reading serial novels in the way they were meant to be read

[jackirko]

I am a 28 stay at home mom and have really gotten more involved in reading the last year since being out of work when my husband joined the Army. My mother-in-law suggested The Stand during a casual conversation about books and she said that it was possibly the best book she ever read. So she gave it to me and it took a week and a half b/c it was the full version. Anyway somehow it was the first Stephen King book I ever read and now I am hooked. So my brother told me to read The Green Mile and I saw the movie cried my ass off, but never knew who wrote it or even that it was a book. He had the first two serial novels i ordered the other 4 from Amazon and I am making myself wait at least a week in between so I can get the true experience that readers got when they were initially released. If I had anyone to listen... I would read it out loud, but I am thoroughly enjoying the story and I can't wait to read some other books I have had sitting on my book shelf by S.K. and never knew how good they could be. Thank you S.K. for you work it is entertaining, stimulating, and makes you think about all sorts of new things. p.s. I am finally getting over the nightmares from The Stand which I finished 2 weeks ago.

[KyleKarabekian]

The real way to read a serial novel? That's why they made the complete book. I am hooked to SK books, so waiting a week in between books would kill me on the inside. When I finish them all(if I ever do), I will only reread Sk books, or stop reading altogether. Try reading the thread about the person who wants to remake the movie. I don't agree with them.

[Doc Wilson]

I read the Mile that way the first time, buying the tiny paperbacks. I have a new hardcover ready for the re-read.

[kitten32]

hi there,
i am a stephen king fan and i have watched several of his movies and just started collecting them. i have his books and one i just started reading
but i know it will take time for me to finish because i got two kids to deal with also. well good luck on your way to reading his books.
enjoy.

kitten32

[kittykiller]

I never saw the serial novel style so I can't judge to that but I loved the hard cover I got at the librarie. sorry for the miss spelling to those who read my input Im not that litterite.

[SKEMERGrrl]

I remember what a treat it was to get the serial novel the day it came out. I would take it home, chill in the tub and have it all "eaten up" in about an hour. I liked the anticipation of the next book and the fact that I couldn't just keep reading. It made me love the story more.

[randallFlaggfan1]

I read The Green Mile serials soon after all six were published in the box-set. :biggrin2:

[randallFlaggfan1]

The real way to read a serial novel? That's why they made the complete book. I am hooked to SK books, so waiting a week in between books would kill me on the inside. When I finish them all(if I ever do), I will only reread Sk books, or stop reading altogether. Try reading the thread about the person who wants to remake the movie. I don't agree with them.

Kyle, is there really a thread about remaking The Green Mile!?! That's ridiculous, IMO!

[king family fan]

The Green Mile is my favorite. One I feel has alot of reality to it. John Coffey such a wonderful character. One you want to believe that we have more of in the real world.

[leftrightwriterman3613]

Now here are a couple of practices which Stephen uses the I really enjoy -- most of the time. These are the ways he can present his ideas and the way he pursues them. It was a very nice change of pace to have read this story in true serial publishing form. The time of year it came out set an especially somber stage for the telling, also. The suspense was great, and the reader also had time to really think about each aspect of the story and it's characters. I believe this allowed Stephen to achieve a greater sense of depth in the mind of the reader, as opposed to the reader being able to simply skim or speed-read their way through. Also -- and I simply love this point as much as Stephen does -- the reader could not cheat and flip to the end of the book! Hahahaha!!! And I do believe Stephen enjoyed some figurative retribution on that note:)