Leonard Hatred 11:42 Sat May 19
Stephen King
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I have decided to investigate the works of Stephen King.
Furnish me with recommendations as to his best book.
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Replies - In Chronological Order ( Show Newest Messages First)
Tomka
11:45 Sat May 19
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11.22.63 - Great book about the Kennedy Assassination.
It - speaks for itself, much better than the movies.
Under the Dome - I liked it.
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David L
11:55 Sat May 19
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Very few bad books. I didn't enjoy The Tommyknockers, "It" was disappointing. 11.22 63 is a brilliant book, Desperation excellent, The Shining, and The Talsisman will just take you into another world. One of the best books I've ever read. More recently, the Mr Mercedes trilogy is a must read, as is Needful Things.
That should keep you going, but DONT READ AND DRIVE.
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Claret Badger
12:14 Sat May 19
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saw him do a book reading back in the 90's
it was GOOD
he does good read
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RBshorty
12:22 Sat May 19
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Different Seasons.
Four short stories. And one or two classic tales
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lowermarshhammer
12:29 Sat May 19
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I read the Stand.
It's long and quite the page turner.
Horror fantasy, post apocalyptic make believe stuff is really my not kind of thing but I have to say I enjoyed it immensly, so much in fact I bought the DVD of the tv series after I read it, which was not surprisingly a bit SHIT compared to the book.
haven't and wint be reading anything else by him.
hold on, I have read his short story The Shawshank Redemption, oddly the film is better for once....
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,
12:36 Sat May 19
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Christine.
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kirok1
12:49 Sat May 19
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Pretty much any of them.
If you like mystery instead of horror, the recent trilogy that began with Mr Mercedes was good.
'Salems Lot is enjoyable.
Insomnia is damned good, despite an odd concept.
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Leonard Hatred
1:05 Sat May 19
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I am off on a European tour for 6 weeks so shall download some of his stuff on audiobook.
Yes.
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Lily Hammer
1:10 Sat May 19
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The stuff under the name Richard Bachman are also excellent. The Long Wall and The Running Man in particular.
The Dark Tower series is his magnus opus.
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DukeofDevo
1:18 Sat May 19
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Nobodies mentioned MISERY CARRIE or PET CEMETARY
Agree with Mr Mercedes trilogy all three real page turners!
Strangely not many of them have been turned into good screen adaptations
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Top Iron
1:18 Sat May 19
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The Dead Zone and Misery are my favourites. And I have a weird love of From A Buick 8.
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Gavros
1:18 Sat May 19
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Stephen King will be remembered as one of the great writers of the the English language.
The Stand and It are his high water marks but they're both voluminous. It's perhaps better go start on a smaller book.
Maybe Different Seasons which is four short stories which include what went on to be Shawshank Redemption and Stand by Me.
The Running Man is also very good.
Dead Zone is like a premonition of Trump.
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Lily Hammer
1:26 Sat May 19
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*The Long WALK, not wall.
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Takashi Miike
1:33 Sat May 19
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another i enjoyed was THE DARK HALF
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only1billybonds
1:35 Sat May 19
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The Stand.
The Talisman.
It.
You wont regret the time spent perusing these fine works.
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Jose+
1:36 Sat May 19
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The Stand is the best of a hit and miss bunch.....
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Takashi Miike
1:36 Sat May 19
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my favourite film of his stuff is THE DEAD ZONE
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Jose+
1:39 Sat May 19
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Takeshi
Surely the best SK film is Maximum Overdrive....
A film powered solely by cocaine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygWMy-QQNbw
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Takashi Miike
1:40 Sat May 19
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jose, i'll check that out. i also loved SALEMS LOT
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