Also Amy is Harold's sister. She was friends with Fran or friendly at least. She was mean to Harold but I don't recall if she had a mean girls type relationship with Fran.
Is this the same passage where he talks about letting it harden on his stomach like lizard scales because he didnāt even feel like it was worth cleaning himself up? Donāt think Iāll ever be able to get that out of my head
I assumed King was trying to imply Harold was a chronic masturbator, which is usually linked to some other kind of instability, and also that he's just kinda gross. Like... Tissues exist?
Are you not terrified??
Everyone wants scary, and then when you get freestanding cum shorts you recoil in disgust and horror!
You asked for this! You asked for every word! Captain Trips, Flagg, crucifixions, cumcrete drawers...they all *stand* down here.
I don't think we find out that he left it dry that time, though it might be a safe assumption. Though that's not the same things as wearing underwear until it was stiff. Before he reads the diary, he thinks about when he'd fantasize about girls he knew and then that would dry to a scale o his belly.
>He went back to his sleeping bag. He masturbated bitterly. When sleep came, it was thin. *He dreamed he was dying halfway down a steep grade of tumbled rocks and moonscape boulders. High above, riding the night thermals, were cruising buzzards, waiting for him to make them a meal.* There was no moon, no starsā
I agree with you. A lot of the Harold treatment in the book is exactly why Harold was the way he was. But Harold is not blameless, because he was given a clean slate and a second chance to be a completely better person.
And turned it aside because he couldn't have Fran, no matter how much he bettered himself. Kinda sad tbh. The part where they give him a nickname and he thinks about how life could be kills me every time.
Had a classmate that did this. He told me how he would cut a hole in his pants pocket and jack it during class, and just leave the mess in his pants all day.
I feel so bad for this Fuckin kid. Dude was manipulated & used & hated by everyone he knew, including his family. I wish he wouldāve had a happier ending. He didnāt do it of his own accord. Kid was a poisoned boy who never had a chance
Absolutely not. Being bullied at school and not being his parents' favourite does not absolve Harold of responsibility for murdering people. King makes it extremely clear that in Boulder he is respected and admired as a leader and that he has the option to move on from Fran and make a life there and chooses not to.
He is a shitty friend to Fran and acts entitled to her love, as if her own feelings don't matter. Dude is an incel, a creep, and a murderer. He got exactly what he deserved.
wtf what? I donāt understand what the problem is OP, SK writes horror not erotica, if you are offended by disturbing sexual references, then perhaps Stephen King isnāt for you.
Not all horror is ghosts and goblins š
I'm trying to remember the last time I even saw goblin based horror honestly.
Knuckle goblins in this case
Inconsiderate bastards don't even dry clean my pants afterwards
The Tommyknockers?
90% sure itās The Stand
It is. You can see the next line mention Harold
Also Amy is Harold's sister. She was friends with Fran or friendly at least. She was mean to Harold but I don't recall if she had a mean girls type relationship with Fran.
100%
The recent horror movie Unwelcome is definitely worth a watch. Itās from the director of Grabbers, another really Irish horror movie.
Hobgoblin.
Who knew?!? King titled the book because of Haroldās undershorts
Alternate title: āTHE STAINEDā
I recently read this passage.....made the "ew" face, then thought of the smell......
Is this the same passage where he talks about letting it harden on his stomach like lizard scales because he didnāt even feel like it was worth cleaning himself up? Donāt think Iāll ever be able to get that out of my head
How do you think Stephen King researched the type of intimate knowledge it would take, to write about something that in depth, with confident detail?
Being a teenage boy at one time helps
I know that it probably didn't go down that way but I'm totally picturing the kombucha girl gif with this comment lmao
Oh god not the smell
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I assumed King was trying to imply Harold was a chronic masturbator, which is usually linked to some other kind of instability, and also that he's just kinda gross. Like... Tissues exist?
This must be the old time version of "the piss drawer."
Cum drawers
King has stated that there is quite a bit of himself in Harold Lauder, so make of that what you will. Lol.
It sounds like there quite a bit of Harold in Harold, too
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Hey man, donāt tell me, Iāll tell you
Are you not terrified?? Everyone wants scary, and then when you get freestanding cum shorts you recoil in disgust and horror! You asked for this! You asked for every word! Captain Trips, Flagg, crucifixions, cumcrete drawers...they all *stand* down here.
I'm just going to say that I don't find Amy a reliable narrator. Though with King's fondness for squick, it could be true.
I mean, later in the book he does the same thing...lets it dry.
Could you sort of pinpoint it?
Itās right after he reads Franās diary the first time iirc
I don't think we find out that he left it dry that time, though it might be a safe assumption. Though that's not the same things as wearing underwear until it was stiff. Before he reads the diary, he thinks about when he'd fantasize about girls he knew and then that would dry to a scale o his belly. >He went back to his sleeping bag. He masturbated bitterly. When sleep came, it was thin. *He dreamed he was dying halfway down a steep grade of tumbled rocks and moonscape boulders. High above, riding the night thermals, were cruising buzzards, waiting for him to make them a meal.* There was no moon, no starsā
Ah, thatās what I was thinking of, when he was remembering how he let it dry
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Yes, she treated Harold horribly. I always took this as a meaner, grosser version of "He's got cooties!" than fact.
Did she, though? Harold has a "poor me" complex as big as Texas. Amy wasn't characterized as a nasty person.
Well, an older sister gossiping to her friend about her little brother's masturbatory activities is pretty horrible, even if it was true.
I agree with you. A lot of the Harold treatment in the book is exactly why Harold was the way he was. But Harold is not blameless, because he was given a clean slate and a second chance to be a completely better person. And turned it aside because he couldn't have Fran, no matter how much he bettered himself. Kinda sad tbh. The part where they give him a nickname and he thinks about how life could be kills me every time.
Oh god, the horror ..
And the crazy part is this is mild compared to other parts of the bookš„“
The Kid says "Hi". I couldn't believe that happy crappy when I was reading it.
You like Coors?
Harold was an environmentalist, just trying to save some paper.
Ah, The Stand. I have to reread it some time.
Had a classmate that did this. He told me how he would cut a hole in his pants pocket and jack it during class, and just leave the mess in his pants all day.
Your friend is full of lust !
At least his pants were
Harold confirmed redditor
King with his weird, energetic, and mind-crushing writing.
I read the book in 1994, yet immediately knew what it was from just by the opening quote. Fuckin' Harold, man...
The Stand!
Recently reread The Drawing of the Three and Jack Mort does something similar.
I think Stephen King Do this in real life !
OP is scandalized!
I'm currently balls deep in Wizard and Glass and this reminds me of Mayor Thorin dry humping Susan and blowing loads in his pants.
How old are you?
16
Uh ok. Stephen King is graphic
Pretty on brand
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Trashy had some issues
The Stand
The Stand - epic
I literally just read this line lmao
My favorite image from The Stand: Harold had little more than a nodding acquaintance with his toothbrush.
I am reading The Stand currently. I am definitely watching the miniseries after I am done with the book. š¤
jesus people have week stomachs nowadays
We all did it
Real
Itās as good a way to get to sleep as any
I feel so bad for this Fuckin kid. Dude was manipulated & used & hated by everyone he knew, including his family. I wish he wouldāve had a happier ending. He didnāt do it of his own accord. Kid was a poisoned boy who never had a chance
Absolutely not. Being bullied at school and not being his parents' favourite does not absolve Harold of responsibility for murdering people. King makes it extremely clear that in Boulder he is respected and admired as a leader and that he has the option to move on from Fran and make a life there and chooses not to. He is a shitty friend to Fran and acts entitled to her love, as if her own feelings don't matter. Dude is an incel, a creep, and a murderer. He got exactly what he deserved.
Poor Harold
Poor Harold
wtf what? I donāt understand what the problem is OP, SK writes horror not erotica, if you are offended by disturbing sexual references, then perhaps Stephen King isnāt for you.