And, even though I'm tempted to talk about the many various reasons why I think that Stephen King should be canonized, if not with books like The Shining or Hearts in Atlantis, I'm not going to.
Although, I will leave you with a paragraph from a feature in the Village Voice.
People often refer to Stephen King as the American Dickens— a reflection of King's populist persona as much as his popularity. And yet, as novelist (and sometime King collaborator) Peter Straub notes, "I think the Dickens allusion is always a double-edged sword. Tremendous popularity inevitably evokes contempt. . . . [King's] real merits, which are those of a hugely talented novelist born with an instinct for narrative, great intelligence, empathic insight into his fellow human beings and a visionary imagination, often go unremarked. If he had been a crime writer, he would have been canonized long ago."
And, though I loved The Dark Tower Series - or Dark Toren, maybe? - I must take a break from the guy. It may be years before I read another Stephen King book. The whole series, over 4,000 pages in all, is simply draining. It takes a certain amount of perseverance to get through it (I only know a handful of people who actually have).
Next up on the list is The Watchmen. It's a graphic novel by Alan Moore (See V for Vendetta.
If anyone has read it, let me know how it is. I'm looking forward to a few short read before I delve into anything lengthy. I'm taaahhhuudd.
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funny, i just finished the series last week, and loved it as well. maybe ill call you up and we can discuss some of the finer points, but i also felt the weight of the story lift from me and reached the clearing at the end of the path. say thank ya.
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wow that's awesome, tyler! i'm working on "wizard and glass" at the moment...i keep it with me all the time so i can read it whenever i get the chance.
ReplyDeleteKlydelanta, what did you think of the last book, without ruining it for everyone else? I'll bet my watch and warrant that you thought it was the most kick-ass piece of lit. EVER!
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