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Old 10-25-2011, 01:11 PM
 
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Dolores Claiborne is another great character study. Character development, IMO, is his forte. He fills them in completely. By the time I finish a King book I feel like I personally knew all the folks in the book.
I'll agree with this. One of the skills that Stephen King can lay claim to is the ability to get into the skin of his characters.
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Old 10-25-2011, 01:40 PM
 
Location: Nassau, Long Island, NY
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Ha! I can't wait to show this to my friend who begged me to read Twilight. She insisted that because I really like the Harry Potter series that I would like Twilight.

I read the plot, read the reviews and got enough information to know that it was nothing more than a fluff piece for teenage girls to fantasize about. Never read it. Never will.

Rose Madder was another book that gave me a bit of an unexpected jolt while reading.

For those who have only seen the movies...they are NOTHING compared to the books. The only exception, I would say, is Misery. Damn that Kathy Bates rocked that movie. But usually after reading the book, I'll watch the movie and be disappointed. I understand the movie can only be so long...

I think I saw that Bag Of Bones is going to be on t.v. at some point? I don't remember the channel but I swear I saw a commercial...anyone know?
Yes, it's going to be a miniseries on the A&E network.
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Old 10-25-2011, 09:56 PM
 
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For those who have only seen the movies...they are NOTHING compared to the books. The only exception, I would say, is Misery. Damn that Kathy Bates rocked that movie. But usually after reading the book, I'll watch the movie and be disappointed. I understand the movie can only be so long...
Usually I'm disappointed by movie versions of books too, but I have been pretty satisfied with many of the movies made from his books. I totally agree about "Misery," Kathy Bates was just phenomenal in that movie. I enjoyed all of these: "Shawshank Redemption," "Stand by Me," "Apt Pupil," "The Dead Zone," "Dolores Claiborne," "Secret Window" and "The Green Mile." I did not like "The Shining," (I know, I'm probably the only one) although I thought the remake for TV was pretty good. There are others I liked as well, but it's been so long since I read them that I don't recall how I felt about them as compared to the book/short story.
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Old 10-26-2011, 08:56 AM
 
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I did not like "The Shining," (I know, I'm probably the only one) although I thought the remake for TV was pretty good.
I didn't like The Shining either. You're not the only one. I didn't see the remake for TV...
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Old 10-26-2011, 11:23 AM
 
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Yes, it's going to be a miniseries on the A&E network.
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Old 10-26-2011, 05:28 PM
 
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I loved Duma Key.
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Old 10-29-2011, 05:41 PM
 
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I had forgotten that one - I liked that also.
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Old 10-29-2011, 06:28 PM
 
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I am reading Bag of Bones. I am on the 3rd chapter. Has anybody read it? I think it's getting kind of slow. I hope it gets better
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Old 10-29-2011, 06:30 PM
 
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King's also a decent critic:
LOL true
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Old 10-29-2011, 07:03 PM
 
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I read The Stand when it first came out, between my junior and senior year in High School in the seventies. I raced home every day after my summer job, and from dates with my boyfriend, to get back to the story.

I could NOT put it down. I felt like I was actually IN the story. I've never forgotten it.
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