Lisey's Story

[The Outsider]

I really loved this story. His newer stuff is definitely different from the old stuff, but in a way, I like it more. Duma Key and Lisey's Story are two of my favorites (so far!).

What i really enjoyed was the Boo'ya Moon aspect of the story. It was just a really cool (if not random) idea to throw in their. And the whole duel nature of this place just fascinated me. And I just read Misery, so the whole Dooley thing was a bit of deja vu to me

All in all, a good, thrilling read, and imo definitely one of his best.

[gchrest]

I found Lisey's Story to have many similarities to Bag O Bones. It wasn't particularly entertaining to me. They are both about trying to get over the loss of a loved one through "cleaning up and out" the stuff left behind, whether finished or unfinished. The main characters are a writer whose wife died and a wife whose writer died. Both main characters 'hear' the voice of the dead spouse talking to them, giving advice. They both have a stalker who is wanting to kill. They both take place at a lakehouse in the middle of nowhere where both main characters swallow and taste the lake water, which has some special meaning/power. They both have shroud covered visions/corpses. I believe that someone should have caught these similarities and not published Lisey's Story, if he wasn't getting the ideas from himself, I would have called it plagiarism; or at the very least he's running out of ideas. I am an ardent King fan. I have almost all his writings. Not happy with Lisey's Story.:eek2::sad:

[Bad Bear]

I found Lisey's Story to be almost an alternative to Rose Madder, the latter of which I thought was the better book, despite the Dark Tower eleents which I wasn't aware of at the time. The only problem I have with characters being able to jump into parallel universes is that it makes for a convenient means of allowing virtually anything to occur, and then not having to have a logical or particularly clever means of concluding a story.

[wally wonder]

lisey's story, more so than others, really brings out the hyenas. nessy pa? and i wonder about the long boy and how it relates to the imagination, how it relates to what is or should be. if booya moon is a place of the imagination, what does the long boy signify? i think folk will be talking about lisey's story long after we are all just dust in the wind.

[jlessl]

This is my next book to read. Starting tonight or tomorrow morning. Have had it for awhile and don't know why I haven't picked it up to read. Other books got in the way, I guess, some loaned by my daughter (wanted to get them back to her quickly) and some from the library (that I needed to return ... those dang library due dates).

Anyway, from skimming the first page of this post, it appears I am in for a good read. Some folks talk about reading it twice! I have a hard time doing that with any book, since there are so many new ones I want to read and the list keeps growing.

I have this "Wish List" on Amazon which allows me to add books that I want to read after reading the reviews in various publications. I must say, the NYT's book review can be a valuable source, but sometimes it's a bit uppity and ignores certain books. Believe it or not, Entertainment Weekly has steered me to quite a few, although it has reduced its book section considerably. And of course, SK often gives his recommendations in EW.

[Yenny]

This story is beautiful, I really enjoyed it, especially Boo'ya Moon

[ckrone121]

I love Lisey's Story. I've read it twice and plan on reading it again. I got my copy when he came to Portland Oregon to promote the book. King's writing has never disappointed me although I never would have guessed he's write a "love story".

[Doc Wilson]

I don't think any of King's works have spawned such a divided reaction as LS.

To follow up on Mr. Daiglish's comment, I wonder if those of us who loved it do so because we either are or have been in very long term (let's say more than a decade) relationship and so get what its about in ways that others don't?

I loved it, its one of my top 5.

[aliphil]

Just wondering if anyone has read Lisey's Story? I reread it again and fell in love one more time. I love the fact that it isnt like most of SK's writings. It truly is a new age love story. I feel the love that Lisey's had for Scott. Dont want to say much more because I dont know how to do the whole Spoiler Alert thing......but just wanted to get anyone's elses feelings on it.

Loved Duma Key too.....any thoughts? While I love his old stuff.....his newer stuff rocks too!!!

i havent read lisey's story yet but have it on the selve to read. but i am in the middle of the duma key. my lovely caring hubby took it home from tesco and said look babe stephen king has rote a book about lost......so i sat down thinking it was going to be all about a plane crash and an island with polar bears on it that can jump back and fore in time lol well was i not suprised plesently mind you but surprised all the same. cant wait to read the rest....

[ComeUntoSweetDeath]

I recently re-read it... i liked it much better the second time