He can publish 77 books and I can’t write a single first draft 😭😭😭
@chrisezelle
9 ай бұрын
👀😀👍🏼
@jeffgacy846
8 ай бұрын
😂
@muiresuilgorm3452
7 ай бұрын
I think he's too prolific.
@thesheezerkc
7 ай бұрын
@@muiresuilgorm3452 I mean good point, but it also shows that his method of sitting down and writing at least six pages a day really works....
@StevenFay-ls7wx
5 ай бұрын
It's just practice Write something that ya into For Stephen king his into thriller and horror stuff For me when I write I like making picture books
@theyeahitsusboys5 ай бұрын
Nearly a perfect summation of my feelings towards the novel. It's been hard for me to articulate my thoughts on the novel to those close to me, but the wording you've used has been spot on!
@lulajohns18833 ай бұрын
I read Holly. Good book. I liked all of it.
@gronskeibooks
3 ай бұрын
I'm going to reread it some day. I spent 30 seconds of this short complaining about the politics of the book, but that was definitely a hot take. In the months since i read it, when i think about the book, it's all good things
@juniperjane95823 ай бұрын
I love "Holly" lots of black humour and I felt it picked up on both sides of the covid thing. Of course Holly was super cautious, it's Holly. Very satisfying ending. This put Stephen King back in my good books as I personally did not like Billy Summers at all.
@thenewtommyrockets11809 ай бұрын
Personally, while I don’t agree with Stephen King’s politics, I like the book a lot. I view it more as Holly’s p.o.v and that she’s so careful about lots of things related to Covid because of her mother’s death.
@mentkansleyunitedstatesgov63649 ай бұрын
Unrelated question, is that just a slideshow in the background or was it some ambience you had going while you read your books cause that sounds like something i might try 🤔🤔
@gronskeibooks
9 ай бұрын
that was an 11-hr playlist of some of my favorite music. those photos were all different album covers. each picture is a whole song playing through!
@klrktsr9 ай бұрын
What is this thing you read your book on? I mean, the thing under the book :)
@gronskeibooks
9 ай бұрын
Maybe it's called a book pillow? I've had it forever. It's a sturdy foam triangular pillow cut to two different angles with ledges where the book can rest. it really saves on wrist strain! they don't work at all if you're laying down, but they're awesome if you're sitting up to read.
@powerbelly2115 ай бұрын
I can’t stand him. I read around 20 of his novels. Watched all adaptations. Was a massive fan in my youth. But since social media came round, I just find him unbearable. He’s just out to push his views on everyone.
@randomvandom62095 ай бұрын
Great video I actually thought the same thing the first time I read through this book there are a lot of political things that I’ve heard King go off of. I don’t think I’ve ever read his book on gun control because I think that’s one point where I wouldn’t agree with Keyon, but that’s probably a subject for another video but on this video, I thought that there was some important things about Holly with her anxiety And being in the public having to work with a lot of people and then also being somebody who had anxiety myself the whole thing I actually surprised you didn’t touch the mask wearing thing from Woman on how a mask makes you feel like you can’t breathe. I’m surprised you didn’t touch on that but that’s probably because he likes masks and But I did see like how certain characters need to have their political opinion kind of worn on their sleeves just to explain what kind of character they are so the second time I went through this book I could almost kind of see the reasoning for the prominence in the political stuff in this bookbut maybe it should’ve been towed down by about half
@gronskeibooks
5 ай бұрын
I agree with your point that King probably thinks that his characters need to wear their political opinions on their sleeve so we know what kind of character they are. And to be fair, some real people wear their loud opinions on their sleeves and make sure everyone knows who they want us to think they are. I guess that's not exactly what bothered me. It's that Holly's political opinions obviously mirror King's own opinions, so he's soapboxing through his fiction without giving any characteristic nuances to it. It would have been nice to for Holly to encounter just one anti-masker who was a decent human being. You know? King was dealing in absolutes in this book, and only a Sith deals in absolutes!! haha! thanks for the comment!
@randomvandom6209
5 ай бұрын
@@gronskeibooks you made me go back through all of Kings characters And ask would that guy have been a Trump supporter. Of all the decent people in Kings books would any Of them be trump supporters Like maybe one of the guys in Dream catcher. Or Stew Redmond? I can’t imagine that guy supporting Hillary But he probably was a democrat Would be a fun discussion to go through every king character and guess there political affiliation
@MrJosh06671710 ай бұрын
How’s the move going gronskei?
@gronskeibooks
10 ай бұрын
Stressful! But really not too bad. I'm kind of on hold for a bit here waiting for some things to happen. Thinking about maybe putting out a longer video about HOLLY if I can find the time this week. Thanks for asking!
@anuparnoacharya577910 ай бұрын
Your ratings?? And is it better than outsider or mr. Mercedes??
@gronskeibooks
10 ай бұрын
i don't give books ratings, i don't find them very useful personally. But, even setting aside the parts of Holly I didn't like (which had almost nothing to do with the plot itself) I liked Mr Mercedes & The Outsider more, but I liked Holly more than If It Bleeds. Hope that helps!
@pearcegreatesteverleftback03
10 ай бұрын
I’d say most authors integrate their own beliefs into their work, it’s a pretty easy way to get their thoughts out there😎👍🏻
@gronskeibooks
10 ай бұрын
Sure! And to be clear, I'm not opposed to anyone having opinions or making a point, whether that's in interviews, on Twitter, or in their books. But the way King went about it in this book grated on me personally. His political tangents weren't incorporated well into story or the themes of the novel. To ME, they only detracted from what the book what trying to accomplish. And like I said in the video, I don't even object to most of the points he's making about politics or COVID, I just felt they were out of place in this book. But in the end, I still liked the book, so... ... I'm actually working on a full length video right now where I discuss the early reviews of HOLLY. I'm interested in seeing what others have to say!
@HandelOp6No5Ай бұрын
Holly was trash. Not a criticism of your review but an honest question; how could you find yourself invested in the mystery when the identities of the killers is spoiled for the reader in the very beginning? I’m sorry but 400+ pages of knowing the identity of the killers and watching others riddle it out didn’t do it for me.
@gronskeibooks
Ай бұрын
To me that's not a spoiler. I've seen plenty of movies and books where we alternate vantage points between the killer and others. the book wasn't so much a mystery in that way as a thriller.
@victoriacuratolo33589 ай бұрын
What is your favourite and least favourite of his novels?
@gronskeibooks
9 ай бұрын
Oh man, if you're really going to pin me down, i'll say The Shining and The Institute. i'll let you figure out which is which! lol. what about you?
@victoriacuratolo3358
9 ай бұрын
@@gronskeibooks I still need to read The Institute but have heard good things. I have a soft spot for Different Seasons as it was the first I read, but if I had to pick it would be Pet Sematary or The Dead Zone.
@Kevinakletva
8 ай бұрын
everyone should stop reading King and start reading Adam Medvidović. "Night in Zagreb" is masterpiece that King cant write and never will
@mollypercet85937 ай бұрын
That's a great way to describe the politics in the book "an angry comment section". Overkill.
@Cnhfcsh9 ай бұрын
What does “stick the landing” mean?
@gronskeibooks
9 ай бұрын
It's a gymnast reference for successfully completing the final maneuver of a competition event. We use the phrase "stuck the landing" for books whose endings satisfy the set ups throughout the novel.
@moedelagarza91809 ай бұрын
💯 I began to roll my eyes every time he would cram a Covid reference in
@Theykillmice1284 ай бұрын
I'll stick with his writings from when he was all doped up, less virtue signalling and much more real story narrative.
@gronskeibooks
Ай бұрын
i agree. although i just got to chapter 22, section 12 at the end, and i have to say, i'm appalled all over again. he was pretty doped up here i think but generally, yeah, the old stuff is the best stuff. 11/22/63 broke that rule, but the rest of the new stuff is mediocre at best.
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He can publish 77 books and I can’t write a single first draft 😭😭😭
@chrisezelle
9 ай бұрын
👀😀👍🏼
@jeffgacy846
8 ай бұрын
😂
@muiresuilgorm3452
7 ай бұрын
I think he's too prolific.
@thesheezerkc
7 ай бұрын
@@muiresuilgorm3452 I mean good point, but it also shows that his method of sitting down and writing at least six pages a day really works....
@StevenFay-ls7wx
5 ай бұрын
It's just practice Write something that ya into For Stephen king his into thriller and horror stuff For me when I write I like making picture books
Nearly a perfect summation of my feelings towards the novel. It's been hard for me to articulate my thoughts on the novel to those close to me, but the wording you've used has been spot on!
I read Holly. Good book. I liked all of it.
@gronskeibooks
3 ай бұрын
I'm going to reread it some day. I spent 30 seconds of this short complaining about the politics of the book, but that was definitely a hot take. In the months since i read it, when i think about the book, it's all good things
I love "Holly" lots of black humour and I felt it picked up on both sides of the covid thing. Of course Holly was super cautious, it's Holly. Very satisfying ending. This put Stephen King back in my good books as I personally did not like Billy Summers at all.
Personally, while I don’t agree with Stephen King’s politics, I like the book a lot. I view it more as Holly’s p.o.v and that she’s so careful about lots of things related to Covid because of her mother’s death.
Unrelated question, is that just a slideshow in the background or was it some ambience you had going while you read your books cause that sounds like something i might try 🤔🤔
@gronskeibooks
9 ай бұрын
that was an 11-hr playlist of some of my favorite music. those photos were all different album covers. each picture is a whole song playing through!
What is this thing you read your book on? I mean, the thing under the book :)
@gronskeibooks
9 ай бұрын
Maybe it's called a book pillow? I've had it forever. It's a sturdy foam triangular pillow cut to two different angles with ledges where the book can rest. it really saves on wrist strain! they don't work at all if you're laying down, but they're awesome if you're sitting up to read.
I can’t stand him. I read around 20 of his novels. Watched all adaptations. Was a massive fan in my youth. But since social media came round, I just find him unbearable. He’s just out to push his views on everyone.
Great video I actually thought the same thing the first time I read through this book there are a lot of political things that I’ve heard King go off of. I don’t think I’ve ever read his book on gun control because I think that’s one point where I wouldn’t agree with Keyon, but that’s probably a subject for another video but on this video, I thought that there was some important things about Holly with her anxiety And being in the public having to work with a lot of people and then also being somebody who had anxiety myself the whole thing I actually surprised you didn’t touch the mask wearing thing from Woman on how a mask makes you feel like you can’t breathe. I’m surprised you didn’t touch on that but that’s probably because he likes masks and But I did see like how certain characters need to have their political opinion kind of worn on their sleeves just to explain what kind of character they are so the second time I went through this book I could almost kind of see the reasoning for the prominence in the political stuff in this bookbut maybe it should’ve been towed down by about half
@gronskeibooks
5 ай бұрын
I agree with your point that King probably thinks that his characters need to wear their political opinions on their sleeve so we know what kind of character they are. And to be fair, some real people wear their loud opinions on their sleeves and make sure everyone knows who they want us to think they are. I guess that's not exactly what bothered me. It's that Holly's political opinions obviously mirror King's own opinions, so he's soapboxing through his fiction without giving any characteristic nuances to it. It would have been nice to for Holly to encounter just one anti-masker who was a decent human being. You know? King was dealing in absolutes in this book, and only a Sith deals in absolutes!! haha! thanks for the comment!
@randomvandom6209
5 ай бұрын
@@gronskeibooks you made me go back through all of Kings characters And ask would that guy have been a Trump supporter. Of all the decent people in Kings books would any Of them be trump supporters Like maybe one of the guys in Dream catcher. Or Stew Redmond? I can’t imagine that guy supporting Hillary But he probably was a democrat Would be a fun discussion to go through every king character and guess there political affiliation
How’s the move going gronskei?
@gronskeibooks
10 ай бұрын
Stressful! But really not too bad. I'm kind of on hold for a bit here waiting for some things to happen. Thinking about maybe putting out a longer video about HOLLY if I can find the time this week. Thanks for asking!
Your ratings?? And is it better than outsider or mr. Mercedes??
@gronskeibooks
10 ай бұрын
i don't give books ratings, i don't find them very useful personally. But, even setting aside the parts of Holly I didn't like (which had almost nothing to do with the plot itself) I liked Mr Mercedes & The Outsider more, but I liked Holly more than If It Bleeds. Hope that helps!
@pearcegreatesteverleftback03
10 ай бұрын
I’d say most authors integrate their own beliefs into their work, it’s a pretty easy way to get their thoughts out there😎👍🏻
@gronskeibooks
10 ай бұрын
Sure! And to be clear, I'm not opposed to anyone having opinions or making a point, whether that's in interviews, on Twitter, or in their books. But the way King went about it in this book grated on me personally. His political tangents weren't incorporated well into story or the themes of the novel. To ME, they only detracted from what the book what trying to accomplish. And like I said in the video, I don't even object to most of the points he's making about politics or COVID, I just felt they were out of place in this book. But in the end, I still liked the book, so... ... I'm actually working on a full length video right now where I discuss the early reviews of HOLLY. I'm interested in seeing what others have to say!
Holly was trash. Not a criticism of your review but an honest question; how could you find yourself invested in the mystery when the identities of the killers is spoiled for the reader in the very beginning? I’m sorry but 400+ pages of knowing the identity of the killers and watching others riddle it out didn’t do it for me.
@gronskeibooks
Ай бұрын
To me that's not a spoiler. I've seen plenty of movies and books where we alternate vantage points between the killer and others. the book wasn't so much a mystery in that way as a thriller.
What is your favourite and least favourite of his novels?
@gronskeibooks
9 ай бұрын
Oh man, if you're really going to pin me down, i'll say The Shining and The Institute. i'll let you figure out which is which! lol. what about you?
@victoriacuratolo3358
9 ай бұрын
@@gronskeibooks I still need to read The Institute but have heard good things. I have a soft spot for Different Seasons as it was the first I read, but if I had to pick it would be Pet Sematary or The Dead Zone.
@Kevinakletva
8 ай бұрын
everyone should stop reading King and start reading Adam Medvidović. "Night in Zagreb" is masterpiece that King cant write and never will
That's a great way to describe the politics in the book "an angry comment section". Overkill.
What does “stick the landing” mean?
@gronskeibooks
9 ай бұрын
It's a gymnast reference for successfully completing the final maneuver of a competition event. We use the phrase "stuck the landing" for books whose endings satisfy the set ups throughout the novel.
💯 I began to roll my eyes every time he would cram a Covid reference in
I'll stick with his writings from when he was all doped up, less virtue signalling and much more real story narrative.
@gronskeibooks
Ай бұрын
i agree. although i just got to chapter 22, section 12 at the end, and i have to say, i'm appalled all over again. he was pretty doped up here i think but generally, yeah, the old stuff is the best stuff. 11/22/63 broke that rule, but the rest of the new stuff is mediocre at best.
This book is awful