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John Grisham 3 33.33%
Stephen King 6 66.67%
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Old 12-14-2006, 03:27 PM
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Talking John Grisham vs. Stephen King
Ok, so of these 2 authors, which one do you prefer? I am going to start reading some Stephen King tomorrow, as I am going to buy It at the bookstore..... What are your alls fave works by these guys and such? Feel free to discuss...

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Old 12-14-2006, 03:28 PM
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Easily Stephen King here.
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Old 12-14-2006, 03:31 PM
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Stephen King. I have never been able to get into Grisham's stuff at. all.
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Old 12-14-2006, 03:32 PM
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Stephen King. I have never been able to get into Grisham's stuff at. all.
I thought Tom Cruise was pretty good in the movie version of The Firm though.
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Old 12-14-2006, 03:34 PM
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I thought Tom Cruise was pretty good in the movie version of The Firm though.
lol...I can't get into the films of his stuff either I tried watching The Firm and Pelican Brief (that was Grisham, right?) and nothing...couldn't get into it - maybe now that I'm a bit older....

Oh but seeing the Firm would go directly against my "NO TOM CRUISE" rule
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Old 12-14-2006, 03:56 PM
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Stephen King. Definitely.

"The Stand" is one of my favorite books ever—EVER! I love it. Highly recommended.

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Old 12-14-2006, 04:03 PM
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Grisham. I love his books.

A Painted House is one of my favs evar.
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What Stephen King Book would you fans reccommend I start of reading???? Is his style really verbose, or what??/ Also, what do you all think of the long walk??? It is a little shorter than IT, so maybe I should start with that....

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What Stephen King Book would you fans reccommend I start of reading???? Is his style really verbose, or what??/ Also, what do you all think of the long walk??? It is a little shorter than IT, so maybe I should start with that....

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Start off with his earlier work, naturally. Salems Lot, Carrie, The Shining, Cujo... Misery.... The Shining is a favourite of mine, since it's the first SK book I ever picked up.

Stay away from The Tommyknockers, whatever you do. It's a waste of time. Most of his stuff after that, like Needful Things and Gerald's Game aren't that great, either.
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I read Pet Cemetary when I was in High School - really liked that...Nightmares and Dreamscapes (short stories) was pretty good as well..

The Stand has always been on my list, but I'venever gotten around to actually reading it
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I read Pet Cemetary when I was in High School - really liked that...Nightmares and Dreamscapes (short stories) was pretty good as well..

The Stand has always been on my list, but I'venever gotten around to actually reading it
Was Nightmares & Dreamscapes the one with the illustrations? I know we have that. Forgot to mention Pet Sematary, too. Loved it, but the movie...
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Was Nightmares & Dreamscapes the one with the illustrations? I know we have that. Forgot to mention Pet Sematary, too. Loved it, but the movie...
My Nightmare and Dreamscapes had no illustrations that I can recall...and the only story I remember was one that I think was called Rock and Roll Heaven - it was way cool...

Yeah, Pet Cemetary the movie was awful...not as bad as Sleepwalkers, but still pretty bad.
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Old 12-14-2006, 05:23 PM
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My Nightmare and Dreamscapes had no illustrations that I can recall...and the only story I remember was one that I think was called Rock and Roll Heaven - it was way cool...

Yeah, Pet Cemetary the movie was awful...not as bad as Sleepwalkers, but still pretty bad.
I just checked... Cycle of the Wolf was the one I was thinking of.
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I just checked... Cycle of the Wolf was the one I was thinking of.
Ah. I've never even heard of that one I'm not terribly familiar with his stuff - just the big stuff.
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Ah. I've never even heard of that one I'm not terribly familiar with his stuff - just the big stuff.
Yeah, I don't think it's as well known as his other work. I don't even know why we have it. I've skimmed through it, but that's about it. The only thing I remembered about it was the artwork.
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