Oof. This was a bit of a tough one to go through after having to have our cat put down yesterday, but after reading "he undergoes an unfortunate transformation from cute li’l cat with a fuzzy little belly you just want to pet to a kill-crazy monster from beyond the grave." - I suspect you, Rabin, have never owned a cat. This transformation is what we cat owners call "a normal Tuesday."
'Non-fiction',eh?I am perfectly willing to suspend disbelief, especially for a film that trucks in questionable behavior like trying to resurrect one's child based on the advice of a neighbor that could quite possibly have dementia,but King was clearly pulling(or trying to)the wool over our eyes with that(tongue in cheek?) statement.He later said that he barely remembered writing parts of the book,thanks to being in the throes of his alcoholism,which explained quite a bit,including why his protagonists so often sounded like 12 year old boys.Writers-gotta love 'em.
Pet Sematary and Salem's Lot are my picks for King's finest novels. And I agree with the author that Pet Sematary is his scariest. The evocation of grief is finely observed and the writing reaches incredible heights - the two trips to the burial ground still get to me, even though I've read this book at least a dozen times over the years.
The Dead Zone is another amazing one, and gets more timely by the day. That and The Shining, along with the two you mentioned, round out most of my top 5. I waffle between Firestarter and Misery, FS is flawed but the setup and characterization is amazing, and Misery is just a lean mean machine. My opinion means nothing, though. I am a Tommyknockers apologist.
Oof. This was a bit of a tough one to go through after having to have our cat put down yesterday, but after reading "he undergoes an unfortunate transformation from cute li’l cat with a fuzzy little belly you just want to pet to a kill-crazy monster from beyond the grave." - I suspect you, Rabin, have never owned a cat. This transformation is what we cat owners call "a normal Tuesday."
'Non-fiction',eh?I am perfectly willing to suspend disbelief, especially for a film that trucks in questionable behavior like trying to resurrect one's child based on the advice of a neighbor that could quite possibly have dementia,but King was clearly pulling(or trying to)the wool over our eyes with that(tongue in cheek?) statement.He later said that he barely remembered writing parts of the book,thanks to being in the throes of his alcoholism,which explained quite a bit,including why his protagonists so often sounded like 12 year old boys.Writers-gotta love 'em.
Pet Sematary and Salem's Lot are my picks for King's finest novels. And I agree with the author that Pet Sematary is his scariest. The evocation of grief is finely observed and the writing reaches incredible heights - the two trips to the burial ground still get to me, even though I've read this book at least a dozen times over the years.
The Dead Zone is another amazing one, and gets more timely by the day. That and The Shining, along with the two you mentioned, round out most of my top 5. I waffle between Firestarter and Misery, FS is flawed but the setup and characterization is amazing, and Misery is just a lean mean machine. My opinion means nothing, though. I am a Tommyknockers apologist.