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Hennergy posted:My vote would probably go to Wizard and Glass. That entire novel could do without the whole middle section. gently caress off, that's one of the best things King's done. If you didn't have a lump in your throat at the final Susan scene at the very least, you have no soul.
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Zimadori Zinger posted:It wasn't so much that the middle was necessarily bad, but for fucks sake it was after the cliffhanger with Blaine. They get off, settle down, and Roland tells a story that takes up pretty much 7/8ths of the book with little to no progression towards the Tower until the end? Ugh. IMHO, the Blaine resolution was a bit of an anticlimax, and the coda part with Roland and co was certainly a waste (King must have run out of inspiration for this part). The Tick-Tock Man, who was set up to be an awesome foil for Roland, got killed as an afterthought, and Flagg was a bit of a pussy. (Though I suppose it was a warning for what was to come in DT 5-7). As for the flashback, perhaps it would have been better in chunks rather than two near-consecutive sections, but I thought it was one of Kings better works nevertheless. We get a much needed look at Alain and Cuthbert, that bit with Roland's journey in the glass after the showdown with Jonas and co is pure awesomeness and sets up his obession in DT1-3 perfectly, and the Susan storyline is handled perfectly.
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Chairman Capone posted:I think he's talking about the part when one of the characters sees the graffiti that reads "PENNYWISE LIVES!" or something like that. I liked that part too. More specifically, the "Pennywise Lives!" graffiti on a statue put up by the Loser's Club.
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Hedrigall posted:Let's talk King adaptations! As well as The Shining, you left out Carrie (pretty good). Shame the same can't be said for the TV version of IT. Tim Curry was good as Pennywise, but everything else about it was poo poo.
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SniperWoreConverse posted:So I think it's safe to say that The Dark Tower had really nothing to do with The Stand, TS is not connected until the edits. I don't know if Flagg mentions the Stand in any DT book or anything. Huh? The Stand is referenced in both DT: The Wastelands and Wizard & Glass. The whole beginning section after they end up in fantasy Kansas ties into the Stand, with the Captain Trips outbreak and graffiti mentioning Mother Abagail and the Walking Due. As for Flagg, he explicitly refers to events in the Stand when talking to the Tick Tock Man in DT3: "You remind me of an old friend of mine. He ended up betraying me, but I still have a soft spot for him. Can you say "my life for you!", Andrew?" Hemp Knight fucked around with this message at 12:31 on Dec 7, 2012 |
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:Lucifer's Hammer covers the aftermath of an impact event; the leadup and actual event itself is pretty riveting reading, the rest is sort of forgettable. I've read the last three of those, but will have to check the others out. Any other recommendations?
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NikkolasKing posted:How are the newer Carrie adaptations? I've seen a lot of people praise the original as possibly the best adaptation of a King novel ever but I don't know much about the newer stuff. The 1976 one is still the best. The FX, fashions, and the style of the film are all of their time, but Chloe Grace Moretz is no Sissy Spacek. Just take the prom scene. in the 2013 version, it’s all CGM waving her arms around and trying to be dramatic, while Spacek just stands still and lets her eyes do all the acting.
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Smuck that babyluv poo poo. Hands down the worst SK book I’ve read.
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Canuckistan posted:If I recall correctly, didn't The Wastelands have a similar scene during the Fall of Lud? Someone was leading people into a mechanical device that killed them horribly? They were also having multiple daily hangings when the drums started. Which always irritated me a bit, seems that that even nearly mad people would: a) not put up with it for long and b) they’d soon find themselves running short of people.
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Cleuseau Remos posted:https://www.goodreads.com/characters/424-trashcan-man Don’t ask him about old lady Semple.
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