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Which Book to read (next)

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:04 pm
by doktordru
Hard to fathom, but possibly parenthood and work mean its been some years since my last King read, which I think was Dreamcatchers...

So my question is - with a chunk of real leisure time on the horizon - which book should I get back into the groove with.

I should stress that pre the lapse I had read (re read in some cases) everything up to the release of Gerald's Game. Don't know what it was but that book sort of set in train a chain.

Exceptions being the following which were read

Insomnia
Green Mile
Desperation
Regulators

plus
From a Buick
Colorado Kid

Also inexplicably I never got round to reading Thinner for some reason.

So - where should begin and why?

Tempted to kick in with Dr Sleep - but all suggestions welcomed.

A

Re: Which Book to read (next)

Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:49 pm
by Mr. Rabbit Trick
Why not use this fans list of their favourite books to help you decide...

Fans Favourite Books (10,000 votes)
1. The Stand (2390)
2. IT (1435)
3. The Shining (440 votes)
4. Salem’s Lot (379 votes)
5. The Green Mile (322 votes)
6. The Talisman (313 votes)
7. Pet Sematary (287 votes)
8. The Dark Tower 1: The Gunslinger (276 votes)
9. The Dark Tower 4: Wizard and Glass (273 votes)
10. Duma Key (214 votes)
11. Misery (212 votes)
12. Under The Dome (207 votes)
13. Bag of Bones (195 votes)
14. 11/22/63 (195 votes)
15. Needful Things (193 votes)
16. Insomnia (189 votes)
17. The Long Walk (183 votes)
18. The Dark Tower 7: The Dark Tower (171 votes)
19. Eyes of the Dragon (143 votes)
20. The Dark Tower 2: The Drawing of the Three (135 votes)
21. Rose Madder (129 votes)
22. Lisey's Story (122 votes)
23. Christine (115 votes)
24. The Dark Tower 3: The Waste Lands (106 votes)
25. Desperation (105 votes)
26. The Dead Zone (99 votes)
27. Cell (82 votes)
28. Hearts in Atlantis (76 votes)
29. Different Seasons (74 votes)
30. Gerald's Game (71 votes)
31. The Tommyknockers (69 votes)
32. Dreamcatcher (67 votes)
33. The Dark Tower 5: Wolves of the Calla (66 votes)
34. Dolores Claiborne (64 votes)
35. Carrie (64 votes)
36. The Dark Half (53 votes)
37. Cujo (46 votes)
38. The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon (46 votes)
39. Firestarter (43 votes)
40. From A Buick 8 (31 votes)
41. Storm of the Century (30 votes)
42. Nightmares & Dreamscapes (30 votes)
43. Thinner (29 votes)
44. On Writing (29 votes)
45. The Running Man (23 votes)
46. Full Dark, No Stars (23 votes)
47. Black House (22 votes)
48. Four Past Midnight (22 votes)
49. Skeleton Crew (21 votes)
50. Night Shift (20 votes)
51. Rage (19 votes)
52. The Regulators (19 votes)
53. Everything's Eventual (15 votes)
54. The Dark Tower 6: Song of Susannah (14 votes)
55. The Wind Through The Keyhole (9 votes)
56. The Colorado Kid (8 votes)
57. Cycle of the Werewolf (7 votes)
58. Danse Macabre (6 votes)
59. Roadwork (5 votes)
60. Blaze (5 votes)
61. Just After Sunset (4 votes)
62. Mile 8 (3 votes)
63. Blockade Billy (2 votes)
64. The Plant (0 votes)
65. Ur (0 votes)
66. Faithful (0 votes)

Re: Which Book to read (next)

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 1:23 am
by doktordru
thanks for that - no surprises ref the top 10 - but the list seems flawed as there are non of the recent releases on it?

Re: Which Book to read (next)

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 10:55 pm
by Mr. Rabbit Trick
It was a few years ago.