Whats the best Stephen King book?

[juicychops]

Whats the best Stephen King book?

[colditzmum]

It has to be Rose Madder!

but then again I loved Insomnia too.

I wish though, that the idiot who writes the blurbs would read the book first, because he made insomnia sound like a bad thriller, and really it's heavy on the fantasy

[suzywong]

The Shining

Absolutely bloody terrifying, far more frightening than the film

No wonder Joey kept it in the freezer

[colditz]

The shining is scary, but since I had my son, I refuse to read Pet Semetary

[AussieSim]

His memoir on writing ... I can't read or watch horror, but I absolutely loved the movie The Green Mile - sobbed my heart out. I should probably grab the book and see how loyal they were to it.

[bettys]

The Stand. Not very scary but a good read, & I think made it into the nation's top 100 favourite books

[sahara]

I used to like "IT" and the tommyknockers, both quite chilling but what a shame about the films.
Oh and of course Misery,

[bonniej]

IT and the Stand, then again Insomnia was pretty good too. Couldn't stand Dreamcatcher and gave up half way through

[suzywong]

Gerald's Game was rubbish

[Gobbledigook]

Not read other posts but The Stand, by far.

Also loved The Running Man (which is of course quite different from the film) and The Long Walk which he wrote as Richard Bachman.

[bunny2]

The Stand

to scaredto read The Shining!

[juicychops]

The shining is one of the best books i have ever read apart from 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' and the Harry Potter books. Its nothing like the film... 10000 times better than the film as are all books

[Gobbledigook]

Have none of you read The Long Walk - it's brilliant. Read it - he wrote it under the name Richard Bachman though.

[TinyGang]

It's been ages since I read a SK book. Pet Cemetary really scared me; Needful Things was good and I liked It.

Quite agree about the films - they read like they'd make great films, but I don't know, they always come out a bit naff.

Was Langoliers(sp) by SK? That was good, I thought as a made for TV type film.

[mummylonglegs]

The Stand. I read it a long long time ago and haven't read any SK for over 20 years but that book really stays in my mind as a very compelling and memorable read.

[expatinscotland]

Toss up between The Shining and Pet Cemetary.

[ootslooJ]

The Stand
Tommyknockers
Desperation
The Long Walk - short story

[boobie]

Pet semetary made me bawl out loud. The Stand was pretty epic and The Long Walk was good too. Read all his stuff. Thinner put me off diets for life. Hard to choose a BEST of his though, you've set me thinkin.g

[biglips]

im really into the "Insomnia" which i have been reading on and off for the past 2 yrs (i will never get to the end ) as other books i read it quick but this one it seems to be taking forever and i go off it for abit and then go back to it

[Gobbledigook]

Oh yes, forgot Thinner - that's a great one too!

[ootslooJ]

crap ones

Geralds Game
Rose Madder
Dolores Clairborne
Pet Sematary


also like

Needful Things
The Green Mile

[TinyGang]

Salem's Lot was good too.

[rogan2001]

Thinner and The dark tower ones. the worst one has to be Tommyknockers, terrible.

[MamaMaiasaura]

IT scared me silly.. hated clowns since

[misdee]

the girl who loved tom gordon.

very excellant read.

also rose madder and IT.

[colditz]

I hate what the film makers do to his stories. They are not trashy novels, but to see the films you would think they were point horror standard!