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Misery is one of the best things that King has ever written, and remains one of the few stories I've read that has honestly given me the creeps. Especially that scene at the end, where Paul has escaped, but then he has that imagine spot where Annie is hiding for him in his place. Seriously, the fear and tension there was so strong, I literally jumped reading it. My favorite King book is Desperation. I've seen a lot of dislike for the book in this thread; can anyone tell me why they don't particularly like it? I liked it because I thought the characters were good, their development was believable and seemed to resonate with me somehow, his description of the town and it going to poo poo was very effective and creepy, and Tak is just a good villain overall. Even the usual King gibberish present in that book doesn't bother me, but I think that's because it's limited to a few words, not some poo poo where he tried to make an entire language or whatever.
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Pheeets, I'm so sorry to hear that. For a change of subject, does it bother anyone else that he uses the spelling "goddam"? I can't tell you why it bothers me so much, but as a word, it just looks wrong to me.
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His spelling of "goddamn" bugs the hell out of me, and I don't know why. It looks so wrong.
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java posted:As long as we are talking about leaps from King to other authors, I'm wondering if anyone might have some suggestions for me. I somewhat recently finished The Stand and greatly enjoyed the first half of the book, particularly the very early parts about the development of Captain Trips and the parts of society slowly coming apart at the seams. Based on an interest with this particular section, does anyone have any recommendations for other books to check out, outside of King? I would say Bentley Little, but he doesn't have the build-up and stuff King does (at least, what I've read of him). He's got a very similar style to King, enough to where you'll nearly wonder if they're the same guy. As for people who have developmental blocks of text like that, I'm going to say...Maybe Scott Sigler? I can't say exactly why I recommend him, but it seems like the right person to suggest.
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Thanks to this thread, I ordered a copy of Floating Dragon. I'm looking forward to the insanity described within.
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Aug 5, 2015 17:41
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Dark Hollow, by Brian Keene, was pretty good, too, I thought. As long as we're talking about the guy, may as well throw that in. It's pretty goddamned odd in some parts, but overall, a good read. And Darkness on the Edge of Town was a really good read. The Mist vibe works for it, instead of making it feel like a ripoff, it feels more like an alternate path that The Mist itself could have taken.
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Not at all! The Stand is a really solid choice, but it is pretty goddamned long.
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Aug 27, 2015 14:56
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Ein cooler Typ posted:finally finished Gerald's Game Isn't that kind of King.txt? For what it's worth, I didn't think Gerald's Game was terrible. It's not good, either, but it can help kill some time if you need to. It might be a good airplane book, if you need one.
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I'd say re-read Rose Madder. I liked it a lot, and thought the story and characters were solid. Sure, it's really weird at parts, but it works in the story. I think if any King book warrants a second shot, Rose Madder is it.
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Nov 9, 2015 16:54
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I liked Dr. Sleep a lot, until the twist at the end. After that revelation, it just kinda got "meh" to me and I was disappointed. I'd go into more detail, but I'm phone posting.
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Dec 29, 2015 20:20
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It makes me kind of sad that I'm apparently one of three people who liked Insomnia. 
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kjetting posted:It could be worse, you could be one of the two people who liked The Dark Half. Wassup, Dark Half buddy?
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What do people have against Rose Madder? I thought it was a good book, and I liked the characters. The story wasn't perfect, but it was kind of cool to see King write an abused woman gaining some power and hope in her life, while seeing her bastard of a husband lose his mind over his ex-wife's independence and control in her life.
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May 29, 2016 09:28
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From A Buick 8 was good, too. I'm apparently pretty alone in that opinion, but I like how it's so character-centric (not that his other works aren't), and how the Buick 8 is just there, with no real explanation.
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Dr. Faustus posted:Bev's holding a cell-phone with a mic on the earbuds? What year is this supposed to be, again? I thought that was a Walkman.
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Aug 17, 2016 22:46
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Groovelord Neato posted:the time period is somewhat important considering why it wakes in 1984. it's certainly something that could happen nowadays still but it's far more likely and believable all those years ago (especially since the murder actually happened). Couldn't that murder just become part of the backdrop? I don't think the time period is as important as some people act like it is, but they want it to stay the same just so they're more familiar with the story. Updating it won't hurt it, since they're going to be telling the It story all the same.
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Aug 21, 2016 12:53
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Or a caricature of The Thing. Or the girl from the Exorcist. There's a ton of potential there.
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Aug 21, 2016 13:31
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Desperation is still my favorite King book.
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Aug 23, 2016 22:52
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Why does he mention Herbert Terryton cigarettes so much? Did one of his parents smoke them?
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Aug 31, 2016 00:40
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Misery is one of the few books to make me heavily consider sleeping with the lights on. The ending is incredible and had me constantly checking behind me.
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Danny's secret shame was genuinely disturbing to me. It was so incredibly real, and probably not as uncommon as I'd like to think. Dr. Sleep was a good book, but not a good sequel.
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Sep 29, 2016 22:42
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Jaden Smith.
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If he did it for the money, there'd be unnecessary sequels all over the place; Desperation, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Cell, It, The Green Mile, Needful Things, etc., etc.
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Nov 10, 2016 01:51
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Hey, Rose Madder is good! 
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Desperation 2: Regulator Boogaloo
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oldpainless posted:I'd like a good sequel to The Talisman What's wrong with Black House? I haven't read it in years, but I don't remember it being terrible.
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This thread freaks me out when I see a fair amount of replies because I assume King has died.
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Doctor Sleep is a good book, but not a good sequel.
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Something that just occurred to me was the decision to set it in the 80s is a nice touch, brings some modernization to the story, but could the success of Stranger Things have helped influence that? Was that the plan before ST premiered?
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Mar 29, 2017 23:48
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Bobbi's sister is one of the few fictional characters I've ever honestly loathed.
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yeah I eat rear end posted:I read Desperation as my first King book around that age and loved it. I second these. I'd also throw in From A Buick 8, just for the character interactions, which is really King's specialty and what that book is made of.
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Apr 6, 2017 01:44
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BiggerBoat posted:What romance sections? Those involving Misery. Unless that's the joke and I'm being thick.
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Apr 6, 2017 20:45
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Try Gerald's Game for CPS involvement.
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ConfusedUs posted:We're going with IT. I wonder if he'll talk about the gangbang lol And then show him this thread.
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Apr 9, 2017 23:27
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I don't know why, but I didn't expect Spike to be the channel with The Mist TV show.
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I think there's definitely some potential there.
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May 3, 2017 13:30
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I liked Regulators, too. gently caress the haters. Except oldpainless. I value and treasure his opinion.
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May 15, 2017 01:16
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Nos4atu was really really good. It reminded me of old King.
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I never really thought of Carrie as "mean", but since you said it, yeah, that book is mean as hell. It's unabashedly willing to show us the hell that Carrie goes through and pulls no punches. I can't think of another King book that is just plain mean.
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John Saul is a pretty good writer, too, but he's got a very different style than King. He's really good at all the build-up, but in the stuff I've read, it seems like the climax just happens and it's done. At least King seems to have his climax done with some satisfaction, even if he can't stick the landing.
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