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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 10, 2019 11:01:54 GMT
We've seen it before. Too many movies coming out too quickly, and the quality began to drop.
King is red hot right now, but the enthusiasm may be starting to fade. A lot of movies, shows,and excitement could lead to burnout. I'll always love the man and his books, and I will always make time right away for a new publication. But will most fans continue to do so? The early box office reports for Dr. Sleep are disappointing, even while most people seem to like the film.
Time will tell.
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Post by goathunter on Nov 11, 2019 13:30:04 GMT
My Stephen King burnout happened after reading The Dark Half. Since then, I have read about seven or eight of his books, but only enjoyed a few (The Green Mile, 11/22/68, and Joyland were all great; Doctor Sleep was good). The turgid messes that were Under the Dome, From a Buick 8, and others just turned me off of caring about trying any more. And the rate he's cranking them out suggests to me that the quality can't possibly be there. I'm sure many will disagree, and I could well be wrong; I'm just saying that the frequency of releases does nothing to entice me to give them a try.
I haven't seen any of the recent films. Just can't bring myself to care.
I also could not care less about The King Dynasty that he and his publisher are trying to create. I read several of Joe's early books and enjoyed one (Heart-Shaped Box). I have no interest in reading Owen's work ("Stop trying to make 'fetch' happen").
As a reader, I was the biggest King fan I knew from 1976 through The Dark Half. But then I discovered Robert McCammon, F. Paul Wilson, Al Sarrantonio, George Chesbro, and many others that just blew away everything King was doing at the time. I miss the days when I couldn't wait for the next King novel.
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 12, 2019 22:32:34 GMT
I didn't like a lot of them for a long time, but I really started enjoying them again. Hunter, most people really like Joyland and 11/22/63. You should really consider giving them a chance, for old times sake if nothing else. Or maybe Elevation, which I loved. Some didn't, but maybe they didn't get the Richard Matheson influence, which King freely acknowledges.
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Post by glenkrisch on Nov 13, 2019 12:51:30 GMT
King has produced some gems the last decade or so. I agree with 11/22/63 and Elevation. I'd also add Full Dark, No Stars. I'm not a huge fan of the Hodges trilogy, and have been mixed on The Outsider and Revival.
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Post by goathunter on Nov 13, 2019 14:06:39 GMT
I didn't like a lot of them for a long time, but I really started enjoying them again. Hunter, most people really like Joyland and 11/22/63. You should really consider giving them a chance, for old times sake if nothing else. I did read those, Mark, and really enjoyed them (and said so in my post). But they and The Green Mile have been the exceptions for me. (I also noted that I enjoyed Doctor Sleep. It wasn't as good as the other three, but I enjoyed it.) Mr. Mercedes was OK, but had far too many conveniences of plot to really be good, IMO. It wasn't good enough to me to make me read the others. I will also say that I enjoyed Gwendy's Button Box, co-written with Richard Chizmar. Under the Dome was crap from beginning to end. Duma Key didn't do much for me. I really disliked The Colorado Kid. |
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 13, 2019 22:03:08 GMT
I really enjoyed the Hodges trilogy. I think the cliches were intentional and part of the fun. I loved Revival.
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Post by glenkrisch on Nov 14, 2019 2:28:32 GMT
I loved the beginning of Revival. I think it fell apart in the last third, which derailed my experience. I'd really like the Hodges trilogy if Holly wasn't included. She got on my nerves big time. Oh, I enjoyed the heck out of Gwendy's Button Box, too.
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Post by pinheadspawn on Nov 14, 2019 4:50:43 GMT
I loved REVIVAL and JOYLAND. Didn't care for Mr Mercedes, so I didn't get into the other two
Jason
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 14, 2019 21:54:28 GMT
Maybe I'm blind to King, but I like Holly a lot. I loved the end of Revival. But then I was acutely disappointed in the Dr. Sleep adaptation, and everyone else is gushing over it.
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Post by mepurfield on Nov 23, 2019 23:04:28 GMT
Not a King fan but I like his Bachman stuff and some of his shorts/ novella collections. Just reread Dark Half and found i didn’t like it as much as I did as a kid. Too much talking heads, repetitive info dumping, and overwritten for my taste. I do like the story and how he presents the chapters,
But yeah, definitely a king overload these days. Seems 90 percent of Cemetery Dance’s emails are for king books. A king vanity press 😁
I have no problem with his speed of writing. An author should write 3 or so books a year. If they are all different they will not make any one happy but King. Which is an important point imo 🙂
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 24, 2019 0:54:45 GMT
I definitely did not feel that The Dark Half was one of King's better novels.
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Post by erik on Nov 24, 2019 15:31:22 GMT
No burnout here. I have always liked his writing, even if some of his stories are less than stellar. Aways nice, easy reading.
Maybe a little off topic but I just watched the first episode of season 2 of Castle Rock...holy crap, this could be good! (Not sure exactly what Stephen Kings involvement with the show is though.)
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Post by thelibrarian on Nov 24, 2019 15:42:33 GMT
I just finished the audio of The Mist read by Will Patton. Worth the time to hear the audio by Patton. It was a hard story, especially for a parent. I did like it. I haven’t seen the movie yet but understands it ends quite differently. I have mixed feelings about the book’s ending. I like a book that makes me think and draw inferences. Sometimes King over ends a story and then other times...you are left thinking WTF...
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Post by Mark Sieber on Nov 24, 2019 15:47:12 GMT
I think I prefer King's open end of The Mist to the darker and much more pessimistic conclusion to the movie.
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