Stephen King
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But the fun of King is it is akin to listening to a world class bullshit storyteller around a campfire. You’re pulled into the story as he makes it up. With planned out authors like say Harlen Coben it’s more like listening to a well planned sales spiel where you kind of sense where it’s going to end up and you’re just figuring out how he’s going to get there.
"The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil
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What I always loved about King was the people he creates. The story's are fun, but the way he gets inside the heads of the people is just wonderful.
I'm going to have to read some again once I finish the Dune saga.
I was only joking
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But the fun of King is it is akin to listening to a world class bullshit storyteller around a campfire. You’re pulled into the story as he makes it up. With planned out authors like say Harlen Coben it’s more like listening to a well planned sales spiel where you kind of sense where it’s going to end up and you’re just figuring out how he’s going to get there.
@Mik said in Stephen King:
But the fun of King is it is akin to listening to a world class bullshit storyteller around a campfire. You’re pulled into the story as he makes it up. With planned out authors like say Harlen Coben it’s more like listening to a well planned sales spiel where you kind of sense where it’s going to end up and you’re just figuring out how he’s going to get there.
Yeah, that's a great way of putting it.
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What I always loved about King was the people he creates. The story's are fun, but the way he gets inside the heads of the people is just wonderful.
I'm going to have to read some again once I finish the Dune saga.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Stephen King:
What I always loved about King was the people he creates. The story's are fun, but the way he gets inside the heads of the people is just wonderful.
I'm going to have to read some again once I finish the Dune saga.
One thing he knows is the adolescent and preteen mind. So adept at taking you there.
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The thing I like about king is I just know I’m going to enjoy the writing no matter what the plot. I felt the same way about Le Carre. When I have long plane trips coming up I always keep a new king ready for download for the trip. For example, I have a trip to Atlanta in March for a conference and I’m waiting for the trip to download his latest, Holly.
