First post: and "...I never saw him/her again"

[LittleRedKing]

Howdy everyone, I just found this site and registered so expect to put up with my ramblings. I am a long time SK fan, been reading since I was a young teen. I believe the first that I ever read was the Bachman books with The Long Walk/Rage/Roadwork/Running man. Been an addict ever since.

I wanted to start off with a theme I see frequently in Sks writing; I will be reading happilly along and will get hit with a bomb along these lines:

"...and it was the last time I ever saw him/her".


I can think of few, if any, other writing styles that jar me as much as this one does. It's a mixed bag O donuts; on the one hand I am left thinking "What?!?!" and on the other I am thinking "Nooooooo!"

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Welcome to the MB, and keep posting!

Personally I greatly enjoy his foreshadowing, and I think it's an integral part of his storytelling style, but I know it divides opinion.

Long days and pleasant nights

[LittleRedKing]

Hi,

Welcome to the MB, and keep posting!

Personally I greatly enjoy his foreshadowing, and I think it's an integral part of his storytelling style, but I know it divides opinion.

Long days and pleasant nights

Thanks.

I enjoy the foreshadowing as well, although sometimes it's a bit heart breaking sometimes even more so than the actual event. If nothing else it always makes a huge impact on me.

[staropeace]

Even though he is my favorite writer,it doesnt mean I approve of all his lil writing tricks. I do not like the foreshadowing done this way....it is right up there with the gross-out,in my opinion. Stephen doesnt apologize for the "gross me green" sections....he claims he isnt proud and will use anything at his disposal...

I dont like the amount of killing he is doing recently. I wonder if he is not doing it just to get our goats sometimes.
There was no reason whatsoever to have Wireman killed off. The poor guy almost made it to the finish line.

What can yah do really? He is set in his ways.

Right now,I am rereading Duma Key. I find it very soothing. I am healing from surgery and this story hits the spot. I dont fancy the parts where the aged lady was a small child. It gets on me nerves for some reason. So in this reading,I am cutting it out.

While Uncle Steve has the say-so of what to write......I,the constant reader,can deside what to read..

nah nah na nah na...

[~Ally~]

Hi and welcome, i have to say those little words always make me feel sad because they are usually spoken about a character i really like..such as Wireman, he was one of my favourite characters in a long time.

[Merdoc]

foreshadowing is a tricky thing, in my opinion. most of the time it can come off sounding corny, "little did he know" is WAY overused. But I think King does it in such an organic way that it doesn't come off as corny, at least most of the time.

[Autumnlyn]

ONE of my favs is the tie-ins. As an avid reader its like a treasure hunt

"...and it was the last time I ever saw him/her".


I can think of few, if any, other writing styles that jar me as much as this one does. It's a mixed bag O donuts; on the one hand I am left thinking "What?!?!" and on the other I am thinking "Nooooooo!"

Isn't LIFE like that though? Someone who was important to you at one time suddenly falls off the face of the earth. His writing style makes an unbelievable situation/character so believable. (and he cusses alot in his books! Just like me. Thanks Uncle Steve)

[heathfodor]

Welcome to the board!

I wanted to start off with a theme I see frequently in Sks writing; I will be reading happilly along and will get hit with a bomb along these lines:

"...and it was the last time I ever saw him/her".

Yeah. I remember some moments in The STand where he would do stuff like that.

Heath

[blunthead]

..Personally I greatly enjoy his foreshadowing, and I think it's an integral part of his storytelling style, but I know it divides opinion...

I enjoy foreshadowing, too, because I enjoy suspense so much. Isn't foreshadowing a crucial element in the writing of suspense--that sense that the bottom may fall out at any moment, that someone's got hold of the rug and is fixing to yank?

[JohnDalglish]

Hi,

Great to see you, Staro, and I couldn't agree more about (Duma Key spoiler) - Wireman.

Your choice, as you say, about what to read or not, but personally I not only enjoyed the flashbacks in Duma, but considered them pivotal to the storytelling - Maybe si, maybe no?

Long days and pleasant nights