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Hi everyone! I am new to goodreads and also to Groups etc etc what I am however not new to are the works of Stephen King, so I hope that even as a late comer I can enjoy some good discussions :)
Hello! My name's Genova and I'm new here in this group and with Stephen King works. I'm really into horror/suspense/thriller books and it was awesome feels when I've read his book, Misery! I'm looking forward to read more of his books. So, hello, hello! Haha.
GenovaGee wrote: "Hello! My name's Genova and I'm new here in this group and with Stephen King works. I'm really into horror/suspense/thriller books and it was awesome feels when I've read his book, Misery! I'm look..."Welcome! And dig in. No matter where you start, you are in for a treat.
GenovaGee wrote: "Hello! My name's Genova and I'm new here in this group and with Stephen King works. I'm really into horror/suspense/thriller books and it was awesome feels when I've read his book, Misery! I'm look..."Welcome!
GenovaGee wrote: "Hello! My name's Genova and I'm new here in this group and with Stephen King works. I'm really into horror/suspense/thriller books and it was awesome feels when I've read his book, Misery! I'm look..."Welcome to the club!
Woah, what a book to start with, I absolutely love Misery! Any idea what you'll read next?
Reenie wrote: "GenovaGee wrote: "Hello! My name's Genova and I'm new here in this group and with Stephen King works. I'm really into horror/suspense/thriller books and it was awesome feels when I've read his book..."Thanks for the warm welcome! :) I'm currently reading " Cujo" had a luck at a book sale today! Yay! :)
GenovaGee wrote: "Reenie wrote: "GenovaGee wrote: "Hello! My name's Genova and I'm new here in this group and with Stephen King works. I'm really into horror/suspense/thriller books and it was awesome feels when I'v..."Welcome to the group, Genova. While some aren't fans of Cujo because of its darkness, I absolutely love it for that very reason. I hope you enjoy it too.
Ken wrote: "GenovaGee wrote: "Reenie wrote: "GenovaGee wrote: "Hello! My name's Genova and I'm new here in this group and with Stephen King works. I'm really into horror/suspense/thriller books and it was awes..."Thanks for the warm welcome! I'm now having a hard time playing with my dog because of the things I've read about Cujo. Haha. My dog's a mixed breed of st. Bernard and Border collie.
Hello! I'm Jodi from the UK and of course a massive fan of Stephen King. Feel free to add me as a friend =)
Hi, my name is Sarah and I just joined goodreads this morning. A colleague showed me this site just yesterday and we love to talk about books. Stephen King is one of my favorite writers and I caught up on a lot of his books this year and I just can't stop :)
Sarah wrote: "Hi, my name is Sarah and I just joined goodreads this morning. A colleague showed me this site just yesterday and we love to talk about books. Stephen King is one of my favorite writers and I caugh..."Know the feeling Sarah... welcome!
Thank you all for the warm welcome ^^
jon wrote: "Hi"Hey Jon, welcome. Tell us something about your like/dislike for the works of Mr. King.
Hi Nolan! I do love a good buddy read. Next month I'm reading Dr. Sleep with some Goodreads friends then proceeding back on the road to the Dark Tower - finished Wastelands this month. Salems Lot is one I'd like to read. Any chance you'd wait until December, lol. Completely understand if you want to read it now. I think you will have fun here!
I'll Buddy Read it with you, Nolan. Salem's Lot is one of my favorites.
Nolan wrote: "Ken wrote: "I'll Buddy Read it with you, Nolan. Salem's Lot is one of my favorites."Alright, awesome! And John, you're more than welcome to make this your first one. When would you be ready to st..."
I'll read it with you whenever you'd like to start. I'll do both at the same time.
I dont think I ever introduced myself when I joined the group.My name is Shawn Lealos and I have been a Stephen King fan since 1989. My favorite book by him is The Stand and my favorite short story is Last Rung on the Ladder. Favorite movie is Shawshank Redemption.
I am also a Stephen King Dollar Baby Filmmaker and directed I Know What You Need back in 2003. I wrote a book about the Dollar Baby Filmmakers also, which I self published this year.
Anyway, I just love to talk Stephen King and that is why I am here.
Hi Shawn, welcome. I may catch that 'Salem's Lot thread. I've been itching to read that again lately. I read it in the 70's probably. I'm due.
Welcome Nolan!I would have loved to join you buddy reading Salem's lot because I haven't read it yet and my sister always bothers me saying "go on, read it now, it's awesome!!" but atm I'm still reading Insomnia and I'm only half way through. Not sure if I can finish it until saturday, but we'll see :)
Welcome Shawn!
Hello all, I'm Kelly. I have been an avid King fan for about 10 years. Also loving his son, Joe Hill's work, as well. I have read most of Kings work but am still looking forward to reading the ones I have not explored yet, and anything new to come. He is definitely my favorite author. I am very new to goodreads but am excited to have a forum where I can explore books, and discuss them with people who have similar interests.
Welcome Kelly. I have loved my time here and have made good friends along the way.
Long Days and Pleasant Nights! I'm Sara, I'm a librarian, an unapologetic *Dark Tower* disciple, and all around fan of Mr. King. I live in a perpetual state of wary anticipation that we may actually see a film version of this epic before I die. I'm currently re-experiencing *The Tower* on audio book and loving every minute of it. Also just finished listening to *Mr. Mercedes* which I wholeheartedly recommend.
The King novels I love I really love and the ones I've hated I've hated with the burning passion of a thousand firey suns. But that's what I love about him. I've never had a blah reaction to one of his books. He always inspires passion. I think he's horribly mislabeled by a lot of people as a straight up horror writer and I am glad beyond the telling to find this lovely group of like minded readers!
ps. I even enjoy the horrible Mick Garris tv movies...I mean c'mon does it really get better than Tim Curry's Pennywise?
Tim Curry was perfect casting and I was in love with Jonathan Brandis too! I'm in the road to the Tower. Just finished Wastelands last month and will continue with my buddy reader in November. We are taking a small break for Doctor Sleep. Should be starting that today. Which was your least favorite and why? Mine was The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.
Lena wrote: "Tim Curry was perfect casting and I was in love with Jonathan Brandis too! I'm in the road to the Tower. Just finished Wastelands last month and will continue with my buddy reader in November. W..."hmmmmm least favorite....that's a tough one. I go through phases with certain books. I first read *IT* when I was a teenager and I just hated it. But I picked it up again maybe five years ago and now its one of my favorites. I'd say *Carrie* is probably one of my least favorites, sacrilege I know but I could never get into the style of the thing. It felt to stilted and text book to me. If I'm being honest I haven't been in love with a lot of the stuff he's put out in the last few years. I actually couldn't get through *Dr. Sleep* or *11/22/63* and *Revival* fell totally flat for me. I felt like he was losing his edge a bit. I loved *Joyland* and I'm loving the *Mr. Mercedes* trilogy though. I feel like he's found a new calling with the whole detective noir thing.
Is this your first trip through Midworld? I'm always so damn jealous of the people who get to read those books the first time through.
Yup. Just got on the crazy train with Blaine the Pain.
I myself am traveling through the dark toward the man in black with Jake and Roland...its totally thrilling to listen to let me tell you...Blaine scares the piss outta my husband...heh heh...
I am so, so, so jealous of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shawn wrote: "I dont think I ever introduced myself when I joined the group.My name is Shawn Lealos and I have been a Stephen King fan since 1989. My favorite book by him is The Stand and my favorite short sto..."
Is there any way we could see it? That is incredibly cool!
Ah another victim of first book syndrome. Did you read the original or the revised? Normally I'm a total traditionalist with revised books but seriously I tried to read the original "Gunslinger" probably five times before I made it through. Even the grand master himself says its pretentious nonsense that makes almost no sense. The revision which I want to say came out in 2003 is quite literally a brand new book that is SO.MUCH.BETTER.John, if you can get through it the rest of the series is an epic on par with "Lord of the Rings" I kid you not. I seriously believe years from now its gonna be up there with Narnia, LOTR and Harry Potter as one of the great classic of epic fantasy.
I agree that Tim Curry is fabulous as Pennywise! I have not yet read any of the Dark Tower Series. I know I know...some people claim that I am not a true King fan because of it. I was more interested in stand alone books at the time, but am super excited to read this series now!From what I'm gathering here, I will definitely go with the revised version of the Gunslinger.
Sara I loved 11/22/63! But I am also going through a historical fiction phase which may have influenced my feelings.
Welcome Kelly. I've read the first three of the DT series. If you start it, don't get discouraged with The Gunslinger. I wasn't a big fan, but I trudged through it. However, I was rewarded by my diligence in that the next two in the series were fantastic. I am currently doing the Stephen King Challenge (read all of his works in chronological order, 1 book a month). This month is The Stand. What a way to get into Halloween!
Kelly I know hardcore King fans that won't touch DT. Its just not everyone's cup of tea. I don't hold with the whole "you don't really like Stephen King if you don't like X,Y,Z" thing. Frankly I've always thought that would really bug him if he heard it from a fan.I don't really know what it was about 11/22/63 that didn't work for me. I think I just found the story kind of plodding and I sort pooped out halfway through. I felt like I was just reading about a teacher in the 60's. There wasn't a lot of tension there for me.
Ken, I admire you what a challenge! "The Stand" will always be a top 5 for me. My husband and I frequently imitate Mr. King's lines from that miniseries...and Gary Sinise will always be the ultimate Stu Redman to me...
Kandice - Sadly, the problem with Dollar Babies is that our contracts with King only allow us to legally show them at festivals. The good news is that they happen here and there. I hosted one in Seattle in July and am preparing to host one in West Texas. There is one in Minnesota this month as well that I am not involved with.The Dollar Baby films are amazing and so generous of King. I learned so much while interviewing people for my book.
Hi Constant Readers,Some of you may have read my short story Jumper in the Kindle and international paperback versions of SK's On Writing. Steve chose my story (written under the pseudonym Garrett Addams) as the winner of his On Writing contest. The prize was an audience with The King himself! (I told him I was a bigger fan than Annie Wilkes.)
Favourite King book? Hard to choose - there's so many! - but probably The Dead Zone.
It's great to be in such good company among so many fellow SK fans. Are we all looking forward to The Bazaar of Bad Dreams?
I hope you'll consider following me, and checking out my work.
Adam wrote: "Hi Constant Readers,Some of you may have read my short story Jumper in the Kindle and international paperback versions of SK's On Writing. Steve chose my story (written under the pseudonym Garret..."
Welcome Adam. Didn't see your story, but will check it out. Have to say I was never that big a fan of the dead zone... wanted to give it a listen as an audio book and then find out that it was one of the very few King works that isn't on audio. I know King likes it a lot, but what about it it makes it YOUR favorite?
Nick wrote: "Adam wrote: "Hi Constant Readers,Some of you may have read my short story Jumper in the Kindle and international paperback versions of SK's On Writing. Steve chose my story (written under the pse..."
Thanks, Nick. Why do I like The Dead Zone? Purely from a writer's perspective, I think, structurally, it's extremely focused, which makes King's writing even more intense. It's streamlined and lean with a satisfying ending. Some of his endings aren't this satisfying for me... As a sidenote, when I met SK, late '02, he was very angry with Dubya Bush for 'stealing' the Presidency. I commented that Bush reminded me of President Stillson. That earned me a high five.
But it's hard to pick to a 'favourite' SK book. The Dead Zone is one I particularly admire, and always tend to mention.
Anyway, thanks again for the welcome, Nick. And if you do happen to read my story Jumper, please let me know what you think. I was very young when I wrote it (20/21). The link to the book below is more reflective of the stuff I write now. And of course, Mr. King remains my biggest influence.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
I was a new Stephen King reader at the start of 2015. I have made up a lot of ground. I started with 11/22/63, which was so good. I have read 12 of his books this year. Really liked Lisey's Story and Bag of Bones. Never had read anything in this genre before, now I really enjoy it.
Welcome Tom! Lisey's Story is one of my very favorites, but I seem to be in the minority. Happy to meet another fan. :D
Erin wrote: "Welcome Adam"Thanks, Erin!
Adam wrote: "Nick wrote: "Adam wrote: "Hi Constant Readers,Some of you may have read my short story Jumper in the Kindle and international paperback versions of SK's On Writing. Steve chose my story (written ..."
I'll look for it. I just recently got the 10th anniversary edition and don't see it in there. Anyway, your novel Gator Bate looks pretty good. I'll add it to the pile.
Nick wrote: "Adam wrote: "Nick wrote: "Adam wrote: "Hi Constant Readers,Some of you may have read my short story Jumper in the Kindle and international paperback versions of SK's On Writing. Steve chose my st..."
Thanks, Nick. I don't think the story was reprinted in any of the later paperback editions, just the first international print. I was pleasantly surprised to see it included in the Kindle version of On Writing.
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I generally stay away from the horror genre and I prefer psychological thrillers... I'm sorry to say that I have never read a Stephen King book. I've seen some of the movies based on hi..."
You could give 11.22.63 a go. Bit of a twist to a world famous event. If you enjoyed Shawshank Redemption the movie, you'll like the book too.