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Which book of his is your favorite?

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maybe Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass

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g0ldie posted...

maybe Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass

This. Honestly loved all of The Dark Tower, but think that book wins it.

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Haven't read that many, but the one I liked was The Gunslinger (1st book of the dark tower series)

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11.22.63 by far and away

I am not a general fan of his bibliography

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There was one I read a while ago that featured a bit about a dude jerking off while shooting a lame horse.
Think it was Cujo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_4bp8bBNVw

Blaze.

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the spooky one

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Duma Key and 11.22.63 were great but i can't think of favs.

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The Eyes of the Dragon.

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11.22.63 by far

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Wizard and Glass

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g0ldie posted...

maybe Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass

I agree

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The Shining

I think 11/22/63 is probably the most well-written one, but the characters in The Shining really drew me in.

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Faithful

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It
11/22/63

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The dark half

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It's always a toss-up between It, The Stand and The Talisman. Depends on which I've read last so I guesd that would be The Stand

I've read most of his books, but I think I prefer his short stories.

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codey posted...

11.22.63 by far

I said by far but I actually really love It as well. Very dense book with a lot of well fleshed out characters and stories.

11.22.63 is just such a fun book, and it's ending is so perfect and beautiful. I think his son helped write the end, y'all should check out him if you haven't. Joe Hill, N0S4A2 was an awesome book.

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Bump.

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IT
Salem's Lot
Insomnia

I loved the Dark Tower stuff too, but I fucking hated Wizard & Glass. The Wastelands was my favorite in the series.

The Stand
The Dark Tower (I loved the entire series but The Waste Lands was my favourite)
It
Misery
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IT
The Stand
Wizard and Glass (whole series is great but that's my favorite of it)
11/22/63

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Pet symatery

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The Waste Land or Wizard and Glass.

Only read his Dark Tower books, though.
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IT or Needful Things depending on my mood

The Stand

HM: IT and Doctor Sleep
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Not a huge fan per se but I enjoyed The Stand for the most part despite the terribly unsatisfying climax, and have really liked The Dark Tower series so far (Im 2 books in, about to start the 3rd).

codey posted...

I said by far but I actually really love It as well. Very dense book with a lot of well fleshed out characters and stories.

11.22.63 is just such a fun book, and it's ending is so perfect and beautiful. I think his son helped write the end, y'all should check out him if you haven't. Joe Hill, N0S4A2 was an awesome book.

How does the 11.22.63 TV show compare to the book (assuming youve watched it)?

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Shablagoo posted...

Not a huge fan per se but I enjoyed The Stand for the most part despite the terribly unsatisfying climax, and have really liked The Dark Tower series so far (Im 2 books in, about to start the 3rd).

How does the 11.22.63 TV show compare to the book (assuming youve watched it)?

You're in for a treat. 3rd and 4th books are the best.

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Of the handful I have finished, IT is my favorite. I also liked Eyes of the Dragon but I havent read it since I was a kid

Shablagoo posted...

Not a huge fan per se but I enjoyed The Stand for the most part despite the terribly unsatisfying climax, and have really liked The Dark Tower series so far (Im 2 books in, about to start the 3rd).

How does the 11.22.63 TV show compare to the book (assuming youve watched it)?

I watched the show after reading the book and it was pretty damn bad. James Franco did not sell me on the main character at all.
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The talisman

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj9M34DzAKo
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IT has always been my favorite.

The Long Walk

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Ziggyshack posted...

The Long Walk

Goddamnit I forgot that one.

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Ziggyshack posted...

The Long Walk

Oh that one is good too.

i want to be sarcastic and say the first half of the Stand, but as a beginning-to-end work probably either The Dark Half or Needful Things

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Different Seasons
-A collection of short stories which were later adapted into films "Stand By Me" & "Shawshank's Redemption".

The Green Mile

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TooLateToGoBack posted...

I watched the show after reading the book and it was pretty damn bad. James Franco did not sell me on the main character at all.

I didn't think the show was too bad tbh. Nowhere near the quality of the book, which is one of King's best, but still pretty enjoyable.

It's main flaw for me was that it - kinda by necessity - introduces a sidekick character for Jake so he has someone to tell his plans/thoughts too (understandable since Jake spends much of the book carrying out his plans alone until the latter sections anyway so we're privy to his motivations more through the narrative than anything) but then gets sorta tangled up in having to give the sidekick his own subplots, character moments and so on, which dilutes the tightness of the narrative and feels superfluous especially since they then need to ditch the character when, as in the novel, Sadie takes on a more active role.

I also feel that - and I'm keenly aware that this sounds contradictory to my complaint about the narrative being diluted by the sidekick, but bear with me - it also focused too heavily on the main story beats. The biggest joy of the novel to me was the way that in the middle section the book basically amounted to "we've got this modern guy sat in the late 50s, he's got five years to kill, let's just watch what he gets up to..." and a lot of that is lost through the way the show is only really focused on the main story beats (which, as I say, are muddied a bit anyway).

But I did still think it was pretty good on its own merits, and to be fair, those complaints are ones that you would only really notice if you were familiar with the novel - it's more of an "I don't like these differences" situation than an "I don't like the whole thing" one.

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only read the eyes of the dragon tbqh

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11/22/63

I didn't like the show. Didn't even bother finishing it. My biggest issue is just how dumb James Franco's character is. King puts so much meticulous detail into how Jake avoids drawing attention to himself. Then the first thing Franco does is walk into the skeeviest bar he can find and bets something like $10k on a massive longshot.

I'll also echo what Tom Clark said above. The book is not really about him trying to stop JFK's assassination. I'd say it's honestly 30% of the book. The real meat of it is him just living in the 60s.

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The Drawing Of The Three

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Myzery posted...

The dark half

Thank you. Finally found someone else who likes this.

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drawing of the three.

I loved the Dark Tower stuff too, but I fucking hated Wizard & Glass.

i really didn't enjoy it as much as the other books in the series. the story it told was memorable, but it got bogged down in details.
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Everythings Eventual, specifically 1408.

Since it was a collection of short stories it didnt bother me when Kings inability to write a compelling ending reared its ugly head. Not as much as reading a huge novel only to find that it was aliens all along Under the Dome or scary ghost pirates ooooooOOOOOooooo Duma Key or just a farted out non-climax to a 30-year-old, 7-book series.

GregShmedley posted...

Anyone a fan of Dreamcatcher? Oddly enough, just put it in my eBay cart while I contemplate buying. Then I saw this topic lol. I love the movie and think it is highly underrated.

The book is fantastic. I don't like the movie at all..

I really like Dreamcatcher and Cell. I did read IT back in high school too and it was good (1k pages long though).

I really want to get back into reading as a hobby again. Too Many distractions otherwise.

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Pet Sematary
IT
Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla

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