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Originally Posted by HoopyFrood
Let me see if I have this straight: you've never read a Stephen King book, but you want to read one that isn't like what you think he writes, which you don't really know because you've never read any of his books. The movies based on his books are poop, pretty much, and you base your dislike of his books on the movies?
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you've KINDA got it, but not totally...
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Originally Posted by HoopyFrood
Geeze, grab a book, read it and then make your decision about King. Not liking an author, because movies based on his books are lousy, is pretty ignorant.
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NOW you've got it!
the whole point of this thread is (was) effectively "what SK book isn't like the SK storytelling that's portrayed in the awful movies?"
i've been able to get a few good recommendations, so that's where i'll begin my (re)evaluation of SK.
