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Thanks. Look forward to more thoughts and recommendations (especially if I leave twitter, which I am constantly on the cusp of doing).

This was such a pleasure to listen to. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing 🩶 Excited to hear more about the book club and see where it goes.

Great job on the book club i do have a recommendation for it's called imaginary friend by Stephen chbosky perfect for Christmas time 🎅🎄🤔

Great review … if you are going to branch out a bit .. is there any chance you can review Robert Mc Cammon books especially swan song ( which was compared to the stand ) Just a thought

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When you realize the overlook hotel is based on the Stanley hotel in Colorado a very real place that very haunted

When I write my stories a lot of them are set in the region that I grew up in. Prominent things featured from my hometown is the abandoned mall and the small theme park on the hill that was condemned another aspect is a lot of my stories are set in the 90s or early to mid 2000s ( though I have stories set earlier and later)

I can’t tell you how many times the signings been parodied also the most famous line here’s Johnny is t in the book and was improved

Really disappointed with this one. Almost nothing from this book stuck with me the moment I was thankfully done with it. The problems ultimately come down the characters. Susannah is just not a compelling character and I had little interest in what happened to her. Roland, Eddie, and Jack aren’t much better. It’s sad considering just how long this series has gone on that I’m so unmoved by their stories. The scenes with King are pretty cool but everything else went in one ear and out the other. I’ll read the final book but unless it blows me away, I’m going to come away either with this series being a very long but minor King work

My favorite book is Salems Lot the book and I are the same age 🧛🏻‍♂️📚

I can’t wait to get this on audible tomorrow!

I just started reading Salems Lot and I am about half way through. Salems lot is also my first Stephen King book I have read so far (currently reading). I happened to come across this video at the perfect time because I also want to read The Dark Tower and see how this universe comes together. Looking forward to reading all these books!

Carrying on with the path you’ve laid out here Dave, just finished Black House. Time for my reward: The Wastelands!

I love this book, hoping to see it in a movie.

Sorry, I usually find your take agreeable...but I couldn't disagree more, especially where that ending is concerned: its a complete betrayal of what those characters just went thru...what they FOUGHT.....HARD for... The ending of the novella is, at the same time, one of the most bleakest, yet also cautiously optimistic endings (and, as we all know, endings are not always Kings forte) but he nailed that one; his own perfect little Twilight Zone. Then Darabont 'leans into' that line, basically a mere thought...and makes THAT idea become real...............seriously ?!? Nope...sorry...glad y'all enjoy, but I'll stick with the actual story

I prefer the film adaptation to the short story oops!

I feel like the movie kinda missed the point of the short story. 1408 isn't haunted, it doesn't care about the state of your soul. Being an unbeliever might protect you from other things because your belief is something they interact with. This doesn't. It's a creature, something Lovecraftian, something that doesn't give a damn about you. Something that's just *wrong*

Solid, SOLID read, this one. Enjoyed it more than The Talisman. Seemed more evenly paced, and the plot more ugly and adult in nature, compared to the somewhat “lighter”, more YA-inspired adventure-style story the Talisman was. The town of French Landing and its citizens really made an impression on me, particularly the members of The Sawyer Gang. Henry Leydon was always fun to read as well. But Jack Friggin’ Sawyer, man. What a guy! I quite liked his and Henry’s friendship too. Special shout-out to my man Wendell - you’re an absolute turd of a human being and I love it. Keep on keepin’ on (and you’ll keep on getting hit in the head!) The Fisherman’s crimes were incredibly disturbing in nature - painful to read at times in fact - and the way they impacted everyone’s lives in the small town was harrowing to witness (on the wings of Gorg). Everything and everyone had fitting conclusions to their stories though imo.

That part of firestarter was so wild hahahaha. It’s amazing to me how he writes such bizarre things yet it feels so unsettlingly realistic and organic.

Not going to lie nightmares and dreamscapes some of the stories are bangers and some are meh

The shop- Charlie can’t do anything she’s basically Sesame Street age Charlie- practically a living flamethrower The shop- what how could this happen it’s not fair

At least is a big Stephen king kind of day ...

I watched this one fairly randomly on a streamer a year or so ago having read the novel in my late teens and keeping a vivid memory of this great story. It was the color version unfortunately. I expected not much from this having heard nothing about this adaptation. What a wonderful surprise of a viewing. And that unsuspected ending caught me off guard and I need a good 15 minutes to recover from it. Brilliant choice. No surprised king approved. Too bad there’s no other Darabont king project planned.

I remember watching this my mom and we looked at each other after the ending going "well that was dark" honestly the ending felt like RB kind of ending vs a SK ending.

Let's be honest, you really only need one reason: Thomas Jane.

Read it when I was younger, and it didn't make much of an impression. Literally just gave it a re-read, and I have to say it's warmed up on me. It's slow sure, even plodding. Also, I think King being so toung at the time hurt his impression of someone in their 40s, grieving for the liss if their child, failing to adapt to a changing environment, and basically having a midlife crisis. That said, that crisis, (not the energy crisis, mind you) is the strength and the weakness of the story. I find that when Bart is interacting with someone else (be it Drake, Mary, ir the mobster) the book gets infinitely more interesting, whereas when he is alone inside his own head that things start to get depressing and boring. The action scenes are unfortunately short and sparse, but whwn they happen they are great. The mescaline trip at the new years party is a hoot. This book smacks of middle aged (or older) white guy unable to adapt to social changes energy. Its possibly an inspiration on the film Falling Down, and just about every angry white guy complaining about "wokeness" online.

Roadwork takes place from November through January. Also a great winter read!

top 5 king adaptations. 1/ Shawshank redemption. 2/ The Green Mile. 3 / The Mist. 4/ Dolores Claiborne. 5/ The Shining.

Brilliant film and great review. Classic.

You should do a review on a little known Stephen king written t v movie called the golden years

I'm assuming you mean Dolan's Cadillac is up next, but the '09 TV adaptation of Children of the Corn is a pretty faithful adaptation of the original story, iirc. Bad, but faithful.

for a book speacial could you go through every collection of short stories and pick your fav and least fav?

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My friend gave me this book before he passed away. Couldn’t reread it for years afterward. When I finally did, it hit different. I love the book. I’ve read it as a teen, in my twenties and now in my thirties.

1975 Well stephen you can’t top Carrie Stephen - have some vampires

My interpretation of Maine The people ah what a lovely day oh god it’s Stephen king don’t let him in don’t let him in

Which version of The Stand do you think you’ll tackle in your current re-read?

Great video and list.

Love how much you dislike The Stand, his best work in my opinion. Enjoy hearing other people's views that aren't necessarily lined up with mine.

I started reading the book in 2017. But then had a health scare (stroke). And during my rehab lost track of reading for obvious reasons. Guess its finally time to start it again. I've read plenty of other King since that time period. Just for some reason never went back. No clue why.

I love Duma Key

I needed this list! Thx

I’m surprised there’s not a support group called I was a child in the Stephen king universe.

I’m sorry but having the shine must suck. If it’s not bloated bathtub women it’s life force vampires. Though it’s a good story about Danny.

I forgot I threw that idea out there, so that was a nice surprise.🙂 I think I agree with all your choices. And yes, overrated doesn't mean bad. Two that I would add are: The Long Walk (I often see this in reader top tens and I just don't get it), and The Green Mile (take away the fact that it was serialized and had a memorable movie adaption, and I feel that there is not much too it.)

Thanks for loving on Duma Key. Love that book and no one talks about it. Such great writing on pain, loss, grief, and disapontments in life. Great characters too as always.

I feel like I am the only person on earth who loves black house. I loved the notion that a particular serial killer was possessed by a demon. I also loved the bikers kicking ass!

Regardless of whether or not you agree with this tier list the human moment at 7:50 makes it worth it. I lol'd irl. Thanks for that.

You are 100% correct about the Stand. I love dystopian novels, and the Stand really disappointed me. The two most important characters that represent good and evil were not fleshed out much and the ending left a lot to be desired.