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Question about Stephen King books (no spoilers please)
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:09 am
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:09 am
**PLEASE DO NOT SPOIL ANY OF HIS BOOKS FOR ME**
Im in the middle of reading IT, which is only my second book of King that I've read, 11/22/63 being the first. I noticed that Derry is an awful place, and he mentioned that some terrible events went down in 11/22/63. Is Derry supposed to be a place tied into his books or is just a coincidence of a place he likes to put in there? I see that Derry is fictional, but Bangor is a real location. Was Bangor and Portland just shitty places for him to grow up around and inspired him?
**PLEASE DO NOT SPOIL ANY OF HIS BOOKS FOR ME**
Im in the middle of reading IT, which is only my second book of King that I've read, 11/22/63 being the first. I noticed that Derry is an awful place, and he mentioned that some terrible events went down in 11/22/63. Is Derry supposed to be a place tied into his books or is just a coincidence of a place he likes to put in there? I see that Derry is fictional, but Bangor is a real location. Was Bangor and Portland just shitty places for him to grow up around and inspired him?
**PLEASE DO NOT SPOIL ANY OF HIS BOOKS FOR ME**
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Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:10 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Here come the spoilers.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:13 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Book Board
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:18 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Pennywise gets into buttsecks and moves to Key West.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:18 am to Tortious
well shite, now i won't finish it. thanks a lot.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:22 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Fictional towns in Maine often tie in with real ones in his books. Im not sure if it is a personal connection or what.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:29 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Yes Derry is featured in a lot of his books, many of the books have slight connections with one another - and if you ever read his Dark Tower Series, you will see more tie ins.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:33 am to geauxnavybeatbama
He uses the fictional town of Derry and its characters in several books.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:43 am to geauxnavybeatbama
IT is one of the best books ever written.
And yes. Fictional location.
And yes. Fictional location.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:48 am to geauxnavybeatbama
quote:
Im in the middle of reading IT, which is only my second book of King that I've read, 11/22/63 being the first
You need to go read Salem's Lot, The Stand, The Talisman, The Shining, Carrie, and then The Dark Tower.
King is my favorite author of all time.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 7:56 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Just a different level of the Tower my son
Posted on 11/12/16 at 8:17 am to geauxnavybeatbama
In his memoir "On Writing" (not really a memoir but nevertheless) he talks a lot about those little bitty towns in Maine and how he bases stories in them.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 8:21 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Castle rock > Derry
Posted on 11/12/16 at 8:30 am to geauxnavybeatbama
King has a universe where many of his characters and story lines are referenced throughout his works. There is no proper order to read the stand alone works due to the fact that he wrote many of them at the same time over several years. IT is my favorite work by him.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 8:34 am to geauxnavybeatbama
A lot for people hate it but I really liked under the dome until the end. It's easily his longest book. The TV showed sucked
Posted on 11/12/16 at 8:39 am to Breesus
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You need to go read Salem's Lot, The Stand, The Talisman, The Shining, Carrie, and then The Dark Tower. King is my favorite author of all time.
This. Guy has to have a wacky mine.
Love his work. Posted on 11/12/16 at 8:40 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Wasn't Derry home to Bevy from the levee and Ritchie from the ditchie?
Posted on 11/12/16 at 8:49 am to geauxnavybeatbama
They all have some connections. Think of all his books revolving around the Dark Tower
Posted on 11/12/16 at 8:51 am to geauxnavybeatbama
Ka is a wheel.
Posted on 11/12/16 at 9:30 am to Breesus
Yea I'm definitely going to read other works before jumping into the dark tower series. I love how he doesn't go into a lot of detail describing the physical characteristics of his characters but rather lets their past help you form your view on them.
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