Different seasons is the most underrated. All four stories are so well written. They also loosely link together, which is like a little side quest when you're reading.
You had me for a sec on Misery! I was like brooooooo I agree with you on almost all your books takes that’s why I love the channel. I was like woah this is the first time we are way off lol
Started The Stand this weekend at your recommendation! Excited for the journey. I highly recommend Everything’s Eventual. I love King’s short stories and that’s one of my favorite collections.
I'm so glad to see someone else has a similar opinion on Tom Gordon, and has the same favorites! I think I know what to expect as I continue going through the King catalog. Great video!
Great rankings 👍 I can see how hard it is for you to rank the lower books lol... I think I'd have a tough time too. Dark Tower 4: Wizard and Glass is my favorite of the series. Hopefully you like it!
Love watching other SK Tier lists! Great list and I’ve read everything from King and will start another read through again starting with If You Like It Darker once it comes out. ‘Salem’s Lot is my all time favorite!
Hahaa! "This is the ending of the video" I just found you on RU-vid and love your vids. I have read the Dark Tower series 3 times and every time I take the journey I love it. My absolute favorite book of the series is Wolves of the Calla. Please let us know your favorite when you are done.
I was amazed to learn how many Stephen King books I’ve read and forgotten about. Looks like you haven’t made it to one of my favorites yet - Under the Dome.
As another big King fan I’ve been ranking them as I go and feel the way you do that it can be hard! Even my lower rated ones I still had a most good time reading, I just liked them less than the ones at the top. This is what mine looks like so far 1. Dark Tower (full series, couldn’t choose a best) 2. 11.22.63 3. IT 4. The Shining 5. Pet Sematary 6. Black House 7. The Talisman 8. Different Seasons 9. Misery 10. Night Shift 11. The Dead Zone 12. Needful Things 13. Cujo 14. The Stand 15. Doctor Sleep 16. Eyes Of The Dragon 17. Fairy Tale 18. Salem’s Lot 19. The Long Walk 20. The Running Man 21. Christine 22. Firestarter 23. Danse Macabre 24. Roadwork 25. Carrie 26. Creepshow (comic) 27. Cycle Of The Werewolf 28. Bazaar Of Bad Dreams 29. Charlie The Choo Choo 30. Rage 31. Elevation
I loved this video. Fairly new to Stephen King and planning to read all of his books in chronological order. Carrie is the first of his books I read, and I loved it 😊
Definitely come back and see if your thoughts change on The Gunslinger when you finish the series. It's one of the best in the series once you realize how the story unfolds!!
Apt Pupil is actually the only story I have ever read that gave me nightmares. It is the scariest King writing for me because it is a real life type horror and very much showcases that the scariest monsters are humans. Would love to hear your take on it!!!
I think im the only person on the planet who loved the gunslinger, i really liked the fact that you didnt know what was going on and how the the dark towers finishes makes me like "the gunslinger" even more. Other from that great tier ranking but the shining will always be number 1 haha 👍
I like Gunslinger overall but I was interrupted about halfway through when I had my first daughter four years ago. I really want to pick it back up and complete it.
I also really liked it, but I did have to go back and reread parts a few times because I thought I missed something. Nope. Just a fever dream read. Lol. I still haven't finished the series, though.
Gunslinger and Wizard and Glass fight for my top spot. I love how bleak the world was and how Roland was just as bleak/ran down. Wish some of that kinda stayed. Drawing of the Three is the worst for me 😂
This is off topic but there is a book called The Titanic survivors Bookclub. Not sure if you’ve already heard of it or read it. Made me think of you when I saw it. It’s about people who were supposed to have been on the titanic but somehow didn’t end-up on the ship. They end up coming together and forming a bookclub. It sounds great!
I was laughing with your intro-because I’m exactly the same way! Read a book…BEST book ever. Eat a meal…BEST meal ever! 5 stars to 95% of books I read, and 1 star to the other 5%, with passionate rant reviews accompanying them! That’s just the way it is…
Oh my gosh, I'm the same way. "best book I ever read." almost every time. 😂🤣 Also, when you said The Gunslinger reads like a fever dream, you are not wrong. Such a fever dream. I haven't finished the video yet. Might comment again. 😂
I read The Langoliers 30 years ago, and really loved it, but then never read any other SK book.. A long gap without reading anything followed.. Got back to reading a couple years ago thanks to Science Fiction (Remembrance of earth's past trilogy). Now I have a list of 500 SF books to read XD BUT! I just received a neat HC copy of Pet Sematary! Let's see if that gets me to read more SK stuff.
I'm loving 11/22/63. It's a thick book and it's not going to take long to finish. Thanks to you for recommending it. Billy Summers is also good but not as, speaking of tier ranking. You did good!
As a dad, of young kids, I can confirm that Pet Sematary altered my life. The movie for Doctor Sleep is good, but it picks up where The Shining movie ended. Because of that, the end of the movie Doctor Sleep is completely different (because of the hotel).
My list thus far: 1 - It 2 - 11/22/63 3 - The Stand 4 - The Shining 5 - ‘Salem’s Lot 6 - Firestarter 7 - Night Shift 8 - Skeleton Crew 9 - The Dead Zone 10 - On Writing 11 - Christine 12 - Dolores Claiborne 13 - The Talisman 14 - The Eyes of the Dragon 15 - The Colorado Kid
Shattered you put fairytale in Eh. For me it's pretty great. The hunger games chapters were hectic. I'm up to book 5 in DT and so far the wastelands is my fav.
If I remember correctly, you don’t watch many shows, but season 2 of Castle Rock is a (sort of) prequel to Misery about a young Annie Wilkes. The show is worth a watch. There are tons of nods to the Stephen King multiverse.
Pet Sematary was my first Stephen King novel I ever bought and it's based on some true events in his life just look it up, he talks about how and why he didn't want to publish it, but it was his wife that made him change his mind.
One I could add is Thinner. Everyone jokes that King can’t finish a novel (King himself!)… but Thinner ended SO well. Also you should read/watch Mr. Mercedes and the Bill Hodges trilogy
I've actually never read a Steven King. But I always want to. I'm a mood reader and read like 7 books at a time. His books are so long and intimidating. Hahahah
I've only read 6 of these books and I agree 100% with everything you said. 11/22/63 Incredible.... Misery.... The only horror book that gave me true scares cause it's that GOOD!
You will love the rest of The Dark Tower. I agree in that The Gunslinger was my least favorite of the series. However, the whole series I would say was “life altering”
The body is my favorite short story by Stephen King. I love the movie so much as well, it just might be my favorite movie of all time. I have a feeling Stephen King just did a bunch of cocaine and drank a lot while writing the Gunslinger, because I had the same feeling about it. I read it in my early twenties, and I had no idea what the fuck was going on. So I never continued with the series. I bought the first three books at the time as well. I think it's something I'm going to check out soon again, because everyone seems to like it who's a Stephen King fan. I just have to get through the Gunslinger. 😂
no offense to Stephen King, but you will be reading so many more books, and I have a feeling ( actually, I know) that "the greatest book you've ever read" will change. However, you said that you do that all the time. 😊
