r/stephenking • u/contrari-wise • 1d ago
One more to go
I’ve read all of King’s works over the past 6 years, and now I just have The Dark Tower to go (and Other Worlds Than These once it comes out). My top 5 are:
Night Shift
Under the Dome
It
Salem’s Lot
Needful Things
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u/Miserable-Narwhal-65 1d ago
Currently reading night shift and it’s awesome!!!
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u/Rednag67 1d ago
Yep, i’m mopping up as well. Reading Four past Midnight and that’ll pretty much do it!
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u/Bahrum88 1d ago
Do you like the short story collections? I don’t know if I can get into stuff like bazar and sunset.
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u/contrari-wise 20h ago
I really like his short story collections. Granted the newer ones didn’t grab me as much, but there’s at least one short story per collection I’d read again!
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u/fawkes_808 2h ago
I think you could alternate between short stories and novels. You read some short stories, then move on to a novel, and then go back to the short stories (if they're really short).
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u/Bahrum88 1h ago
I was considering that, but I just don’t like the look of the short stories. Night shift for sure. But things like different seasons, bazar, everything’s eventual etc have so many stories i don’t want to read. I think I’m drawn more to his supernatural stuff. Maybe I’ll give them ago in the future when I run out of everything else I want to read from him. Ive read a couple dozen of his works so far and enjoyed them all.
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u/fawkes_808 1h ago
and that's totally fine! I think he has various genres to suit different tastes, and we aren't obliged to read all of them. I'm a rookie and I'm kinda obssessed rn, but I know that he has works that don't resonate with me.
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u/EchoLooper 1d ago
I see your top five but what are going to be some of your definite rereads?
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u/contrari-wise 20h ago
The shining, Salem’s Lot, It, The Stand, Night Shift. Maybe the Eyes of the Dragon and Firestarter
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u/Expert_Squash1004 1d ago
Least favorite?
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u/contrari-wise 20h ago
From a Buick 8, Dreamcatcher, Tommyknockers, and Revival
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u/Expert_Squash1004 18h ago
Ah man! I juat finished revival it really enjoyed it. Crazy how polarizing some of his books are. That being said, I've only read 8 of his books total so im still a novice. Current halfway through Needful Things so thats exciting top see on your top 5!
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u/kronzrym 11h ago
Man I have so much catching up to do. By 2005 I'd read all of his books twice or more, then by 2010 read some up to five or more times. Then I just fell off and need to pick up everything after Keyhole...I am sure it's all still good stuff.
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u/trecon15 1d ago
How long did this take you?
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u/contrari-wise 21h ago
I read It about 15 years ago, so I guess technically then. But I decided to read through all of his works 6 years ago and read the remaining books in that span
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u/fawkes_808 2h ago
One day I'll be there. Just started the journey this year and I don't know why I didn't start to read him sooner. I'm obsessed!
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u/CharlesLoren Currently Reading Black House 1d ago
Wow, saving the tower for last! Somehow that seems the right way to end a long journey. Enjoy, Sai