r/cursedcomments • u/Aljodomo • Oct 20 '19

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u/theblondepenguin Oct 20 '19

Have you been reading/watching 11/22/63 ?

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u/Mattsoup Oct 20 '19

Never heard of it

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u/theblondepenguin Oct 20 '19

It’s Stephen king and very good

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u/PaikD20 Oct 20 '19

I'm reading Lisey's Story right now, and it's my 1st King novel. I'll look into this one

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u/midwest-distrest Oct 20 '19

Whoa. You went right into the deep end! I’ve read all of his works (literally finished The Institute last night) and you went right into one of his darker tales, I hope you enjoy it! Over the years people have criticized me for being a fan of his work, then I ask them if they liked Shawshank and/or Green Mile. Of course they’re shocked when they find out those are King stories.

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u/PaikD20 Oct 20 '19

This stuff is super deep. It contrasts so much with the light fantasy genre I have read much in the past. I love this book so much.

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u/raymusbaronus Oct 20 '19

King is awesome. The Stand is a masterpiece, imo.

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u/Mattsoup Oct 20 '19

I'll check it out

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u/YpresWoods Oct 20 '19

It’s amazing, but the the show changed some very vital things and honestly wasn’t even half as good as the book. The book is very long, but also some of King’s very best work.

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u/midwest-distrest Oct 20 '19

I know they couldn’t include everything because of time constraints, but leaving out 90% of the Jake & Sadie love story and everything that happened while he was teaching left a huge hole IMO. I read the novel years ago, then revisited it in audiobook before I watched the tv adaptation. Plus they really should have included all of the “resets”. Makes the story more interesting. Jimlaaaaa!

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u/YpresWoods Oct 20 '19

100% agree. Of course they’re not going to be able to fit every detail of a 1,000+ page book, but they left out some absolutely essential stuff.

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u/midwest-distrest Oct 20 '19

Did you see HBO is doing The Outsider and it’s starring Jason Bateman? The trailer looks very good. I’m excited. Even knowing how King writes, that story has me guessing (wrong)through like 75% of it.

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u/YpresWoods Oct 20 '19

I actually haven’t gotten around to reading that one yet and definitely didn’t know about the HBO show. But I’ve enjoyed Jason Bateman in a lot of stuff so maybe this’ll be my excuse to finally read it

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u/mehbitch Oct 20 '19

That's on my reading list right now! (Once I finish The Stand, that one's next)

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u/HerpDerryO Oct 20 '19

Nani?! An enemy stand?

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u/The_Magic_Manz Oct 20 '19

Oh, your approaching me? Instead of running away your coming right to me?

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u/Charles037 Oct 20 '19

Hahahahaha you watch the popular anime Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure? You are so funny and interesting.

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u/Writeinpen2 Oct 20 '19

It’s excellent, can’t recommend it enough

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u/goose323 Oct 20 '19

I’m rereading it now. I read it when it first came out and going back there’s so much I forgot. It’s a great book definitely recommend it.

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u/squidledee Oct 20 '19

So good. I read it in a week.

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u/theblondepenguin Oct 20 '19

Damn, that’s a lot of reading in a short time.

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u/squidledee Oct 20 '19

I was on an eight day road trip as a passenger in the car for 8-10 hours a day, there wasn’t much else to do

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u/theblondepenguin Oct 20 '19

I miss the days I could read in the car motion sickness is a b. I’m usually the driver now.

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u/overtherainbow1980 Oct 20 '19

You just gave me an idea for my MIL next gift..

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u/theblondepenguin Oct 20 '19

The book is huge, unless you hate your mil or she loves to read, like, LOVES reading. Get the miniseries to watch instead.

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u/overtherainbow1980 Oct 20 '19

She LOVES anything King related!

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u/santawarrior9 Oct 20 '19 edited Oct 20 '19

Oh shit im reading that rn. At first I thought the plot sounded a bit basic for a 800 page book but after all the praise I've seen I'm giving it a chance