# Stephen King's "Bag of Bones" question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822 "2001-08-29T22:46:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lionors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@Lionors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionors)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/21 "2001-09-01T23:45:03Z")
Absolutely – great movie material. Now, the question is, who would we cast for it? You’d have to get a female child actor with the same sort of talent as the kid in Sixth Sense to really carry it off well. (I loved Kyra!) ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/22 "2001-09-02T04:40:33Z")
I also loved Bag of Bones. My favorite King novel, in fact. I literally couldn’t put it down. Caused me some grief at work. 😉 Wasn’t the meaning of ‘TR’ mentioned in the book? Danged if I can remember for sure. Tunnel Road? Naw. 🙂 The Dark Tower stories were written too far apart, IMO. I might get all three now and read them together. My daughter say’s they’re pretty good. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/23 "2001-09-02T05:50:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mangeorge \* > > The Dark Tower stories were written too far apart, IMO. I might get all three now and read them together. My daughter say’s they’re pretty good. > Peace, > mangeorge In that case, be sure to get the fourth one, too! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/24 "2001-09-02T06:03:58Z")
Four??? Criminy, I can’t even keep track of three. 😃 No kidding. If I don’t read them one after the other, I’ll lose track. And each one is pretty long. Maybe I’ll wait 'till I retire. Or read the Readers Digest version. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/25 "2001-09-02T13:16:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by delphica \* > \*\*I liked the beginning of Dreamcatcher, but I think King shot himself in the foot in the usual King way … the story seemed to snowball until it was completely unmanageable. What did you think of the IT reference? (I’m trying to be vague, so this thread remains spoiler-free, so the part at the Derry Standpipe.) Mr. Del thought it was clever, but I thought it was too obvious, for lack of a better word. I like it when he sneaks those crossovers into the books, not hits you over the head with them. \*\* I feel the same way. I liked “Dreamcatcher” but I also felt that it seemed to snowball out of control a little. I didn’t think the “It” reference was too obvious. I didn’t like “It” for the “snowballing-out-of-control” reason,(and also because I hate clowns…\* :eek: can’t sleep, clowns will eat me\*) so I won’t be re-reading it, and don’t aways remember the references. POSSIBLE SPOILER BELOW Another question. In “BoB” he mentions “that other writer fella,” Thad Beamount, who killed himself. I read “The Dark Half” years ago, but I sure don’t remember Thad killing himself. I thought the birds carried away George Stark and Thad and his wife lived happily ever after. Did Thad die in another book? Or did I totally not get part of it? Or is my selective memory kicking in? Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Lionors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@Lionors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionors)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/26 "2001-09-03T13:09:50Z")
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE SPOILER BELOW Kinsey, y’know, I’d totally forgotten about that reference and it confused me, too. To think that Thad killed himself after all they went through with George Stark?? Stevie, c’mon boy! I don’t remember reading about that happening, either, unless it was peripherally mentioned in Needful Things (and I didn’t like NT enough to read it again to figure it out.) Okay, so now we have two King questions – the statue reference and the question about Thad Beaumont. Any idea how we might find out? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/27 "2001-09-03T22:19:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lionors \* > **…I don’t remember reading about that happening, either, unless it was peripherally mentioned in Needful Things (and I didn’t like NT enough to read it again to figure it out.)** I don’t remember much about “Needful Things” at all. I just got a copy at the thrift store (25¢!) with the intention of re-reading it, but now I think that may have been one of the books that got me off King for a while. I **know** there are a lot of big Kings fans here, so hopefully one of them will wander by and help us out. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/28 "2001-09-18T18:34:52Z")
Just kicking this back up to the top. Maybe we can get some answers to those last couple of questions we had. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/29 "2001-09-18T18:46:24Z")
Try yahoo, maybe? There are tons of Stephen King sites out there, there must be one that answers these kinds of questions. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/30 "2001-09-18T19:29:58Z")
Thad Beaumont does kill himself, but it’s only briefly mentioned in _Needful Things_. It focuses more on Alan Pangborn, and Alan reflects on Thad and his suicide. Thad became an alcoholic after George Stark, and Liz and thw twins left him, IIRC. Thad eventually committed suicide because of the depression he fell into. By the way, I **liked** _Insomnia_. Maybe because I’m an insomniac myself, or maybe because it WAS a departure from normal King. I love Stephen King, and I loved the tie-in to _IT_ in this book. ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822/31 "2001-09-18T22:01:47Z")
I just finished Bag of Bones…it took its sweet time getting where it’s going, but I liked spending time with Stephen. I’ve been checking my refrigerator magnets daily when I leave and enter the house. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-bag-of-bones-question/78822.md?page=1)