TBH, I never made it all the way through, but I would stump pretty hard for the first four and afaict you're arguably denied a satisfying end whether you finish the series or not so why not just enjoy as much of the journey as you can.
― Vladislav Bibidonurtmi (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 21:06 (three years ago) link
I started a chronological King read/reread a few years back and got as far as The Running Man. I should pick that back up and just plow through all of the Dark Towers
― Vladislav Bibidonurtmi (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 21:08 (three years ago) link
Popkins iirc
tooter fish popkins!
― peace, man, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 22:02 (three years ago) link
The final books of Dark Tower make some truly bad decisions, among the worst of King's career, but (at least for me) the fundamental project is so worthwhile that it earns your buy-in, you're committed to it and overall don't regret following it through to the end, and yes I own multiple REM albums released in the 21st century
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 22:12 (three years ago) link
lol, decent analogy because I loved REM and hung in one album too long before decisively peacing out. Thankfully my very strong completist tendencies are occasionally (very occasionally) offset by an unwillingness to engage in needless masochism.
― Vladislav Bibidonurtmi (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 22:22 (three years ago) link
Fables is definitely their Dead Zone, Lifes Rich Pageant the Shining, I think Pet Sematary is Monster (picks one idea, maybe not a great idea, but you kind of admire the commitment to it, and the opportunity to focus the whole work on this one idea is only there because you're coming off a lot of commercial success already.) REM never released a double album so I think there just is no The Stand
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 22:27 (three years ago) link
New Adventures is their double album in spirit (and always was, on vinyl, tho i'm sure that's also true of Around the Sun)
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 23:27 (three years ago) link
Hmm, it doesn't feel like their The Stand though
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 23:34 (three years ago) link
Is Kate Pierson their Peter Straub is the question
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 23:35 (three years ago) link
Is a mod available to ban ye all is actually the question
― Qanondorf (darraghmac), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 23:40 (three years ago) link
(which it character is kenneth tho?)
― Qanondorf (darraghmac), Tuesday, 2 February 2021 23:43 (three years ago) link
OMG, the discussion over the last several posts engaged the pattern recognition of my brain and, apropos of little else, it just occurred tk me that The Eyes of the Dragon is Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in fantasy drag. I don't know how I failed to see it before.
― Vladislav Bibidonurtmi (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 01:36 (three years ago) link
The switching of the rapunzel trick for several hundred yards of shite is somewhat of a distracter youd often find
― Qanondorf (darraghmac), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 02:38 (three years ago) link
Speaking of The Talisman... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/steven-spielberg-duffer-bros-team-to-tackle-stephen-kings-talisman-exclusive
― Stefan Twerkelle (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 13:50 (three years ago) link
That could def work
― Marry and Neghim (darraghmac), Wednesday, 10 March 2021 13:56 (three years ago) link
You know, people like to frown on the later books, but Wolves Of The Calla is pretty damn good
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, 3 December 2023 17:41 (nine months ago) link
i have an awful feeling that gyac never read the talisman since ffs
― close encounters of the third knid (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 December 2023 19:44 (nine months ago) link
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Sunday, December 3, 2023 11:41 AM (eleven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Sorry, it's still his Around the Sun
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 4 December 2023 05:05 (nine months ago) link
recently started re-reading the talisman after some 30+ years and found myself unable to get past the magical negro (named 'speedy parker' no less! who says shit like 'you weep if it put you easy'!) who sent jack on his way
the whole detta/odetta thing in the dark tower is little more than an excuse to have a character spew the most reductive racist shit possible (but it's okay; she's crazy amirite!)
i don't even know! he doesn't deserve it, but somehow i suspect stephen king means well? but nevertheless his characterization is absolutely and relentlessly racist as fuc
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 December 2023 06:06 (nine months ago) link