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Post by Shalamar on Feb 23, 2012 14:38:37 GMT -4
I agree. I thought it was amazing, and every time I thought "But what about (some complicated factor about time travel)?", one of the characters answered my question for me.
I also liked how, in the middle of the narrator's "OMG this is such a fantastic way of life!", he took care to point out that it wasn't all Leave it to Beaver. The paragraph that dealt with segregated bathrooms comes to mind.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2012 14:41:06 GMT -4
I'm just about to start chapter 15, and I'm loving it. I thought Under the Dome was good too but this I think is definitely his best novel in years.
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Post by sugarhigh on Feb 23, 2012 19:47:01 GMT -4
I am so hyped about 11/22/63! It's my next book. Did you guys know that he's writing a sequel to The Shining? I am nervous because I didn't really like the sequel to The Talisman (Black House) and I'm afraid that adult Danny Torrance will make me as sad as adult Jack Sawyer did. |
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Post by Smilla on Feb 24, 2012 10:34:05 GMT -4
Oooh, interesting, sugarhigh. Especially because one of the stronger memories I have of The Shining is the part at the end in which his mother is thinking about how he'll turn out.
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Post by scarlet on Feb 24, 2012 12:25:33 GMT -4
I also liked how, in the middle of the narrator's "OMG this is such a fantastic way of life!", he took care to point out that it wasn't all Leave it to Beaver. The paragraph that dealt with segregated bathrooms comes to mind. Yeah, those little "btw, it wasn't all great tasting root beer and high school dances" really added to it. SK really did a lot of research about the time period and it showed. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2012 13:08:09 GMT -4
Well he was alive back then (he would've been 11 in 1958 and 16 in 1963) so he probably remembers pretty well what it was like, in Maine anyway. Still he clearly put a lot of effort into it and it shows.
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Post by scarlet on Feb 24, 2012 13:35:49 GMT -4
That's true, but he had a lot of help with the Texas portion (he mentions it in his afterword). I loved the Derry part for the nostalgia factor, as it were.
Without spoiling anything, I'll just say the book kept me guessing until the very end.
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Post by Shalamar on Feb 24, 2012 13:47:01 GMT -4
I'm wondering how readers from Dallas feel about the book ... because he REEEALLY doesn't like Dallas. He makes that very clear.
My husband told me about that yesterday, and my initial reaction was "HELL NO". The Shining is one of my favorite books, and I think it's perfect as a stand-alone.
Then again, I would've said the same thing about The Talisman, and I thought its sequel (Black House) was brilliant.
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Post by scarlet on Feb 25, 2012 0:50:54 GMT -4
Yeah, he doesn't try to hide it at all or defend.
Re: The Shining sequel. I'm pretty interested to read it. Danny was a great character as a kid so I'm curious to see what kind of special Hell SK has in store for him as an adult.
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Post by forever1267 on Mar 16, 2012 20:47:12 GMT -4
A New Horror Movie Anthology (hopefully better than Creepshow and Cat's Eye). I remember The Monkey as being very creepy, and N also had some freaky moments, especially in it's imagery. I don't recall the other two stories.
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