22 Jun 07
The Stand and Needful Things are superb books, but it would be better to read The Dark Half before Needful Things.
He is a superb writer and I will probably be shot and mutilated for saying it, but I liked Lisey Story - not an easy read, but strangely satisfying!
Dean Koontz is worth a look aswell.
23 Jun 07
Originally posted by PRWDean Koontz compared to King is like orange soda compared to fresh squeezed orange juice - and I'm re-reading the dark tower series and have found numerous mistakes so that should say something.
The Stand and Needful Things are superb books, but it would be better to read The Dark Half before Needful Things.
He is a superb writer and I will probably be shot and mutilated for saying it, but I liked Lisey Story - not an easy read, but strangely satisfying!
Dean Koontz is worth a look aswell.
Dean Koontz is the classic dime novel pulp writer, Stephen King in another era might have been Poe. It's a different thing.
Don't get me wrong - Stephen King is not high literature by any stretch of the imagination, but it's decent enough fantasy for grown-ups. Koontz is - the made for tv movie version.
23 Jun 07
Originally posted by st00p1dfac3Try the 'Odd Thomas' books, for Koontz - its worth a simple read.
Dean Koontz compared to King is like orange soda compared to fresh squeezed orange juice - and I'm re-reading the dark tower series and have found numerous mistakes so that should say something.
Dean Koontz is the classic dime novel pulp writer, Stephen King in another era might have been Poe. It's a different thing.
Don't get me wrong - Stephen ...[text shortened]... n, but it's decent enough fantasy for grown-ups. Koontz is - the made for tv movie version.
King is hardly a Poe!
24 Jun 07
Originally posted by Sam The ShamYep. That was my impression of The Stand too.
I liked The Stand for the first 1/2, after that it started getting tedious. King's novels at that point started turning into 1200 page monsters. They always begin rocko-socko grab your interest with great character development and situations, but about half way through you just stop caring what happens. Like trying to trudge through Moby Dick.