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What newer King book should I read?
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Kandice
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Jul 07, 2009 05:31PM
I didn't care for the second half of Dreamcatcher either, but I (in the minority, I know) really DID like Cell.
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Oh... I see. I did like Dreamcatcher, but I agree it's not King's best. I didn't care for the movie though.
Rob wrote: "The movie Dreamcatcher convinced me to not even try to read the book. Awful."I loved the book and, well, liked the movie in some respects. I agree that the movie was awful but I think I've only seen one GREAT movie based on King's work. (Though I did like the Nightmares & Dreamscapes TV series.)
Edit. Make that two! I loved Kubrick's The Shining and The Green Mile!
Edit2. Okay, so I liked The Dead Zone, too. And I remember seeing Dolores Claiborne but I can't remember anything about the movie.
I can not even see the title Dreamcatcher without clenching my buttocks. That's a pretty drastic reaction to last all these years!
Well, I didn't see the movie, and you didn't read the book, so tell me, are there s@#t weasels in the movie? And doesn't that make your tenders, well...feel tender? Blech! Talk about finding a little fear and exploting it.
Hope you don't mind me chiming in here but I have to agree with Stefu here. It sounds like Rob is looking for something scary and the 2 SK stories that scared the HELL out of me (in the time frame Rob is talking about) were "The Man in the Black Suit" and "1408". I still get images in my head to this day from the first one and I had to put down the second and wait for daylight to finish. Haven't done that in years before or since.
I really enjoyed "The Mist." Sure it had its scary moments, but I thought the characters were really fascinating. I was especially interested in the ending (and the subsequent changes to that ending in the film adaptation). I was just impressed by the way the story played out.
Dreamcatcher was one of my favorite books, but I hated the movie. I also loved the beginning of Cell, but it did peeter out a bit at the end. I still liked it though.
I have to agree with you Lisa. The Mist is a great story. This was the first story of his that I read outside the `Dark Tower`books, & must say that I was really impressed by it. I too saw the movie, which I liked too. I prefer the way King ended the story though.
LISEY'S STORY & FROM A BUICK 8- Both very good.
