Welcome to my novel review site, today we will be looking at Stephen King who's genius inspired Hollywood hits such as the Carie, Children of the Corn,the shining Dream Cater, and The Mist and however thrilling these films might be nothing can ever compare to the trill of reading his books and becoming trapped in his mind.
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Christina Jaschuk "book addict"
One thing that typically defines a bad author is the volume of books he/she has written. For example, if the author has written more than 10 books, he/she is probably garbage. There is one however that goes against this basic rule of mine, and that is Stephen King. Now, I have read a ton of books, not only his, so you can't fault me for not being exposed to "better" writing. Also, I am fully aware that around 50-60% of what Stepen King writes is utter garbage (if not more). I'll waive my little rule for him though, because it seems that he has a lot of good ideas in his head; they just come out sporadically. Let's begin on this royal journey. A few good books (not GREAT books, but still very good) of his to start out with are It (Signet Books), Four Past Midnight, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, and Carrie. These are all pretty good stories, although they can be out there. Generally, his collections of short stories will contain a few awesome stories, and a few terrible ones.
The reason he is known as a horror writer is because of the following novels. Desperation has a terrifying body take over, Christine (Signet) has a hostile takeover by a car (and some great characters also), and Pet Sematary is the reason that I have to sleep with my feet covered at all times.
Some people also argue that he is an actual good author, destined to be remembered forever (I am one of these people). A few of his books prove that he actually has talent, and that he is not just banking on his name. The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet), until the very end, is a spectacular story with well developed characters, and a great apocalypse look. Hearts In Atlantis falls away from his horror genre for the most part, but is still a great story, with lots of human interaction, proving that he actually has talent. Needful Things: The Last Castle Rock Story is an utterly ridiculous story, but so well told that you can't put the novel down even though it's about a billion pages long. Who else can tell a story with only one character, as in Gerald's Game?
Lastly, his superior work, in my opinion, everything in The Dark Tower series, The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1), The Drawing of the Three (The Dark Tower, Book 2), The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, Book 3), Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book 4), Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5), and all others that will follow. I'm not going to argue that this is one of the best series of all time, because it's probably not (although it comes close). It is a huge culmination of all of King's talent, thrown into one great series. If you want to know why he is one of the greatest authors and storytellers, you should read the entire Dark Tower Series, and become fully enamored with the master.
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