Your Top 5 (non DT) SK books

[pathoftheturtle]

Well and good, Brice. There's several ways to judge. I agree: SK never fails to entertain.

i haven't read very many, however,

IT
Rosemadder
From A Buick 8
Insomnia
Eyes Of The Dragon

Hm, have you read The Regulators+Desperation?

...you can switch the titles if you want...

I think it'll be fun to see the titles on this "poll" change. Maybe reach general consensus, vaguely. Of course, I wouldn't want to pressure you.
I'm interested, though. What did you mean, exactly? If you want things switched, could you post your 5 of the new moment?

phew, I am at work right now, hey path
I will read this after I get home then...

That'd be cool, if you like. Welcome and gratitude to all who want to give more analysis regarding my position. Take your time, though; I did. Or just skim that long post Sorry if it seems a lot.

Always nice to have you around, too, Alinda! Thanks.

[alinda]

I only meant that titles can be switched out for instance
Book # 5 is currently Insomnia, and I have reread BH many
times, and think it is flavor of the week, switch titles!!

[pathoftheturtle]

I see. Nothing to get hung about.

[alinda]

Nor, I ...lets eat some strawberry's in a field!

[Lord_Vertigo]

Non-DT? As in outside of the series, or non-DT-RELATED?

Off the top of my head, I'd say:

The Stand
The Shining
Bag of Bones
Insomnia
Desperation

[pathoftheturtle]

Pfft. No such thing, anyway. Finding a book that is truly non-DT-related is like tracking Bigfoot.

(mmm ...stawberries...)

[glm]

My favorites in order:

1. It
2. Hearts in Atlantis
3. The Stand
4. The Talisman
5. Apt Pupil

[Jean]

Apt Pupil counts. Different Seasons would count, too.

[glm]

Apt Pupil counts. Different Seasons would count, too.

Cool.

[John_and_Yoko]

Just finished Black House, which (oh my God!) rose to the #2 spot on my list (a CLOSE second--the first half of the book is part of the only reason it's not #1)! So my revised list is as follows:

1. Insomnia
2. Black House
3. The Shining
4. The Eyes of the Dragon
5. Hearts in Atlantis



If at some point I put something else on my list, I may well put The Eyes of the Dragon and Hearts in Atlantis at the same point on the list, with a slash. If a second book also makes my list, well.... That's a bridge to cross when I come to it.

[obscurejude]

I picked up Rose Madder yesterday bc everyone was talking about how good it was. I haven't started it yet, but will fairly soon me thinks.

[jayson]

Hope you enjoy it Ryan! It took me two reads to appreciate it, but I'm damn glad I gave it a second chance.

[B0BAFETISH]

SALEM'S LOT
THE STAND
DESPERATION
EVERYTHING'S EVENTIAL
THE LONG WALK (BACHMAN)

[Matt]

Hey Bobafetish--welcome to the site.

Nice list.

[Crimson King]

IT
The Stand (new version)
The Bachman Books
Misery
Insomnia

[MonteGss]

Although it is not in my Top 5 List....I really enjoyed The Long Walk...it was a great book! I loved the idea of that sort of game.

[Crimson King]

Love the Long Walk. Running Man too. I also liked Rage, but not Roadword so much. But I figured since I liked 3 of the 4 in the Bachman Books, it had to be in my top 5.

[Agathia]

I see alot of you have mentioned The Stand, I guess I'm no exception. Love that book! Read the extended version three times!

My other four would be:

2. The shinning
3. Pet Semetary
4. Different Seasons
5. Hearts In Atlantis

[John_and_Yoko]

I see alot of you have mentioned The Stand, I guess I'm no exception. Love that book! Read the extended version three times!

My other four would be:

2. The shinning
3. Pet Semetary
4. Different Seasons
5. Hearts In Atlantis

Um....

I don't think Stephen King wrote for The Simpsons....

[jayson]

I see alot of you have mentioned The Stand, I guess I'm no exception. Love that book! Read the extended version three times!

My other four would be:

2. The shinning
3. Pet Semetary
4. Different Seasons
5. Hearts In Atlantis

Um....

I don't think Stephen King wrote for The Simpsons....

good catch J&Y! that's hilarious [one of my fav all-time Simpsons' Halloween episodes]

[John_and_Yoko]

good catch J&Y! that's hilarious [one of my fav all-time Simpsons' Halloween episodes]

Thanks!

Actually, I saw that BEFORE I saw The Shining....

[Sam]

1) The Stand
2) Eyes of the Dragon
3) The Green Mile
4) Cycle of the Werewolf (this was the first SK story I ever read)
5) Needful Things

[Heather19]

My current top 5 of the moment would be:
1. It
2. The Long Walk
3. Duma Key
4. The Body (I know it's only a novella, but it's still one of my favs)
5. Cycle of the Warewolf (I forgot all about that one till Sam just mentioned it)

[Aaron]

I'm going to have to go with IT

[Ves'Ka Gan]

I didn't make it through all 8 pages, but I bet I'm going to be the only one with The Dark Half in my top 5...**edit: just went to catch up & I see I'm not alone! Yay! A lot of KIng Fans look at me like I have two heads when I say that & the Stand tie as my number one.**

In no particular order:
*The Dark Half
*The Stand
*The Long Walk (I read it in one sitting and sobbed at the end out of pure emotional exhaustion)
*It
*Hearts in Atlantis

if pushed I think I may take Hearts out and put Rage or Cycle of the Werewolf in...but I remember almost failing out of college because I spent days straight reading Hearts and being inspired to do nothing but write my own shit afterwards...