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2017-07-31 at 1:54 AM UTC
Originally posted by Discount Whore 2.0 You obviously havent listened to harris enough if you think he believes the koran is 'war oriented' or perhaps you are being defensive of your culture. But I never got that impression.
I invite you to source the koran here, as im sure you know the koran better than anyone else on this site.
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2017-07-31 at 2:45 AM UTCI've always liked Stephen myself, perhaps for what I feel is a tremendous amount of detail that as reading, doesn't feel tremendous or unnecessary.
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2017-07-31 at 2:50 AM UTC
Originally posted by Lanny Can you offer us a little literary analysis of King? What makes him the best? What makes him better than something like, let's say, Hemingway?
It's really tough to pin down, because it's so complex, but in a nutshell, he has a way of not only bringing the characters to life in crystal clarity, he does so in a modern way. The way he links you to the characters is to push the leading edge of relevance between you and the people in his stories, within a framework of modern variables. Then he contrasts and intertwines that modern relevance with the ancient, the old, the past, the forgotten, which ends up presenting this black and white thing he then adds the color to. But all that is only a small part of it. He really does have a remarkable approach in the way he sets up his plots and worlds of entirely believable personalities. -
2017-07-31 at 2:53 AM UTCThe Transall Saga.
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2017-07-31 at 2:55 AM UTCI read a lot of Kings older stuff that my parents had laying around while growing up. I always found it entertain and creepy. You ever read his stuff, Lanny?
Anyone else excited to see the new It movie?
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2017-07-31 at 2:56 AM UTC
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2017-07-31 at 3:10 AM UTCTHe new IT is going to be a piece of shIT, as much as I try to convince myself otherwise.
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2017-07-31 at 3:11 AM UTC
Originally posted by Open Your Mind I read a lot of Kings older stuff that my parents had laying around while growing up. I always found it entertain and creepy. You ever read his stuff, Lanny?
Similar situation, my dad was very into his books, I read a few. Pet Sematary, Cujo, and Talisman I think. Oh, and the one about aliens. I enjoyed them but wasn't in love. Reminded me a lot of the Eragon series, a really indulgent style kind of lacking a deeper point. Fun to read but not really really having any depth. I get the americana vibe and how his characters are supposed to be deeply relatable to middle and lower class Americans, and I don't have a problem with that either, Steinbeck is one of my favorite authors. I just felt like building up a relatable character to march them through a very literal horror/fantasy sequence didn't give a lot to really chew on. -
2017-07-31 at 3:12 AM UTCI thought it was already out in theatres.
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2017-07-31 at 3:15 AM UTCOh, I liked Sun Dog though. That whole collection it was part of. Somehow King's more enjoyable to me in the short story form.
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2017-07-31 at 3:23 AM UTCThe Dark Tower movie is coming out soon.
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2017-07-31 at 3:44 AM UTCAnother pretty epic story is, The Keep [F. Paul Wilson/1981]. During WW2, the Germans setup headquarters in an ancient castle keep, unaware that an evil force already resides within. It has some damned scary parts in it.
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2017-07-31 at 4:55 AM UTCOh yeah, I read a bunch of the dark tower books too. I think it's my favorite King series although the same criticism applies
