I agree Sam...big time!
In my opinion, Tommyknockers is his worst novel. I mean, I liked the book but it was hard to finish it the first time I read it.
Many share your sentiments, including King.Originally Posted by ClashCR77
OK I have a new one, as I just finished this a month or so ago. Gerald's Game. I think the concept was fine, but no author can keep a reader entertained while the story happens in one room. You can only cover “she's thirsty” so many times before the reader gets bored. Also the second half of the book felt like a separate book, it did not meld well with the first part. If this book was 200 pages, it could have been entertaining.
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it's amazing to me how many of his own books sai king doesn't like. he's publicly said that he doesn't like rose madder or insomnia. i've heard before that he didn't like tommyknockers (but don't know the source). does anyone know what other writings he considers his worst?
He wasn't crazy about the Gunslinger, or the Stand actually. He had trouble finishing both of them. Readers beg to differ of course.
Totally agree about The Tommy knockers, I found it to a torturous piece of shit from start to finish. Couldn't wait to finish it hoping it would redeem itself as the story went on but alas it didn't. It's the only SK book I haven't read more than once.
I didn't mind The Tommyknockers that much. It wasn't great, but it wasn't as bad as Dreamcatcher. I still don't know how I managed to finish that novel.
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The Tommyknockers and Dreamcatcher are the only two King novels I was not able to finish reading. I have yet to try my hand at The Talisman. Of the books that I have finished, Gerald's Game and Rose Madder are my least favorites.
I would not call the erotic scenes King writes inept. It is difficult to convey the "regular" act of sex properly without reaching that pornographic level that would certainly cost him readers if his publisher would even allow it in. Not that it can't be done. Many have read books that did a wonderful job of describing sex (even the intimate sex of two people deep in love, not lust) but most of them are relegated to the erotic section of the bookstore.Creepy and disturbing.
That's one of the appeals of Stephen King before he grew soft and flabby, e.g. Pet Sematary, my favorite horror novel he's written.
I can't say that I was put off by the pre-teen orgy, only because weird variations of sexual deviances and paraphilia are so prominent in his work. The "regular" erotic scenes are a lot worse to me, because they're so ineptly written, not that Stephen King is alone in this flaw. See Salman Rushdie.
it is a beginning of an interesting discussion. Maybe those who would like to further discuss Sai King describing sex might do it here.
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Hmmm, just finished Gerald's Game, although I cheated and skipped large parts of it.
I didn't dislike the story itself, it was a great idea - but it was just too long winded and I got bored.
I'm about 100 pages away from finishing The Tommyknockers, and I think it's a really good book so far. I hope the ending doesn't justify all this negativity towards it o.O
Gerald's game is so brutal and crude that I think it's one of SKs better books. The second part of the book just made it feel even worse (in a good way), because all of a sudden it didn't feel like fiction at all.
The Eyes of the Dragon is a really well written book for it's kind. It's however quite different from his ordinary style, so I can understand that many don't like it.
The Colorado Kid is also one of those books that people need to understand the style just to like it. It's an evil book. I have still not been able to determine if I like it or hate it. ^^
I can't really name one book that I've been put off about (apart from his short stories, which only a few appeal to me), so I can't really say that I have a "worst" novel.
I wasn't too fond of the Cell..i wasn't able to finish it, it seemed to go on forever with no real pivotal point to focus on. Me being slightly easily turned off from a book, I just had to set it down.Maybe I didn't give it a fair review but then again, it didn't keep my entranced by it either..One bored day i might pick up where I left off.but for now..eh..I'm good on that...I have many many books of his that I am in love with . One that I wasn't crazy about really isn't that bad now is it..
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I didn't find Gerald's Game brutal or crude, it was just too...I dunno, intermittant?
It was nothing to do with content or storyline, it just wasn't well paced.
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I totally agree that Gerald's Game would be my least favorite. It's the only King book that I have never recommended to any of my non-King fan friends.
I am shocked at EotD being on here for sure. I was also pretty fond of Gerald's Game but I know that was a suck for most including King.
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what's with all the eyes of the dragon hating? read it, then reread the dark tower in its entirety. that's my proposition.
still have to say gerald's game is the worst thing sai king ever wrote. of course, he's had a lot more published than i ever have so who am i to talk?
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I will finish it when/if I get a book format copy. Maybe.
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I will finish it when/if I get a book format copy. Maybe.
Cell lovers are just ashamed to speak up because it is so vehemently bashed.
<-------- Loves Cell.
does "book format copy" just mean book? if so, shit jean you can have mine. i'm not going to lose any sleep over cell i thought it sucked.
(please don't beat me obscurejude, i quote you in my sig - i'm exempt from your wrath
I haven't read Cell yet...so I can't give much of an opinion. I did, however, start it over a year ago, got about thirty pages in and never picked it up again. So...yeah.
The Eyes of the Dragon was my first King book so it holds a special place for me.
I haven't been a huge fan of any Bachman books with the exception of The Regulators (though in fairness, I'm not sure if y'all are only ranking SK books as written by SK...and also, I haven't read every single one of them).
Lisey's Story was kinda slow but I plowed through it.
The only SK book I've ever put down without finishing was Tommyknockers It didn't take very long for me to lose interest and this is coming from an Insomniac-lover.
see maybe i just have a lousy taste of books..eh...maybe..No it isn't.the club is growingWelcome to the club!
I will finish it when/if I get a book format copy. Maybe.
Cell lovers are just ashamed to speak up because it is so vehemently bashed.
<-------- Loves Cell.
maybe not..maybe it was just that it freaked me out alot..who knows..im a big wimp hehhe
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