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Which of Stephen King's stories are his personal favorites? The legendary author, whose latest book "Billy Summers" is out now, drops by the Ed Sullivan Theater and reveals his picks to Stephen Colbert. #Colbert #StephenKing #BillySummers
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@Smorrison87 3 года назад

One of my comforts in life is knowing that there will always be more Stephen King stories I haven't read.

@erikaeriksson9840 2 года назад

I wish I felt as sure as you but I have already read every book he has written. I hope that Stephen King keep writing books and that he will live to a great old age. So many of my favourite authors have died in the last few years and I miss them and their brilliant stories so much.

@erikaeriksson9840 2 года назад

@@Nonesovile96 I have read all Stephen King's books, fiction and non-fiction and the "Richard Bachman" books and all his collections of short stories and novellas. I currently own 75 of his books, I used to have more of them but some of them have been stolen over the years, "borrowed" by people and never returned. There probably are short stories of his that haven't made it into collections and those I might not have read. My chances of ever laying my hands on those would be slim so I won't have the comfort of knowing that I will always have more Stephen King stories to read.

@edenb455 2 года назад

Yes! God bless this wonderful man

@alstinson 2 года назад

Right, churning out Novels, not short novellas but full blown epic novels, is truly a magnificent talent of the man, I admire his work so much.

@Nachooku 2 года назад

@@erikaeriksson9840 what are your all time top 3?

@cold_static 3 года назад

Stephen King: "I like Misery - the _novel_ Misery-" I like that he had to clarify that part, but I would have believed him either way.

@hyper7098 2 года назад

Can you explain what he meant? I'm not familiar with that book

@gustavogoncalves3545 2 года назад

@@hyper7098 He doesnt like the movie

@humandesignsolutions 2 года назад

@@gustavogoncalves3545 he just named a short story as his first, so clarified the Misery was a novel, not short story. That's how i took it, whateve else he has said at other times.

@AvaBroadway 2 года назад

@@gustavogoncalves3545 He has stated in multiple interviews that he loves the movie. It is actually one of his favorites.

@colaweizen13 2 года назад

@@hyper7098 I think he meant to say he doesen't like misery as in distress in general but his novel instead (of course it's rlyy worth the read)

@JamesBrown-fx6xt 2 года назад

I hope this man lives to be 150 and continues writing for the rest of his life. I'm so thankful for his works. His novels and stories have made me feel stronger emotions than I'd have thought possible, for an adult man, reading fiction. His books captivate me like no other medium. I can barely watch TV anymore. Mr. King exposed me to the sheer joy of reading, and I'll always be grateful.

@patmandew22 2 года назад

Amen brother!

@thomasmcintosh2977 Год назад

I'm surprised so many people are cool with that scene in the IT novel where he wrote the kids having a LITERAL ORGY to stop the clown. This is what inspires you?

@alexanderthegreat1270 Год назад

@@thomasmcintosh2977 To be fair, that was in the prime of King’s cocaine abuse. Large portions of stories he wrote in that period King simply doesn’t remember, including the entirety of the book Cujo

@thomasmcintosh2977 Год назад

@@alexanderthegreat1270 that's not fair, that's just a lame excuse. If he doesn't remember writing such disgusting content, why tf didn't he erase or revise that part of the story or at the very least apologize for it once he got sober? Typically drugs and alcohol brings out the truth in people. Reveals what they hide behind sobriety. So you can shove that lame excuse where the sun don't shine. There is no excuse under the sun that justifies the s3xualization of children even if they're fictionalized.

@SpookyMetalhead Год назад

@@thomasmcintosh2977 you're weirdly obsessed, dude. Wondering if you might be projecting lol I'm going to assume you've never actually read the book. The scene in question sounds scandalous out of context, but flows right along with the narrative in the novel itself. It works perfectly in tandem with the future as the events of the past and present close the circle in the story. It's a coming of age, closing the loop, living in past and present at once type of moment. Also there have always been real kids that DO have sex as young as 11 or 12. It's nowhere near as salacious as your weird ass is making it out to be.

@Forasteiro 3 года назад

If you’re ever sad just remember that in the billions of years this earth has existed you somehow managed to live in the same time as Stephen King.

@itsmemax23 3 года назад

R.R Martin, J.K Rowling

@kalmonds 3 года назад

true

@lowcastle7910 3 года назад

@@itsmemax23 Stephen Only

@nicholaswalker3200 3 года назад

that's so funny you say that because i have that exact thought all the time.

@Poetic_Justice1962 3 года назад

For me it's Ariana Grande, but each to his own.

@araisikewai 3 года назад

Stephen King will definitely stand tall among the greats of literature even centuries from now.

@kylereed9627 3 года назад

The Stand 11.22.63 Needful Things IT Pet Semetary --- My faves. Slowly making my way through (have read about 20). Am on Mr Mercedes now. Loving life.

@josephp.colemaniii1272 3 года назад

If he could right an ending he would be

@Blisteryn 3 года назад

He is already.

@barbarahecht4617 3 года назад

Yeah, but not everything he did is good- that Tommyknockers drek put me off Stephen King for many years.

@kevinthepilgrim 3 года назад

@@barbarahecht4617 Well, it was after he quit cocaine so it's understandable.

@quiet1933 Год назад

“Salem’s Lot” is still my favorite. But, man, he’s written a lot of really entertaining books and stories.

@matteofabbi4768 Год назад

I second that

@tammykline6339 Год назад

Always my favorite, followed by The Stand

@wolfhaven9312 Год назад

The Shining and Hearts in Atlantis are my top 2. But so many of his novels are EPIC! It, The Stand, Pet Sematary, Insomnia... Just to name a few. Poe laid out the frame work, and King built on it. Both genius guys with unique minds.

@Kevinakletva Год назад

"NIGHT IN ZAGREB" by ADAM MEDVIDOVIĆ is Stephen Kings latest pen name. That is already his postmortem gift to readers because its supposed to be revealed after he dies. This is info from close people to him, so thats the new read we have.

@lnsullivan422 Год назад

That book was my first introduction to King. It should be anyone’s in my opinion.

@chicageek 3 года назад

My favorite book by Stephen King was, for many years, “Needful things”. A couple months ago I read “Misery” and now they share the throne :) But now after reading so many comments about it, I feel like I HAVE TO read “The Stand”!

@FolkFaninMA 3 года назад

OMG, Yes, you definitely do. Tho it is a bit to “reality” for comfort nowadays.

@mitchell16 3 года назад

Please do, you won't regret it, but be warned, it is a big investment. I'd go as far to say it's my fav book of all time.

@badisaboikanyo7742 3 года назад

Oh, Yes, "The Stand", DEFINATELY! I read it for the time during the first Covid-19 lockdown last year... BIG MISTAKE!!!

@michelesmith85 3 года назад

The Dark Tower series is pretty great, too.

@ladydeerheart1 3 года назад

I've tried for years to get through Needful Things. Still haven't finished it.

@justinarnold1981 2 года назад

11/22/63, The Stand, The Dark Tower Series. Literary masterpieces. Love this man.

@mnc1126 7 месяцев назад

Correct‼️😀

@freeman7079 6 месяцев назад

You say true, I say thankya

@ieatacidme 5 месяцев назад

@@freeman7079 Big True thankee sai

@D402S 4 месяца назад

The dark tower deserves a good live adaptation. The 2017 movie was a big dumpster fire.

@theradgegadgie6352 3 месяца назад

Until the last two pages of the final book, then he just quit.

@LeighMatsell 4 месяца назад

I read "The Stand" when I was 19. I'm now 52, and that book still sticks in my mind.

@elainebinette6655 3 года назад

He is arguably one of the greatest living short story writers. The Body, Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption, and Children of The Corn to name a few.

@Cockneyartist 2 года назад

And Apt Pupil

@Benny_Sims 2 года назад

The Night Flyer

@alejandragarza2670 2 года назад

I didn’t know, he is the author of Children of the corn.

@NazriB 2 года назад

Lies again? Balls Of Steel Stephen King

@Hello-jr7no 2 года назад

1922

@micahclawrence 3 года назад

The Stand was so important to me. It showed a young kid who was wishy washy on reading for pleasure that I could read 1000 page book in a week. Gave me the juice to read other works of great size.

@makaelaischillin 3 года назад

I put 700 pages of it down in 2 weeks and got so burnt out it took months before I could even think about picking it up. It’s my personal favorite by him, but god is it hard to get through.

@bobbyhextall9334 2 года назад

I read IT In one week I was proud 😂

@raintree3383 2 года назад

@@bobbyhextall9334 You should be proud ! And it shows you have good reading comprehension to be so absorbed....keep up the reading ! suggestion: read King's The Long Walk...it is one of his shorter ones and it is really good

@raintree3383 2 года назад

That makes me happy to hear...the Stand affected me, as well...Hi from Canada

@bobbyhextall9334 2 года назад

@@raintree3383 cheers 😂 Stephen kings literally my favourite author. Reading skeleton crew right now. And about to long walk it was actually the first Stephen king book I ever had but it’s one of the Ones I still haven’t read.

@abyz1467 Год назад

I love his voice. The audiobooks he reads himself are a treat.

@serotoninsyndrome 4 месяца назад

Oh ayuh....

@rocknrollnichole1071 3 года назад

Did anyone read “the long walk”? That story sticks with me.

@notme2day 3 года назад

If your good you'll get an enema 🤣

@TheNutsoCharles 3 года назад

Oh God, Garretty!

@obviouscaptain2931 3 года назад

Damn straight. That one was awesome. Pretty sure its where the hunger games came from.

@notme2day 3 года назад

@@obviouscaptain2931 SK .. inspiring fans and writers alike.

@petersands4449 3 года назад

One of my favourite stories.

@Charlesinfinite 3 года назад

The best story I've read by him is "The body". It's has a small horror part at the end but it's just a story about being a kid really. Wonderful book!

@johnlittle7181 3 года назад

Great movie too!

@nikic1405 3 года назад

Same.

@Wbronny 2 года назад

Same the shinnings up there too

@hichamaffane6799 2 года назад

Yes ☝️ agree, that short story inspired a movie

@tanamichl1082 2 года назад

Stand by me!!!!

@samanthahackett8162 Год назад

Reading my first King novel right now, the Green Mile. I'm honestly STUNNED by it, so incredibly written 😳😭

@kalinaok2914 Год назад

i’m just about to start it, can’t wait❤

@kathrynmceachern9503 Год назад

When I started reading The Green Mile (for the first time) I became so immersed in it that I didn't stop reading until I was done. When I looked up, dawn had broken around me!

@mindyg7364 Год назад

I love King!! But have avoided that one. I know it's amazing but I've seen the movie and am scared to go down that road again. My fave is "The Shining." The novel is so much better than the movie.

@mindyg7364 Год назад

@@kathrynmceachern9503 I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation.

@rickyespinoza6048 Год назад

How did you like it? I just finished Fairy Tale.

@alolandonaldtrump8368 3 года назад

Don’t forget people, this man didn’t just do horror. This is also the man who wrote the short stories, The Green Mile, and Shawshank Redemption.

@gregthomas4100 2 года назад

Hello there, I can see you love reading books .. I do love reading books as well. I will be looking forward to get a message from you🌹🌹

@Zombiezero4 Год назад

The Green Mile wasn't a short story. It was published as a Serial Novel.

@JasonHebert Год назад

While known as a horror writer, its kind of funny that Stand By Me, The Green Mile, and Shawshank Redemption are probably the 3 best movie adaptations of his books and also happen to be 3 of the best movies of all time.

@alolandonaldtrump8368 Год назад

@@JasonHebert eh, I think that is more so due to frank darabont and rob reiner helming the directing work on those films, without them i dont know if the films would have been nearly as good...also Darabont also did the Mist, another really good King adaptation.

@28Pluto Год назад

@@JasonHebert Non-Horror movies have the special ability to speak to everyone and not just horror fans. Especially the three film you mentioned. They have universal stories about being a human, so they resonate with many people. Also, they had very talented directors/actors to make them feel even more grounded in reality.

@ahmad55 3 года назад

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."

@anikamangelmann4065 3 года назад

You just sent some chills down my spine

@ModItBetter 3 года назад

yeah my mom never finished the books I asked her one day if she ever will .. she said no ..and i said well i will give you a hint .. read the first line of the book again heh..

@victoriaanderson7954 3 года назад

Yeah that is a grabber. I reread the stand every year and I finished it last in February of 2020. I have yet to read it in 2021.....

@jamiemobley9400 3 года назад

That is my absolute favorite series of books. Second favorite is the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. Those are geared toward young adult readers, but they are great too.

@orko714 3 года назад

"The clock had gone red."

@markqurf Год назад

What has always fascinated me about King is how almost every fan has a different favorite book. It really shows he has such a deep understanding of literature and talent in story telling.

@Kevinakletva Год назад

"NIGHT IN ZAGREB" by ADAM MEDVIDOVIĆ is Stephen Kings latest pen name fo a series that he is doing, and the first part from the series is already out. That is already his postmortem gift to readers because its supposed to be revealed after he dies. This is info from close people to him, so thats the new read we have......................................................................................................................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

@bucuptterwoman7170 Год назад

My top three fav Stephen King books are 3. Firestarter 2. Cujo 1. The Stand

@rikupajari Год назад

3. The Running Man 2. Misery 1. The Long Walk

@STOPSYPHER Год назад

“Rose Madder” will forever be my #1. It has the most realistic, horrifying antagonist I have ever experienced in literature or film.

@chatteyj 11 месяцев назад

@@bucuptterwoman7170 1) pet cemetary 2) the shining 3) salems lot? is cujo worth a read? Ive just got a dog so thought it might be worth a punt

@margaretk.302 3 года назад

About 20 years ago, I was talking books with someone and was told, I needed to read The Stand. I am/was a huge reader, but never Stephen King books. I went to the book store and when I saw the book, I had a lot of doubts about reading it, let alone finishing it. Oh my gosh, it was the best book I have ever read!!! I never wanted to finish it.

@pakababy3710 3 года назад

"You ain't no nice guy!" I read it twice over the years.

@jillian7636 3 года назад

Try picking up The Dome or 11/22/63! Those are gigantic! I’ve read them all and like a little kid, wished for more when they were over!

@MilesWilliams88 3 года назад

M-O-O-N that spells The Stand is a great book!

@Netchick41 3 года назад

The Stand came out in 1978 and I read the whole book to my 8 year old son and used different voices and all. It was a memory we both will not forget. He insisted that I read more every night and I did. He loved it as well as I did and now he's 50 years old and this continues to be one of my best memories with him.💕

@margaretk.302 2 года назад

@Michael Kelligan I read those also, but my favorites are still The Stand and add in The Green Mile. I gotta admit, I didn't know there was a movie made.

@penoyer79 3 года назад

"When you don't know what to do next, bring on the man with the gun" That's a great writer's quote.

@Lite727 Год назад

I think Stephen King would probably be a fan of the works of Stephen King.

@Kevinakletva Год назад

@liamjones8224 Год назад

What are you doing here, Red hood😟

@giacherubini249 Год назад

😂

@jakyvirtorks4304 3 года назад

Nothing was more impactful to me than "NEEDFUL THINGS". The whole take on mankind's willingness to do anything for physical possessions is just the scariest thing I can think of.

@TravelinBand747 3 года назад

And commentary on how many people hate and distrust their neighbors.

@jamiemobley9400 3 года назад

That was a great one!

@sstirling8816 3 года назад

Yes, I read "Needful Things" on my honeymoon. We were on a cruise. LOL I know it was not a romantic book, but what the heck we are still married.

@sstirling8816 3 года назад

@jake canebrake Well, my husband does not swim. So when he was skeet shooting, rock climbing and touring the inter workings of the ship; I was at the pool swimming, drinking and reading. Not like we were virgins. :)

@jamesamick3298 3 года назад

I just recently read needful things. It was a terrific read, the movie wasn't a good adaptation, so I had never read the book, but it was surprisingly excellent. Certainly one of king's creepiest best stories he ever wrote. It doesn't get recognized like dead zone or carrie or others, but it's terrific. That's one book that you feel like staying up all night, because you just can't stop reading it.

@joycliffe266 3 года назад

"Different Seasons" - "The Body" is the short story which stands out from the collection. As great as the film "Stand by Me" is, the original source material is outstanding.

@ascent8487 3 года назад

The Body is in my top five too. Stand by Me is definitely one of the best film adaptations of his work, in my opinion.

@joycliffe266 3 года назад

@@ascent8487 You have really good taste Ascent! Isn't it great? I love the film adaptation too - it's really interesting to note the changes the film made to the story.

@lottasunshine1325 3 года назад

Yes! Although I agree that "The Body" is the best of the 4 novellas in that book (and I loved "Stand By Me") the story "Apt Pupil" was haunting. I never saw the movie. "Shawshank" is one of my all time favorite films, also taken from the same collection.

@joycliffe266 3 года назад

@@lottasunshine1325 Totally agree with you. "Shawshank" is one of King's best works and again another fine film adaptation. I think you're right, "Apt Pupil" was also made into a film but didn't have as much success at the box office as the others.

@iCanbEYOURrUKIA 3 года назад

Learned something new, thanks!

@Rhekluse 11 месяцев назад

This guy's creative & imaginative output over the years is simply inspiring. Some people were just born to be a writer. What an absolute LEGEND.

@1951juniper 3 года назад

I was living in Boulder at the time, working at the bank on the Pearl St. Mall. I'd watch Stephen hanging out on one of the benches writing. It was awesome and, to me, it is still his greatest novel!

@honorsilverthorne7227 3 года назад

You don't say which novel. 🤷

@1951juniper 3 года назад

@@honorsilverthorne7227 The Stand I knew many of the places he plotted the story at/from.

@JamesWilliamsVII 3 года назад

I read The Stand for the first time last year and thoroughly enjoyed it and even became sort of infatuated with Boulder, for a while. I cannot praise that ending though, everything seemed very out of left field for me.

@joolzg1936 3 года назад

Read it and loved it many. Many years ago. Now listening to it on Audible. It's 48 hrs long!

@Morfeusm 2 года назад

Interesting, I always wondered how it’s to live so many years at that elevation 🤔

@roxannemaxwellmba6288 3 года назад

I don't usually read fiction, but when I do, it is mostly Stephen King. His mind is a treasure trove, and I am never disappointed by the journey he takes me on with his stories. I remember reading "Survivor Type" decades ago. How could anyone forget, "ladyfingers they taste just like ladyfingers"? Grisly, indeed. I am still disappointed that "Rita Haywortth and the Shawshank Redemption" novella wasn't on the shortlist. Seriously, who did not love the movie?

@RedBear535 3 года назад

I have read a few of his books (Salems Lot is currently on my nightstand) but Apt Pupil genuinely disturbed me. I read it while on my break in our dingy locker room but I felt so cold and queasy by the end.

@Karin_Allen 3 года назад

Oh God yes, the "ladyfingers" line - that'll stick with me forever! But as much as the geeky teen in me still loves the gruesomeness of "Survivor Type," I'm shocked that Uncle Steve himself ranks it as number one. I guess it's the brilliance of the concept. And yeah, *of course* that line!

@Kylopod 3 года назад

I noticed the absence of "Shawshank," but I know King loved the movie adaptation; perhaps he simply thinks the book wasn't on that level.

@erik-newman 3 года назад

@@RedBear535 'Salem's Lot is fantastic. Hope you enjoyed it. I just went through it on audiobook recently and it really holds up.

@MichaelKilmanAuthor 2 года назад

That movie was incredible. Before I even read King, it was one of my favorite all time movies. Now I've read about 45 of his books and never get tired of his tales.

@MissLizaMay 8 месяцев назад

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption is one of the best stories ever written. My personal favorite is Carrie, but Shawshank is something very special.

@fallenhuman2081 2 года назад

Misery was incredibly well written. Probably my favorite Stephen King book.

@billyrichards8834 Год назад

He inner-mixed this story with "secret-window." TRUE story. Some of it anyways.

@alexoblivion9295 Год назад

You're a well

@SpiderHacksaw 5 месяцев назад

It's my favorite. The intensity and stress and horror I felt when Paul Sheldon was out of his room while Annie was out of the house. And then him trying to get back into his room in his wheelchair as she arrived home. So, much terror. I hated the movie because the book was so good. But then again, there is no movie made of his books that has ever come close to the intensity of the book and his writing.

@jamie1707 3 года назад

Stephen King wrote a short story called "10 O'clock People", in around early ninety's sometime. That somehow got me to quit smoking. Thank you Stephen King!!!

@guibox3 3 года назад

Not 'Quitters Inc.'? ;)

@nancy3848 3 года назад

Is that the one where you have to quit smoking and lose weight or else your wife loses a finger? (It’s been a long time since I read it so maybe I’m not quite accurate). That is a favorite and one I often think about.

@guibox3 3 года назад

@@nancy3848 Yup. That's the one.

@phoenixfox2697 3 года назад

I think I still smoke because of the 10 O’Clock People. I need to know who’s real and who’s not.

@Zett76 3 года назад

@@guibox3 that's the title of the episode in the movie anthology "Cat's Eye" (1985), isn't it? 🙂 Same story, I think.

@paletteandeasel5167 2 года назад

I remember reading The Mist back in the early 80’s and thinking it was one of the scariest stories I ever read. I was glad that they finally made it into a movie. I think the movie actually had a better ending than the book. The Stand and IT are my favorite novels.

@TraceyMush 2 года назад

Yikes! The movie ending was a despairing thing. l've never heard anyone say they liked the end. l liked King's ending where we get to decide what happened next.

@paletteandeasel5167 2 года назад

I liked the ending of the movie better because it was an actual ending in the movie and not left ambiguous, as to what happened to them. I do agree that the ending in the movie was depressing, but for effect, I left the theater feeling …despair. I could feel the hopelessness and despair of the protagonists, and that’s why I feel like it was a better ending. Maybe King thought this kind of an ending would be too bleak and chose to give the protagonists some hope for the future. King himself actually stated that he “loved” the new ending in the movie.

@jackhawk5543 Год назад

Nah ambiguous just felt so right, he didn't know what was out there and they were going to try a find survivors. It felt like Half-life. The super depressing suicide ending just isn't good for anything but shock value and the convenient army timing is bs.

@thefilmsett Год назад

Is my favourite have seen the film and read it a few times

@whatisaroy Год назад

@@TraceyMush even Stephen King himself stated he liked the film’s ending better than his own.

@JacWarner 3 года назад

King is a remarkable writer. He’s given so much to so many people. I shout out to Billy Martin

@laalaa99stl 3 года назад

Wouldn't it be somethin' to have such a rich catalog of titles to chose from that your top five doesn't even include The Green Mile or The Shining?!

@Matthew.E.Kelly. 3 года назад

*The Green Mile* is certainly a landmark title for me because up until that point I'd only read comic books as serial titles, & those only occasionally. The wait for the next month's "issue" to come out was unbearable in a way I wouldn't experience again until 10, 15 years later when I started reading new Avengers comics 😆 It was quite an experience as a reader, that's for sure, & it certainly made me appreciate monthly releases being collected into a single book even more, too.

@wandasetzer1469 3 года назад

@@Matthew.E.Kelly. That really made me mad at Stephen King. It was just fine for him, he already knew the story. I was out here like a junkie waiting for the next fix.

@amazingsupergirl7125 3 года назад

Yes! I think all of his novels have been on the best seller list. It’s just amazing how he churns out excellent content every year. The Shining is my second favorite after IT.

@amyelizabeth529 3 года назад

Or Shawshank Redemption?

@amyelizabeth529 3 года назад

@@amazingsupergirl7125 "IT" still scares me 30 years later. I mistakenly read the book during the summer in which I was 12 yrs old - without telling my mother. I still have nightmares from having read it; am terrified of clowns; and get goosebumps whenever I see yellow raincoats. 😳

@tonianita1 2 года назад

I've loved him since I was 19 and I'm 60 now. My first book was Salem's Lot. I started reading it on the train journey to work from Rayleigh to London and when I got to London I thought "fuck it", stayed on the train and read it all the way home again. Literally read it til it was done. I hated that job...

@vminhope3040 4 месяца назад

Reading is an escape from life. I’ve always loved books. I noticed my favorite movies were all written by him. As an adult, reading has become a chore. I am also afraid I will stay up all night like how I used to 😂 I remember my stepdad getting mad at me for reading all the time I felt like Matilda in my family.

@patrickbyrne9631 2 месяца назад

@@vminhope3040 I think reading should be more about reflecting on life than escaping it

@maxmoon2254 3 года назад

To me “The Stand” is his epic and my personal favorite. “Salem’s Lot” followed by “It” the scariest. “The Shining” and “Night Shift”

@ABC-yt1nq 3 года назад

For me the movie version of Salem's lot, with David Soul, is my favourite King adaptation and still one of the most frightening horror movies ever: the vampire child, scratching at the upper storey window still chills me.

@christianbrienesse 3 года назад

The Shining didn’t work for me, although I completely get why people love it. My personal favourite would be Cujo followed by Different Seasons (all four novellas) and Wizard and Glass. Though I still have around half of his left to read.

@AlexS-ei7kp 3 года назад

Read the dark tower series. It’s an absolute masterpiece and shares some characters

@phoenixfox2697 3 года назад

@@AlexS-ei7kp The Dark Tower series is his magnum opus and ties most of his books into a multi-verse.

@ladydeerheart1 3 года назад

The Dark Tower series were his absolute best works.

@thehavocmiranda 3 года назад

" The shining " and " It " were two of my favorite books ever.

@movielover6042 3 года назад

Same!!!

@BoomstickAsh 3 года назад

Me too. I love a lot of King’s books, but my number one is IT, followed very closely by The Shining at two.

@holliswilliams8426 3 года назад

I tried reading It but got bored with it. One of the few books I have ever started without finishing.

@thehavocmiranda 3 года назад

@@holliswilliams8426 I was bored in the beginning too...But once you relate tô those kids you start to enjoy their lifestyle and day by day narrative

@Kevinakletva Год назад

@coffin_king_1897 Год назад

A novella by Stephen King that doesn't get mentioned very often that I really enjoyed was the girl who loved Tom Gordon. Just the first few pages had me so intrigued and invested in the story.

@Maison05 Год назад

I agree. I love that book.

@lexiracc5826 Год назад

I love that book so much

@Kevinakletva Год назад

@syedzaidi5726 Год назад

She gets lost in the woods with music but gets found thank god

@ashleywalser578 Год назад

My first ever Stephen king book and forever my favorite!!!

@DB2ID 3 года назад

I rate "The Stand" up there among the great American novels. He's not the artist that Faulkner or McCarthy were/are, but he's a superior storyteller.

@sydnidowney3598 3 года назад

One of my favorites. Along with short story…SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

@niveknanorc7316 3 года назад

the Stand got me started on a long journey through life with King, not his first, Carrie, that movie was already everywhere so i did,nt have to read it, but maybe i should one of these days~

@jenniferayling275 3 года назад

The Stand is the best ever.

@ojay6969 3 года назад

@@jenniferayling275 I agree. 'The Stand' was miraculously in my bedroom (left by a relative) while I was bedridden as a 12 year old with very bad flu (kinda felt a little too close to home :) ). I have read every single book of his that I can find.

@ramhaven2322 Год назад

I spent a week in high school reading the stand , could not wait to get home to read it. Was disappointed in the movie/series when it came out i always pictured Robert Duvall as Randall flag

@danewiskow3680 3 года назад

I love "The Shining." One of my favorite horror stories. "11.22.63" is an epic read and one of the fewest books that have made me cry at the end. Stephen King is one of the best modern authors ever!

@selenaevangeline 3 года назад

I really felt an emotional warmth with 11.22.63. And yes, the ending got me as well!

@sidewalksurfer96 2 года назад

@@selenaevangeline hulu made a show from 11.22.63

@selenaevangeline 2 года назад

@@sidewalksurfer96 - Yes, I have it on my "to watch" list. 😀

@jclyntoledo 2 года назад

Omgosh I was looking for this! I got 11.22.63 recently bc I loved the mini series in hulu so much. I was hoping this was a good choice bc omgosh that book is huge and I also I don't really buy books.

@billyrichards8834 Год назад

Be on the lookout for MY book, "Aisles of Madness," due out NEXT Summer. An absolutely TERRIFYING journey into the bowels of hell ... and back.

@stormh1305 Год назад

I grew up reading many of Stephen kings books since my mom was/is a HUGE fan of him. My top 5 books are: 1) Firestarter (honestly one of my all time favorites books PERIOD) 2) The Mist 3) The Stand 4) The Gunslinger (vol 1 of the dark tower series) 5) Duma Key And an honorable mention goes to Children of the Corn

@casey3635 Год назад

Loved Fire Starter and Duma Key! Really didn't like any Dark Tower stuff. Good list!

@lilyreynolds5858 Год назад

I really like it, the best book I’ve ever read

@付和雷同-j5b Год назад

For some reasons, "Lucky Quater" is came up with my mind when I asked what's my favorite Stephen King's story...then I think of "The Last Rung on the Ladder". I read dozens of his novels, translated version only by the way, but I always like his short stories over novels (except a couple of my favorites). I also like "Nona", "Willa", "Jerusalem's Lot" and best of the best is always "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut".

@matej9368 Год назад

Misery, Shining?

@ericortega1745 Год назад

What about a bazaar of bad dreams. Ever read it?.

@gaillewis5472 3 года назад

"They taste just like lady fingers..." This one really stuck with me. Dolores Claiborne and Cujo were like soap operas. I got so invested in the characters that I couldn't put the books down. King writes like he's talking to a neighbor while they're both sipping cold beers. Pet Semetary gave me nightmares. So good.

@scalare70 3 года назад

Ditto about Pet Sematary. It was the first book i read of Stephen King. After that i too got hooked. Misery is also one of my favs!! An amazing writer. (Dean Koontz is also a top notch writer)

@TheHSIHP 3 года назад

I loved reading Cujo

@holliswilliams8426 3 года назад

I read ''Pet Sematery'' and ''Cujo'' as a young teen but not sure the writing would hold up if I tried to read them now.

@rumblefish9 3 года назад

Love love love Dolores Claiborne.

@RahulAbhyankar19 2 года назад

+1 for Pet Semetary, such a good book!

@charlotte754 3 года назад

I love Stephen king, my world would be have been so much duller without him

@bell_izan 5 месяцев назад

My favourite one is "The institute"

@rrrob19 3 года назад

Can anyone read “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” and NOT hear Morgan Freeman narrating it?

@kevlarskeeper4927 3 года назад

Agreed, love Morgan Freeman, but kind of funny, Red was Irish

@Adam-im3uz 3 года назад

Stephen himself touches on that very idea in the introduction to The Stand.

@gspendlove 3 года назад

I have the audiobook, which is narrated by the late great Frank Muller. Besides the author himself, the absolute best reader of Stephen King's work.

@swordguy4183 3 года назад

LOL

@ThirdEngr 3 года назад

Morgan Freeman is an iconic actor, one of the greatest today but yeah, he’s got a a very distinct and rich voice that makes him perfect to narrate. Hence why he’s gotten narration work too.

@ladydeerheart1 3 года назад

I thought he'd say The Dark Tower was the heaviest. It took over twenty years to find out what happened with Roland / The Gunslinger. It affected my world.

@kantraxoikol6914 3 года назад

and he ended it so very BADLY. . . it's almost like he had a deadline and writers block in the same period...he went all over the place , explained nothing, and ended it without getting to the damn TOWER

@kalmonds 3 года назад

so true. . .changed my LIFE

@wronglever8130 3 года назад

@@kantraxoikol6914 They definitely got to the tower. Did you not finish the book? The ending was supremely unsettling, but I can't imagine thinking it's just "bad and explains nothing."

@johngurlides9157 3 года назад

That series started out so good. I loved the first few books! No comment about the rest.

@Kevinakletva Год назад

@jamesj9744 2 года назад

The Stand (unabridged) was a book that help turn me into a lifelong reader. I didn't have a lot of social problems in school, but I was isolated for a few months of the beginning of my freshman year at a new high school. The Stand was what I did at night for a few weeks. Thank goodness there weren't apps and smartphones in 1994, or I might have wasted that time. I guess at this point, I've read 80% or so of what he has published. I'm going through the Dark Tower series now and my appreciation is growing.

@joshworkman2907 3 года назад

Stephen King is a real inspiration, he deserves the love for his wonderful work over the years. I really appreciate his talent that he had shared to the world in his inspiring stories

@Elphaba1952 2 года назад

I've read every book, novelette & short story Sai King has ever had published. I am but one of his legion of Constant Readers. The man is a prolific genius and a great humanitarian. The world would be a much poorer place without him in it. 📖📚💗

@lucasnyman5424 2 года назад

what were ur favs

@glennmason6982 Год назад

I’d like to know too. I’m a ‘casual’ SK fan and have read The Shining, Stand etc. I’d love to have an expert reco for lesser known gems. Thanks in advance!

@billyrichards8834 Год назад

Be on the lookout for MY book, "Aisles of Madness," an absolute mind bogling journey into the depths of hell, due out NEXT Summer.

@latze74 Год назад

@@glennmason6982 Just like the OP said, I think I've read everything he's ever published. If you haven't already, please give "Carrie" a shot. Also I would recommend "Under the dome" - one of his somewhat recent (after his drug-addiction years ) novels. I passionately hate the ending, but the journey itself is just...awesome doesn't even begin to describe it. The man is a master in both psychology and sociology.

@TheStephenKingdom Год назад

You might dig our series!

@joshuawaldrep40 2 года назад

Dolores Claiborne was an amazing novel. One of my favorites and the film is in my top 10 movies of all time. Can't go wrong with Kathy Bates.

@GenghisWanghis Год назад

The audiobook is great

@nickschiller1080 8 месяцев назад

Crazy her first role was Miseray and she only did Broadway before that film.

@obviouscaptain2931 3 года назад

The stand was my favorite. Gave me a lasting love of reading.

@emsleywyatt3400 3 года назад

Loved short story: "The Raft". Novels, one from early one from late. "The Dead Zone" and "11-22-63". They're almost counterpoints in a way I'm almost certain wasn't intended. Both the main characters were teachers with knowledge of the future. Both dealt with an assassination, one trying to prevent it, the other moved to perform it himself.

@robinsonshe06 3 года назад

I’m taking notes,!

@MilesWilliams88 3 года назад

11/22/63 is such a great book! I liked The Dead Zone a lot, too.

@Kylopod 3 года назад

When I read "11/22/63," I did notice the parallels with "The Dead Zone." Both deal with the moral dilemma of having foreknowledge of future events and being willing to kill to stop them from occurring (the old "Would you kill Hitler as a baby?" question).

@Sammy-il1qf 3 года назад

11-22-63 definitely up there as one of my favourites of SK's!

@joolzg1936 3 года назад

Yes 11/22/63 was a brilliant read!

@jekw23 Месяц назад

His speaking is just as natural and entertaining as his writing. As easy to listen to as he is to read.

@FabledGentleman 3 года назад

One of my favorites is the Four Past Midnight Story, The Langoliers. That is one seriously trippy story that just sucked me in.

@laurenbraden7317 3 года назад

Good tv movie too.

@betsyab121 3 года назад

Yes! I love the Langoliers!

@EthanS1481 3 года назад

Loved the Sundog story from that book!

@titusmccarthy 2 года назад

@@laurenbraden7317 Movie was shite.

@lindsayeller8649 3 года назад

Bag of Bones is one of my favorite books of all time.

@kristamkm 3 года назад

This one was a true “haunting” book. Very well written and I found it different from the majority of his work.

@Javier_Jimenez71 2 года назад

1. The Stand 2. Christine 3. Misery 4. It 5. The Dark Tower series

@Redmenace96 3 года назад

The Stand, Apt Pupil, Survivor Type, Night Shift, The Mist, Children of the Corn..... Always thought he was a master of the short story. Many of his novels are too, too long. The dude has been writing, prolifically, for 60 years! So much material to choose from.

@funtimes8296 2 года назад

Isn't The Stand a really long book?

@NKA23 3 года назад

I couldn't even say which of his novels,novellas/short stories would by my "top 5 King stories", because I enjoyed everything I've read from this guy, since I read "Salem's Lot" when I was 12 or 13 after my older sister told me, she wouldn't finish it as it scared her too much. I am 50yo now and I sincerely hope I will get to read at least a dozen more of his novels.

@jhoelious8634 3 года назад

It's interesting how Stephen King is really perpetuating through generations I just finished Salem, and I'm 16, I really hope he lives for a few more decades, I feel that his new books are as good as the old ones.

@gaillewis5472 3 года назад

I forgot I read Salem's Lot. I'm glad that Hollywood gave The Mist the proper treatment. We needed good special effects to do justice to those interdimentional creatures.

@Juandomngz 3 года назад

Stephen is one of the greatest, i just read "Salem's Lot" which was published 22 years before i was born, that book creeped me out, i'm a full grown man now and that book made me feel PURE TERROR AND HOPELESSNESS, loved it, now i'm reading "The Shining".

@griffthewiz Год назад

The Dark Tower, it's sequels and numerous short stories have been my favorite since college.

@barney577 3 года назад

My favourite is "Pet sematary", not only because it's the one I read in first, not because of its creepy and dramatic story but because of the bizarre circumstances surrounding this book. I was 13, and I was rummaging in my grandmother's cupboard and I find this book with its creepy and mysterious cover, I take it, I ask my grandmother: is it yours, she says no, so is it mom's job? But no, she replied! So it's Lorette's book (my cousin), again no! Nobody could tell me where this book came from ...And it's still a mystery today. And so began my story with Stephen king's books.

@JamieSuzanne69 Год назад

That's a really bizarre story! How fascinating.

@barney577 Год назад

@@JamieSuzanne69 yes 🤓 Still wonder sometimes what happened..Sometimes you find a book and sometimes the book find you! 😉

@ramijkhan9038 Год назад

The movie made out of the book is pure trash!

@barney577 Год назад

@@ramijkhan9038 The Mary Lambert movie is cool, but the remake 🤮

@Keovar Год назад

I got my start with Skeleton Crew, borrowed from my mom at some point when I was still in the single-digit ages. His short story anthologies are still favorites, because they leave a lot of room for you to carry on the story in your own head. I’m not a writer, but running a D&D game I’ve found some similar feelings come up as the story takes on a life of its own and ideas just show up seemingly from nowhere. Being a Stephen King reader has probably helped a great deal, because it developed my creative imagination in ways few other things have. Coming up with weird horrific monsters to throw at the party is a lot of fun, even though I’m quietly cheering for the group to defeat the things in some clever way.

@joemoe8488 3 года назад

The Dead Zone is so good and a bit underrated… Duma Key too

@croter7366 3 года назад

Duma Key doesn't get enough love

@Neat0_o 3 года назад

Man I just couldn’t love fun’s key. It is so slow and kinda boring. It hurts to say that because king is my favorite author but damn.

@victoriasmith2630 3 года назад

Hated both Duma and Bag of Bones.Mr Mercedes was better

@Boygonebad 3 года назад

Duma Key was good but the ending reveal was kind of meh

@barney577 3 года назад

so agree with you with Duma Key, no one ever notice this one, I hope there will be a movie or a serie on this book one day!

@zt1788 2 года назад

I never considered myself a Stephen King fan. I knew I'd read some of his books and I always liked them, but he never came to my head when people ask me my favourite writer. A few weeks ago, my wife pointed out that I was reading "another Stephen King.." and I was confused why she pointed it out as it didn't seem that much. So I sat down and counted them out. I've read 41 Stephen King books in my life.. Turns out I am a much much bigger Stephen King fan than I thought.

@sorasorisora 3 года назад

I swear the last time Stephen King was a guest here face to face, he also promoted a book. What a prolific writer.

@Eidlones 3 года назад

Well he writes like, 2-3 stories a year, so...

@waryaawariiri1812 3 года назад

Who wrote more, him or John Grisham?

@matt_cah 3 года назад

@@waryaawariiri1812 Steven king created a pen name because his publisher wouldn't publish more than one book a year to not ruin his brand. I rest my case.

@nonaboccalupo7733 3 года назад

@@matt_cah yea and they where better than what he writes now, go figure Bachman books

@Roof_Pizza 3 года назад

The number of books he's written resembles a sperm count.

@sk70091 3 года назад

Misery is also one of my favorites. And King, you killed my favorite character with that bomb in The Stand, thanks for that!

@notme2day 3 года назад

Are you his #1 fan too? 😉😁

@reneetubeaddict9757 3 года назад

@@notme2day No 1 fan here! Would totally hold him captive for an extra volume of The dark tower! (But never hurt the master!)

@notme2day 3 года назад

@@reneetubeaddict9757 I also would hold him captive but more to get him to stop letting creative directors etc ruin "adapted to film" remakes of his books .. because that's why they bomb. LOL

@mitchell16 3 года назад

Baby can you dig your man

@DuchessofEarlGrey 3 года назад

@sk70091 He got that reaction from you. Mission accomplished ;)

@christianvelasquez9198 2 года назад

"The Body" really do have a special place in his heart

@Rebecca-qx1et 3 года назад

One of my favorite authors of all time since forever, I will always be thankful for his genius. Thank you Mr King. 😊

@cognitogrrl 3 года назад

Surely I can't be the only here who loves "Cell"? I've read it several times and just keep getting more out of it each time.

@rodshepherd5769 18 дней назад

I loved the premise of The Dead Zone Johnny’s precognition and what this ultimately leads to leaves you thinking very hard

@eshim3961 3 года назад

I have been a Stephen King fan since I was a kid. I've always had a keen sense of what can and can't happen in the real world, so though the books and the movies didn't really scare me, I always found them entertaining. The one that I did and still do find terrifying is Cujo; there was nothing Supernatural about the situation, and it was something that could really have happened.

@derekboardman9995 3 года назад

I know what you mean. The only story of his that gave me a nightmare was Misery for the same reason.

@heatherpage9504 2 года назад

I remember watching Salems lot when it came out 79 tonight movie I slept with my curtains closed

@donna25871 3 года назад

Stand By Me has to be one of the best Stephen King adaptations.

@notme2day 3 года назад

Shawshank.

@mroctober3583 3 года назад

Cat's Eye lol jk

@reneeschwider6136 3 года назад

Is that the movie 🎥?

@Smoove_J 3 года назад

@@reneeschwider6136 yep, adapted from The Body, one of his novellas.

@Smoove_J 3 года назад

Shawshank has got to be the best. It was a forgettable read, and they took it and made one of the greatest films of all time,

@BL-mf3jp 2 года назад

The Jaunt was his best story. “LONGER THAN YOU THINK DAD!” IT, the shining and 11/22/63 were his best books.

@vijaywarkade7873 4 месяца назад

It still haunts me

@seannaki 3 месяца назад

I just got chills…

@EntoSanto 2 года назад

I admire this man so much. The dedication level he has is so insane.

@ABC-yt1nq 3 года назад

King's book "On Writing" is fabulous. Half autobiography, half writing guide. I'd highly recommend it.

@hopeemch 3 года назад

ABC 123: I did and as a writer I consider it my handmaiden.

@evafrostell2875 2 года назад

"Survivor type" was absolutely disgustingly fantastic! Who the hell else can one come up with such a morbid story? I read it YEARS ago, and if I am not wrong, it ended with something like "chicken fingers". Gruesome and as with everything from Stephen King, he makes me believe in ANYTHING when my nose is in his books. Love this genius of a writer!

@cecilcin4455 2 года назад

ladyfingers they taste just like ladyfingers

@jimsbooksreadingandstuff 2 года назад

'Ladies' fingers', because he was a surgeon, in his earlier life the character did his utmost to protect his fingers, so they were like a woman's fingers when he came to eat them....

@mayday9718 Год назад

@@jimsbooksreadingandstuff "Lady fingers" is what he calls them. Lady fingers are a type of sponge cake "cookie."

@billyrichards8834 Год назад

If you think that's something, be on the lookout for MY book. "AISLES of Madness." An absolutely TERRIFYING journey into the bowels of hell and back. Due out NEXT Summer.

@kelliesellers8935 Год назад

"Ladyfingers, they taste like ladyfingers." 🔪🖐😋😲

@megheighway8681 3 года назад

He's done more for my faith than he'll ever know.

@babyboy1971 3 года назад

Can you expand on that? I feel similarly!

@megheighway8681 3 года назад

@@babyboy1971 - it's hard to describe but basically for me I feel comforted through his work (especially the Dark Tower series) because it reminds me that "there are other worlds than these," and that this life is only one element of a larger, breathtaking story. His work is literally soothing to me.

@thomasmcintosh2977 Год назад

That's sad. His work can't save your soul. His work can't save you from burning in Hell.

@BlackCat-dm7se 3 года назад

"Hearts in Atlantis" by far is my fav King novel, followed by "Fire starter"

@Novadrome 3 года назад

Hearts In Atlantis was much better than I expected.

@CoyPowers 3 года назад

Gawd yes. That one breaks me every time I read it.

@johngurlides9157 3 года назад

I loved the book but the film was pointless and a huge disappointment.

@honorsilverthorne7227 3 года назад

That's my favorite too.

@CoyPowers 3 года назад

@@johngurlides9157 I had heard that so many times that I never bothered with the film.

@mort.90 2 года назад

My favorite book by Stephen King is Rose Madder, a story that describes domestic violence. As a matter of fact, that's the reason I became interested in reading more of his books!

@willowbrooks 2 года назад

That was a great book

@gratefullyliving6576 2 года назад

@@willowbrooks agreed

@daredevil595 Год назад

After I read a book I get the audiobook. The audiobook for Rose Madder is duel narrated in male & female depending if the chapter was on Rose or her husband. King himself read the husband's chapters.

@STOPSYPHER Год назад

YES!!!! THANK YOU!!! Rose Madder will forever be my favourite book. It had me hooked from the very first page. Disturbed would be a better word, but it had my attention to say the least. You’re literally the only other person I’ve seen ever mention the book. Criminally underrated. The antagonist made me so beyond uncomfortable throughout the entire story. That book is also the reason I’ve gotten heavily invested in his other works 😂. Happened out of complete fluke too. I was at a freecycle at my local dump with free books to take, and I saw this all matte black book, with nothing but a shiny red rose on the front cover, and the title in glittery red writing along the side, with “STEPHEN KING” right above. I grabbed it on a whim, turns out it’s a first edition without its sleeve. That book got me through rehab and I’ll always love it.

@STOPSYPHER Год назад

@@daredevil595 oh god, I don’t even wanna hear Stephen king say some of the things said in that book by the husband 😂.

@melb8352 3 года назад

Misery, my all time favorite. Even the movie was amazing 👏 😍 🙌

@TravelinBand747 3 года назад

So many of them are great. My personal favorite book is "''Salem's Lot" and my favorite short story is "Quitters Inc." which was in Night Shift.

@RictusHolloweye 3 года назад

I think Salem's Lot was his first book. Definitely my favourite of his.

@LeeStJohn-ym4df 3 года назад

Way too scary for me. I swore off of his books then and there!😄

@wandasetzer1469 3 года назад

@@RictusHolloweye I think it was Carrie. He'd been writing for a good while already, but not making a living. He, Tabitha and the kids were living in a trailer (I think) and he was teaching. The money didn't go far enough. He was going to throw Carrie away and Tabitha pulled it out of the trash. It was his first big hit with a publisher. He got a nice big check and he knew they weren't going to wonder where the next Wonder Bread was going to come from.

@MilesWilliams88 3 года назад

Quitters Inc is so good! Night Shift is great all around. My favorite is The Last Rung on the Ladder.

@RictusHolloweye 3 года назад

@@wandasetzer1469 - Ah, I think you're right.

@angelinasyphan8758 Год назад

Lisey's Story was a beautiful novel. So stunning, so stunning... It has to be one of my favorite novels of all time. I recommend getting the audio book.

@Jeremoid 3 года назад

Pet Sematary it's such a heartbreaking story, really got me on the part about the dad mourning at his son's funeral.

@kittitude 3 года назад

My fave SK book? Insomnia! I read it once a year and ♥ it so much.

@KevyNova 3 года назад

My favorite too!

@Meh-us7zc 2 месяца назад

Incredible read! I actually have a bald, white doctor and I swear I can never unsee the imagery from that book. Phenomenal.

@darktear099 Год назад

I LOVE the unabridged version of the Stand!!!

@olaoluwabode-omoleye356 3 года назад

The Stand is still my favorite King book.

@eleanormay729 3 года назад

I just love Stephen King and his books!

@wolfgirl13555 24 дня назад

I love the unabridged version of The Stand and have read it several times. I love Stephen King!

@michaelh3583 3 года назад

The Long Walk, The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, The Shining, Pet Sematary, and my personal favorite Revival.

@MilesWilliams88 3 года назад

I've read and loved every book you named except Revival. It seems like we have similar taste. I'm definitely going to give Revival a read soon.

@michaelh3583 3 года назад

@@MilesWilliams88 I genuinely did not expect to like it as much as I did but Revival simply captured me. I couldn't put it down.

@TheHSIHP 3 года назад

Revival is a great read!

@tpbfangirl 3 года назад

Revival is the most fucked up story/concept I think that's ever been imagined lol

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@KevyNova 3 года назад

I’ve read at least a dozen of his books and my favorite was Insomnia. It’s very underrated but it really got into my head more than any other.

@Failway- 2 года назад

I don't know man maybe it's because I only read it for the Dark Tower connections, but I felt the whole time I was reading, SK was just trying convince me that being old is cool.

@pennynutter Год назад

I LOVE that book; it is my favorite!

@arzuozer5717 3 месяца назад

The reading experience of It is unreached for me, and there is this beauriful short story Library Policeman, my absolute favorite Stephen King story. ❤❤❤

@Mario-R-3232 3 года назад

I've heard Stephen King before saying that his top 5 are: The Dark Tower, The Stand, Under the Dome, Secret Window and Lisey's story.

@bethlanders6608 3 года назад

i hated liseys story just couldn't get into it

@unprocessed_life 3 года назад

I would imagine it changes. My fave books change.

@SingingAesthetician 3 года назад

Under the Dome is my favorite, I wish someone would pick up the series and do a last season.

@tonyacosta4574 3 года назад

The Stand was the greatest book ever

@shanebriggs1039 Месяц назад

ders6608 Agee with you, didnt like it either, couldn't get into it also!!

@jayannakelley9051 3 года назад

Wow! He got me with mentioning ‘Led Zeppelin concert’.. just when you couldn’t love him more 🌟

@bobarcher5837 Год назад

Except for the fact that he says "play Free Bird" which isn't a Led Zeppelin song lol

@redrick8900 2 месяца назад

@@bobarcher5837 As some one in a band I can tell you that al of us get that shouted at them.

@RichKnight36 8 месяцев назад

"It's longer than you think, Dad." It's still my favorite ending to a Stephen King story ever.

@9s0lly_mauk9 3 года назад

Rose Madder is my favorite. I reread it about twice every year ❤️

@reidkonschuh2246 3 года назад

The Stand is my favorite book, and book turned into movie has got to be the Shawshank Redemption.

@QUICKBOOKS1 3 года назад

Shawshank stayed right with the story. Awesome!

@TraceyMush 2 года назад

The Institute was imo the best he's written in years and the best thing l've read in years. Loved it! He writes childrens' characters very well - Carrie, Firestarter, The Body, It...

@gheorghenegreanu8409 3 года назад

A real genius. I read almost all hes books, in my country i cant get some of them. All hes work is amazing, but my favorite was IT, so complex and powerful.

@famousrapper8561 2 года назад

Low men in yellow coats was much better

@gheorghenegreanu8409 2 года назад

@@famousrapper8561 Yeah ? I never read that, i will add it to my list. I saw in an article that this novel keeps close ties to the Dark Tower saga.

@famousrapper8561 2 года назад

@@gheorghenegreanu8409 it does.

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@joshuamartin2858 3 года назад

I remember the library policeman made me feel incredibly uneasy. And Salems lot is the one that stuck with me the most.

@Jude74 17 дней назад

One of my all time favorite story tellers.

@snowytyler3793 3 года назад

Omg I’m so excited he said “The Body” AKA Stand by Me!!❤️❤️ I think it’s my all time favorite and we teach it to our juniors in lit class. As a kid I fell in love with the movie and as an adult, seeing the book capture the imaginations and feelings of young readers is so wonderful to experience. He just gets it. What it is to grow up, to figure out yourself and your family and your friends. There is literally something for everyone. As a kid, Gordie was my favorite character bc I loved to read and was always kinda lost in my own thoughts. As an adult, reading the book, their are just so many layers to all the characters and they are so well developed. It’s so cool how the story resonates even more after growing up, and seeing the way kids connect it to their pwn lives is one of the best things a teacher can see. They actually enjoy reading it bc it’s honest and real in a way that captures what it means to be human. ❤️

@rauldeluna1 3 года назад

Eyes of the Dragon is my favorite.

@gveronique18 3 года назад

It was amazing! I'm sad we never got the follow up story of Thomas and Dennis on the trail of Flagg.

@Scott-wq5lk 3 года назад

Agreed; I enjoy stating that my favorite Stephen King book is not a horror novel

@suzannemcneal7320 3 года назад

I believe he wrote that for his children, particularly his daughter. She wouldnt read his books because she doesnt like horror, so he wrote one just for her and her brothers. I find this delightful and very sweet.

@rauldeluna1 3 года назад

@@suzannemcneal7320 Yes. Also, its poor reception by his fan base was the inspiration for the plot to Misery.

@kantraxoikol6914 3 года назад

see, that's not a well known book! it was his only attempt at pure fantasy i loved it. the Talisman was fantastic read also , close to fantasy with epic adventure...always felt this would make a great movie

@Bbqaddict84 6 месяцев назад

Bin reading his books since I was a 10 year old . And I can tell that my favorite book and miniseries is the Stand . Stephen King is the best storyteller out there . And for me a true hero

@esbenandersen5706 3 года назад

Top 5 and doesn't include The Gunslinger? The first line still gives me chills of anticipation. _The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed._ That book was awesome!

@sk70091 3 года назад

That's like my least favorite King book :P

@rocknrollnichole1071 3 года назад

Yes. I thought he would have mentioned one of them, considering that so much he wrote outside of it tied in.

@notme2day 3 года назад

@@rocknrollnichole1071 so many tie in.