... as horror fiction. So Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman was an early read for me along with It . In comics, Hellblazer created by Alan Moore and developed by Jamie Delano was a rich character study that really primed me for The Sandman and Black Orchid ...
Takeoff, Rebecca! I thought you were my beloved, but alas, you are my nemesis, and frankly, I'm fed up with it .
Here are my favorites that have scared me! =)
Favorite "monster/creature" horror:
It by Stephen King
Darkfall by Dean Koontz
The Attraction by Douglas Clegg
Phantoms by Dean Koontz
Favorite apocalpytic horror:
City of the Dead by Brian Keene
The Rising by Brian Keene
Stra ...
Here are my favorites that have scared me! =)
Favorite "monster/creature" horror:
It by Stephen King
Darkfall by Dean Koontz
The Attraction by Douglas Clegg
Phantoms by Dean Koontz
Favorite apocalpytic horror:
City of the Dead by Brian Keene
The Rising by Brian Keene
Stra ...
Can you tell I'm bored today?
I Am Legend
Now You See Her
She Wakes
Watch Me
It
... of Stephen King's books give me the creeps. The top are The Shining and Pet Semetary. And Pennywise the clown in It ! "We all float down here." EEEKKK!
Edited to add name of super scary clown.
Dimensions by Robert Blevins
Extreme Ironing by Phil Shaw
It by Stephen King
Which Witch? by Eva Ibbotson
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
... by James Patterson
Widdershins by Charles de Lint
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
Lo! by Charles Fort
It by Stephen King
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Cycle of the Werewolf (1984)
The Talisman (1984)
Thinner (1984)
Skeleton Crew (1985)
Silver Bullet (1985)
It (1986)
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987)
The Eyes of the Dragon (1987)
Misery (1987)
The Tommyknockers (1987)
Nightmares in the Sky (1988) ...
... that I wholeheartedly agree that Salems Lot is the scariest book ever written. Personally, I think Pet Sematary and It are #2 and #3.
I read all of these in my teens and they can still bring on a shiver to this day.
i love that you guys were freaked out by stephen king, cuz mine is him, too - it . i must have been somewhere in middle school, and i was visiting my father. i used to sleep on his couch when i'd visit, and i'd always be up till all hours of the night reading because i couldn't fall asleep ...
I have trouble getting through the beginning of Stephen King's IT . I have a fear of clowns and a fear of grates/drains, so Pennywise really spooks me out in a big way!
Dolores Claiborne - Stephen King
IT - Stephen King
Insomnia - Stephen King
The Vampire Lestat - Anne Rice
Queen of the damned - Anne Rice
The sands of Time - Barbara Erskine
House of Echoes - Barbara Erskine
In her Shoes - Jennifer Weiner
For me, it really is a toss-up between Needful Things and It . And, just because no one ever mentions it, I have to give honorable mention to Bag of Bones, which I loved and no one ever talks about--good or bad.
... meaning, not the scare, LOL).
I like my frights, my monsters right up in my face--and thats why I can never appreciate It the way you and its fans do.
... IMAO, in numerical order are: Dreamcatcher, The Tommyknockers, The Regulators, Desperation (and yes, d....t!), It .
It did not have a great monster--I can't, can't for the life of me phantom what's so scary about a clown/giant spider/from outer space.
I am sorry to all ...
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message 28: gmork, it's so good to see that someone else thinks It was on the stinkers list (I thought as a SK fan, I was commiting basphemy). I loved Rose Madder tho, (the story probably could have stand on its own with Norman being the only "monster" but, you ...
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
State of Fear - Michael Crichton
It - Stephen King
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
On Writing - Stephen King (nonfiction book of his that is simply fantastic, especially if ...
... is great to read to and so is Enya - but evertime I listen to Dream of The Blue Turtles by Sting I can't help but think of IT by Stephen King
... siege of 13 years, then he backed off. But then, in 26:14, we get "thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it , saith the Lord GOD." (KJV)
But Tyre was rebuilt. And then Alexander sacked it. As a matter of fact, it's been sacked, and rebuilt several times. In fact the city ...
I agree about Rose Madder, disagree about Dreamcatcher, and COMPLETELY disagree about It ! lol But to each his own... :)
The Regulators is high up on my TBR pile, so hopefully I'll like it. If not, I'm only out a buck! (Gotta love used book sales at the library!)
... worst works of fiction I've ever read, by anyone at any time. Truly awful.
Dreamcatcher - Yee gawds, what a trainwreck.
It - I'm probably the only person in the world who hated it, but I did. The characters felt liked they'd stumbled out of a comic book.
Didn't hate Black House ...
... The Sunne in Splendour, Jane Eyre, Anna Karenina, Daughter of Fortune, The Poisonwood Bible, The Water Is Wide, It ... shall I continue? >>
FAVORITE DRINK: water, lemonade iced tea ... alcoholic I'd have to go with Smirnoff Ice
FAVORITE CHEESE: mozzarella, muenster, monterey jack
F ...
#8 It by Stephen King. I haven't really been that much of a Stephen King fan over the years, but I really wanted to read this book, just because everyone said it was so wonderful. I truly enjoyed it until the last hundred pages and then I really struggled to finish it and I was extremely ...
Codiebelle -
You know, I kind of know what you mean about having a hard time to get through the ending of It ...did you like the rest of the book though?
And make sure to let me know how you liked American Psycho. I wasn't able to finish it.
Woohoo... I finally finished It by Stephen King. I could barely get through the ending. It completely lost my interest. I've now started American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. Hopefully, I'll be able to get through it rather quickly and get to the rest of my TBR pile.
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man, It scares me so much even the opening line creeps me out. I'm scared of three things: Clowns, needles, and spiders and that book has an abundance of all of them :-(
Here's another opening line:
"The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn't sure it was worth all the effort"
The Light Fan ...
... began, so far as I know or can tell, with a boat made from a sheet of newspaper floating down a gutter swollen with rain." It
"He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish." The Old Man and the Sea
Just let ...
... queen. Umm, yeah. It was a weak story to begin with, the film was unnecessary with poor effects. Story: D, Film: F
It - novel (1986), TV Miniseries (1990) - no way a novel this complex, with so many characters and such unfilmable terrors could ever successfully translate to the screen. ...
#6 - That's how I felt about It ...I got through it so quickly that I couldn't believe it was over 1000 pages!
... That's the only really crap one I can see there, unless there were more Hubbard. Doubt I would pick Starship Troopers or IT or The Hunt For Red October though. :) I reckon Shogun would get on first.
It is certainly pretty useless to have as many Henry James or Conrad, books on ...
#96 - Ha ha ha ha ha!!! Perhaps I should have re-touchstoned It ...!!
... the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. It's been about 10 or 15 years since I read the first one. I also want to read It . I've never read the book or seen the movie.
... recently), but it's definitely high up on my "To Read" list.
Anyway, I'd have to say that my ABSOLUTE favorite would be It . That book, despite its 1000+ pages, is an incredibly fast read, the characters are completely believable, and the storyline is mindboggling, yet you never have a hard ...
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Pet Sematary (1983)
Cycle of the Werewolf (1983)
Thinner (1984)
The Talisman (1984)
Skeleton Crew (1985)
It (1986)
The Eyes of the Dragon (1987)
Misery (1987)
The Tommyknockers (1987)
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987)
The Dark Half (1989)
Four ...
... Tower series anyway (The Stand, The Talisman, Black House, From a Buick 8, Everything's Eventual, Insomnia, It to name a few) that I decided to read the thing from beginning to end.
Actually, if you follow some of the other novels and stories carefully (not just that take ...
... and I agree that King will be considered literature in a few decades. In high school I wrote a term paper focused on It and Carrie and was surprised at the amount of literary criticism already written on him. Digging through those two books for the hallmarks of good literature proved ...
My favorite is definitely It . It introduced me to Stephen King, which probably prejudices me towards it, but it also featured in my opinion his absolute best characterization. I don't read his books for the horror stories at all, but for his style of writing and characters, and this one was by ...
I adore just about everything by Danish writer Inger Christensen. Check out It , which is a collection of poems that combine into an epic work about the nature of reality.
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My husband didn't even see the movie. It's amazing how he became scared by It , the book -- which was only a collection of words.
For me, the movie Psycho did the same thing when I was a teenager. After seeing it, I'd never take a shower without all the lights in the house ...
... happening via cell phones, which have made themselves indispensable in only a few short years.
About your husband and It ... I couldn't eat fortune cookies for years after reading that. I can eat them again, now, but I'm almost tempted to read that scene again so I don't eat them for a ...
