You are not kidding, Honey.I was impressed as H*LL! It was like reading a whole new author's work-just goes to show how immensely talented SK is!
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You are not kidding, Honey.I was impressed as H*LL! It was like reading a whole new author's work-just goes to show how immensely talented SK is!
That was a true surprise to me! I had mixed feelings-juggling right from wrong, etc. but old man Hull was a vile man.So what did you think about the guys actions at the end of the story?
I thought somehow one or two of the 'boys' did it. Watching Mom get bashed up a couple times a week is enough to make anyone snap.I sure wouldn't've been able to figure out the killer!
Agreed. Vile is the right word. 8)That was a true surprise to me! I had mixed feelings-juggling right from wrong, etc. but old man Hull was a vile man.
Good job! I honestly thought for awhile that the old man somehow set it up himself to frame his family.I thought somehow one or two of the 'boys' did it. Watching Mom get bashed up a couple times a week is enough to make anyone snap.
Had that thought too. He knew he was dying and his time was short, and wanted to 'stir the pot' to get his jollies. Mean bast*$d.Good job! I honestly thought for awhile that the old man somehow set it up himself to frame his family.
WOW-where did you get the info, or is this common knowledge?So here is another layer this (Stephen King) story. Hull House was established in 1885 in London by Jane Addams to provide education and community activism to the area. Educated women were helping recent immigrants to learn skills and also to provide refuge should abusive situations arise.
I thought it was brilliant. (Before I forget, you should read Conan Doyles short stories about Holmes and Watson.)Since I've never read or watched any Sherlock Holmes stories before, I was astounded by SK's work here. For those of you who are familiar with these stories, how do you think King did? From what I can tell, he nailed it!
WOW-where did you get the info, or is this common knowledge?
I thought he nailed it too!Since I've never read or watched any Sherlock Holmes stories before, I was astounded by SK's work here. For those of you who are familiar with these stories, how do you think King did? From what I can tell, he nailed it!
Very cool VL! and good observation re: the "Hull".I thought it was brilliant. (Before I forget, you should read Conan Doyles short stories about Holmes and Watson.)
I was a Licensed Social Worker earlier in my life. I remembered the name Hull House from somewhere, but couldn't remember if it was a safe haven for battered women, or for community activism, or for education or what. I studied its formation in college, I wanted to be part of a positive change in the world. Check it out on Wikipedia. Anyway, I found the name 'Hull' ironic as the woman in this situation did not seek safe haven or education or put a stop to it.
A lot of women don't.I thought it was brilliant. (Before I forget, you should read Conan Doyles short stories about Holmes and Watson.)
I was a Licensed Social Worker earlier in my life. I remembered the name Hull House from somewhere, but couldn't remember if it was a safe haven for battered women, or for community activism, or for education or what. I studied its formation in college, I wanted to be part of a positive change in the world. Check it out on Wikipedia. Anyway, I found the name 'Hull' ironic as the woman in this situation did not seek safe haven or education or put a stop to it.
I know, Honey. I grew up in that type of situation, it is why it is so close to my heart. I started a quilting group at my church and we donate all of the quilts to the House of Ruth. Moving on.A lot of women don't.
I remember reading that-you're right, definitely SK there!I know, Honey. I grew up in that type of situation, it is why it is so close to my heart. I started a quilting group at my church and we donate all of the quilts to the House of Ruth. Moving on.
One of the 'Kingian' descriptions I see is on page 661; where (King) Watson describes a picture painted by Hulls son, "with malevolence that seemed to waft out of the canvas like a breath of dank graveyard air."