Please name the top ten books of Stephen King. Want to start reading.

[Jim]

I am a fan of all of his books, some of my favorites:
Firestarter
Salem's Lot
The Shining
It
Carrie
Cujo
Mr. Mercedes
Joyland
Under The Dome
Different Seasons

[David]

Missery
Rage
Different seasons
Neededful things
The Girl that loved tom Gordon
Cujo
It

[Ann]

Needful Things
Different Seasons
Dolores Claiborne
The Stand
The Talisman
Gerald's Game
It
Night Shift
Four Past Midnight
Mr. Mercedes
They're all great though, this made me want to do some rereading!

[Karen]

Paul wrote: "Why so Few Mentions of Christine...Thats my Favorite work by him along with Stand and Shining (2nd & 3rd).
Its a fantastic book. One of the handful of books Ive read more than once."

[Karen]

Yes I agree. The Stand is still the top cujo and the shining

[Karen]

Richard wrote: "I've read almost all of his early work, but almost none of his later books (past the early ninety's). Couldn't get through Misery and never picked up another King novel after that. But for early wo..."

[Karen]

Karen wrote: "Richard wrote: "I've read almost all of his early work, but almost none of his later books (past the early ninety's). Couldn't get through Misery and never picked up another King novel after that. ..."

[Karen]

I also tried reading his recent books couldn't seem to find the vibes his earlier work has.

[Thomas]

1. Pet Semetary
2. 11.22.1963
3. The Shining
4. The Green Mile
5. The Long Walk
6. The Stand
7. It
8. Dark Tower 1 & 2 (havent read further)

[Ruth]

The Stand
IT
The Shining
Cujo
The Green Mile
The Talisman
Carrie
Christine
Dumas Key
Different Seasons

[Carol]

My favourites are Christine, Misery and Pet Cemetary.

[Christopher]

It
The Stand
Pet Semetary
The Long Walk
The Green Mile
The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower #2)
Misery
The Waste Lands (Dark Tower #3)
Mr Mercedes (Bill Hodges #1)
The Institute

His best short story collections are:
Night Shift
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Skeleton Crew

You should read the Dark Tower books as there are references to this universe all through Stephen King's novels.

[Sarah]

Robbert wrote: "Am I the only one that really likes Rose Madder?"

The 'ghost' of that book has stayed with me for years, I only mentioned it to my husband the other day. I must re-read!

[Carmen]

Any fan of Stephen King's old work who has not read Billy Summers is missing out, IMO. That novel is not like Cujo, or It, at all; yes, his writing and his style have changed.
But I thought Billy Summers was a really gripping thriller. I liked it more than The Stand!

And when I found out Joe Hill was Stephen King's son (after reading two of Hill's books) I was and wasn't surprised. Check out NOS4A2 too.

[Patricia]

1. The Stand
2. Dark Tower series
3. Cell
4. Under the Dome
5. The Institute
6. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
7. Mr. Mercedes series
8. Green Mile
9. Carrie
10. Pet Cemetery

[Kevin]

The Stand

[James]

Tricky! But here's my list.

1. The Stand
2. Dark Tower series
3. The Eyes of the Dragon
4. 11/22/63
5. Under The Dome
6. The Institute
7. Revival
8. Misery
9. From a Buick 8
10. Salem's Lot.

[Michele]

11/22/63
The Stand (unabridged)
The Shining

[Patricia]

Books by King that I want to start reading. Read lots already but here the list.

1. Talisman
2. Black House
3. 11/22/63
4. Just After Sunset
5. Nightmares & Dreamscapes
6. Storm of the Century
7. Fairy Tale
8. Gwendy's Button Box
9. The Colorado Kid
10. Gwendy's Final Task

[Suzanne]

The Green Mile and The Dead Zone are my two favorite Stephen King books. I would say my top five are:
1. The Green Mile
2. The Dead Zone
3. The Stand
4. Salem’s Lot
5. Carrie

[James]

Not easy! But here's my choices.

1. The Dark Tower series
2. The Stand
3. 11/22/63
4. Eyes of the Dragon
5. Under the Dome
6. Salem's Lot
7. The Institute
8. Misery
9. Mr Mercedes (Book 1) The Holly Gilby character was insufferable in the later books).
10. Gwendy's Button Box.

[Suzanne]

Eyes of the Dragon! I forgot about that one. That one's very good as well.

[Glennis]

Aaditya wrote: "I've very recently finished reading The Gunslinger and found it very good. The work is of some depth. Promising a lot in the coming books. But then, when I was searching for the Dark Tower series i..."
I've read everything by King up to about...2015. Then, my reading time got amended...
My all time favorite, bar none, is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. The realism is intense. I favor Cujo very highly for the same reason. The Shining was my first King read, and I still love it. I've always thought a movie of The Long Walk would be intense...would have to be. Thinner is another quick and amusing read... Lol... Creepy! I loved The Green Mile, and I read it as it was published...with that horrible long wait between!
I could go on & on...Stephen King is one of the only authors who can take my breath away.