by Stephen King
I`d forgotten why I'd skipped this one the first time and I dove in again decided to finish. It's a screenplay. I hate reading plays. I slugged through several of Shakespeare's and a couple of other authors' and managed to enjoy myself through on the brillancy of their dialogue alone, but I can't he...
I watched the miniseries a long time ago (on VHS, to give you an idea), so I had a vague idea of what Storm of the Century was about going into this, but when I saw a copy in the Little Free Lending Library, I felt like I had to give it a try. This was just mediocre for me. I have only read one ot...
A gigantic storm is heading for Little Tall Island, a close-knitted community of about 200 people in Maine. But the storm isn´t the only thing, that is heading for the island and the islanders. Andre Linoge is coming to town and he has one claim: "Give me what I want and I will go away". My feelin...
Dated genre for the most; modern rational thinking means devil stories are null and void. King's new direction works better for me.
Like so many of his stories, this one started out strong and fizzled out towards the end. He's so good at buildup that much of the time, no resolution will measure up.The Stand is a good example of this, too.
I remember seeing Storm of the Century (the movie) back when it first came out and really, really loving it. I've seen it a few times since then, but I'd yet to read the screenplay, so I did. I have to say that I wasn't disappointed. I don't know if I would say that either one is better than the oth...
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