tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post2162565750547171105..comments2024-03-06T01:53:57.529-05:00Comments on Back to Books: #118. 'Salem's LotNikki in Niagarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-43646151904413949952007-11-29T04:18:00.000-05:002007-11-29T04:18:00.000-05:00I love big books. The Shining it is. Thanks.I love big books. The Shining it is. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-30029245524994062322007-11-27T11:41:00.000-05:002007-11-27T11:41:00.000-05:00Oh, also, how could I have forgot to mention? The...Oh, also, how could I have forgot to mention? The Stand. This is his ultimate book I think. You couldn't go wrong with starting with The Stand.Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-7270378481854008512007-11-27T09:53:00.000-05:002007-11-27T09:53:00.000-05:00sarah, you read one more than me! I stopped with ...sarah, you read one more than me! I stopped with Nightmares and Dreamscapes.<BR/><BR/>john, I loved Interview with a Vampire and Dracula. <BR/><BR/>ann, where to start? hmm. If you're not daunted by reading a big book, I'd suggest you start with The Shining. It's one of his greatest. If you just want to sample him before getting into a big book, I'd suggest reading one of his short story collections. Maybe Skeleton Crew, that has The Mist, a novella that the new movie that just came out is based on.Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-24694245200530518062007-11-27T04:26:00.000-05:002007-11-27T04:26:00.000-05:00I simply haven't read any Stephen King. Am I pecu...I simply haven't read any Stephen King. Am I peculiar? Where would you suggest I start?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-12510539701342075332007-11-25T22:42:00.000-05:002007-11-25T22:42:00.000-05:00It was a junior high read for me as well. I think ...It was a junior high read for me as well. I think it came 2nd (the first for me was Christine). I do respect that it, along with <I>Interview With A Vampire</I> and of course, <I>Dracula</I>, seem to make up the most popular vampire books, I'm always let down by them. Not sure why. The vampire concept is fascinating though.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-14640831328369585692007-11-24T20:15:00.000-05:002007-11-24T20:15:00.000-05:00Eleven years old! Wow! I read this for the first t...Eleven years old! Wow! I read this for the first time the week after I graduated from college, and I had to be in a room full of people the whole time! I also haven't read any more King since my 20s--I think I stopped with Insomnia?<BR/>Visiting from Semicolon's Saturday Review--<BR/><A HREF="http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/smallworld" REL="nofollow">SmallWorld</A>Sarah at SmallWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306137253094526922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-76019488844565100492007-11-24T15:46:00.000-05:002007-11-24T15:46:00.000-05:00Stephen King used to be my favourite author. Ever...Stephen King used to be my favourite author. Every Christmas I would get his newest book(s). But I stopped reading him in my mid 20s for some reason, and I just haven't kept up with him since. Salem's Lot was the first one I read, but he'd only written a handful when I started reading him.<BR/><BR/>I'd love you to join me! Let me know if you decide to. Carrie is the first one, and a quick read. Next up for me is Rage, his first Bachman book.Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212465766317764317.post-24909037045140393512007-11-24T14:57:00.000-05:002007-11-24T14:57:00.000-05:00You know I think I read this in Jr. High as well!!...You know I think I read this in Jr. High as well!! Scared me senseless!! It also completely cemented Stephen King as my favorite author....even 25 years ago!! <BR/><BR/>That said, I haven't reread any of his books, with the exception of The Stand. Maybe I will join in and start at the beginning!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.com