He definitely cheapens his own legacy by shitting out a book every year, and his prose is passable at best and genuinely bad at worst. But he's absolutely one of the most imaginative poplit writers working today. The Stand is some of the most fun genre fiction I have ever read.
>cheapens his own legacy
but his legacy is that he IS a poplit writer and his prolific output is a part of his brand
the idea that he simply writes, and the good stuff comes out almost accidentally, is a part of the commercial writer persona
granted, his bangers were more common in the 70s but he will still produce books like 11/22/63 and Fairy Tale
He hasn't been good since circa 2000. Even before that he wasn't a good writer, just an excellent storyteller. He's turned into a lazy pseud who unleashes halfwit tweets like he's some sort of respected opinion maker. The only intelligent opinion to come from his damaged brain was pointing out the failures of the baby boomers in Hearts in Atlantis.
Mixed feelings. Lowkey I’m surprised no one has posted the passage about the gangbang in IT. Anyway, I think his best work is his nonfiction, On Writing: A Memoir of Craft. Otherwise, I guess The Stand or The Shining is my favorite work of his fiction.
I finished It last month. The gangbang was totally random and served no purpose to the story. Overall I thought it was a fantastic book though. The worldbuilding of Derry is as good as any I've ever seen.
The gangbang scene is insane. The passage about the paper boat I think was moving. IT’s also scary and entertaining…I think he was still seriously addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Liked good books as a teen. Now the only one I truly enjoy is The Stand. Also it's a real shame that so much of his works were adapted to the screen in the worst ways imaginable.
>Also it's a real shame that so much of his works were adapted to the screen in the worst ways imaginable.
Frick off. Shitty king adaptations have been my life long guilty pleasure.
Same. I used to buy those shitty tv movies in dvd back in the day and watch them with my mom at night. The langoliers was más favorite. I must have watched that awful movie like 20 times
Same. I used to buy those shitty tv movies in dvd back in the day and watch them with my mom at night. The langoliers was más favorite. I must have watched that awful movie like 20 times
They don't hold up for me rewatching them as an adult, but they were huge to me as a kid. The original Stand miniseries had a gigantic impact on me.
For me its Bag of Bones.
Yeah, King is great if you're in junior high or something, I still have a soft spot for Black House and The Talisman, but I have a hard time getting back into his stuff.
I'm from Maine and my aunt lives in Bangor. I used to go trick or treating a couple times at her place and I remember getting candy from him and Tabitha and he would give out "King" sized candy bars, which was always cool.
Also I ran into him a few years later at a mom + pop shop buying a jar of pickles once. I think it was in Orono but I don't remember. I was high and like 15.
Good author, terrible human being.
He is anti-self defense (anti-gun), meaning he is pro-rape and pro-murder. Also no good person could come up with shit like The Jaunt. Frick him for even conceiving it and spreading the concept to others.
the beginning of the stand is some of the most enjoyable writing ever
he sucks at endings, is a pervert, addicted to drugs, and ultimately ends up being a one-trick pony
He's very good at storytelling.
His old books are good.
New ones are being written by his editors and published by his name.
I used to be a huge fan in high school and have read 50+ of his books.
He's a terrible degenerate, his political views suck but at least he's no longer a drunk/booze addicted hippie
In all honesty I think Steven King is a real maverick. Some of his stories, such as Misery, Shawshank Redemption, and It are cultural touchstones. He's no Flaubert, but he doesn't pretend to be. He's authentic and true to himself, setting many of his stories in his native Maine. I never begrudge a fellow writer for having success and getting rich. Whatever he did, he did it . I'm an objectively better writer than him, though. That stands for little , certainly not in the internet age when algorithms consume all. But even before the internet, the most innovative and provocative writers were ill-appreciated. No hate to King though, the point is he delivered. Misery is great.
His horror is mid but The Dark Tower genuinely slaps
He definitely cheapens his own legacy by shitting out a book every year, and his prose is passable at best and genuinely bad at worst. But he's absolutely one of the most imaginative poplit writers working today. The Stand is some of the most fun genre fiction I have ever read.
>and his prose is passable at best and genuinely bad at worst.
Is that so? I think line from pic rel was god tier.
>"Her lip puffed to Black size."
>cheapens his own legacy
but his legacy is that he IS a poplit writer and his prolific output is a part of his brand
the idea that he simply writes, and the good stuff comes out almost accidentally, is a part of the commercial writer persona
granted, his bangers were more common in the 70s but he will still produce books like 11/22/63 and Fairy Tale
He hasn't been good since circa 2000. Even before that he wasn't a good writer, just an excellent storyteller. He's turned into a lazy pseud who unleashes halfwit tweets like he's some sort of respected opinion maker. The only intelligent opinion to come from his damaged brain was pointing out the failures of the baby boomers in Hearts in Atlantis.
I liked The Stand, although its ending is pretty bad.
Pop-culture genre fiction is not literature
I don't even care for his books that much but bad respect for a guy who can write so much and also be commercially successful.
Mixed feelings. Lowkey I’m surprised no one has posted the passage about the gangbang in IT. Anyway, I think his best work is his nonfiction, On Writing: A Memoir of Craft. Otherwise, I guess The Stand or The Shining is my favorite work of his fiction.
I finished It last month. The gangbang was totally random and served no purpose to the story. Overall I thought it was a fantastic book though. The worldbuilding of Derry is as good as any I've ever seen.
The gangbang scene is insane. The passage about the paper boat I think was moving. IT’s also scary and entertaining…I think he was still seriously addicted to drugs and alcohol.
Someone share the passage. I am too lazy to do it myself.
Satanist Pedophile whose face convinces me Reptilians are real
Liked good books as a teen. Now the only one I truly enjoy is The Stand. Also it's a real shame that so much of his works were adapted to the screen in the worst ways imaginable.
>Also it's a real shame that so much of his works were adapted to the screen in the worst ways imaginable.
Frick off. Shitty king adaptations have been my life long guilty pleasure.
Same. I used to buy those shitty tv movies in dvd back in the day and watch them with my mom at night. The langoliers was más favorite. I must have watched that awful movie like 20 times
They don't hold up for me rewatching them as an adult, but they were huge to me as a kid. The original Stand miniseries had a gigantic impact on me.
For me its Bag of Bones.
Yeah, King is great if you're in junior high or something, I still have a soft spot for Black House and The Talisman, but I have a hard time getting back into his stuff.
And King himself is terribly bad actor.
Which is fun
He's just a big silly goofball
Really liked the long walk
I'm from Maine and my aunt lives in Bangor. I used to go trick or treating a couple times at her place and I remember getting candy from him and Tabitha and he would give out "King" sized candy bars, which was always cool.
Also I ran into him a few years later at a mom + pop shop buying a jar of pickles once. I think it was in Orono but I don't remember. I was high and like 15.
after all the coke-fueled prose, he should write something while blasted off shrooms if he hasnt already lol
seems nice enough. some of his novels are pretty good
Commercial shit
He's the J K Rowling of horror.
He's the John Green of horror.
He might put out a lot of mediocre crap, but Misery is great, and The Shining is one of the best horror books I've ever read.
He was fun back when he looked like a serial killer and became unfunny as he transitioned to an old lesbian.
My King Top 5:
IT
The Shining
Salem's Lot
Pet Sematary
Misery
never read one of his books I find the film adaptations mildly entertaining which is already an accomplishment for horror
the bar scene in shining is his best prose, at least from what I remember
He looks like an Animorphs cover stuck halfway into a transformation to a rat.
Good author, terrible human being.
He is anti-self defense (anti-gun), meaning he is pro-rape and pro-murder. Also no good person could come up with shit like The Jaunt. Frick him for even conceiving it and spreading the concept to others.
What's wrong with The Jaunt? Just your average Lovecraftian sci-fi story
Yeah no frick that shit. Anything having to do with distortion of time perception can frick right off.
the beginning of the stand is some of the most enjoyable writing ever
he sucks at endings, is a pervert, addicted to drugs, and ultimately ends up being a one-trick pony
The criticisms of King are obvious, but don't totally write him off until you've read picrel
I read this book once in every year of high school and still didn't shoot anyone
He's a kang
He's very good at storytelling.
His old books are good.
New ones are being written by his editors and published by his name.
I used to be a huge fan in high school and have read 50+ of his books.
He's a terrible degenerate, his political views suck but at least he's no longer a drunk/booze addicted hippie
His screenplays are better than his books. Maximum Overdrive is one of his best works and I'm tired of pretending it's not.
In all honesty I think Steven King is a real maverick. Some of his stories, such as Misery, Shawshank Redemption, and It are cultural touchstones. He's no Flaubert, but he doesn't pretend to be. He's authentic and true to himself, setting many of his stories in his native Maine. I never begrudge a fellow writer for having success and getting rich. Whatever he did, he did it . I'm an objectively better writer than him, though. That stands for little , certainly not in the internet age when algorithms consume all. But even before the internet, the most innovative and provocative writers were ill-appreciated. No hate to King though, the point is he delivered. Misery is great.