George R.R. Martin
Creator, “A Music of Ice and Fireplace” collection
I’m fairly certain I’ve learn each certainly one of Stephen King’s novels … and most of his quick tales and novellas as effectively. “Fairly certain,” I stated, fairly than “utterly certain.” King has written lots of novels, and he writes them so quick that I may need missed one or two alongside the way in which. If that’s the case, it was solely due to a lapse of consideration, not an absence of curiosity. As soon as I’m conscious that King has a brand new guide out, I are inclined to snap it up without delay, take it residence and … effectively, if I put it on my bookshelf it might linger for some time, but when I ought to crack it open and browse the primary web page, my doom is sealed. There are a handful of writers whose novels, as soon as begun, can’t be put apart. They seize maintain of you, and there’s nothing to be performed however learn, and browse, and browse, all night time and all day, till the story is completed.
Kelly Hyperlink
Creator, “The Guide of Love”
I used to be 16 once I learn “Skeleton Crew,” grasping for tales about different lives, different worlds, and the horrors lurking in these different locations. The wonderful, spendthrift volley of tales within the assortment blew my thoughts. It opens with a banger — “The Mist” — however “Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut,” “The Jaunt” and “The Raft” have stayed with me all my life. I nonetheless take a look at floating docks askance, and I wouldn’t go to house for something, although, like Mrs. Todd, I now dwell in a rural space and enjoyment of questionable backcountry shortcuts.
Sissy Spacek
Actor, “Carrie” and “Citadel Rock”
Stephen King hit a nerve with “Carrie.” He created a narrative that gave face to the underdog, and after 50 years it nonetheless resonates.
Diablo Cody
Screenwriter, “Jennifer’s Physique” and “Lisa Frankenstein”
I recognized with Carrie, however I additionally felt pity and disgust towards her. Nonetheless, I used to be fascinated with the character of Chris Hargensen — she was so past the standard magnificence queen, she was vulgar and rebellious and an everyday at detention. She was a monster, sure, however she was a foul bitch forward of her time. I feel Chris will need to have been in my thoughts once I created the character of Jennifer in “Jennifer’s Physique” a few years later.