I thought Needful Things was amazing, but I can see why not everyone likes it. It isn't as well-written as some of his best, but I loved it. I also thought Insomnia was incredible.
lukesfx I liked geralds game, not loved, but definitely liked. My mom also hyped it up for years so maybe I expected too much? Idk. But yeah I definitely would love to reread shining. I read it gosh 15 years ago? I remember not caring for it too much idk why and I also remember the hedge animals did nothing for me yet other people say that’s one of the scariest parts in the book. I wish I liked it! I just remember not.... Ive been on a king bender this year can’t wait to read more of his books! Finished the outsider and about halfway done with the institute
The Ones I've Read 1.Carrie 2.Salem's Lot 3.The Shining 4.The Dead Zone 5.Fire-Starter 6.Cujo 7.Christine 8.Pet Sematary 9.IT 10.Misery 11.The Stand 12.Insomnia 13.Gerald's Game 14.Bag Of Bones 15.Cell 16.1922 17.11/22/63 18.Doctor Sleep 19.Mr.Mercedes
You don't know what you're missing about The Shining. Yes, he changed. He can't write books like Cujo, Christine, Shining or others. Why ? Because the times were living in. Computers, cell phones.
Gabi X So t(ere are some things in your comment that made me confused 1. When you’re talking about the books you mentioned the book that he was criticizing saying that he can’t write great books anymore. 2. He wrote the shining before Cujo and Christine
I mean it's not like he couldn't write stories that are set in the 70s-80s if he wanted so I don't get your point, I mean I don't entirely agree with the whole thing about King not being able to write good stories anymore, Under the Dome, 11/22/63, Revival and Doctor Sleep were pretty good IMO but your point about him not being able to write stories like Cujo doesn't make sense, if he wanted to write stories set in the 70s-80s he could.
@@jamesfitzgerald8267 yeah. A bunch of his books are set before they were written: half of IT, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, The Body, Apt Pupil (I just read different seasons, hence my choice of examples), 1922, 11/22/63.
11/22/63 you didn’t like the ending? Of about 20 reviews I’ve watched I think 20 didn’t just like the ending, they LOVED it. People were balling as they recounted the touching, heartbreaking end. I just finished it and loved every page including the ending. It was a Casablanca ending. Sacrifice your happiness for the greater good....
*looks up Stephen king book collections* *sees one that is long enough to be interesting* *18 seconds in* Him: Whatever works your boat (mutters the same thing) God I got that one wrong Uh! subed right away! Great author taste and a sense of humor similar to mine, I can't wait to binge watch your videos man!
Stephen King used to be a very good writer, but I stopped reading him after The green mile, which I consider his best novel of the 90s decade. Different seasons in my opinion is his best short stories collection (Shawshank Redemption is the novella I prefer most of all) and my favourite King's novel is Pet Sematary, I've read 4 or 5 times.
I"m reading IT now after being told a hundred times that I needed to read it. I'm also kinda crying cause I had a good portion of Stephen King books as well but my ex took them when we split and what i have is after I've bought them again. Also you are missing Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar. Good book. I read it in four hours.
You're talking about Gwendy Button Box right? Cause I did figure that out while reading that one. I think I've heard rumors that IT was supposed to be a version of Randall as well. I could be wrong on that one of course.
I loved this... I have a similar collection and agree with King bungling the ends. He's a pantser. That's why the ends suck but the characters are amazing.
I love your collection! I'm only just recently getting into Stephen king. I only own IT and the shining and I haven't started either of them yet. I'm excited to read them. Cujo and misery sound good too
This is the most entertaining review video I've ever seen! Also, I completely agree with you when it comes to the Mr. Mercedes trilogy. I was so ready for a series without supernatural elements!
Needful Things was a bit long and the ending took a mild dump but it's still a great story. Desperation and the regulators are both pretty kick ass from beggining to end. Both have the same characters fighting the same monster yet neither one is a sequel and they both stand on their own.
Didn’t care for the shining either surprisingly, felt like I spent half of the book waiting for it to start and then suddenly it was ending. Better than the movie but I wouldn’t waste my time again
Same I hated it too! And what’s funny is in Travis’s top ten worst king endings, he put the dark Half on there. Spoilers Below What the fuck was with that stupid bird motif that made no sense? Why did the big ‘final showdown’ begin with Thad and George having a pissy little writing contest? Why did the birds come out of nowhere and get rid of him? If it was that easy, why didn’t the birds come earlier?? It was just so anticlimactic and ridiculous.
I'm not sure if you assessment of King's books can be taken seriously. You just said that The Dark Half didn't have a Kookie Weird-ass ending, which is wrong. I guess having a write-off with character that rollout out of a grave, and having said character be taken apart by ravens is your idea of a normal ending? lol
I also actually really enjoyed Dolores Claiborne as well. Did not care for desperation at all, that's the only other King book I've put down aside from IT. It would probably be my least favorite from King so far. I'd like to try out the Regulators and see if I like it any better. And his newest book that he wrote with his son really just seems like a political statement to me, an ultra feminist statement which I really am not in the mood to read right now, so I haven't bought it yet, will at some point though so I can have it in my King collection.
First I read was the dark tower series. Will probably always be my favourite. Then I would prob go, salems lot, the stand, the talisman. Didn't read many of his books yet. I read 3 quarters of "IT" and found it so slow so I stopped.. Currently reading the shining, really enjoying the characters , it'll probably be a good one
"whetever works your boat" reminds me of what I said to my kid the other day who wouldn't be quiet "shut your horse... mouth.." I guess I was also trying to tell her to "hold your horses."
Fella King is boring and way to long. Under the dome way to many characters in it. You should try Richard Layman. Another horror writer but every chapter is something new or dean Koontz
Wizard and glass bruh?? That's the worst one! Also, I kinda liked the ending to the dark tower. Heck I liked the entire final book in all its silly glory. Love your reviews, keep em comin
No, the worst Dark Tower Book is Either the Gunslinger, or The Wind Through the Keyhole. Good books, but not as good as the rest of the series. Wizard, and Glass was amazing. People just don't like it because it paused the action in the main storyline.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video 😂 your personality really stands out and I love it! I want to know what you mean by “bloated” when describing books haha.
Nice collection!! It’s good to see the constant reader support all over RU-vid. Focusing on that point go check out my Stephen King collection on my channel🤟🏽👍🏽
I know this will sound weird to some people and to some they will sadly know where I'm coming from. Stephen King saved my sanity as a teenager. When i read his books i could leave my horrible home life for a few chapters at a time. If I'm honest more than a few chapters at a time. But i digress. When people talk about his drug/alcohol abuse. He's human. Shit happens. Mr. King is the one who told us He had a problem. He's overcome His addictions and is a better man for it. Also from what I see and hear His kids are well adjusted human beings. Be like Stephen King!
its just my opinion but in my reading through i found cell disapointing. not realy much happened, only at the beginnning and somewhat at the end but the ending ruined everything for me. also there were so many questions unanswered in this book. it started out good and it looked like actual zombies but for half of the book they didn't do anything. i know you love this book and thats awesome and i respect your opinion. also i loved duma key so opinions can be different. although we all agree that dreamcather was not a good book. although i read cell through the ending (wich if felt was kind of rushed) but i dnf'd Dreamcatcher. slow boring chase and i couldnt get myself throught it. that book like Cell started out promising but it ended up beeing 'the slowest longest chase' ever in a book (just like you described it). Christine was good but like you said it was a bit weird that he changed POV in the middle of the book and towards the ending it changed again. kind of weird. Christine was kind of bloated though. allot of stuff that wasn't needed or could been shorter. but overal good book. ending kind of sucks though. i read allot of Stephen King but definitely not all of them. On Writing IS the bible for younger aspiring writers just like me. wrote tons of first draft story's and never got to publish a book (although almost! i'm on Beta Readers)
I don't read Stephen King, not because I don't think he's any good, but because I feel he does his job TOO well. I'm not a fan of horror in general, and let me tell ya, people, this man knows how to SCARE you. The Wikipedia summaries alone give me the willies.
Only read 2 Brooks of the author, so i was just listening to discover new things, but it all del Weiss with via comments. Then He raid that the it of Muschietti are gold movies, the i understood.
Have read nowhere near as many Stephen King books as you but based on what I have read: disagree on the shining, personally I loved it, agree completely on misery it was so good but didn’t enjoy the book within the book parts, agree on Gerald’s game as I went into it with high hopes but found it so boring, 100% agree on the dark half and tho k it’s one of his most underrated books then finally agree with IT as loved most of it but not the ending.
I mean everyone's free to there own opinions but I don't understand how you can be a Stephen King fan and not like The Shining or the Night Shift stories.
Reading the dead zone now. Really picks up after he wakes up from the coma (don’t freak out it’s not a spoiler) not cool with the spoilers bro. And sorry you hate his endings. I love them. IT, was one of the best ones in my opinion. But maybe your taste has shifted from sad, depressing, or scary endings. NEWS FLASH horror rarely has a happy ending bro.
For Stephen kings next book .It will be about a boy with ADHD that can control toy trains, He use his new found powers to terrorize his Neighborhood.Stubbing many teachers and parents toes.
