What is your favorite Stephen King novel ?

[nzoner 937]

15 hours ago, shotsup said:

Never read that. I read one Richard Bachman book but not sure which one. 

Thinner was a decent one about the gypsy curse on the obese man.

[nzoner 937]

14 hours ago, Cdub100 said:

That book is some of his best work

I read that his son didn't like Stephen's ending(imagine that) and wrote the one they ended up using.

[nzoner 937]

Since it was my introduction to King(many many years ago) and I enjoy good vampire stories I still have to go with Salem's Lot,followed closely by 11-22-63,The Shining,The Stand and a collection of short stories called Night Shift.

 

[Cdub100 3,976]

25 minutes ago, nzoner said:

I read that his son didn't like Stephen's ending(imagine that) and wrote the one they ended up using.

Wouldn't surprise me. King cannot write an ending to save his life.

His strengths are character building and children orgy scenes.

[Cdub100 3,976]

42 minutes ago, vuduchile said:

 

I usually love time travel stuff, and I really liked the premise of this book, but it really started dragging 3/4 of the way through.  I felt like I had to force myself to finish it.  

Really? I couldn't put it down. The years as a teacher can be slow, granted, but I still enjoyed it.

[DonS 3,296]

1 minute ago, Cdub100 said:

Really? I couldn't put it down. The years as a teacher can be slow, granted, but I still enjoyed it.

How long of a book?  Is it ginormous like The Stand? 

[Cdub100 3,976]

Just now, DonS said:

How long of a book?  Is it ginormous like The Stand? 

No about 2/3 the size of the stand

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53 minutes ago, Cdub100 said:

Wouldn't surprise me. King cannot write an ending to save his life.

His strengths are character building and children orgy scenes.

Agreed.  Although front to back I probably enjoyed The Stand the most, after a bazillion pages it ended out of nowhere.  My wife and I still reference "Trashcan Man" for such an abrupt story ending, if you've read it.

Also I never did finish It; I tried to read it in college but I only had time for a few pages at a sitting; seemed the character development went on for 300 pages and I just couldn't keep up.

I also tried to read The Shining but I had seen the movie too many times and it was too different.  

[Baker Boy 1,705]

1 hour ago, Cdub100 said:

Wouldn't surprise me. King cannot write an ending to save his life.

His strengths are character building and children orgy scenes.

Agree. I think he is a great story teller. With many books I really enjoy the story and do not really care how it ends. Some books l like I don’t remember how it ended. Some of my favorites are:

Needful Things

Rose Madder

Joyland

End Of Watch

It

The Outsider

Revival

[nzoner 937]

36 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

I also tried to read The Shining but I had seen the movie too many times and it was too different.  

ABC remade it into a mini-series and King was the Executive Producer and it followed the book to a tee.I really liked the Kubrick version but for a King fan the mini-series is IMO a must watch.

 

[shotsup 833]

The Mr Mercedes books were a nice change of genre for him and well written 

[Cloaca du jour 2,152]

While I wait for the next Cradle book...time to load the kindle with some king.

Nostalgia!!

[joneo 560]

I despise everything Stephen King except for Shawshank Redemption. 

[MDC 7,634]

21 hours ago, Cdub100 said:

Wouldn't surprise me. King cannot write an ending to save his life.

This is a problem with at least a half the books I read and movies I watch. 

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26 minutes ago, MDC said:

This is a problem with at least a half the books I read and movies I watch. 

Yep. Can anyone remember anything with a great ending? 

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10 minutes ago, The Elevator Killer said:

Yep. Can anyone remember anything with a great ending? 

TEK's Mother BBC DP #78.  An instant classic. 

[The Elevator Killer 659]

7 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

TEK's Mother BBC DP #78.  An instant classic. 

Indiana Skids and the Temple of Trannies. 

[frank 2,323]

9 hours ago, The Elevator Killer said:

Yep. Can anyone remember anything with a great ending? 

My sixth sense tells me that the usual suspects will chime in with at least se7en mementos. 

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52 minutes ago, frank said:

My sixth sense tells me that the usual suspects will chime in with at least se7en mementos. 

Good calls.  Fight Club is another one in that vein. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,672]

Rocky ended well. 

[vuduchile 1,945]

On 3/9/2020 at 11:39 AM, Cdub100 said:

Really? I couldn't put it down. The years as a teacher can be slow, granted, but I still enjoyed it.

As others have mentioned, I didn’t love the ending either. 

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I've never read any of his books. That genre just doesn't appeal to me. 

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12 hours ago, titans&bucs&bearsohmy! said:

I've never read any of his books. That genre just doesn't appeal to me. 

What genre? the kiddie porn he loves to write?

[Baker Boy 1,705]

On 3/9/2020 at 7:23 PM, joneo said:

I despise everything Stephen King except for Shawshank Redemption. 

I am just curious, have you read any thing by Stephen King?

[vuduchile 1,945]

13 hours ago, titans&bucs&bearsohmy! said:

I've never read any of his books. That genre just doesn't appeal to me. 

It’s mostly horror, but not all.  I’m not into the horror stories.  
 

The Green Mile, Shawshank and Hearts in Atlantis are all solid non-horror stories.  

[joneo 560]

1 hour ago, Baker Boy said:

I am just curious, have you read any thing by Stephen King?

yes

[nzoner 937]

21 hours ago, frank said:

My sixth sense tells me that the usual suspects will chime in with at least se7en mementos. 

Se7ven IMO was the best ending ever

[nzoner 937]

Speaking of King I can't believe anyone is this dumb from his twitter....

 

@StephenKing ...No, coronavirus is NOT like THE STAND. It’s not anywhere near as serious. It’s eminently survivable. Keep calm and take all reasonable precautions.

@StevieMichaelD1...And how the hell would you know?! Did you even read that book?

[shotsup 833]

On 3/9/2020 at 10:23 PM, joneo said:

I despise everything Stephen King except for Shawshank Redemption. 

Was he directly responsible for your thumb ??

[shotsup 833]

I was going to say. Coronavirus hhhmmm sounds like a familiar Super Flu

[joneo 560]

4 minutes ago, shotsup said:

Was he directly responsible for your thumb ??

I should sue that ugly focker!

[shotsup 833]

7 hours ago, vuduchile said:

It’s mostly horror, but not all.  I’m not into the horror stories.  
 

The Green Mile, Shawshank and Hearts in Atlantis are all solid non-horror stories.  

Lots of non horror

The Body (Stand by Me movie)

The entire Dark Tower series (fantasy not horror)

Mr Mercedes trilogy 

11/22/63 was most certainly not horror

Misery (Suspense not horror)

[nzoner 937]

1 hour ago, shotsup said:

I was going to say. Coronavirus hhhmmm sounds like a familiar Super Flu

Captain Tripps is looking like a great name about right now.

[shotsup 833]

1 hour ago, nzoner said:

Captain Tripps is looking like a great name about right now.

Maybe I should join FBGeys as Captain Tripps !!!!!

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1 minute ago, shotsup said:

Maybe I should join FBGeys as Captain Tripps !!!!!

DO IT!!!!