Well, I decided to start a thread about my favourite author, and I’m not ashamed to say its Stephen King. I’m well aware that opinions of King differ greatly from person to person, but reading like music should be a personal thing. Sure, sometimes his storylines get a little overly whacky, and he’s lost a bit of form over the past couple of years, but I haven’t encountered an author with such an accurate knowledge of people, and I’ve never encountered an author who writes with such swagger. Probably the only writer who could make me laugh and scare the crap out of me at the same time. But what I love most about him is that he doesn’t just write a story – he’s books almost always end on a sentimental, almost melancholic note, like It, an ending so sad I almost had tears.
The first King novel I read was about 8 year ago when I was in my final high school year. It was Gerald’s Game, not one of his most celebrated, but it introduced me to his intensely psychological style, and I love it. I worked out that I’ve read 22 King novels since then. There’s still a couple more that I still want to read, most notably The Shining, Christine and Everything’s Eventual.
But damn, I hate the way the movie adaptations never seem to capture the spirit of the book, except for Shawshank Redemption and the Green Mile.
Nay fans on here? What are your favourites?
Some of my favourites:
It
The Drawing of the Three
The Body
Rose Madder
Geralds Game
Wizard and Glass