Stephen King

Chris Konstantine · Post by **Chris Konstantine** » 07 Feb 2024, 12:43

(Let me try this again as it didn't work last time I tried to post it).

I enjoy Mr. King's works tremendously, from Misery, to The Stand, and many other works, he fascinates me. His ability to craft a story and draw the reader in is exemplary. However, I did notice a weakness in some of his works, and that is his endings. It's almost as if he himself doesn't want the tale to end, but knows that it must, so he concludes in a less brilliant fashion than what could be expected.

I will point out a short story of his, The Mist. This novella was made into a film and the original ending was dropped as the script writers felt they should fashion another. Even Stephen himself praised the new ending over his own.

Over-all though, I'm very happy that he's such a prolific writer, and rarely disappointed by reading one of his works.

Cleo T 1 · Post by **Cleo T 1** » 27 Aug 2024, 04:50

"It" remains my favourites of all time. I liked a lot the "dreamcatcher" and of course "Carrie" and "Pet Sematary".

Laura KrebsHolm · Post by **Laura KrebsHolm** » 23 Sep 2024, 18:25

I loved the Hodges books and Holly Gibney. Recently, I've enjoyed "The Mist," "1922," and am now reading "Insomnia." I love the characters that Stephen King writes, and he is such a master at creating suspense and giving me the creeps.

Post by **Meghan Sica** » 31 Dec 2024, 21:38

I really like Stephen King's work. I've read a few of his novels but there are so many more I haven't yet had the chance to entertain. I often wonder how he has come up with so many interesting and complex ideas. Pet Semetary has to be my favorite. I love the movie adaptations of his books as well.

Julia Begeman · Post by **Julia Begeman** » 21 Feb 2025, 07:45

Last year I read The Shining for the first time and I can see why Stephen King has been so popular for so long. His recent books have been good, but that book must have really blown people out of the water when it came out

janderson32 · Post by **janderson32** » 27 Feb 2025, 12:09

I adore Stephen King's work. Definitely my most-read author; I'm trying to read all of his published work (and I'm probably around halfway through if I had to guess). Under the Dome was the first King book I ever read and has a special place in my heart because of that. The Dark Tower series is a masterpiece.