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Stephen King
2,610 books886k followersStephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
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August 16, 2024
¡¡¡Libro Finalizado!!!
Sinceramente le tenía un poco de temor a este libro porque había escuchado críticas muy negativas respecto a él... ¿son ciertas?
En el la capital del condado de Dooling, una mañana casi como cualquier otra, comienza a suceder un extraño evento: cuando las mujeres se duermen brota de sus cuerpos una especie de capullo que la aísla del mundo. Si se las despierta o si nada más rompen la membrana que las envuelve, el incauto se verá víctima de su insensatez y será el último error que cometa en su vida, pues las mujeres despertadas reaccionan con una violencia extrema.
A su vez, el lector descubre que las durmientes pasan a "otro mundo" durante su estancia dentro de los capullos; un mundo diferente y en muchos sentidos mejor que su mundo real.
Por otro lado, alguien aparecerá en la ciudad, se hace llamar Evie y parece ser inmune a lo que les sucede a las mujeres al quedarse dormidas... ¿Quién es este misterioso personaje? ¿Qué sucederá con las mujeres de Dooling?
Bueno, respecto a la pregunta del inicio... tal vez deba empezar diciendo que entiendo el por qué de las críticas negativas: no es una historia que atrape desde el inicio, además por varios extensos pasajes, la narrativa se vuelve pesada y lenta (recién toma ritmo por la página 150 aprox.). Sin embargo, es innegable que este libro presenta una premisa muy interesante pero que, creo, no se sabe desarrollar con eficacia.
Al llegar al final del libro sí se vuelve una narrativa atrapante e interesante y el final, creo que es más que aceptable, aunque en parte, evidente.
Acerca de la portada: me encantó, creo que es una de las mejores portadas que haya visto. Y es uno de los puntos más rescatables del libro.
En conclusión, es una obra con una premisa interesante que tal vez pudo mejorar un poco a nivel narrativo y de trama.
¿Lo volvería a leer en un futuro?
Mmmm... quizás.
Sinceramente le tenía un poco de temor a este libro porque había escuchado críticas muy negativas respecto a él... ¿son ciertas?
En el la capital del condado de Dooling, una mañana casi como cualquier otra, comienza a suceder un extraño evento: cuando las mujeres se duermen brota de sus cuerpos una especie de capullo que la aísla del mundo. Si se las despierta o si nada más rompen la membrana que las envuelve, el incauto se verá víctima de su insensatez y será el último error que cometa en su vida, pues las mujeres despertadas reaccionan con una violencia extrema.
A su vez, el lector descubre que las durmientes pasan a "otro mundo" durante su estancia dentro de los capullos; un mundo diferente y en muchos sentidos mejor que su mundo real.
Por otro lado, alguien aparecerá en la ciudad, se hace llamar Evie y parece ser inmune a lo que les sucede a las mujeres al quedarse dormidas... ¿Quién es este misterioso personaje? ¿Qué sucederá con las mujeres de Dooling?
Bueno, respecto a la pregunta del inicio... tal vez deba empezar diciendo que entiendo el por qué de las críticas negativas: no es una historia que atrape desde el inicio, además por varios extensos pasajes, la narrativa se vuelve pesada y lenta (recién toma ritmo por la página 150 aprox.). Sin embargo, es innegable que este libro presenta una premisa muy interesante pero que, creo, no se sabe desarrollar con eficacia.
Al llegar al final del libro sí se vuelve una narrativa atrapante e interesante y el final, creo que es más que aceptable, aunque en parte, evidente.
Acerca de la portada: me encantó, creo que es una de las mejores portadas que haya visto. Y es uno de los puntos más rescatables del libro.
En conclusión, es una obra con una premisa interesante que tal vez pudo mejorar un poco a nivel narrativo y de trama.
¿Lo volvería a leer en un futuro?
Mmmm... quizás.
March 9, 2025
Muy bueno. Empieza algo lento pero de ahí se pone interesante. Cuando iba avanzando la historia, me preguntaba que haría mi esposo si pasara algo así conmigo y nuestras hijas. Él se puso en modo "las defenderé!"
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