http://whatdianesreading.com/2008/02/29/feeling-preyed-upon/ Book reviews and opinions by someone who reads a lot of books! Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://whatdianesreading.com/2008/02/29/feeling-preyed-upon/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Chuck Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:47:44 +0000 http://whatdianesreading.com/2008/02/29/feeling-preyed-upon/#comment-68 I notice you're pretty rough on Stephen King. I agree with you that The Stand is his best book by a mile, but I really enjoy his writing style and the internal dialogues of his characters (the very reason why so few of his books have made good movies). I'm not into scary movies, and I wouldn't normally go for a genre like "horror fiction"....but his ability to show grace to his characters while not shying away from their ugliness and monstrousness is something I find quite fascinating (if not quite justifiable). I notice you’re pretty rough on Stephen King. I agree with you that The Stand is his best book by a mile, but I really enjoy his writing style and the internal dialogues of his characters (the very reason why so few of his books have made good movies). I’m not into scary movies, and I wouldn’t normally go for a genre like “horror fiction”….but his ability to show grace to his characters while not shying away from their ugliness and monstrousness is something I find quite fascinating (if not quite justifiable).

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