What do you think his best book(s) are?

The Dark Tower and other works of Stephen King.

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Stand

Wizard and Glass

Black House (Roland what are you thinking?)

Green Mile

Dead Zone (I agree about the Movie)

Salems Lot

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Gunslinger, Black House doesn't have enough of Jack in the Territories. It's too much about the biker gang and the lengthy passages prior to finding the abducted kids are overdrawn and excessively padded.

I loved the Territories plot. The rest is just so-so. I blame Straub. :P
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His best was definitely 'The Talisman'.

Probably because Straub was restraining him. :)
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Well, It seems to be the favorite around here, so I bought It a couple days ago. I don't have too much time to read right now though, so I don't know when I'll get to It. But I'm sure I'll enjoy It when I do.

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Fist and Faith wrote: Hey!! What say we drop a case of them into a certain forest where they cut down trees with herrings!
8O :? ;) Eh???


Good choice Fist!! You'll love it! If I recall, the first part of the story can feel a bit dull.....but just wait until you get to the part where thay're kids....then you won't be able to put it down.... :D :D :D
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Skeleton Crew - the Mist is wonderful.
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My favs (can't say whether they are "best" or not"

Insomnia
Hearts in Atlantis
Bag of Bones - I love these because he makes you care about the main characters. You feel like he cares about them and because of that won't break your heart by hurting them too badly.

The Mist - I love apocalyptic stuff.

The Dead Zone - My early favorite when I had only read about 5 of his novels. Almost like the entire book he was asking you, ok you've got this power. What would you do? Thought provoking.

The Stand - First half only. Almost perfect post apocalyptic tale. The second half almost ruins it for me (even though it does have some poignant moments here and there).

The Shining - Saw the movie and the miniseries before I finally broke down and read the book. Fantastic.

Salem's Lot - In the same way saw both miniseries before reading the book. Enjoyed the first miniseries. Loved the book. Let's pretend the second miniseries never happened.

The Dark Tower - Felt like I had to follow it through, but really didn't enjoy it too much after Wizards and Glass.

Cell - Loved it. Got me into reading all sorts of Zombie stories and realized how much better they come across in print rather than on film. Once again love the feeling of "what would you do?" "how would you try to survive?" Felt the same way as I did about the first half of the Stand.
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Seppi2112 wrote:For those of you who stopped reading Dark Tower with The Gunslinger, read book 2 "The Drawing of the Three" and I guarantee you'll be hooked. King is one of those writers that pretty much only figures out where the story is going a chapter or two before he gets there so while "Gunslinger" is kinda whatever, every book from then on is awesome. I promise.
I have to say the Drawing of the Three almost made me quit the series. Because I was interested in Roland and dissappointed that it was going off on these other characters, like Eddie, that just weren't interesting me. But the third book drew me back in.
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I absolutely hated "The Drawing of the Three".
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It

the Stand

the Mist

Langoliers
Lenin, Marx
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In no order:

The Stand
It
Carrie
Misery
Salem's Lot
The Dead Zone
The Talisman (With Peter Straub)
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Also in no order


The Stand
The Shining
Eyes of The Dragon
Black House
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Different Seasons
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Post by Menolly »

I haven't read the full bibliography, so my list is pretty short.

The Stand
Firestarter
Wizard and Glass
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The Stand
Misery
It
Wide Eyed Stupid
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to me his best books were

The Talisman (both King and Straub)
Dark Tower books 1-4
The stand
IT
firestarter
Cujo
ive read almost everything but not in a decade at least. the top four are my alltime favorites of his. didnt care much for black house it was good but when i went in expecting the same magic as the talisman, it turned from adventure in the talisman to crime drama with some king mixed in.

How could any of you hate Drawing of the Three?? its the best book in the series!! i guess you either love or hate it.. just like TCTC. :? :o
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Let's see, in order:

The Stand (the one before he "updated it"
'Salem's Lot
The Green Mile
The Shining
It
Tommyknockers
The Dark Tower
Talisman


Best short works (hard to find by Stephen, he tends to write until it bleeds)

The Mist
The Library Policeman
Langoliers
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
The Jump
The Body
Quitters Inc.


and a number of others I can't remember the name of right now


Least favorite:

Needful Things
The Dark Tower
Cell
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I actually thought Christine was cool. Then I saw the movie and vomited. It was a travesty. I liked It, the Stand, Talisman, the Tommyknockers, and others. And I thought the movie IT was one of the scariest things I ever saw. Salem's Lot, I never read, but the movie with DAvid Soul scared me witless. OMG, little kids!!! Creepy, dood.
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Rocksister wrote:I actually thought Christine was cool. Then I saw the movie and vomited. It was a travesty. I liked It, the Stand, Talisman, the Tommyknockers, and others. And I thought the movie IT was one of the scariest things I ever saw. Salem's Lot, I never read, but the movie with DAvid Soul scared me witless. OMG, little kids!!! Creepy, dood.
I debated reading Salem's Lot because I'd see the old miniseries several times and the new miniseries (didn't like it). The book was great and worth the read. Found the same to be true when I read the Shining also. So much more than is in either miniseries (liked them both).
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Cail wrote:I absolutely hated "The Drawing of the Three".
I freaking loved it. The Gunslinger failed to suck me in personally. One of my favorite things about the series is how each book I've read so far is a remarkably different story from the previous ones. Drawing of the Three is more of a classic King story, and it's a great lead in to The Waste Lands.
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Top Ten, in Descending Order:

The Stand
Salem's Lot
Insomnia
DT2: Drawing of the 3
The Talisman
DT4: Wizard & Glass
Black House
Desperation
Regulators
Hearts in Atlantis

Bottom 2

Under The Dome
Cell
Shihad
Fat Freddy's Drop
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