Can you please go into detail? I don't know what you mean by this comment [/b][/quote]Originally posted by Smooch+15 October 2003 - 18:43--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Smooch @ 15 October 2003 - 18:43)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-Withcheese@13 October 2003 - 00:58
Stephen King - all his books are about writers (ie himself)
Salem's Lot - main character is a writer
The Shining - another writer
Pet Cemetary - ditto
It - one of the kids is a writer
Misery - another writer
Tommyknockers - another writer (okay a female writer)
Dark Half - another writer
Actually not ALL his books are about himself but that's a good chunk (those are just the books I've read). He has written a lot of books and I guess they all have a samey feel to them that is not just about having writer characters, it's the lack of change in the locations (every story set in Maine) and the cut-out good guys-bad guys. This is a strange thing to say about a writer who writes about such unusual things as shapechanging clowns, ressurected cats and the likes I admit but I prefer character development over fanciful storyline (though still enjoy a bit of fantasy).
Whilst every writer does write about his own experiences and his own life I've never felt this more apparent than when reading a Stephen King novel, it can sometimes be very discomforting to read someone working out their own issues so obviously.
Having said that I enjoy reading a Stephen King novel, mainly for the reasons I've just explained...you know what you're going to get. A good story (and that's all we want really).
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