I’ve slowly started picking up horror and thriller type books, and so far I found that Stephen King is an incredibly talented story teller and i have enjoyed his writing.
Books i have read so far-
The Shining + Dr. sleep
The Outside
Full Dark, No Star
Baazaar of bad dreams.
I recently bought but haven’t read yet
Rose matter
dreamcatcher
gunslinger
Insomnia.
what are your thoughts on these? and what’s your FAVORITE Stephen King novel?
by miamoore-
23 Comments
Very subjective question. For me “It”, no doubts.
Misery
My favourite King is 11/22/63.
R/stephenking will recommend a lot.
My absolute favorite King is The Talisman, which he wrote with Peter Straub. Other faves are The Dark Tower series (Drawing of the Three is my personal fave of those), The Shining, IT, Gerald’s Game, Misery, 11/22/63, Sleeping Beauties (written with his son), Needful Things, The Stand…
11/22/63 – hands down my favorite King book.
IT is my second favorite.
1. 11/22/63
2. The Stand
The Stand, hands down is best of Stephen King
Night Shift, which is a short story collection.
Just start at the beginning of his bibliography and work your way through. Steve published a long string of classic horror novels to start his career.
Bag of Bones never gets recommended and while Stand and IT are probably my favorites, BoB has a special place in my heart. I think it’s his only real haunted house tale.
I’ll admit I’m not a huge fan of Stephen King’s novels, but I’ve read several.
I thought 11/23/63 was the best one.
I also enjoyed Mr Mercedes and the subsequent books (Bill Hodges trilogy).
Eyes of the Dragon
The Long Walk is my favorite King (Bachman) book. It’s almost like an early precursor for something like the Hunger Games, where 100 Kids are forced to walk until all but one are dead. Not his typical kind of horror but incredibly haunting.
Insomnia, Lisey’s Story, The Talisman, and the entire Dark Tower series
Favorite ever is 11-22-63. It’s really really great.
The uncut version of the Stand and the Green Mile are also really high up for me.
I didn’t much care for Insomnia because I didn’t relate to the main character, but it’s well written. Dreamcatcher was pretty meh. The movie was absolutely spectacularly bad, but the book wasn’t great.
I’m mid Dark Tower. It’s a project. The Gunslinger is SLOW. It establishes the world and the language and the feel of the book, but very little actually happens until near the end. It’s a series, so if you only read the first book, you’re going to be left disappointed, since it does not work as a standalone at all. Drawing of the Three and the Waste Lands (the next two books), I very much liked. They whisk you straight into the action and don’t let go. I liked the fourth one, Wizard and Glass a lot, though it takes a very different turn. I’m currently reading Wolves of the Calla, and I am sincerely disliking it and honestly wondering if it’s worth finishing the series.
Firestarter. Doesn’t seem to get as much love or attention as his other books, but it’s my favourite. Other one for me would be The Stand
The Shinning
The Stand
1408
I like his short stories. Try Night Shift, the Bachman Books, and Skeleton Crew
I like to suggest the “D Books.” Different Seasons, Dead Zone, Desperation, Duma Key, Dark Half, Dolores Claiborne, Doctor Sleep, Dark Tower(series).
I have not read Dreamcatcher.
The Stand.
The Talisman & The Dark Tower
The long walk is second to 11/22/63