favorite story in fdns?

**rickeap** · July 24th, 2011

1922, Big Driver, A Good Marriage were all excellent.
Fair Extension was a bit disappointing

**Mark R** · August 8th, 2011

I found 1922 the better read out this collection. Some parts of the other stories I found personally hard to read.

**Jax** · August 8th, 2011

I really enjoyed 1922. While I was listening to the audio I burst out laughing when

My husband looked over at me and asked me what I was laughing at, so I explained, and he just shakes his head and tells me, "you're sick". I couldn't help it. That just cracked me up.

**bethlytle** · August 10th, 2011

Personally, Big Driver was my absolute favorite with 1922 coming in as a close second. A Good Marriage was also good, but I really didn't care for the Fair Extensions story. It was okay, but not my cup of tea.

**tedthepowerman** · August 30th, 2011

1922 is my favorite for sure. Such a grim, downtrodden story. I read somewhere else on this site that someone who was reading it started out envisioning the story in color, and by the time they were done, they were envisioning it in black and white. I was kinda the same way, except replace B&W with sepia. Every ounce of cheer and happiness is slowly siphoned out of Wilf's life, it's just epically depressing. The other 3 are all tied for 2nd since none of them came close to 1922's brilliance. Heck, I can't even remember how A Fair Extension and A Good Marriage end!

**jbaud23** · September 12th, 2011

I really enjoyed the first story the one about the man who murders his wife. The theme was dark and creepy but I give it real kudos for great imagination.

**bryantburnette** · September 13th, 2011

I thought that not only is 1922 the best in the collection, it's one of the best things King has written in his entire career. Great stuff.

**Alexandra19** · September 20th, 2011

Hi !
As I've just finished reading the book, I'm now able to answer this thread.
This is a pretty good question, as all of these short stories are really different one from another.
I found 1922 really really dark, more than King has lately been in his other books, therefore I really like this one.
I've also enjoyed a lot Good Marriage and Big Driver, which have the heroin type in common I think (both of them actually made me think of Rose Madder as women trying to find their inner strength).
And Fair Extension did make me laugh.

If I had to vote, I would say :
1. Big Driver
2. Good Marriage
3. 1922
4. Fair Extension
But there is no huge gap between the four of them.

I also need to add that I had a really good time reading FDNS.
No that I had any doubts about it, but well, just saying !

**Teddy Duchamp** · September 23rd, 2011

Wow! Got to say I was totally blown away by this book. I read it on holiday sitting in the sun and even then got the screamin' heebie jeebies as the subject matter was so dark!

That said............hmmm very hard to pick a favourite - while I immediately choose "Big Driver", it did have a couple of little niggles in regard to the plot, where I felt "hmmmm I dont know if I can believe that".........while she was taking her revenge, but y'know what - Im being totally pernickety because it was such a fabulous page turner, and the best story I have read in a very long time!

Secondly "the good marriage" - would have difficulty actually in choosing between this one and Big Driver, I wish in a way it had been "longer" as I was enjoying it so much! How great a story this was is actually is proven by the fact that you are left wanting "more"!!

1922 - now here is a real enigma - while in some ways it was possibly the best story in the book, for me, while being glued to it, it depressed me so much, as you kept reading you just knew that nothing good was ever going to happen, and while the writing was amazing, it hit home so much the scenes involving Elphis and the other cow.......being a huge animal lover they affected me more than the killing of his wife!

But again that proves what a fantastic story it actually was, because you were MEANT to feel like that, every paragraph brought the story to life and you could actually SEE the characters and their interactions with each other, brilliant stuff!!!! I think I might read this one again, as being on holiday wasnt the perfect place to take in the horror and sense of helplessness, I think I would have been better reading this one at home on a dark night with the wind whistling round the roof.........it could even turn out to be my favourite after all!

Fair Extension - while brilliantly written, it didnt grab me as the others did - but that said, if you compare it to other writers in the same genre its still miles ahead............but just not up there with the others, for me.

The last little story, (how embarrassing I have forgotten the name -was it "under the weather?") - wow - for such a short story it was really quite freaky - loved it!

All in all a fantastic book of stories, hugely recommended!!!

**effalumpkin** · November 7th, 2011

I loved 1922, but I think A Good Marriage was my favorite. It brought to mind The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule. Under The Weather is the one has lingered in my mind the most. I don't know if it's because it was placed at the end or because it was just so sad and grotesque.

Fair Extension felt unfinished to me ... I wanted details like if and when the cancer came back and if the curse was lifted off Tom once Streeter finally died.

I disliked Big Driver mainly because I couldn't figure out Ramona's motivation. Sometimes there is no explanation for the evil people do, but in terms of fiction I wanted more of an explanation. I also didn't care for the meeting at the end between Tess and the blue eyed girl. She came across as too cold for someone with a shared experience.

Overrall, a brilliant collection of stories. I couldn't put the book down.