What's on your Stephen King reading list?

[dsurrett]

Which books are on your Stephen King "to be read" list? If you've read them all, please don't laugh at or ridicule those of us who haven't. :blush:
My list includes Cujo, Pet Sematary, and 11/22/63, and will be added on as I complete these. At the moment I'm still on Under the Dome.
Long days and pleasant nights.

[GNTLGNT]

...mine are all on the re-read list at this point....

[J.T. Adams]

Patiently awaiting for . . .

As GNTGNT once put it(and i'm paraphrasing), Wind through the doohickey or somethinorother.

[The Nameless]

Well, as I am still fresh in the world of King, pretty much all of them - I have only read Carrie, IT (my favourite), 4 Past Midnight, Pet Semetary, and I am about 50 pages away from the end of the Shining. I could probably prioratize a short list together:

11/22/63
Desperation
Duma Key
The Stand (Uncut version)
Dreamcatcher
Dark Tower 1: The Gunslinger

That is in no particular order, my collection thus far contains (as well as the above 6, and my 5 read) 13 others including DT 2-4.

[Jojo87]

There is many. Full dark No stars. And I really want to read Colorado Kid because I got Haven to Christmas present and I've seen it already and the series was good. 11/22/63 is still on my "to be read" list and yes haven't read Eyes of the Dragon either. Maybe someday it got a chance to read these books too.

[hink64]

Reading 11/22/63 right now, cant put the damn thing down

[hink64]

You have an impressive list. I have read them all except Dreamcatcher (11/22/63 in progress). Good story so far. I have been reading King for 30yrs or so.

[momone53]

Under the Dome, Blockade Billy, Wind through the Keyhole, Colarado Kid

[Debbie913]

The only SK books I have not read yet are On Writing, Danse Macabre, and Faithful. I have them all now....I just haven't gotten around to them yet. I am currently, finally!, re-reading The Stand. It is actually my first time reading the unabridged version. I read it the first time before the unabridged version was released. I also have 'Salem's Lot on my to-read list, as I haven't read that one for a long time. I barely remember it.

[Mr. Palmer]

The only King book I haven't read is INSOMNIA. And Lord know I've tried. I usually get to around the 500 page mark and simply give up. I can't take it. However, this year I plan to conqueor that beast. I shall read that sucker before the dust settles!

[ItFan]

There are so many (I didn't think there would be this many left!): Bag of Bones, Black House, Blockade Billy, Book of the Dead, Christine (reading just now), The Collective (not really sure what this is but it's on my Kindle!), All of the DT series, Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, Different Seasons, Duma Key, Everything's Eventual, Four Past Midnight, Hearts in Atlantis, Just After Sunset, Lisey's Story (started previously but never got into it), The Long Walk, Night Shift, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, On Writing, The Plant, Roadwork, Six Stories, Skeleton Crew, Storm of the Century, The Talisman, Transgressions, Uncollected Stories 2003, Under The Dome, UR and 11/22/63. These are all the Sai Kings works I have on my Kindle that I know I have't read yet!

[blunthead]

Reading 11/22/63 right now, cant put the damn thing downAre you in the bathtub? Then you shouldn't put it down. What's on my list (in no particular order because that would be a crazy thing for me to try to do) for starters: Full Dark, No Stars (finish it); 'Salem's Lot; Cujo; Dolores Claiborne; The Green Mile; and Shawshank.

[goldie01]

I fully recommend you "A Good Marriage" in Full dark No stars. An amazingly written short story about a woman who accidentally finds her husband to be an infamous serial killer. I wonder how a man (Stpehen King) could actually see the world through the eyes of a woman and think with the mind of THE woman. The story is much more than a thriller, it raises a lot of questions in the reader about family, love and attachment. A MUST READ - even presentable at psychology seminars or at social study classes. Please do write me back if you are done with it. I am pretty much interested in what you think of it.

[michal]

The only one I haven't read yet is 11/22/63, which is impossible to get in this non English speaking country of mine (yes yes, I can order it online, I am LAZY and distrust online shopping!!!). But rereading is ALWAYS a blast.

[KJTurner71]

Last year I read Bag of Bones, 11/22/63, Full Dark No Stars, and Mile 81. (*loved* 11/22/63!)

Even though I own a copy of nearly all of Kings books there still so many that I've never read. Some have sat on my unread on my bookshelves for decades. That said, I think I'm going to include these in my 2012 reading:

On Writing
Dark Tower III + IV (Yeah, I'm way behind on that series)
Black House
IT (my once-a-decade-re-read-because-I-love-this-book)
:grinning:

[fljoe0]

I want to give Tommyknockers a re-read. I haven't read it since it was released and when I read it, I had a lukewarm reaction to it. JD and some of the other members here really liked it so I want to give it another shot.

[Srbo]

There is many. Full dark No stars. And I really want to read Colorado Kid because I got Haven to Christmas present and I've seen it already and the series was good. 11/22/63 is still on my "to be read" list and yes haven't read Eyes of the Dragon either. Maybe someday it got a chance to read these books too.

The Colorado Kid and Haven are almost nothing alike.

[JellybeanJay]

My to read list includes:

DT (the whole series). Yes I know, bad Jelly, as my friends would say :laugh:
Lisey's Story
Black House
Insomnia
The Dark Half

Most of these will be first time reads for me. I have read DT 2 and 3 but feel a re read is necessary to fully appreciate the journey

[Vera83]

It Christine bag of bones and the stand :D Are on my reading list this month. Voot Voot :D

[King fan from trinidad]

I have alot to read still but the main ones right now are
11/22/63- When it comes out in paperback
Misery- A classic i can't miss
Desperation- My friend highly recommends this one
Duma key- The only king book that i don't know anything about so it would be like a new book to me
Dark tower 5-7- After i finish book 3 and 4
The long walk- Everyone likes this bachman book

[Garriga]

After I finish 11/22/63, I'll read It.

[Stan_Richards_of_Windsor]

I started Under the Dome, but never finished it. So definitely that.

The Dark Tower VII calls to me at night ( I guess that it doesn't help I made a shrine to my DT books).
Still need to read Insomnia, the Stand and Clack House because of all the DT connections.

Then it would always be nice to read The Shining.

[meister]

11/22/63, and the last few DT books. Oh, and need to finish Mile 81... I have found that I absolutely HATE reading from my computer, lol.

[Srbo]

My to read list includes:

DT (the whole series). Yes I know, bad Jelly, as my friends would say :laugh:
Lisey's Story
Black House
Insomnia
The Dark Half

Most of these will be first time reads for me. I have read DT 2 and 3 but feel a re read is necessary to fully appreciate the journey

What a ride lays ahead of you!
I`m almost jealous, I wanna do it the first time around...:)

[Silhouette86]

I have Bag of Bones to still read, Full Dark, No Stars, Black House, The Talisman, The Eyes of The Dragon, Thinner, Roadwork, Rage, The Running Man, 11/22/63(but I want to read that when it comes out in paperback), The Tommyknockers, Firestarter, Misery, The Shining, The Wind Through the Keyhole and The Colorado Kid.
I'm reading On Writing at the moment, and after that I feel like giving The Cider House Rules a second try. I always feel I need a SK break every now and then, because I'm not really a re-reader. The only book by Stephen King that I would massively consider re-reading is IT.

[Haunted]

11/22/63

[SherLynn]

Right now, I'm reading Under the Dome again, but I'm taking it slow because I rushed thru it the first time!! :) After that, I might revisit The Territories in The Talisman!! :)

[leftrightwriterman3613]

Oh, I have fallen so far away from the light on this particular subject! I have to admit that I do indeed have to make my atonements when it comes to Stephen's latest books.:blush: I do have an excuse, though...I've been so very busy these past couple of years, that I simply haven't been able to find the time to read his latest releases. That's why I've been answering on all the old books so far here in the forums.

I suppose I'll have to start with "From A Buick 8", although I have seen some responses elsewhere that it may not be all that I expect from Stephen. I do know the basic jist from the "On Writing" description he gave some years back; other than that, I'll just keep my fingers crossed. Hopefully, this book will exceed "Insomnia" in it's final, crafted form.

Another one that I'm really looking forward to reading is "The Dome". Don't have any info on that one. Glad to say that I'm definitely not one of those readers, which Stephen chastises fervently, who sneaks peeks too often...and I certainly do not look at the end before I begin any book. (Pats himself on shoulder, holds head high)

I'm sure also that I will be posting here a few more times in the coming weeks, concerning my unworthy progress with the task at hand on this one. I sincerely hope that Stephen will forgive me...someday...for being such a slackluster fan, when it comes to keeping up my end of the book deals:)

[blunthead]

After I finish 11/22/63, I'll read It....umm... Oh. You'll read IT! Now I get...it.

[Becks19]

For me, it must be The Dark Tower Journey!

[mellie]

I have read most of his books but some were20 years ago and when Ive read posts on the forum I realise I dont remember some of them very well. So my main aim this year is to re-read them all. I havent read DTVII yet, because someone told me the ending and it put me off!!! I may just need to re read the whole series from scratch to put me back on track.Somewhere in between I'll try and have a life!!!

[J.T. Adams]

I have read most of his books but some were20 years ago and when Ive read posts on the forum I realise I dont remember some of them very well. So my main aim this year is to re-read them all. I havent read DTVII yet, because someone told me the ending and it put me off!!! I may just need to re read the whole series from scratch to put me back on track.Somewhere in between I'll try and have a life!!!

Finish the Dark Tower series, i've heard a lot of people say the ending was spoiled for them, but the book holds a lot more secrets and intrigue than just that which you will find at the end.

[Spideyman]

I have read most of his books but some were20 years ago and when Ive read posts on the forum I realise I dont remember some of them very well. So my main aim this year is to re-read them all. I havent read DTVII yet, because someone told me the ending and it put me off!!! I may just need to re read the whole series from scratch to put me back on track.Somewhere in between I'll try and have a life!!!

Start the journey again and read them all. Trust me, knowing the ending is not going to spoil it for you. Many of us who have had numerous re reads know the ending, yet each taking of the journey opens new feelings, new experiences, things that were missed the first, second, third time around. Don't miss the opportunity to experience this journey just because you know the ending.

[mellie]

i think your both right and i think nows a good time for me to begin. So the dark tower series is next on my stephen king reading list!

[91rewoT]

Which books are on your Stephen King "to be read" list? If you've read them all, please don't laugh at or ridicule those of us who haven't. :blush:
My list includes Cujo, Pet Sematary, and 11/22/63, and will be added on as I complete these. At the moment I'm still on Under the Dome.
Long days and pleasant nights.

NO ONE should ever laugh at, much less ridicule someone for not having read all of King's books. We all started with that one first book, didn't we? If anything, people who have read all of his works might be just a tad bit jealous...there is so much waiting for you to discover!! Happy reading!!

[Lina]

I have a lot of books on my list.

Lisey's Story (reading it right now)
Full Dark, No Stars
The Stand
Under the Dome
Rose Madder

[samhain]

Black House
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower

Also, I need to finish reading Insomnia and Dreamcatcher. I only made it through half of each.

[Silhouette86]

I honestly don't have many Stephen King books left to read. I have, "The Talisman, Black House, The Shining, The Tommyknockers, 11/22/63, Wind Through the Keyhole, Dark Tower 2-7, The Colorado Kid, Skeleton Crew and the upcoming Doctor Sleep. To most people that would be a lot more to read, but think of all the books he's written! :laugh: And the three that I've heard the most praise from are The Shining, 11/22/63 and well...I might as well add the retr of the Dark Towers books as one.

[samlawali]

Reading through all the posts on this subject made me melancholy for some of SKs past works that I read years ago (have been a fan for 20+ years). I have, patiently waiting their turn to be read while sitting on my book shelf:

11/22/63
Wind/Keyhole
The Plant (although I have them downloaded, PI and PII, are there other parts out yet?)

I have read most of his works - would love to find some of the short stories that he has published in mags. I laughed at how many people still havent read Insomnia and that is my favorite novel of his. Has been for years. As I look at everyone else's lists I am making my list to go back and read; The Long Walk, The Talisman, TDT (again for the millionth time), the list goes on and on and on and on....

[KiddDizz]

I haven't read The Wind Through the Keyhole yet, but it's in the stack and very near the top. Other than that, all caught up!

[Lily Sawyer]

All of The Dark Tower. I read The Gunslinger and could. Not. Get into it. Yes, I finished it. Loathed it. And because of that reading experience, I've dreaded and subsequently put off reading the rest of the lot.

Duma Key
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Carrie
Cujo
Rose Madder
Everything's Eventual
Full Dark, No Stars

I guess confession is good for the soul.

[Neil W]

Lily, I too had terrible difficulty with The Gunslinger. I persevered and made my way through it, but with nothing like my usual SK enjoyment. And then I picked up Drawing Of The Three - not without a great deal of trepidation - and found myself sucked right into it from page 1. One of the great things about the DT books is that it is undoubtedly one huge coherent story, yet every book in it has a completely different feel to all the others, even though they are a single sequential story.

Have no fear, plunge straight into book 2!

[Spideyman]

All of The Dark Tower. I read The Gunslinger and could. Not. Get into it. Yes, I finished it. Loathed it. And because of that reading experience, I've dreaded and subsequently put off reading the rest of the lot.

Duma Key
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Carrie
Cujo
Rose Madder
Everything's Eventual
Full Dark, No Stars

I guess confession is good for the soul.


Lily, please do me a favor :wink2: Go to the library and pick up a copy of The Drawing of the Three (by that wordslinger Stephen King). Find a quiet spot, open the book, read the words, feel the pull, and get ready for the most awesome journey of a lifetime. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Do not miss this experience.:smile2:

[dsurrett]

I finally put Under the Dome down with 300 pages left. I'll pick it up again later. I've recently listened to 11/22/63 (loved it!), 2 McCammon books, and am on The Dark Half now. Almost finished with paperback Pet Sematary and will move on to The Long Walk, and maybe go back to UTD after that.
It's been a few years, but I trudged through The Gunslinger, but after that the series got much better.
LILY, don't give up before reading Drawing of the Three!

[johnbateman]

Rose Madder, Everythings Eventual (currently reading), Cujo, The Talisman, Black House, The Eyes Of The Dragon, Tommyknockers, The Colorado Kid, IT, Blockade Billy, Dreamcatcher, Skeleton Crew, Hearts in Atlantis, Cycle of the Werewolf. I'd also like to re-read The Stand, The Shining, Cell, Under the Dome, Full Dark No Stars soon as have a bad habit of rushing through books which I'm trying to rectify. Also didn't get to finish Insomnia and Bag Of Bones, just got distracted from them near the end. Re-reading the Dark Tower is always a treat as well, really enjoyed doing that last year.

[stevesnead]

Joyland, Doctor Sleep, 11/22/63, I am reading From a Buick 8 again. It's odd I am a long time Constant Reader, since way back in the seventies. But, the odd thing is I remember most of the books or at least once somebody starts talking about them. But, I can't remember From a Buick 8. So, I'm reading it again on my Kindle Fire. Maybe this time I'll pay more attention.

[guido tkp]

having been a CR since carrie...i, too, have read 'em all once...some quite a bit more...

so joyland & doctor sleep top the list...

but...i'm thinking either pet semetary, firestarter or christine are due for their first reread...

[prufrock21]

The Stand (again). Would like to finish The Dark Tower, but I'm in no hurry.

[doowopgirl]

Almost finished IT. Only my second read in all these years. REALLY scaring the sxxx out of me and I am SO loving it.

[doowopgirl]

Lily, please do me a favor :wink2: Go to the library and pick up a copy of The Drawing of the Three (by that wordslinger Stephen King). Find a quiet spot, open the book, read the words, feel the pull, and get ready for the most awesome journey of a lifetime. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Do not miss this experience.:smile2:

I can second that. WTTK did it for me. Went on the journey of my life.

[carrie's younger brother]

Having been a SK fan since Carrie was first published, I am eagerly awaiting Joyland and Doctor Sleep. Have read everything else with the exception of finishing Dreamcatcher, which I will do some day...but not now. I have tried a few times, but I just do not like that book.

[Robyn the Peanut]

I think I am literally down to Eyes of the Dragon, Hearts in Atlantis, and Cycle of the Werewolf for fiction.
On Writing for non-fiction.

It may have taken me ten years but I am very nearly there and it makes me very proud :)

[cat in a bag]

I want to give Under the Dome another read before the tv show next month.

[Shoesalesman]

I want to give Under the Dome another read before the tv show next month.

I was thinking of doing that very thing, but it's still pretty fresh in my noggin (read it last summer).

[Skeletal_Dragon]

I plan on reading, Skeleton Crew, Cell, Rose Madder, Full Dark No Stars, Just After Sunset and Different Seasons. Right now I'm on Skeleton Crew.

[Dionaea]

I just began Stephen King about 20 days ago and have read Misery, It and Cujo.
I am about 600 pages into The Stand [Unedited] and have read Children of the Corn, The Lawnmower Man, The Man Who Loved Flowers, The Ledge and Quitters Inc.

On my list is
-Pet Sematary
-Carrie
-Under the Dome
-The Shining
-The Green Mile
-Christine
-And a bunch of others that I am looking forward to read. Stephen King is the most amazing and inspirational writer.

[AchtungBaby]

The Green Mile (yeah, yeah - I know), Talisman/Black House, and I want to re-read UTD before next month.