Dunno if I posted this anywhere on the blog these past
couple of years, but thinking about it now, here are my personal top ten King works, for what it’s worth:
1. It (1986)
2. The Tommyknockers
(1987)
Undisputed.
As for the next eight, how ’bout
3. The Stand
(1978)
4. The Dark Tower
Those’re pretty much undisputed, too.
Then I’d add these three short story anthologies, in this
order. Some of his short stories are
very, very horrifying, and they can be, in a sense, almost better than his
novels.
5. Night Shift (1978)
6. Different Seasons
(1982)
7. Skeleton Crew (1985)
As far as the secret identity / Richard Bachman books go, I
really liked
8. The Long Walk (1979)
A book I really, really enjoyed as a kid (and I’d love to
re-read), is
9. The Talisman (1984,
written with Peter Straub)
And finally, I very much enjoyed King’s exegesis on all
things horror-media-related, the superb nonfiction
10. Danse Macabre
(1981)
Hmmm, maybe I’ll search out #9 at the used book store this
weekend.
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