nostalgiaforinfinity
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 04:50 AM |
In danger of being spanked here, but has anyone read The Dark Tower series
by Stephen King? I've avoided most his other work, but this series is the
most inspiring, imaginative fantasy i've ever read. It's based looslely on
Robert Browning's poem "Childe Roland To The Dark Tower Came"- the name
alone leads the imagination. Trying to avoid going into detail,the series
itself mixes fantasy, western elements with characters and subtle threads
from some of Kings other books as well as some autobiographical
content.
Has anyone else felt the pull of The Tower? ____________________
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Meranda_Jade
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 06:30 AM |
If you're a fan of the Dark Tower series, you might want to read some of
his other work too. The Dark Tower, The Beam, ka-tet and other bits and
pieces are mentioned in quite a few of the other books. ____________________
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nostalgiaforinfinity
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 06:40 AM |
Yeah, I've dug around for some of the Tower threads in his other work, like
hearts in atlantis, the stand etc. Really need to find me a copy of Salem's
Lot also.
Was also wondering, did anyone not read the end of of book VII? Kind of
wish i'd taken his advice and left the last few pages unopened. it was
the right ending, but somewhat soul destroying at the same time. ____________________
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Abbadon
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 10:17 AM |
All I hear nowadays is: 'Stephen King this, 'Stephen King that.' He's good,
but he ain't that good. ____________________ Light is changing to shadow, and casting a shroud over all we have known. |
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MystryssRavynDarque
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 10:55 AM |
I haven't read any of his work because I am not really into horror, but
from what I have been told he writes himself into a corner, seems to not
want to try, gets bored, and writes a crappy ending. ____________________ "People always say what we are looking for is a meaning for life…I don't
think that's what we're looking for. I think what we're looking for is the
experience of being alive." -Joseph Campbell |
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RedQueen
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 11:08 AM |
I used to try to get into Stephen King in junior high, but a lot of his
work seems to be him merely exorcising his own inner demons. I never got
into the Dark Tower Series, but I did like the Eye of the Dragon and
Carrie, and a couple of others I can't remember. ____________________ Today's liberals are tomorrow's conservatives. When my generation is the
conservatives, we'll be fine letting gays get married and creationism vs.
evolution in schools will be a laughable issue.
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nostalgiaforinfinity
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posted on 6/12/2004 at 11:40 AM |
I don't really see the point of writing if not to exorcise some of your
inner demons,and at least he's refreshingly honest with his readers about
it. I would say that most great novels are self indulgent, it just usually
turns out that a lot of readers have the same indulgences. He wirtes
himself into the Dark Tower series and is very self depricating. he admits
that he got bored wit it half way through and that he struggled to get the
ending out, but i think he did try hard with this one and came out on top.
At least he thinks so. And in the end who else matters? It was his story to
tell, the culmination of his "chequered career".
Like i said i've not read much of his other stuff, except in connection
with the Tower series, not being a great horror fan myself, but i would
reccomend this for anyone with an eye for exotic fantasy. Definately a
masterpiece, though no doubt a soon to be forgotten one. ____________________
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