This was fantastic Alex! I loved reading this book with you. It would not have had the huge impact on me it did if I read it alone. There are so many gems in this book and it really offers the reader a wide range of emotions, symbolism and most of all if offers redemption on many levels. It is a story of finding strength and resilience where you thought there was none and finding support and friendship in the strangest of places. I will think of Rose often and will be inspired by her courage for years to come. I couldn't have received a better birthday gift from you, thank you xoxo
This definitely sounds like an interesting read. The idea of whole other worlds existing in art is a fascinating idea. Plus the many ways he connects all his stories into one shared universe. King is also admirably never one to shy away from difficult social issues. Even if he might not handle the latter perfectly, he is at least not as apolitical as he came across in the novel It where he had an author insert character rant about fiction and social commentary. The Richard Bachman novels, whilst not necessarily King's best works, are definitely worth a read. They show early King's foray into violent dystopia SF, such as The Long Walk and The Running Man. The Regulators is definetly one of the best Bachman tales however.
Yes!!!! I love The Regluators and need to revisit it for a good review. The Long Walk was really kick-ass, I reviewed that one last year. I need to read, Roadwork, again and review it. But I'm not in the mood for something that depressing....yet. Also, I love King's universe and how he always presents social issues without preaching. Some of his books, Rose Madder, being one of them were before their time.
@Bookworm of the Damned I'm doing a novel called "Alley Trash", which is a throw-back to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Toxic Avenger. I won't spoil the entire story, but I will say, it's just as you'd expect with a novel that's inspired by comic books from the early 80's or 90's.
As always a fantabulous review. I love how you are buddy reading with different people. It really makes your reviews unique! I am so glad you liked the care package I sent♡ 1. Needful Things 2. Hieronymus Bosch was my gateway to bizzaro art and of course Dali.
I've never read Rose Madder, now I definitely want to. My favorite artist are my sister, Fluke Lady (IG), Spooksandstardust (IG) and Velvet Hand Design (IG). I don't know what SK to suggest, I really like a lot of his older stuff like Misery, Christine, Carrie and Firestarter!
Sweet! I will check out their art! I already had a request for Christine, but I will totally put you down and shout you out when I review the other titles you listed. (I read those all when I was a kid and need to revisit them.)
Don Noble is my favorite artist. He does most of my covers and I adore his work! And for a Stephen King book you should read, well, I don't know what you've already read, but I will recommend Christine by him. I loved that book and love the John Carpenter adaptation, which is awesome! Also, great review! :D
This is something I've had on my shelf for a while and just haven't picked up. It sounds really intriguing and coming from an abusive marriage myself, I think would be interesting to read from a psychological aspect. Thanks for the review, this was great.
Anytime! I'm sorry you suffered an abusive marriage, but I'm happy you survived. I also survived an abusive relationship. It's never too late to leave a predator behind.
I liked most of this, but there were a few issues I had with it at the time. Alas, I don't remember that much of it anymore, except for the craziness at the end!
LoL right! That crazy ending. I hate to admit it, when doing my research, I checked to see if King was clean from drugs when this was published. Turns out, he was sober.
I just finished reading Rose Madder two weeks ago! I really enjoyed it but I do feel Norman ended up coming across as a caricature. As far as a Stephen King novel, I’d love to hear you talk about Misery or Carrie. I’m a huge Thomas Kinkade fan but as if we are talking about dark art I’d say Dali, Eric Lacombe, H. R. Giger and Clive Barker.
This was fantastic Alex! I loved reading this book with you. It would not have had the huge impact on me it did if I read it alone. There are so many gems in this book and it really offers the reader a wide range of emotions, symbolism and most of all if offers redemption on many levels. It is a story of finding strength and resilience where you thought there was none and finding support and friendship in the strangest of places. I will think of Rose often and will be inspired by her courage for years to come. I couldn't have received a better birthday gift from you, thank you xoxo
I'm so happy we had this experience together. Talking with you nightly about this was so much fun.
This definitely sounds like an interesting read. The idea of whole other worlds existing in art is a fascinating idea. Plus the many ways he connects all his stories into one shared universe.
King is also admirably never one to shy away from difficult social issues. Even if he might not handle the latter perfectly, he is at least not as apolitical as he came across in the novel It where he had an author insert character rant about fiction and social commentary.
The Richard Bachman novels, whilst not necessarily King's best works, are definitely worth a read. They show early King's foray into violent dystopia SF, such as The Long Walk and The Running Man. The Regulators is definetly one of the best Bachman tales however.
Yes!!!! I love The Regluators and need to revisit it for a good review. The Long Walk was really kick-ass, I reviewed that one last year. I need to read, Roadwork, again and review it. But I'm not in the mood for something that depressing....yet.
Also, I love King's universe and how he always presents social issues without preaching. Some of his books, Rose Madder, being one of them were before their time.
@Bookworm of the Damned I'm doing a novel called "Alley Trash", which is a throw-back to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Toxic Avenger. I won't spoil the entire story, but I will say, it's just as you'd expect with a novel that's inspired by comic books from the early 80's or 90's.
As always a fantabulous review. I love how you are buddy reading with different people. It really makes your reviews unique! I am so glad you liked the care package I sent♡
1. Needful Things
2. Hieronymus Bosch was my gateway to bizzaro art and of course Dali.
Thank you! Needful Things is now added to my TBR!
I've never read Rose Madder, now I definitely want to. My favorite artist are my sister, Fluke Lady (IG), Spooksandstardust (IG) and Velvet Hand Design (IG). I don't know what SK to suggest, I really like a lot of his older stuff like Misery, Christine, Carrie and Firestarter!
Sweet! I will check out their art!
I already had a request for Christine, but I will totally put you down and shout you out when I review the other titles you listed. (I read those all when I was a kid and need to revisit them.)
Don Noble is my favorite artist. He does most of my covers and I adore his work! And for a Stephen King book you should read, well, I don't know what you've already read, but I will recommend Christine by him. I loved that book and love the John Carpenter adaptation, which is awesome!
Also, great review! :D
I have read it a long time ago, but I need to revisit it for a good review! I'll shout you out when I post!
Also! I love your cover art!
This is something I've had on my shelf for a while and just haven't picked up. It sounds really intriguing and coming from an abusive marriage myself, I think would be interesting to read from a psychological aspect. Thanks for the review, this was great.
Anytime! I'm sorry you suffered an abusive marriage, but I'm happy you survived. I also survived an abusive relationship. It's never too late to leave a predator behind.
@@bookwormofthedamned preach!!
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I liked most of this, but there were a few issues I had with it at the time. Alas, I don't remember that much of it anymore, except for the craziness at the end!
LoL right! That crazy ending. I hate to admit it, when doing my research, I checked to see if King was clean from drugs when this was published. Turns out, he was sober.
@@bookwormofthedamned But there are always the memories :D
Very true. Could have had some flashbacks here?
@@bookwormofthedamned It would make sense!
Great review❤
Thank you!
I just finished reading Rose Madder two weeks ago! I really enjoyed it but I do feel Norman ended up coming across as a caricature.
As far as a Stephen King novel, I’d love to hear you talk about Misery or Carrie.
I’m a huge Thomas Kinkade fan but as if we are talking about dark art I’d say Dali, Eric Lacombe, H. R. Giger and Clive Barker.
I could see that! Sweet! I will shout you out when I review those babies. You have a great taste in art, good Sir!