Anyone a Steven King Fan?
By RobinJ
@RobinJ (2501)
Canada
May 21, 2007 1:12am CST
I just finished watching The Green Mile by Steven King. I have been a fan for years I think the first book of his I read was The one about the car, I can not remember the name. I did have every copy of his books, but they accidentally got put in my garage sale and of course were sold for 25 cents each I was just sick. I think my favorite was The Stand, but there were some real good ones. Any one out there have a favorite book by Mr King love to hear from you
Robin
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24 responses
@Destiny007 (5805)
• United States
21 May 07
I have read a lot of his books, but have seen more of the movies.
The last book of his that I read was "The Black House" and it was really good. He had co-written it with someone but I can't remember who, but they did a really god job.
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@Destiny007 (5805)
• United States
22 May 07
Was the Talisman as good as Black House?
Somehow I think it probably was...
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@Seaclans (215)
• United States
9 Jun 07
I think Talisman was actually much better than the Black House. Wolf was my favorite character from the Talisman.
@CinderInMySoul (4717)
• United States
21 May 07
the one about the car was called "Christine" and it was a pretty good one!
i loved the Green Mile but the ending was just so sad!
i remember owning a copy of Four Seasons that had the story that Stand By Me came from..i think it was titled The Body...dont know where that book has gone now. And i really liked The Tommyknockers..though i did not like the movie.
and i really liked the mini-series Kingdom Hospital.
ive been told that the Dark Tower series is very good, but havent been able to get any of them yet..i think its called Dark Tower...its been said its King's magnum opus! so its got to be good lol!
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@CinderInMySoul (4717)
• United States
21 May 07
i cant even recall seeing IT in book form lol! however i did like the movie! that was a good one!
ooh what about The Thing!!?? that was a pretty scary movie to watch when you're a kid! in fact the part where the 'monster" gets to the dogs and they become that big dog..thing (!LOL) and did a lot of barking..that upset my dog! she was convinced that there was something outside and kept barking and barking at the door but would NOT let any of us near the door!
we thought there was something out there..until we hit pause on the movie and she almost immediatly calmed down! then play again and she was upset again!..so she was scared of Stephen King too! LOL
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@CinderInMySoul (4717)
• United States
21 May 07
as soon as i hit "post" it occured to me that im not sure IF the thing is a stephen king story!!
im right arent i? its not a king movie...ah well sorry about that!
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
21 May 07
I loved his book Misery and the movie was great too. I have seen that movie The Green Mile A few times. I thought it was a great movie. That one has to be my favorite one.
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@krayzee (1160)
• Romania
21 May 07
I kinda like Stephen Kings books, some more than others. :)
I don't like the movies though, no idea why. I'd much rather read a book of his rather than view one of the movies made after them at any given time. Perhaps because I'd rather read about gore than see it, LOL (he did write some gory stuff every now and then, think Gerry's Game).
Don't you think the Stand ended a bit... anticlimactic? I mean it took those characters like three weeks to get to their advresaries camp only to be bown to bits just like that? It is one of my favorite King's books though. The Cell it's a lot like it, you should read it if you haven't yet. :)
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@blackkatdreamer (1461)
• Canada
21 May 07
I don't have a fav but I am a fan... Even wrote his book on writing... have you read that one?
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@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
22 May 07
You are both off, it takes place in Seattle, WA. It is about a house that is haunted and it keeps growing. No one here remembers Rose Red.
@canjo13317 (396)
• United States
21 May 07
was rose red the one that took place inside the picture?
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
21 May 07
I like the movies but not the books. But I wish I could sell my books like he does. He makes a fortune.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
21 May 07
That would have been Christine. Very good book/movie. A Steven King Classic. The green mile was one of the best films he's had from his books I feel. The Green Mile is my faovorite book(s) By King & it was actually a series of books released individually which made this story excellent to read to a point. I have read a lot od Kings books. I am also a V.C. Andrews reader and a;lso Clancy.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@abbey19 (3106)
• Gold Coast, Australia
21 May 07
I like Stephen King, but have seen more of his films than reading of his books. I thought The Green Mile was excellent. He keeps you on the edge of your seat so to speak! I can't say that I have a favourite book Robin - everything he writes is excellent.
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@66jerseygirl (3877)
• United States
11 Jun 07
I love Stephne King but havent' been very happy with his last few books.He doesn't seem to have the same spark he used to. My favorite book is the stand and I loved the movie.I was told that they are making one his short stories into a movie called "The mist".I remember when i read,i was never so happy to see the sun shine when I awoke after finishing it,lol,
@katkat3 (425)
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22 May 07
Hi.... I love Stephen King books, I've read quite a few. There was one I tried to read that I really couldn't get into, I can't remember what it was called but i think it started with the husband or wife being tied to the bed. It turned my stomach so much that I had to put it away!
He really gets your imagination running - I don't think I've been brave enough to watch the films! With reading if you get too scared you can put the book down! :0)
@geekcritic (63)
• Philippines
1 Jun 07
Hi! It's title is "Gereald's Game."
I have never read it though. I will, one of these days.
@RushFan21 (17)
• United States
24 Jun 07
I am a huge King fan. I've read The Gree Mile, Misery, Dolores Claiborne, The Body, The Shining, The Long Walk, Thinner, Cujo, Cell, Carrie, Pet Sematary, and I think a few more. I really enjoy King's works. My favorite has got to be The Green Mile, I read it in 2 days it was so good. :D
@magica (3707)
• Bulgaria
25 May 07
I have all his books and i downloaded from Internet a full collection films. My favouritest are The Firestarter and It. But there are some else i allways read with pleasure.
@wachit14 (3595)
• United States
22 May 07
I think one of my all time favorite books from Stephen King was 'Misery'. It was a real page turner at the time and the movie that was made from the book was just as good. I admit that I haven't read any of his other books, but I've seen every one of his movies and they are all excellent. He is one of the few authors whose stories translate very well on the big screen.
@Mikki2 (179)
• United States
22 May 07
I have loved Stephen King books for years. I would have to say my favorite is the one that started the love affair, Salem's Lot. It was the first book of his I ever read. To me a lot of his books don't translate well into movies. For example, Pet Semetary. A great book but the movie was not scary at all. You should read his Dark Tower series. Some I haven't seen mentioned but are also excellant are The Eyes of the Dragon, Desperation and The Shining. I collect all his books. It took me years to find "Cycle of the Werewolf".
@asunnys (30)
• United States
22 May 07
Do you honestly expect me to pick just one?! LOL I've read Stephen King for most of my life, and there arent' many books he has writtent that I HAVEN'T read. My favorite of all time is The Stand, followed closely by his Dark Tower series, followed by anything he released as Richard Bachman (The Long Walk is absolutely brilliant!!!) And that car book you are thinking of? Christine. One his earlier efforts, but definitely showed his honest ability to write well and grasp the imaginations of his readers!
@marinarovi (1318)
• Argentina
6 Jun 07
I love him! I've seen every movie, but unfortunately, books in english are hard to get here in Argentina and quite expensive, so I only read Pet Sematary, and in spanish.
Besides liking his stories, I read almost every book I get my hands on, so I don't think I'm being too critical, am I?
which other book by him do you reccommend?
@geekcritic (63)
• Philippines
1 Jun 07
I have been an avid fan and collector fpr years, but I recently stopped after reading about 20 of them in a row (I think I need to widen my author interests, and so I'm now collecting more books that will help me; I'm an author too).
My fave is "The Stand: Complete and Uncut." It's so great that you can't put it down although it has a thousand++ pages.
My list of books owned, thus far, all of them are good:
Dolores Claiborne
The Eye of the Dragon
THe Bachman Books
Salem's Lot
The Green Mile (serial)
Carrie
Cujo
Misery
NIght Shift
there's more I can't remember right now...
