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I actually liked the Dreamcatcher novel but didn't really care for the movie. I think King's main problem is that it's hard for him to vary up his quirky dialogue/characterization roles that's become so accustomed to. You either really like this style or get bored of it after awhile. I didn't care for Rose Madder and Songs of Suzannah, I think they were easily his worst books.
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Zimadori Zinger posted:I blew through Susannah, and honestly the only part I enjoyed was the shootout Roland and Eddie had after they went through the door. People poo poo on Wolves of the Calla quite a bit, I think mainly for the whole Roland dancing thing but I thought it was worlds better than the last two books. In general King has always been really hit or miss and I don't care for the magical retard plot devices that been in far too many of his books. To be fair though, when you've put out as much work as this guy has, some of it is going to be bad or at least not resonate with the reader like previous works did.
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May 5, 2009 21:38
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Adar posted:The movie got ruined by Darabont's ending but was otherwise exactly the way I've always envisioned the short story in my head. The short story itself is tied for my favorite King book with the Long Walk, which Darabont is doing next/I'm kinda looking forward to because TLW can only be shot as a B movie. Darabont's ending wasn't horribly far off the mark. They were sitting around in a hotel room running out of supplies without any hope, their car had run out of gas and they could still hear the massive things walking around outside. The character is even contemplating suicide or something if I recall correctly. Stephen King writes amazing short stories, anyone who hates his novels should check out the collections he does. The Jaunt and Dolan's Cadillac are pretty awesome.
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May 7, 2009 17:16
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Adar posted:Have you guys reread The Mist recently? Yeah there was that but without any way of getting there well...
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May 8, 2009 19:20
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Metonymy posted:Haha. Fair enough. But that doesn't change the fact that his forced folksiness and neologisms feel awkward. Whether it's cockadoodie or howken, it feels like it darkles or tincts, and it's so grating that it takes me out of the story. Which is ironic, because I think the vocabulary is supposed to make me feel like it's a well-developed world. I've heard many complaints about The Dark Tower series but this is definitely a first. If it's not your cup of tea then fair enough but you're harping on what really attracted most people to the story in the first place.
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May 14, 2009 23:36
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The Long Walk is one of his best short stories, you won't be disappointed with that one.
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