Stephen King - Best Book??

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by Mithridelle

Stay away fro IT if you don't like clowns! They scare me, but I had to read it and look at what I am like now! It was a great book though.

*shudders*

The movie gave me more nightmares then anything else ever have. I dont get scaried easily usually but as a kid i couldnt watch IT. I was so scared all the time, acting like a girl with the pillows for cover


Hopefully the book is worse and will creep the hell outta of me!

[Kissmequick]

It was the scariest King book for me - I refused to go in a shop once cos it had the same name as the clown.....


But the best?

The Stand, Green Mile, The Shining, IT......and I've always had a soft spot for Rage, I couldn't really say why.

[IrishWriter]

Rage was pretty good, although most people that haven't read it in the states will probably have to order it somehow because King brought it off the market, because some kid who decided to replicate the things from the book was caught with that book in his locker. Now, I know it would seem prudent to take such action, but I really can't understand why this happened, because you could say that any books about things such as the war in Iraq could be acting as accelerants just as much as King's book might have acted for that kid.
King can't be held responsible for random happenings like this, or at least he shouldn't feel the need to protect himself from them simply because one person was influenced by it. But still, great read.lol. I love it when stories are kept to a relatively short length, those ones where you know that if you decide to sit down on a summer evening at six, it'll still be bright by the time you finish it out(that's if you're as slow a reader as I am, compared to others, although I read as if words are my essence). Although saying that I don't mind the hefty books either, those 1000 page tomes. Bag of Bones was excellent, but god don't start me with The Stand. I thought the idea was great, and some sub-stories within it were great to keep track of, but seriously, am I the only person who thought Fran's only characteristic was crying? I'm not anti-crying(lol), but that was the most irritating thing ever. You'd nearly feel you needed a virtual rain coat before you started to read a scene she was in. I better stop, I'm coming across very critical, when really I love nearly everything by King I can get a hold of.

[Daidman]

Stephan King is one of my favorite authors
Things like the Green Mile, the long as hell book the Stand, The longwalk. The darktower series wasn't my favorite but still ok.
I still need to read The Mist, Tommy Knockers, Salem's Lot, Cell and about two others .
Currently reading Lisey's Story its a different style for him, a slow start, but it picks up.

[pyan]

The one I'm reading at the moment!

[Daidman]

Originally Posted by IrishWriter

Rage was pretty good, although most people that haven't read it in the states will probably have to order it somehow because King brought it off the market, because some kid who decided to replicate the things from the book was caught with that book in his locker. Now, I know it would seem prudent to take such action, but I really can't understand why this happened, because you could say that any books about things such as the war in Iraq could be acting as accelerants just as much as King's book might have acted for that kid.
King can't be held responsible for random happenings like this, or at least he shouldn't feel the need to protect himself from them simply because one person was influenced by it. But still, great read.lol. I love it when stories are kept to a relatively short length, those ones where you know that if you decide to sit down on a summer evening at six, it'll still be bright by the time you finish it out(that's if you're as slow a reader as I am, compared to others, although I read as if words are my essence). Although saying that I don't mind the hefty books either, those 1000 page tomes. Bag of Bones was excellent, but god don't start me with The Stand. I thought the idea was great, and some sub-stories within it were great to keep track of, but seriously, am I the only person who thought Fran's only characteristic was crying? I'm not anti-crying(lol), but that was the most irritating thing ever. You'd nearly feel you needed a virtual rain coat before you started to read a scene she was in. I better stop, I'm coming across very critical, when really I love nearly everything by King I can get a hold of.

Rage...was that the one where that kid went crazy shot his teacher, and held a classroom hostage?

[HoopyFrood]

Originally Posted by pyan

The one I'm reading at the moment!

Is that the Wolves of the Calla, Pyan? Is that the one you're enjoying the most? Or were you just being facetious?

[pyan]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

Is that the Wolves of the Calla, Pyan? Is that the one you're enjoying the most? Or were you just being facetious?

I meant that as I get to each one, it becomes the best one because it's the one I'm reading and I don't know what'll happen next.....

When I've finished (and you don't know how hard it is to stay away from that tantalising thread in SK entitled
Ending of the Dark Tower Series ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page)
I'll be able to give you a better idea....But at the moment, I'm just living from day to day........

[HoopyFrood]

No! I forbid you to go into that thread, young man! It'll ruin everything. And I want your honest opinion on the ending when you get there. Remember, a thousand word report!

[pyan]

Yes, sai, thankee-sai......

[Marvolo]

Definately stay away from that thread. That ending is something that you need to experience without prejudice.

[jneni]

For now, I think IT and Salem's Lot are his bests. I got scared by IT too, though not so much by Salem's Lot since I just read it recently. IT was really long but it's really a classic. The clown wasn't just scary, it's really evil.. >.<

[MeccaJoost]

The Green Mile is my favourite by err miles

[Owen]

Stephen King was the author that made me want to be a writer. My gran decided to borrow Salem's Lot from the library when I was about 12/13 years old. I started it at about 8 in the evening and finished it at about 5 in the morning. It blew my mind! Scared the hell out of me, and got me hooked. It's still my favourite novel. I am currently listening to it as an MP3 Audiobook, which is a new experience - I try to re-read it every few years but this is the first time I've listened to it.

Other than Salem's Lot I love...

Novels:
The Dead Zone
Dolores Claibourne
The Eyes of the Dragon
Firestarter

Collection wise:
Skeleton Crew
Four Past Midnight
Nightmares and Dreamscapes

Not so much love as *Meh* wise:
Tommyknockers
Gerald's Game
The Dark Tower

[neonatal_icu_rn]

I read It when I was 12 years old and have read nearly every word published by SK. My favorite novel is unquestionably The Stand: Complete and Uncut. I also love Salem's Lot and The Shining; I had a hard time reading them alone! If you want to start with some lighter reading, he's written some amazing novellas and short stories. My favorites are Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, "Mrs Todd's Shortcut", Secret Window, Secret Garden, "The Reach"... I could totally go on and on. I agree with a lot of the posts discouraging you from reading Gerald's Game; it's about the only one I couldn't finish. However, I really loved Insomnia and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. If you really get into the books and love epics, a lot of the novels, novellas, and short stories are interconnected with The Dark Tower series. Hope you enjoy!!!