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What books by Stephen King do you think are good?

To my fellow Christians-please no judgmental remarks about why I read books by this author. If you can't resist making any critical remarks as a response to this question, than don't bother. Thanks for your cooperation.

I liked reading Carrie, Misery, The Stand, Needful Things, Cujo, The Shining, and It.

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  • papaw
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    I'm a Stephen King fan, too. I've read about half his books, and seen almost all the movies. (the books are better) Here's a complete list of his works:

    Written Works By Stephen King

    (aka) Richard Bachman

    ___________________________________

    Blaze (Written as Richard Bachman) Novel 2007

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    NOVELS WRITTEN AS STEPHEN KING:

    Bag of Bones ...... 1998

    Black House...... 2001

    Carrie ......1974

    Cell......2006

    Christine ......1983

    The Colorado Kid ...... 2005

    Cujo ......1981

    Cycle of the Werewolf (Illustrated)......1984

    The Dark Half ......1986

    Dark Tower Series:

    The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger ....... 1982

    The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three

    1987

    The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands...... 1991

    The Dark Tower IV: Wizard & Glass ...... 1997

    The Dark Tower V: Wolves of The Calla ..... 2003

    The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah ...... 2004

    The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower .......2004

    The Dead Zone ...... 1979

    Desperation ....... 1996

    Dolores Claiborne....... 1992

    Dreamcatcher ...... 2001

    Duma Key ...... 2008

    The Eyes of the Dragon ...... 1987

    Firestarter ...... 1980

    From a Buick 8 ...... 2002

    Gerald's Game ...... 1992

    The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon ...... 1999

    The Green Mile Series:

    The Green Mile: The Two Dead Girls...... 1996

    The Green Mile: The Mouse on the Mile ...... 1996

    The Green Mile: Coffey's Hands ...... 1996

    The Green Mile: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix ......1996

    The Green Mile 5: Night Journey ......1996

    The Green Mile 6: Coffey on the Mile ......1996

    The Green Mile ......2000

    Insomnia ......1994

    It ............1986

    Lisey's Story ......2006

    The Long Walk ......1979

    Misery ...... 1987

    Needful Things ...... 1991

    Pet Sematary ...... 1983

    The Plant ...... 2000

    Rage....... 1977

    The Regulators ......1996

    Roadwork ...... 1981

    Rose Madder ...... 1995

    The Running Man...... 1982

    Salem's Lot ...... 1975

    The Shining ......1977

    The Stand ...... 1978

    The Stand, Uncut Edition ...... 1990

    The Talisman...... 1984

    Thinner ...... 1984

    Tommyknockers ...... 1987

    ********************************************************

    Stephen King Short Stories made into movies:

    Autopsy Room Four .......... 2002

    The Boogeyman .......... 1978

    Children of the Corn ..........1978

    Creepshow I Comic Book ......1982

    Graveyard Shift .......... 1978

    The Langoliers ..........1990

    The Lawnmower Man Short Story 1978

    Nightmares & Dreamscapes .......... 1993

    The Shawshank Redemption .......... 1982

    Sometimes They Come Back ..........1978

    Storm of the Century ..........1999

    *******************************************************

    Stephen King - Non-Fiction

    Danse Macabre Non-Fiction 1980

    Head Down Non-Fiction Story 1993

    On Writing Non-Fiction 2000

    Secret Windows Non-Fiction 2000

    *********************************************************

    Stephen King - Misc. Short Stories:

    1408 .......... 2002

    All That You Love Will Be Carried Away ..........2002

    Apt Pupil .......... 1982

    The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet .......... 1985

    Battleground .......... 1978

    Beachworld .......... 1985

    Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2) ..........1985

    The Body ..........1982

    The Breathing Method .......... 1982

    Brooklyn August ..........1993

    Cain Rose Up .......... 1985

    Chattery Teeth .......... 1993

    Crouch End ..........1993

    The Death of Jack Hamilton .......... 2002

    Dedication .......... 1993

    Different Seasons .......... 1982

    The Doctor's Case .......... 1993

    Dolan's Cadillac ..........1989

    Dolan's Cadillac 2 ..........1993

    The End of the Whole Mess .......... 1993

    Everything's Eventual .......... 2002

    Everything's Eventual .......... 2002

    The Fifth Quarter ..........1993

    For Owen .......... 1985

    Four Past Midnight ..........1990

    Gramma ..........1985

    Gray Matter .......... 1978

    Hearts in Atlantis .......... 1999

    Here There Be Tygers ..........1985

    Home Delivery..........1993

    The House on Maple Street ..........1993

    I Am the Doorway .......... 1978

    I Know What You Need ..........1978

    In The Deathroom .......... 2002

    It Grows on You ........... 1993

    The Jaunt ............1985

    Jerusalem's Lot .......... 1978

    L.T.'s Theory of Pets .......... 2002

    The Last Rung on the Ladder .......... 1978

    The Ledge ..........1978

    The Library Policeman ..........1990

    Little Sisters of Eluria ..........2002

    Luckey Quarter ..........2002

    Lunch at the Gotham Cafe .......... 2002

    The Man in the Black Suit .......... 2002

    The Man Who Loved Flowers .......... 1978

    The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands........1985

    The Mangler .......... 1978

    Memory ..........2006

    The Mist ............. 1985

    The Monkey ..........1985

    Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1) ..........1985

    The Moving Finger ..........1993

    Mrs. Todd's Shortcut ..........1985

    My Pretty Pony .......... 1993,1989

    My Pretty Pony (limited edition) ..........1989

    My Pretty Pony .......... 1989

    The Night Flier ..........1993

    Night Shift .......... 1978

    Night Surf .......... 1978

    Nona .......... 1985

    One for the Road ..........1978

    Paranoid: A Chant .......... 1985

    Popsy ..........1993

    Quitters, Inc. .......... 1978

    The Raft ..........1985

    Rainy Season ..........1993

    The Reach .......... 1985

    The Reaper's Image ..........1985

    Riding the Bullet (2)........1999, 2002

    Road Virus Heads North, ..........2002

    Secret Window, Secret Garden ..........1990

    Six Stories..........1997

    Skeleton Crew.......... 1985

    Sneakers ..........1993

    Sorry, Right Number .......... 1993

    Strawberry Spring ..........1978

    Suffer the Little Children .......... 1993

    The Sun Dog .......... 1990

    Survivor Type ..........1985

    The Ten O'Clock People ..........1993

    That Feeling, You Can Only Say ........2002

    Trucks .......... 1978

    Umney's Last Case .......... 1993

    Uncle Otto's Truck .......... 1985

    The Wedding Gig .......... 1985

    The Woman in the Room ..........1978

    Word Processor of the Gods .......... 1985

    You Know They've Got a Hell of a Band........1993

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Stephen King

  • 1 decade ago

    The Stand, The Dark Tower series (minus the last few)

    Carrie, Cujo, The Shining, The Long Walk, The Shawshank Redemption, Hearts in Atlantis, Cell, The Green Mile, The Mist.

  • Jay
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Not really a King fan, I find most of his books to be way too long winded. Having said that, I enjoyed "The Long Walk" the most, followed by "Pet Semetery" and "The Eyes of the Dragon".

    The worst? "Cujo". It would have been a great short story, but as a novel it was hundreds of pages too long.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Ohhh man thats totally got to be different seasons which is a book of four stories written by him including "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" Movie made out of it. " The Body" Made into the movie Stand By Me(one of my favorite movies too) and two others which i have yet to read. But i also liked The Shining, and The Green Mile.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My favourite Stephen King novels would have to be:

    - The Shining

    - The Stand

    - Cell

    :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I prefer his earlier works, such as It, Salems Lot, The Talisman(with Peter Straub), Firestater, Thinner, all of the Bachman books, The Stand, The Shining, Dolores Clairbourne, etc. to be my favs. I find the books he has written since his "accident", difficult to read. I quite enjoy Tabitha King's books; who happens to be his wife. They both have a keen wit that I enjoy very much.

  • 1 decade ago

    By far may fave is The Green Mile. I also liked "Eyes of the Dragon." Not a tradtional Stephen King type novel.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I only liked his early works. His books since IT have all seemed off the mark to me. I will read one if and only if there is nothing else around. He used to be my favorite but I feel that he hasn't had an original idea(one that would be considered as horror that is) for a book in a while.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think The Stand is one of my favourite books, by any author, and definitely Stephen King's best.

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