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IT is actually one of the few Stephen King books I haven't read yet so maybe I should. Did Stephen King ever show any gay characters in his books? In the majority of the books I have read I've noticed a subtle homophobia in his writing that caused me to stop reading his books-Don't get me wrong I'm not attacking King it could just be me I hope I'm wrong-The Shining, Insomnia and Salem's Lot will always be among my fave books. But I do much prefer Clive Barker like Deposable becuase he is much more open minded and world-wise in his writing not to mention I adore the intricacies of his plots, borderline sado-machism, metaphysics etc.
Anyway finally watched Insidious and I think it can quite rightly be classed as one of my fave ever films. I was so engrossed and impressed that I freaked when my phone went off towards the end lol.
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I don't recall any gay characters. What made you think of the possibility of him being homophobic? I never picked up on anything like that.
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As I say I hope I'm wrong I just noticed some homophobic language especially in I *think* (it is a long time since I read any King) in The Dead Pool, The Dark Half and The Stand. But really I don't want this to turn into an attack on King he's made too much of a contribution to horror so I have to respect that.
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I hope I remember this wong and if I have I will read IT as punishment lol
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Out of the three you've mentioned, ive only read The Dark Half and i dont remember any homophobic behavior however its been awhile so i might just not remember. Nothing like that really sticks out to me in memory though. |
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OK maybe I should read The Dark Tower series back to back lol
This was quite a while ago when I was reading LOADS of books one after the other so its possible I'm mistaking The Dark Half with The Green Mile which I know sounds odd but that's another book I read at the time. BUt I DO remember that the language King used in some of his books upset me because it was neither tongue in cheek or jokey and seemed like serious hate rather than characterized opinion therefore I stopped reading his books.
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An evil pen name coming to life and a guy with psychic healing powers in prison do sound similar. :rolleyes:
Just messing around. That could be true. I actually havent read a Stephen King book in awhile. The last one being The Regulators which is techinally a Bachman novel which matters because he did write slightly differently when he wrote those. That's not really the kind of thing i would remember so there could be something like that i just dont remember it. If i see any of that kind of behavior in any future books of his i read, ill let you know. |
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I never did read any of his Bachman books-I hope I've just took something he wrote the wrong way-it was nothing to do with any of the plots it was just something I remember picking up on in his writing and put me off his books.
Anyway back to Insidious-I wonder if there will be a sequel?
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I don't know how i feel about a sequel. I liked how it ended, i wouldnt want them to change that or just have it be about a different family. I'd rather it just stayed like it is.
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