Me, too. I like the spin that the past doesn't WANT to be changed so all kinds of crazy shit can happen when you try to mess with significant events.
Give Elevation a read just because I wanted a change of pace and thought odd that it was a recent book and so lauded.
What a blast, is super short but front to back a really nice read.
This is like the perfect book for understanding male white privilege and I didn't think King was capable of it.
Thread, advice
Should I read The Outsider after the Bill Hodges Trilogy?
Can't speak to End of Watch, but Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers are both great.Yeah, I read The Outsider without having read Hodges and was unexpectedly treated to what seemed like a very thorough summary of the trilogy halfway through. Liked the book a lot, though.
Unfortunately, I obviously can't speak to the quality of trilogy; hope I'm not recommending a three book slog here.
Yeah, I read The Outsider without having read Hodges and was unexpectedly treated to what seemed like a very thorough summary of the trilogy halfway through. Liked the book a lot, though.
Unfortunately, I obviously can't speak to the quality of trilogy; hope I'm not recommending a three book slog here.
I just found out IT Chapter 2 comes out next month I gotta finish the audiobook this will be my tenth or something time going through the book. I hope they include the really scary stuff they didn't put in the first movie including my favorite part whereAfter Eddie gets his arm broken and they are in the childrens ward of the hospital and Pennywise is dancing and laughing at them behind her while he's standing in the neonatal ward. And the babies are screaming and crying and the kids just look on in terror.
Reading The Green Mile now. Really enjoying it so far. Also picked up the first Dark Tower book but I don't know when I'll get to it lol
Just in my way to read the dark tower saga and I'm at the point where reading Insomnia is recommended (before the 5th book).
I'm seeing that the book is pretty long and also not very well appreciated. My question: is it really needed to get the most of the 5th book?
Oh man, The Dark Tower is my favorite series ever. I was hooked at the ending of book 1. The first book is iconic but a little rough (King wrote it when he was 19 I think), but you're in for a ride!
I'm going to second no, no real need to read insomnia, but I will shill for it because its one of my personal favorites. But if you ever do decide to read it's best consumed seperate in my opinion.Just in my way to read the dark tower saga and I'm at the point where reading Insomnia is recommended (before the 5th book).
I'm seeing that the book is pretty long and also not very well appreciated. My question: is it really needed to get the most of the 5th book?
Not at all.
I read Insomnia after the Dark Tower Series and didn't lose anything by doing it that way around. It isn't linked enough to justify taking a break in my opinion.
I quite liked Insomnia, but think i'd be pretty pissed if I read a retirement romance story bc it is supposed to be essential to the narrative of the Dark Tower (it isn't).
To be honest, I think Salem's Lot would be better to read before Wolves than Insomnia. Still, the series works on it's own.
I'm going to second no, no real need to read insomnia, but I will shill for it because its one of my personal favorites. But if you ever do decide to read it's best consumed seperate in my opinion.
Enjoy the second best book in the series after The Gunslinger!Thanks for your replies! I will definitely read Insomnia later but I'm not in the mood right now. Already read Salem's Lot so I'll keep going with the 5th book.
Green Mile is fantastic and one of the few that got a movie that actually managed to capture most of the power of the book without dropping the ball somewhere along the line. The Dark Tower, on the other hand, is easily my favorite series in all of literature, but my god did the movie fail to deliver on any of it. Get ready for a real engaging story when you do get around to starting it. Also this thread's title will make a little more sense once you get into it.Reading The Green Mile now. Really enjoying it so far. Also picked up the first Dark Tower book but I don't know when I'll get to it lol
Yup, the series itself is easily my favorite and definitely the one I've come back to the most times to reread. The Gunslinger definitely sets things up in a cool way where it could have just been its own standalone story or part of a much bigger whole. I think that approach really did a lot to draw me in, since by the end it felt like there was this whole deep lore that could be explored, but didn't need to be to enjoy what you got from the first book.Oh man, The Dark Tower is my favorite series ever. I was hooked at the ending of book 1. The first book is iconic but a little rough (King wrote it when he was 19 I think), but you're in for a ride!
Big meh for me.I wish I liked the dark tower series as much as everyone else. I enjoyed the first 3 books. Then the 4th book was so good it made me wish he had written a series about young roland and his friends because I found them and their world so much more compelling.
If I loved the Dark Tower series and The Stand what other King books would you suggest? I am interested in something very similar
Big meh for me.
And go read the comics they are all about young Roland.
Go read them even if you are not, they are basically another Dark Tower book.
I wish I liked the dark tower series as much as everyone else. I enjoyed the first 3 books. Then the 4th book was so good it made me wish he had written a series about young roland and his friends because I found them and their world so much more compelling.
I carried on reading anyway of course and I liked the 5th book mostly, but book 6 and 7 aside from a few moments were really poor and felt so rushed. Like Kings fear of not finishing the series before he died really ruined the series for me.
The last three books arent as good as the first four I agree, but by that time I was so invested that I didn't care.
I do think 5 is the biggest slog though, I thought 6 and 7 (feels like 1 big book anyway) were pretty good. Some original stuff in there too.
Eyes of the Dragon, IT, Insomnia (maybe), and The Talisman/Black House are all good places to go from there.If I loved the Dark Tower series and The Stand what other King books would you suggest? I am interested in something very similar
I actually have thought it was his best piece, but then he wrote Revival and that might actually be better, I know it's my favorite.I read The Dead Zone for the first time a few months back, and I think it's probably King's 'best' book. Not necessarily my favourite, but I think it's exceptional.
I have been reading some of the Booker longlist and other award-tipped books either side of it, and The Dead Zone sits right in there as an outstanding piece of writing.
6 for me was the weakest. But they still all had some great moments. I loved the series but wish he'd write more young roland.
Wind through the keyhole was fantastic too.
Green Mile is fantastic and one of the few that got a movie that actually managed to capture most of the power of the book without dropping the ball somewhere along the line. The Dark Tower, on the other hand, is easily my favorite series in all of literature, but my god did the movie fail to deliver on any of it. Get ready for a real engaging story when you do get around to starting it. Also this thread's title will make a little more sense once you get into it.
Yup, the series itself is easily my favorite and definitely the one I've come back to the most times to reread. The Gunslinger definitely sets things up in a cool way where it could have just been its own standalone story or part of a much bigger whole. I think that approach really did a lot to draw me in, since by the end it felt like there was this whole deep lore that could be explored, but didn't need to be to enjoy what you got from the first book.
Enjoy the second best book in the series after The Gunslinger!
runs like hell...
You read The Wind Through the Keyhole before Wolves right?
I've read very little of King. Pet Sematary, Desperation, and The Regulators. I was too intimidated by IT and The Stand.
I'm really surprised that Desperation / Regulators hasn't been turned into a mini series. That would be pretty fun.
Yeah, Wind through the keyhole was great.
I also really, really, really loved The Wolves of Calla.
Wizard and Glass is one of my favorite books ever, and if King doesn't write a fucking book about the Battle of Jericho Hill I'll...
Well, I'll just be really sad about it.
Graphic novels are almost all amazing. Even if you don't like comics, they're worth reading for the story and art if you like The Dark Tower at all.
It wasn't great. Ron as Collie/Tak is pretty good but otherwise meh.There was an adaptation of Desperation with Ron Perlman, not see it myself though.
It wasn't great. Ron as Collie/Tak is pretty good but otherwise meh.
There was an adaptation of Desperation with Ron Perlman, not see it myself though.
Wait, wut?
*googles*
...huh. No shit. They're saying it wasn't that good, either. :( I'll have to track it down. Thanks AllThingsPurple!
I'm listening to it right now and it's great. Steven Weber is always a great narrator. But man the book is so long. I was hoping to finish before the movie but there's no way.
I'm reading IT for the first time in preparation for the movie next month and I stumbled upon this thread. I've also read The Dark Tower. Any other recommendations? Really enjoying IT thus far.