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Good books don’t give up all their SECRETS at once.
(Stephen
King)
Monday, April 22, 2013
King's Speech: S is for SECRETS
Regular readers of The Shellshank Redemption know how much I enjoy a good quote (see Motivational Mondays) and that I’m a huge fan of Stephen King (see the King of All Days Part I and Part II.) So, for the 2013 A-Z Challenge, I decided to combine the two, using some of my favorite King quotes about reading, writing and life in general. Enjoy!
My husband and I will be sitting together,
reading, all comfortable and companionable, when I’ll suddenly gasp or cry out
(or curse.) Something just happened on the page that I didn’t see coming, and
it both delighted me and shocked me. When you can do that to a reader, for a
reader, you are definitely in the right line of work.
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I enjoy that, too. It's irritating when a book dumps out its entire bag of tricks or whatever right at the beginning of the story.
ReplyDeleteIt's always such a great feeling when you're immersed in a story and then get a shock like this. Very fun! :)
ReplyDeleteYes indeed! I recently finished a amazing book with an extremely unexpected ending. i was so shocked by it!
ReplyDeletemy blog: morgankatz505.blogspot.com
MJ - right? Because then what's the point? Although, if it's done well, I enjoy those books where you already know what happened but you keep reading to find out why...
ReplyDeleteJulie - love when that happens!
Morgan -that sounds like a great book! Want to share the title? :) And thanks for joining us here at TSR!
I need to work harder to make those moments :)
ReplyDeleteI like the suspense of secrets. Keeps me hooked.
ReplyDeleteKate - I strive to do that for my readers, too.
ReplyDeleteMama J - "suspense of secrets" sounds like a tongue twister - say it five times fast. :)
Working on getting better at that!
ReplyDeleteI do like it when I don't see it coming.
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah... the best ones can be spotten JUST before they are given up so the reader feels really smart.
ReplyDeleteKing is a master of shock and surprise, isn't he? I used to read him obsessively but haven't read anything of his in the last 10 years.
ReplyDeleteAlex - me, too!
ReplyDeleteJai - it's so great when we don't see it coming and yet once it's there, it makes perfect sense.
Hart - good point!
Dawn - go ahead give some of his new work a try! 11/22/63 was very good and FULL DARK NO STARS gave me the creeps!
Usually my biggest reaction is a smile but my daughter laughs outloud all the time when she reads. Her delight delights me.
ReplyDeleteSusan - I love to see others enjoying their reading, too. :)
ReplyDeleteI would hope that if anyone cursed at something I'd written, they'd be cursing in delight.
ReplyDelete...Cursing in shock is acceptable too, but it has to be a shock of delight, if that makes any sense!
ReplyDeleteA good story is definitely going to sprinkle their secret magic through out the book. And I love getting to a key part in the book and thinking! "OMG! I can't believe it!" it's fun and keeps the pages turning. (:
ReplyDeleteCynthia - it makes perfect sense. :)
ReplyDeleteElise - absolutely!
So true! I only wish I could have the power to shock and delight a reader on a regular basis.
ReplyDeleteWhen an author does the same to me, it really brings home the reason I'm a reader.
Barbara
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