Tier ranking every Stephen King book I've read 

Thanks for sharing your story! That's really cool and powerful how that book was able to change your life.

That's awesome... great book..and keep going on your journey.

I really want to read the rest of the Bachman books that I haven't read.

I've heard it's great.

My least favorite King book so far. I just dont get the appeal for this one

Yea, I think the hedge animals, especially back then, would have looked really bad on screen. Nowadays they would be bad cgi lol. I did like the hedge maze in the movie. Have you read Doctor Sleep and if so what did you think about it being a big fan of The Shining?

@@BradProctorReads Have you seen the 1997 'Stephen King's The Shining'? They did the hedge animals in terrible 90s CGI!

I've never seen that version but know that it is a much more faithful adaptation than the Kubrick movie was. I'll have to see if I can find it somewhere to watch.

@@BradProctorReads Yes, very faithful. Unfortunately it's not remotely scary, has a very annoying Danny and some dodgy CGI. But I think it's worth a watch, it has some effective scenes and Rebecca De Mornay is a very good Wendy.

Same! It's my favorite, period. I would look over my shoulder while reading it lol Just absolutely love it

I've got a copy of it, just haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I'll probably get to it sooner rather than after though with the new anthology coming out with all the stories tying into The Stand.

I started reading it, just need to go back and finish it.

I think that Desperation does a better job at capturing what The Stand was going for

It’s overrated. First 400 pages are amazing, next 400 are mixed bag, climax is okay, and the last 100 pages mostly need not exist.

I'm guessing you've read the uncut version, just curious if you've read the original version and if you liked that one better?

Thanks, Todd! All the ones you mentioned are on my to read list of King's books.

Duma Key was hard for me to get through at times, but once I neared the end I was glad I stuck with it. Same with Lisey's Story. Hard to get through to start, but now I've read it 5 times 😅 It links with The Regulators in a way, in my opinion, too. I'm reading Needful Things right now, and have heard it's one of the best. I read and loved all the others you mentioned too lol

Glad you liked the video, appreciate you watching! Hope you enjoy IT and the rest of the books on your King journey.

Yea, I think as King's popularity soared his editors have become less inclined to have him cut parts of his novels.

Wishing you long days and pleasant nights on your journey towards the tower! How are you liking the series so far? I did start The Stand and got 400ish pages in but then got distracted by other books and haven't revisited it yet. I was really enjoying it though. Misery was so good. One of the times that both the movie and the book are great.

I've thought about reading his books in chronological order a few times. I'm going to have to commit to it one day.

Thanks, Cliff! I hope that you enjoy Billy Summers and Fairy Tale more than I did. After finishing the Dark Tower I did appreciate The Gunslinger a lot more than I did before. 11/22/63 is one I hear nothing but great things about so I do need to get to that one sometime soon. I started The Stand a year or so ago and got 400ish pages in but then got distracted by other books and haven't revisited it again. I was really enjoying it though and will probably start it over from the beginning when I do go back.

@@BradProctorReads I hope you enjoy 11/22/63 when you get to it! It really is a magnificent novel, in my opinion. Happy Reading!

I think I'll enjoy it quite a bit.

Happy reading on your journey to the tower! I think for the Dark Tower it's a case of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts if that makes sense. The overarching story through all 7 books is amazing.

Thanks! Under the Dome is one I still need to get to.

Yea, that's the section that was slower for me too.

I think I will. I'm currently listening to On Writing on audiobook right now and what King has mentioned about The Dead Zone has me interested for sure.

Thanks for watching!

Glad you liked the ranking! If you end up enjoying The Outsider you should go back and read the Bill Hodges trilogy (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch) as some of the characters appear or are mentioned in The Outsider. Also, you being a fantasy reader if you haven't already I highly highly recommend checking out the Dark Tower series. I think you'd really enjoy it.

I've been wanting to read Needful Things forever! I really love the cover for it.

That book did, didn't it. I really struggled with wanting to read anything after finishing that book.

Haha this is so interesting to hear, Fairy Tale was the book that got me out of my reading slump last year! I really loved it. My top Stephen King book is IT

Glad to hear that you liked Fairy Tale. IT is such a fantastic book. The ending is so bittersweet.

I just finished listening to Fairy Tale. I have owned it for a while on my Kindle, but never got to it. Downloaded a library app and it was available so I thought I'd try it. I have to say, I liked it. It wasn't my favorite, but it worked for me. (My favorite is Rose Madder, followed by Drawing of the Three and The Long Walk.)

I really wanted to like Fairy Tale and actually loved the first 150ish pages, but the rest was just a slog for me to get through. Depending on the day Draw of the Three is my favorite Dark Tower book. Eddie's introduction is fantastic.

I plan to read Desperation some day. I've heard that most people either like one or the other when it comes to those two books. I'm hoping I like Desperation a lot more than I did Regulators.

If that concept would have been fleshed out in a longer story and actual show how scary that would be it could have been so much better. Instead it was just like, "I don't like my neighbors but now we are friends, the end."

It is a skinwalker kind of monster but Holly comes in as a character later into the book. In the timeline The Outsider takes place after the events of the Bill Hodges trilogy.

Thanks! The Dead Zone hasn't been too high up on my priority list to read of his books, but a bunch of people have been commenting how good it is so that might be the next King book that I read now.

@@BradProctorReads How have you not read The Stand?? You must

We chose the best first lol.

I've got a copy, two actually. I've only ever heard nothing but great things about it.

I don't get the hate for the ending either. It's one of King's best endings with everything coming full circle. I get chills whenever I go back and read the last few pages of The Dark Tower.

Glad that you liked it more than I did. I enjoyed the first half way more than the second half of that book.

I'm about a third of the way through it, and I just. Can't. Do it. I don't know why this is a tough read for me, but it's killing me.

@@dawnpowers7626 I had a similar thought while reading it. I thought the first half was a little slow-but when it picked up, I was hooked. You should try to keep going, but if you really hate it, don't push yourself.

I was the opposite enjoying the first half more, but I did like the brief connection with The Shining nearer the end.

I really hope so. I found myself bored with The Regulators.

I appreciate that! Hope you enjoy the videos and book talk.

Thanks for watching! I definitely plan on reading The Stand and 11/22/63 eventually.

Haha that's funny. The bread must be protected at all costs!

I think I read it probably around 2017 or so.

Salem's Lot is an excellent choice. The Shining movie and book are quite different from each other. I like both versions though. Happy reading! Hope you enjoy Salem's Lot.

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IT is amazing! I've been eyeing Doctor Sleep on my shelf recently so that may be my next King read. I've been really wanting to watch the movie adaptation but have to read the book first.

It really is when you think about it.

I don't think that The Gunslinger is necessarily a bad book, just compared to the other books in the series it's my least favorite.

I hope I like Desperation more.

I do need to read The Long Walk and the other Bachman books. I didn't really notice the lawyer talk in the Outsider. I liked it overall but the ending felt a bit lackluster to me. I think putting Carrie in the Loved it tier is legit. It was much different than I was expecting and much better than the movies.

That's quick!

I did, too. My right hand was in a cast and the only thing I could do lefty was turn pages, so that's what I did. ONLY during the daytime. :)

@@dawnpowers7626 This is probably King's greatest achievement with this novel, creating a page-turner with over thousand pages. This is what distinguishes his best books, where he maintains tension from the first page. In other books, he sometimes just holds the reader's interest until he ratchets up the tension towards the end.

I've only ever read a handful of Lovecraft stories, none of which are his real popular ones, so I can't comment on if the ending of Revival ripped off Lovecraft or not. Is Silver Keys the story with the same ending?

@@BradProctorReads so, what I got was a compilation of 3 tales that can be viewed as a short novel. They are (in this order): The Statement of Randolph Carter, The Silver Key, Through the Gate of the Silver Key. If you have the opportunity (and time) please read all three of them. The ending of the last one is the ending Stephen King "borrowed"

I've got a big Lovecraft compendium so I'll check to see if those stories are in there. I'm guessing they should be since the book is supposed to be all of his works.

With the volume of books King has written, which is 80ish, there are bound to be some that readers don't like. No one is perfect and it'd be impossible to write so much and have everything you've written be perfect. Even if you are not a fan to say that he publishes his used toilet paper is just a garbage take. I agree that it is hard for indie and small press authors to get seen by a wide audience and have their books stocked in brick and mortar stores. I'm a big fan of indie publishing and support a ton of those books and authors on this channel. I have way more videos talking about indie small press books than I do about Stephen King.

@@BradProctorReads To call someone’s take a garbage take if they sincerely feel that way is not a valid criticism of their perspective. What if I were to take off my glasses and try to see this through another set of lenses? I tried to think of it from a different angle. What if they dislike King’s large body of work because most of it is not top tier? You didn’t place too many books at a very high level. So, to me, That’s fair. What if the reference to used toilet paper is based on repeated overused King tropes? 1. Strange goings on 2. Oddballs come together 3. Evil strikes 4. Oddballs discover odd rituals or a particular way to fight back 5. Evil falls or does it 6. A sacrifice is made or an oddball dies 7. Evil is defeated Those items, adjusted for exact storyline, fit an awful lot of his work. He is extraordinarily popular and wealthy. He also reuses his own set of tropes nearly ad infinitum. It works for him. It isn’t just him. Most authors have their own linguistic tics or story narratives they favor. Not being negative about it, I’m just pointing out that it’s a possible explanation for the op harsh criticism. Myself, I don’t love him or hate him. I recognize and respect his success and understand why he’s successful. I also recognize that the bulk of his work is just not for me so I move on. Art is subjective. Different people, different perspectives, different styles.

I wasn't saying that them not liking King was a garage take. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on what they like and don't like, which is completely fine. What I think is a garage take is saying he publishes crap (his used toilet paper). It's subjectivity vs objectivity. You can not like his stories, or writing, or characters, or whatever, but to say that his writing is actually crap just isn't true. I can not like something but still appreciate the skill it took to create it.

I've read Cujo since I recorded this and enjoyed it.

@@BradProctorReads Christine is low key one of his most enjoyable reads

I feel like people don't talk about Chrisine much.

Green Mile and 11/22/63 are at the top my list for books of King's I want to read next.

@BradProctorReads I couldn't believe it was King's book when I first read the green Mile. it's so different to his usual stuff ( in my opinion) but it's brilliantly heartbreaking 11/22/63 I went into it only having read the blurb and it was very good, a long one but good! I watched the TV series after and well... that was a waste of time. After you picture a character for so long for them to be a complete 180 on TV 🤣

I've heard the TV series for 11/22/63 wasn't very good so I'll probably skip it lol. I think Green Mile and Shawshank are two of his books that most people can't believe he wrote.

Cool to hear that Carrie is your favorite! I think it's definitely a solid book and a great entry point into reading King. And yea, the ending to the book is so much better than what they did in the movies.

@BradProctorReads I actually hated the ending to the book. I'm a huge fan if Carrie, so having to witness her die is painful for me. I'd recommend watching the 2002 TV movie, because it feels like the book for the most part, but with a better ending.

It's meh for me, but I love the series as a whole.

I only smack my lips every 16 seconds thank you very much.

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