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Opinions on Stephen King (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) by penquin@lemm.ee to c/books@lemmy.world

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This may sound dumb, but I've never read for this man. I've always just heard about him on social media but never ventured to read his work. Opinions, please. Should I invest? Feeling like fiction lately. I've read so much non-fiction ~~through~~ throughout my life that I think I deserve a couple of fiction books to get busy with for a little while. Thanks in advance

EDIT: Thank you so much to all who answered. I have read and appreciated every single comment. I have decided to start with fairy tale since I ran into the book at Walmart. So giving that a shot to see. Thank you so much

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[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Very slow-burning books, and I almost always lost interest before finishing them. I found The Dark Tower especially tedious. After I couldn't force myself read it, I got the audiobook version a lnd tried to listen to it three times, but always fell asleep. Ironically, the books I genuinely enjoyed were some of his longest ones: It, and The Stand.

As Richard Bachman, on the other hand, he wrote loads of entertaining books. It almost seems like in that persona he didn't give a shit what others thought of his works, and the books ended up eminently readable.

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That bad? I'm getting mixed signals all over. Lol

[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 minutes ago

Like Tolkien, his writing style isn't for everyone. Some are drawn in by the madness and cosmic horror realized, others can't penetrate the veil and tune out. Then again, that's what's great about fiction and story telling. Finding what works best for you.

[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Funny. I had the same experience. I loved the stand and it but couldn't get past an hour or 2 of the dark tower.