I havent read that many books of his.Unlike Dean Koontz,I think he takes his books too far over the line when it comes to murders.Dean koontz has crossed the line a few times himself but not as many times as King has.But Christine is MY favorite novel of his.Not only is it my favorite novel of his,its my favorite novel period.
I've read Kujo, Pet Semetary(the first one), Hearts in Atlantis, (currently reading) Dark Tales(one that came out a few years ago...a bunch of short stories), Firestarter, I made it through 1/2 of It and my FAVORITE was Needful Things(or Pet Semetary).
I've been reading these books since 5th grade!!! I love them!
Re: Stephen King novels
Originally posted by badkittykitty
is there any steven king fans here? if so how many of his books have you read,which one is your favorite?
this is the first time that i've read a stephen king novel. right now i'm reading secret window, secret garden within four past midnight. i wanted to read that novella ever since i saw the movie, to compare. there are words that i don't know the meaning of. this is the first time i bothered to read an adult level book instead of a bunch of fantasy stuff. i like the book so far, the way king describes human emotions, what people look like, and the twisted, dark side to man. when i saw it at tower records, i was surprised to learn that the book was long and a collection. plus, there was other good books by him that i saw, like the dead zone. isn't there a show on usa called the dead zone and that it's based off of his book?
Stephen King And His Books.
For the last year, I did a lot of reading. I started out on Stephen King's book, MISERY, and man, I have to say..it hooked me. I could not put the book down, I read at least 60 pages a night. I finished the 338 page book in about a week, six days to be exact. Most of the pages were read at late night hours, I suffer from on-and-off again insomnia. So in stead of watching some cheap re-runs, I dove n2 the book. A great time passer, its a hell lot better than counting sheep, thats 4 damn sure. So my question is to the Stephen King Fans, if theres any in this Book Discussion thread. Whats your favorite story, I love all. Also,remember, if you want to bash the movies then go to the movie thread, I dislike the thrash talking without a legit address. It's all about the books. Pages not scenes. Books like: towers, cycle of the wolf, fire starter, cujo, pet cemetery, dreamcatcher, needful things, green mile, bag of bones, shining, Dolores claiborne..etc. please, any KING fan is my fan, too.
I've read his story collection Everything's Eventual, and 'Salem's Lot. Right now I'm very close to finished the Dark Half, and when I finish that, I plan to get The Tommyknockers from the library.
His book that I want to read more than enything else he's written is The Stand. I've seen reviews on it, and it makes me want to read it just looking at them. The only problem is the Library here doesn't have it.
I didn't know much about SK until I had to do a project in school about one month ago, and after that, I've been trying to find all the books I can of his to read.
Cool! I just finished "everythings eventual" ,too. My favoite story is, road virus, lucky quarter, man in black suit, basically the whole book. everystory has it's own brand of horror. the book that everyone wants to read, especially me is the towers series. It's good that you read, and I hope you got a good grade. STEPHEN KING HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST AUTHORS OF OUR TIME.
as fast as my hobbit feet can carry me. carry me to the book store. I want to read from the first book. i don't care if its a paperback. a paperback bestseller goes for 8 dollors, so i'm looking at 64 dollors to buy the whole paperback series. pretty smart, the only problem is that their not all out yet, are they? i went to stephen kings site and found alot of remarks and praise about the book. it has to be true. i know it just has to.
come one people, keep the thread going like that of a spider. speck what made you buy the book. spread the word about a great author, before we know it noone will ever pick up a book. i went to pick up my sick brother from school one day and i over heard a 14 year old kid say books suck. and i saw the book he held, it was a book by ERENEST HEMMINGWAY,"THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA". a man who killed himself, and the kid didn't know it. in a few decades books will become a forgotten art. so to keep them(the kids) interested we have to explain the truth. books don't suck they give intellect, imangination, and a arsenal of words. if this thread ends and i hope not, i'm going to start another one. knowledge is everything.
Aye. What Superman said.
What made me pick up the books was more of an interest in what kind of books he wrote. My english teacher said that SK was a master of his craft, and that everybody should read one of his books sometime. I hadn't read any of his books before, so I took one out of the school library, and after reading that one, I've been trying to read all of them that I can.
I finished The Dark Half last night, and it was a great read. Everyone should read that one. Especially if you know about Richard Bachman.
Originally posted by Super-Man-Lives
pretty smart, the only problem is that their not all out yet, are they? [/B]
No, and there is a chance that the last ones'll never be published. King's not quite sure he'll ever be able to finish the story, as it's quite a mouthfull. But even then, buy them! The're great and you'll understand more about all his other books, as places and characters seem to pop up where you least expect it.