Jason Pierce answers “I read a couple of Stephen King novels a...”

Lea Ann Cornman asked this question about Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1):

I read a couple of Stephen King novels a few years back....Needful Things and Insomnia. I had a very hard time getting through these and frankly found them boring. I then heard great things about 11/22/63 and I read it earlier this Spring and LOVED, it. What is this one like? I have not read any older King either, Cujo, Firestarter....etc. I want to like King's novels, but I don't want to be disappointed either.

Jason Pierce I loved Needful Things and found Insomnia really good too. I enjoyed 11/22/63, but it wasn't close to my fave, so we seem to have opposite tastes.

Is i…moreI loved Needful Things and found Insomnia really good too. I enjoyed 11/22/63, but it wasn't close to my fave, so we seem to have opposite tastes.

Is it the less supernatural aspect of the plot that you liked? In that case, you might like Misery, Thinner, Cujo, Hearts in Atlantis, Under the Dome, and Joyland. They're a little more normal than the rest of his stuff, though the first story in HIA and the ending of UTD are pushing it. The Colorado Kid is also very normal, but I can't in good consciousness recommend it to anyone because I found it so unsatisfying. It's one of three SK books I gave a one star rating. (The others are From a Buick 8 and The Talisman which aren't normal at all). Hope this helps.(less)

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