Stephen King Book • Page 60

Imaginary Friend is extraordinary

 

the book is incredible. I personally didn’t like the first IT movie because they left out so much character development. Without the context of the book, you have no idea how evil the town of Derry really is.

I know a lot of people didn’t like the second movie, but again, I think the context of the book really helped. I actually liked the 2nd movie more than the 1st and I am dying to see the It super cut if that ever happens

long story long, the book is a must for anyone interested in horror, monster movies, or coming of age stories. It really has everything as someone else mentioned

 

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King-adjacent, but I’m reading Joe Hill’s NOS4A2 and it’s great so far.

 

I’ve heard mixed things but the plot sounds right up my ally as a huge king fan. Does it drag at all?

 

It reads honestly so quick but I will say before you get to the very end there’s a period where I felt it dragged a bit. But I would say it was at most 50-80 pages I felt that. This was probably my 2nd favorite book of 2019 (behind The Institute).

 

Not at all.

 

I've been bad at posting updates on my progress here. Took a few days off from editing podcasts and read Wolves of the Calla. Moved on to Song of Susannah today. I also dropped a video with my preferred Dark Tower reading order that would've made way more sense had I not opted to go in chronological order for the podcast.

 

The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine—as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.

LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. With echoes of King’s classic novel It, LATER is a powerful, haunting, unforgettable exploration of what it takes to stand up to evil in all the faces it wears.

March 2021
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Hell yes! Any info on page count? Selfishly hoping for a 500+ lol

Update: looking on amazon gonna be around 256 pages. Still so in!

 

I loved Joyland that he did for HCC so excited for this

 

Just finished the Outsider on HBO. That was...fine? Overall I enjoyed it but I thought the first couple episodes set it up to be a lot more interesting

 

Outsider could get in the ring with HBO's best shows.

 

I'm about 60% of the way through The Institute. I don't usually do audiobooks, but I have been driving a lot for work recently so I thought it would be a good idea. I'm really enjoying it.

 

I spy the Overlook carpet. Looks rad!

 

My fiancée bought me a very good hardcover copy of the Dead Zone, which has been high on my list to read for a while. Just began it tonight!

Feels good to dive back into a Stephen King book. I took a break since finishing Bag of Bones in July.

 

I really liked dead zone. Surprised me cuz the premise always felt a little hokey. it was anything but.

 

I read that earlier this year. Good book! Just finished the dark half, next up is Needful Things to round out my time in castle rock.

 

Anyone watching the Stand? It’s okay for a CBS show I guess. Don’t understand the decision to show like three different timelines every episode

 

I think Needful Things is my favorite one I’ve read yet!

 

That one is pretty high up on my list. I was just thinking about diving into another King book, so maybe this'll be the one!

 

Dead Zone is a stone cold classic. One of the first King I always recommend.

 

I was gifted If It Bleeds for Christmas. It's been about a year since I read some King (The Institute), so I am excited to come back.

 

I’m like 130 pages into the Dead Zone and in the depths of my memory I am recalling a South Park episode which was def based on this lol