Stephen King - Best Book??

[AE35Unit]

Originally Posted by BookStop

The Long Walk has always been my favorite King book.

Yes,having done a long walk myself i can well identify with the horror in that story!

[Wiggum]

It'd be hard for me to pin down, but I'll try,
1) The Wastelands
2) The Stand
3) The Tommyknockers
4) The Gunslinger
5) It
6) The Drawing of the Three
7) SoS

[IrishWriter]

So I imagined the existence of From A Buick 8? It may be slight regurgitation from Christine with certain elements. But it's still excellent. *Spoiler to follow....sort of*

I do love to believe that what's in the car is Boo'Ya Moon.

[kale]

I think I'd have to go with The Stand. Still resonates today and I've not read it for years.

[Gunslinger Wannabe]

Insomnia has always been my favorite...of course I'm also obsessed with all the Dark Tower books!

[kole]

DT series aside, I must go with It. The Stand is a very close one, but still, the It has the first spot.

[HoopyFrood]

Originally Posted by IW

I do love to believe that what's in the car is Boo'Ya Moon.

Certainly is an interesting idea -- never thought of that before. It's been quite some time since I read Lisey's Story, but isn't there something about the colour purple and Boo'ya Moon? That certainly would create a link to what's inside the Buick.

[Allegra]

King's recent books I've only read Duma Key and really enjoyed it. I'd say it's one of the best King's I've read. My next King book will be Lisey's Story.

[Jinxs]

My opinion is that the best books are:
Misery
IT
The green mile

[SpazBear]

Oh, dear. That is a tricky question. I guess I have to go by which one I read most frequently.

1. Needful Things. I love this book and I can read it over and over and over again. And what's even better is that it can be found as an audio book, with King himself as reader if I'm not horribly mistaken. And that's just awesome!
2. Apt pupil. Non supernatural but very creepy. Also it's a novella which makes it perfect for the occasions when you don't have all the time in the world but still want a good reading.

[nixie]

I'd go for the whole Dark Tower Series followed by The Stand

[SNG]

"Bag of Bones" is my favourite at the moment, although I'm reading a book that soon might take that place when I'm done with "It".

Btw "Duma Key" wasn't that great for me.

[HoopyFrood]

Originally Posted by SNG

Btw "Duma Key" wasn't that great for me.

Same here -- I'm still yet to finish it, actually. I know some people feel that it's been his best recent novel, but there was something about it that didn't grip me like many of his other books.

[SNG]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

Same here -- I'm still yet to finish it, actually. I know some people feel that it's been his best recent novel, but there was something about it that didn't grip me like many of his other books.

Many people loved the book, it's a matter of taste of course. Personally, I really enjoyed the first half of the rather long book but then it loses its grip and the ending is, well, you'll see...

Btw way his next novel (Under the Dome) is going to be twice as long.

[HoopyFrood]

Length certainly doesn't put me off -- I've ploughed through all the bigs ones and the small ones. And they can be as long as he wants as long as he just keeps writing!