Tier ranking every Stephen King book I've read

Tier ranking all 32 Stephen King books that I have read from peak all the way down to ew brother ew and everything in between.
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[@rosemadder5547]

Rose Madder got me out of a very abusive relationship ❤ I went to school (at 36) and took it with me every day, so I could pull from Rose and her determination, and get out on my own, with my son. At first, my social anxiety had me sitting sweating in my car, and I'd be holding that book trying to hype myself up. Now I'm an EMT, which annihilated my social anxiety 😅 its gone. EMS got rid of a lot of my fears, actually, through exposure. That book means so so much to me.

[@BradProctorReads]

Thanks for sharing your story! That's really cool and powerful how that book was able to change your life.

[@jakefromstatefarm1405]

11/22/63 - my favorite fiction book of all time

[@BradProctorReads]

I've heard it's great.

[@holdensagan]

Agree with you 100 percent on number one. Salem's Lot is his best. I think it's the best paced novel he ever wrote. Curious as to why. It's probably due to his editor who more than likely became less effective with subsequent novels once King became so popular that he was granted carte blanche.

[@b24ful]

Enjoyed this video. I’m still a newbie, currently reading my 10th Stephen King book (IT) and now I have an idea of what the next SK books im going to read, thanks to your video. I’d love to see another ranking video when you read them all.

[@nharber9837]

I LOVE The Shining! It’s definitely top tier for me, for sure. My favorite book ever. I’ve read it several times now and always pull for Jack, even though I know full well what’s going to happen. He, Danny and Wendy are such great characters and I just always want the best for them. The changes made for the movie are a net loss for me save for omitting the hedge animals. I can’t imagine how that could effectively be done on film without just looking cheesy. I do feel like the maze is a better visual representation of what’s happening than the hedges would have been. Wish they had kept virtually everything else though. Danny and Wendy are such good characters, I wish the movie only folks could get to know them too.

[@BradProctorReads]

Yea, I think the hedge animals, especially back then, would have looked really bad on screen. Nowadays they would be bad cgi lol. I did like the hedge maze in the movie. Have you read Doctor Sleep and if so what did you think about it being a big fan of The Shining?

[@markgillespie3971]

@@BradProctorReads Have you seen the 1997 'Stephen King's The Shining'? They did the hedge animals in terrible 90s CGI!

[@BradProctorReads]

I've never seen that version but know that it is a much more faithful adaptation than the Kubrick movie was. I'll have to see if I can find it somewhere to watch.

[@markgillespie3971]

@@BradProctorReads Yes, very faithful. Unfortunately it's not remotely scary, has a very annoying Danny and some dodgy CGI. But I think it's worth a watch, it has some effective scenes and Rebecca De Mornay is a very good Wendy.

[@rosemadder5547]

Same! It's my favorite, period. I would look over my shoulder while reading it lol Just absolutely love it

[@cliffhass9158]

I know its technically Written by "Richard Bachman" but THE LONG WALK is my Favorite book written by Stephen King. I rarely ever read a book twice and I have read that book 3 times. Once in my teens then late 20s and again about 4 months ago while I was recovering from Surgery.

[@bradtaulbee5928]

Need to read Green Mile

[@BradProctorReads]

I've got a copy, two actually. I've only ever heard nothing but great things about it.

[@tmoon9297]

The Stand is his magnum opus

[@BradProctorReads]

I started reading it, just need to go back and finish it.

[@Carvaka]

I think that Desperation does a better job at capturing what The Stand was going for

[@cts1979]

It’s overrated. First 400 pages are amazing, next 400 are mixed bag, climax is okay, and the last 100 pages mostly need not exist.

[@BradProctorReads]

I'm guessing you've read the uncut version, just curious if you've read the original version and if you liked that one better?

[@toddhill7483]

Excellent video. Some recommendations which did not appear: Different Seasons, Under the Dome, Duma Key, Desperation, Needful Things, Skelton Crew, Full Dark No Stars, Four Past Midnight. Thanks again.

[@BradProctorReads]

Thanks, Todd! All the ones you mentioned are on my to read list of King's books.

[@rosemadder5547]

Duma Key was hard for me to get through at times, but once I neared the end I was glad I stuck with it. Same with Lisey's Story. Hard to get through to start, but now I've read it 5 times 😅 It links with The Regulators in a way, in my opinion, too. I'm reading Needful Things right now, and have heard it's one of the best. I read and loved all the others you mentioned too lol

[@user-yz7sr6od1x]

Nice job! IMO the best books you haven't read yet are The Stand, Needful Things, Bag of Bones, The Dead Zone, and 11/22/63.

[@BradProctorReads]

Thanks! The Dead Zone hasn't been too high up on my priority list to read of his books, but a bunch of people have been commenting how good it is so that might be the next King book that I read now.

[@mitchellbenefiel4490]

You would love The Dead Zone

[@BradProctorReads]

I think I will. I'm currently listening to On Writing on audiobook right now and what King has mentioned about The Dead Zone has me interested for sure.

[@danny6801]

I'm on Susanna's song now, after the dark tower series I'm gonna read your peaks next. I looooved misery, it's what got me into king. You need to read The Stand! Randall flag and a couple others mentioned in the dark towers series too, I love it.

[@BradProctorReads]

Wishing you long days and pleasant nights on your journey towards the tower! How are you liking the series so far? I did start The Stand and got 400ish pages in but then got distracted by other books and haven't revisited it yet. I was really enjoying it though. Misery was so good. One of the times that both the movie and the book are great.

[@Mae-hx2ml]

Currently halfway through Wolves of the Calla, in the Telling Tales section which does slow down.

[@BradProctorReads]

Yea, that's the section that was slower for me too.

[@Anthony-cj2ju]

Please read Desperation! It’s one of my favorite SK books. Note that it’s 100% better than The Regulators and a completely different story.

[@BradProctorReads]

I plan to read Desperation some day. I've heard that most people either like one or the other when it comes to those two books. I'm hoping I like Desperation a lot more than I did Regulators.

[@nelsonwilliams6006]

Goated take on book 7 of Dark Tower. I don’t get why the ending gets a lot of hate

[@BradProctorReads]

I don't get the hate for the ending either. It's one of King's best endings with everything coming full circle. I get chills whenever I go back and read the last few pages of The Dark Tower.

[@zbuddha420]

you gotta read desperation. its way better than the regulators in my opinion

[@BradProctorReads]

I really hope so. I found myself bored with The Regulators.

[@ryanolson356]

Billy Summers in Meh is wild.

[@BradProctorReads]

Glad that you liked it more than I did. I enjoyed the first half way more than the second half of that book.

[@user-qh3hh5sn4f]

Outsider is a holly novel? I thought it was the skinwalker thing

[@BradProctorReads]

It is a skinwalker kind of monster but Holly comes in as a character later into the book. In the timeline The Outsider takes place after the events of the Bill Hodges trilogy.

[@fiberartsyreads]

This was so fun! Man-Fairy Tale did us both so dirty. 😆

[@BradProctorReads]

That book did, didn't it. I really struggled with wanting to read anything after finishing that book.

[@iwonamezyd5489]

Haha this is so interesting to hear, Fairy Tale was the book that got me out of my reading slump last year! I really loved it. My top Stephen King book is IT

[@BradProctorReads]

Glad to hear that you liked Fairy Tale. IT is such a fantastic book. The ending is so bittersweet.

[@painface98]

I agree on Elevation, the idea was cool but then become something pointless and I never finished it.

[@BradProctorReads]

If that concept would have been fleshed out in a longer story and actual show how scary that would be it could have been so much better. Instead it was just like, "I don't like my neighbors but now we are friends, the end."

[@jrgennybo4726]

Great video! Stephen King is a fantastic author🔥Currently reading Under the Dome and it’s really good so far!

[@BradProctorReads]

Thanks! Under the Dome is one I still need to get to.

[@CliffsDarkGems]

Great Tier Ranking! I am looking forward to both Billy Summers and Fairy Tale, we shall see. 😂I actually loved The Gunslinger as well as the entire Dark Tower series, will be doing a re-read soon. Salem's Lot is awesome. Joyland was an awesome 5 star coming of age story for me. I enjoyed Rose Madder, but the supernatural ending was underwhelming. Ka is a wheel, I agree that it was a great ending. More importantly, Roland sets off with additional "tools." The Waste Lands is one of my favorite books of all time, top tier for me. I think The Institute is one of King's more underrated novels, I loved it. Wizard and Glass is awesome and Roland's backstory is incredibly moving and tragic. You need to read The Stand and 11/22/63. . Great video!

[@BradProctorReads]

Thanks, Cliff! I hope that you enjoy Billy Summers and Fairy Tale more than I did. After finishing the Dark Tower I did appreciate The Gunslinger a lot more than I did before. 11/22/63 is one I hear nothing but great things about so I do need to get to that one sometime soon. I started The Stand a year or so ago and got 400ish pages in but then got distracted by other books and haven't revisited it again. I was really enjoying it though and will probably start it over from the beginning when I do go back.

[@CliffsDarkGems]

@@BradProctorReads I hope you enjoy 11/22/63 when you get to it! It really is a magnificent novel, in my opinion. Happy Reading!

[@BradProctorReads]

I think I'll enjoy it quite a bit.

[@MrKurtykurt]

Sometimes…….dead is betta!

[@BradProctorReads]

💀🐈

[@peterconlon8234]

Interesting ranking...thanks for sharing

[@BradProctorReads]

Thanks for watching!

[@ryanhunter530]

First video I've seen of yours and my mind and eyes don't work well together, when your logo came up I thought it said bread protector. Had to look at your channel name for clarification.

[@BradProctorReads]

Haha that's funny. The bread must be protected at all costs!

[@seagull8415]

It staggers me how devoted King fans are despite the amount of mediocrity and sometimes truly terrible books. Independent authors struggle to get published or shelf space while King publishes his used toilet paper.

[@BradProctorReads]

With the volume of books King has written, which is 80ish, there are bound to be some that readers don't like. No one is perfect and it'd be impossible to write so much and have everything you've written be perfect. Even if you are not a fan to say that he publishes his used toilet paper is just a garbage take. I agree that it is hard for indie and small press authors to get seen by a wide audience and have their books stocked in brick and mortar stores. I'm a big fan of indie publishing and support a ton of those books and authors on this channel. I have way more videos talking about indie small press books than I do about Stephen King.

[@currentofthesnake8486]

23:58 I read it through in one week

[@BradProctorReads]

That's quick!

[@Kickenwing13]

11/22/63

[@henrickwhite9786]

Good ranking but the lip smacking every ten seconds

[@BradProctorReads]

I only smack my lips every 16 seconds thank you very much.