Alexandra´s chunkster chain

[Sarah]

Me neither! And I like Stephen King! I did start it about 15 years ago but didn't get very far but I wasn't much of a reader then. I do want to read it though.

[Alexandra]

We could almost aim for a Buddy Read :-)

[Esther]

And i thought i was alone.... Phwew.

It is on my should read this one day list.

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie wrote: "Oh, my gosh. Did I just admit that I have never read The Stand? Kingish? If anyone wants to unfriend me, I will understand ."

Sacrilege! Put up your dukes. ROFL! Just kidding. Differing tastes make for great friends. You can't agree about everything. How boring would it be if we did?

[Tejas Janet]

Cherie wrote: "Oh, my gosh. Did I just admit that I have never read The Stand? Kingish? If anyone wants to unfriend me, I will understand ."

I loved The Stand. But I've actually seen more movies based on his stories than I've read. In fact, it's one of only three King novels I've ever read: The Shinging, The Stand, and Cujo. Probably totally grounds for unfriending, but I have 11/22/63 in my sights for one of my chunksters so hopefully this buys me a little mercy ;)

[Cherie]

I have seen more movies than I have read of King's books, but I have not seen the movie of either Cujo or The Stand. My daughter teases me about Carrie all the time because I won't watch it. I hated IT, but that is one of the few where I did read the book - after seeing the movie. Still scared the heck out of me! NO WAY was I going to read Misery, after seeing the movie. One time was enough! I do not think I have ever sat through The Shining all of the way through. I always freak out and turn it off. Delores Claiborne was not too scary and I kind of like watching The Tommy Knockers. I can do strange, just not scary.

All that said, I cannot rave enough about 11/22/63. I thought it was great!!!

[Janice, Moderator]

Cherie, try The Green Mile and/or Different Seasons. Two of the novellas in Different Seasons, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons and Stand by Me are amazing stories.

[Sarah]

I've added Different Seasons to my TBR!

[Janice, Moderator]

Funny, I repeated that recommendation to Pragya in another thread, and now I want to read it again. I loved Shawshank Redemption - both in the book and the movie.

[Sarah]

I've seen Shawshank Redemption LOTS and Stand By Me a couple times so it would be good to read the stories behind them. I used to have The Green Mile and started reading it after the film came out but I kept comparing the two and my head got confused so I stopped. I think I'll give it another go (I'm much more of a reader now than I was back then).

[Janice, Moderator]

I saw the movie, The Green Mile, and then read the book. I thought that this was one book where the movie was almost word for word to the book. But then, Stephen King was heavily involved with the screenplay.

[Cherie]

Janice wrote: "Cherie, try The Green Mile and/or Different Seasons. Two of the novellas in Different Seasons, [book:Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Season..."

I have always loved these movies and I think I do have all three books on my reading list (at least Shawshank and The Green Mile - I will look and see if I have Stand By Me). I just have never gotten to them yet.
It is so amazing how many of his books have been made into movies! He is such a part of our culture.

[Sarah]

Your right that they are pretty similar - I think that was possibly the problem as when there were some differences they stood out more so - I vaguely remember the mouse appearing at a different time or something like that!

[Roz]

I bought The Passage this past summer. I thought it was horror, dystopia, sci-fi-ish, right up my alley, but I guess I missed the vampire part ( not really into vampires or zombies). I'll still give it a go. I was going to see if I could fit it into my chunkster challenge.
Not to worry, Cherie, I haven't read The Stand either.

[Alexandra]

I´ve finished The Kite Runner, wow. This one really got under my skin.

[Marnie]

I felt the same way Alexandra- couldn't even watch the movie because I didn't want to revisit those emotions ( even though I heard great things about it). Are you planning on seeing the movie?

[Alexandra]

Yay, Slick is done.

[Janice, Moderator]

Awesome! I'm on my way to post your badge.

So what was your favourite read from this section?

[Alexandra]

Thanks a lot, Janice. There were quite a few books that I liked a lot but I really loved The Help. The Kite Runner still has me thinking about it, getting goose-bumps, and I likedThe Housekeeper and the Professor more than I thought I would...

[Alexandra]

Marnie wrote: "I felt the same way Alexandra- couldn't even watch the movie because I didn't want to revisit those emotions ( even though I heard great things about it). Are you planning on seeing the movie?"

I´m sorry Marnie, I saw your post only now. The kite runner definitely is one of those books that will never let me go, I guess. I read And the Mountains Echoed only shortly after (which was the mistake probably) and compared to the first one it could not nearly compete (from my point of view).
I don´t think I will watch the movie. When watching the mnovie of a book I liked, I mostly get disappointed simply because the characters don´t look like I imagined them etc. This is probably narrow-minded but still... Are you planning to watch it?

[Marnie]

Great job on completing Slick- looks like you had a lot of good reads. I really enjoyed The Housekeeper and the Professor too.
No I couldn't watch The Kite Runner. It was not a story I wanted to revisit though I loved the book.

[jaxnsmom]

Trying to catch up on way too many threads here.

Congrats on completing two levels so far!

I read most of King's earlier books, but reached a point where it felt like he was pulling old, not so good, stuff out of a drawer and publishing. The Stand is one of my all-time favorite books, it still holds it's place after all these years. 11/22/63 is the only book of King's I've read in a long time, and I enjoyed it immensely.

I keep thinking about watching the movie The Kite Runner, but after the book, my stomach clenches in a dreadful anticipation.

I was pleasantly surprised by The Housekeepr too. Can't wait to see what others you've read and what you think of them.