What would you reccomend to Mr.King?

[jedicow]

the rising by brian keene.

[skyrow]

I really like Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles or even Woman in the Wall by Patrice Kindl.

[smooth operator]

Actually, I have been waiting for a chance to read a book he highly recommended. It is The Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus III. Iread about it in his column in EW.

[Autumnlyn]

Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Excellant Language....

[blunthead]

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston. This book gave me nightmares. It is a true story about the ebola virus. Pretty scary stuff.

The Hot Zone is a very good non-fiction choice.

[Aarny]

I wouldn't know where to start :P

[DelvianBlue]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It's nothing like the movie, and is told from the perspective of someone who is paranoid about government spies and quite clearly insane. It's one of the weirdest books I've ever read, and some of the things that go on in that asylum are pretty disturbing.

[Perse Jr.]

That's kind of like trying to figure out what to get a millionare for his birthday. He can buy anything he wants!

BUT, if I had to suggest something, I would probably pick "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card (awesome sci-fi series).

[terribilini]

Interesting question. No, he would probably not want or need my book suggestions, since he already does plenty of reading.

But if I did get the chance to suggest something, he probably wouldn't like anything I suggested because I would probably suggest something like Pride and Prejudice, if he hadn't already read it, or something else with a strong element of romance in it because that's what I like (which is why my favorite King books are Lisey's Story and Wizard and Glass).

Maybe I would suggest The Historian because it's a scary novel, based on the Dracula legend, but it's also very romantic. Or maybe The Time Traveler's Wife because it's such a fun concept.

Mary

i absolutely loved "the historian". i would recommend to sk a short story by shel silverstein called " the devil and billy markham".

[~Ally~]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It's nothing like the movie, and is told from the perspective of someone who is paranoid about government spies and quite clearly insane. It's one of the weirdest books I've ever read, and some of the things that go on in that asylum are pretty disturbing.

I really enjoyed this too.
Whilst on the subject of asylums my all time favourite autobiography is Will There Really Be A Morning by Frances Farmer. This ladies life story detailing the hardships she encountered during her rise and fall in Hollywood truly is astounding. The chapters detailing her commital to an asylum are all the more powerful and emotive due to the fact they are real experiences being described first hand.
This book is brutally honest and shocking and each time i have read it i still feel a great empathy with her. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.