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Grayson wrote: "which version of The Stand should I read?"I just finished the uncut version and I highly recommend it.
Thanks everyone I definitely thought it had to do with breaking the ice on this thing called "racism" I know for a fact Stephen King! is not racist! I agree he is a wonderful writer very prolific I wasn't offended by it I just knew the point he was trying to prove every time he got a bit of racism in his novels
Tony wrote: "I like the ending, I thought it was a solid conclusion to the story, leaving it open to our imagination if society survives or crumbles with or without the intervention of Flagg. [spoilers removed]"(view spoiler)
Hi all,I tried to post in the "introduce yourself" section but the link is broken...so I am Michelle, love SK, the Long Walk...best ever novella he has written:)
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I tried to post in the "introduce yourself" section but the link is broken...so I am Michelle, love SK, the Long Walk...best ever novella he has written:)"
um... I don't know why the hell that link is broken. Thanks for pointing this out.
im currently reading The Stand and I'm trying to figure out who the main character is and i'm on chapter 5 can someone help me?
I consider a good 4 or 5 to be the main characters.If I was forced to choose I'd say Stu, but there are lots of important people here.
Grayson wrote: "im currently reading The Stand and I'm trying to figure out who the main character is and i'm on chapter 5 can someone help me?"Yeah, I agree with Cheryl. There were several main characters: Stu, Nick, Frannie, Harold, the Walking Man/Randall Flagg, and maybe one or two names I'm forgetting. I remember when I read The Stand earlier this year, I had a little trouble keeping everyone's stories straight, but after a few chapters, it got easier. Keep with it! It is definitely worth the journey. :)
There are several. I would say Stu, Fran, Larry are among the main characters along with a few close secondary characters.
that's what I was thinking I just kept getting confused
Nick was one of my favourites, I'd say he was a main one too.
Yeah, Nick is a main character as well. I'd see who King follows in the early chapters. Once they all start to meet up, it matters less.
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I tried to post in the "introduce yourself" section but the link is broken...so I am Michelle, love SK, the Long Walk...best ever novella he has written:)"
apparently the thread is back and working.... GHOSTS!
Grayson wrote: "im currently reading The Stand and I'm trying to figure out who the main character is and i'm on chapter 5 can someone help me?"As in many of King's novels, so many characters are important . . . I'd be hard pressed to consider any ONE of them the 'main' character. As has been said, Randall Flag/the Walking Man is important. As an aside, the initials RF have significance in many of Sai King's work. Nick and Stu are also important characters. One overarching character that sort of ties it all together though, is - heck, can't remember her name - the grandmotherly sort, very old woman? The 'good guys' are drawn to her.
Tom wrote: "Grayson wrote: "im currently reading The Stand and I'm trying to figure out who the main character is and i'm on chapter 5 can someone help me?"As in many of King's novels, so many characters are..."
Mother Abagail? :)
Michelle wrote: "Mother Abagail? :) "Yes indeed! Thanks.
its probably going to take me a couple of reads to fully understand the story line
Kathryn wrote: "Anthony wrote: "Stephen King uses the word "nigger" a few times in his novels seen the word mentioned a few times. Like nigger kids or nigger this nigger that. Is Stephen King a racist?"I think i..."
I am not going to lie, when this is said it does bother me a little. But at the same time, I have to realize when he is using it. Like in IT, that word is used a lot. Stephen King flips back and forth between certain eras and shows the ignorance of people. If Stephen King is a racist and announces this, he would lose fans and readers - including myself.
White American history still bears the guilt of slavery - despite the fact that this is in the past, it was such an egregious wrong that it will probably be in the far future when a black man or woman is NOT sensitive to the "N" word. That said, I do want to disagree with you about Stephen King. I am just a few months younger than he, and I can assure you (despite the fact that, while King was growing up, a black person in the wilds of Maine was still very, very rare.)Despite this, Steve protested against Vietnam, and embraced all the various philosophies that this implies. In short, there is no way, particularly considering the type of music King plays and listens to (the blues) there is no way that he is a racist. And not because he'd lose fans... Stephen King is an honest man, and writes with this honesty. If you notice, it's invariably the "bad" guys who use the N word.
Bondama wrote: "White American history still bears the guilt of slavery - despite the fact that this is in the past, it was such an egregious wrong that it will probably be in the far future when a black man or wo..."You're right. I am absolutely sure Steve is NOT racist. But, as Harlan Ellison wrote in one of his essays, he's as honest a writer as anyone's ever seen. He gives his fiction the ring of truth. His characters use that word, not because Steve likes it, but because that's how some people really talk. And to pretend that some racist a-hole would use the term "black man" instead of the n-word smacks of dishonesty about the common vulgate.
I did notice this, however, on Wikipedia. Draw your own conclusions:
The "magical negro" is a recurring archetype in Stephen King's novels as well as some adaptations of his work:
Dick Hallorann in The Shining (1977), and in both the 1980 film adaptation (Scatman Crothers) and the 1997 TV miniseries (Melvin Van Peebles).
Mother Abagail in The Stand (1978), and the 1994 TV adaptation (Ruby Dee).
Lester "Speedy" Parker in The Talisman (1984).
John Coffey in The Green Mile (1996), and the 1999 film adaptation (Michael Clarke Duncan).
I don't believe SK is racist...I believe he sticks to wording within the era...as a good writer should.
Bondama wrote: "White American history still bears the guilt of slavery - despite the fact that this is in the past, it was such an egregious wrong that it will probably be in the far future when a black man or wo..."One, you cannot say a person is not a feminist, racist,etc. What one thinks and what one says is different. And what I said was if he was racist and up front with it, he will lose fans. I don't know who is honest or who isnt. But as an African American and as a woman, certain words will make one feel a certain way - whether its said by bad guys or not. This thing is deeper than slavery. Its racism in general. Whether people want to believe it or not, racism live and very strong. Especially living in NYC and trying to climb that ladder.
However at the same time, I know what he is trying to convey when he uses these terms. I would not be human not to feel a certain way when certain words are used.I am not wrong for feeling that way. And if I really thought he was racist, I would not be in this forum, I would not be a fan or read his books. So there is nothing to disagree with. Its my feelings.
Yeah I like Stephen king. He is deep with the literature thing. See I really be trying to get into his books his writing style is a little fluffy to my liking . But I don't think he is racist maybe he was who knows lol maybe it was something he had to let go of maybe it's just words. I'm a prison to words and I think we all are lol I'm trying not to be though lol trying real hard too lol
Hey everyone, after reading threw the dark tower series I was wondering if anyone knew of a list where his tie in books would fit nicely into reading with the series? It's my New Years resolution to read the dark tower again but include the tie in books at the appropriate places in the series
Marc wrote: "Hey everyone, after reading threw the dark tower series I was wondering if anyone knew of a list where his tie in books would fit nicely into reading with the series? It's my New Years resolution t..."hi Marc, I was not so long ago thinking I would do the same at some point. I looked for ages to find the order in which would be best reading the Dark Tower and all connected books. I found a good list right here on this group. It can be found here http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/5... hope it helps :)
Hi guys, I'm currently at sixth form and for my extended project I'm writing a short story inspired by Stephen King. I was wondering if any of you could help me out with my research by sharing why you personally were drawn to him as a writer?
His characters are what keep me coming back. By the end of his stories they feel more like long lost friends than just characters in a book.
he creates a world so detailed so real like no author i have ever read its almost like you are there he does the same with his characters at first your excited to read his books but then it starts to turn to being scared but your in to deep its sucked you in even if you wanted to you cant get out but somehow you dont want to your hooked you stay up late reading even if it means you have to call in at work your so tired but it all feels so worth it you dream about it you sometimes wake up thinking of it and cant go back to sleep so you get up and read just to satisfy yourself enough to sleep a few more hrs it consumes you to the point of borderline insanity you fall inslove with characters you root for them throughout the book they feel so real and some you hate with a passion that feels all too real if you ever feel bored or wish for something more exciting in life you can always pick up his novel and your boredem will aways be far away and the excitement you crave and want is always just an open book away
Trent wrote: "he creates a world so detailed so real like no author i have ever read its almost like you are there he does the same with his characters at first your excited to read his books but then it starts ..."That's one cracker of a sentence!
Well someone wants to be on my hit list
Trent wrote: "Well someone wants to be on my hit list"No offence intended, Trent - I was blown over by your enthusiasm!
Honestly, this isn't the appropriate thread for this discussion. This thread is for group related questions, not general discussion topics. Owen, please start a new thread for your topic.
Trent wrote: "Lol was just joking around sorry"That's OK... I'm just saying that this whole discussion should be in a new thread, since this is only for group related questions. :)
Byron wrote: "Hey guys Ive written a short story and am curious to get feedback. If you could take the time to read it and let me know what you think, i would greatly appreciate it. www.writerscafe.org/Kakapo...."Byron, this is not the appropriate place for advertising.
I'm having a problem with some of the threads not taking me to just the newest posts. It keeps going back to ones that are pretty old and I have to scroll through a lot of old stuff. They are threads such as what are you currently reading and introductions from new members. Is anybody else having the same issue?
I'm having that problem with the "What are you reading now?" thread.
I think that's a Goodreads thing... it happens from time to time, like threads also not showing the "# new" at all - which is what happened with this one. I just happened to notice that it was updated recently by the timestamp.
Thank you. At least it isn't just me.
I have been having the same problem with "What are you reading now?" thread like Squire for quite some time now & some other threads in other groups too.It is specially acute in threads which are very long.
I found that if the comments are descending with the newest at the bottom, the thread stops short. But if I switch the order so the new comments are at the top, I can usually see them all.
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Same problem creeping up with the "Introduce Yourself" thread. I am not being directed to new comments but earlier pages now I am sure that this problem occurs only in really long threads which GOODREADS is having trouble refreshing properly.
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OK Thanks!
Tyler wrote: "Ok, I'm new to the group but not new to King. I have a list of books that I'm going to read next and want to get everybody's opinion on which one I should start with. I have one I want to start wit..."hannah wrote: "Thanks heaps Scott!! :)"
I have read Cell, the Long walk, insomnia, the girl, and Dead zone, I really liked the long walk but you can also read Cell and Dead Zone, they are all very good
I know this isn't about Stephen King but how do you change your name on goodreads?
Next to your profile picture on every page is a dropdown arrow, click that and select "edit profile" and you can change your name there.
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The min series I believe is based on the edited version, which to me was horribly cut.