tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post3743350075920644430..comments2024-02-10T20:37:45.771-08:00Comments on GARY DOBBS AT THE TAINTED ARCHIVE: Catching up with the past masterGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-17459500715252904302008-09-03T09:35:00.000-07:002008-09-03T09:35:00.000-07:00I'll bet you anything he was bullied at school. Th...I'll bet you anything he was bullied at school. Those bullies out in Maine can be vicious. LOL<BR/><BR/>Would love to see your take on "Night Shift" sometime on your blog. If you haven't read it, I recommend it. You at least have to read "The Bogeyman," then I'll send you an .mp3 of this guy narrating it. You'll never forget it!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284832038989114035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-7962816901600008392008-09-02T13:54:00.000-07:002008-09-02T13:54:00.000-07:00yeah - not read many of King's short stories. I kn...yeah - not read many of King's short stories. I know what you mean about the bullying thing and the 50's motifs - think Christine for a start. Guess King may have been bullied at school himself. What I do like about him is his effortless prose - it reads so easily and I do enjoy his characters. RE: Pet Sematary - I thought this was an absolutely excellent novel.Gary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-37579571966201988682008-09-01T22:33:00.000-07:002008-09-01T22:33:00.000-07:00I haven't read too much King, but was really drawn...I haven't read too much King, but was really drawn in last winter by Night Shift and Pet Sematary. I really like Night Shift--I actually got an unabridged audiobook of it for my car! (The guy who reads it is pretty good, especially on "The Bogeyman.")<BR/><BR/>I've read other people who don't like King, particularly literary critic Harold Bloom, who, in my opinion, can be incredibly pretentious in his castigation of writers who aren't Shakespeare, Austen, et al.<BR/><BR/>The only thing that kind of bores me with King is the fact that he seems to use the "bully" theme a lot (i.e. main character who was bullied as a kid and has trouble dealing with it as an adult), and the appearance of 1950's iconography/"Americana" wears on me. Not sure if I'm conveying what I mean to. I haven't read much King, so probably shouldn't make such sweeping generalizations. Does this resonate with you at all?<BR/><BR/>Also, how do you like "Night Shift"?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284832038989114035noreply@blogger.com