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[sab]

I just discovered this new author. His name is Stephen King, and apparently he's written a whole bunch of books; imagine that.

So I read this one called "The Stand" and thought it was terrific, and now I'm reading this one called "It," and I'm also quite enjoying it.

So. If you've heard of this Stephen King guy and if you've read any of his works -- what do you recommend I tackle next?

(And to think I thought I'd read everything worth reading...)

Comments

[therealjae.livejournal.com]

Love _Bag of Bones_. It was a little underedited toward the end, but there's some beautiful, beautiful stuff there. Pretty atypical, though, in some ways.

-J

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

I'm going to agree here. Bag of Bones is my favorite, I think, unless you count The Talisman which was co-authored by Stephen King and Peter Straub.

The Talisman is perhaps my favorite novel, period. It's definitely worth a look, IMO, especially if you enjoyed The Stand.

I read It when I was nine years old, and it scared the living day(dead)lights out of me, but I couldn't put it down. Needless to say, I have a rather unrational fear of all things related to sewers, spiders, junkyards and clowns.

[corianderstem.livejournal.com]

Agreed. It lost me a bit at the end, but overall, fabulous book. I devoured his stuff in junior high, then burned out on it. I've started liking him again, now that he's somewhat away from the horror/fantasy stuff.

Hearts in Atlantis was wonderful too, I thought.