The Stephen King Novel League Table

[Eyeball Paul]

Dear All,

I have read approx 26 SK works at this point (and more to come), please take a glance at my own SK novel league table: It would be great if you could do likewise and lets see what gets people's boats floating!

'Salems Lot
Misery
The Dark Tower, Part 4
Cujo
Christine
The Dark Tower, Part 5
The Mist
The Dark Tower, Part 7
The Dead Zone
Duma Key
Firestarter
Pet Semetary
Children of the Corn
The Shining
Bag Of Bones
The Dark Tower, Part 3
The Dark Tower, Part 1
Carrie
Desperation
The Dark Half
The Dark Tower, Part 2
1408
The Tommyknockers
IT
The Stand
The Dark Tower, Part 6 (Very confusing!)
Cell (The Stand-lite!)
The Talisman (couldn't finish it)

..on the way, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Needful Things and Under the Dome

Am I the only 'Constant Reader who ultimately feels let down by both the endings of The Stand and IT?????

Enjoy!

[Nero]

I felt letdown by the endings of The Stand, and It... basically because they ended

As far as the end content, I had no complaints on either. I'm grateful that two books of that caliber exist and that I had the presence of mind to experience them.

[JohnDalglish]

I felt letdown by the endings of The Stand, and It... basically because they ended

Hi,

Yes, me too exactly.

And foretelling the future in my crystal ball, I can see that my first comment on Under the Dome will be - 'too damned short'.

As it was with Dark Tower.

Long days and pleasant nights

[aptpupil]

I'll throw in a "Top 5"...

The Stand
The Dead Zone
IT
Insomnia
Christine

Of course, I'll probably change my mind in 5 minutes...

[God]

-Four Past Midnignt
-Everything's Eventual
-The Tommyknockers
-Pet Sematary
-Misery
-It
-Needful Things
-Christine
-The Dark Half
-Cujo
-The Green Mile
-Blaze
-The Dead Zone
-Firestarter
-Carrie
-Nightmares and Dreamscapes
-Thinner
-Desperation
-The Stand
-Rage
-The Long Walk
-Roadwork
-The Running Man
-Gerald's Game
-Rose Madder
-Night Shift
-Cell
-Eyes of the Dragon
-Hearts In Atlantis
-Dreamcatcher
-Bag of Bones
-'Salem's Lot
-Just After Sunset
-The Shining
-The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
-The Gunslinger
-The Drawing of the Three
-The Waste Lands
-Skeleton Crew
That's what I've read, in the order i read them too!

[doowopgirl]

Top faves. The Stand, Bag of Bones, Hearts in Atlantis, Liseys Story,Everthings Eventual, Duma Key, Geralds Game, Misery, On Writing and Different Seasons

[Eyeball Paul]

Thanks all for your responses - much appreciated.

God, can you tell me / confirm for me that you founf 4 Past Midnight the most enjoyable SK novel you have read?

Does anyone else agree with me that 'Salems Lot is awesome and tops their league table?

Finally, can anyone tell me whether 'Cycle of the Werewolf' is any good - no spoilers please!

[Akira]

I can only do a top 5 at the top of my head, listing more just hurts my noggin.

It
Under The Dome
The Drawing of the Three
The Shining
'Salem's Lot

[Srbo]

Why couldn`t you finish the Talisman, Eyeball ?
Just curious.

[Eyeball Paul]

I was away on a work trip and I brought the Talisman to keep me company -

In all honesty I found the two parallel worlds something like one would experience on an acid trip - e.g. everytime the main character drank from a bottle (of something?) he went into another world or something???? for me that is just too bloody easy to write unlike The Dark Tower series which has so many twists and turns and with the exception of Part 6 (Susannah) one is just mesmorised by the world you are travelling in with Roland and his crew.

Srbo, have you read the Talisman? What's your take?