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Just started the divergent series
 
LazyD said:
Going with The Stand first. The librarian is pretty cute and she was thoroughly insistent upon reading that one.

Getting through 'Scoop' first, however.
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You're going to regret this decision. The Stand is one of the very few King books I'll never read again.

I can't bring myself to finish Duma Key; the zombie sailor really killed it for me. Started The Eyes of the Dragon two days ago. I had no idea it was essentially a kids fantasy book. I like it and honk I'm going to start over and read it with my six year old.
 
E.J. Wells said:
You're going to regret this decision. The Stand is one of the very few King books I'll never read again.

I can't bring myself to finish Duma Key; the zombie sailor really killed it for me. Started The Eyes of the Dragon two days ago. I had no idea it was essentially a kids fantasy book. I like it and honk I'm going to start over and read it with my six year old.
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I think the stand is good..... but super long.

Duma key, was forgettable

Eyes of the dragon is about the most unkinglike book i ever read.
 
E.J. Wells said:
You're going to regret this decision. The Stand is one of the very few King books I'll never read again.
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@ LazyD

If life has taught anyone anything, let the mouth breather make a decision and then do the opposite. The Stand was a fantastic book albeit long as Fish stated. I enjoyed it thoroughly and remember not being able to put it down.
 
LazyD said:
Going with The Stand first. The librarian is pretty cute and she was thoroughly insistent upon reading that one.

Getting through 'Scoop' first, however.
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M O O N spells "scoop".
 
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If we are listing King books from best, or most favorite, to worst, or least favorite, mine goes like this:

1. The Dead Zone
2. The Shining
3. The Gunslinger (the first in the series)
4. The Green Mile
5. Misery
6. The Stand
7. Thinner
8. Pet Sematary
9. Salem's Lot
10. Carrie

That is just off the top of my head of what I enjoyed the most and read and re-read. Somewhere on this list should also be "It", "Eyes of the Dragon", "The Talisman", "Cycle of the Werewolf", and the other Dark Tower novels, although none of them captured the magic the way the first one did. Makes me think a little of the Matrix in that way.

King books I just didn't care for. I'm not going to say hated, because he is always entertaining, but these just weren't up to par, IMO. In order from least to most crappy:

10. Delores Clairborne
9. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
8. Gerald's Game
7. Cujo
6. The Mist
5. Needful Things
4. Duma Key
3. Cell
2. Dreamcatcher
1. Under the Dome

The last 3 are the only King books I would say were pure garbage. He seriously phoned it in on those.
 
Sweet deal!

I think I'm going to go after Dead Zone and The Shining once I'm through with The Stand, which should be sometime next year judging by poster reaction.
 
LogGrad98 said:
If we are listing King books from best, or most favorite, to worst, or least favorite, mine goes like this:

1. The Dead Zone
2. The Shining
3. The Gunslinger (the first in the series)
4. The Green Mile
5. Misery
6. The Stand
7. Thinner
8. Pet Sematary
9. Salem's Lot
10. Carrie

That is just off the top of my head of what I enjoyed the most and read and re-read. Somewhere on this list should also be "It", "Eyes of the Dragon", "The Talisman", "Cycle of the Werewolf", and the other Dark Tower novels, although none of them captured the magic the way the first one did. Makes me think a little of the Matrix in that way.

King books I just didn't care for. I'm not going to say hated, because he is always entertaining, but these just weren't up to par, IMO. In order from least to most crappy:

10. Delores Clairborne
9. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
8. Gerald's Game
7. Cujo
6. The Mist
5. Needful Things
4. Duma Key
3. Cell
2. Dreamcatcher
1. Under the Dome

The last 3 are the only King books I would say were pure garbage. He seriously phoned it in on those.
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I didnt like delores clairborne or geralds game either.

Cell is my favorite king book however and i really liked under the dome and though dreamcatcher was pretty good.

Also liked needful things.

Anyone else read the jfk assasination book by king? I thought it was a really good read
 
LazyD said:
Sweet deal!

I think I'm going to go after Dead Zone and The Shining once I'm through with The Stand, which should be sometime next year judging by poster reaction.
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I want you to read Cell first so i can see what you think.

Log and trout both dislike it and it is my favorite book by king and would make a great movie...... and is actually set to be released as movie this year i believ with a pretty damn good cast set up for the movie too
Samuel L Jackson and John Cusack for the main roles.... looks like sam jackson will probably be playing the main villan

Edit: the movie will come out next year
 
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