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thespian86 · 05-24-2006, 08:09 PM

I think King atleast has a voice and a base of simple story telling competancy. Stories that are truely stirring like Stand By Me, or frightening like the Shining. But other then a few select titles I am no SK advicate. Infact I really dislike his works. I think he is certainly discribed to be one of america's great pop culture influences but I've never really enjoyed his over written, uselessly extended novels that climax on the last page and give a small cop out of a resolution. Agreed, Dean Koontz has written some great horror/thrillers. Not that they are very emotionally attaching or original, like a carbon copy action flick you can easily predict every single chapter as you read... they are what they are; a quick read with some twists and turns that may or may not suprise you. I think you need to take SK with a grain of salt; he's a mass producing novelist with a pseudo-famous face and name who can pack and clear a shelf in record time. Doesn't mean he's great... he's just Stephen King? Capiche?

PMF21 (please excuse the many potential spelling mistakes and rambling. I am exhausted. I just got home from the theatre after doing Stop-and-go tech runs for the past fifteen hours)

EDIT: I met King in his hometown Bangor, Maine (which is about eight hours from my town in Canada) while I was getting a coffee. He looked tired and antsy. I introduced myself and said my mother was a huge fan and that I had enjoyed the heart of Stand By Me and that it was one of my favorite stories of all time. He asked me if i liked being terrified; which was a very plain response (I assume he asks everyone who approaches him). I answered with a smile "It's nice to meet you sir. Congrats on your success." I couldn't bare to tell him. Poor Fella.

05-24-2006, 08:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
thespian86 change is hard. Location: the green room.	I think King atleast has a voice and a base of simple story telling competancy. Stories that are truely stirring like Stand By Me, or frightening like the Shining. But other then a few select titles I am no SK advicate. Infact I really dislike his works. I think he is certainly discribed to be one of america's great pop culture influences but I've never really enjoyed his over written, uselessly extended novels that climax on the last page and give a small cop out of a resolution. Agreed, Dean Koontz has written some great horror/thrillers. Not that they are very emotionally attaching or original, like a carbon copy action flick you can easily predict every single chapter as you read... they are what they are; a quick read with some twists and turns that may or may not suprise you. I think you need to take SK with a grain of salt; he's a mass producing novelist with a pseudo-famous face and name who can pack and clear a shelf in record time. Doesn't mean he's great... he's just Stephen King? Capiche? PMF21 (please excuse the many potential spelling mistakes and rambling. I am exhausted. I just got home from the theatre after doing Stop-and-go tech runs for the past fifteen hours) EDIT: I met King in his hometown Bangor, Maine (which is about eight hours from my town in Canada) while I was getting a coffee. He looked tired and antsy. I introduced myself and said my mother was a huge fan and that I had enjoyed the heart of Stand By Me and that it was one of my favorite stories of all time. He asked me if i liked being terrified; which was a very plain response (I assume he asks everyone who approaches him). I answered with a smile "It's nice to meet you sir. Congrats on your success." I couldn't bare to tell him. Poor Fella. __________________ EX: Whats new? ME: I officially love coffee more then you now. EX: uh... ME: So, not much. Last edited by thespian86; 05-24-2006 at 08:15 PM..