Strangers
ldlac
:)
Linda
paulo...@my-deja.com wrote in message <8bufcj$g78$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>I've been reading Strangers during the past couple of days, and I've
>noticed some techniques that Koontz used to maintain the suspense of
>the novel... and I've realized that they're incredibly blatant. Some
>of them, anyway. Some of them still make my skin crawl, but some of
>them... uagh! Listen to this one:
>-
>"Faye Block was nevertheless plagued by the instinctive and unnerving
>feeling that something was wrong. Very wrong."
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>There's so many things wrong with this sentence that I actually laughed
>when I read it. I'm glad that Koontz has continued to mature as a
>writer.
>-
>But here's the question: what are some of the silliest passages that
>you've ever read in a Koontz novel? (Not those that were MEANT to be
>silly, but those that were meant to be scary or chilling or
>suspenseful?) I think this analysis could help us to appreciate the
>GOOD parts of his novels even more.
>
>
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>Before you buy.
paulo...@my-deja.com
paulo...@my-deja.com
> >But here's the question: what are some of the silliest passages that
> >you've ever read in a Koontz novel? (Not those that were MEANT to be
> >silly, but those that were meant to be scary or chilling or
> >suspenseful?) I think this analysis could help us to appreciate the
> >GOOD parts of his novels even more.
> Silly? I don't think so.
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Now, don't get me wrong. The hypnotism passage, with Pablo Jackson--
the first hypnotism passage--was incredible. I loved reading it. But
you've got to admit, he (Koontz, not Pablo) is a better writer now than
he was then. Even Koontz himself has admitted to looking over past
novels with the urge to revise them.
-
Here's another example--a girl to whom Brendan Cronin administers
during his hospital time says the following: "That patch of snow...
looks like a ship... a beautiful old ship with three white sails,
gliding across a slate-colored sea... The ice and snow are like... like
jewels... and ermine cloaks that God uses to dress up the world..."
This girl's ten years old, and she uses words like "slate"
and "ermine"? Heehee... sounds pretty silly to me. 8D
Jennie K.
wrong. Very wrong." construction - or "It was quiet. Too quiet." etc.
For one thing, it is totally cliched to the point were it doesn't work
as it is intended too. Second thing is that it is sort of like ramming
it home to the reader with a sledgehammer. I think it's better to have
it a bit more understated - by and large readers don't need everything
spelled out completely - in a way, the important thing about suspense
or horror is knowing what to leave out. If the atmosphere is well
written, the reader will realise that something is "wrong, very
wrong," just as the character does, without needing to be told.
Jenn
On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 02:50:01 GMT, paulo...@my-deja.com wrote:
>I've been reading Strangers during the past couple of days, and I've
>noticed some techniques that Koontz used to maintain the suspense of
>the novel... and I've realized that they're incredibly blatant. Some
>of them, anyway. Some of them still make my skin crawl, but some of
>them... uagh! Listen to this one:
>-
>"Faye Block was nevertheless plagued by the instinctive and unnerving
>feeling that something was wrong. Very wrong."
>-
>There's so many things wrong with this sentence that I actually laughed
>when I read it. I'm glad that Koontz has continued to mature as a
>writer.
>-
>But here's the question: what are some of the silliest passages that
>you've ever read in a Koontz novel? (Not those that were MEANT to be
>silly, but those that were meant to be scary or chilling or
>suspenseful?) I think this analysis could help us to appreciate the
>GOOD parts of his novels even more.
>
>
Staci
I am going for a reread in a few weeks :) I will save this post, and
read it then :)
--
Staci
If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else
- Chinese Proverb
<paulo...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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paulo...@my-deja.com
"Staci" <slot...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I am not going to read your post Paul, because I just got Strangers,
and
> I am going for a reread in a few weeks :) I will save this post, and
> read it then :)
Enjoy, Staci! As I read, in the meantime, I'll post silly passages
that I find. I didn't find any that I can recall last night; I was
swept up in the climax of the Christmas Day section, which I think was
brilliantly written. But I'll pour through the text again and see if I
can find any passages that strike me as rather silly.
paulo...@my-deja.com
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Here's another silly passage--page 52 in the paperback, Parker Faine is
talking to Dom about his sleepwalking: "I wonder if this problem of
yours is somehow related to the changes you underwent two summers ago."
About two years have passed, and any number of things have happened
between the vacation and the time of sleepwalking, and Parker
immediately pawns the vacation as the culprit? Heehee. But I
understand why Koontz did this: he needed the reader to know about the
vacation. It's a central plot element. It was a (perhaps) necessary
stretch, but reading over it for the second time made me giggle.
Luigi
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I think you're forcing things a bit, Paulo (is this your name? Sorry, I
didn't see it written, so I'm just guessing). I think the question Parker
Faine poses, here, is totally justified. We're talking about something that
was by far the most eery, unexplainable event in Dom's life, so...
Anyway, just my 2 cents worth. :-)
--
~Luigi~
http://web.tiscalinet.it/luigiurato
<paulo...@my-deja.com> wrote in message 8c06dq$d3u$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
paulo...@my-deja.com
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Bah. People change all the time. All things considered, it wasn't all
that eerie. Perhaps unexplainable, yes, but not eerie. To a point,
you're right--this is a debateable issue, and there are certainly
better "silly" passages from this novel. I'll find some later today;
right now, I'm eating a burger from my very favorite burger
joint 'round town. Mmm!
By the way, the name's Paul. ;)
Bryan Ecker
(Jennie K.) wrote:
>I see what you mean there - personally I hate that "something was
>wrong. Very wrong." construction - or "It was quiet. Too quiet." etc.
I see nothing wrong with it.
Nothing at all.
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Lelia Taylor
something at you : )
--
Lelia
Do not dig a hole for another,
you just might fall in it yourself.
(Russian Proverb)
Bryan Ecker <ec...@us.hsanet.net> wrote in message
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Bryan Ecker
wrote:
>LOL---I never know whether you're gonna make me laugh or want to throw
>something at you : )
Thanks. I think. I'm not entirely sure how to take that.
Just let me know which you feel like doing so I know whether to duck
or not.
Lelia Taylor
--
Lelia
Do not dig a hole for another,
you just might fall in it yourself.
(Russian Proverb)
Bryan Ecker <ec...@us.hsanet.net> wrote in message
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Staci
--
Staci
If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else
- Chinese Proverb
Luigi
try The Green Mile or Bag of Bones before you say King doesn't write well. I
found these two, for instance, to be supremely written, pal. As I see it,
these two are far better than a couple of Koontzies which were not
as...great as the others. :-)
~Luigi the Heretic~
http://web.tiscalinet.it/luigiurato
Christopher Snow <fort_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Even if they were silly, I either didn't notice or didn't mind them. I
> usually focus on the good parts and try not to see the not so good parts.
> And me dreaming of one day being a writer, the one question I ask myself
> before critizing a book is: Can I do better? That's why I have no problem
> pointing out things that are wrong in King's books. I seriously think I
can
> do better. Never Koontz though. :-)
>
> Snowman
> PS. I think King has very good plots, but his writing....
>
> <paulo...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:8bufcj$g78$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > I've been reading Strangers during the past couple of days, and I've
> > noticed some techniques that Koontz used to maintain the suspense of
> > the novel... and I've realized that they're incredibly blatant. Some
> > of them, anyway. Some of them still make my skin crawl, but some of
> > them... uagh! Listen to this one:
> > -
> > "Faye Block was nevertheless plagued by the instinctive and unnerving
> > feeling that something was wrong. Very wrong."
> > -
> > There's so many things wrong with this sentence that I actually laughed
> > when I read it. I'm glad that Koontz has continued to mature as a
> > writer.
> > -
> > But here's the question: what are some of the silliest passages that
> > you've ever read in a Koontz novel? (Not those that were MEANT to be
> > silly, but those that were meant to be scary or chilling or
> > suspenseful?) I think this analysis could help us to appreciate the
> > GOOD parts of his novels even more.
> >
> >
Staci
I know.
--
Staci
There's someone out there for everyone
-even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them.
-Steve Martin, L.A. Story
"Gayle" <sh...@pinebelt.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 13:52:11 GMT, "Staci" <slot...@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
> It's just funny. So funny. :)
>
> Gayle
ldlac
too, but I like King. TGM is probably the more likeable of the two.
:)
Linda
Christopher Snow wrote in message <38e54...@203.29.167.224>...
>I'll have to get them then, the few King's that I've read really killed it
>for me. I'll give him another try. Thanks!
>
>Snowman
>
>Luigi <nospamg...@tiscalinet.it> wrote in message
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ldlac
or The Stand or Salem's Lot. IMO The Regulators is the worst book he's
written.
:)
Linda
Bryan Ecker wrote in message
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>One fine day in the middle of the night fort_...@yahoo.com (Christopher
>Snow) wrote:
>
>>I'll have to get them then, the few King's that I've read really killed it
>>for me. I'll give him another try. Thanks!
>
>his work. It wasn't, like, The Talisman or Cujo or anything like that
>was it?
>
>It wasn't (God help us) Christine, was it?
ldlac
Hellfire Club.
:)
Linda
Cathi K. wrote in message <20000331210001...@ng-da1.aol.com>...
>Bryan, I know THE TALISMAN is not really representative of SK but it's one
of
>my favorite books all the same.
>
>>What books did you read? Maybe they weren't entirely representative of
>>his work. It wasn't, like, The Talisman or Cujo or anything like that
>>was it?
>
>
>
>*********
>"She's up there all alone...I'm down here changing lanes."
> - Tom Petty
Christopher Snow
Christopher Snow
for me. I'll give him another try. Thanks!
Snowman
Luigi <nospamg...@tiscalinet.it> wrote in message
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> I'm not with you on this, Snow. I'm almost sure you won't, but you should
> try The Green Mile or Bag of Bones before you say King doesn't write well.
I
> found these two, for instance, to be supremely written, pal. As I see it,
> these two are far better than a couple of Koontzies which were not
> as...great as the others. :-)
> ~Luigi the Heretic~
> http://web.tiscalinet.it/luigiurato
>
> Christopher Snow <fort_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> 38e4b...@203.29.167.224...
Bryan Ecker
Snow) wrote:
>I'll have to get them then, the few King's that I've read really killed it
>for me. I'll give him another try. Thanks!
What books did you read? Maybe they weren't entirely representative of
his work. It wasn't, like, The Talisman or Cujo or anything like that
was it?
It wasn't (God help us) Christine, was it?
Cathi K.
my favorite books all the same.
>What books did you read? Maybe they weren't entirely representative of
>his work. It wasn't, like, The Talisman or Cujo or anything like that
>was it?
Cathi K.
Bryan Ecker
>What *is* representative? I enjoyed all three of those. Not as much
>as It or The Stand or Salem's Lot. IMO The Regulators is the worst
>book he's written.
I'd say It, the Stand and SL are pretty representative. I wasn't
all that thrilled with Salem's Lot, but it's better than a lot of
the one's he wrote around that time. IMHO, of course.
And Stephen King didn't write the Regulators, you know. Some dude
named Richard Bachman or some such wrote it. Why they packaged it
with a Stephen King book is beyond me.
--
Bryan Ecker
"Yes... that was a joke."
Bryan Ecker
wrote:
>Bryan, I know THE TALISMAN is not really representative of SK but
>it's one of my favorite books all the same.
It was okay, and it had some things in it that were pretty cool. I
thought the Territories idea was cool, for instance, and the villian
was pretty well done.
Even so, all in all, I had a really tough time swallowing the
primary premise of the story.
*** SPOILERS FOR TALISMAN FOLLOW ***
I didn't like the idea that something like THE Talisman, which seemed
to be some sort of Nexus Of The Universe being used to save ONE person
and then it's gone. What was that about?
I just didn't buy it. It seemed like a waste to me.
Bianca
name..<øh.....did I hear the word joke!!?? Well, then everything is
ok.........>
IMHO some of King's best books are:
"The Green Mile", "Gerald's Game", "Bag of Bones", "IT", "Rose Madder", and
of couse "Misery" which is a brilliant book/movie.
BTW, I love "Strangers". It's my number one along with "Watchers". I would
love to re-read it, to see if it's really as good as I remember.
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
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*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
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Sime
--
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Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
- Les Brown
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Cathi K. <scull...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Bryan, I know THE TALISMAN is not really representative of SK but it's one
of
> my favorite books all the same.
>
Sime
Game yet. But I loved all the others.
Oh, and it's great to see you here again. :):):):)
--
"Shoot for the moon.
Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
- Les Brown
Creative Castle: http://www.king100.demon.co.uk/abdk
Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
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Bryan Ecker
>Stephen King wrote "The Regulators"_ Richard Bachman was his pen
>name..<øh.....did I hear the word joke!!?? Well, then everything is
>ok.........>
Heh, heh, heh.
>IMHO some of King's best books are:
>"The Green Mile", "Gerald's Game", "Bag of Bones", "IT", "Rose
>Madder", and of couse "Misery" which is a brilliant book/movie.
I agree with most of those except Gerald's Game and Rose Madder.
Gerald's Game just bored me to tears. It was way too slow paced
a book for me. And I just didn't get Rose Madder. It started off
like it had potential, and just went nowhere. It seemed that it
was just weird for weirdness's sake. All in my most humble opinion,
of course.
I just finished Bag of Bones a couple of weeks ago. That was a
good read. Misery is still in the upper 10% of all the books I've
read. And it's also one of the best book to movie translations
I've ever seen. Maybe The Best.
>BTW, I love "Strangers". It's my number one along with "Watchers". I would
>love to re-read it, to see if it's really as good as I remember.
I don't think you're going to get much argument about those two here.
I have to go with Dragon's Tears and The Bad Place. (Although they
interchange with one or two others depending on my mood!)
Jennie K.
Bianca
I'll givet it a try once more.
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
-The Book of Counted Sorrows-
"Sime" <ld...@dial.pipex.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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> Agreed with everything there Bianca. Well, except I haven't read Gerald's
> Game yet. But I loved all the others.
> Oh, and it's great to see you here again. :):):):)
>
> --
>
> "Shoot for the moon.
> Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
> - Les Brown
>
> Creative Castle: http://www.king100.demon.co.uk/abdk
> Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
> news:TYgF4.528$N74....@news.get2net.dk...
> > Stephen King wrote "The Regulators"_ Richard Bachman was his pen
> > name..<øh.....did I hear the word joke!!?? Well, then everything is
> > ok.........>
> > IMHO some of King's best books are:
> > "The Green Mile", "Gerald's Game", "Bag of Bones", "IT", "Rose Madder",
> and
> > of couse "Misery" which is a brilliant book/movie.
> >
> > BTW, I love "Strangers". It's my number one along with "Watchers". I
would
> > love to re-read it, to see if it's really as good as I remember.
ldlac
games.
:)
Linda
Sime wrote in message <8c49t5$mvd$1...@lure.pipex.net>...
ldlac
weirded out.
:)
Linda
Bryan Ecker wrote in message
>One fine day in the middle of the night b...@get2net.dk (Bianca) wrote:
>
>>Stephen King wrote "The Regulators"_ Richard Bachman was his pen
>>name..<øh.....did I hear the word joke!!?? Well, then everything is
>>ok.........>
>
>
>>IMHO some of King's best books are:
>>"The Green Mile", "Gerald's Game", "Bag of Bones", "IT", "Rose
>>Madder", and of couse "Misery" which is a brilliant book/movie.
>
>Gerald's Game just bored me to tears. It was way too slow paced
>a book for me. And I just didn't get Rose Madder. It started off
>like it had potential, and just went nowhere. It seemed that it
>was just weird for weirdness's sake. All in my most humble opinion,
>of course.
>
>I just finished Bag of Bones a couple of weeks ago. That was a
>good read. Misery is still in the upper 10% of all the books I've
>read. And it's also one of the best book to movie translations
>I've ever seen. Maybe The Best.
>
>>love to re-read it, to see if it's really as good as I remember.
>
Bianca
Well..... that doesn't matter anyway, I
certanily agree with you, and it maight have
been those thoughts that made this book
so freaking scary <grin>.
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
-The Book of Counted Sorrows-
"ldlac" <ld...@attglobal.net> skrev i en meddelelse
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> I really liked Gerald's Game. But it might change your mind about some
> games.
> :)
> Linda
> Sime wrote in message <8c49t5$mvd$1...@lure.pipex.net>...
> >Agreed with everything there Bianca. Well, except I haven't read Gerald's
> >Game yet. But I loved all the others.
> >Oh, and it's great to see you here again. :):):):)
> >Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
> >news:TYgF4.528$N74....@news.get2net.dk...
>> Stephen King wrote "The Regulators"_ Richard Bachman was his pen
>> name..<øh.....did I hear the word joke!!?? Well, then everything is
>> ok.........>
>> IMHO some of King's best books are:
>> "The Green Mile", "Gerald's Game", "Bag of Bones", "IT", "Rose Madder",
>and
>> of couse "Misery" which is a brilliant book/movie.
>>
>> BTW, I love "Strangers". It's my number one along with "Watchers". I
> would
>> love to re-read it, to see if it's really as good as I remember.
> >> "Bryan Ecker" <ec...@us.hsanet.net> skrev i en meddelelse
Josh<viper8787>
Josh
>
> I see nothing wrong with it.
>
> Nothing at all.
>
> Bryan Ecker | "You cannot make someone love
> http://www.hsanet.net/user/ecker/ | you. You can only stalk them and
> ec...@us.hsanet.net | hope they panic and give in."
> BAE Systems, Inc. |
>
ldlac
you back at the newsgroup, we've missed you.
:)
Linda
Bianca wrote in message ...
Luke Croll
and I thought it was awful.
In article <TYgF4.528$N74....@news.get2net.dk>, Bianca
<b...@get2net.dk> writes
>Stephen King wrote "The Regulators"_ Richard Bachman was his pen
>name..<øh.....did I hear the word joke!!?? Well, then everything is
>ok.........>
>IMHO some of King's best books are:
>"The Green Mile", "Gerald's Game", "Bag of Bones", "IT", "Rose Madder", and
>of couse "Misery" which is a brilliant book/movie.
>
>BTW, I love "Strangers". It's my number one along with "Watchers". I would
>love to re-read it, to see if it's really as good as I remember.
>--
>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
> *..Hope is the destination that we seek..
> ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
> ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
> ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>
> -The Book of Counted Sorrows-
>
>
>"Bryan Ecker" <ec...@us.hsanet.net> skrev i en meddelelse
>news:8F08D2EE9eck...@news.us.hsanet.net...
>> One fine day in the middle of the night ld...@attglobal.net (ldlac) wrote:
>
>> >What *is* representative? I enjoyed all three of those. Not as much
>> >as It or The Stand or Salem's Lot. IMO The Regulators is the worst
>> >book he's written.
>
>> I'd say It, the Stand and SL are pretty representative. I wasn't
>> all that thrilled with Salem's Lot, but it's better than a lot of
>> the one's he wrote around that time. IMHO, of course.
>>
>> And Stephen King didn't write the Regulators, you know. Some dude
>> named Richard Bachman or some such wrote it. Why they packaged it
>> with a Stephen King book is beyond me.
>>
>> --
>> Bryan Ecker
>> "Yes... that was a joke."
>
>
--
Luke Croll
The alt.books.dean-koontz FAQ is found at:
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Christopher Snow
Snowman
Bryan Ecker <ec...@us.hsanet.net> wrote in message
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> One fine day in the middle of the night fort_...@yahoo.com (Christopher
> Snow) wrote:
>
> >I'll have to get them then, the few King's that I've read really killed
it
> >for me. I'll give him another try. Thanks!
>
> What books did you read? Maybe they weren't entirely representative of
> his work. It wasn't, like, The Talisman or Cujo or anything like that
> was it?
>
> It wasn't (God help us) Christine, was it?
>
Bryan Ecker
Snow) wrote:
>Christine and Tommy Knockers.
You poor guy. No wonder.
I'll have to admit right here and now that Tommyknockers was one of
my favorite books by him. But you can throw me out as an abberation
since Tommyknockers is almost universally considered to be his
biggest piece of trash ever. I think even King himself disliked the
story. I've only met one other person who admitted to liking it.
And the movie was simply dreadful. Even I hated that one. The casting
was well done and the acting was acceptable, but the translation into
movie form just ruined everything that I liked about the book. No
Anne Anderson? I thought she was priceless. And the ending was so
dissimilar to the book ending that I had to check and make sure I was
watching the right movie.
I'm not sure what the consensus is on Christine, but I thought it
was tripe.
I think that someone already suggested The Green Mile as a good place
to re-start, and I'll second that emotion. The Stand is also good, but
I'd recommend the Cut and Abridged version for the uninitiated. I
happen to love 5cm thick books that drag things out, but you may not.
Sue Simpson
Sooz
ldlac wrote in message <38e69...@news1.prserv.net>...
>Bianca, I just can't help myself! How you been dear? It's good to
have
>you back at the newsgroup, we've missed you.
>:)
>Linda
>Bianca wrote in message ...
>>LOL...Linda, Linda...are you bad ;););););)
>>Well..... that doesn't matter anyway, I
>>certanily agree with you, and it maight have
>>been those thoughts that made this book
>>so freaking scary <grin>.
>>--
>>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>>http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
>> *..Hope is the destination that we seek..
>> ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
>> ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
>> ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>>
>> -The Book of Counted Sorrows-
>>
>>
>>
>>"ldlac" <ld...@attglobal.net> skrev i en meddelelse
>>news:38e61...@news1.prserv.net...
>>> I really liked Gerald's Game. But it might change your mind about
some
>>> games.
>>> :)
>>> Linda
>>
>>> Sime wrote in message <8c49t5$mvd$1...@lure.pipex.net>...
>>> >Agreed with everything there Bianca. Well, except I haven't read
>Gerald's
>>> >Game yet. But I loved all the others.
>>> >Oh, and it's great to see you here again. :):):):)
>>
>>> >Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
>>> >news:TYgF4.528$N74....@news.get2net.dk...
>>>> Stephen King wrote "The Regulators"_ Richard Bachman was his pen
>>>> name..<øh.....did I hear the word joke!!?? Well, then everything
is
>>>> ok.........>
>>>> IMHO some of King's best books are:
>>>> "The Green Mile", "Gerald's Game", "Bag of Bones", "IT", "Rose
Madder",
>>>and
>>>> of couse "Misery" which is a brilliant book/movie.
>>>>
>>>> BTW, I love "Strangers". It's my number one along with
"Watchers". I
>>> would
>>>> love to re-read it, to see if it's really as good as I remember.
>>
Lelia Taylor
--
Lelia
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us
who do.
(Anonymous)
Bryan Ecker <ec...@us.hsanet.net> wrote in message
news:8F0A300Aecke...@news.us.hsanet.net...
ldlac
:)
Linda
Bryan Ecker wrote in message
>One fine day in the middle of the night fort_...@yahoo.com (Christopher
>Snow) wrote:
>
>>Christine and Tommy Knockers.
>
>You poor guy. No wonder.
>
>my favorite books by him. But you can throw me out as an abberation
>since Tommyknockers is almost universally considered to be his
>biggest piece of trash ever. I think even King himself disliked the
>story. I've only met one other person who admitted to liking it.
>
ldlac
ldlac
:)
Linda
Christopher Snow wrote in message <38e7c...@203.29.167.224>...
>My friend recommanded IT, what do you think?
>
>Snowman
Christopher Snow
Ernest Fairchild
Have a great day!
Ernest
(efair...@home.com)
_____________________
"Never say never! Instead, be a wimp and say, 'Well, maybe, you know,
kinda.'"
Visit my website at http://www.public.asu.edu/~ernestf
"ldlac" <ld...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:38e7b...@news1.prserv.net...
> berserk?
> :)
> Linda
> ldlac wrote in message <38e7b...@news1.prserv.net>...
> >I loved the beserk coke machine!
> >:)
> >Linda
> >Bryan Ecker wrote in message
> ><8F0A300Aecke...@news.us.hsanet.net>...
Lelia Taylor
--
Lelia
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us
who do.
(Anonymous)
Christopher Snow <fort_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:38e7c...@203.29.167.224...
> My friend recommanded IT, what do you think?
>
> Snowman
>
> Bryan Ecker <ec...@us.hsanet.net> wrote in message
> news:8F0A300Aecke...@news.us.hsanet.net...
Josh<viper8787>
people can.
Josh
In article <38e4b...@203.29.167.224>,
"Christopher Snow" <fort_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Even if they were silly, I either didn't notice or didn't mind them. I
> usually focus on the good parts and try not to see the not so good
parts.
> And me dreaming of one day being a writer, the one question I ask
myself
> before critizing a book is: Can I do better? That's why I have no
problem
> pointing out things that are wrong in King's books. I seriously think
I can
> do better. Never Koontz though. :-)
>
> Snowman
> PS. I think King has very good plots, but his writing....
>
> <paulo...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:8bufcj$g78$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > I've been reading Strangers during the past couple of days, and I've
> > noticed some techniques that Koontz used to maintain the suspense of
> > the novel... and I've realized that they're incredibly blatant. Some
> > of them, anyway. Some of them still make my skin crawl, but some of
> > them... uagh! Listen to this one:
> > -
> > "Faye Block was nevertheless plagued by the instinctive and
unnerving
> > feeling that something was wrong. Very wrong."
> > -
> > There's so many things wrong with this sentence that I actually
laughed
> > when I read it. I'm glad that Koontz has continued to mature as a
> > writer.
> > -
> > But here's the question: what are some of the silliest passages that
> > you've ever read in a Koontz novel? (Not those that were MEANT to be
> > silly, but those that were meant to be scary or chilling or
> > suspenseful?) I think this analysis could help us to appreciate the
> > GOOD parts of his novels even more.
Lelia Taylor
feelings, please : )
--
Lelia
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us
who do.
(Anonymous)
Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:8c94ut$qad$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
Cathi K.
say that I like it a lot.
>My friend recommanded IT, what do you think?
>
>Snowman
Cathi K.
*********
April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
- TS Eliot
Darlene
right up your alley! The only difference between your games and Gerald's
is the Batman suit! LOL! I personally loved the book. Rose Madder I
would agree started out with great promise then died in it's tracks. And
I also agree Bag Of Bones and Misery were excellent. The Regulators and
Insomnia lost me altogether, but I must say that Bag of Bones and Riding
the Bullet are wooing me back into King's "court".
Darz
Bryan Ecker wrote:
>
> One fine day in the middle of the night b...@get2net.dk (Bianca) wrote:
>
> >Stephen King wrote "The Regulators"_ Richard Bachman was his pen
> >name..<øh.....did I hear the word joke!!?? Well, then everything is
> >ok.........>
>
> Heh, heh, heh.
>
> >IMHO some of King's best books are:
> >"The Green Mile", "Gerald's Game", "Bag of Bones", "IT", "Rose
> >Madder", and of couse "Misery" which is a brilliant book/movie.
>
> I agree with most of those except Gerald's Game and Rose Madder.
> Gerald's Game just bored me to tears. It was way too slow paced
> a book for me. And I just didn't get Rose Madder. It started off
> like it had potential, and just went nowhere. It seemed that it
> was just weird for weirdness's sake. All in my most humble opinion,
> of course.
>
> I just finished Bag of Bones a couple of weeks ago. That was a
> good read. Misery is still in the upper 10% of all the books I've
> read. And it's also one of the best book to movie translations
> I've ever seen. Maybe The Best.
>
> >BTW, I love "Strangers". It's my number one along with "Watchers". I would
> >love to re-read it, to see if it's really as good as I remember.
>
> I don't think you're going to get much argument about those two here.
> I have to go with Dragon's Tears and The Bad Place. (Although they
> interchange with one or two others depending on my mood!)
>
Darlene
Darz
Come See my family and my quilts at:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=344674
Bryan Ecker wrote:
>
> One fine day in the middle of the night fort_...@yahoo.com (Christopher
> Snow) wrote:
>
> >Christine and Tommy Knockers.
>
> You poor guy. No wonder.
>
> I'll have to admit right here and now that Tommyknockers was one of
> my favorite books by him. But you can throw me out as an abberation
> since Tommyknockers is almost universally considered to be his
> biggest piece of trash ever. I think even King himself disliked the
> story. I've only met one other person who admitted to liking it.
>
> And the movie was simply dreadful. Even I hated that one. The casting
> was well done and the acting was acceptable, but the translation into
> movie form just ruined everything that I liked about the book. No
> Anne Anderson? I thought she was priceless. And the ending was so
> dissimilar to the book ending that I had to check and make sure I was
> watching the right movie.
>
> I'm not sure what the consensus is on Christine, but I thought it
> was tripe.
>
> I think that someone already suggested The Green Mile as a good place
> to re-start, and I'll second that emotion. The Stand is also good, but
> I'd recommend the Cut and Abridged version for the uninitiated. I
> happen to love 5cm thick books that drag things out, but you may not.
>
Josh<viper8787>
such different writing. If you like one, how can you like the other?
There so different.
Josh
In article <y2VF4.7111$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com>,
Jadis
and Bag of Bones are on my list of all time favorite books. Definitely
excellence.
jadis
Luigi <nospamg...@tiscalinet.it> wrote in message
news:8c2jv2$p8c$1...@lacerta.tiscalinet.it...
| I'm not with you on this, Snow. I'm almost sure you won't, but you should
| try The Green Mile or Bag of Bones before you say King doesn't write well.
I
| found these two, for instance, to be supremely written, pal. As I see it,
| these two are far better than a couple of Koontzies which were not
| as...great as the others. :-)
| ~Luigi the Heretic~
| http://web.tiscalinet.it/luigiurato
|
| Christopher Snow <fort_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
| 38e4b...@203.29.167.224...
Lelia Taylor
That would be like saying I can't like more than one mystery writer. And I
know very well what ng we're in---I'm not the one who started all this talk
about SK's books : )
--
Lelia
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us
who do.
(Anonymous)
Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:8cakin$ede$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> What newsgroup are we in? Definetly not King's. Koontz and King have
> such different writing. If you like one, how can you like the other?
> There so different.
> Josh
> In article <y2VF4.7111$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com>,
> "Lelia Taylor" <catlove...@home.com> wrote:
> > Now, now---there are some SK fans in here, too. Don't go trampling on
> our
> > feelings, please : )
> >
> > --
> > Lelia
> >
> > People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those
> of us
> > who do.
> > (Anonymous)
> > Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > news:8c94ut$qad$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > > I agree, a lot people can do better than King. Actually the
> majority of
> > > people can.
> > > Josh
> > > In article <38e4b...@203.29.167.224>,
> > > "Christopher Snow" <fort_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Bryan Ecker
wrote:
>Bryan, I'll admit - I liked Tommyknockers, too. There, I've said it.
Ah... another one of us. We're few and far between, you know.
I'll bet there are a lot of Tommyknocker fans out there in various
closets.
One of the reasons that I like it in comparison to some of his other
works is the ending. One of the things that I thought was well done
was the way he described what was happening around town, and how the
various repercussions of the "Event" (no spoilers here) interplayed
with each other. He was describing about five or six different scenes
all at once without making it seem contrived or forced. I thought it
was some pretty good writing.
Obviously, I'm in the minority. Glad to have one more on my side
though.
Bryan Ecker
Snow) wrote:
>My friend recommanded IT, what do you think?
IT isn't bad. I really liked the penultimate part of the book. Even
better than the climax of the story. Plus it's really intense in
some scenes, which is something that I always like to read. There
are a few parts that I could have done without, but all in all, its
a great read.
Also, Misery and The Green Mile are good places to start.
Lisa W
Lisa : )
Darz wrote:
Bryan, I'll admit - I liked Tommyknockers, too. There, I've said it.
Darz
Come See my family and my quilts at:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=344674
Bryan Ecker wrote:
One fine day in the middle of the night fort_...@yahoo.com
(Christopher Snow) wrote:
Christine and Tommy Knockers.
You poor guy. No wonder.
I'll have to admit right here and now that Tommyknockers was one of my
favorite books by him. But you can throw me out as an abberation since
Tommyknockers is almost universally considered to be his biggest piece
of trash ever. I think even King himself disliked the story. I've only
met one other person who admitted to liking it.
And the movie was simply dreadful. Even I hated that one. The casting
was well done and the acting was acceptable, but the translation into
movie form just ruined everything that I liked about the book. No Anne
Anderson? I thought she was priceless. And the ending was so dissimilar
to the book ending that I had to check and make sure I was watching the
right movie.
I'm not sure what the consensus is on Christine, but I thought it was
tripe.
I think that someone already suggested The Green Mile as a good place to
re-start, and I'll second that emotion. The Stand is also good, but I'd
recommend the Cut and Abridged version for the uninitiated. I happen to
love 5cm thick books that drag things out, but you may not.
Adam
morals, lol! ;)
--
Adam
"I am sounding out the silence, avoiding all the words,
I'm afraid I've said too much, I'm afraid of who has heard me."
- Ani Difranco
Josh wrote in message <8cbc41$927$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Sorry, it's just I personally don't like his style, he tries way too
>hard to be evil, that you wouldn't be suprised he was santanic. From
>the books I read of him, it doesn't sound like he has any morals, like
>Dean does.
>Josh
>In article <Gz5G4.7277$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com>,
Lisa W
I have 2 tiers of one of my bookshelves filled with nothing but DK and
SK, and paperbacks of both stuffed everywhere. I wouldn't want them to
write alike, what would be the point in that?
Lisa : )
ldlac
also like Straub, Barker, Irving, Dunne, Mitchell, you see where I'm going?
I'm not judging an author's morals, I'm enjoying the work they share.
:)
Linda
Josh wrote in message <8cbc41$927$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Sorry, it's just I personally don't like his style, he tries way too
>hard to be evil, that you wouldn't be suprised he was santanic. From
>the books I read of him, it doesn't sound like he has any morals, like
>Dean does.
>Josh
>"Lelia Taylor" <catlove...@home.com> wrote:
>> Are you serious? Just because I like one doesn't mean I can't like
>another.
>> That would be like saying I can't like more than one mystery writer.
>And I
>> know very well what ng we're in---I'm not the one who started all
>this talk
>>
>> --
>> Lelia
>>
>> People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those
>of us
>> who do.
>> (Anonymous)
>> Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
ldlac
off-topic, did anyone ever see the original "The Bad Seed"? Scary.
:)
Linda
Kathryn wrote in message ...
>I agree Lelia. I like all types of books. Dean is wonderful, but not the
>ONLY one. That sort of limitation on reading would be boring, and
eventually
>pointless.
>
>Kat
>
>Lelia Taylor wrote in message ...
ldlac
:)
Linda
Ernest Fairchild wrote in message ...
>Surprising, isn't it ;-)?
>
>Have a great day!
>
>Ernest
>(efair...@home.com)
>
>_____________________
>"Never say never! Instead, be a wimp and say, 'Well, maybe, you know,
>kinda.'"
>Visit my website at http://www.public.asu.edu/~ernestf
>
>news:iicG4.7933$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com...
>> (Gasp!)
>>
>> --
>> Lelia
>>
>> People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of
us
>> who do.
>> (Anonymous)
>> news:v5cG4.119899$Hq3.3...@news2.rdc1.on.home.com...
>> > I not only like other "horror" writers, I also like other genres of
>> reading,
>> > like sci-fi, drama, mystery, etc.
>> >
>> > Have a great day!
>> >
>> > Ernest
>> > (efair...@home.com)
>> >
>> > _____________________
>> > "Never say never! Instead, be a wimp and say, 'Well, maybe, you know,
>> > kinda.'"
>> > Visit my website at http://www.public.asu.edu/~ernestf
>> >
>> > news:NDbG4.43752$QJ3.3...@dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net...
ldlac
:)
Linda
Josh wrote in message <8cbku2$ilh$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Don't get me wrong, although Koontz is my favorite author, I'm not
>secluded to one author. I like other authors also but I just don't like
>King.
>Josh
>In article <NDbG4.43752$QJ3.3...@dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net>,
Luke Croll
jeebies.
In article <38e7e...@news1.prserv.net>, ldlac <ld...@attglobal.net>
writes
>Keep an eye out for Pennywise, he's scary! I loved IT.
>:)
>Linda
>Christopher Snow wrote in message <38e7c...@203.29.167.224>...
>>My friend recommanded IT, what do you think?
>>
>>Snowman
>>
>>Bryan Ecker <ec...@us.hsanet.net> wrote in message
>>news:8F0A300Aecke...@news.us.hsanet.net...
>>> One fine day in the middle of the night fort_...@yahoo.com
>(Christopher
>>> Snow) wrote:
>>>
>>> >Christine and Tommy Knockers.
>>>
>>> You poor guy. No wonder.
>>>
>>> I'll have to admit right here and now that Tommyknockers was one of
>>> my favorite books by him. But you can throw me out as an abberation
>>> since Tommyknockers is almost universally considered to be his
>>> biggest piece of trash ever. I think even King himself disliked the
>>> story. I've only met one other person who admitted to liking it.
>>>
>>> And the movie was simply dreadful. Even I hated that one. The casting
>>> was well done and the acting was acceptable, but the translation into
>>> movie form just ruined everything that I liked about the book. No
>>> Anne Anderson? I thought she was priceless. And the ending was so
>>> dissimilar to the book ending that I had to check and make sure I was
>>> watching the right movie.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what the consensus is on Christine, but I thought it
>>> was tripe.
>>>
>>> I think that someone already suggested The Green Mile as a good place
>>> to re-start, and I'll second that emotion. The Stand is also good, but
>>> I'd recommend the Cut and Abridged version for the uninitiated. I
>>> happen to love 5cm thick books that drag things out, but you may not.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bryan Ecker | "You cannot make someone love
>>> http://www.hsanet.net/user/ecker/ | you. You can only stalk them and
>>> ec...@us.hsanet.net | hope they panic and give in."
>>> BAE Systems, Inc. |
>>
>>
>
>
--
Luke Croll
The alt.books.dean-koontz FAQ is found at:
http://www.mills1.demon.co.uk/FAQ.htm
Josh<viper8787>
hard to be evil, that you wouldn't be suprised he was santanic. From
the books I read of him, it doesn't sound like he has any morals, like
Dean does.
Josh
Kathryn
ONLY one. That sort of limitation on reading would be boring, and eventually
pointless.
Kat
Lelia Taylor wrote in message ...
Ernest Fairchild
like sci-fi, drama, mystery, etc.
Have a great day!
Ernest
(efair...@home.com)
_____________________
"Never say never! Instead, be a wimp and say, 'Well, maybe, you know,
kinda.'"
Visit my website at http://www.public.asu.edu/~ernestf
"Kathryn" <kath...@gte.net> wrote in message
news:NDbG4.43752$QJ3.3...@dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net...
Lelia Taylor
--
Lelia
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us
who do.
(Anonymous)
Ernest Fairchild <efair...@home.com> wrote in message
news:v5cG4.119899$Hq3.3...@news2.rdc1.on.home.com...
Lelia Taylor
--
Lelia
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us
who do.
(Anonymous)
Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:8cbc41$927$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> Sorry, it's just I personally don't like his style, he tries way too
> hard to be evil, that you wouldn't be suprised he was santanic. From
> the books I read of him, it doesn't sound like he has any morals, like
> Dean does.
> Josh
> In article <Gz5G4.7277$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com>,
Josh<viper8787>
secluded to one author. I like other authors also but I just don't like
King.
Josh
In article <NDbG4.43752$QJ3.3...@dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net>,
"Kathryn" <kath...@gte.net> wrote:
the
> ONLY one. That sort of limitation on reading would be boring, and
eventually
> pointless.
>
> Kat
>
> Lelia Taylor wrote in message ...
Ernest Fairchild
Have a great day!
Ernest
(efair...@home.com)
_____________________
"Never say never! Instead, be a wimp and say, 'Well, maybe, you know,
kinda.'"
Visit my website at http://www.public.asu.edu/~ernestf
"Lelia Taylor" <catlove...@home.com> wrote in message
news:iicG4.7933$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com...
> (Gasp!)
>
> --
> Lelia
>
> People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us
> who do.
> (Anonymous)
> Ernest Fairchild <efair...@home.com> wrote in message
> news:v5cG4.119899$Hq3.3...@news2.rdc1.on.home.com...
> > I not only like other "horror" writers, I also like other genres of
> reading,
> > like sci-fi, drama, mystery, etc.
> >
> > Have a great day!
> >
> > Ernest
> > (efair...@home.com)
> >
> > _____________________
> > "Never say never! Instead, be a wimp and say, 'Well, maybe, you know,
> > kinda.'"
> > Visit my website at http://www.public.asu.edu/~ernestf
> >
> > "Kathryn" <kath...@gte.net> wrote in message
> > news:NDbG4.43752$QJ3.3...@dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net...
Lelia Taylor
today. It's a 1988 interview that tells a lot about who Stephen King is and
what his core beliefs are. There are a few minor spoilers but that won't
matter if you don't want to read his books : )
http://carolinanavy.com/navy/creativewriting/sking/view.html
--
Lelia
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us
who do.
(Anonymous)
Lisa W <frogg...@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:9390-38E...@storefull-244.iap.bryant.webtv.net...
> Hi Josh. I agree that they are very different. But I love them both.
> I have 2 tiers of one of my bookshelves filled with nothing but DK and
> SK, and paperbacks of both stuffed everywhere. I wouldn't want them to
> write alike, what would be the point in that?
>
> Lisa : )
>
> Josh wrote:
>
Bianca
I'm fine_had a lot of stuff to do (in real life..<s>).
I thought a little visit at abdk could be nice, to see who's out here at the
moment.
BTW, I have to thank you once more for giving me the possibility of reading
"Santa's Twin" (I know it's not the sesson for that one...but...who
cares?!). Great book... so different. Finding those snowmen.....was just
about making me crazy =O)
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
-The Book of Counted Sorrows-
"ldlac" <ld...@attglobal.net> skrev i en meddelelse
news:38e69...@news1.prserv.net...
> Bianca, I just can't help myself! How you been dear? It's good to have
> you back at the newsgroup, we've missed you.
> :)
> Linda
> Bianca wrote in message ...
> >LOL...Linda, Linda...are you bad ;););););)
> >Well..... that doesn't matter anyway, I
> >certanily agree with you, and it maight have
> >been those thoughts that made this book
> >so freaking scary <grin>.
> >"ldlac" <ld...@attglobal.net> skrev i en meddelelse
> >news:38e61...@news1.prserv.net...
> >> I really liked Gerald's Game. But it might change your mind about some
> >> games.
> >> :)
> >> Linda
> >> Sime wrote in message <8c49t5$mvd$1...@lure.pipex.net>...
> >> >Agreed with everything there Bianca. Well, except I haven't read
> Gerald's
> >> >Game yet. But I loved all the others.
> >> >Oh, and it's great to see you here again. :):):):)
> >> >Bianca <b...@get2net.dk> wrote in message
> >> >news:TYgF4.528$N74....@news.get2net.dk...
> >>> Stephen King wrote "The Regulators"_ Richard Bachman was his pen
> >>> name..<øh.....did I hear the word joke!!?? Well, then everything is
> >>> ok.........>
> >>> IMHO some of King's best books are:
> >>> "The Green Mile", "Gerald's Game", "Bag of Bones", "IT", "Rose
Madder",
> >>and
> >>> of couse "Misery" which is a brilliant book/movie.
> >>>
> >>> BTW, I love "Strangers". It's my number one along with "Watchers". I
> >> would
> >>> love to re-read it, to see if it's really as good as I remember.
> >> >> "Bryan Ecker" <ec...@us.hsanet.net> skrev i en meddelelse
> >> >> news:8F08D2EE9eck...@news.us.hsanet.net...
> >> >> > One fine day in the middle of the night ld...@attglobal.net
(ldlac)
> >> >wrote:
> >> >> > >What *is* representative? I enjoyed all three of those. Not as
> >much
> >> >> > >as It or The Stand or Salem's Lot. IMO The Regulators is the
worst
> >> >> > >book he's written.
> >> >>
> >> >> > I'd say It, the Stand and SL are pretty representative. I wasn't
> >> >> > all that thrilled with Salem's Lot, but it's better than a lot of
> >> >> > the one's he wrote around that time. IMHO, of course.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > And Stephen King didn't write the Regulators, you know. Some dude
> >> >> > named Richard Bachman or some such wrote it. Why they packaged it
> >> >> > with a Stephen King book is beyond me.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Bryan Ecker
> >> >> > "Yes... that was a joke."
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
Bianca
calm........>
--
~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
*..Hope is the destination that we seek..
..Love is the road that leads to hope..
..Courage is the motor that drives us..
..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
-The Book of Counted Sorrows-
"Sue Simpson" <sooz...@virgin.net> skrev i en meddelelse
news:P6GF4.2889$hc7....@news2-win.server.ntlworld.com...
> BEEEEE! it's good to see you .. are you being good?
> Sooz
> ldlac wrote in message <38e69...@news1.prserv.net>...
Sime
written output. Otherwise I'm a psychopathic cannibal. :) Then again... :)
--
"Shoot for the moon.
Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
- Les Brown
Creative Castle: http://www.king100.demon.co.uk/abdk
ldlac <ld...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:38e96...@news1.prserv.net...
> Morals? He's relating a story, fiction. Personally I like them both. I
> also like Straub, Barker, Irving, Dunne, Mitchell, you see where I'm
going?
> I'm not judging an author's morals, I'm enjoying the work they share.
> :)
> Linda
> Josh wrote in message <8cbc41$927$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
> >Sorry, it's just I personally don't like his style, he tries way too
> >hard to be evil, that you wouldn't be suprised he was santanic. From
> >the books I read of him, it doesn't sound like he has any morals, like
> >Dean does.
> >Josh
> >In article <Gz5G4.7277$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com>,
> >"Lelia Taylor" <catlove...@home.com> wrote:
> >> Are you serious? Just because I like one doesn't mean I can't like
> >another.
> >> That would be like saying I can't like more than one mystery writer.
> >And I
> >> know very well what ng we're in---I'm not the one who started all
> >this talk
> >> about SK's books : )
> >>
> >> --
> >> Lelia
> >>
> >> People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those
> >of us
> >> who do.
> >> (Anonymous)
> >> Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> >> news:8cakin$ede$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
Josh<viper8787>
stating my opinion on King and no, Adam I haven't read Night Chills.
Josh
In article <QicG4.7942$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com>,
"Lelia Taylor" <catlove...@home.com> wrote:
> We'll have to agree to disagree : )
>
> --
> Lelia
>
> People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those
of us
> who do.
> (Anonymous)
> Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
Staci
--
Staci
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
-Victor Hugo
"Sime" <ld...@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:8cd74l$4tf$1...@lure.pipex.net...
> I would *hope* you can't judge a person's morals or personality from
their
> written output. Otherwise I'm a psychopathic cannibal. :) Then
again... :)
>
> --
>
> "Shoot for the moon.
> Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
> - Les Brown
>
> Creative Castle: http://www.king100.demon.co.uk/abdk
> ldlac <ld...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:38e96...@news1.prserv.net...
> > Morals? He's relating a story, fiction. Personally I like them
both. I
> > also like Straub, Barker, Irving, Dunne, Mitchell, you see where I'm
> going?
> > I'm not judging an author's morals, I'm enjoying the work they
share.
> > :)
> > Linda
> > Josh wrote in message <8cbc41$927$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
Cathi K.
really good too, Linda!
>Oh, way
>off-topic, did anyone ever see the original "The Bad Seed"? Scary.
Cathi K.
*********
April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
- TS Eliot
Adam
--
Adam
"I am sounding out the silence, avoiding all the words,
I'm afraid I've said too much, I'm afraid of who has heard me."
- Ani Difranco
Josh wrote in message <8cdaao$d5v$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>No prob., I wasn't trying to satart an argument or anything, I was just
>stating my opinion on King and no, Adam I haven't read Night Chills.
>Josh
>In article <QicG4.7942$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com>,
>"Lelia Taylor" <catlove...@home.com> wrote:
>> We'll have to agree to disagree : )
>>
>> --
>> Lelia
>>
>> People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those
>of us
>> who do.
>> (Anonymous)
>> Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
>> news:8cbc41$927$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
Cathi K.
EWWW!!!
>I would *hope* you can't judge a person's morals or personality from their
>written output. Otherwise I'm a psychopathic cannibal. :) Then again... :)
Sagearch
Because it might pay to remember that many of the most prolific writers
of history defied convention in their time, and that is evidenced by
such as Shakespeare. The fact that something is grammatically wrong
doesn't usually cause Dean's work to seem silly - in fact, the use of
invective (or deliberately wrong grammar) adds depth and an archaic
feel to even his early work, which I find personable and enjoyable.
Maybe I'm simply of a less analytical mind than you, but I find that
sentence, in the context it was used, just as chilling as any from STN
or FN.
Respectfully,
--
Sagearch
"My road is travelled oft before
And ever down it do I go
For what, to where - pray happiness?
My feet tread on, I still don't know"
-Me
In article <8bufcj$g78$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Sagearch
that one. When I was younger, I read all of King's horror novels - but
since I turned about 12 they began to lose their appeal. King does, as
you say, have great plots - but that "sparkle" present in Koontz's
writing... it just isn't there. I doubt many could do better than
Koontz - which is evidenced by the size of this NG compared to those of
other writers.
:-)
--
Sagearch
"My road is travelled oft before
And ever down it do I go
For what, to where - pray happiness?
My feet tread on, I still don't know"
-Me
In article <38e4b...@203.29.167.224>,
"Christopher Snow" <fort_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Even if they were silly, I either didn't notice or didn't mind them. I
> usually focus on the good parts and try not to see the not so good
parts.
> And me dreaming of one day being a writer, the one question I ask
myself
> before critizing a book is: Can I do better? That's why I have no
problem
> pointing out things that are wrong in King's books. I seriously think
I can
> do better. Never Koontz though. :-)
>
> Snowman
> PS. I think King has very good plots, but his writing....
>
> <paulo...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> news:8bufcj$g78$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
Sagearch
read value, them being Desperation, IT and The Shining (although TS is
a bit tedious). King sometimes manages to get hold of something good,
but other times (Like the whole Castle Rock thing)
his work is just boring (no offence intended).
BTW. What's wrong with The Talisman? I would rank that about 4th. I
agree on Christine and Cujo tho.
Respectfully,
--
Sagearch
"My road is travelled oft before
And ever down it do I go
For what, to where - pray happiness?
My feet tread on, I still don't know"
-Me
In article <38e55...@news1.prserv.net>,
"ldlac" <ld...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> What *is* representative? I enjoyed all three of those. Not as much
as It
> or The Stand or Salem's Lot. IMO The Regulators is the worst book
he's
> written.
> :)
> Linda
> Bryan Ecker wrote in message
> <8F08D3F6Ceck...@news.us.hsanet.net>...
> >One fine day in the middle of the night fort_...@yahoo.com
(Christopher
> >Snow) wrote:
> >
> >>I'll have to get them then, the few King's that I've read really
killed it
> >>for me. I'll give him another try. Thanks!
> >
> >What books did you read? Maybe they weren't entirely representative
of
> >his work. It wasn't, like, The Talisman or Cujo or anything like that
> >was it?
> >
> >It wasn't (God help us) Christine, was it?
> >
> >--
> >Bryan Ecker | "You cannot make someone
love
> >http://www.hsanet.net/user/ecker/ | you. You can only stalk them
and
> >ec...@us.hsanet.net | hope they panic and give
in."
> >BAE Systems, Inc. |
>
>
Dawn
should be cooking up in the castle kitchen. Now, what kind of vegetable do
you serve with filet of Bob?
--
Dawn
The purpose of life is life.
-- Karl Lagerfeld
Sime <ld...@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:8cd74l$4tf$1...@lure.pipex.net...
> I would *hope* you can't judge a person's morals or personality from their
> written output. Otherwise I'm a psychopathic cannibal. :) Then again... :)
>
> --
>
> "Shoot for the moon.
> Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
> - Les Brown
>
> Creative Castle: http://www.king100.demon.co.uk/abdk
> ldlac <ld...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:38e96...@news1.prserv.net...
> > Morals? He's relating a story, fiction. Personally I like them both.
I
> > also like Straub, Barker, Irving, Dunne, Mitchell, you see where I'm
> going?
> > I'm not judging an author's morals, I'm enjoying the work they share.
> > :)
> > Linda
> > Josh wrote in message <8cbc41$927$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
> > >Sorry, it's just I personally don't like his style, he tries way too
> > >hard to be evil, that you wouldn't be suprised he was santanic. From
> > >the books I read of him, it doesn't sound like he has any morals, like
> > >Dean does.
> > >Josh
> > >In article <Gz5G4.7277$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com>,
> > >"Lelia Taylor" <catlove...@home.com> wrote:
> > >> Are you serious? Just because I like one doesn't mean I can't like
> > >another.
> > >> That would be like saying I can't like more than one mystery writer.
> > >And I
> > >> know very well what ng we're in---I'm not the one who started all
> > >this talk
> > >> about SK's books : )
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Lelia
> > >>
> > >> People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those
> > >of us
> > >> who do.
> > >> (Anonymous)
> > >> Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:8cakin$ede$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > >> > What newsgroup are we in? Definetly not King's. Koontz and King
have
> > >> > such different writing. If you like one, how can you like the
other?
> > >> > There so different.
> > >> > Josh
> > >> > In article <y2VF4.7111$Bs5....@news.rdc1.va.home.com>,
> > >> > "Lelia Taylor" <catlove...@home.com> wrote:
> > >> > > Now, now---there are some SK fans in here, too. Don't go
> > >trampling on
> > >> > our
> > >> > > feelings, please : )
> > >> > >
> > >> > > --
> > >> > > Lelia
> > >> > >
> > >> > > People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to
> > >those
> > >> > of us
> > >> > > who do.
> > >> > > (Anonymous)
> > >> > > Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > >> > > news:8c94ut$qad$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > >> > > > I agree, a lot people can do better than King. Actually the
> > >> > majority of
> > >> > > > people can.
> > >> > > > Josh
Jadis
>>My friend recommanded IT, what do you think?
IT was my first SK book and I loved every page! Definitely worth the read
(it's a big one).
jadis
ldlac
:)
Linda
Luke Croll wrote in message ...
>That film is the only film which can give me the screaming heebie-
>jeebies.
>
>In article <38e7e...@news1.prserv.net>, ldlac <ld...@attglobal.net>
>writes
>>Keep an eye out for Pennywise, he's scary! I loved IT.
>>:)
>>Linda
>>Christopher Snow wrote in message <38e7c...@203.29.167.224>...
>>>
>>>
>>>Bryan Ecker <ec...@us.hsanet.net> wrote in message
>>>news:8F0A300Aecke...@news.us.hsanet.net...
>>>>
>>>> You poor guy. No wonder.
>>>>
>>>> I'll have to admit right here and now that Tommyknockers was one of
>>>> my favorite books by him. But you can throw me out as an abberation
>>>> since Tommyknockers is almost universally considered to be his
>>>> biggest piece of trash ever. I think even King himself disliked the
>>>> story. I've only met one other person who admitted to liking it.
>>>>
>>>> And the movie was simply dreadful. Even I hated that one. The casting
>>>> was well done and the acting was acceptable, but the translation into
>>>> movie form just ruined everything that I liked about the book. No
>>>> Anne Anderson? I thought she was priceless. And the ending was so
>>>> dissimilar to the book ending that I had to check and make sure I was
>>>> watching the right movie.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure what the consensus is on Christine, but I thought it
>>>> was tripe.
>>>>
>>>> I think that someone already suggested The Green Mile as a good place
>>>> to re-start, and I'll second that emotion. The Stand is also good, but
>>>> I'd recommend the Cut and Abridged version for the uninitiated. I
>>>> happen to love 5cm thick books that drag things out, but you may not.
>>>>
>>>> Bryan Ecker | "You cannot make someone love
>>>> http://www.hsanet.net/user/ecker/ | you. You can only stalk them and
>>>> ec...@us.hsanet.net | hope they panic and give in."
>>>> BAE Systems, Inc. |
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
ldlac
receiving it meant more to me than you can know! It's was so wonderful to
hear the delight in your voice when you received it! Visit us more often,
we miss you when you're not here.
:)
Linda
Bianca wrote in message ...
>I'm fine_had a lot of stuff to do (in real life..<s>).
>I thought a little visit at abdk could be nice, to see who's out here at
the
>moment.
>
>BTW, I have to thank you once more for giving me the possibility of reading
>"Santa's Twin" (I know it's not the sesson for that one...but...who
>cares?!). Great book... so different. Finding those snowmen.....was just
>about making me crazy =O)
>~~~~~Bianca~~~~~
>http://hjem.get2net.dk/biggi/
> *..Hope is the destination that we seek..
> ..Love is the road that leads to hope..
> ..Courage is the motor that drives us..
> ..We travel out of darkness into faith..*
>
> -The Book of Counted Sorrows-
>
>
>(ldlac)
>> >> >wrote:
>> >> >> > >What *is* representative? I enjoyed all three of those. Not as
>> >much
>> >> >> > >as It or The Stand or Salem's Lot. IMO The Regulators is the
>worst
>> >> >> > >book he's written.
>> >> >>
ldlac
*happy happy* isn't entertaining, is it?
:)
Linda
Sime wrote in message <8cd74l$4tf$1...@lure.pipex.net>...
ldlac
:)
Linda
Cathi K. wrote in message <20000404142345...@ng-cc1.aol.com>...
>Yes, that girl was creepy, and so was her mom!!! And Miss Fern. The book
is
>really good too, Linda!
>
>>Oh, way
>>off-topic, did anyone ever see the original "The Bad Seed"? Scary.
>
>
ldlac
:)
Linda
Sagearch wrote in message <8cdu4h$444$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>When you say "wrong" do you mean in the classical English sense?
>Because it might pay to remember that many of the most prolific writers
>of history defied convention in their time, and that is evidenced by
>such as Shakespeare. The fact that something is grammatically wrong
>doesn't usually cause Dean's work to seem silly - in fact, the use of
>invective (or deliberately wrong grammar) adds depth and an archaic
>feel to even his early work, which I find personable and enjoyable.
>Maybe I'm simply of a less analytical mind than you, but I find that
>sentence, in the context it was used, just as chilling as any from STN
>or FN.
>
>--
>Sagearch
>
>"My road is travelled oft before
>And ever down it do I go
>For what, to where - pray happiness?
>My feet tread on, I still don't know"
>-Me
>
>
ldlac
:)
Linda
Sagearch wrote in message <8cduk2$4ih$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>As an aspiring writer myself, I'd sy you hit the nail on the head with
>that one. When I was younger, I read all of King's horror novels - but
>since I turned about 12 they began to lose their appeal. King does, as
>you say, have great plots - but that "sparkle" present in Koontz's
>writing... it just isn't there. I doubt many could do better than
>Koontz - which is evidenced by the size of this NG compared to those of
>other writers.
>
>:-)
>Sagearch
>
>"My road is travelled oft before
>And ever down it do I go
>For what, to where - pray happiness?
>My feet tread on, I still don't know"
>-Me
>
>
>
> "Christopher Snow" <fort_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Even if they were silly, I either didn't notice or didn't mind them. I
>> usually focus on the good parts and try not to see the not so good
>parts.
>> And me dreaming of one day being a writer, the one question I ask
>myself
>> before critizing a book is: Can I do better? That's why I have no
>problem
>> pointing out things that are wrong in King's books. I seriously think
>I can
>> do better. Never Koontz though. :-)
>>
>> Snowman
>> PS. I think King has very good plots, but his writing....
>>
>> <paulo...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
>> news:8bufcj$g78$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
Bryan Ecker
wrote:
>but other times (Like the whole Castle Rock thing)
>his work is just boring (no offence intended).
None taken.
>BTW. What's wrong with The Talisman? I would rank that about 4th. I
>agree on Christine and Cujo tho.
The talisman was a decent read, I suppose, but the ending fell
completely flat for me.
I say why on another post. It contains spoilers, so I don't want to
say again (doing my part to keep spoiler bandwidth to a minimum).
Allan Pengelly
It depends on the yardstick you are using, I guess. I enjoy Dean, of course
but I also enjoy Stephen King, Richard Laymon, Thomas Harris, Graham
Masterton etc. Why? They can keep me awake when I'm doing the graveyard
shift. That is my only consideration when I look for horror authors, and I
do not worry about writing styles, critical reviews or anything else. I
guess that's not a bad criteria to use, though. BTW, I've got Graham
Masterton's latest to read on the graveyard next week (that's the correct
spelling of his name, as I'm reading off the cover) and it's called of all
things: "Snowman". Wonder if he lurks here to check out the competition?
:):):).
Allan
Josh <viper8787...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:8cakin$ede$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> What newsgroup are we in? Definetly not King's. Koontz and King have
> such different writing. If you like one, how can you like the other?
> There so different.
> Josh
.
Jennie K.
stick by all the given rules, what makes them great ? - but I think
that that "wrong. Very wrong" thing isn't a break with convention -
it's more of a convention or cliche in the mystery/suspense genre than
an innovation.
Jenn
On Tue, 04 Apr 2000 23:33:38 GMT, Sagearch <sage...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>When you say "wrong" do you mean in the classical English sense?
>Because it might pay to remember that many of the most prolific writers
>of history defied convention in their time, and that is evidenced by
>such as Shakespeare. The fact that something is grammatically wrong
>doesn't usually cause Dean's work to seem silly - in fact, the use of
>invective (or deliberately wrong grammar) adds depth and an archaic
>feel to even his early work, which I find personable and enjoyable.
>Maybe I'm simply of a less analytical mind than you, but I find that
>sentence, in the context it was used, just as chilling as any from STN
>or FN.
>
>Respectfully,
>--
>Sagearch
>
>"My road is travelled oft before
>And ever down it do I go
>For what, to where - pray happiness?
>My feet tread on, I still don't know"
>-Me
>
>
>In article <8bufcj$g78$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Staci
--
Staci
Work is the crab grass in the lawn of life.
- Charles Schultz
"ldlac" <ld...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:38eab...@news1.prserv.net...
> >>>> --
> >>>> Bryan Ecker | "You cannot make someone
love
> >>>> http://www.hsanet.net/user/ecker/ | you. You can only stalk
them and
> >>>> ec...@us.hsanet.net | hope they panic and give
in."
> >>>> BAE Systems, Inc. |
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
Sime
Staci <slot...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Staci
is great to see you here this time of day again :) :)
--
Staci
Work is the crab grass in the lawn of life.
- Charles Schultz
"Sime" <s.k...@stanton-bonna.co.uk> wrote in message
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Sime
they? :):)
Staci <slot...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Staci
--
Staci
Work is the crab grass in the lawn of life.
- Charles Schultz
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