I read most of my Stephen King illicitly from the school library; my mother had flipped her shit at some point and decided that she had to read everything I was going to read to be sure it was appropriate. (Note: not double check, or glance over, but actually *read*. As a single mom in med school. So that went well.) Stephen King would a) have never got past the content filter and b) I would have been waiting years for her to have time to finish it.
There were a lot of Stephen King books hidden under the bed at my mom's house over the years. I think mostly he taught me that you could break the rules if you were willing to face the consequences, and that kids could take care of themselves, sometimes better than their parents could.
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Date: 2012-09-21 04:19 pm (UTC)There were a lot of Stephen King books hidden under the bed at my mom's house over the years. I think mostly he taught me that you could break the rules if you were willing to face the consequences, and that kids could take care of themselves, sometimes better than their parents could.
They were worthwhile lessons.