Everyone, King included, seems to dislike this book. Unfortunately for them, they’re all wrong. Sorry, Steve. I like your cocaine book.
I screwed up in this one and said that The Tommyknockers was King’s first foray into sci-fi, but Firestarter may actually qualify. I could re-record the intro… but I don’t wanna. So, I’m not gonna.
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I don't think I will ever read this book due to the fact I have heard how bad it is I rarely hear anyone talk good things about this book 😬😖
Your T-Shirt looks suspiciously like Giorgio A. Tsoukalos (Tongue in Cheek). BTW, Great Countdown Animation Thanks 😀
I really like The Tommyknockers. King makes you care about the characters. People think he's overly descriptive but I appreciate his ability to bring me into the story. If you're someone who dislikes character development I guess you can just go read Dean Koontz.
Technically, King's first published novel, Carrie, could be considered sci-fi (or at least SF-adjacent), as it concerns the pseudoscientific phenomenon of telekinesis. Similarly, The Shining deals with psychic abilities, and could thus be classed as light sci-fi, although that one admittedly feels like a bit more of a stretch, for some reason. The Stand definitely contains its share of sci-fi elements, as do The Dead Zone and Firestarter (the latter of which you've already mentioned). Certainly, the Bachman books The Long Walk (incidentally, King's first-written novel, penned before even Carrie, though not published until 1979) and The Running Man both qualify as dystopian sci-fi. The novella The Mist features heavy incorporation of classic sci-fi elements and tropes, and the short stories 'I Am the Doorway', 'Beachworld', and 'The Jaunt' are all sci-fi through-and-through. In some ways, I suppose Christine, 'The Mangler', 'Trucks', and 'Word Processor of the Gods' could be loosely classified as sci-fi, but even that's pushing it a bit, in my opinion. And while I most certainly wouldn't describe the novel It as sci-fi by any means, it is ultimately about two ageless cosmic entities engaged in an æons-spanning battle of wills, so there's that. At any rate, the point is that all of the works I've mentioned predate The Tommyknockers, in some cases by a decade or more. In the end, I guess it just comes down to what meets one's criteria for inclusion in the somewhat nebulous and ever-evolving genre of 'science fiction'. I probably don't need to say this, but this was not meant to criticise your statements or point out your 'mistakes'; rather, I simply wanted to provide some additional food for thought, and to perhaps foster further conversation. Love the channel; keep up the good work!
I can't decide whether this novel or Needful Things is my favorite. I have always loved The Tommyknockers, it is captivating.
Also, check out those KNOCKERS 😂
Been waiting for this one. Thanks!
Hi there Mr Doyle. First off, awesome shirt! I have an autographed picture of him I got for Christmas a few years back. It’s above my son’s crib. 😏 A great analysis of Gard and King. I too love this book and enjoy the stories of Haven sections immensely. As for the miniseries…well, buckle up. A solid cast but…In any event, excited for your thoughts on it. Take care!
Great video. I'll be honest I have avoided reading this one because of the negative reviews. Will have to pick it up because few writers portray addiction as well as King does. And on a side note that shirt is awesome!
I have a big soft spot for The Tommyknockers, and I've read it several times over. Character study is one of the best aspects of any King novel, and Tommyknockers has this in spades. I can't think of a more underrated King book off the top of my head.
i have the opposite of your shirt. i have a Grey w/Giorgio's hair, hands up, going, "Humans"…LOL.
Wonderful hat, Mr. Doyle! I only know The Tommynockers via the TV show, and it was an awful experience. But your video makes me really want to pick the book up! I have for years read King primary for the social observations in his prose, and from the description, this book sounds to hit the spot not too badly! Also yeah, a lot of times King does read like a half-coherent ramble with the backstories and al, but as an avid fan of 19th century novels, I honestly enjoy that too.
Man, I love your reviews. You nailed the visual aesthetic as always. Thanks for the time and effort you put into creating these videos. You rock, brother.
This book has one of my favorite villains of all time; the coke machine, lol.
The scene where the boy was doing a magic trick on his brother really had me on edge.
Excellent Video as Per Usally, do you think it's time the that the novel got a big buget remake may a hbo limited series?
I am surprised that people didn't like the Tommyknockers. I liked it a lot when I read it.
While it's not one of my favorite books, I definitely think it's a good book. I'm pretty sure Kimg sobered up before finishing the book and the book parallels that. When Gard goes for a walk is when King became sober. The pace of the book ramps up fast and he speeds to the ending after that point
The Tommyknockers is the only King novel with vaginal tentacles.
My favorite part of The Tommyknockers was how the towns people all became geniuses and created inventions with batteries and whatever else was lying around.
I heard from Edward Lorn that there's a fan theory that many of the mind powers we see in Maine in King's novels (Carrie, Firestarter, The Dead Zone, The Green Mile) are from the side-effects of whatever leaked out of this ship into the water table.
Most of Kings books are deeply autographical. King's first book Carrie describes the abuse he suffered being a weird four eyed tall kid. King's second book's protaganist is tall man with black hair that Looks greasey no matter how much he washes it. The writer has written a successful first book, and is worring if he can repeat his luck. All King's books are autobiographical to some extent. I'm trying to find the point were King starts speaking to his Constant Readers. In his latter books it's obvious he's talking to his audience. King is driven in later books to either confess, or instuct his fans. In Mr. Harrigan's Phone a rich old man ovely punishes a thieing employee. In Fairy Tails the main protaganist crushes the hands if greasy little thief. The character directly tells of some of the bad things he did. I've always wonder what King has done.
Not all of his novels will knock it out of the park. This was largely a forgettable novel and film adaptation for me.
Yer beard alone got me to subscribe!
It's a surprising story about messed up people without the obligated happy ending later King novels introduced . No 'boy and his dog fight bad guy ' . Very original and still one of my favorites.