Yes, I know I know. I should just re-title my blog “I Read A Lot of Stephen King”. But he’s been my go-to author for nearly thirty years and given that he had a brush with death fifteen years ago now and toyed with retiring twelve years ago, so any new book from him is a cause for me to skip about and click my heels. That this is his second book of the year and there is another on the horizon already for next […]
Still a masterpiece, 28 years on
I have long held the opinion that It is King’s masterpiece. I read it when I was 13 years old and then read it many more times during my teens. But it occurred to me recently that I haven’t read it for a long time. Then I gave it some more thought and realised it’s getting on for twenty years since I read it. Twenty motherfucking years. This caused me to think a) fucking hell I am getting old and b) I wonder if it holds up, […]
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
I’m going to say upfront that I love Stephen King, unabashedly and wholeheartedly. I fell in love when I was 11 (with Tommyknockers, of all things), read everything he ever wrote in about a year, and eagerly anticipate new works. My favorite of his novels are the long, meandering ones with a huge cast (extra points for single moms and/or precocious kids!) and a lots of references to other his works– The Stand, It, the Dark Tower novels, Talisman (oh god I need to reread me some Stephen […]
“When it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction.”
In which Siege indulges her Stephen King addiction, and is rewarded for her faith.
Mean Girls: now with tampons and pig blood.
So, here’s the thing: I’ve never read anything by Stephen King. I’ve come to conclusion that you either LOVE Stephen King or you HATE Stephen King. It seems impossible to be indifferent. Yet now that I’ve read my first King novel, I honestly feel really ambivalent. I’m not sure if I’ll read anything else by him or not. Let’s dig into it: The novel is spliced together with several narrative forms–testimony from a court case, sociological studies, an autobiography, and an omniscient third-person narrator that […]
Joyland by Stephen King
Joyland was good fun, and hits many of my important Stephen King traits: set decades ago, coming of age, likable main character (I was a bit in love with Dev by the end), creepy ass setting (summer job at an old amusement park), good group of friends, fun lingo (carny-from-carny!) and a slightly otherworldy kid (I was so hoping this would rope in Dark Tower somehow, but no luck) with a tough ass mom. I love you, Stephen King, and I don’t care who knows […]