AFN: Judge Shred
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Nov 8, 2009 23:18:00 GMT -5
Long days and pleasant nights And twice the number to you. Jed Shaffer ~I tried to get another fictional character's up for consideration, but the wife wasn't condusive to Angelus. Wonder why. I am kind of shocked you didn't go the Randall Flagg route with Leith. AFN ~ And considering some of the wars your boys have had, it'd kind of be fitting.
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Post by Branimal on Nov 9, 2009 9:13:05 GMT -5
Speaking of Stephen King.
I've somehow managed to go to age 25 without reading a single one of his books. Any recommendations on where to start?
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Post by angryfan on Nov 9, 2009 9:17:19 GMT -5
Speaking of Stephen King. I've somehow managed to go to age 25 without reading a single one of his books. Any recommendations on where to start? The Stand, The Shining, Misery, Gerald's Game
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Tarik Dee
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Post by Tarik Dee on Nov 9, 2009 10:04:04 GMT -5
Speaking of Stephen King. I've somehow managed to go to age 25 without reading a single one of his books. Any recommendations on where to start? ''Cell'' is a good one if you like zombies.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Nov 9, 2009 10:06:06 GMT -5
Speaking of Stephen King. I've somehow managed to go to age 25 without reading a single one of his books. Any recommendations on where to start? I'd start with Carrie.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 9, 2009 10:18:06 GMT -5
Night Shift...Firestarter...Roadwork....Different Seasons....Cycle of the Werewolf...The Eyes of the Dragon...Misery....The Tommyknockers...The Dark Half and 2 of the Bachman books are the ones im looking to inherit for my collection now... I've heard Eyes of the Dragon gets flack. I don't really get why, outside of the absurd "king's iron" part. It's a pretty neat fantasy story. Probably not IT unless you really like reading.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2009 10:21:01 GMT -5
Speaking of Stephen King. I've somehow managed to go to age 25 without reading a single one of his books. Any recommendations on where to start? I thoroughly believe that "The Dark Tower" series now that its complete should be read first by any person being introduced to King because so many of his novels past and present revolve around the places and ideas...Many references you wouldn't understand in his other works will come naturally to you if you read these first and you will appreciate them much more
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Post by Branimal on Nov 9, 2009 10:50:31 GMT -5
Speaking of Stephen King. I've somehow managed to go to age 25 without reading a single one of his books. Any recommendations on where to start? I thoroughly believe that "The Dark Tower" series now that its complete should be read first by any person being introduced to King because so many of his novels past and present revolve around the places and ideas...Many references you wouldn't understand in his other works will come naturally to you if you read these first and you will appreciate them much more Sounds good to me. I think that's where I'll start. I'd like avoid IT or The Stand at first. Not that I have a problem with lengthy novels - I actually prefer them.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2009 10:57:21 GMT -5
I thoroughly believe that "The Dark Tower" series now that its complete should be read first by any person being introduced to King because so many of his novels past and present revolve around the places and ideas...Many references you wouldn't understand in his other works will come naturally to you if you read these first and you will appreciate them much more Sounds good to me. I think that's where I'll start. I'd like avoid IT or The Stand at first. Not that I have a problem with lengthy novels - I actually prefer them. Great idea...though I recommend IT, Stand, and the Talisman/Black House to follow....Keep me notified throughout your reading of the Gunslinger and his quest...I love to read how people interpret epics of this nature
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Jonathan Michaels
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Nov 9, 2009 11:20:14 GMT -5
Wal-Mart has it for $8.98 AND FREE SHIPPING.
Sweet.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Nov 9, 2009 11:47:38 GMT -5
Speaking of Stephen King. I've somehow managed to go to age 25 without reading a single one of his books. Any recommendations on where to start? I thoroughly believe that "The Dark Tower" series now that its complete should be read first by any person being introduced to King because so many of his novels past and present revolve around the places and ideas...Many references you wouldn't understand in his other works will come naturally to you if you read these first and you will appreciate them much more I didn't read a word of the Dark Tower stuff till it was totally finished - didn't want to be left wanting more and waiting years - and I understood everything in every other one of his novels, so I wouldn't say it's essential, and although I love those books now, it's a bit of a daunting task to undertake, not knowing if you'll even like King's writing that much.
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Post by Brain Of F'n J on Nov 9, 2009 22:23:28 GMT -5
And twice the number to you. Jed Shaffer ~I tried to get another fictional character's up for consideration, but the wife wasn't condusive to Angelus. Wonder why. I am kind of shocked you didn't go the Randall Flagg route with Leith. AFN ~ And considering some of the wars your boys have had, it'd kind of be fitting. Not a big fan of the name Randall, and even if I were inclined to go with Flagg as a first name ... if I couldn't get Angelus to sail, what makes you think Flagg's even getting a look? I thoroughly believe that "The Dark Tower" series now that its complete should be read first by any person being introduced to King because so many of his novels past and present revolve around the places and ideas...Many references you wouldn't understand in his other works will come naturally to you if you read these first and you will appreciate them much more I didn't read a word of the Dark Tower stuff till it was totally finished - didn't want to be left wanting more and waiting years - and I understood everything in every other one of his novels, so I wouldn't say it's essential, and although I love those books now, it's a bit of a daunting task to undertake, not knowing if you'll even like King's writing that much. I started reading it in 1989, so only two books had been written. And when I immediately fell in love with them, imagine my horror at having to wait ... and wait ... and wait. So much time went by between books, I'd need to re-read the previous books so I didn't feel lost. I think I've read the first book in the series probably 8 times. Jed Shaffer ~And I would suggest NOT starting with the Tower series. Too heavy, too not like his other works. Start with Pet Sematary, Misery, The Dark Half or The Shining.
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AFN: Judge Shred
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Nov 9, 2009 23:16:26 GMT -5
I am not shocked about it not flying. My friend just named his kid Milo Skywalker though, so shit happens.
The Shining is a great place to start, self contained and pure awesome.
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Post by Beav on Nov 9, 2009 23:27:24 GMT -5
I'm hoping to get the audio book. Any word if there is an audio book to get? And any idea who reads it?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2009 22:26:03 GMT -5
400 pages in and got the book yesterday...Wow its extremely graphic and a wonderful character study...It shows that in a time of turmoil the worst monsters to encounter are not vampires, zombies, or demons its other people and their agenda's...Im simply in love with this book so far and will go on to say it may be one of my favorites of all of his work when its over if this pace keeps up
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 2, 2009 23:33:56 GMT -5
Much of a King fan as I am, I get a kick out of the fact that it took him so long to finish this thing (he wrote the first draft back in the '70s and has revised it a couple of times, never thinking it was good enough to publish), that they can now say "Simpsons did it first"
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Post by biafra on Dec 3, 2009 0:53:16 GMT -5
I'm about 450 pages in and love it.
As always, lots on interesting and fleshed out characters; which to me has always been his overlooked strong point.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Dec 3, 2009 4:18:40 GMT -5
I finished it a couple days ago and thought it was great. It was one of those books I couldn't put down, even when I noticed it was nearly 6 a.m.
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Post by Man Moth? on Dec 3, 2009 12:26:04 GMT -5
I like King's older books, but I can't keep up. He has a new book on the shelves everytime I seem to go out, so I wouldn't be able to finish any.
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