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    Re: I can't find a quiet place to read!

    I know how you feel - I work in a noisy office in the middle of a city centre, commute by public bus and then go home to a wife, a 10 year old, a 3 year old and a 4 week old! needless to say I've...
  2. Re: What do I tell people who say Stephen King's are scary and (get this) morally fil

    I definitely think the issue is mis-perception. People just link SK to grisly horror etc etc I don't even see his stories as being scary or gross etc I am about as logical as it is possible to be and...
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    Re: Seemed incomplete

    Certainly not one of his best and doesn't live long in the memory but I still really enjoyed reading it and I think SK was just trying to have some fun bringing some modern elements into some...
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    Re: What was the first S.K. title that you read?

    19 year old. At University. Someone had left an old paperback copy of Misery lying around in our common room for weeks. One day as I was packing my stuff to return home to visit my parents for a...
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    Re: Interest for skmb convention? (2013)

    I am (fairly) new to the SKMB and have just stumbled on this and think its a brilliant idea!

    I wish that I could attend but there are certain roadblocks (living on a different continent and...
  6. Thread: Disappointed

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    Re: Disappointed

    I personally don't think its an age thing but rather that King has such diversity in his stories. I enjoy hearing/reading about other people's favourite stories by King and, although IT and the Stand...
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    Re: Favorite King Novel

    Doesn't seem to be a popular one but for me its dreamcatcher. Similar to IT its an extraordinary tale of friendship and i have never been so moved by the finale of a story.

    IT, stand, under the...
  8. Re: fellow King fans, join me in my journey through King's work

    Thanks for the referral guys! Perfect!
  9. Thread: Oh, Carrie...

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    Re: Oh, Carrie...

    I think the story had to be written as a tragedy. What would have been left of Carrie's psyche after destroying her whole town and killing her mother?

    I have never actually seen any Carrie movie...
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    Re: desert island sk books what 3 would you choose

    Dreamcatcher
    IT
    Firestarter

    Really hard to get down to 3 though...
  11. fellow King fans, join me in my journey through King's work

    having read all of King's novels and short story collections, i decided i missed all of the stories and places and characters too much to just leave them in my bookshelf so have decided to re-read...
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    Re: whats the latest movie you have watched?

    Wolfman - finally got round to watching it - was pretty unsatisfied overally. was too short, not enough actually happened and the story-telling was too jumpy. Shame because it was quite impressive...
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    Re: Favourite Character?

    I'd have to say either Rusty or Ollie Dinsmore purely for their bravery and courage - Rusty for standing up to Rennie all the way when most were too scared or self-involved and Ollie for his sheer...
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    Re: 5 best and 5 worst King book

    5 best:

    1) Dreamcatcher
    2) IT
    3) Stand
    4) Dark Tower Series
    joint 5!) Firestarter / Under the Dome / Duma Key

    5 Worst (quite hard to do tbh)
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