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Guess I haven't gotten there yet...
A Fresh Journey to the Tower
Moderator: lucimay
Oh yeah. That was awesome, especially given when it came out. I gotta see if I can get this book back from my ex, I really wanna re-read it.Avatar wrote:Do not read this spoiler Menolly.(I mean it...serious Insomnia spoiler.)
Spoiler
Yeah, and when you learn that it's all just levels of the Tower...
"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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Of course you can.
"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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OOOOH!!! i'm glad to see others who liked Insomnia as much as i did!!!!
i had not one BIT of trouble reading it and i read it twice through in a row!!
and THEN i went to Ky to visit family and that was when King was doing that little mini tour on his Harley and he actually stopped in Lexington and my brother got us tickets!! so i got to hear him read from Insomnia which was SOOOO cool (and he reads really really good too!!)
i love Ralph.
Ted reminds me of Ralph.
(King's strong suit IMO is old people and kids)
i had not one BIT of trouble reading it and i read it twice through in a row!!
and THEN i went to Ky to visit family and that was when King was doing that little mini tour on his Harley and he actually stopped in Lexington and my brother got us tickets!! so i got to hear him read from Insomnia which was SOOOO cool (and he reads really really good too!!)
i love Ralph.
Ted reminds me of Ralph.(King's strong suit IMO is old people and kids)
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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I did like Ted in the Low Men story...
*thinking maybe I better stop reading my own thread as it's beginning to get really frustrating*
Of course, then I could stop reading Insomnia and y'all wouldn't know the difference
Even though it is starting to get interesting. Is Ed related to Aaron? Ed doesn't strike me as being Jewish, but if Aaron knew the Yiddish phrase that needed translating, wasn't he Jewish?
*thinking maybe I better stop reading my own thread as it's beginning to get really frustrating*
Of course, then I could stop reading Insomnia and y'all wouldn't know the difference
Even though it is starting to get interesting. Is Ed related to Aaron? Ed doesn't strike me as being Jewish, but if Aaron knew the Yiddish phrase that needed translating, wasn't he Jewish?
It's been too long since I read the book.....Sorry, can't help with that one.
"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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I am seriously not happy.
Fine...yes...King has snared me finally. I care about Ralph and he doesn't deserve all this crap. Getting stabbed at the library? Dreaming of bugs streaming out of his beloved wife's head? Wishing he was dead? WTF, man? No one deserves this crap!
Yeah, I'm only a third of the way through. But I am not a happy camper...
*what a juxtaposition of emotions, compared to real life today, sheesh*
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So...
Given that I currently have no internet access at home (argh!!), I sat myself down and finished Insomnia. I will blatantly admit once I got to Parts II and III it was much better for me. The struggles Ralph goes through in Part I just did not sit well with me at all. I really didn't want to keep reading such.
I am unsure how I feel about what Av mentions in the spoiler I was finally able to read once I finshed. If I was reading the book without knowing anything of the cycle, would it strike me as something totally out of the blue? And the real reason given for Ralph and Lois going up?
*shaking head*
I dunno. I may just have to reread this one and think on it some more...
Oh...and another question.
In the Favorite Tie-In thread, many people say the Jack Sawyer books are their favorite. And King mentions The Talisman in his introduction to The Little Sisters. Yet, neither one is listed on Av's suggested order that I'm following. Truly unnecessary? Or are they books I should read after I finish book VII? Or before I begin it?
Given that I currently have no internet access at home (argh!!), I sat myself down and finished Insomnia. I will blatantly admit once I got to Parts II and III it was much better for me. The struggles Ralph goes through in Part I just did not sit well with me at all. I really didn't want to keep reading such.
I am unsure how I feel about what Av mentions in the spoiler I was finally able to read once I finshed. If I was reading the book without knowing anything of the cycle, would it strike me as something totally out of the blue? And the real reason given for Ralph and Lois going up?
*shaking head*
I dunno. I may just have to reread this one and think on it some more...
Oh...and another question.
In the Favorite Tie-In thread, many people say the Jack Sawyer books are their favorite. And King mentions The Talisman in his introduction to The Little Sisters. Yet, neither one is listed on Av's suggested order that I'm following. Truly unnecessary? Or are they books I should read after I finish book VII? Or before I begin it?
Wasn't Jake named Jack in the original Gunslinger?
"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
_____________
"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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I would've sworn that the kid's name changed. Jake was Jack (or some name other than Jake) in the first book.
"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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Ahhh, OK.
"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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*nod*
In the copies of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction with the serialized stories of The Gunslinger I inherited from my Daddy (he was a charter subscriber and saved all his issues until his death in 1987; I got them because I had enjoyed reading them as he received them when I was teen. My sister had no interest. Too bad I had no idea what I had, as I put them in cardboard boxes in storage and now have no idea where they are precisely.) Jake's name is still Jake, IIRC.
Another thought on Insomnia...
As I pointed out when I read Salem's Lot, nearly every page mentions smoking in one way or another. Once societal change that stood out to me in Insomnia is how Ralph new just about all his neighbors not only by sight but also by name. I remember things being that way when I was a kid. I knew everyone on my block easily for five houses down in both directions from our house, and across the street. That has not been the case anywhere I have lived since returning from my abortive attempt at college.
We moved here in December, and except for our immediate neighbor who shares the duplex with us, I have not met any of my neighbors. And I suspect we only met Roberta, the neighbor I do know, because our landlord made the point of introducing us after we signed our lease.
Is it just Florida that's this way? Is it my own adulthood and personality? Or has society changed that fundamentally with the advent of cable television and the internet since Insomnia was written that it is the status quo everywhere now to not know your neighbors?
In the copies of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction with the serialized stories of The Gunslinger I inherited from my Daddy (he was a charter subscriber and saved all his issues until his death in 1987; I got them because I had enjoyed reading them as he received them when I was teen. My sister had no interest. Too bad I had no idea what I had, as I put them in cardboard boxes in storage and now have no idea where they are precisely.) Jake's name is still Jake, IIRC.
Another thought on Insomnia...
As I pointed out when I read Salem's Lot, nearly every page mentions smoking in one way or another. Once societal change that stood out to me in Insomnia is how Ralph new just about all his neighbors not only by sight but also by name. I remember things being that way when I was a kid. I knew everyone on my block easily for five houses down in both directions from our house, and across the street. That has not been the case anywhere I have lived since returning from my abortive attempt at college.
We moved here in December, and except for our immediate neighbor who shares the duplex with us, I have not met any of my neighbors. And I suspect we only met Roberta, the neighbor I do know, because our landlord made the point of introducing us after we signed our lease.
Is it just Florida that's this way? Is it my own adulthood and personality? Or has society changed that fundamentally with the advent of cable television and the internet since Insomnia was written that it is the status quo everywhere now to not know your neighbors?
