Stephen King
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in Portland, Maine, The United States
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December 2013
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)
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1977
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It
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1986
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The Stand
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1978
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Misery
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1987
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Carrie
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1974
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Pet Sematary
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1983
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
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1982
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11/22/63
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2011
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’Salem’s Lot
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1975
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The Green Mile
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1996
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“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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2015 Fourth Quarter Long Read
1978, The Stand by Stephen King, 1153 pages
1853, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville, 663 pages
1853, Bleak House by Charles Dickens, 1017 pages
1879, The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 796 pages
1868, The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 667 pages
1847, Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, 867 pages
1924, The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, 706 pages
1812, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, 880 pages
1982, North and South by John Jakes, 812 pages
1915, Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, 684 pages
1973, Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, 776 pages
1794, The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe, 654 pages
1920, Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset, 1168 pages
1901, Captains and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell, 816 pages
1948, The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer, 721 pages
1876, Daniel Deronda by George Eliot, 796 pages
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Glens Falls (NY) ...: Jim's post about a Stephen King Interview... | 4 | 108 | Feb 10, 2009 11:19AM | |
SciFi and Fantasy...: The Road -- The Stand Vs The Road | 58 | 212 | Feb 14, 2009 10:21PM |
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Happy Birthday to the biggest of them all.
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'Salem's Lot was my introduction to your work, and will always be my favorite. No matter where life takes us, we always remember our first.
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I'm near the end of "Doctor Sleep" which is a brilliant piece of writing. I have "The Shining" sitting right next to it as a reference book, and am amazed at your settings, sentence structure, extremely powerful writing. As always, this book is a winner.
Here's to you my teacher! Keep doing what you're chosen to do. Oh, and by the way, I am your number one fan. Karen Malena
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I am honored that you accepted my friend request. I'm reading On Writing for the third time. Hands down my favorite book on writing after Elements of Style (but I think you'll forgive me for putting that one first).
-Heather
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I sometimes muse over the possibility of you working with John Ajvide Lindqvist one day. That may be a long shot, but a girl can dream, right? ;)
Stay safe always! :)
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I am very much honored, sir. Looking forward to meeting you someday and shaking your hand. And ask for a book sign of course. Well, duh. :)
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- Camila from Mexico City ;D
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Best wishes,
james
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I've read one of your Son's books as well, he is also a very talented author. It must run in your family! :)
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You're work is Amazing. Top 5 favorite author. I know when one of your books come out I'm not going to be disappointed . Also, I know I probably won't sleep till the book is done..but, it's always worth it :)
Amanda
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I've read your book On Writing, and even though I loved the story of Carrie, On Writing has got to be my favorite of them all--purely because of the knowledge you instilled within it. Learning about your background has made me feel more comfortable with mine (we share a very similar history with writing). Everything you've taught, I've taken to heart. My copy looks worse than any textbook I've ever owned because of all the highlighting, marginal notes, and dog ears I've done to it, but it just goes to show how strongly I find your word on the craft.
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I just want to say that I sold 'On Writing' to a whole lineup of people at a coffee shop as I laughed my ass off while reading it at a nearby table. So great! Thank you!
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Your books got me into reading, when I was something like 10 years old. I'm on a mission to read everything you ever published, and I'm crazy with anticipation for every new book you announce. "On Writing" was a great insight, and helped me a lot...
You are my idol. (Well, one of my idols, anyway... :D But there aren't a lot. :D)
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Thanks for choosing to be my friend on Goodreads. You've accomplished so much as an author, and it's an honor for me, as a debut author, to connect with you this way.
Best Regards
Christopher Mechling
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Plus we share a mutual acquaintance in Greg Shepherd who used to work at ABC. After your accident, he said ABC wanted to send you some horror movies and asked me for recommendations. I think I suggested, among others, "Curse of the Demon" and "The Cat People."
All the best!
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You're the greatest and your surname king does you justice.I re-watched 'Misery" for the umpteenth time as I watch and read them all.
Have a great day.
Princess.:0)
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I could start gushing about how much your books have meant to me throughout my reading life, but you've already heard that a million times. You made my day :)
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