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Summary: Stolen work of Lars Von Trier
Review: Else then creating personalities to cover his complexes (first Bachman and now Eleanor), Mr King has now bacame a thief. Go wach the original Tv-series art by Lars Von Trier, The Kingdom. A 8 part post-modern TV series about unnatural events that take place in a hospital.
There must be a border between the art of writing/literature and marketing tricks. And Mr.King has just crossed it.Stephen is now writing under the name Eleanor. After Richard he has developed another personality. Just a marketing trick. AND HE HAS STOLEN LARS VON TRIER's work, THE KINGDOM (or did he bought it?)anyway it is all a fraud. Shame on you mr king.You may trick the "culture-free" illiterate americans. But not everyone.
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Summary: The best non - Stephen King ever
Review: From the mouths of babes? From the minds of old ladys! A wonderous tale of science and supernatural. This is the best non - Stephen King book, that I have ever read! Rose Red look out.
With medical procedures that we have all heard of and some that are forbiden. This book captures you and takes you on a ride. With people and situations that you can relate to on some level. You love, you hate and most imporantly you feel.
I personaly didn't want the book to end and was very sad when it did. I am a huge Stephen King fan, and as far as Mr. King stealing written works, that is ridiclous. This book is setting the tone for a new series, the "back story". So as other reviewers have so blantly called us ignorant and uncultured. From this one lonley reader's opinion is that the book is fantanstic and will help understand the tone for the series.
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Summary: Thanks Stephen/Eleanor for bringing this to life....
Review: Great set of ideas and with some tinkering and reworking this
hopefully(with the new TV adaptations)and "Eleanors" journals, bring to life the
ideas (that I'm sure so few were able to see)from almost 10 years ago,(I had heard King had been messing around with these ideas for years) of THE KINGDOM,
by Lars Von Trier and company that Stephen King is reintroducing
to this country. The original was so wild, bizzare, zanny,twin peakishly
errie.(I have the two videos of the original THE KINGDOM and I will watch these again, they were so brillant but with the strange artistic touches of the danish writers(swedes right across the water)who knows? This was great stuff, I do remember that little girl, very well done, errie. I am looking forward to all this playing out but start
I guess with these journals and try and find "THE KINGDOM" parts
1 and 2 and see it for yourself. I'm sure Stephen King with his
distrubing as ever brillant mind will find ways to take this
to places that the original deserved to go, then we can have
both to compare. Try them all on for size, see which one works?
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Summary: Is this just a product for a TV tie in?
Review: I am quite upset with the reviewer who says no one in this country has heard of Lars Von Trier. Many people have. Bjork has even been in one of his movies, gimme a break! This book seems just a fictional tie in to Stephen King's series and the money used to buy it would be better seen going to buy the original Kingdom by Von Trier. I am currently watching King's version but I hope none of his viewers think this was totally his idea or that it is real. I am not saying one Kingdom is better than the other, I only wish viewers to educate themselves by watching Von Trier's version too and not making such sweeping judgements that Americans are too stupid to read subtitles or enjoy a TV series from another country! Having said this, I am sure King's fans will enjoy it if it is read as a fiction. Maybe some of Lars Von Trier fans will like it too. I just higly recommend seeing both and then deciding which you like more. And yes, Kingdom 2 aired a few months ago on IFC, so it is accessible...you can also get a copy of Kingdom 1 on VHS.
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Summary: Ok Ghost Story
Review: I belived this book to be magnificint. A perfect blend of psychology, medical sceince, and Sceince Fiction. And I didn't even watch the t.v. show. I could not put this book down. A must read for the smart reader who enjoys a novle that is fast pased, and briliantly linked together. A fast read to, I could not put it down.
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Summary: Is King Druse?
Review: I have been reading this book and am annoyed that I can put it down and, when I pick it up again, cannot begin to tell whether I've already read the section I begin reading. It is flat, with no real suspense, unless you count the question, "Was this really written by Stephen King?" as part of the book. It is pretty far off in its depiction of the paranormal, beginning with the ants. If this is King's work, he has succeeded at seeming to be a complete amateur. If it is Druse's, why is it a work of fiction? Sorry, this book makes me "harrumph." I wish I'd bought something else.
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Summary: Sounds a lot like another book...
Review: I haven't read this book yet, but I am disturbed by the fact that this book sounds almost identical to a John Saul book titled Hell Fire published in 1986. Same scenario - mill in small town catches on fire, children die, soul of child is disturbed during renovation (to a mall instead of a hospital) and evil things start happening. Perhaps the book itself is quite different, but the plot just sounds too familiar.
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Summary: Love it all!
Review: I loved the book, and I love the series. It was money well spent on the book, and I will buy the DVD when it comes out. I am fascinated by Mary and Antubis, as well as the other characters. To those complaining about King "stealing" the story, or not giving credit where credit is due...if you watch the show, it clearly gives credit in several different places to the originator.
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Summary: Wonderful pageturner....
Review: I must admit that I started watching the ABC series BEFORE reading this book and for much of it I was almost completely lost. I find the show extremely odd in an intriguing sort of way and I just have to keep tuning in to see how much stranger things can get. By the way for the person who said the show was cancelled, you're wrong, it is on hiatus until June 24th when ABC will air the final 4 episodes on consecutive Thursdays. Having read the book I now have a better understanding of the characters and plot. Eleanor Druse or Sally, as she is referred to in the book, is an extremely likeable character. She's spunky and full of life and I found myself loving her more and more as I read on. This book and the show make me wish that I could rent Lars Von Trier's "The Kingdom" and it's sequel "The Kingdom 2" just to see where Stephen King got his inspiration from. I would reccomend this book for anyone who has, as I have, enjoyed "Kingdom Hospital" and has not yet read this book. My only hope is that the show has more of an ending than the book did. For that very reason alone I have rated this as 4 stars instead of the 5 I would like to rate it. I understand that the ending of the book leaves much to be desired by those who thought that this would be a stand alone book instead of a TV series tie in. I do sympathize with all of you who feel cheated. I enjoyed the book and am now looking forward to watching the final 4 episodes of "Kingdom Hospital" to see how it all unfolds.
Rating:
Summary: Wonderful pageturner....
Review: I must admit that I started watching the ABC series BEFORE reading this book and for much of it I was almost completely lost. I find the show extremely odd in an intriguing sort of way and I just have to keep tuning in to see how much stranger things can get. By the way for the person who said the show was cancelled, you're wrong, it is on hiatus until June 24th when ABC will air the final 4 episodes on consecutive Thursdays. Having read the book I now have a better understanding of the characters and plot. Eleanor Druse or Sally, as she is referred to in the book, is an extremely likeable character. She's spunky and full of life and I found myself loving her more and more as I read on. This book and the show make me wish that I could rent Lars Von Trier's "The Kingdom" and it's sequel "The Kingdom 2" just to see where Stephen King got his inspiration from. I would reccomend this book for anyone who has, as I have, enjoyed "Kingdom Hospital" and has not yet read this book. My only hope is that the show has more of an ending than the book did. For that very reason alone I have rated this as 4 stars instead of the 5 I would like to rate it. I understand that the ending of the book leaves much to be desired by those who thought that this would be a stand alone book instead of a TV series tie in. I do sympathize with all of you who feel cheated. I enjoyed the book and am now looking forward to watching the final 4 episodes of "Kingdom Hospital" to see how it all unfolds.
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