I was reading a Stephen King book in public

[adam_f]

Actually it was the story 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.' Anyway, this guy I work with came up to me and asked what I was reading. I told him and he went 'Oh' and walked away.

Then I remembered a thread (I think about his new book) in which Crystal said she would never read a Stephen King book in public or something like that. I know why because now I feel like I was a dyslexic reading the dictionary.

[abcdefz]

Actually it was the story 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption.' Anyway, this guy I work with came up to me and asked what I was reading. I told him and he went 'Oh' and walked away.

Then I remembered a thread (I think about his new book) in which Crystal said she would never read a Stephen King book in public or something like that. I know why because now I feel like I was a dyslexic reading the dictionary.



^
paranoid, defensive... classic symptoms.

[adam_f]

Do I have the clap?

[BangkokB]

Let's turn this thread into a The Stand tribute

"I am the Walking Dude
I can see all of the world"
"Among the Living~Follow me or Die"
"Among, Among, Among, Among"



if you read Dead Zone 1/4 of the book is while he's in a coma

and Cujo is a mangy mutt with the herpes

the book of The Shining vs. the movie was like watching Lesbian sex on stage in the Phillipines then going to see a Disney movie. Night and Day difference. The book was disappointly completely different...Though Kubrick was Ace

[abcdefz]

I used to have an autographed hardback copy of The Stand. Signed to me on Springsteen's birthday -- kind of interesting, since the book leads off with a quote from "Jungleland."

[adam_f]

Anyway, I was embarassed.

[abcdefz]

^

paranoid. defensive.

[Yorkshire~Rose]

I can honestly say I have never finished reading a Stephen King book - oh, wait - i did finish Misery. The others - The Stand, Rose Madder, The Shining, 'Salems Lot...I got halfway through and just thought i can't be arsed.

Might have to give 'Salems Lot another chance though. That film is (y)

[abcdefz]

Give Different Seasons a crack (which is what adam was reading). At least read "The Body," which is what Stand By Me was based on. (y)

[Rock]

Is Different Seasons the one with the guy holding the class hostage? Or was that "the Bachman Books"?

And I liked the Gunslinger Series (whatever it was called), at least the 1st three in the series.

Ohhh, and cycle of the werewolf was good back in the day. Especially the edition with Berni Wrightson doing the illustrations.

[abcdefz]

Is Different Seasons the one with the guy holding the class hostage? Or was that "the Bachman Books"?




Hmm.... I don't remember that.

It had four stories:

The Body (which became Stand by Me)

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption

Apt Pupil (teenager realizes neighborhood old guy was a Nazi camp official and begins learning from him/emotionally torturing him)

Breathing Method (old men's club with one of the members telling an eerie story; I don't remember it very well)

[jlees_mcsd]

Did you know he wrote the short story that was a made a movie that starred a then up and coming action hero actor that would be Gov. of Cali.?

Runningman. Low budget but good.

I like S.K. and I would rather read the book than watch the movie, reading leaves more of the details and quality up to your imagination.

And rarely is a movie ANYTHING like the book, screen-plays are alot different than manuscripts, they are harder to write.

[TimDoolan]

I'm reading King's "It" right now. I saw the movie when I was little and loved it, so it's interesting reading the original story.

[beastieangel01]

Then I remembered a thread (I think about his new book) in which Crystal said she would never read a Stephen King book in public or something like that. I know why because now I feel like I was a dyslexic reading the dictionary.

Yep.

My friend actually gave the Cell to me now. I mean, zombies and a shot out to Romero is great and all but... damn it.

[abcdefz]

I'm reading King's "It" right now. I saw the movie when I was little and loved it, so it's interesting reading the original story.


I tried that a few months ago, and the writing was so sloppy I finally threw it across the room.

[DandyFop]

Bahahah..."It" is the funniest fucking book. The ending is the biggest WTF???? moment ever

[dancin2beasties]

i met him a little while ago. i wouldnt call him weird, but he's not normal either. the guy has a certain scariness about him that i cant put my finger on. generally nice though. his number was on my cellphone for awhile untill i figured that was creepy since he didnt actually give it to me. i read the shining a few years ago but thats it except for the redsox book.

[Sarky Devotchka]

I like stephen king. I haven't really read any of his most popular books though. I read Tommyknockers, Bag of Bones, Desperation/The Regulators (companion books, one written under Bachman), and Insomnia.

I suppose I liked Desperation best. it's pretty damn freaky and it's got some intense good vs. evil themes. Regulators reads like a nightmare, very surreal, but still pretty interesting. I read tommyknockers as a teenager and loved it. I don't remember too much about Bag of Bones, it was alright.

Insomnia was really long and I felt like he was repeating a lot of things too much, for people who had bad short term memories or something...which sort of served the plot, but it was kind of irritating.

I think he's very creative and you shouldn't care what people think of you reading his books in public. hmph!

*goes back to reading ultra-hip book of plays by eugene ionesco*

[HotAndWet]

I'm reading King's "It" right now. I saw the movie when I was little and loved it, so it's interesting reading the original story.

The movie is very gay, the book is very good. I read it a few years ago when I was 13, it was hard to get through. The best parts are the parts with them as kids because it reminds me of being a kid too, <3

[MagicCowboy]

Stephen King is a wonderful actor. Has anyone seen Creepshow? :rolleyes:

[TimDoolan]

The movie is very gay, the book is very good. I read it a few years ago when I was 13, it was hard to get through. The best parts are the parts with them as kids because it reminds me of being a kid too, <3

you are gay.

[TimDoolan]

The movie is very gay, the book is very good. I read it a few years ago when I was 13, it was hard to get through. The best parts are the parts with them as kids because it reminds me of being a kid too, <3

I wish the moviie was made on HBO, and R rated and more gritty.