Anonymous
Post 10/09/2019 11:19     Subject: Best Stephen King book?
Needful Things, The Stand
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2019 10:45     Subject: Re:Best Stephen King book?
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Anonymous wrote:11-22-63 - it really is the best.

I’ve heard great things, but being 800+ pages, is it drawn out and boring?


NP, but no! It's so good!


So, so good. It’s on my “occasional re-read” list. But yes, a departure from the typical.



I have tried with this one and just...can't.


Listen to the audio book. It will suck you in!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2019 07:49     Subject: Best Stephen King book?
One I liked a lot and don’t see mentioned here is Joyland. 11/22/63 is amazing and deserves another mention as well.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2019 06:33     Subject: Best Stephen King book?
I own & have read all of his works, and my personal favorite is Insomnia.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2019 04:32     Subject: Best Stephen King book?
IT, The Stand, or Cujo
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 18:07     Subject: Best Stephen King book?
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 18:04     Subject: Re:Best Stephen King book?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:11-22-63 - it really is the best.


+1


Plus a million. Amazing book.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 18:01     Subject: Re:Best Stephen King book?
Anonymous wrote:11-22-63 - it really is the best.


+1
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 17:05     Subject: Re:Best Stephen King book?
Another plug for
On Writing.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 15:27     Subject: Best Stephen King book?
Anonymous wrote:Thinner
The Stand
The Shining
The Dead Zone


These would be at the top of my list. I really like 11/22/63 too.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 10:21     Subject: Re:Best Stephen King book?
Anonymous wrote:11-22-63 is not boring! It's amazing. There are a few slower parts but completely worth it in my opinion. It's a must read.


Totally agree. My 14 year old son just read it, too.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 10:20     Subject: Re:Best Stephen King book?
His short stories are amazing. Hearts in Atlantis was really good too.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 09:41     Subject: Best Stephen King book?
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Anonymous wrote:I loved short story collection- Nightshift


YES. Masterful at scaring the crap out of you in 15 pages.


He’s a much better short story writer than a novelist, I think, and IMO horror works better in that format anyway. Some of his novels are quite good, but others get out-of-control or way too bloated. I’m looking at you, The Stand (which King re-wrote to make it even more bloated; if he’d cut about 150 pages out of the original instead it would have been tight and much better I think.).

He might even be better writing nonfiction, On Writing is quality work, and he’s got a non-fiction piece about little league baseball in one of his collections that is just superb.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 09:36     Subject: Re:Best Stephen King book?
The Stand
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2019 09:36     Subject: Best Stephen King book?
Salem's Lot and Skeleton Crew are my two favorites. If you're a writer, his book "On Writing" is wonderful.