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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
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medium-paced
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A very interesting read for a new Stephen King and horror fan
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
You can tell this is the cocaine years, because it is, at times, rather erratic, but it's a fun read for a horror-lover.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
One of the things I most look forward to when King has a new release, is the possibility of a foreword. Or (and?) an afterword. I love when King writes a conversation to us, his "Constant Readers." The joy of this book is that the entire thing is one of those conversations!
I must be honest and say that I don't agree with all of his opinions, but I love the way he shares them with me. When King is telling me about the first time he saw such and such a movie, I wish I was there. I almost feel like I was there. That's the beauty of this book.
King's conversational ramblings are warm and funny. Comfortable and cozy. King talks to us as if we've known each other a long time. We have after all. At least I have. I've been reading King for 35 years or so and I am on intimate terms with the majority of his characters. The difference there is he made them up. Those characters are exactly who he wants them to be. Or, if you believe him, that his stories somehow make up their own minds where they will go, they are at least his own creations despite not being exactly who he meant them to be. A bit like our children, I guess.
When King spends hundreds of pages telling us how he feels about other's creations, I get a glimpse of my own feelings, but from him. Despite being a master story teller himself, he can be just as awed by a tale as we can. Possibly even more so despite knowing how those stories are built. A book like this simply solidifies my feeling that I knowhim. Almost as well as he seems to know me.
I must be honest and say that I don't agree with all of his opinions, but I love the way he shares them with me. When King is telling me about the first time he saw such and such a movie, I wish I was there. I almost feel like I was there. That's the beauty of this book.
King's conversational ramblings are warm and funny. Comfortable and cozy. King talks to us as if we've known each other a long time. We have after all. At least I have. I've been reading King for 35 years or so and I am on intimate terms with the majority of his characters. The difference there is he made them up. Those characters are exactly who he wants them to be. Or, if you believe him, that his stories somehow make up their own minds where they will go, they are at least his own creations despite not being exactly who he meant them to be. A bit like our children, I guess.
When King spends hundreds of pages telling us how he feels about other's creations, I get a glimpse of my own feelings, but from him. Despite being a master story teller himself, he can be just as awed by a tale as we can. Possibly even more so despite knowing how those stories are built. A book like this simply solidifies my feeling that I knowhim. Almost as well as he seems to know me.
This is a really great read about horror movies, TV & radio by the master of horror novels himself, Stephen King.
I think the best part about this is reading a novel that was first published in 1981 in 2023 as a horror lover.
I think the best part about this is reading a novel that was first published in 1981 in 2023 as a horror lover.
dark
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
slow-paced
Note that book was originally published in 1981, so it is incredibly dated, with sexist comments like, “To condemn pulp writing out of hand is like condemning a girl as loose simply because she comes from unpleasant family circumstances.” (p392)
As a piece of history, I found it an intriguing read.
As a piece of writing, I wouldn’t bother. There’s lots more out there that’s more relevant.
As a piece of history, I found it an intriguing read.
As a piece of writing, I wouldn’t bother. There’s lots more out there that’s more relevant.