Insomnia
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Mr. Broken
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Insomnia
Saw that there wasnt a thread on this one yet, I enjoyed this story very much. It would make a good film as well.
Wide Eyed Stupid
I think it's a really underappreciated book. It can be somewhat slow, but the ending is just fantastic.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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No, the rest of the book makes the book. The ending is the icing on the cake.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Cagliostro
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For the most part, my biggest complaint with SK is that he typically doesn't know how to end a damn story. Most of the time they just kinda splutter to a halt. Occasionally, he gets 'em just right, like It, Pet Sematary, arguably the Dark Tower books, etc.
Life is a waste of time
Time is a waste of life
So get wasted all of the time
And you'll have the time of your life
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The end of It was my favorite of his stories. I guess because I can totally relate. Things about my childhood that I thought I would never forget have drifted from my memory. Every once in a while I'll get a flash of a memory and such and remember. So after they got all the memories back temporarily and then started to lose them again as well as the names of some of the people, it made me very sad. Then again, I've always been a packrat for nostalgia.
I guess that is why Alzheimer's strikes me as an especially sad thing.
But sure, prior to that is another of his "let's blow up this town and tell about what happened to everyone in it." And the bike ride at the end was a little cheesy.
I guess that is why Alzheimer's strikes me as an especially sad thing.
But sure, prior to that is another of his "let's blow up this town and tell about what happened to everyone in it." And the bike ride at the end was a little cheesy.
Life is a waste of time
Time is a waste of life
So get wasted all of the time
And you'll have the time of your life
yah i loved Insomnia too. ralph was awesome. jeeze. i think i may need to read that one again. it's been a while. 
i like the bike riding in the end of It too.
and yeah cag, i sooo know what you mean about the memory thing.
i love those little flashes of childhood memories. some are scary and
some are lovely.
bizarrely, i remember every name of those kids in school who
were mean to me. it's my friends' names i have a hard time with
most of the time.
i like the bike riding in the end of It too.
and yeah cag, i sooo know what you mean about the memory thing.
i love those little flashes of childhood memories. some are scary and
some are lovely.
bizarrely, i remember every name of those kids in school who
were mean to me. it's my friends' names i have a hard time with
most of the time.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
yer kidding me.Avatar wrote:Because those who hate are immortal.lucimay wrote:...i remember every name of those kids in school who
were mean to me...
--A
you mean freakin nora powers and susan hisle are going to live FOR EVER??? that sucks. grrrrrrrr.you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Mr. Broken
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Avatar wrote:Just in your head.lucimay wrote:yer kidding me.
--A
i'd like to say i hope they're both fat, have a thousand kids, live in trailer parks with alchoholic husbands, and watch jerry springer re-runs...
but honestly, i don't.
what i really hope is that they think of ME from time to time and wish
they hadn't been such bitches.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Zarathustra
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I'm about 200 pages in so far, and I gotta say this is the worst SK of the half dozen or so that I've read. Old geezers eating mac'n cheese while the watch the news? Sitting on the bench crying about getting old? Seeing the pharmacist so that we--the readers--can get an infodump about insomnia? Ugh. I don't see the allure here.
I'm sure it will get better ... SK always does. But man is it slow. And a bit preachy on the abortion subject, making pro-lifers seem like crazy idiots.
I'm sure it will get better ... SK always does. But man is it slow. And a bit preachy on the abortion subject, making pro-lifers seem like crazy idiots.
Success will be my revenge -- DJT
It's been about 10 years since I read Insomnia, but it was a book I enjoyed tremendously. Once it gets going it's just so surreally trippy.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Zarathustra
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The auras are cool. I'm going to finish it because I trust that it will get better. But the pacing is off. And it's irritating that all the good guys are Democrats who love and care for their neighbors, while all the bad guys are Republicans who are batshit crazy caricatures.
Success will be my revenge -- DJT