tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post3645727171307643225..comments2024-03-28T11:05:00.139+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: anticipationKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-48241208361230403132010-10-12T17:27:38.633+09:002010-10-12T17:27:38.633+09:00Well, as I said, the paperback version will be a b...Well, as I said, the paperback version will be a better, more up-to-date version of the manuscript, so I'd have to wait for it regardless. And while I have nothing against libraries, I'm a bibliophile, which means I'd rather buy than borrow. (It also means I'm not a big fan of e-books.)Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-34000672762516045672010-10-12T12:03:32.678+09:002010-10-12T12:03:32.678+09:00If you can't wait, there is such a thing as th...If you can't wait, there is such a thing as the public library. Even now, it astounds me that people throw away good money when people can borrow most of these same books from the library. I especially loved it when I lived in Houston, and I could request a book from the far-flung reaches of the extensive Harris County Library System.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-44873280034483810072010-10-12T10:41:10.254+09:002010-10-12T10:41:10.254+09:00Right-- King's "director's cut" ...Right-- King's "director's cut" was a response to the novel's having been trimmed when it was originally published. I didn't enjoy the way the "new" (which is to say, "old") version of <i>The Stand</i> completely overturned the ending of the shorter version. With King's original ending back in place, <i>The Stand</i> ended up feeling too much like <i>Needful Things</i> to me. Instead of good triumphing over evil, evil merely suffers a temporary setback.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-7563208479148318122010-10-12T08:38:26.781+09:002010-10-12T08:38:26.781+09:00I'm a big fan of The Stand. Fact is, King wro...I'm a big fan of The Stand. Fact is, King wrote the long version as the original but I understand he was required to edit "down" prior to the initial publication. I thought the long version added some good context/background and I enjoyed some of the additional characters as well.<br /><br />Anyway, I think reading it as it was the author originally intended is always a plus.Johnhttp://www.mccrarey.comnoreply@blogger.com