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I loved Salem's lot and Dracula but Twilight isn't worth the effort to read. I know I read it at the request of someone who said I would like it...
I have Dracula on my next in line to readI really did enjoy Salem’s Lot. My impression of the Twilight series is that it’s a romanticized version of the vampire genre... which may or may not be everyone’s cup of Joe....doesn’t matter to me I’ll read it all.
I read the first, at the insistence of my wife. I did not carry on with the next two, not into teen chic lit. More power to you if you can nothing wrong with it but that series was not to my liking.
I have a feeling Barlow would make short work of Edward and his ilk. LOL
I read Dracula last year and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. As far as SK's work, I started with Pet Sematary, then On Writing, In the Tall Grass, IT last year, and now 'Salem's Lot and hopefully Carrie come December.
Edward wouldn't get anywhere near Barlow, Edward is afraid of his own shadow.
mrbooks wrote: "Edward wouldn't get anywhere near Barlow, Edward is afraid of his own shadow."Ha!
Barlow is a scary vamp and while Meyers tried to make the Volturi scary and menacing, they simply weren't. Twilight is all about the romance.
Sorry but the old weak girl requires strong boy vampire to save her went out with the ark. I'm sure she could have come up with a better way of portraying the romance between the two characters in a better way.
mrbooks wrote: "Sorry but the old weak girl requires strong boy vampire to save her went out with the ark. I'm sure she could have come up with a better way of portraying the romance between the two characters in ..."We often agree, but not this time! That book was and is mad popular with girls/women and the romance is all it has going for it. ;-)
Yes I know women and in particular YA girls love this series. It is still the old story rehashed. It is time they came up with something a little different. And yes I did read the first in the trilogy because it was recommended by my wife, but like I told her great if your into romantic chic lit where the girl needs rescuing every three to four chapters.
mrbooks wrote: "Yes I know women and in particular YA girls love this series. It is still the old story rehashed. It is time they came up with something a little different. And yes I did read the first in the tril..."What's even stranger for me is that I do NOT normally like romance. There was just enough paranormal/supernatural, whatever to ease me into the swooniness.
Kandice wrote: "mrbooks wrote: "Yes I know women and in particular YA girls love this series. It is still the old story rehashed. It is time they came up with something a little different. And yes I did read the f...""ease me into the swooniness."
Great! :-)
I liked the first book (Twilight) but I couldn't get into any of the others. Stopped after a few pages of book 2.
Along with Stoker's Dracula and Ajvide Lindqvist's Let The Right One In, this book is part of my Perfect Trio of vampire novels. Still one of my favorite of King's works.
Daniel wrote: "Along with Stoker's Dracula and Ajvide Lindqvist's Let The Right One In, this book is part of my Perfect Trio of vampire novels. Still one of my favorite of King's works."Nevr thought of that trio going together... but they do, really well. Thanks.
Nick wrote: Nevr thought of that trio going together... but they do, really well. Thanks."One novel for each century :)
Daniel wrote: "Nick wrote: Nevr thought of that trio going together... but they do, really well. Thanks."One novel for each century :)"
Why not.
I just realized something in common with Salem’s Lot and Dracula besides the obvious... there was a scene in both that were basically the same.... when they were bringing over the vampire they were asked to pad lock them in their resting place....
Kenneth wrote: "I just realized something in common with Salem’s Lot and Dracula besides the obvious... there was a scene in both that were basically the same.... when they were bringing over the vampire they were..."There are a few. They were on purpose, too. Just look at Susan and Mina.
It is Sai Kings way of paying homage to Stokers Dracula. I have read Dracula and loved it and as you can tell I love Salem's Lot.
I started to read Dracula but could never seem to finish it. I don't think I have ever been a huge fan of the Vampire Genre. One of the few book I can think of in that genre that I have read was Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice. It was alright. I also read I am Legend by Richard Matheson and I absolutely loved it. 'Salem's Lot, to me, is one of Kings under the radar books. I read the short story Jerusalem's Lot a long time before I read 'Salem's Lot and there is an obvious disconnect between them. Jeruselam's Lot was a very surreal short story and Salem's Lot is a very tense thriller and very atmospheric.
It is funny I didn't think that much of Interview with a Vampire, I didn't like the movie that much either. The more of Ann Rice's books I have seen I am coming to the conclusion she is writing or getting very close to Homo erotica. I know it is a personal opinion and like most is stinks but there you go. I am legend was alright as a book, but as a movie it was all about Will Smith and his love of Will Smith.
mrbooks wrote: "It is funny I didn't think that much of Interview with a Vampire, I didn't like the movie that much either. The more of Ann Rice's books I have seen I am coming to the conclusion she is writing or ..."I loved Dracula, as well as Interview with a Vampire, and I think Anne Rice is a wonderful writer. Even her erotica is beautifully written. Some of her erotica does have homosexual scenes between male couples and female couples, but that's not the main focus of her work.
I know it is not the main focus of her works, but if I want to read erotica I would buy a book on erotica not what is suppose to be a horror book. I have nothing against erotica per say, it's just not my thing. Yes you can have some in a book with out changing it's genre but to much totally ruins the story.
Nick wrote: "mrbooks wrote: "It is funny I didn't think that much of Interview with a Vampire, I didn't like the movie that much either. The more of Ann Rice's books I have seen I am coming to the conclusion sh..."mrbooks wrote: "It is funny I didn't think that much of Interview with a Vampire, I didn't like the movie that much either. The more of Ann Rice's books I have seen I am coming to the conclusion she is writing or ..."
I loved The Vampire Chronicles by Ann Rice especially the first two. The setting and character development forced me to move away from the traditional vampire read. Don’t get me wrong I love the Transylvania and ominous castle settings but her story had to move through towns and people and New Orleans was a perfect setting in book one. It just worked for me.
just finished this and loved it.... pretty scary but not his scariest which was probably the shining for me x
mrbooks wrote: "I know it is not the main focus of her works, but if I want to read erotica I would buy a book on erotica not what is suppose to be a horror book. I have nothing against erotica per say, it's just ..."I actually don't view Rice as a horror writer. I know her Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches are her biggest successes, but really don't think they are horror, more that the main characters happen to be supernatural.
I love how she built up the Talamasca, much like King did with The Shop in his earlier works.
I just finished this and loved it. In the very beginning I found it slow going but once I got into it I couldn't stop listening (audiobook). I liked how King portrayed the town so well. Also it made me think a lot about the true nature of evil.
I'm not very far into this but I too am finding it slow going.
Linda wrote: "I'm not very far into this but I too am finding it slow going."Linda, it gets better.
Linda wrote: "I'm not very far into this but I too am finding it slow going."Linda it does get better and the pace picks up you will end up loving this book.
Truthfully, Linda, I was thinking of abandoning the book and putting it on my Did Not Finish shelf when it suddenly got better and it was so worth it!
I'll keep reading only because King rarely disappoints and I hate buying a book and not finish lol.
I've already said this, but this is my favorite King book. It does begin slow, but he twists and twists until the end is just incredibly uncomfortable. I can't say scary, but definitely not easy.
Kandice I agree. I would say the tension builds and that's what I felt emotionally ... not scared, but tense.
I've started Salem's lot twice, it gave me the creeps, course the first i tried to read it was at night,it freaked me out. I really want to read it through, and I want to watch the movie. I've noticed in the Stephen King books I've read he can make small towns so creepy and evil.
Murray wrote: "I've started Salem's lot twice, it gave me the creeps, course the first i tried to read it was at night,it freaked me out. I really want to read it through, and I want to watch the movie. I've noti..."'Salem's Lot was the first instance of his making the town itself a main character, at least for me, and it's my favorite thing about the book. It's so, so incredibly atmospheric. The events are nowhere near as scary as the anticipation and buildup he creates.
Salem's Lot is one of those books that grabs you but not totally, it is gradual, you feel a little tingling around your nave, then it works into an itch then a burning, then an all out tugging until you are pulled under.
Salem's Lot is my favorite King book. If you've ever lived in a small town, the goings on in The Lot are eerily familiar. Well, except for the vampires...
If you think about small town politics then you could say small towns are Vampires LOL
I like how King can develop and maintain the continuity of the characters in small towns. He did it in the Lot, Castle Rock, Derry, and Chester Mills to name a few.
If you think about it he did it on a continental scale in the Stand, and on worlds scale in the Dark Tower series.
Salem's lot is also my favourite King book. I would love to know what became of Mark ... I just started reading Night shift and it has a short story called Salem's lot so I am very excited to read it :)
Except for poor Larry Underwood, was Jean Alice underwood the teacher in Rage his aunt do you think?
I think the Best character from the Lot were Ben and Susan...
Ben ran and Susan was desert for Barlow. But during there time together they were fairly good, for the most part they were the main characters. I wouldn't want to be a Susan in any of Sai Kings books, they all get killed off.
Ben wrote: "Michele wrote: "Salem's lot is also my favourite King book. I would love to know what became of Mark ... I just started reading Night shift and it has a short story called Salem's lot so I am very ..."Ahh... I've been putting off the Dark Tower series because I'm really not into westerns 😣...
Hi Michele the DT is more fantasy than western in my humble opinion.... kind of Clint Eastwood’s spaghetti westerns in other dimensions and worlds
Me too. [..."
Actually, I liked both books too. And I really enjoyed the voice of the narrator in Twilight. But since I did actually make the comparison, reading both first chapters side by side, I thought I'd mention it. At the time King's work just sounded so damn poetic. To be totally honest, I read Twilight first. Yeah, sometimes book crack is preferable to poetry.