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3D Megadoodoo posted:That was Waterworld. Trashcan Man was in Waterworld? Do you believe that happy crappy?
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Dryland, or Cibola as it's also known
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https://www.goodreads.com/characters/424-trashcan-man Trashcan man set fire to "oil tanks in Powtanville" I remember the character as a kid but it's been awhile.
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:Needful Things maybe? The movie was nowhere near darkly funny enough. Needful Things with Idris Elba as Leland Gaunt and Juno Temple as Sheriff Alaina Pangborn
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Cleuseau Remos posted:https://www.goodreads.com/characters/424-trashcan-man Don’t ask him about old lady Semple.
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Jesus, I wish Trash had treated me like old lady Semple's check instead of watching the Under The Dome TV show. It's such a bizarre departure from the book in many, many ways, even though Stevie was an executive producer (and I think he later bitched they should have just done the book), and it starts right from the jump. I do like the guy they got to play Barbie, though. He was weirdly close to my mental image of the guy
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About to read Eyes of the Dragon. I don't know anything about it other than its a fantasy. Any thoughts on it?
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It's pretty good. Not King's best, but not his worst. If you've read Wind Through the Keyhole, the inside-story about the Covenant Man has a similar fairy-tale vibe.
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It’s good! Was my first King book I ever read so it hold a special place in my heart.
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I liked it very much, listened to the audiobook
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Listening to the audiobook of The Stand and god, the first half, where everything is collapsing, is so good.
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midnight77 posted:Listening to the audiobook of The Stand and god, the first half, where everything is collapsing, is so good. I recently re-read The Stand, and holy poo poo, it's just so fuckin good. The first half is a classic and I love it to no end. What's something similar? Not necessarily from King, but just something in that style, capturing the minds and dialogs of people, you know? I don't know how to describe what I really dig about King, but I think you guys know
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midnight77 posted:Listening to the audiobook of The Stand and god, the first half, where everything is collapsing, is so good. The whole book is great IMO. Not sure I put it up there as King's greatest as many do but it was good enough for me to read twice, which I rarely do with any book. Odd that it seems so hard to nail as a move though.
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Harold renaming himself Hawk feels really dated in that someone who wanted to do that would probably go by something else.
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Isn’t that one of the nicknames they give themselves in Step-Brothers?
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bobjr posted:Harold renaming himself Hawk feels really dated in that someone who wanted to do that would probably go by something else. iirc his partners on the burial committee started calling him that and he didn't accept it until just before he killed himself
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Harold Lauder very much strikes me as a goon. He would absolutely be posting about Fanny in E/N.
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Oh for sure. He was an incel before we had the word for it. The new series (to its credit, even though it got a lot wrong) really leaned into that and brought Harold from the 70s (or the 90s, counting the rerelease of the book) almost perfectly.
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MNIMWA posted:About to read Eyes of the Dragon. I don't know anything about it other than its a fantasy. Any thoughts on it? oldpainless posted:I’ve never really liked Eyes of the Dragon but I respect that he says he wrote it as a book for his children and then 6 pages later the king is talking about getting his dick hard
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Leave posted:I recently re-read The Stand, and holy poo poo, it's just so fuckin good. The first half is a classic and I love it to no end. Robert McCammon's "Swan Song" is very similar to The Stand. It's well-written, kinda pulpy and a little broader than The Stand, but still good.
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Cannibal Smiley posted:Robert McCammon's "Swan Song" is very similar to The Stand. It's well-written, kinda pulpy and a little broader than The Stand, but still good.
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escape artist posted:Seconding this. I like it more than I liked The Stand. same here. I actually started reading McCammon because of a mention in one of King's books (maybe Danse Macabre?) and he's one of my favorite authors now
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bobjr posted:Harold renaming himself Hawk feels really dated in that someone who wanted to do that would probably go by something else. Skibidi Mass Grave.
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Esquire dropped an excerpt from You Like It Darker today. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a60743849/stephen-king-you-like-it-darker-excerpt/
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What's the general consensus on the sequel to the recent Pet Sematary remake? I was on a work trip last week and saw the sequel was available as an in-flight movie, which was surprising because I didn't think the remake did well enough to warrant a (direct to streaming) sequel.
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Mat Cauthon posted:What's the general consensus on the sequel to the recent Pet Sematary remake? I was on a work trip last week and saw the sequel was available as an in-flight movie, which was surprising because I didn't think the remake did well enough to warrant a (direct to streaming) sequel. It's pretty bad in an unfun way and was made to retain the legal rights for another however many number of years, which is to say, it's not the worst King thing ever (My vote for that is probably Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace?) but it one version has Herman Munster and another does not. The choice is clear. Stephen King claimed it was good tho which I assume gets him more money than if he says it's bad, so YMMV! whoops: sorry, that was in regards to the recent sequel. i have not seen that!!! R>C>P 🙃 wizard2 fucked around with this message at 01:31 on May 15, 2024 |
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midnight77 posted:Harold Lauder very much strikes me as a goon. He would absolutely be posting about Fanny in E/N. just walking from Ogunquit to Stovington toting a cart full of trail mix and two gallons of water. 24 hours later the cart is broken and he lies by the side of the highway dead of exhaustion.
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Zamboni Rodeo posted:Esquire dropped an excerpt from You Like It Darker today. I’m probably going to pick this up straight on release. All the (early) reviews I’m seeing are saying this is probably his best bundle of shorts ever. I’m a complete sucker for Full Dark and if this is more of the same but better I’m probably not going to be able to put it down.
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Gambrinus posted:Is there a Joe Hill thread or does it all just go in here? Pretty sure it's this one
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Ended up not really liking this! Definitely is just a kids book (dick hardening discussion notwithstanding) without really anything happening in it, but I appreciated the nods toward the Dark Tower
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A bit into You Like It Darker now. I have a bad feeling every story is going to reference Covid and politics.
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Sierra Nevadan posted:A bit into You Like It Darker now. It’s certainly present but hasn’t been distracting, at least halfway through. So far, very good. Danny Coughlin’s bad dream is a highlight.
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Montague Tigg posted:same here. I actually started reading McCammon because of a mention in one of King's books (maybe Danse Macabre?) and he's one of my favorite authors now I have a paperback copy of his short story collection 'Blue World' that has survived every house move and book cull over the last 35 or so years. Great stories.
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Sierra Nevadan posted:A bit into You Like It Darker now. Yeah, lots of covid references. I'd say it's more covid and music in every story.
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BiggerBoat posted:The whole book is great IMO. Not sure I put it up there as King's greatest as many do but it was good enough for me to read twice, which I rarely do with any book. Odd that it seems so hard to nail as a move though. Just finished reading the stand for the first time and it was absolutely incredible. I still prefer It and Pet semetary for their narrower scope, but I would definitely put it in my top 5 Stephen king books. Next up is Kujo, but I love doggies and feel kinda queasy when one is hurt or dead, does the book have a lot of that?
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Torquemada posted:Cujo is rabid, and rabies is fatal, so… Don't worry turns out that Cujo was one of the only 29 known survivors of rabies. It's all fine. Yes, that 29 known survivors numbers include dogs. Statistician arn't jerks you know!
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