On 2008-02-11 15:55:43 -0800, cgoodin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Chuk Goodin) said:
> On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:11:25 -0800, Kurt Busiek <kurt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>> I enjoyed IT, too, but I'm not alone in that.
>>
>> I didn't enjoy PET SEMATARY, CHRISTINE or ROSE MADDER much, along with
>> not caring for the main plot of CUJO.
>>
>> But I've liked most of what he's done from MISERY on, and the more
>> reflective novels, particularly BAG OF BONES, LISEY'S STORY, DUMA KEY
>> and the character-interplay stuff in DREAMCATCHER ave some very
>> absorbing, very strong writing to them.
>
> I might have to reread BAG OF BONES, it didn't really strike me that
> strongly. But I'm about halfway through DUMA KEY and it might be my
> favourite yet -- excellent character interaction, and so far the
> supernatural seems to fit in very well (which is another thing King's
> often good at, I really liked it in LISEY'S STORY, too).
BAG OF BONES didn't grab me the first time through, because I think I
was expecting something else. But I've reread it a couple of times,
and found it very involving and richly-written.
>
>> I think, as he's gotten past the need to be commercial (since he's
>> gonna sell zillions no matter what), he's developed a real flair for
>> rich, textured wordsmithing, and it makes the books a real pleasure to
>> spend time with.
>>
>> His son Joe's first novel, HEART-SHAPED BOX (by "Joe Hill") is a
>> powerful horror novel that feels a lot like early King, but with a very
>> modern sensibility.
>
> Yes, I'm eagerly awaiting whatever he comes up with next (there's a
short
> story online somewhere that has some of the same characters in it).
Yeah, it's a little too weirdly metaphysical for my tastes. Some of
his short stories get that way for me -- thought "Twentieth Century
Ghost" is wonderful -- but I'm similarly eager for his next novel.
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