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Stephen King appears to be an LSU fan…
Posted on 6/22/24 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 6/22/24 at 6:07 pm
I was reading IT last week and noticed Stephen King mentioned LSU a few times in it. This week I started reading Fairy Tale and he’s, again, mentioned LSU a few times and I’m only 20% done with the book.
I find it pretty odd since he lives in Maine and all of his characters live in Maine. Anyone else notice this?
ETA: I gave up on It because I found the horror elements stupid. Fairy Tale isn’t a horror novel and I’m really enjoying it. King is a fantastic story teller.
I find it pretty odd since he lives in Maine and all of his characters live in Maine. Anyone else notice this?
ETA: I gave up on It because I found the horror elements stupid. Fairy Tale isn’t a horror novel and I’m really enjoying it. King is a fantastic story teller.
This post was edited on 6/22/24 at 7:13 pm
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Posted on 6/22/24 at 9:55 pm to 4cubbies
I don't think he is specifically a fan, but he likely grew up aware of LSU (LSU used to be a national brand due to WWL reaching half the country, with LSU playing night games as most of the country played during the day).
He's always made a point of throwing pop culture references into his books.
He's always made a point of throwing pop culture references into his books.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 11:52 pm to 4cubbies
Clancy did that w Mississippi
Posted on 6/23/24 at 8:46 am to 4cubbies
You gave up on IT in favor of a 2022 King book? Very well.
Posted on 6/23/24 at 9:15 am to 4cubbies
all i know is king is a leftist schmuck. don't care if he's a great writer
Posted on 6/23/24 at 11:48 am to Sam Quint
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You gave up on IT in favor of a 2022 King book? Very well.
After the scene with kid in the tunnel being antagonized by the bird… I just lost interest.
What bothered you about Fairy Tale?
Posted on 6/23/24 at 5:10 pm to 4cubbies
I think I know of at least one connection:
LSU's writer in residence from 1968 to 1992 was Dave Madden, whose novel Bijou is one of King's favorites. I suspect they engaged in correspondence over the years, as Madden was a big advocate for fiction writing, did scads of historical research (including directing the United States Civil War Center at LSU) and was a hub for writers back before the internet was a big thing.
I'm not sure they were close friends, but Madden is probably someone King looked up to as a writer of real literature and Madden's affiliation (he was a Tennessee grad) with LSU might have infected King to a degree back then.
LSU's writer in residence from 1968 to 1992 was Dave Madden, whose novel Bijou is one of King's favorites. I suspect they engaged in correspondence over the years, as Madden was a big advocate for fiction writing, did scads of historical research (including directing the United States Civil War Center at LSU) and was a hub for writers back before the internet was a big thing.
I'm not sure they were close friends, but Madden is probably someone King looked up to as a writer of real literature and Madden's affiliation (he was a Tennessee grad) with LSU might have infected King to a degree back then.
Posted on 6/24/24 at 9:22 am to 4cubbies
In The Stand, there is a character named Ray Booth. Ray and his buddies beat up Nick Andros and Nick is able to ID Ray because Ray was wearing his LSU class ring during said assault. Spoiler alert: Ray does not make it out alive.
Posted on 6/24/24 at 9:48 am to 4cubbies
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After the scene with kid in the tunnel being antagonized by the bird… I just lost interest.
What bothered you about Fairy Tale?
the standpipe chapter? i mean different strokes and all that, but i found virtually every part of IT compelling and incredibly readable. (insert snark comment about the gang-bang scene). if you didnt like it, that's certainly your prerogative though.
i didnt read Fairy Tale. maybe it's great. i havent read anything new by SK in probably 7-8 years just because i cant deal with the increased insertion of his politics. he had it in his old books too, but it was much subtler.
Posted on 6/25/24 at 8:17 am to Sam Quint
Not to hijack, but I read "You Like It Darker" last week on a beach trip. It's poignant in that he now writes like a 77 year old that has retired to Florida, as at least half of the protagonists in the book seem to have done. But the last story- "The Answer Man" was by far the best short story by KIng I've ever read- and I'd imagine it will be his last.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 4:58 am to Sam Quint
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the standpipe chapter? i mean different strokes and all that, but i found virtually every part of IT compelling and incredibly readable. (insert snark comment about the gang-bang scene). if you didnt like it, that's certainly your prerogative though.
I did like Pet Sematary when I read it but I’m not really into horror, generally speaking. It just seems so fake. It takes me out of the story, if that makes sense. My favorite King book is Delores Claiborne, which has no horror elements at all.
I may give IT another go later. I enjoyed all the back stories about the kids and how they ended up where they did as adults. I can deal with the clown in the sewer parts, but the bird thing was too much for me.
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i didnt read Fairy Tale. maybe it's great. i havent read anything new by SK in probably 7-8 years just because i cant deal with the increased insertion of his politics. he had it in his old books too, but it was much subtler.
The protagonist in Fairy Tale is a high school kid. At one point, in one of his classes, his teacher asks him about Philando Castro and the kid (who was daydreaming) responds with “it’s bullshite” but that was it. There was no further commentary.
I’m not very sensitive to commentary criticizing our government and corporations because I generally agree with it, so there could have been more that I didn’t pick up on, though.
One of the main characters in Fairy Tale is a (good) dog and it’s impossible to go wrong with that.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 5:01 am to Ace Midnight
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LSU's writer in residence from 1968 to 1992 was Dave Madden, whose novel Bijou is one of King's favorites. I suspect they engaged in correspondence over the years, as Madden was a big advocate for fiction writing, did scads of historical research (including directing the United States Civil War Center at LSU) and was a hub for writers back before the internet was a big thing.
I'm not sure they were close friends, but Madden is probably someone King looked up to as a writer of real literature and Madden's affiliation (he was a Tennessee grad) with LSU might have infected King to a degree back then.
This is really interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 4:46 pm to Boodis Man
Your right but he has some great books that have been adapted to amazing movies and shows
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