When a non-apology about a train wreck becomes a train wreck...
Stephen King Apologizes For Tweet Mocking Republicans Involved In Train Wreck
I was a faithful reader of King's books until "Nightmares And Dreamscapes" (2009). I got to the story about the chattering teeth, and haven't read a single one of his books since. I stopped because I felt he had lost his writer's touch. Now I realize he has also lost his mind.
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I just scanned the Stephen King novels list, and it looks like the last King book I've read (except for 11/22/63) was Dreamcatcher in 2001. Read everything he put out until then. I avoid him now, not just because he is a leftist kook, but has 'lost his touch' as you said. Koontz is way better these days.
Hard to believe that anything with attack chattering teeth is not on your list of favs though.
King turned from being an author to being a "machine" writer with a staff of ghost writers who wrote in his style - with "the great man" overseeing their work. Thus the decline. But the King machine still makes a lot of money.
King himself had a brush with death and was the victim of a crazy man (much like the characters in his books) running into him in a van while he walked curbside. I thought that might change his liberal insanity, but he only doubled down. Pity but what can you say? He's a classic liberal scumbag.
DaBlade: Lol. I knew you'd say something about that, but I hadn't heard of your chattering teeth when I put the book down way back then.
I do have liberal whack jobs whose politics are so onerous to me that I do avoid their work. But if that's your sole criteria, you better take up needlepoint. I gave up Stephen King novels once they began to suck.
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I don't read him either. I'm dumped a lot of idiots of late. They aren't going to get any of my money for being intolerant.
Have a fabulous day. ♥
LL: Mass production happens to a lot of writers. One that pops into my head is Patricia Cornwell. I was a fan of her earlier work, but I gave up on her, too. The money is too good to take the time to write well.
I know about King's brush with death. You'd think it would give him a sense of compassion for people who are suffering, and I'm sure it did, but only for fellow liberals. Like you said, liberal insanity.
Sandee: I just tried it and it worked for me. Blogger is going to drive me crazy.
I am a big reader and a big fan of libraries :)
I've always found King to be boring beyond description. My life would have to be at stake to watch one of his movies.
Kid: I'm not talking about his movies, but his books. Some of his earlier work was good and scary.
Stephen King lost me when he killed Gage in PET SEMATARY:-)
Granny Annie: That part was hard to read, but I thought the book was a good scary read.
I loved all the early books but why would anyone sane alienate so much of his audience when they are obviously the literate ones
I loved all the early books but why would anyone sane alienate so much of his audience when they are obviously the literate ones
Jan: I loved the earlier books as well, but in my opinion, the quality of the writing diminished and it finally hit a wall with me and I stopped reading King's works. I would overlook the idiotic politics if he were to write a really scary book that was just a good scary read. You know, like the old days, Stephen, before you went all politically stupid.
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