tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post74712537577167566..comments2024-03-27T16:43:39.892-05:00Comments on A Good Story is Hard to Find: Good Story 093: 'Salem's LotJulie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-91050402880601008822014-11-04T19:52:09.796-06:002014-11-04T19:52:09.796-06:00Yeah, give Under the Dome a shot. You know, I used...Yeah, give Under the Dome a shot. You know, I used to be more adventurous with my public library digital sites and save my Audible credits for things I considered a safer bet, but with their generous return policy I'm more apt to give something a go that I'm unsure about.Philip Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875539698291188710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-76904426277052824792014-11-04T19:48:15.526-06:002014-11-04T19:48:15.526-06:00Yes, I did listen to the audio from Audible. I'...Yes, I did listen to the audio from Audible. I'm not familiar with the narrator, but I recall he did a solid job. It's got a 4.5 star average on Audible, which is really high for them.Philip Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875539698291188710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-90265014528786350392014-11-04T09:41:17.045-06:002014-11-04T09:41:17.045-06:00Thank you Bryan! ;-)Thank you Bryan! ;-)Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-80291374540678595532014-11-04T09:38:08.452-06:002014-11-04T09:38:08.452-06:00Hi Philip - I'm proud that we helped motivate ...Hi Philip - I'm proud that we helped motivate you to try Salem's Lot! I've also been meaning to read 11/22/63. MUST move that closer to the top of my list! And I was intrigued by the concept behind Under the Dome but must admit that I let the TV show influence me and so took it off my list. I'll have to put it back on! :-)Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-5066416622243158962014-11-04T08:14:15.312-06:002014-11-04T08:14:15.312-06:00Thanks a million, Bryan!Thanks a million, Bryan!Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-39322522863714508392014-11-04T08:13:44.294-06:002014-11-04T08:13:44.294-06:00Thanks Philip! You are so right about King - the ...Thanks Philip! You are so right about King - the books are about the people.<br /><br />I definitely need to read 11/22/63 - I've heard nothing but praise for it. Did you listen to the audio?Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-84558616930331327122014-11-03T18:12:13.080-06:002014-11-03T18:12:13.080-06:00Yes, there's definitely a streak of social sat...Yes, there's definitely a streak of social satire running through this novel. King likes to do that, when he's talking about Maine (or Boston, in _Cell_).<br /><br />Thank you guys for a fine, thoughtful discussion of _Salem's Lot_. I appreciated your religious perspective, not to mention your careful attention to the text.Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-24253324318916806412014-10-26T07:47:04.365-05:002014-10-26T07:47:04.365-05:00I've been meaning to get to Salem's Lot fo...I've been meaning to get to Salem's Lot for a while and Good Story finally gave me the motivation to do so. I liked it, especially Mark Petrie and the vampire lore. After listening to this episode, I appreciate it more. It's a bit telling that it's one of King's early novels. I thought the dialogue was a bit weak at times, but his descriptions of the horror elements were Philip Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875539698291188710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-66594426321697376192014-10-26T07:41:10.284-05:002014-10-26T07:41:10.284-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Philip Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875539698291188710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-14010564680953328502014-10-16T08:37:12.862-05:002014-10-16T08:37:12.862-05:00One other thing - I have not read the Dark Tower b...One other thing - I have not read the Dark Tower books. Not sure why, but I haven't got into them. I read The Gunslinger and the second book but never continued. Does anyone have an opinion on those?Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-58866738465285238622014-10-16T08:34:39.764-05:002014-10-16T08:34:39.764-05:00Hiya!
Of his later books, my favorites are Bag of...Hiya!<br /><br />Of his later books, my favorites are Bag of Bones, Desperation, and Duma Key. I also like IT very much, except the ending which left me annoyed and perplexed. I also like Dreamcatcher - was very good on audio.<br /><br />There are two of his novels that I want to read because people have told me that they liked them: 11/22/63 and Doctor Sleep.<br /><br />On the movie front, Scott Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928900877062050490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-90629595970165774652014-10-14T18:34:49.636-05:002014-10-14T18:34:49.636-05:00Oh, it's been awhile since I read it, I though...Oh, it's been awhile since I read it, I thought he mentioned something about Mark being "next", but I guess not.<br /><br />King mentioned before that horror is a very conservative genre in the sense that the problem always arises from destroying the norm or someone doing something they aren't supposed to, but I think his stories (his better ones, anyway) show that it arises JD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-89626496882095463332014-10-10T15:11:54.006-05:002014-10-10T15:11:54.006-05:00That's a good point about how American this &q...That's a good point about how American this "Dracula" story is, in the disconnection from community. One of the most shocking parts of the book to me was when the town was full of vampires and King says that no one else knew anything was wrong? I was thinking, "What? How can they not miss so many people?" Very American, in other words.<br /><br />I don't think Ben Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005065286385049850.post-71663510546642571112014-10-10T13:39:26.919-05:002014-10-10T13:39:26.919-05:00Another good episode!
The community aspect in thi...Another good episode!<br /><br />The community aspect in this book seems like a critique of where society was headed. The people were becoming insular, looking out for number one, nobody really knew anything about each other, and the kids were beginning to lose their roots. Several times he goes out of his way to point out how things were not as they should be and not the right way.<br /><br />ByJD Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548340507655076198noreply@blogger.com