tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post3614263142915825788..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: Devouring Stephen King: DreamcatcherLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-21484112028396003092014-02-25T13:39:11.376+00:002014-02-25T13:39:11.376+00:00I've got to say I'm interested to see how ...I've got to say I'm interested to see how well my robust appetite for fart humour holds up and at what point it will eventually collapse. Your advice to power through as quickly as possible is duly noted.Mattowarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245715832684524370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-32187441423002801692014-02-21T11:21:32.023+00:002014-02-21T11:21:32.023+00:00I can't disagree. It's better than the mo...I can't disagree. It's better than the movie, at least!Bryant Burnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189356171455609865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-53140534827167336542014-02-20T23:03:24.267+00:002014-02-20T23:03:24.267+00:00GOOD CALL giving up on this. There are a very very...GOOD CALL giving up on this. There are a very very few parts that are worth a read, I think, and the rest is totally skippable. And thank you! It was quite a feat plucking up the courage to re-read this, but in the end it was ok. Not at all fabulous, but ok.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-73313363407889529052014-02-20T23:01:39.796+00:002014-02-20T23:01:39.796+00:00I just can't deal with the fart aliens. BUT- I...I just can't deal with the fart aliens. BUT- I will say that, the whole time I was in the middle of reading this, if I got particularly gassy (sorry...) I would be like 'fuck, am I brewing an alien?' which was less extreme than when I had a cold and was reading The Stand and thought I was going to die. But STILL.<br /><br />It's not the best profound stuff he's done, it has to be said. It's like it *almost* gets to where he wants it to be, but ends up falling juuuust short and meaning basically nothing. Which is lame.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-18368367843694933592014-02-20T22:59:15.202+00:002014-02-20T22:59:15.202+00:00GOOD PLAN. Really, if you're not a Stephen Kin...GOOD PLAN. Really, if you're not a Stephen King completist, I totally recommend skipping this one.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-56833984764594137422014-02-20T22:58:26.731+00:002014-02-20T22:58:26.731+00:00YAY! Even if you just read the one novella, I woul...YAY! Even if you just read the one novella, I would consider that a total success.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-69498483067685467202014-02-20T22:57:15.331+00:002014-02-20T22:57:15.331+00:00Aw... You'll be alright. Um... The childhood b...Aw... You'll be alright. Um... The childhood bits really are quite good? You can skip the army bits? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE THIS BETTER!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-47825327693075828672014-02-20T22:56:33.384+00:002014-02-20T22:56:33.384+00:00It definitely starts off like it's going to be...It definitely starts off like it's going to be ok and actually go somewhere, and then it ends up... kind of not going anywhere. I honestly could have forgiven the grossness if the story had been great, but that was not so much the case. Sigh.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-2550239985943116742014-02-20T21:55:37.440+00:002014-02-20T21:55:37.440+00:00This was one of the first Stephen Kings I tried re...This was one of the first Stephen Kings I tried reading (Second after The Green Mile) and one of a very few books I couldn't finish. I slogged through several chapters of flatulence but when I got to about page 200 and it didn't seem to be improving any time soon, I gave up. So I applaud your commitment to reading ALL the Stephen King, amd voluntarily REreading this. Katie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844778170761632779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-92014084864413546742014-02-20T17:18:05.815+00:002014-02-20T17:18:05.815+00:00FART ALIENS. I mean, really, that should be enough...FART ALIENS. I mean, really, that should be enough to either get you to want to read this, or to put it down. Man, I wish someone had warned me.<br /><br />Also the stuff that tried to be profound just...did not work for me. It's like "Oh I guess I sort of see what you're trying for. But nope. Doesn't work."Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-76906069368530164002014-02-20T16:09:27.820+00:002014-02-20T16:09:27.820+00:00So definitely going to skip this one! So definitely going to skip this one! Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-49105317371397712014-02-20T14:13:06.366+00:002014-02-20T14:13:06.366+00:00The Shawshank short stories came in at the library...The Shawshank short stories came in at the library! So. Imma maybe finally get through a King book.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-91043357912197364252014-02-20T11:55:59.034+00:002014-02-20T11:55:59.034+00:00Can't wait :-/Can't wait :-/Mattowarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245715832684524370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-90209579256249303742014-02-20T08:21:26.586+00:002014-02-20T08:21:26.586+00:00I haven't read it since it came out, but my me...I haven't read it since it came out, but my memory of it is that it is really good for maybe the first couple of hundred pages, but then devolves pretty badly. I'll reread it eventually, but, like you, I'd place this one near the bottom of the pile when it comes to King books.Bryant Burnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189356171455609865noreply@blogger.com