I’m scrapping the chapter-by-chapter approach for my discussion on Douglas Winter’s book. Instead, I’ve decided to do a series of posts, each of which discusses what I found to be the most critical and relevant elements in Winter’s analysis. Here’s a list of topics I …

Chapter 3 - Carrie In chapter 3, Winter begins his critical analysis of King’s work with Carrie. Here’s what I took from this chapter: Winter considers Carrie to be King’s most eccentric work. In part, it seems, due to the epistolary structure. Right from the start, King’s …

The next book in my reading journal is “Stephen King: The Art of Darkness”, by Douglas E. Winter. Winter’s book is a critical look at King’s work up to the mid-80’s mixed with biographical information. Chapter 1 - Introduction: Do the Dead Sing? The first chapter and …