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Ok a poll would be a nightmare, because he's written so many. So I invite all SK fans to give me the one book of his that they consider his best.
Mine is "The Stand" mainly because the characters are SO good. It stayed with me long after finishing it and I still sometimes wonder what they are up to as if they are real people
I'll leave this thread up for a while and then do an analysis, although I think already I know which one will win...
BUT you never know!!
Mine is "The Stand" mainly because the characters are SO good. It stayed with me long after finishing it and I still sometimes wonder what they are up to as if they are real people
I'll leave this thread up for a while and then do an analysis, although I think already I know which one will win...
BUT you never know!!
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All the Dark Tower Books
My second choice would be 11.22.63, I loved the idea of the story, but the only issue I have with it is that it seriously lost a lot of momentum during the middle section. (unlike The Stand). But still an excellent story.
I just think its a really epic tale and i was gutted when i finished the last page because it was over. I read it again every few years.
I also really like "Under The Dome". I know that both this book and The Stand have elements of the supernatural, but mainly they focus on the dark side of mankind which appeals to me more.
I take it its worth another shot ? If anyone can give me a brief idea about what they are all about i would appreciate it ( not that i want to hijack the thread ). I had heard Randal Flagg is a part of the series which was what made me buy them.
The problem with The Dark Tower and the reason I nearly didnt read them was that the first one in no way does the others justice - my advice is just try to get through it as you need the information in it to continue...Book 2 is MUCH better and once The Gunslinger gathers his people around him and they set off for the Tower together from then on in it is almost impossible to put down...From about the middle of Book 3 I think I didnt stop reading til I was done
Yes, Randall flagg makes an appearance the odd time or two..as, if you get further along, will other characters from other King books....for example you will meet again someone who hailed from Salem's lot
Edit to add: Its about one mans quest to reach the mysterious "Dark Tower" and save his world....
It pulled me in in a way that's unusual for a fantasy book IFKWIM?
To be honest, if I had known what direction the book was going to go in, I probably wouldn't have bothered buying it, but I'm really glad I did........... until the last 50 or so pages when I really started to struggle. (IMO it was a bit of a dragged out, disappointing ending that should have ended a lot sooner).
Apart from that, I loved it.
It seem to be quite a common verdict on King books, that the endings let them down. I've seen similar comments elsewhere, although having read none of them, I wouldn't know for myself.
Of his full length novels it would have to be another vote for The stand. I've not read alot of his later books.
The Shawshank Redemption
The stand
The Green Mile
Rose Madder
Sorry I love SK so being really strict only putting up 5
My fave King book is Roadwork, although Rage comes in close too. Desperation was very powerful, and really made me think about God and religion in my own life. In many ways it was one of, if not the, most influential books I've ever read.
But I'm gonna be contrary and say From A Buick 8, because it's one of the few books I've ever read that have given me the same sense of awe as my favourite SF novel of all time, Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. (I can only think of another two books which tickled the same bit of my brain; Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock, and to a lesser extent Where Time Winds Blow, also by Robert Holdstock).
But my favourite King STORY is "N", which is one of the best HP Lovecraft tributes I've ever read (and believe me, I've read a shitload of the buggers), up there with anything Ramsey Campbell's managed at his best (apart from possibly The Hungry Moon, but it's close).
Sorry, you only asked for one.... I get so greedy sometimes
The Langoliers
The Long Walk
I have currently got the Dark Tower series on my Kindle, and am now on book three. I haven't read them for a few years, and although I knew they were good, I had forgotten just HOW good they are.
The Shining I like because it is a lot more psychological than the movie, and there are other good ones like Desperation, Needful Things. I'm just trying to get into the Dark Tower series again, I think the first book put me off the first time.
Never tried the Dark Tower books - I don't think they are my thing. Perhaps one day..........