Among his recent books, I'd strongly second the recommendation for 22/11/63 -- absolutely unputdownable -- and Under the Dome for classic King that feels a little less dated than his older books.
I'm reading Joe Hill's N0S4A2 and thoroughly enjoying it. On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 9:08 AM Sumant Srivathsan <suma...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jan 9, 2021, 5:43 PM Biju Chacko <biju.cha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I stopped reading Stephen King in the mid to late nineties. Though I > > enjoyed his earlier books, I started to feel like he had become so > popular > > that he stopped listening to his editors. The books were getting > > excessively long and tiring. > > > > I recently listened to an interview of him and he seemed interesting. I > > was wondering if I should revisit the decision. I have less time to read > > nowadays so the opportunity cost is higher. I thought I'd ask for reviews > > before I pick one up. > > > > I find King to be the kind of writer who has more ideas than writing > finesse. For me, his books could've used better editing, but the ideas were > worth sticking the course. (But I rarely put down books, which is a bad > completist tendency on my part.) As with anything else in literature, YMMV. > On > Writing, however, is a fabulous book. > > Start with his short stories and see if you feel like reading more. I > wouldn't recommend the novels at this stage. > > > > -- *Writer, Mint Lounge * *Twitter: @shrabonti * *Instagram: @shrabonti*
