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I think the best were Cujo and Misery. Except maybe for Richard Laymon, I`ve never read anything that kept me as interested as Misery. His movies are mostly let downs though . . . The difference is: King`s stuff is just that little far fetched while Richard Laymons` books are actually plausable, not all of them of course but more so than King. The chances of Aliens landing and taking over the world are a lot slimmer than the possibility of a sexual predator chasing after his ex wife for instance. . . . For people who enjoy King I cannot recommend Laymon enough! Go out try it, you`ll probably love it!

Hello! I'm an avid Stephen King reader as well. I have a question about one book though ...
The end of IT. I got lost when the giant tortoise burped the universe? Would someone kindly explain this bizarre part for me? <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> No matter how many times I read that section ... I'm just lost.

I liked the early King books. Among my favourites are The Stand, Misery and Salems Lot. There's no disputing his ability to write, but I always feel a little let down by some of his story matter.

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heya everybody!
i have been addicted to king since i first picked up the shining at age 12!
i have read;
the Shining, the Stand (uncut), Needful Things, Skeleton Crew, Four Past Midnight, Different Seasons, Dolores Claiborne, Rose Madder(my favorite!), It, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, the Tommyknockers, Salems Lot,Everythings Eventual and Danse Macabre(non-fiction)
i have seen;
the Shining (both the Nicholson version and the mini-series King wrote himself), Pet Cemetary 1&2, Cujo, Thinner, Children of the Corn, Creepshow 1&2, Rose Red, Storm of the Century, Dolores Claiborne, Misery, the Stand, Needful Things and Salems Lot.

King hooks you in and doesn't let you go til you turn the last page at 5 am...lol, i read and re-read his books!

I notice that you've seen the film of Misery, but never read the book. Read the book. It's a lot darker and far better than the film.

thanks for the tip Shaun! i'll be sure to pick up a copy during my next trip to the bookstore!

I am reading "The Talisman" by Stephen King and Peter Straub

reading Paperback book has 770 pages

I am on page 69

I don't read much Stephen King, but the ones I liked are Misery and The Shining.

The Talisman was co- written with Peter Straub, an excellent author in his own right! I often see it in used form available on Amazon.com.
You should also then read Black House, the sequel to The Talisman.

I just got through re-reading "Black House" - love that book!

King is who got me hooked when I was just a kid in the 5th grade - "Firestarter" was my first, and I devoured everything afterwards (well, all of his fiction, never really read the other stuff).

"Cell" was pretty cool, but I've been struggling bad with his last book - "Lisey's Story". I can't even seem to get out of the first chapter, and I've never had that problem with one of King's books before. Has he just "lost it" since his retirement/come back?