Philtrum 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.

Philtrum If you read some of my King reviews you'll see that I loved everything King wrote up to (about) The Tommyknockers. After that, his middle section, coi…moreIf you read some of my King reviews you'll see that I loved everything King wrote up to (about) The Tommyknockers. After that, his middle section, coinciding with his well-publicised substance abuse issues, is very, very patchy. Since the turn of the Millennium, he's been a lot better, with a few duds along the way.

I thought 11.22.63 was terrific. Joyland was also very good. Under The Dome was fantastic (until the last 50 pages). Pick either of those two, or anything pre 1988. The Stand, of course, is usually highlighted as a career peak.(less)

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