Forgot Martin love the new stuff.Great grab bag.
-
-
Sweet grab bag Martin and I love the uncut version as well but I have not read the shorter version yetComment
-
Sorry, I get carried away sometimes...
"I'm a vegan. "
---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)Comment
-
Thank you! I thought I was the only one who hated the Uncut edition. I re-read The Stand several times from 1978 until 1988, then read the Uncut edition and have never had the desire to re-read either edition again. The Uncut version ruined the book for me. I may someday re-read the original, but you summed up my exact feelings about the Uncut. Most people didn't seem to notice the shitty job of updating it to 1990, but I thought the changes were so poorly done---and unnecessary---that it ruined any possible enjoyment.Originally posted by srboone View PostI know the the uncut version cheapens the sacrifice of Larry, Glenn, and Ralph with Flagg being reborn as Russell Faraday--it takes a superb morality tale and recasts it as a hopeless quest for peace and serenity; and that it leaves little details of the 70's and 80's in a story of the 90's, making the book and veryu bumpy ride; and that I seriously doubt King predicted AIDS in 1978, so it couldn't be the way it was originally intended; and that the scene between Frannie and her dead father before burying him was the only worthwhile addition to the work; and that the scene between the Kid and Tom Cullen was gratuitous and completely unnecessary; and while King obviously wants The Stand to be remembered as the complete and uncut version, he never went back and rewote W&G to have Roland and his Ka-tet enter Topeka of 1996 (so it's the 1978 version that's most important to the DT series); and I could go on and on, but there's really no point. King is allowed a vanity project every now and again (can't think of someone more deserving), but it doesn't make it better.
Anyway, glad to see you got a copy of the original for your collection.
HunterComment
-
We all get a little carried away sometimesOriginally posted by srboone View PostSorry, I get carried away sometimes...
Carrie-Stephen-King_dl.jpgLast edited by Tommy; 03-04-2013, 11:29 AM.Comment
-
Sometimes?????
Originally posted by srboone View PostSorry, I get carried away sometimes...Comment
-
"I'm a vegan. "
---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)Comment
-
I have yet to read The Stand. Not sure if I will get around to it in the near future, because firstly, I don't own, second, I have so much more to tackle right now. I would like to get to it one day.
Nice adds again. Also, the bookmarks are pretty cool. The one thing I like about buying books at Chapters is they give you a free bookmark with your book.Last edited by TJCams; 03-04-2013, 01:40 PM.Comment
-
The Stand is a must read in my view, don't wait too long.Originally posted by TJCams View PostComment
-
Here is my copy of Beneath the Bed:
P1230775.jpg
Thanks again to Mr. Kelly, this was a cool promotion!Comment
-
Peter Straub's Floating Dragon in the October Dreams Slipcase:
P1230776.jpgP1230777.jpgP1230778.jpgP1230779.jpgP1230780.jpgComment
-
Cool. Thanks for posting the pics with the slipcase."I'm a vegan. "
---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)Comment
-
LOVE the Floating Dragon limited.
It's one of my favorite Straub's, so I have no idea why I didn't order a copy....
skComment
-
Floating Dragon is a Straub story that I have not read so I am happy to add this to my collection.Originally posted by frik51 View PostLOVE the Floating Dragon limited.
It's one of my favorite Straub's, so I have no idea why I didn't order a copy....
skComment
-
That is one book I would love to grab one day, Straub has never disappointed me yet, and I have not read that one.Comment
Comment