common thread

[semarsha]

If you've read all of Stephen King's works. Don't you agree that a common thread runs through them? i.e. The Tower

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Yes.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Neil W]

Nope.

[wally wonder]

yeah, you betcha! two thumbs up. :y: :y:

[prettiwiccan]

Absolutly! One of my favorite things about SK is the way the majority of the novels are tied together in some small way. My fave tie ins are when its really subtle, like a newspaper article that ties to another book or a general comment by one of the characters like a "Hey remember when.....".

[Bryan James]

I expecially like when the monkey shown up with the banana in and peanut butter.

~BJS

[Lencho_of_the_Apes]

Peanut butter doesn't belong in bananas. That monkey could get sick!

We all float down here.

[~Ally~]

I like peanut butter and bananas but I've never thought of combining the two...until now. Could be an interesting combo. :eyebrow:

[Moderator]

I think Steve may have even made a reference somewhere (Needful Things?) to Elvis Presley's fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches. (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Elvis-Presleys-Hot-Peanut-Butter-and-Banana-Sandwich-232627)

[GreenEyes]

I love it when he refers to something that happened in an earlier book as prettiwican said.
There also seem to be themes/items that pop up again and again such as ravens/crows, the protagonist is a writer, Maine of course, twins...I'm sure there's more?

[astamm]

Prettiwiccan & Green Eyes, I love the connection in the books too. The Maine connection of course, and I love the way the characters are linked in some cases. It makes me feel like I know these people and have this urge to get on a plane and head for Maine.

[The Sentimental Fool]

For me it really depends on the connection. For the most part I enjoy them

[kittykiller]

theres alwase a ref somwere but how elss would the great SR King get you to look for another story that is if he wern't the great wrighter that he is today. And Iv come to find that all his storys are referd in some way in the tower. and in the dark tower book 7 Nigel the robot has all his books :say 30: except the tower series it's self. and Jake asks for a Elvies speciel: PNbutter, Bannanas and bacon. Im sorry but Im hooked on the tower right NOW so "cry you'r parden" ? for my constent ref to it. to speek of "It" there was in Kings own words that the red king himself was exactly that. when he meets Roland and Eddie. telling them about his experiance in the barn of his aunt after geting cought running away. the Dark Tower a reforel that I rember there being a thread before with a discution of the red king maby being the same as Pennywise or "It" as we refured to him. Just a littel intel to that subject. Thank for letting me Rambel on and you all have my leave now. :biggrin2: Live long,lough hard and die happy.