Stephen King books

[Ham Murabi]

LSS, I've been catching up on Stephen King lately except for the sci-fi. I enjoy his stuff again.
I'm open to suggestions and I've got a Kindle tapped into Amazon and ready to waste money.
Recent reads include Cell, Under the Dome and 11-22-63. Of the three, Cell was the weakest but still fun.
What do you recommend.

 

[KRCummings]

The Dead Zone has been largely forgotten over time but is still top five.

 

[Ham Murabi]

The Dead Zone has been largely forgotten over time but is still top five.

Yeah, a great book for entertainment. I read that before I fell out of love with SK. As a matter of fact, I can find the paperback in less than a minute on the garage bookshelf.
I'm thinking of books from 1990 on.

 

[KRCummings]

Yeah, a great book for entertainment. I read that before I fell out of love with SK. As a matter of fact, I can find the paperback in less than a minute on the garage bookshelf.
I'm thinking of books from 1990 on.

Bag of Bones is pretty good.

 

[Ham Murabi]

Bag of Bones is pretty good.

It's in the Kindle.
Thanks, KRC, and good night.

 

[KingOrfeo]

The Running Man. (Which will never be made into a movie that follows the book at all closely.)

 

[bluemuse]

I stopped reading SK novels after The Tommy Knockers. Everything, and I do mean everything he wrote before that is worth reading. Just do it.

 

[doctor_insanus]

I actually enjoy his short stories more than his novels. In my college years, I just about wore out my copy of Nightmares and Dreamscapes. I'd recommend any of his short story collections, though.

 

[bluemuse]

I actually enjoy his short stories more than his novels. In my college years, I just about wore out my copy of Nightmares and Dreamscapes. I'd recommend any of his short story collections, though.

Yes! I must agree. The Raft is one of my personal favs.

 

[cum2ut]

I love "The Green Mile". I have it in its original serialized form...now, its packaged as a whole book. I loved him doing the series. It was fun to finish & wait for the next part of the story!! I also liked the compilation that had both "The Body" (aka "Stand By Me") & "The Shawshank Redemption". I'm finding that while I still have a soft spot for "Carrie", "Pet Semetary", "It" & "Misery". I do have to say, as much as I enjoy Mr. King, I was never able to get into the "Dark Tower" series. It just didn't grab me, the way his other stuff does.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

SK has done a bazillion interviews, and he's right about one thing; he was a much better writer when he was a dope addict. And his writing would be much better if he used an editor who wasnt afraid of him.

Money ruined him.

 

[butters]

for me, his Dark Tower series tops everything he has written, mostly because it feels like everything else was practise for writing it. there are references throughout to events in other worlds, other times, that you'll recognize from his stories and i am buying the book8 that's really released hoping it's not going to spoil what was, for me, an experience.

The Stand (uncut version) is worth every penny, as are Desperation and some he wrote with Straub - Black House and The Talisman. the ones you cited, Cell and 11-22-63 were interesting enough to read, the latter i agree being the stronger. i've yet to read under the dome but will get it soon.

i tend not to enjoy his short stories so much - they're over too fast and i want to be able to settle down for a couple of evenings with a real treat. Hearts in Atlantis might suit you if you like shorter tales: there are four characters whose lives have been involved and it's split into four stories about them and how they overlap due to a main theme.

 

[Image]

What do you recommend.

I recommend you expand your library without King

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

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[4est_4est_Gump]

I am reporting this spam to Byron...

 

[simpletimes]

Love reading Stephen King. The re-issued "The Stand" though very long is great.

 

[Connubium]

The Stand and Bag of Bones are excellent

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

SK masterpieces are CARRIE, SALEMS LOT, THE SHINING, CHRISTINE, and MISERY. IT is too long but a contender if pared of 500 pages. FIRESTARTER is OK but lacks cohesion. The rest are garbage.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

The Stand and Bag of Bones are excellent

Nonsense.

 

[1fromawoodpile]

His works are absolute rubbish, for the lowest of intellects.

Only a fucktard would be interested in reading something named after Flash Gordon of the Red Sox, etc.

It's not literature but utter shit. Read on morons!

As for the books James mentioned, it is a case of the movie being better! That's saying something when fucking David Soul had a lead in Salems Lot!

Fucktard literature...

 

[JohnnySavage]

I don't see "Duma Key" mentioned, but it was pretty good.

 

[butters]

I don't see "Duma Key" mentioned, but it was pretty good.

ah, yes! i enjoyed that a couple of months ago - there are so many

 

[butters]

His works are absolute rubbish, for the lowest of intellects.

Only a fucktard would be interested in reading something named after Flash Gordon of the Red Sox, etc.

It's not literature but utter shit. Read on morons!

As for the books James mentioned, it is a case of the movie being better! That's saying something when fucking David Soul had a lead in Salems Lot!

Fucktard literature...

guess you'd prefer something a little more nazi-based.
i'm sure king would be quite happy to think his writes won't be tainted by association with your eyes.

 

[TallMan69]

I enjoyed Eyes of the Dragon. Needful Things also caught my interest. Short stories -- enjoyed The Mist.

Tried Dean Koontz as a King alternative. But almost all his evil characters fall into a psychic fugue state and I thought that got a little old to keep using the same basic literary device with each story. King also captures dialogue and has attention for detail that Koontz doesn't capture. All in all still enjoyable reading. Koontz doesn't use profanity as often so probably for some readers that's refreshing.

 

[zipman]

Loved his older stuff, not a big fan of his newer works.

The Shining is definitely his best work. The Stand, and It were also very good.