Dr Gloom 21302 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 i only just discovered his books relatively recently. bloody brilliant writer. misery scared the shit out of me; i couldn't sleep after reading the axe and blow torch chapter - so savage that it was toned down for the film. the shining, carrie, the long walk, the stand, the running man, low men in yellow coats, rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption, the body, it - all brilliant. i'm on a mission to read all his best works. any fans out there? what do you think is his best effort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7058 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 the dark tower stuff is okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 The Talisman I loved that book. Was Stephen Kin & Peter Straub. There is a link to the Dark Tower series in it but its a stand alone story. Getting made into a film actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42665 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Yeah I loved his earlier books. He's been off the boil for years now unfortunately, but it sounds like Under the Dome is a bit of a return to form if the Amazon customer reviews are to be believed. The Stand is probably my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3161 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I read Salom's Lot when I was 16 but that's about it. The movie was shite - David Soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 488 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 More into the stuff that links to the Dark Tower, Talisman and Dark House are both great. Both him and Straub keep promising a third Jack Sawyer book. Joe Hill, one of his sons, has done some decent stuff too. Horns is my favourite and a really good well rounded effort, Heart Shaped Box is decent too but kinda lags at the end after going at a break neck speed to start with some genuinely creepy moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4256 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I read Salom's Lot when I was 16 but that's about it.The movie was shite - David Soul Shown as a mini-series it's actually quite good imo - the scene where James Mason asks the priest to take on the master is particularly effective. His early books were more consistent but he's still capable of a good one. The Stand is probably his best. I don't like the more fantasy based ones and the collaboration with Straub didn't work for me - despite me being a Straub fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3161 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I read Salom's Lot when I was 16 but that's about it.The movie was shite - David Soul Shown as a mini-series it's actually quite good imo - the scene where James Mason asks the priest to take on the master is particularly effective. His early books were more consistent but he's still capable of a good one. The Stand is probably his best. I don't like the more fantasy based ones and the collaboration with Straub didn't work for me - despite me being a Straub fan. Was it? It was that long ago I've forgotten anything other than how unbelievable it was to cast David Soul as a writer. Now Stand By Me and Shawshank are decent films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21302 Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 i didn't fancy the dark tower books at first. i've never really been into sci-fi books that much. are they worth a go then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42665 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I'm in the same boat as you. Always avoided them cos I'm not into fantasy stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 i didn't fancy the dark tower books at first. i've never really been into sci-fi books that much. are they worth a go then? Id certainly recommend The Talisman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Hog 488 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 It's a muddle of a few things. There's some fantasy, western and there are some sci-fi elements that do come to the front more towards the end. But it's completely character driven. If you like how King tells the stories of his main characters, how he puts the meat on the bones then give it a shot. By the time you're into the third book you've got a cast of characters that you really give a shit about. There are quite a few nods to other books and re-occuring characters from other stories that you might get a kick out of if you read Salems Lot, The Stand or Hearts in Atlantis. I've heard people say the first book takes some effort to get through, I thought it was fine and finished it in a day and a half. But it kicks up a gear with the second and third books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey 0 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Unfortunately the last book is where King crawls up his own arse a bit. Worth reading to finish the story off but you might be a tad disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11125 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 The Tommyknockers and Needful Things are canny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloopJohn 0 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 IT is no toweing masterpiece of 20th century literature but it has some great characterisation, an interesting plot and a teenage orgy. so it gets the thumbs up from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 (edited) I've always enjoyed his stuff, but it can go a little bit random. The Stand is a great book. Edited October 30, 2010 by sweetleftpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin 1 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 just finished salom's lot. I was reading it last night and I found my self reading till 2:30 a.m. Almost every chapter gave me a stomach knot or chilled me to the bone. One night I had to remind myself that you have to invite a vampire in. Isn't that the whole point of a novel? That brief moment you forget its all fiction. 'Salem's Lot had tons of those moments. I have yet to see the movie. I'm going to wait until I finish the book. What are your thoughts and your first impression on 'Salem's Lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeazesMag 0 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 i only just discovered his books relatively recently. bloody brilliant writer. misery scared the shit out of me; i couldn't sleep after reading the axe and blow torch chapter - so savage that it was toned down for the film. the shining, carrie, the long walk, the stand, the running man, low men in yellow coats, rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption, the body, it - all brilliant. i'm on a mission to read all his best works. any fans out there? what do you think is his best effort? I read "The Stand" years ago when I was in bed with rubberlegs flu etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Duma Key is worth a read. More like his earlier stuff which was so much better than the gunslinger shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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