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Post by nonny on Jan 24, 2004 13:10:19 GMT -5
Instead of doing each of these books sepratly i'm gon to do them all at once. In the order that i read them
Dreamcatcher was a bestseller as almost all his books are. If you like aliens inside poeple's heads (Griffey) then you will love this. It is about four friends that grew up together and had a special friend that gave them certian "powers". So when alians attack they step into save teh day. Not for light readers it is very complex and 882 pages!ISBN code 0-7434-6752-3, New York copyright 2001
'Salam's lot one of the best vampire books i've ever read, it is very well writen. Not as complex but has tons of insight. The made for tv movie sucks though. This was also a best seller and has 627 pages. Sorry a friend is borrowing it so i don't have the code
Pet Sematary yet again a best seller. It is very scary and sad. Stephan king himself almost didn't release it. It is a great read and not long at all only 395 pages.ISBN code 0-7434-1228-1, New York, 1983
They are all published by Pocket books fiction.
Well that is all i have so far, but i'll keep reading i love it.
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Post by AuntieSocial on Jan 29, 2004 21:04:17 GMT -5
Stephen King is a wonderful master of the unknown. He is able to put a description on all those things that "go bump in the night"
'Salem's Lot is an excellent book, nonbeliever. I'm glad you mentioned it in your post.
If you enjoy his horror, you may also enjoy his fantasy. The Dark Tower Series (now 4 or 5 books strong) chronicles the adventure of Roland, a Gunsliger, on his quest to rid the world of the evil centred around "the black tower." Several of King's other books make reference to the Dark Tower series. Included amongst those are Hearts in Atlantis, Insomnia and The Black House. The latter is a sequel to The Talisman (co-written by Peter Straub) and considered by many to be a part of the Dark Tower series.
Hearts in Atlantis - ISBN 0684853515 Insomnia - ISBN 0453009107 The Talisman - ISBN 0375507779 Black House - ISBN 034547063X
Dark Tower Series: I: Gunslinger - ISBN 0670032549 II: Drawing of the Three - ISBN 0670032557 III: The Wastelands - ISBN 0451173317 IV: Wizard and Glass - ISBN 0670032573 V: The Wolves of the Calla - ISBN 1880418568 VI: The Song of Susannah - Not available yet VII: The Dark Tower - Not available yet
Stephen King is also a great short story author. I recommend that you look for "The Long Walk," "The Fog," and "Running Man."
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Post by nonny on Jan 29, 2004 22:29:54 GMT -5
I love horror books, i havn't really read many of his other works. But i plan to. The books I mentioned above all have allusions to his other works like in dreamcatcher it is "it" and in pet sematary it is 'salam's lot but i don't know what it is in 'salam's lot. But he does that a lot. I just started reading apt pupil and 'it', i have already read carrie but i lost my copy so couldn't supply all of the information.
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Acriku
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Post by Acriku on Feb 7, 2004 1:17:18 GMT -5
Um, Gunslinger is freakin' me out man Should I push through, or is it always this strange? I'm at the point where he finally catches up to the man in black.
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Post by nonny on Feb 7, 2004 1:42:08 GMT -5
I havn't read it but i am going to after i finsh my current book, but i would say keep going. His books usally go from freaky to either scary or not as intense. Just remeber it is only a book you can stop it when ever you want.
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Post by Kalena on Feb 7, 2004 1:50:06 GMT -5
I've heard of Stephen King but I never had any desire to read his books. But these books you guys mentioned sounds interesting. I especially love fantasy so I'll give the Dark Towers series a try. I'll have to go to the library and see if they have them.
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Post by AuntieSocial on Feb 7, 2004 13:43:25 GMT -5
Um, Gunslinger is freakin' me out man Should I push through, or is it always this strange? I'm at the point where he finally catches up to the man in black. Oh, yes ... push through ... the series, in my opinion, is worth the read and dare I say, the wait ... It gets stranger though ... MUCH stranger!
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Post by Kalena on Feb 7, 2004 15:06:29 GMT -5
Are all of Stephen Kingfs books gory? Is Salam gory? It sounds good but I don't want to read a gory book.
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Post by nonny on Feb 7, 2004 15:34:27 GMT -5
Are all of Stephen Kingfs books gory? Is Salam gory? It sounds good but I don't want to read a gory book. NO not a all of them. Salam's lot is actully not gore at all, it implies more then it says. P.S kalena it did it again with the stuff before the '
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Post by Kalena on Feb 7, 2004 19:55:13 GMT -5
Hmm, that's weird. I didn't type anything in microsoft and paste them in this thread because my posts are small. So I have no idea. I'll give Salam a try and the Dark Tower series. They both sound good. EDIT: Oh, I'm Broken-in Plebe.
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Post by nonny on Feb 7, 2004 22:35:07 GMT -5
Hmm, that's weird. I didn't type anything in microsoft and paste them in this thread because my posts are small. So I have no idea. That is wierd i don't know why it did it. COngrats. And i'm glad you are going to check them out. I too am going to check out the dark tower series.
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Post by nonny on Apr 20, 2004 22:06:13 GMT -5
Have any of you noticed that in all of king's books(atleast that i've read) he has an allusion to another of his books? Which confuses me on which he did first. Like Pet Sematary has a reference to 'Salam's lot. It and Dreamcatcher have it to each other, and both share Mr. Gray. There are others too I just don't want to type all of them.
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Post by AuntieSocial on Apr 24, 2004 0:16:58 GMT -5
He does this a lot. Many of his books refer to the Dark Tower Series also. I think it's (most likely) a method of cross-selling. I find that he weaves the stories together rather masterfully though.
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Post by nonny on May 1, 2004 18:31:05 GMT -5
Yeah he does. SO well in fact that I have trouble decideing which was done first with out looking it up.
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Post by landlady on Jul 11, 2005 11:39:41 GMT -5
i read most of the earlier books and liked all..but after several years of it they were running together in my little mind and seemed rather predictable. when he publidshed "misery" a friend gave me a copy which i didnt even get excited about...same ol' same ol'?? finally started reading it when i was between books... i loved it its his first psychological thriller with no paranormal/sci-fi included. tho there are some little gruesome sections, they are not what i would call gore...if you havent read misery give it a try--its a fun read. also did you know all the early movies based on his books, he makes a cameo appearance in? i thought that was amusing.
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