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Prowling Panther
User ID: 78068491 United States 10/20/2019 07:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Read the books! He's an author. Forget about the movies. Stephen King is a fantastic author of thriller novels. The more I know, the crazier I appear to be. "THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH AN UNFREE WORLD IS TO BECOME SO ABSOLUTELY FREE THAT YOUR VERY EXISTENCE IS AN ACT OF REBELLION" -ALBERT CAMUS No brains, no pain. The Difference Between Stupidity and Genius Is That Genius Has Its Limits |
nimmerfall
User ID: 72716118 United States 10/20/2019 07:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | King is a good writer technically, and extremely prolific. I'm not a big fan, but I do love The Gunslinger. I never understood the appeal of It. Scary clowns are silly. Piercing my heart there is a golden dagger; that is God Piercing God's heart there is a golden needle; that is me |
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(OP) User ID: 77347043 Poland 10/20/2019 07:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Read the books! He's an author. Forget about the movies. Stephen King is a fantastic author of thriller novels. Quoting: Prowling Panther Are you his publisher? I just get the feeling he made it to the "number one seller" book of the month club because he knew someone. I read some of the books. Wasn't one entirely based around a dog that got loose? I don't know what lies they told you, but I can promise they were lies. There's a fine line between training, trauma, and torture. |
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Prowling Panther
User ID: 78068491 United States 10/20/2019 07:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Read the books! He's an author. Forget about the movies. Stephen King is a fantastic author of thriller novels. Quoting: Prowling Panther Are you his publisher? I just get the feeling he made it to the "number one seller" book of the month club because he knew someone. I read some of the books. Wasn't one entirely based around a dog that got loose? Yes, but it's well written. Most of his stuff is very dark. I would think it would be right in the wheelhouse of GLP'ers. The more I know, the crazier I appear to be. "THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH AN UNFREE WORLD IS TO BECOME SO ABSOLUTELY FREE THAT YOUR VERY EXISTENCE IS AN ACT OF REBELLION" -ALBERT CAMUS No brains, no pain. The Difference Between Stupidity and Genius Is That Genius Has Its Limits |
vEyeSea
User ID: 78017837 United States 10/20/2019 07:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yep, the Stand was great. To learn who rules over you, find out who you are not allowed to criticize. When the government is wrong, it's dangerous to be right. The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. -Robspierre |
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(OP) User ID: 77347043 Poland 10/20/2019 07:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Don't watch the new It. First five minutes and it already had two guys kissing and dreaming of going off to the big city where the people are more enlightened and will understand them. I don't know what lies they told you, but I can promise they were lies. There's a fine line between training, trauma, and torture. |
Prowling Panther
User ID: 78068491 United States 10/20/2019 07:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Try "the long walk." Perfect for GLP'ers. The more I know, the crazier I appear to be. "THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH AN UNFREE WORLD IS TO BECOME SO ABSOLUTELY FREE THAT YOUR VERY EXISTENCE IS AN ACT OF REBELLION" -ALBERT CAMUS No brains, no pain. The Difference Between Stupidity and Genius Is That Genius Has Its Limits |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77837750 United States 10/20/2019 07:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Read the books! He's an author. Forget about the movies. Stephen King is a fantastic author of thriller novels. Quoting: Prowling Panther No, he isn't. All of his books fall to pieces at the end. Ridiculous conclusions. "It", is no exception. Moreover, all of his stories follow the same formula. Read one, you've read them all. The only possible exception is, "The Shining", because Jack Nicholson made it so much better than the book. |
Prowling Panther
User ID: 78068491 United States 10/20/2019 07:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Read the books! He's an author. Forget about the movies. Stephen King is a fantastic author of thriller novels. Quoting: Prowling Panther No, he isn't. All of his books fall to pieces at the end. Ridiculous conclusions. "It", is no exception. Moreover, all of his stories follow the same formula. Read one, you've read them all. The only possible exception is, "The Shining", because Jack Nicholson made it so much better than the book. What formula is that? The more I know, the crazier I appear to be. "THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH AN UNFREE WORLD IS TO BECOME SO ABSOLUTELY FREE THAT YOUR VERY EXISTENCE IS AN ACT OF REBELLION" -ALBERT CAMUS No brains, no pain. The Difference Between Stupidity and Genius Is That Genius Has Its Limits |
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nimmerfall
User ID: 72716118 United States 10/20/2019 07:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Read the books! He's an author. Forget about the movies. Stephen King is a fantastic author of thriller novels. Quoting: Prowling Panther No, he isn't. All of his books fall to pieces at the end. Ridiculous conclusions. "It", is no exception. Moreover, all of his stories follow the same formula. Read one, you've read them all. The only possible exception is, "The Shining", because Jack Nicholson made it so much better than the book. What formula is that? the one that makes you a multimillionaire. Any aspiring writer can do it. Piercing my heart there is a golden dagger; that is God Piercing God's heart there is a golden needle; that is me |
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G. House
User ID: 77620838 United States 10/20/2019 07:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You can't judge an author by what screen writers do to their works. I rate King as an excellent writer. I'm not really into horror, but some of his books cross into other genres. One of my most favorite books is "From a Buick Eight." That being said if you happen to see a movie based on a book that you really like, do yourself a favor and get the book and read it. 8 times out of 10 it will be much better than the movie, contain details you might find of interest; and even sometimes have different plots and endings. "Everybody lies." |
Prowling Panther
User ID: 78068491 United States 10/20/2019 07:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That intrigues me. I always found his stuff suspenseful and well written, not predictable or as another poster said, "same formula." Different strokes I guess. The more I know, the crazier I appear to be. "THE ONLY WAY TO DEAL WITH AN UNFREE WORLD IS TO BECOME SO ABSOLUTELY FREE THAT YOUR VERY EXISTENCE IS AN ACT OF REBELLION" -ALBERT CAMUS No brains, no pain. The Difference Between Stupidity and Genius Is That Genius Has Its Limits |
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Ride the wings of the mind User ID: 78084756 United States 10/20/2019 07:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 350 million His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. King has published 61 novels (including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman) and six non-fiction books. [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] Difficulties strengthen the Mind as labor does the body... ~Seneca |
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Nuke Dukem
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