Stephen king was born on September 21st 1947 in Portland Maine General Hospital. Stephen had an older brother who was born an

Stephen King read the Dr. Doolittle books by Huge Lofting as a young child. This is what got him into writing in the first place. Also as a young child he read the book I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. This book is what got him into the idea of writing horror along with a bunch of other books and stories he found among his father's collection of pulp horror-fantasy novels. He wrote his first short story at the age of seven because of his father leaving on night and never returning. Stephen Kings fears also contributed to his writing. His fear of rats led to a couple of books. The Graveyard Shift, a series of books he wrote had a couple of rat encounters. As far as I know he never wrote a book completely about rats but they jump out at people once in a while in a few of his books. Another fear that he had was insects. Also like the rats insects appeared in his books once in a while. Insects crawling on people or swarms of bugs attacking people. Another rear he had, this fear probably contributed to most of his writing, was the fear of death. Every book that he had published and sold had something to do with death on way or another. Another thing that contributed to his writing was just living in a small town with a few people around. This gave him time to let his mind run. This is probably where he got his creativity. Even his pets influence him to write. The book Cojo was about a rabid dog that terrorized people in the town. This novel was based oh his won dog who's name was Cojo.

For the Green Mile, The Two Dead Girls, Boston Globe said "King surpasses our expectations, leaving us spell bound and hungry for the next twist of plot. And "Will satisfy even the most jaded horror devotee." And Entertainment weekly says' "(the Green mile) has everybody talking... (Kings) best fiction in years... A prison novel that's as haunting and touching as it is just plain haunted" Over all people say that this book is as scary as it is realistic. And it is very realistic, right down to Mister Jingles the tame mouse. Every body had something good to say about this book. I did not find any criticism that said anything bad about this story. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon USA Today said "A delightful read, a literary walk in the woods, and not just for baseball fans." And the New York Daily News said "a fast, scary read...King blasts a homer...(HE) expertly stirs the major ingredients of the American psyche- our spirituality, fierce love of children, passion for baseball, and collective fear of the bad thing we know lurks on the periphery of life." And Entertainment weekly says "plenty of thrills... (King's) an elegant writer and a master of pacing." Over all people also liked this book a lot. They felt that it was gripping and horrifying. They liked that it was a quick easy read.

I also found The Green Mile to be an intense and realistic story. I also agree that it was haunting and touching story. It really made you feel sorry for John Coffee and it scared to think that things like this happen. I feel this book is good for both people who love horror and for people who like or of intense stories. I felt that The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was and intense and horrific story that was easy to read and not to long. It really made you feel for the little girl in the woods. This book can appeal to most anyone's taste. Is had to do with baseball for sports fans, and It's a good horror story to read.

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