christopher pike

[joshk]

I was wondering if Stephen King ever read any books by young adult novelist, Christopher Pike, being that Christopher Pike's stories are not unlike Stephen King's. If, what does he think of Christopher Pike and what novel does he like best by Pike.

[strange]

I've heard of this guy before, didn't he write a series which has some similiarities to IT (just in like an old evil coming back)? The guy does sound familiar, I seen a few of his books in my uni's second hand shop, whats his style and is he any good?

[Mr Nobody]

Christopher Pike? That's got to be a pen-name, surely? I mean, the original skipper of the Enterprise on Star Trek(TOS) was Captain Christopher Pike. Easy lift - or maybe he had slightly odd parents.

I did hear of someone writing stuff very similar to SK's output from the 70s and 80s. Might have been this guy, I can't remember right now. Either way, might be worth checking out.

[Evil-Robin]

"I'm often called the young Stephen King," says Christopher Pike. "But I prefer to call King the old Christopher Pike.".

Pike's real name is Kevin McFadden.

[shipoffools]

I started reading SK first (back in 6th grade), but I discovered Pike's writing when I was in high school. There was one book (I can't remember the title off the top of my head) that really struck me; it was very similar to The Dark Half, in that it was a teenager who was writing under a pen name and making millions of dollars, and nobody at his school knew who he was (he was teased and bullied, but in the celebrity world, he was a superstar.) It ended up being a really interesting murder mystery...I'll have to find out what book that was, and read it again, it was good.

[xkittyx]

I vaguely remember reading a couple of his books when I was younger. Christopher Pike and RL Stine... ah...nostalgia

[RJErbacher]

I don't recall any books by Christopher Pike but I did come across a few by Dr. Spock. I didn't know Vulcan's knew so much about babies. (sorry)

[aeroplane]

If it is already well established that SK doesn't like the writing of James Patterson or Stephanie Meyer, somehow I don't think he has a collection of Christopher Pike books laying around, nor does he bother to read them. Pike's stuff is good for what it is but it is also disposable compared to other "horror" stuff on the market.

[GNTLGNT]

I loved him in "The Cage"...I wept, I cried, I had noodles...

[eye8urcake]

I read some Pike books when I was younger. Stine, too. Another author I enjoyed for 'young' reading was a woman named Lois Duncan. I actually really liked Ms. Duncan's books.

It was hard for me to get into very many authors whose target audiences were my age group, though, because I'd been reading King and Koontz and Straub for years by then (thanks, Daddy, I <3 adore your taste in books) so the books were a) too short, b) too thin on actual content and c) lacking in necessary intellect for me to really sink my teeth into.

Can you imagine trying to read an R.L. Stine book -seriously- after reading 'IT'?

[aeroplane]

I read some Pike books when I was younger. Stine, too. Another author I enjoyed for 'young' reading was a woman named Lois Duncan. I actually really liked Ms. Duncan's books.

It was hard for me to get into very many authors whose target audiences were my age group, though, because I'd been reading King and Koontz and Straub for years by then (thanks, Daddy, I <3 adore your taste in books) so the books were a) too short, b) too thin on actual content and c) lacking in necessary intellect for me to really sink my teeth into.

Can you imagine trying to read an R.L. Stine book -seriously- after reading 'IT'?

What I find most interesting about reading a lot of author/book message boards is that a person will often put down and even bury a "serious" writer like Dean Koontz but the very same person never seems to have a problem with more disposable "fluff" written by authors like Stephanie Meyer or R.L. Stine.

I own quite a few R.L. Stine books and find them at least imaginative and a good way to kill a long afternoon. However, I agree with your closing question completely.

[JackFrost]

Yes, there are a myriad of those types out there. Key is:ignore them. It's attention they want, to justify their rants...