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Best Stephen King Books, Ranked And In Order [Forbes] (www.forbes.com)
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From the article:

10 - Doctor Sleep (2013)

9 - Thinner (1984)

8 - 11/22/63 (2011)

7 - The Gunslinger (1970)

6 - Carrie (1974)

5 - Salem's Lot (1975)

4 - Misery (1987)

3 - Pet Semetary (1989)

2 - IT (1986)

1 - The Shining (1977)

What do you think about the list? Anything you would like to change / add / remove?

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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

I've read probably 90% of everything he published.

IT is definitely up there. I feel like a lot of the others were probably a lot more shocking at the time they came out, which was before my time.

King's grandest opus is the Dark Tower, especially the former half of the collection, but ALSO all the other books and stories that tie in with that universe (like Insomnia etc). I'm also an avid reader of his short stories, some of which are more bizarre and 'special' than his full feature works. Plenty of those have spawned decent movies or series in their own right (and some failed miserably, but not due to King's writing).