After reading the shining, I understood why King HATED the movie. The Shining feels so personal to his struggles with addiction and I can see that theme in the book. I feel like Kubrick strips away those layers to Jack and just makes him an evil monster for no reason instead of someone possessed by addiction. Also RIP Shelley Duvall you are an icon 🩷🩷🩷
YES! I agree with this so much. I loved The Shining because Jack's descent into that madness was so well done and you could follow and feel his struggle. I understand translating it into movie form can be hard, but when I first watched it and Jack had that evil/unsettling vibe from the beginning, I really didn't like it because that's now how he came across in the book to me. The movie can be enjoyed if you take it as is, but I'll always stand by that as an adaptation it is NOT a good one.
@@billiep1603 i read a quote in a review which was something along the lines of “the book is written by a man who has struggled with alcohol and can feel the evil corrupting him and the movie is directed by a man who grew up with an alcoholic for a farther and can feel the evil in the air” and honestly that changed my prospective on both the book and film
that's actually so true, because even at 5 y/o a child never forgets the trauma of experiencing what he did, even if it has been years, he will continue to wait for the next blow
When you read King's 'On Writing', it is really crazy to think that Carrie was his first book published. The fact that he was a school teacher at the time too. It is so impressive how his first book is a horror classic. It almost makes me sad that we don't get the opportunity to be surprised by the story now since it's part of pop culture.
Gav, have you heard of the podcast “Just King Things”? It’s a pair of dudes reading King in pub order and they do a deep dive into each book & it’s great. Gives some context for the time of publication and some of the reception of the books as well. A couple years ago I started reading King somewhat in pub order and that podcast was my fav way to close out each book!
I finally read The Shining in January and it effected me way more than I thought. I was in an 8 year long relationship with someone struggling with alcoholism and I saw so many things in that book that Wendy did or thought. It truly was so sad to me. But I really did like the book.
I was doing it this way until I started a UA-cam channel and it derailed that plan. Read straight through Carrie to Tommyknockers then fell down the Wheel of Time rabbit hole and here we are. I admire this project idea.
I really loved ‘Salem’s Lot because I loooove how King can write characters so well! This man wrote characters for a whole TOWN of people and each one felt unique! They seemed like real people instead of copy and paste of each other. I also felt like this book was a metaphor for how ‘big business’ comes in to destroy small towns. We have this wealthy man come in and inhabit the most iconic place of this hometown. Then he basically takes over, killing off the original residences of the town and sucks them dry of their resources. This is reminiscent of how a big business will come in and drive out the people who lived there first to make way for their own gains, and in return sucks the land and people dry.
Have you read the Tommy Knockers? It’s a similar vibe where a whole town is taken over (in some sense - no spoilers). I just finished it and I LOVED it
I loved hearing your empathy towards Carrie. It’s definitely a big theme that makes the story special to me too. I was bullied a lot in high school and a story like Carrie honestly gave me a lot of revenge fantasies when I was a kid. But now I look at the story with so much empathy and sadness for Carrie. The way you describe it really shows the different levels that story has. Also the made for TV version with Angela Bettis is one of my favorite adaptations. Her acting makes it my favorite version… and there’s an unexpected, semi-positive twist ending.
Rage gives me the feeling of putting a spotlight on teenage cruelty. Teenagers are cruel, and that cruelty is fueled by a desire for power. Charlie is the one in power, so naturally the other kids tey to please him and tell him what they want to hear. Then Ted becomes the scapegoat, the black sheep. Teenagers dont bully to please adults, they do it to get social points from one another.
So, Ben Mears lived to be 55 years old. He wasn't 55 at the time of Salem's Lot. He was born in 1948, so yeah was 30ish during the events of Salem's Lot.
I just finished The Shining for the first time! To me Tony was apart of Danny’s subconscious that he wasn’t ready to/couldn’t access fully at the time 😊
Wow, I never thought you would actually take a project as big as this one. You have a lot of great books ahead of you, as well as some questionable ones. I send you my best vibes for the long journey you're starting. I'll be right here watching every video. 🤩 Oh, and my favourite of this set is Salem's lot. 🦇
I'm just gonna copy and paste it again because I can't formulate how I'm feeling differently. I'm so happy this is online now!!!!!! A Stephen King vlog?!!!?!! Omg Gavin! You don't even know how excited that makes me! I have autism and Stephen King is one of my special interests. His work helps me so much and I love seeing people read his books. My mom will be reading 11-22-63 next week and we'll be reading it together. I don't have a lot of people to share my love for him with. His work is so good! And please do be critical in your vlog! I'm so happy you'll be doing this! I already know that video will be added to my UA-cam comfort list for when I'm anxious or stressed. I don't want to come across as some weirdo but this means so much to me! You're my favorite booktuber and knowing you'll be working on this brings me joy already 🎉 thanks for all your videos Gavin. You have no idea how much it means to me. You bring me lots of company and laughter 🤗 please remember when you get shitty comments that there are people out there like me who might not comment a lot but you do have a big positive influence on their lives. Happy reading 🥰
I have been waiting for this with such glee!!! The King (and the King) are here!!! Cannot wait till Episode 4 - Eyes of the Dragon is one of my all time faves, and not enough people have read that one. But I have a special space in my heart for The Shining, Tommyknockers, and Different Seasons.
I’m so excited for you to discover the connections between all these books. And you made the right choice to leave all the Dark Tower books for last. You’re going to love this journey!
Gavin!!!! I literally had the same idea like 3 weeks ago and I already finished my reread of Carrie and am currently on Salem's lot!! I'm so happy you're also doing it so it feels like we're trekking through it together lol
A fellow Rose Madder reader thank god they do exist. Any of his books without movies has me thinking that they were not popular enough to get a movie. So mostly not read.
I ended most of my bullying early on when I just Punched a bully in the gut as I was walking by with an upper cut style punch... and those that still did pick on me I ignored or joked along with at my own expense. So yes I was bullied badly in kindergarten and 1st grade but the bullys learning that they'd be attacked back or at least get a reaction they did not find fun made them focus on others quickly. Plus I think I hung out with the popular crowd in elementary without realizing how popular they were. Point is the way Carrie and many others handle it; is the wrong approach and can lead to mental snaps. Bullys are trying to control you for entertainment or to prop themselves so if your boring or don't let them feel superior then why would they pick on you? That was my philosopher and it worked for me.
The bullet for teleken positive in Carrie even ties into other books. Not directly but in that some books you could see Carries story being apart of the back drop.
@GavinReadsItAll 'Salem's Lot has been the creepiest I've read so far. Just so much atmosphere and I kept having nightmares about someone watching me sleep for like a week after I read it.
So I’ve read interview with King and he touched on it in On Writing I believe as well. He wrote as Bachman because he wanted to see if his name was what was selling the books or if he was really a good writer.
I love Salem's Lot as an exploration of the theme of the evil in small towns that King likes to go back to a lot in his horror. Just, how we know everyone in town so well and know the cruelty and darkness they're all capable of prior to the vampires descending on them is so good.
I LOVE when people read every book by an author. That's exactly how i approach reading when I wanna motivate myself haha this feels like a new show airing and i will eagerly await every episode😅
Yeah, I feel the same. I’ve read quite a few of his books and, with a few exceptions (like The Stand), they start SO well and just have rubbish endings (I’m looking at YOU, IT and Under the Dome).
@@zuperida it’s probably just me. I think I’m one of those people who isn’t scared by books but I’m terrified of scary movies. My brain needs the creepy music and visuals.
@jennifers4142 scared is maybe a bit to strong of a word, but it made me very very uncomfortable. I can't watch scary movies either.. I turn the sound off when it gets too scary in movies that isn't supposed to be scary haha
I love the way you discuss books! It's really fascinating to listen to. I might add Salem's Lot to my Stephen King books to read because of what you said about it :)
I'm so exited for your jurney to Stephen Kings ouvre. I read everything from him also the new one, i'm missing just one short story ( the librarian policeman)
You should try the anime/manga Shiki, it's basically an adaption of Salem's Lot and it's really good!! Also love watching your hour-long videos ❤ always make my day
I'm so glad you enjoyed Salem's Lot! I read it over 15 years ago and it still sticks with me and it's still one of my favorite Stephen King books, along with Cell and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Love your videos! My favorite from this selection was definitely Salem’s Lot. But also I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on The Long Walk. It’s one of my favorite King’s novels I have read so far!
I really dislike Kubrick's adaptation of 'The Shining' because it turns Jack into the villain although he's just mentally so unstable that he becomes an easy victim for the overlook which is the actual villain. Also, what I feel with a lot of King movie adaptations is that they cannot convey the characters in the same sense the books do. What I love about King are his well flushed out characters and really round characters; as you said also they feel very very real and every time I've watched a movie adaptation of his books they do not live up to that. And that's something that especially happened in the shining. Kubrick rid Jack of all his traits and though it is amazing visually, the sense of the story and its characters is somehow lost entirely. Anyway, loved the video, I am very excited for the next ones! :) Also, this made me want to reread 'Salem's Lot' so badly
@@noone-wq4fm i agree they get a loy wrong adapting king but when they get it right it's amazing! the green mile and the shawshank redemption are amazing powerful films that I could argue even surpass the source material
I've just printed out a list of all the Stephen King books so I can read them all. And now you are coming through with this series 🙌. Stephen King feels like the weird and a bit scary grandpa who sits in a chair telling stories while the wind is howling around the house 🌬
I’m super excited for this project!! I think some of the King books you’ve already read I sent you years ago. Rose Madder is my fav King and not many have read it. Can’t wait until you reread that one.
OMG. I have never commented but I’ve been watching your videos for a long time and now you are reading my all time most favorite author Stephen King. I have been reading his book since I was 12 years old and love to see other people read them. Can’t wait to see all your reactions to his books.
This is so fascinating, I love it 🥰 I haven’t read any of them. The Shining looks like the most interesting read to me. I can’t wait to watch the next episode 😊
Thank you for the video and the upcoming schedule, I think it might be fun to read the ones I haven't yet and read along with you :) The Shining - A Tier - Pretty high up there, not my absolute favorite, but I saw the movie first and the movie is one of my favorite things in existence. Carrie - C Tier - Good story, but just not a story I enjoyed reading if that makes sense. Salems Lot - B Tier - People really like this book, and while I thought it was interesting, the vampire part was my least favorite. I liked the characters and the town a lot. Rage - Haven't read it yet
Late as heck but, one of the reasons King reiterates the snow over and over is to emphasize how LONG winter is in places where snow comes October through May, especially in the high country. The snow. Never. Stops. By January, you're exhausted of grey and white and blue being the only colours in the word!
Soo excited for the next episode! The Long Walk is my favorite Stephen King book :D and I also never finished The Stand even though I liked it? And its my familys favorite King book, so I might have to reread that with you!
Im so glad you've decided to do this series! I attempted to read Stephen King in publication order about 2 years ago now. I got about half way through The Stand when I realised I am just not a fan of Stephen Kings writing 😂
I didn't love The Shining either. That was the last book I read of Stephen King then I felt like I had enough. But hearing your perspective on Carrie makes me want to reread it and I am so excited for this series. You actually inspired me to read the rest of his books as well.
About The Shining: I do think the hedges turning their heads is scary as hell. It's like when you see a room full of manequins in a horror movie, you know something scary is gonna happen, but you never suspect the hedges would have the same mechanic
I have been anticipating this so hard since you announced it! Excellent video and I'm so stoked for the rest (even though I disagree about The Shining lol) 💜
i've been waiting in anticipation for this since you first mentioned the project! this is so exciting & i'm so interested to hear your thoughts on such a huge & iconic bibliography
I think the convo around these books are more interesting than anything. Even if you are not into scary. Horror or spooky things. I can appreciate the convo these books spark
I'm SO EXCITED for this series, and so impatient for you to get to all the books. I'm like 75% of the way through his catalogue and it's taken me 15 years 😂😭 Well, it could have taken me a lot less time but I've been parceling them out like 4-6 a year. For me, there have only been one or two stinkers in all the books of his I read. I cannot wait to see what you think of The Dark Tower.
Excited for you to get to Doctor Sleep (sequel to The Shining)! Honestly preferred it to The Shining, BUT the movie for Doctor Sleep was even better! Mike Flannigan, the director, poured so much love and respect in the movie to tie in The Shining movie and book together. The Shining movie by Kubrick was said to have been hated by Stephen King cause of how Jack was portrayed in the movie and how things ended.
Carrie is probably my favourite Stephen King book, partially of how short it is, but also because it feels so real to me. I'm from a somewhat similar background as the character Carrie, and was badly bullied. To me, it is for sure on of those inevitable tragedies, a build up to an explosion that could have prevented, but where so many around Carrie just made the worst choices that pushed her into tragedy. It was cathartic to read, in a way - being bullied throughout child- and teenhood can have life long consequences, the c-ptsd. the social struggles, the depression, or worse... In a literary context, it feels very cathartic to see the life long (/life ending) consequences affect the bullies as well as the bullied. Carrie is one of the few books I know that captures that feeling the most. (just to be crystal clear, literary catharsis in no way extends to excusing or, god forbid, endorsing real life tragedies. That's the great thing about literature. It lets us experience emotions from a safe detachment from reality, and maybe work through some of our baggage so that we can show up as our best selves in the real word)
So excited for this series! I attempted all the books in pub order along with adaptations and made it pretty far before getting derailed by buddy reads but this will motivate me to get to the few I've missed! ❤
The Shining is one of my favorites. IT is still in my top ten books. I cannot wait for you to get to it, please watch the mini series! Tim Curry does Pennywise so much more book accurate, sarcastic and mocking.
What perfect timing. I'm not really a Stephen King reader but I just recently finally picked up and started reading the old copy of The Colorado Kid that I got a few years ago and hadn't gotten around to.
Tony showed Danny where to find the lost trunk, he showed Danny being chased by someone through the hotel. But then the hotel itself is blocking Tony from giving Danny messages.
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After reading the shining, I understood why King HATED the movie. The Shining feels so personal to his struggles with addiction and I can see that theme in the book. I feel like Kubrick strips away those layers to Jack and just makes him an evil monster for no reason instead of someone possessed by addiction. Also RIP Shelley Duvall you are an icon 🩷🩷🩷
YES! I agree with this so much. I loved The Shining because Jack's descent into that madness was so well done and you could follow and feel his struggle. I understand translating it into movie form can be hard, but when I first watched it and Jack had that evil/unsettling vibe from the beginning, I really didn't like it because that's now how he came across in the book to me. The movie can be enjoyed if you take it as is, but I'll always stand by that as an adaptation it is NOT a good one.
@@billiep1603 i read a quote in a review which was something along the lines of “the book is written by a man who has struggled with alcohol and can feel the evil corrupting him and the movie is directed by a man who grew up with an alcoholic for a farther and can feel the evil in the air” and honestly that changed my prospective on both the book and film
@@c0wgirlcoding omgggggg that's actually world changing
that's actually so true, because even at 5 y/o a child never forgets the trauma of experiencing what he did, even if it has been years, he will continue to wait for the next blow
Technically, I contributed to this video by sending good vibes to Gavin while attending his 11 hour reading sprint.
Haha you did 🙏
Sounds like something Tommy Tallarico would say 😂
LOVE spoilers, it's so rare to find someone that gives full review breakdowns.
Rage "being responsible" for school 🔫 is exactly like people who say video games are "responsible" for violence 🤡💀
They might not be responsible, but they certainly add fuel to the fire. Killing people in a semi realistic way doesn’t need to be a game.
@@Lisa-vb3gn no they don't. This has been researched and debunked. It's a correlation not causation situation.
These kids & their devil music and their video games
@@Lisa-vb3gn there's no proven correlation between violence and videogames, so this is most probably completely wrong.
@victorialindblad6673music? Ridiculous, it’s obviously Dungeons and Dragons
When you read King's 'On Writing', it is really crazy to think that Carrie was his first book published. The fact that he was a school teacher at the time too. It is so impressive how his first book is a horror classic. It almost makes me sad that we don't get the opportunity to be surprised by the story now since it's part of pop culture.
Gav, have you heard of the podcast “Just King Things”? It’s a pair of dudes reading King in pub order and they do a deep dive into each book & it’s great. Gives some context for the time of publication and some of the reception of the books as well. A couple years ago I started reading King somewhat in pub order and that podcast was my fav way to close out each book!
Thanks for this! Going to check them out!
Thanks for sharing this! I’m reading in pub order and this would be fun to listen to after each book
I finally read The Shining in January and it effected me way more than I thought. I was in an 8 year long relationship with someone struggling with alcoholism and I saw so many things in that book that Wendy did or thought. It truly was so sad to me. But I really did like the book.
I was doing it this way until I started a UA-cam channel and it derailed that plan. Read straight through Carrie to Tommyknockers then fell down the Wheel of Time rabbit hole and here we are. I admire this project idea.
Mike! Thank you so much for checking this out, I really appreciate you being here 🙏🏼 hoping I can see this project through
@@GavinReadsItAll I believe in you, amigo. I'll be watching.
Stuck home with covid and bored out of my mind. But wait! What's this? A new video from Gavin?! I'm feeling better already!
@@katel.126 gosh get well soon!! ❤️
I really loved ‘Salem’s Lot because I loooove how King can write characters so well! This man wrote characters for a whole TOWN of people and each one felt unique! They seemed like real people instead of copy and paste of each other. I also felt like this book was a metaphor for how ‘big business’ comes in to destroy small towns. We have this wealthy man come in and inhabit the most iconic place of this hometown. Then he basically takes over, killing off the original residences of the town and sucks them dry of their resources. This is reminiscent of how a big business will come in and drive out the people who lived there first to make way for their own gains, and in return sucks the land and people dry.
Have you read the Tommy Knockers? It’s a similar vibe where a whole town is taken over (in some sense - no spoilers). I just finished it and I LOVED it
@@Ruth-of1ji I have not read it, so awesome, thank you!!! I’ll check it out! 😊 I don’t know anything about that book so that will be fun!
I loved hearing your empathy towards Carrie. It’s definitely a big theme that makes the story special to me too. I was bullied a lot in high school and a story like Carrie honestly gave me a lot of revenge fantasies when I was a kid. But now I look at the story with so much empathy and sadness for Carrie. The way you describe it really shows the different levels that story has.
Also the made for TV version with Angela Bettis is one of my favorite adaptations. Her acting makes it my favorite version… and there’s an unexpected, semi-positive twist ending.
Rage gives me the feeling of putting a spotlight on teenage cruelty. Teenagers are cruel, and that cruelty is fueled by a desire for power. Charlie is the one in power, so naturally the other kids tey to please him and tell him what they want to hear. Then Ted becomes the scapegoat, the black sheep. Teenagers dont bully to please adults, they do it to get social points from one another.
I think this is such a cool way to approach King's work! Ending on the Dark Tower will be so satisfying after youve read everything else!
So, Ben Mears lived to be 55 years old. He wasn't 55 at the time of Salem's Lot. He was born in 1948, so yeah was 30ish during the events of Salem's Lot.
Stephen king is my favorite author of all time!! Im so excited
I just finished The Shining for the first time! To me Tony was apart of Danny’s subconscious that he wasn’t ready to/couldn’t access fully at the time 😊
Ah so excited for this series! The Long Walk and The Stand are some of my favourite stories!
OOooo I love how you made the covers coloured in the opening! I can tell this is gonna be good!
Thank you, I hope you enjoy the video :)
The Stand 😍 I cant wait. I want to reread so bad. I often think about that book
Wow, I never thought you would actually take a project as big as this one. You have a lot of great books ahead of you, as well as some questionable ones. I send you my best vibes for the long journey you're starting. I'll be right here watching every video. 🤩 Oh, and my favourite of this set is Salem's lot. 🦇
I'm just gonna copy and paste it again because I can't formulate how I'm feeling differently. I'm so happy this is online now!!!!!!
A Stephen King vlog?!!!?!! Omg Gavin! You don't even know how excited that makes me! I have autism and Stephen King is one of my special interests. His work helps me so much and I love seeing people read his books. My mom will be reading 11-22-63 next week and we'll be reading it together. I don't have a lot of people to share my love for him with. His work is so good! And please do be critical in your vlog! I'm so happy you'll be doing this! I already know that video will be added to my UA-cam comfort list for when I'm anxious or stressed. I don't want to come across as some weirdo but this means so much to me! You're my favorite booktuber and knowing you'll be working on this brings me joy already 🎉 thanks for all your videos Gavin. You have no idea how much it means to me. You bring me lots of company and laughter 🤗 please remember when you get shitty comments that there are people out there like me who might not comment a lot but you do have a big positive influence on their lives. Happy reading 🥰
@@Hilke.v.W. aww I really, really hope you enjoy this video and my future Stephen King videos 🥰🫶🏼
I have been waiting for this with such glee!!! The King (and the King) are here!!! Cannot wait till Episode 4 - Eyes of the Dragon is one of my all time faves, and not enough people have read that one. But I have a special space in my heart for The Shining, Tommyknockers, and Different Seasons.
I’m so excited for you to discover the connections between all these books. And you made the right choice to leave all the Dark Tower books for last. You’re going to love this journey!
Please continue this series on your channel. It has became ny new favorite thing to watch!
Appreciate the time stamps Gav! I enjoyed your review of’Salems Lot, I would definitely do a reread, loved the creep factor in that one too 🖤.
My favourite in this video is The Shining. My favourite all time is The Long Walk, excited for you to cover that one!
Gavin!!!! I literally had the same idea like 3 weeks ago and I already finished my reread of Carrie and am currently on Salem's lot!! I'm so happy you're also doing it so it feels like we're trekking through it together lol
How would YOU rank the Stephen King books I read in this video? 👀
A fellow Rose Madder reader thank god they do exist.
Any of his books without movies has me thinking that they were not popular enough to get a movie.
So mostly not read.
You have been warned ; that is to say, coincidence follows those who delve to deeply into Stephen Kings works. Trust me I know from experience.
I ended most of my bullying early on when I just Punched a bully in the gut as I was walking by with an upper cut style punch... and those that still did pick on me I ignored or joked along with at my own expense.
So yes I was bullied badly in kindergarten and 1st grade but the bullys learning that they'd be attacked back or at least get a reaction they did not find fun made them focus on others quickly. Plus I think I hung out with the popular crowd in elementary without realizing how popular they were.
Point is the way Carrie and many others handle it; is the wrong approach and can lead to mental snaps.
Bullys are trying to control you for entertainment or to prop themselves so if your boring or don't let them feel superior then why would they pick on you? That was my philosopher and it worked for me.
The bullet for teleken positive in Carrie even ties into other books. Not directly but in that some books you could see Carries story being apart of the back drop.
@GavinReadsItAll 'Salem's Lot has been the creepiest I've read so far. Just so much atmosphere and I kept having nightmares about someone watching me sleep for like a week after I read it.
So I’ve read interview with King and he touched on it in On Writing I believe as well. He wrote as Bachman because he wanted to see if his name was what was selling the books or if he was really a good writer.
I love Salem's Lot as an exploration of the theme of the evil in small towns that King likes to go back to a lot in his horror. Just, how we know everyone in town so well and know the cruelty and darkness they're all capable of prior to the vampires descending on them is so good.
You should read his intro “why I was Bachman”. It’s in my copy of the Bachman books and he explains why he did it. 👍🏼
Missed opportunity to do a cutaway to “Hello, I’m Shelley Duvall!” when you mentioned her.
@@PokhrajRoy. oops, that would have been epic!!
Fairytale theatre what a time...
I LOVE when people read every book by an author. That's exactly how i approach reading when I wanna motivate myself haha this feels like a new show airing and i will eagerly await every episode😅
I’m so glad you are doing this Gavin! I look forward to watching you go through King’s backlist!
Also in my opinion most King books have good concepts but they either have a sloooow start or drag in the end so I’m looking forward to your reviews
He could really do with that editor sometimes haha
Yeah, I feel the same. I’ve read quite a few of his books and, with a few exceptions (like The Stand), they start SO well and just have rubbish endings (I’m looking at YOU, IT and Under the Dome).
I agree with you about The Shining. I couldn't wait for it to end and didn't think it was scary. The hedge animals made me laugh 😬
The hedge animals scared me😅
@@zuperida it’s probably just me. I think I’m one of those people who isn’t scared by books but I’m terrified of scary movies. My brain needs the creepy music and visuals.
@jennifers4142 scared is maybe a bit to strong of a word, but it made me very very uncomfortable. I can't watch scary movies either.. I turn the sound off when it gets too scary in movies that isn't supposed to be scary haha
I love the way you discuss books! It's really fascinating to listen to. I might add Salem's Lot to my Stephen King books to read because of what you said about it :)
I'm so exited for your jurney to Stephen Kings ouvre. I read everything from him also the new one, i'm missing just one short story ( the librarian policeman)
You should try the anime/manga Shiki, it's basically an adaption of Salem's Lot and it's really good!! Also love watching your hour-long videos ❤ always make my day
I'm so glad you enjoyed Salem's Lot! I read it over 15 years ago and it still sticks with me and it's still one of my favorite Stephen King books, along with Cell and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
When you read Dr Sleep all you're answers will come for The Shining
@@cpjohnson1887 yes and I also loved Dr. Sleep 😇 was so interesting 😇
Yes….. brilliant… this is everything I never knew I needed ❤
When I went to my prom, I really thought it was going to end up like ‘Carrie’ but it was actually quite fun. Very crowded, but fun
Yesss I’ve been so excited for this video series let’s goooo ❤
Love your videos! My favorite from this selection was definitely Salem’s Lot. But also I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on The Long Walk. It’s one of my favorite King’s novels I have read so far!
I’m so excited for you to read and review The Dark Tower series! It is the most addicting series I’ve ever read and know you will enjoy it.
I plan to read all of King’s work too, so I’ve been SOOO excited for this series to start dropping! 😊
I really dislike Kubrick's adaptation of 'The Shining' because it turns Jack into the villain although he's just mentally so unstable that he becomes an easy victim for the overlook which is the actual villain. Also, what I feel with a lot of King movie adaptations is that they cannot convey the characters in the same sense the books do. What I love about King are his well flushed out characters and really round characters; as you said also they feel very very real and every time I've watched a movie adaptation of his books they do not live up to that. And that's something that especially happened in the shining. Kubrick rid Jack of all his traits and though it is amazing visually, the sense of the story and its characters is somehow lost entirely.
Anyway, loved the video, I am very excited for the next ones! :) Also, this made me want to reread 'Salem's Lot' so badly
@@noone-wq4fm i agree they get a loy wrong adapting king but when they get it right it's amazing! the green mile and the shawshank redemption are amazing powerful films that I could argue even surpass the source material
@@breerex4957 yeah, totally agree. 'The Green Mile' is amazing. I haven't seen the Shawshank Redemption but I heard a lot of good stuff about it 😌
Thanks!
Thank you so much 🫶🏼
I haven’t read it, but listening to your reflection on Rage was fascinating. Thank you
I've just printed out a list of all the Stephen King books so I can read them all. And now you are coming through with this series 🙌. Stephen King feels like the weird and a bit scary grandpa who sits in a chair telling stories while the wind is howling around the house 🌬
I’m super excited for this project!! I think some of the King books you’ve already read I sent you years ago. Rose Madder is my fav King and not many have read it. Can’t wait until you reread that one.
OMG. I have never commented but I’ve been watching your videos for a long time and now you are reading my all time most favorite author Stephen King. I have been reading his book since I was 12 years old and love to see other people read them. Can’t wait to see all your reactions to his books.
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This is so fascinating, I love it 🥰 I haven’t read any of them. The Shining looks like the most interesting read to me. I can’t wait to watch the next episode 😊
Ooo if you read The Shining, I hope you enjoy it!
Thank you for the video and the upcoming schedule, I think it might be fun to read the ones I haven't yet and read along with you :)
The Shining - A Tier - Pretty high up there, not my absolute favorite, but I saw the movie first and the movie is one of my favorite things in existence.
Carrie - C Tier - Good story, but just not a story I enjoyed reading if that makes sense.
Salems Lot - B Tier - People really like this book, and while I thought it was interesting, the vampire part was my least favorite. I liked the characters and the town a lot.
Rage - Haven't read it yet
Oh I already know I am going to love this series! I can't wait to hear your thoughts on some of my favourite books of his! Great work Gavin!
Can’t wait for episode 2!
Omg I am so excited for this series, Gavin!
My favorite booktuber and my favorite autor! This os going to be an amazing journey!
Loved all the indepth thoughts on each book. It was really interesting to hear
I have been waiting for someone to do this because I plan to do it. I’ll be following your journey. You got a new subscriber
Late as heck but, one of the reasons King reiterates the snow over and over is to emphasize how LONG winter is in places where snow comes October through May, especially in the high country. The snow. Never. Stops. By January, you're exhausted of grey and white and blue being the only colours in the word!
i LOVE your long videos
I don’t even like Stephen King books but I watched the whole video because I loved listening to you review and talk about these books
Soo excited for the next episode! The Long Walk is my favorite Stephen King book :D and I also never finished The Stand even though I liked it? And its my familys favorite King book, so I might have to reread that with you!
Im so glad you've decided to do this series! I attempted to read Stephen King in publication order about 2 years ago now. I got about half way through The Stand when I realised I am just not a fan of Stephen Kings writing 😂
I am so ready for this Gavin! I was in your reading livestream last week it was so fun. Please do more!
I absolutely will, I loved doing that live stream!
I didn't love The Shining either. That was the last book I read of Stephen King then I felt like I had enough. But hearing your perspective on Carrie makes me want to reread it and I am so excited for this series. You actually inspired me to read the rest of his books as well.
💚🖤 Love this vlog! I liked Carrie. Joined patreon
This is awesome! I will definitely follow these videos!
Thanks for the schedule ❤
I have 3 books to read for next time. Especially excited for The long walk
This is so exciting!! I started my Kronological King reading in 2020 and have made it through 27 novels so far with soo many to go 😅
Great project! ‘Salem’s Lot is my favorite King book!
About The Shining: I do think the hedges turning their heads is scary as hell. It's like when you see a room full of manequins in a horror movie, you know something scary is gonna happen, but you never suspect the hedges would have the same mechanic
I love this series can’t wait for you to continue!! 🙌🏼
so excited for this series!!
I'm so excited for this series! I myself am making my way through all Stephen King's books and am enjoying every minute! 😊
I have been anticipating this so hard since you announced it! Excellent video and I'm so stoked for the rest (even though I disagree about The Shining lol) 💜
i've been waiting in anticipation for this since you first mentioned the project! this is so exciting & i'm so interested to hear your thoughts on such a huge & iconic bibliography
Thank you so much for being here and watching, I appreciate you ☺
I think the convo around these books are more interesting than anything. Even if you are not into scary. Horror or spooky things. I can appreciate the convo these books spark
Excited for this series! Seen so many of his movies but have only read Cell myself. Hopefully you have a good time with the books 😁
I'm SO EXCITED for this series, and so impatient for you to get to all the books. I'm like 75% of the way through his catalogue and it's taken me 15 years 😂😭
Well, it could have taken me a lot less time but I've been parceling them out like 4-6 a year. For me, there have only been one or two stinkers in all the books of his I read. I cannot wait to see what you think of The Dark Tower.
Excited for you to get to Doctor Sleep (sequel to The Shining)! Honestly preferred it to The Shining, BUT the movie for Doctor Sleep was even better! Mike Flannigan, the director, poured so much love and respect in the movie to tie in The Shining movie and book together. The Shining movie by Kubrick was said to have been hated by Stephen King cause of how Jack was portrayed in the movie and how things ended.
Carrie is probably my favourite Stephen King book, partially of how short it is, but also because it feels so real to me. I'm from a somewhat similar background as the character Carrie, and was badly bullied. To me, it is for sure on of those inevitable tragedies, a build up to an explosion that could have prevented, but where so many around Carrie just made the worst choices that pushed her into tragedy. It was cathartic to read, in a way - being bullied throughout child- and teenhood can have life long consequences, the c-ptsd. the social struggles, the depression, or worse... In a literary context, it feels very cathartic to see the life long (/life ending) consequences affect the bullies as well as the bullied. Carrie is one of the few books I know that captures that feeling the most.
(just to be crystal clear, literary catharsis in no way extends to excusing or, god forbid, endorsing real life tragedies. That's the great thing about literature. It lets us experience emotions from a safe detachment from reality, and maybe work through some of our baggage so that we can show up as our best selves in the real word)
Oh wow, what a project! Good luck with this odyssey 😂 I’m excited
The audiobook of the Shining was amazing for suspense and tension. Doctor Sleep is excellent, and you get more of Danny.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts so thoroughly and intelligently. I’m kind of a new subscriber and you are fantastic!
Please read his memoir “on writing” it’s so good.
Hell yeeeeees, can't wait to watch this!! ❤🎉
Hope you enjoy!!
Great Vlog series and wonderful commentary. Salem's Lot was my favorite as well, followed by The Shining and then Carrie. Have not read Rage.
I HATE SCARY MOVIES AND ETC BUT LOVE HEARING PPL TALK ABOUT THEM AND I'M LIVING FOR THIS SERIES.
So excited for this series! I attempted all the books in pub order along with adaptations and made it pretty far before getting derailed by buddy reads but this will motivate me to get to the few I've missed! ❤
The Shining is one of my favorites. IT is still in my top ten books. I cannot wait for you to get to it, please watch the mini series! Tim Curry does Pennywise so much more book accurate, sarcastic and mocking.
What perfect timing. I'm not really a Stephen King reader but I just recently finally picked up and started reading the old copy of The Colorado Kid that I got a few years ago and hadn't gotten around to.
Hope you enjoy 😄
I cannot wait for your next Stephen King video.
Oh I’m so excited for this new series!!! You’re in for some high highs and low lows imo. Might reread some of these alongside!!
Would love for you to do some re-reading alongside me reading them! Will be so interesting to see if our opinions are the same
I think ‘Bag of Bones’ is underrated. It’s not talked about enough.
Oh yes that book is underrated I really enjoyed the book the miniseries not so much
@victorialindblad6673 Bag, Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and Needful Things would be my three way pick for Most Underrated King.
I’m a Stephen king fan and have read the majority of his books. I am SO looking forward to your vlogs
Tony showed Danny where to find the lost trunk, he showed Danny being chased by someone through the hotel. But then the hotel itself is blocking Tony from giving Danny messages.