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Post by ron on Apr 4, 2024 8:32:15 GMT -5
t’s hard to fathom now, but there was a time when the name Stephen King didn’t mean anything. He was unknown, just some shaggy-haired fellow from Maine with a macabre imagination and a manual typewriter churning out stories with fanciful titles like “I Was a Teenage Grave Robber.”
But 50 years ago, on April 5, that all changed with the publication of “Carrie,” a twisted Cinderella story about a shy, spotty-faced teen who’s tormented by her fanatical mother and cruel classmates until — well, let’s just say she makes them stop. “Carrie” was King’s first published novel — he was only 26 at the time — and it became an enormous bestseller, the first of many in a remarkable career spanning 60-plus books with sales of more than 350 million copies. (King’s latest collection of stories, “You Like It Darker,” comes out May 21.)
-Boston Globe
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Post by klstep99 on Apr 4, 2024 8:41:57 GMT -5
Pet Semetery >>>>>>>>>>>>
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Post by smd12 on Apr 4, 2024 8:56:31 GMT -5
Love King's work.
My top 5 in no particular order:
11/22/63 The Stand It Dark Tower Series The Shining
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Post by I_likes_the_vikes on Apr 4, 2024 10:24:48 GMT -5
there wasn't much shaving in that movie, as evidenced in the locker room scene.....talk about some seriously huge-ass hair pie
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Post by smd12 on Apr 5, 2024 21:24:29 GMT -5
there wasn't much shaving in that movie, as evidenced in the locker room scene.....talk about some seriously huge-ass hair pie You talk like that wasn’t your glory era.
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Post by Cmart on Apr 5, 2024 21:39:17 GMT -5
there wasn't much shaving in that movie, as evidenced in the locker room scene.....talk about some seriously huge-ass hair pie Dude it was the 70s
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Post by Cmart on Apr 10, 2024 23:04:03 GMT -5
Love King's work. My top 5 in no particular order: 11/22/63 The Stand It Dark Tower Series The Shining Have you read Fairy Tale? I picked it up on a whim yesterday at the library and ended up reading like half of it in one sitting, lol. Highly recommend. It’s about a dog. Not a Cujo type of dog.
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Post by smd12 on Apr 11, 2024 6:52:38 GMT -5
Love King's work. My top 5 in no particular order: 11/22/63 The Stand It Dark Tower Series The Shining Have you read Fairy Tale? I picked it up on a whim yesterday at the library and ended up reading like half of it in one sitting, lol. Highly recommend. It’s about a dog. Not a Cujo type of dog. Never heard of it until now. Will definitely check it out.
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