Let me try something new. I've been having a lot of fun diving in and analyzing rappers who say absolutely ridiculous things in my "Dumbest, Silliest, Goofiest Lyrics" series, but why not take my analysis skills and train them on literature, even though lyrics can be somewhat interpreted as a form of literature, if you look at them written down.
"It" is currently annihilating the box office as of this writing(as of September 26th, 2017, the film stands at $266 million domestically and $478 million worldwide), and while the film is utterly fantastic(it happens to be the first horror film in a good long while to make me terrified and scared), it got me thinking more and more about Stephen King, the author of the original source material.
So why not look at his work?
Here's what I'm proposing: I would love to read everything done by him, but I also want to discuss it. King is one of the most popular authors to have ever hit the scene, but he seems to also be one of the most divisive. Why is that? I personally don't know, that's why I'd like to analyze his entire bibliography.
I will, of course, be looking at his main novels, from classics like "Carrie", "The Shining" and "It", to his more recent or unpopular novels. I will also be looking at his books that are compromised of his short stories as well as the books he did under a different pen name, Richard Bachman.
Every post will go like so: First, a thorough discussion of the book in question, including the plot, characters and possible themes. Next, I'll give my opinion, overall, of the book, rated out of four stars, much like how I rate movies. In order to add more flavor, I will also add a section covering any and all adaptations of that specific novel. For example: the first official entry to this series will be "Carrie", so not only will I cover the novel, but also discuss the four adaptations: the 1976 Brian DePalma film, the 1999 sequel, "The Rage: Carrie 2", the 2002 television film and the 2013 Kimberly Pierce film. I will not say an adaptation is bad simply because the book was better(any movie should be judged on it's own, regardless of the source material), but if I do find an adaptation unsatisfying or bad, I will talk about specifically why it is. This might seem obvious, but I have to make myself clear because a lot of people write off a movie overall, just because they liked the book more.
Will I cover his nonfiction work? That depends. If I decide to, then you will, of course, see it here. If not, then maybe some other time.
I'm going in chronological order, that way it's more interesting. Stay on the lookout for this series as it takes time to read books, especially for King, because several of his books are 600+ pages, so there will not be any specific day of the week I publish these. Enjoy!
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