Stephen King Book • Page 68

I finally decided to get started on The Dark Tower series. I’m almost done with The Gunslinger and loving it.

 

This is dope, I did something similar and bought cheaper copies that are a little worn. But the vintage covers are too cool. This is the version of The Gunslinger I found.

 

Hyped for Fairy Tale!

 

Want to go back to something more horror after I finish Dead Zone and October rolls around. Any suggestions? So far I've read It, Pet Sematary, The Shining, and Salem's Lot.

 

Christine is pretty classic horror. Cujo also. Revival if you wanted to try something more recent. The Desperation/Regulators read is a blast too, but that's moving away from your more classic horror vibes.

imo the scariest book he's written is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, but that's because it takes place in the woods. I don't know if I would necessarily call it an "October" read though

Also feel like I should mention the Long Walk if you want something more psychological.

 

The Dark Half. I'm gonna keep saying this until someone reads it.

 

One day I will read The Dark Tower series. Didn’t realize it was 8 books - woof.

 

It’s worth it. Some of my favorite King

 

Dark Tower is like almost all heaters, there's a dip at Wolves/Song of Susannah but they're still plenty readable

 

I actually enjoyed Wolves of Calla but definitely did not enjoy Songs of Susannah. I remember actively disliking the obvious parts of it and kind of just wish that didn’t happen lol

It still didn’t take away from this being my favorite book series and probably my favorite overall story.

 

The Dark Tower series means a lot to me. My favorite is The Drawing Of The Three followed by Wizard and Glass, just incredible. I’d rank them.. Drawing of 3 > Wizard & Glass > The Dark Tower > The Gunslinger > The Wastelands > Wolves of the Calla > Song of Sussanah. I still haven’t read the later released The Wind Through The Keyhole but intend to next time I reread the series.

 

Wizard and Glass is top 3 King for me honestly

 

Agreed, it’s up there for me too

 

Absolutely same, easily top Dark Tower book for me.

 

Starting this today, actually.

 

Just finished Fairy Tale. Spectacular.

 

Been so busy and haven’t made any progress past the 200 page range. And I know it’s about to get so good. Getting anxious cause I just wanna sit down and read this!!

 

Yeah will make a great movie, though I would have guessed limited series.

 

Some of the dialogue has been a bit cheesy, but I am enjoying Fairy Tale so far. Only about 20 pages in though and I'm excited to see where it goes!

 

Just started Fairy Tale the other night. King can write the fuck out of a dog.

 

I felt like this with The Institute also, but I wound up loving it so sometimes I try to ignore the cheesy dialogue.

 

reading this with no context, not having started the book yet, is absolutely sending me lmao

 

Just finished Dead Zone. I thought it was fantastic, not my favorite that I've read so far, but maybe the best. Picked up Skeleton Crew for October, although I'm thinking maybe Night Shift would've been a better choice. Also grabbed Something Wicked This Way Comes to read for the first time after being interested for a long time, but recently reading Bradbury was a big influence on King.

 

I very much wish that I had read Something Wicked This Way Comes before Fairy Tale, it's clearly heavily inspired by it.