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Best Stephen King Book


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Best Stephen King Book  

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  1. 1. Best Stephen King Book

    • Carrie
    • Salem's Lot
    • The Shining
    • The Stand
    • The Dead Zone
    • Firestarter
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    • Cujo
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    • The Running Man
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    • The Dark Tower Series
    • Christine
    • Pet Sematary
    • The Talisman
    • Thinner
    • It
    • Misery
    • The Tommyknockers
    • The Dark Half
    • Needful Things
    • Gerald's Game
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    • Dolores Claiborne
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    • Dreamcatcher
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    • The Green Mile
    • Duma Key
    • Under The Dome
    • Other - Please State


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I am halfway through the stand but as much as I am enjoying it, it's soo long.

 

Are all Kings books like this?

 

Nope, but I think The Stand just skips by. Easily my favourite King book, once again though, it's only blighted by a sub-par ending. Such a shame that, but a fantastic book nevertheless.

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One of my favourite authors (along with Neil Gaiman and Clive Barker - seriously, if you've not read the Books of Blood, Weaveworld or Imajica... plus he's a Liverpudlian!).

 

Don't particularly like his earlier, horror stuff, but Bag of Bones, Dolores Claiborne, Rose Madder, Duma Key - just fantastic. He'll never be considered literature but he's a massive cut above the airport novel brigade (Grisham, et al).

 

Books I - IV of the Dark Tower sequence are just fantastic. Wizard and Glass probably my favourite.

 

Have a paperback copy of The Stand I must have read 10 times. The miniseries wasn't the best, but the soundtrack (WG Snuffy Walden, RIP) is pure magic.

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Interesting poll results. The Stand, It and Salem's Lot ahead of the rest by a distance.

 

I'd have The Shining or even Hearts in Atlantis in for Salem's Lot in my top three.

 

I read Revival and Mr Mercedes recently enough and didn't enjoy the experience anywhere as much as with previous books. Don't know if that's an age thing on my part or something else.

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