07-24-2013, 06:56 PM
I'm currently reading 11/22/63 and it's very good (review coming soon).
I love Stephen King. I read 'Carrie' when it first came out (in paperback) and he remains my favorite author. He shamelessly throws commercial jingles, Ramones lyrics, 70's TV references and heroes pretending to be anti-heroes in cliffhanger action scenes.
Charles Dickens was critically lambasted for being too 'populist'. Victor Hugo was writing 'for the masses'. Face it, when you teach the masses to read you get pop-culture authors.
Now if you'll excuse me I have to go download the new Cory Doctorow novel.
I love Stephen King. I read 'Carrie' when it first came out (in paperback) and he remains my favorite author. He shamelessly throws commercial jingles, Ramones lyrics, 70's TV references and heroes pretending to be anti-heroes in cliffhanger action scenes.
Charles Dickens was critically lambasted for being too 'populist'. Victor Hugo was writing 'for the masses'. Face it, when you teach the masses to read you get pop-culture authors.
Now if you'll excuse me I have to go download the new Cory Doctorow novel.
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