Stephen King wrote a lot.
If God were as busy as Stephen King
He would not have rested on that seventh day.
Stephen King wrote as many books almost
as God put up stars
but not all of them were good.
None of them were duds
but only a few shine — you know them:
‘The Shining’, for instance, ‘Misery’,
the first third of ‘It’, the novella ‘Stand by Me’.
Maybe that’s all we can hope for —-
in a long and busy life only a few of our works
will shine.
*have I left any good ones out?
*what’s your favourite King book?
*which have you read over and over?
John Malone 
The Stand
Green Mile
The Dark Tower Series
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ahh yes: ‘Green Mile’ certainly and to be fair to Stephen King I never gave ‘The Stand’ much of a chance and ‘The Dark Tower’ didn’t appeal, I think because I thought it was Fantasy more than pure Horror
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‘On Writing’ is my favorite.
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I had forgotten this one; some say it’s the best book on writing ever !!! I loved it and found it very valuable; thanks 🙂
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I actually liked Running Man and The Long Walk. The Shining isn’t really up there in my preferences, but I loved Misery. Don’t really enjoy his more contemporary stuff, like Mr Mercedes.
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I had a skim read of Mr. Mercedes but couldn’t get into it either. ‘The Running Man’ I know and like. If I remember correctly it was written under a pseudonym. ‘The Long Walk’ I don’t know. A few of his short stories like ‘Dune’ and especially ‘The Man in the Black Suit’ I really loved
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I loved Stephen King early on, and my love waned over the years as he branched out a bit. it was ‘me’ not him. I loved ‘the shining’ and ‘misery’ too, and my favorite short story was ‘the long walk’
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I’m the same, Beth; I would say to Stephen King in the words of Regurgitator’s old song: ‘I like your old stuff better than your new stuff’ 🙂
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The Long Walk was good in that now, years later, the allegorical meaning still comes to mind occasionally. Rose Madder was significant although I don’t remember why. I suppose I should reread that one.
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That’s two people who’ve mentioned the long walk; will have to look it up
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‘The Dead Zone’ sort of like my blog
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Lol. I checked your blog out — it looks pretty lively to me 🙂
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I agree completely that “On Writing” is a great book. As for his fiction, I really enjoy most of his work. Granted, most of my Stephen King experience comes from theatrical and television adaptations. I love movies, what can I say! That’s why I moved to LA to write them. 🙂 My favorites are The Green Mile, The Shining, Misery, Carrie, The Shawshank Redemption, The Stand, Firestarter, The Outsider, Children of the Corn, Christine…and of course – Stand by Me!! Love that film. I’m a horrible critic. I have a hard time criticizing anyone who has the will and creativity to share their art. Call me an optimist 🙂
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that is a great attitude, Kevin and it’s so good to hear from you. Yes, I had forgot about ‘Carrie’, both the film and the book. He’s written some great short stories too, especially ‘The Man in the Black Suit’. The man sure churns them out 🙂
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Pet Sematary.
Christine
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
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‘The Shawshank Redemption’, for sure; I had forgot that one; and yes, I did enjoy ‘Christine’ and ‘Pet Sematary’; it’s amazing you found this post after all this time —
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