Stephen King novels

I really enjoyed Needful Things. My 2nd fav out of all the SK movie adaptations. There are two versions: the 4 hr version and the 2 hr movie. My all-time fav is Storm of the Century.

is "hearts in atlantis" a collection of stories, but each story not about the same characters? 😑

Bobby Garfield is the prominent character featured throughout each "subchapter" of the novel. Each story focuses on a different time, all of which have very strong references to the Vietnam war. This is why the film was such a terrible idea... while it looked at innocence lost during childhood, it completely removed the significance to the remainder of the book.

I don't think Bobby was prominent in all of the parts, but he was mentioned, either directly or indirectly, in all of them. How did part one reference Vietnam? In all the others the reference was out in the open, but part one took place before the war.

You're right. It was Carol from Low Men in Yellow Coats that is bridged over to the Hearts in Atlantis chapter. The third chapter was about the bully that beat up on Carol before Bobby stopped him back during their childhood. The last dealt with Bobby's childhood friend well after he returns from the Vietnam war. Coming back now...

one thing i cant figure out refering to king movies and book adaptations, is why they changed then ending of dreamcatcher, and It. Why would it have been so difficult to do those endings, i mean especially dreamcatcher, the movie was really good up untill the final ten minutes.

How did Dreamcather end in the book? I've only seen the movie.

Lets see, I've read:

Cujo (kinda crappy)
Sometimes They Come Back (the movie and book are awsome!)
The Shining (very scary but good.)
And I plan to read a few more, Stephen King's a psycho but a good writer.

Originally posted by Primitive Screwhead #1
Bobby Garfield is the prominent character featured throughout each "subchapter" of the novel. Each story focuses on a different time, all of which have very strong references to the Vietnam war. This is why the film was such a terrible idea... while it looked at innocence lost during childhood, it completely removed the significance to the remainder of the book.

yeah. i watched the movie last night. the story was confusing, couldn't figure out what was the deal with bobby's so called "gift", and why the fbi were after ted. poorly done movie, i say.

recently in book club for school, we voted on to read stephen king's "different seasons". we plan to read the first two short stories within that collection. i absolutely loved the movie of version of 'rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption' 😱 hope the novella is just as good. can anyone tell me if 'apt pupil', which is the short that comes after shawshank, is any good? i heard the first half of this book got good reviews...

The only two books I read from King was not that scary which is why I read them!THey are "Carrie" and "Misery" both are good.And when I have the time I would read them.JM

in salem's lot, or at least in the tnt tv movie, there was a very short scene that had a dog named "cujo". kind of funny that king later made a book with a dog of the same name.

when i saw the more recent cover for "different seasons", it said that 'apt pupil' was made into some tv movie...whose in it if it is?

Read em all and loved them all especially Christine and Cujo. ✅

Carrie was okay, I've read books one and two of the Dark Tower series and they rock! Loved Christine, hated Cujo, also loved Nightmares and Dreamscapes, which is a collection of short stories by Steven King. I haven't read Misery, though, I kinda want to.

Stephen king has so much talent

Read Cujo on summer vacation this year. mmhmm the less said about that the better. Was gonna start the tommy knockers. thoughts?

did stephen king ever say how he got the idea for "cujo"? i'm wondering because there was this dog called cujo in salem's lot (the tnt movie)...

o.m.g. i hate s.k. i have the hell fear of the dark now and i don't stop reading his books do not read everythings eventual it is just freaky

I just finished Rose Madder... thought I would just say that -- and I loved it

Everythings eventual is my next book

while i'm on hiatus from reading the dead zone, i'm currently enjoying and recently started reading "rita hayworth and the shawshank redemption" for book club. love the book so far. comparing and contrasting it to the movie along the way. haven't gotten far in the novella. and surprised that it's such a short book.