Is Stephen King as great as we think he is?
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Is Stephen King as great as we think he is?
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SammyJo02 wrote:Don't get me wrong! I love Stephen King movies! It, The Shining, Pet Cemetery! These are all some of my favorites. But when I went to read the books I realized that I didn't really care for his writing. He's very slow to get the story going. I notice myself getting a little bored and wondering when he's going to get to the good stuff. Some may argue that it's because I have seen the movies first but I don't think so. What do you think?
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I enjoy most of the Stephen King books I've read. Of the three you mentioned, I've read The Shining and Pet Sematary. Those two movies were scary to me, but the books were far, far more disturbing. The books get into my head more, precisely because of the slower build and elaborate descriptions. The movies, out of necessity have to move faster and include fewer details. One exception I can think of is Shawshank Redemption. It was based on a novella, but the movie was quite long, and EXCELLENT! Having said that, sometimes we like authors and sometimes we don't. I don't believe one should feel obligated to put any author on a pedestal just because he is prolific, or because lots of other people like him. If you don't care for his writing, stick to the movies. There are too many other authors to choose from...happy reading!SammyJo02 wrote:Don't get me wrong! I love Stephen King movies! It, The Shining, Pet Cemetery! These are all some of my favorites. But when I went to read the books I realized that I didn't really care for his writing. He's very slow to get the story going. I notice myself getting a little bored and wondering when he's going to get to the good stuff. Some may argue that it's because I have seen the movies first but I don't think so. What do you think?
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Yes! He is one of the best horror writers! When he gives reviews on other authors, I read it like the bible. I would so get a tattoo in honor of his works.
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Sarah try reading "It", or "The Stand", and try some of his older short story collections too. Those are some of my favorite books by him. Both are fairly long books but the stories have a more scary slant to them. The Shining I thought only had 1 scary part in the book, but the movie was amazing. I haven't read Dr. Sleep, but mean to at some point.Sarah_Khan wrote:I personally think he is overrated. With all due respect to the people that love him ...I've read two of his books, The Shining and Doctor Sleep and they were so disappointing that I can't bring myself to try out any of his other books.
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Stephen King most definitely does not write literary fiction, nor does he write for an audience of critics. Nor does he rely on government grants because no one wants to read his works. He is popular and actually sells books. If anything is going to stop him being regarded as one of the greats, that will be it.
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Since then the only book I've been able to finish was Misery, in part due to length. I'm not a huge horror fan. If you hand me a 500+ page horror book my eyes are going to glaze over. I'll watch the movie versions if I'm in the mood for Stephen King.
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I have never bothered to read any of the Harry Potter books and only ever watched half of one film, got bored and did something else....I can't see what the fuss is about, reading and writing styles are a personal thing, each to their own etc. One persons idea of a good or great writer can differ vastly from another but which one is right?