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Comments on Stephen King - fpw - 06-04-2011
Gypsy Wrote:Got to say I'm loving this board already. Does anyone else get funny looks or remarks because of the cover of the book you are reading? Its so nice to be able to talk horror and know someone else "gets it!"At BEA I was talking to number of a small, indie publishers who said their biggest sellers are erotica. Fans of the stuff can load their Nook (a certain irony there) or Kindle with tons of steamy sex and don't have to worry about people on the train or bus seeing the title or cover illo.
Comments on Stephen King - Gypsy - 06-04-2011
fpw Wrote:At BEA I was talking to number of a small, indie publishers who said their biggest sellers are erotica. Fans of the stuff can load their Nook (a certain irony there) or Kindle with tons of steamy sex and don't have to worry about people on the train or bus seeing the title or cover illo.
I can see that. Mine were Lumley's very graphic covers. I still haven't gone the digital route, I love reading a book and keeping it forever. But I guess digital would have saved me the heartache when I had to store hundreds of my books and they got destroyed
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. I'm still trying to replace some of my favorites.I saved some of my Warren comics, in bad shape, but I can't bear to toss them. I have to go back through my Eerie's and try to find your stories. Didn't realize you had kept me shaking in my boots for that long! Thanks so much
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Comments on Stephen King - Dave F - 06-04-2011
Gypsy Wrote:I can see that. Mine were Lumley's very graphic covers. I still haven't gone the digital route, I love reading a book and keeping it forever. But I guess digital would have saved me the heartache when I had to store hundreds of my books and they got destroyed
I saved some of my Warren comics, in bad shape, but I can't bear to toss them. I have to go back through my Eerie's and try to find your stories. Didn't realize you had kept me shaking in my boots for that long! Thanks so much
I met Mr Lumley at WHC last year, he is such a nice person.
It was ages since I had read any of his stuff, but meeting him reminded me how much I liked them
Comments on Stephen King - webby - 06-04-2011
Gypsy Wrote:Still can't decide which I like better, King's The Stand or McCammon's Swan Song.
Welcome, Gypsy!
Based on your statement about The Stand and Swan Song, and because The Stand is one of my all-time favorites, I bought the Kindle version of Swan Song last night.
I don't normally like to spend over $10 on a Kindle book - I'll get the paper version if it's over that threshhold - but I made an exception because Swan Song has so many pages (I figured the print size on paper would make me cross-eyed).
So if I end up hating Swan Song, I'm holding you responsible.
(kidding!)
Comments on Stephen King - KRW - 06-04-2011
webby Wrote:Welcome, Gypsy!
Based on your statement about The Stand and Swan Song, and because The Stand is one of my all-time favorites, I bought the Kindle version of Swan Song last night.
I don't normally like to spend over $10 on a Kindle book - I'll get the paper version if it's over that threshhold - but I made an exception because Swan Song has so many pages (I figured the print size on paper would make me cross-eyed).
So if I end up hating Swan Song, I'm holding you responsible.
You won't hate it. It's one of my favorite books.
Comments on Stephen King - Alvin Fox - 06-05-2011
Lumley and McCammon! Two greats! I just got Lumley's latest The Fly By Nights and am waiting for McCammon's latest The Five.
Comments on Stephen King - Gypsy - 06-05-2011
webby Wrote:Welcome, Gypsy!
Based on your statement about The Stand and Swan Song, and because The Stand is one of my all-time favorites, I bought the Kindle version of Swan Song last night.
I don't normally like to spend over $10 on a Kindle book - I'll get the paper version if it's over that threshhold - but I made an exception because Swan Song has so many pages (I figured the print size on paper would make me cross-eyed).
So if I end up hating Swan Song, I'm holding you responsible.
If you enjoyed The Stand (also one of my all-time faves) you will enjoy Swan Song. I was only ever able to find the older McCammon books at used bookstores.
Enjoy!
Comments on Stephen King - Gypsy - 06-05-2011
AlvinFox Wrote:Lumley and McCammon! Two greats! I just got Lumley's latest The Fly By Nights and am waiting for McCammon's latest The Five.
Wow, thanks for letting me know they both have new stuff out. I have been visually and financially impaired lately so have lost track a little. I'm so glad McCammon is publishing again and have kind of enjoyed his slight change of genre.
Comments on Stephen King - crlovel - 06-09-2011
McCammon is, by far, one of my favorite authors. I'm enjoying his Corbett books immensely. Swan Song is also one of the best post-apocolyptic books I've found, much better than The Stand. Webby, you need to read Wolf's Hour, too. Probably the best werewolf novel I've ever had the pleasure to read. A Boy's Life is probably one of the most amazing books I've read, and by far my favorite by McCammon. I have never been disappointed by a book written by McCammon, the man is a brilliant author.
Lumley is an old favorite, too, but, I have to say that I wish he had capped the number of Keough books like Dr. Wilson has capped the number of Jack books. I have almost all of Lumley's books, including perfect original editions of his Arkham House books.
As for Stephen King...I loved his early books, but as he's grown older, his books have seemed to grow more and more political in nature. I thought the stereotypes in Under the Dome were laughable at best and sickening at worse - not that I am against stereotypes too much, but they were every bit as cliched and ridiculous as an early minstrel show, and King has shown his disdain of anything remotely Libertarian or conservative. Just about all of his books before The Eyes of the Dragon I found to be amazingly well written. Since then, for me, he's been hit or miss. Sadly, as I go back and read many of his earlier books, some of their luster has faded, too.
Comments on Stephen King - webby - 06-09-2011
crlovel Wrote:McCammon is, by far, one of my favorite authors. I'm enjoying his Corbett books immensely. Swan Song is also one of the best post-apocolyptic books I've found, much better than The Stand. Webby, you need to read Wolf's Hour, too. Probably the best werewolf novel I've ever had the pleasure to read. A Boy's Life is probably one of the most amazing books I've read, and by far my favorite by McCammon. I have never been disappointed by a book written by McCammon, the man is a brilliant author.
Thanks for the tips - I'll check those out.
I'm close to finished with Swan Song and I have not hated it (so Gypsy is off the hook - whew!) but I'm going to wait until I'm done before I say anything about how I think it compares to The Stand.