i love him, and only got a few of his books and looking for more good ones. i have: carrie, it, the dark half and dolores clairborne
2006-12-16 06:23:52 · 22 answers · asked by livinia 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Liv - You MUST read The Stand and It. I believe they are his two bests. I would have to look at a list to tell you which I have read, lol. I like some of his compilations of short stories as well. And they must be read, do not watch the movies. The movies are fun, but if you want to get to the deeper King thought processes, you have to read the books. SeaS
2006-12-16 06:30:20 · answer #1 · answered by Seashell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've only read two Stephen King books - The Stand and Cycle of the Werewolf. Cycle is easy to get your head around and has some fab illustrations. The Stand is 1325 pages long, so if you're looking for a lot of book for your buck, it should keep you busy. Although it's long, it doesn't feel like a big book (i.e. it's not unnecessarily flabby).
2006-12-16 18:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by Athene1710 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shining, Salems Lot, Misery and Green Mile are excellent books by Stephen King!
2006-12-16 14:26:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Insomnia is very good and try and get the full, uncut version of The Stand - it's 1500 pages so is about the longest book I've every read, but it's brilliant.
I liked Delores Claiborne - both the film and the book - even though the stories are slightly different.
Dean Koonz is equally good and quite prolific. Get down to your local library as soon as poss. - you'll be hooked.
2006-12-16 17:40:17 · answer #4 · answered by goulash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have read most of Stephen King but I have stayed away from the Dark Tower books. Have many favourites but Insomnia is one of the best in my opinion. Try Dean Koontz he is very good too.
2006-12-16 14:28:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anything prior to Rose Madder and Gerald's Game. Although those are both good stories, that's about the time he went sober, and lost his sense of humor. The older books are much better. It doesn't stop me from having them all, but if money is an issue, start with his older books first.
The Shining
It
The Stand (my absolute favorite)
2006-12-16 14:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoyed "The Tommy Knockers" and "Misery", "Rose Madder" and "Hearts in Atlantis" "Desperation" then recently read "Cell" not liked so much as his previous work, I too am a big fan of his read every book at least twice. I do not go for the "Dark Tower " series.
2006-12-16 17:14:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'The Stand' is a truly awesome book, though I enjoyed 'It' and 'The Dark Half' too. If you like Stephen King you will love Dean Koontz.
2006-12-16 14:33:07 · answer #8 · answered by Flossie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Shining, Bag of Bones, Carrie
In his Sci-Fi series, trry "the runnign Man" but goes under a differnt name
2006-12-16 14:33:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Stand, The Shining were my favorites
2006-12-16 14:35:38 · answer #10 · answered by herbal ashtray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋