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Тази книга е радост и събитие за всеки фен на Краля.
Доста интересна компилация от есета на тема Краля на хоръра - Стивън Кинг - от едни от най-запознатите с творчеството и личността му хора като Клайв Баркър, Джак Кечъм, Бев Винсънт, Роки Ууд, Ханс-Оке Лиля, Франк Дарабонт и кой ли още не. Препоръчвам горещо на феновете на Кинг.
Despite what Goodreads says, this book is NOT 400 pages long... but it should have been. It’s 186 pages of interesting, analytical, passionate, and intelligent essays about out favorite author. I really wish it was longer, but it is a wonderful edition from Cemetery Dance, and a must have for any King fan.
NOTICE: this is a review of an Advance Review CopyReading Stephen King is another wonderful title from Cemetery Dance. Introduction to Knowing Darkness: Artists Inspired by Stephen King, is an interesting and timely (Bernie Wrightson, artist of The Stand Uncut Edition and others, passed away this year) essay by Frank Darabont. Darabont, like many others in this collection, tells a story of how he discovered King when Darabont was a senior in high school. Darabont read The Shining in high school
This was a really enjoyable collection of essays about Stephen King's writings. While the horror genre is often pooh-poohed by "serious" critics, King has a lot more going for him than that. I find that he has the ability to distill emotions, no matter what they are, down to a very relatable way for many readers. One essay writer mentions that King's characters are usually ordinary people confronted by extraordinary circumstances. How do they react? What is it in their past that drives their beh...
I had to save this quote:"Let's get it all out there in the open: collectors are a weird bunch." - Justin Brooks
Поне за мен това беше една изключително интересна книга, далеч не само защото в нея става дума за Стивън Кинг. А защото е разгледан от всевъзможни страни, които човек "не вижда" като обикновен, стандартен фен, който с наслада чете книгите.Ще си призная веднага, че най-много ми хареса "Четем изгубените произведения на Стивън Кинг" от Роки Ууд. Какво е започнал, но не е завършил един писател - особено този! - е според мен дори по-показателно от онова, което Е завършил. В този смисъл е факт, че с к...
Съдържание:1. "Понякога ти се завръщаш - Стюарт О' Нан2. Послеслов към трийсетото юбилейно издание на "Кристин" - Ричард Чизмар3. Въведение към "Да опознаеш мрака: Художници, вдъхновени от Стивън Кинг" - Франк Дарабонт4. Спок не е единственият, способен да слива умовете: Стивън Кинг и телепатията на писането - Стивън Спинеси5. Надолу в заешката дупка - Джъстин Брукс6. Да бъдеш Стивън Кинг - Тони Маджистрале7. Приключението да четеш Стивън Кинг - Майкъл Р. Колингс8. Четем изгубените произведения
There are some interesting perspectives here about the many genres Stephen King writes within. I also enjoyed the multiple discussions and angles taken on the multiple 'worlds' he has created. For those who think he is only a horror writer, you are not a serious fan, and have not read all of his novels, novellas or short stories. This book also reveals some cool background on the origins of many of his pieces of work. Not every contribution to this book was great, but many were pretty cool for t...
Authors talking about how Stephen Kings writing influenced them, what his work meant to them and in some segments dissecting King's stories. This book is a blend of new essays and previously published essays. The one consistent is that all of them are very interesting.
This was a really good book and interesting read, just not exactly what I thought it was going to be. I imagined stories/essays by authors that were inspired by King to become writers. And there were certainly some of those types of essay/stories in this book. But there were also a lot of, what I'll call "dissertations" that were more like academic papers or college syllabuses that just made for some very non-light reading. Which is perfectly OK (and they were good dissertations), just not exact...
Only a few of these essays are interesting. Got a copy signed by most of the authors so that is cool, but this is relatively boring.
Вместо рецензия публикувам ревюто на Светла Иванова, защото улучва право в целта:Улучват ви право в сърцето!Брайън Джеймс Фрийман, шапка ти сваляме! Така майсторски си подредил пъзела от есета в сборника "Четем Стивън Кинг", че нито нещо може да махне човек, нито друго - да прибави! За разместване пък и дума не може да става - та кой разбърква сценария на едно истинско духовно приключение?!Кой да говори най-напред за един писател, ако не... писателите? И ето - Стюарт О`Нан споделя, че харесва "...
Advance Review CopyWhat's better to a fan of Stephen King than actually reading a new book by the master? Well, for this Constant Reader it would be talking to or reading about other people's love for the King. And that's what READING STEPHEN KING is about.This is a collection of essays that run the gamut from of discussions from the love of a particular book, to authors dissecting how the man writes to how to collect and what Stephen King has written - both published and unpublished. Frankly, I...
Цялото ревю: https://addictedtoreadingandwriting.w...В заключение ще кажа, че книгата ‘’Четем Стивън Кинг’’ е доказателство за това как никога не бива да се отказваме от мечтите си. Ако искате да се докоснете до света на Кинг и да разберете това как той е повлиял на писатели, художници, режисьори и куп други хора, то определено тази книга е за вас. Защото ‘’Четем Стивън Кинг’’ е не само поглед над една велика личност на новото време, но тя е и като дневник. Ако трябва да опиша книжката с една ду...
Review also posted on my blog: https://bennilovesbooks.wordpress.com...I read an ARC of this book before it released, but I also pre-ordered a copy before I knew I was getting an ARC, and then I ended up with another copy from a grab bag box. So now I have an ARC, a signed hardcover, and a regular hardcover. Oops.How has Stephen King affected your life? For me, he first dropped into it when my partner sent me a photo of a pile of approximately 45 Stephen King books back in high school.I distinct...
"...the words within which celebrate and embrace our love affair with Stephen King are worth every penny." -Jonathan Reitan, Scream MagazineFull review here: http://www.screamhorrormag.com/readin...
Angiologia di mini saggi, recensioni, contributi e pensieri vari di diversi registi, sceneggiatori, studiosi e autori di calibro che si sono nutriti dell'opus kinghiano. Volume davvero consigliato a chi è un collezionista del Maestro King e che vuole esplorare alcune tematiche o retroscena.