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| I read a ton of his books a long time ago by Fullofkittens 07/23/2012, 9:57am PDT | ||||
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| The thing about Stephen King is that - although he might be not the scariest or the most artful writer - he's got a style nailed down where it's very easy to read without seeming too juvenile. Most writers, at some point, remind me of the bit in Bullets Over Broadway where the gangster is yelling at the playwright going "No one TALKS LIKE THIS!" King, OTOH, while he might be writing about giant spiders or whatever, never seems like he's trying too hard or trying to make the material seem smarter than it is. He respects you as a reader and gives you the giant spider story on the level.
The ones I read in order of "would I recommend them" from best to worst (keeping in mind that I stopped reading that kind of thing a while back): The Stand On Writing (nonfiction)* The Shining Hearts In Atlantis The Dark Half ----------------------- This represents the line where I would stop if you're not a pulp horror fan. The Tommyknockers Black House Pet Sematary The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Christine Danse Macabre (nonfiction) The Eyes of The Dragon** Carrie The Running Man ----------------------- I didn't enjoy the books below this line at all. 'Salem's Lot Cujo*** Incidentally, I watched all of the books that were movies as movies, before reading the books, for whatever that's worth. In most cases, the success of a Stephen King adaptation into a TV show or film rests with the filmmaker's willingness to abandon the book and do their own thing. King's attempts to do shows and movies himself are generally disasters. *I've read and reread this book about 20 times now. It might mainly apply to creative types, but I fancy myself one of those (at times). **I enjoyed this a lot at the time, but it's really meant for young adults, which I was, at the time. ***this book pissed me right the fuck off |
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