5 best and 5 worst King book

[SharkGunslinger1999]

How is The Gunslinger part of the worst list? I loved The Gunslinger.....Sure, it was confusing, but that was part of the charm, that you have to be like a detective and figure stuff out.... I agree with Dreamcatcher though, but in Steve's defense, he wrote it after being hit by a minivan.

[A.T.]

You know you wrote something memorable when it's included in peoples' best AND worst list! :-)

Best

1. Pet Sematry
2. Rose Madder
3. Misery
4. Everythings Eventual/ The Girl that Loved Tom Gordon
5. Different Seasons, any famous work here (the stand, it, tommy knockers). The above 4 are the ones that captured my emotions and have the most soul.

Oh and I never forgot the short story "sometimes they come back"

Worst in no real order...numbers are just what I thought of first:

1. Christine
2. From A Buick 8
3. The pacing of Lisey and IT, some parts are just too long... great--some of his best are what I felt needed more editing.
4. Dolores (because of the gross poop parts... it's just too real, I prefer the surreal horror

You know what I liked the Tommy Knockers but not the best or the worst. I think his "worst" stuff involved cars or inanimate objects that just seemed silly as a source of horror.

[dsurrett]

I might have answered this before. If so, some of the answers will be different.

Best:
Salem's Lot
The Stand
It
Wolves of the Calla
The Talisman

Least favorite (can't say 'worst' since they're better then the best of most other writers)
Lisey's Story
Duma Key
Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Cell
Under the Dome - I'm 300 pages from the end and have had to put it down.

[Bryan James]

I like the fact that he actually wrote most of them.

[they all float down here]

1. 11/22/63
2. The stand
3. Under the dome
4. IT
5. Needful things


1. Dreamcatcher
2. Tommyknockers

[rhee]

Best Books
1. 'Salem's Lot
2. The Shining
3. Misery
4. The Dead Zone
5. Different Seasons (The Shawshank Redemption and Apt Pupil)


Worst Books
1. Black House
2. Rose Madder
3. Gerald's Game
4. maybe Thinner

But haven't read It, The Stand and Pet Sematary.

[Chuggs]

this is not in order from one through five, just listed. It, The Stand, Duma Key, Bag of Bones, Lisey's Story...

As far as least...Gerald's Game, The Talisman...the Tommyknockers maybe...wow...this is hard...

[TheInterloper]

5 worst: rose madder, black house, Gerald's game, pet Cemetary, insomnia

[Tim D.]

My personal 5 favorites:

IT
The Stand
'Salem's Lot
The Green Mile
Christine

My 5 personal least favorites:

The Tommyknockers
From A Buick 8
Carrie
Dreamcatcher
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Please note that this list is subject to change at any time.

[carrie's younger brother]

Favorites:
Carrie
'Salems Lot
Firestarter
Needful Things
Night Shift

Least favorite:
Duma Key
Lisey's Story
Bag of Bones
Dreamcatcher
The Dead Zone