Your Top 5 (non DT) SK books

[Darkthoughts]

I don't think I could narrow it down to just one, but my top 5 are:

IT
Eyes of the Dragon
Black House
Lisey's Story
Insomnia

Even a top 5's quite hard...and subject to change, I mean, I'd like to put Firestarter in there aswell - I think thats highly underrated. Green Mile, Shawshank and The Body are also vying for a place. And theres a few like The Shining and Salem's Lot that I haven't read for such a long time, that I'd probably want to stick them in after a reread.

Anyway - right here and now...what are yours?

[Letti]

I don't have a Top List but I think one of my forever favourites is Dolores.
The Eyes of the Dragon rocked my heart too.

[ManOfWesternesse]

Hmmmm! Top 5 non-DT...

[1] The Stand
[2] It
[3] The Long Walk
[4] The Talisman
[5] Black House

(that started out easy (# 1,2,& 3), after that there were a hell of a lot of options)

[Jean]

The Stand and It, without any doubt

got to think of the rest (too many indeed... 'Salem's Lot and Shawshank and Desperation and Needful Things and Misery, and The Shining ... and The Dead Zone... and Pet Sematary... and Black House, of course!)

[Odetta]

1) The Stand, definitely!
2) Misery
3) Night Shift
4) Pet Sematary
5) THe Shining

[Hannah]

Good idea for a thread!


The Talisman
Hearts in Atlantis
Bag of Bones
The Shining
Different Seasons

[Jean]

big surprise
I was almost 100% sure The Stand and It will be everywhere...

[Hannah]

I haven't read The Stand since I was 18. I remember liking it, but I don't remember liking it as much as the other books in my top five. Also, IT was a great book, but just not as good as those others to me. I think I'm in the minority with my favorites, especially The Talisman from what I've heard.

[Jean]

Well, personally, I am not crazy about The Talisman, but a lot of people like it... though probably not that much as to name it their favorite.

I think I'll post some statistical calculations on, say, every third page, which will show the rating of the books basing on previous posts. The results might be interesting.

[Hannah]

Oh, some statistics! Standard deviations!

I love Talisman enough that I'm planning on naming the baby (if its a boy) after Jack Sawyer.

[ManOfWesternesse]

I haven't read The Stand since I was 18. I remember liking it, but I don't remember liking it as much as the other books in my top five. Also, IT was a great book, but just not as good as those others to me. I think I'm in the minority with my favorites, especially The Talisman from what I've heard.

I've got The Talisman in the top 5 Hannah!
But then I've also got both The Stand and It!

[Hannah]

You're the only one.

Now we're Talisman buddies.

[Jean]

Hannah: did you read Black House?

[Chassit]

IT
The Stand
Salem's Lot
Pet Semetary
Eyes of the Dragon


XIX

[Ruki]

hearts in atlantis
black house
it
different seasons
the stand

[Hannah]

Hannah: did you read Black House?

It's in my purse right now, waiting for me to read it. I just have to finish the book I'm reading now. I've heard that it's really good.

[Jean]

great! It's one of my favorites

[funky dredd]

IT
Eyes of the Dragon
The Stand
The Long Walk
Salem's Lot

[Rjeso]

IT
The Stand
Dreamcatcher
The Talisman
Skeleton Crew (my first SK book, so it has always been near and dear to me)

[Jean]

after much banging of head against wall:

1. It.
2. The Stand.
3. Desperation.
4. Misery.
5. Black House.

(And Shawshank?! And - )

::does more banging of head against wall::

[Matt]

The Stand first for me no matter what--after that, its gets hazy.

Eyes
Bag of Bones
The Long Walk
The Talisman

[Erin]

1. The Stand
2. Needful Things......I was crazy about this book. I thought it was fantastic.
3. Firestarter
4. Dreamcatcher
5. Carrie

[Cutter]

In no particular order:
The Stand
It
Pet Sematary
The Talisman
The Green Mile

btw, Erin I'm a fan of Needful Things, too!

[Darkthoughts]

Twelve years ago I would've put Talisman as my favourite, but I re-read it a couple of years back and it didn't have the same impact...I was still in love with Jack and Wolf, but Black House stole its thunder.

Whats The Long Walk about? Thats one I haven't read at all.

[Jean]

The Long Walk is the best Bachman book I've read so far (haven't read Roadwork or Rage yet). I wouldn't like to spoil it for you; it is really good. For me, it's about humanity overcoming inhuman circumstances... if written by King as King, it might even have triumphed in the end...