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Is Stephen king a bad author?
Posted on 10/8/22 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 10/8/22 at 5:49 pm
This month I listened to the audiobooks of Salem’s lot and misery. Both audiobooks were ok, nothing really had my excited or left me thinking it was an amazing book. I tried IT before the movie came out and only got through half the book.
For being the king of horror, I thought he was kind of boring. Nothing was ever scary or left me wanting to know what happens next. Most of the time I feel like he is rambling off information that doesn’t have anything to do with the story.
Although misery was probably the best out of three. Movie was lackluster, but it help picture Katy bates as Annie when I read the book.
Does Stephen king get better through his years of writing? Or does it stay the same from his original works
For being the king of horror, I thought he was kind of boring. Nothing was ever scary or left me wanting to know what happens next. Most of the time I feel like he is rambling off information that doesn’t have anything to do with the story.
Although misery was probably the best out of three. Movie was lackluster, but it help picture Katy bates as Annie when I read the book.
Does Stephen king get better through his years of writing? Or does it stay the same from his original works
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Posted on 10/8/22 at 5:55 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
As someone who listens to a lot of audiobooks, the narrator has a lot to do with this.
I usually only do audiobooks because of time and being in the car a lot, and I’ve known many books that are good when read and not that enjoyable when listened to.
With all that being said, I’ve never read anything of Kings, so I could be off here with his works.
I usually only do audiobooks because of time and being in the car a lot, and I’ve known many books that are good when read and not that enjoyable when listened to.
With all that being said, I’ve never read anything of Kings, so I could be off here with his works.
Posted on 10/8/22 at 6:07 pm to Laugh More
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As someone who listens to a lot of audiobooks, the narrator has a lot to do with this.
100%.
Couldn't get into Dark Tower because Gunslingers narrator was terrible. But It and 11/22/63’s narrators were both good and I enjoyed those. Currently listening to Fairy Tale and the narrator is good and I’m enjoying it.
My love for the Red Rising series is probably largely due to Tim Gerard Reynolds being a fantastic narrator.
Posted on 10/8/22 at 6:16 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
I enjoyed Salems Lot and It on Audible.
My only complaint about It was the ending. I came out with the feeling King got bored with it and didn't know how to end the story properly.
Salems Lot thought was well done. I listened to the Outsiders, The Institute, and If It Bleeds and enjoyed all three. The Green Mile was also excellent
My only complaint about It was the ending. I came out with the feeling King got bored with it and didn't know how to end the story properly.
Salems Lot thought was well done. I listened to the Outsiders, The Institute, and If It Bleeds and enjoyed all three. The Green Mile was also excellent
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Posted on 10/9/22 at 6:12 am to The Dunder Mifflin
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Is Stephen king a bad author?
Sometimes. Other times he's very good. For the Dark Tower series he was both.
Posted on 10/9/22 at 6:50 am to SLafourche07
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My love for the Red Rising series is probably largely due to Tim Gerard Reynolds being a fantastic narrator.
Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Very good call.
He does a great job with Michael J Sullivans Ryira Books as well
Posted on 10/9/22 at 9:57 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Here’s how I like to explain him. King is a master at moments. The guy can write a moment better than most people in history. He struggles stringing those moments together and tieing them together. You don’t read his books for the conclusion or the story. You read them for the genius moments he crafts in the story.
Kings stories are also much much better read in your head than read aloud. I don’t know why that it is but it’s true. Your brain creates suspense better when you imagine it while reading than being told it.
Kings stories are also much much better read in your head than read aloud. I don’t know why that it is but it’s true. Your brain creates suspense better when you imagine it while reading than being told it.
This post was edited on 10/9/22 at 10:07 am
Posted on 10/9/22 at 3:48 pm to Richard Grayson
He also creates characters that you engaged with immediately.
The narrator of the Mr. Mercedes trilogy was fantastic.
The narrator of the Mr. Mercedes trilogy was fantastic.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:23 pm to Richard Grayson
I enjoy his prose. Specifically his ability to find just the right word or phrase to describe something.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:25 pm to SLafourche07
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Couldn't get into Dark Tower because Gunslingers narrator was terrible.
There’s a stretch in the middle, I think books 2-4 maybe, with a phenomenal narrator. Then that fellow was killed in a car crash or something and reverted back to the Book 1 narrator who I thought was ok but not great.
Posted on 10/13/22 at 3:12 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
My opinion:
His early works were great.
His late stuff, he seems to try too hard to come up with an unexpected ending.
I personally like his short works the best.
I'm not a fan of audio-books for fiction.
His early works were great.
His late stuff, he seems to try too hard to come up with an unexpected ending.
I personally like his short works the best.
I'm not a fan of audio-books for fiction.
Posted on 10/13/22 at 4:11 pm to Boudreaux35
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I'm not a fan of audio-books for fiction.
Interesting.
I can see that though because it can taint your imagination.
But I’ve run across some really great narrators that made me like the novel even more.
Posted on 10/13/22 at 7:08 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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But I’ve run across some really great narrators that made me like the novel even more.
Confederacy of Dunces is one - the accents and voices really bring it to life. American Gods is another. On the other hand a bad narrator can easily wreck a great book.
Posted on 10/14/22 at 5:26 am to Tigris
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On the other hand a bad narrator can easily wreck a great book
Very true.
Baldacci’s Dream Town is a good example.
The first two books in the series were read by Eduardo Ballerini and he did a very good job with male and female characters.
For the third book they introduced a woman to read the female co-protagonist. Horrible. She turned a very cool badass lwoman character into a whiner just by inflection. I returned the book just because of that.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 12:20 am to The Dunder Mifflin
I think don’t read much King because I don’t like to be scared or grossed out. However from the ones I have read, I think if he wasn’t a genre writer that he would at least be nominated for general fiction prizes. Also, I have also thought his wife Tabitha was the better writer.
Posted on 10/16/22 at 8:51 am to The Dunder Mifflin
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Stephen king a bad author?
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listened to the audiobooks
Thats not how this works
Posted on 10/16/22 at 8:57 am to Strannix
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Thats not how this works
Here we go again.
Posted on 10/17/22 at 8:08 am to The Dunder Mifflin
Great ideas. Brilliant in some ways (at least back in the day).
Always seems to futz around at the ending, which I chalk up to taking a big advance, blowing it on cocaine then having to rush to meet a deadline.
Always seems to futz around at the ending, which I chalk up to taking a big advance, blowing it on cocaine then having to rush to meet a deadline.
Posted on 10/19/22 at 6:47 am to The Dunder Mifflin
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Is Stephen king a bad author?
That depends on how dirty his nose is at the time
Posted on 10/20/22 at 1:04 pm to The Dunder Mifflin
Would you consider Usain Bolt the greatest if he set all his records, but in every other race he runs, he breaks his ankles feet from the finish line?
Because that’s the problem with King
Because that’s the problem with King
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