Stephen King - Lisey's Story - Fall 06
10-26-06 | 09:03 AM
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...I was at the local Walmart yesterday...
...Well my wife today offered to buy me Lisey's Story at Walmart....
...Well my wife today offered to buy me Lisey's Story at Walmart....
10-26-06 | 09:09 AM
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Trust me...It is a health risk! We must go at least 4 times a week...We have 6 of them in our area and every damn one of them gets money from us. She likes to bribe me by buying me something, it ain't working anymore dammit! I ain't going EVER again! Never I say!
10-26-06 | 09:19 AM
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Lisey's Story is part and parcel of the body of work King has been developing towards for some years now. It shares much of the spirit of The Green Mile, a book I loved, and also some aspects of Misery. Obviously, it's not going to be like an early-King book -- but what kind of writer would the man be if he didn't change over 3 decades of writing? Still, it's easily recognizable as his work.
Obviously there's a risk in writing books that stray from the kind of works that fans fell in love with...but you can only write the stories that you've got to tell.
Obviously there's a risk in writing books that stray from the kind of works that fans fell in love with...but you can only write the stories that you've got to tell.
10-26-06 | 11:15 PM
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The book "Cell" just had a dumb premise (and no, I didn't bother to read it, so maybe I shouldn't be so critical)
10-26-06 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by djmont
Lisey's Story is part and parcel of the body of work King has been developing towards for some years now. It shares much of the spirit of The Green Mile, a book I loved, and also some aspects of Misery. Obviously, it's not going to be like an early-King book -- but what kind of writer would the man be if he didn't change over 3 decades of writing? Still, it's easily recognizable as his work.
Obviously there's a risk in writing books that stray from the kind of works that fans fell in love with...but you can only write the stories that you've got to tell.
Obviously there's a risk in writing books that stray from the kind of works that fans fell in love with...but you can only write the stories that you've got to tell.
10-27-06 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by djmont
Lisey's Story is part and parcel of the body of work King has been developing towards for some years now. It shares much of the spirit of The Green Mile, a book I loved, and also some aspects of Misery. Obviously, it's not going to be like an early-King book -- but what kind of writer would the man be if he didn't change over 3 decades of writing? Still, it's easily recognizable as his work.
Obviously there's a risk in writing books that stray from the kind of works that fans fell in love with...but you can only write the stories that you've got to tell.
Obviously there's a risk in writing books that stray from the kind of works that fans fell in love with...but you can only write the stories that you've got to tell.
10-27-06 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by abrg923
Has a new book been announced? I know both Cell and Lisey's Story were announced last year, but I haven't heard anything about another release from him.
The Fall 2006 issue of The Paris Review (www.theparisreview.org), official publication date 9/15/06, contains an interview with Stephen (pages 66-101) including information about the book he's currently working on titled Duma Key. Stephen describes it as being about a guy named Edgar Freemantle who has an accident and loses an arm and has paranormal symptomatology relating to phantom limb sensations.
Stephen’s new fiction short story “Willa” will be published in the December issue of Playboy, on newsstands November 10th. - Synopsis: "It's a love story set in the middle of nowhere."
10-27-06 | 12:18 PM
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Where in that entire post did djmont mention any other forthcoming books???
10-27-06 | 12:25 PM
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King is great about writing "everyday nusiances," and if he simply stuck to everyday problems, he'd still be a great writer instead of a up-again, down-again one. Show what happens when your neighbor might be suspected of being a serial rapist and/or killer; show about a teacher psyche about wanting to approach her 15-year old student for sex; show about anything in life that isn't supernatural.
11-01-06 | 06:25 AM
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Here's a question--how the hell do you pronounce "Lisey"? Is it LISS-ee, LIE-sey, lih-SEE, or something else? Never heard of this name before (which wouldn't be the first time in King's literature for me; are these bizarre names the reality in the Northeast?)...
11-01-06 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Filmmaker
Here's a question--how the hell do you pronounce "Lisey"? Is it LISS-ee, LIE-sey, lih-SEE, or something else? Never heard of this name before (which wouldn't be the first time in King's literature for me; are these bizarre names the reality in the Northeast?)...
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11-01-06 | 02:18 PM
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I believe it's stated on the first or second page of the book that the correct pronunciation of her name is "Lee-See" which I guess is kind of shorthand or a nickname for Lisa, her given name. And no, I've never heard of a name or a nickname like that before and I live just outside of Boston, about 90 minutes from where King lives in Maine.
I read about 70 pages into the book and just couldn't really get into it. The book started slow and didn't seem to be picking up any pace, so for now I'll put it down and at some point I'll pick it back up and give it another go.
I read about 70 pages into the book and just couldn't really get into it. The book started slow and didn't seem to be picking up any pace, so for now I'll put it down and at some point I'll pick it back up and give it another go.
11-26-06 | 10:22 PM
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I have about 50 pages left in this book and it has been a pleasant surprise. I usually get annoyed with the way King ends his books (and I've read all of them), but this one was pretty good. I like the love story angle and the way that he would work up to explaining the story behind something and then make you wait for it. If you've bought it, I'd recommend reading it! It takes a while to get going, but after the first mention of scott's blood bools, it keeps you interested.
12-08-06 | 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by abrg923
Spoken like someone who didn't bother to read it.
As far as Lisey's Story goes, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not wanting another Gerald's Game/Bag of Bones type book. However, I'll read anything that King writes - he's surprised me before, and he's written enough great material to earn the benefit of the doubt, no matter what.
As far as Lisey's Story goes, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not wanting another Gerald's Game/Bag of Bones type book. However, I'll read anything that King writes - he's surprised me before, and he's written enough great material to earn the benefit of the doubt, no matter what.
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12-08-06 | 09:08 PM
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Glad to hear the good words about this. I have it, but have kept it on the backburner...just not as motivated to read it as I am other stuff right now. Perhaps, I should reconsider...
12-09-06 | 07:34 AM
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Just finished it last night. This is definately worth the read. One of his better books as of late. He claims it's his best but I have to disagree with Mr. King. It's good but you just can't deny classics like The Shining, The Dark Tower, Misery, etc. It is definately one of the better books about writers. It starts out slow but then gets to a point where everything just starts to ramp up. I am a slow reader by nature and I plowed through 2/3 of this book in a week while I was on vacation. I had planned to catch up on DVDs but this book had me hooked and I didn't even pick up a DVD to watch. So, yeah, excellent book!
12-09-06 | 07:54 AM
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This book is a knockout, and has some of King's best writing. His imagery is fresh, fantastic and evocative, and once you get into it, you want to go forward as quickly as possible.
I was very disappointed in CELL, but this one is a winner.
I was very disappointed in CELL, but this one is a winner.
12-09-06 | 08:59 AM
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...It starts out slow but then gets to a point where everything just starts to ramp up...
12-09-06 | 08:47 PM
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Just finished it...definitely see a connection to The Dark Tower/The Talisman.
King's definitely still got it. Fantastic book.
King's definitely still got it. Fantastic book.
01-01-07 | 10:03 PM
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It's not "grade A" King, but certainly "grade B." Riffs off a lot of his previous books ("Rose Madder" in particular, also "Gerald's Game," "Bag of Bones") but it gathers steam and has a nice emotional impact. Worth reading I think -- some folks in this thread seem to just be bagging on it without even READING it which is a bit weird to me...