Stephen King

I have re-posted this opinion as there were problems last night and opinion was never seen. So this is the opinion on the new book 'on writing' by Stepehen king. If you rate this opinion, do not rate my previous one or even look at it as it is the same one, it is entitled 'want to be a writer.....', thanks. I bought this book yesterday, after finding out about it on Ciao, a review by RichardW (see his excellent opinion on this book) and was thoroughly engrossed with it. I moaned about having to work as I had to put the book down and stop reading, but I managed to sneak a break and have a wee ... more

Stephen King, one of the greatest horror writers of our day, countless films made from his books and he's not averse to writing one of two things himself. But my first taste of Mr King was something completely different, I think I was about 8 years old (I'm now 17) and, as kids do, was complaining about being bored, so my dad - a huge fan - handed me a book called The Eyes Of The Dragon. Instead of being a horror book, as I expected even at that age, it was instead a fantasy, full of princesses and kings and the good old baddies you see in fairytales - only slightly badder to make it ... more

I STARTED READING STEPHEN KING BOOKS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND EVERY NIGHT I HAVE A KNIGHTMARE. THATS JUST HOW SCARY THEY ARE. I STARTED OFF WITH THE GREEN MILE WHICH IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ. YOU MUST READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU WATCH THE FILM. YOU GET SO MUCH MORE FROM THE BOOK, THE FILM LOOSES MORE THAN HALF OF THE STORY. IT HAS EVERYTHING IN IT , IT MAKES YOU LAUGH, CRY, GET ANGRY AND HORRIFIED. YOU LOVE THE CHARECTERS EVAN THOUGH THEY ARE DEATH ROW INMATES, THIS IS COMPLETELY LOST IN THE FILM VERSION. AND YOU JUST WAIT TILL YOU MEET THE MOUSE YOUR HEART WILL MELT. DONT GET ME WRONG THIS ... more

Since I read my first Stephen King I was fascinated by his stories. Although I normally don't like the genre of books King writes, he captured me from day one. He creates his own world, parallel to the normal world, in which bizar and fascinating things happen. His characters are always easy to identify with, so you really are absorbed by the story, from beginning to end. His books are easy to read and I love cuddling up in a chair trying to read the whole book in one day because I just cannot bring myself to putting down the story. A while ago I saw an interview with Stephen and I was ... more