Top 5 Stephen King Novels

[@apollostefan7592]

Quite enjoying "'Salem's Lot" at the moment.

[@kamilolszewski6307]

IMO, it's the best book he's written.

[@JamesTaylor6]

Matt Stefan I've just started reading thatA

[@3Dbubble]

Matt Stefan just finished it, it was fantastic

[@GenghisWanghis]

That was my first SK book. Just finished IT. Liked that as well, but Salem's Lot is at another level for me. I should give it another read and see if I still feel this way.

[@traptionist5115]

I LOVE that book

[@jameson32]

Pet Sematary is by FAR the best. I've never read anything so terrifying or realistic in the manner in which the book deals with death and grief.

[@srijansharma9820]

It is definitely the most depressing, my own grandmother suffered from paralysis and slowly wasted away so I could really relate to the description of the wife's sister

[@stone5741]

Greg Alman that was a sad book

[@possessedslig]

I don't know about by far but it's certainly one of my personal favourites too

[@hoax7765]

There's a movie now

[@BartasRapowanie]

Dude, it is amazing, and traumatizing but it is not his best book by FAR. I mean, the stand, it, the shining, dark tower series...

[@htetoowaiyan435]

#1 - 7:59 #2 - 6:04 #3 - 4:20 #4 - 2:41 #5 - 1:26

[@MrMike11233]

I'm a huge fan as well. One of the best opening lines ever written: "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." Long live The King!

[@turtleanton6539]

And ending

[@iandavies7991]

The best intro to a story ever. I remember reading that line and was hooked immediately

[@generalobiwankenobi8265]

That opening is forever embedded in my mind, along with “In the beginning”.

[@E-Chap]

The Stand. That is all.

[@marlasinger6989]

YES. Timeless and epic. Even the Alarm song is great.

[@jasonadams2079]

What was the name of the song the singer was supposed to have as a hit record? "Baby, Can you Dig your Man", or some craziness! That book was awesome. Mother Abigail..enough said!

[@dr.skulhamr3220]

You might enjoy seeing Russel Flagg, "the Walking Dude" plow his way through the Dark Tower series too.

[@E-Chap]

Roy Winkler Randall Flagg 😉. And I'm already a huge fan of TDT series!

[@iijokerzace]

bought to read but the number of pages discouraged me since i got the unedited edition. Now I feel like trying again!

[@Alix777.]

1. IT 2. The Talisman 3. The Long Walk 4. Misery 5. Desperation

[@phillipkile-poulos5632]

Pet sematery needs to be on the list

[@bunby]

okay um no the dark tower series? and IT is King’s number one novel? no fucking way.

[@jewfroDZak]

Disagree with almost the entire list, except for the long walk. That was always my favorite forever growing up. Read that thing like five times. Rare--well, old Stephen King used to do sci-fi short storys--foray into science fiction genre for Stephen King. Although, I guess technically, all of his stories kind of contain an element of Science Fiction (or supernatural,which is basically the same thing). Speaking of, The Jaunt short story of his is another one of my favorites, also scifi... Hell I don't know what I was talking about with the Syfy comment earlier, cuz what I might consider my favorite book of his nowadays would be 11/22/63, a time travel story, aka the most genre specific quintessential science-fiction subgenre of all time. Pet Sematary might be what I would consider his most literary, not just for pure entertainment purposes, book. Lot of thematic elements about life and rebirth that are executed very well by King in that book. Dark Tower - - I've read the seven books of what would be considered the original "septilogy" a combined total of 18 times. Only thing that I would like to say about those books is that every single one of them is better than the one that was written previously. So, the first one's the worst one, The Drawing of the Three is the second not goodest, and the best one's the last one. It's crazy how that worked out, but it is so true if you read them. Green Mile, The Langoliers, Apt Pupil, Hearts in Atlantis. Couple of deep cuts there. The eyes of the Dragon was probably my favorite for a long time in grade school. I read that I don't even know how many times. It's really great fantasy, and that's coming from a guy who's not really that big on fantasy. The Stand is his most overrated work in my opinion. I read it twice, once as a fairly wee youngling and then once more recently and its still not that captivating to me. I like Dolores Claiborne infinitely more than The Stand.

[@generalobiwankenobi8265]

Where is the Shining and the Stand.

[@dietwater4620]

Stop complaining its called an opinion

[@therealvirtual]

"The Stand" is definitely my favorite. I have read it at least 5 times over the years. Never gets old. "It" would be #2 for me. I guess I just like the long ones.

[@EdwardLorn]

I love the spine on your copy of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. Never seen that version.

[@panther2552]

awesome vid. great selection of favs. totally agree about the Tower. I'd have to add Green Mile somewhere in there (first book I read that wasn't assigned in school lol)

[@Awesome7870]

I can't wait to read The Stand this summer. It's going to be 1,440 pages of epicness.

[@tedpogue6531]

My copy was only 1,143 pages

[@turtleanton6539]

Cool

[@jewfroDZak]

Prepare yourself for epic disappointment

[@stevestamper942]

11/22/63 is my favorite!!

[@RThayerRT]

There is just something about Stephen King; he allows you to completely immerse yourself into that world. My favourite is definitely The Shining. Complete eye opener for alcoholism and family tragedy. I personally couldn't get in to The Firestarter. I don't know what it was but I just couldn't do it. I tried about six years ago now so maybe I will give it another go!

[@marlasinger6989]

Firestarter is the only horror movie/ novel that gave me recurring nightmares for years. Paranoid shit about government conspiracies and CIA dudes stalking me and having nowhere to hide... My other recurring nightmares are usually about my teeth falling out, or not having done a term paper that's due, or car accidents... mundane shit... That something managed to tap into my psyche to that extent says VOLUMES.

[@libertywalters4627]

I think it's bc he delves into inner thought so much. I've never seen other authors do it like him.

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

Great video! I read most of these books years ago but thinking of revisiting them! Interesting you talking about a old 70 year old man in one story. Yes, that used to sound really old to me. But 70 does not sound so old, now that I’m 62.

[@maxwellstupid5253]

My top five in no particular order: "The Stand", "'Salem's Lot", The Shining", "Under The Dome", "Misery" Honorable Mention: "The Body", a novel length story from different seasons. Sidebar: My five favorite film adaptations "The Shawshank Redemption", "Stand By Me", "Misery" "'Salem's Lot" (A TV Movie), "The Dead Zone".

[@98pennygirl]

"You can run upstairs and it doesn't put you out of breath " Me: ........ ⊙.⊙

[@christinej.4404]

I was 14 when I read my first Stephen King book, it was Under The Dome, and it was amazing, I finished in 2 weeks, cause for me that was a very short time, and now I'm 18 and I read 15 books by him so far, and he's by far my favorite author.

[@daniel55645]

The Green Mile was the first stephen king book i read, followed by the long walk, 11/22/63, and then Cell. Reading Atlas Shrugged now and about finished with it, then I plan on reading some more stephen king since it's been a while.

[@MSG685]

Flag is also a major character in The Eyes of a Dragon. If you read Desperation then you must have read The Regulators. Richard Bachman came back from the dead to wright it.

[@nickmartini413]

your really good at explaining these books without spoiling them, please do more favorites because you are way more interesting then the descriptions on the back of the books lol

[@jastark7423]

Read a lot of Stephen King books, haven't read any of these except the Dark Tower Series. Thats the beauty of his work... theres so much it'll take a lifetime to read them all. My personal favorite has to be Wizard and Glass.

[@AveryAmsterdamReads]

My favorite Stephen King book, so far, is 11/22/63. I read it in the beginning of this month and just loved the overall story. It did not feel like 800 pages when I was reading; there was nothing I found bad about this book. It was like this epic historical fiction/time-travel/thriller. The Shining and Misery are close. I need to read more. I've only read about 5 (gonna start my 5th,Dreamcatcher, next month). I'd love to see more of your top 5's :)

[@MoreMoreOrange]

AveryAmsterdamReads I adored Dreamcatcher. You will enjoy! It has an excruciating scene in a toilet that still haunts me...

[@AveryAmsterdamReads]

I guess I will look forward to that lol. Hey! You should go to the Top 5 Wednesday group on Goodreads; This past topic was Top 5 Books Over 500 Pages.

[@E-Chap]

Read The Stand! I'm about to start 11/22/63 on audiobook but if you like epic, The Stand is DEFINITELY epic.

[@JFKJrJrPlanetX]

yes, it's really good. and there is still horror, although there is no monster

[@keiths9281]

IT is one of my favorites. I like the flipping between the child and adult versions of the characters. I also like Pennywise. Makes me think of the monster/aliens/Gods of Call of Cthulhu

[@StopFear]

Has this happened to you guys? I read IT, I really liked the book overall, despite some absurd parts. Then I go to the used book store and see all the $4-5 Stephen King books. Couldn't resist it and just bought like ten of them. lol

[@trishamccullough5020]

Almost with you on that. The Stand is my #1 King. it really trips me out how easily that could really happen. they do have secret labs like that here in the USA.

[@prodf]

I'm starting to read Stephen King and this is the absolute best video for us noobs, thank you.

[@turtleanton6539]

Cool

[@highfivehangten]

Have only read 11.22.63 so far (I feel so far behind), but absolutely loved it. I'm a big history and politics nerd, so this was a perfect first King novel for me. I will be trying to read as many King books as I can get my hands on now! Not into electronic versions, so I will be scouring my local second-hand bookstore for anything King...

[@marilyngould4381]

My first Stephen King book was last year after I watched him giving a lecture at a university. He talked about his new book at the time 11-22-63. Never been interested in reading his books but since have read (audiobooks suit me best) listened to many of them. Don't like sci if or paranormal stuff but this book was fantastic. Also great to listen to his "on writing" audiobook which he tells his beginning as a writer and his motivations, interesting hints about what to write or not if you are a budding author.

[@JozRad]

Favorite SK, The Shinning. Read it twice, very rare for me. The Stand, the new and improved? Did you read the original or the one with the expanded characters? I read the introduction. SK said he did not change the ending...he did.

[@eceive6022]

The book I'm currently reading is Lucifer by Danny Katz, it's a thriller novel in swedish so you'll probably be unable to read it, but it's pretty good so far. I like it.

[@smileifyouarebored]

I really like Stephen King, but I've so far only read Skeleton Crew (short stories), It and Misery. All of the books you talked about sound really interesting! I'm gonna have a look in my dad's bookshelf and see if I can find them!

[@A_Bottle-Of_Orange_Crush]

It took me quite a while, but over the past couple of years I've finally gotten into reading Stephen King's work. I haven't read any of the books in this list, but Carrie, Pet Semetary, Skeleton Crew, The Dead Zone Misery and a few more have all been read and thoroughly enjoyed. Just picked up Tomiknockers (probably misspelled but whatever) and can't wait to crack it open.

[@johndinfelpasaol2760]

Carrie was my first Stephen King novel followed by Salem's Lot. I started reading his books just three months ago and I'm looking forward to reading more of his works. I'm just 16.

[@hardutrares643]

John Dinfel Pasaol i'm 11

[@hardutrares643]

fucken bitch

[@marianorodriguez13]

The first i read, that i have recently finished it is the green mile, and i am just 14

[@fluffyfiber]

Nobody cares what your age is.

[@illicitveniceb]

“when i read a book I become that book and that man.” i felt that

[@Nemoticon]

In the Dark Tower at the moment and almost done with The Wastelands. So almost 3 books down and so far, each has gotten better and better. I'm loving the world it exists in and the characters are fantastic. Really enjoying the fact that there are more books to go, hopefully they continue to live up to the standard that has been set so far. These are the first Stephen Kings books I've ever read.

[@Will-nq3fo]

My top 5: The Talisman, the stand, pet cemetery, the long walk and Duma Key. Honorable mention Liseys story. Not conventional picks but they satisfied and surprised me the most. Keep in mind I've only read 40+ of his books I got more to go

[@MattGrimmett]

Too few have skipped over The Talisman. Absolutely one fo the best books I've ever read. It has HUGE movie potential but I fear it's been overlooked a lot.

[@ThisIsJaysWorld]

It may not be the scariest but I still get chills from The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. It was the first Stephen King book I read and, at 10 years old, it fucked my brain up

[@garycobiak5926]

Loved the first for Dark Tower books, but the last three were really bad imho. They had their moments for ex the old man with the kidnapped child in his basement that tried to kill Roland in the last book. He was the same type of monster as pennywise. I thought that was kinda cool. Despite being like 700 pages each. They felt very rushed. As if he wanted to get them out and get it over with.

[@niharikasingh4998]

1. The dark tower 2. The stand 3. Insomnia 4. The tailsman 5. Desperation

[@richardramirez3731]

I'm a big John Grisham fan, but I just tried my first Stephen King book the Shinning and I Loved it!!! I definitely want to read more of his work... any recommendations on where to Start? Would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[@TopcatsLair]

Yay! My gf and i are about to start reading The Talisman. She's never read Stephen King before. Glad it's in your top 5

[@Sicariez]

Never really read Stephen King, this top 5 video has made me legitimately want to read all of his stuff. If a majority of other characters are mentioned in the dark tower, what books should I read before hand, so I understand the references?

[@MoreMoreOrange]

***** Honestly you pretty much have to read everything in his bibliography to catch every reference in The Dark Tower. Just read it whenever you want to and don't worry about the references. They aren't overly important to the overall storyline. Probably the most prominent character that makes an appearance is one from Salem's Lot. So maybe read Salem's Lot. (It's kind of a vampire story, very good) Then just crack on with TDT. Usually I suggest reading TDT before reading everything else or read everything else then TDT. Your pick. (Liam just started reading King's work and he went with TDT very early!) You won't miss out on anything by reading TDT without reading anything else. Hard to explain. Go for it however you wish. I cannot advise very well. lol

[@josephburchill7347]

The long walk... Rage... if you have never read his books read these and you will be hooked. The long walk is one I've read over and over

[@benturner6525]

man , am so glad you mentioned firestarter. Dunno why there are haters that are not too fussed about this book and got to ask , why did you not include the dead zone

[@jnightmare0]

awesome, to me I hope this doesn't sound sad but I really look up the people who are passionate about there craft. Stephen king, Guillermo del Toro, Hideo Kohima guys like that

[@rebeccacompton1634]

1. IT 2. The Stand 3. The Shining 4. Pet semetary 5. Needful things Slowly working my way through every Stephen king book ever 😁

[@anarchistjesus7354]

The first Stephen King book I read was The Stand. Yes, I started with his longest book, and I've read nothing but Stephen King since.

[@jonisthebest99]

Same here! First Stephen King book I read was The Stand, recently finished 11/22/63 (which I highly recommend!) and just started The Gunslinger.

[@lbentforleather9654]

One Stephen King book that I absolutely loved, and feel is fairly underrated, is Dolores Claiborne. Its one of those King books that gripped me in tight and I just kept reading until I finished the book in about 4 or so days. Definitely recommended, its also a really powerful and emotional story, and the way he writes it from the perspective of the main character just makes the development and story that much better. Great video, by the way!

[@HDCE-nv1uy]

Reading the dark tower series for the first time. already read the first two books in one week, so good.

[@HDCE-nv1uy]

Want to read the stand next and maybe it, we'll see.

[@dantechick]

You always remember your first King novel. My mother gave me a copy of Dead Zone after she read it, and this was the early eighties, I was really young, still shocked she gave it to me because she was so conservative. I fell in love with that book and the movie adaptation is pretty good too.

[@Bopsterjazz]

I've only read 5 Stephen King books but my absolute favorite has to be On Writing because it's partially autobiographical and I love reading about authors and their creative process and their advice to new writers. I also loved The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.

[@lb2525]

M-O-O-N that spells Moon

[@abababa514]

M-O-O-N that spells subscribed

[@smiley27b]

Tom is one of my fav characters! ❤

[@ameliamalorni34]

Omg! He's one of my favorite characters ever!!!

[@blaketankersley2449]

C-I-T-Y-L-I-M-I-T-S that spells boulder

[@generalobiwankenobi8265]

M O O N, that spell the Stand is the best novel.

[@connor.k]

I KNEW I THOUGHT I SAW YOU FROM SOMEWHERE! YOU HELP WITH PEWDS SOMETIMES IN HIS VIDEOS! seriously it was hurting my brain that i didn't know where you were from, now i know. ANYWAYS, great video!

[@jaredmazzone9309]

I too was surprised not to see IT, my all time favorite

[@oldesthippie590]

Anybody know the name of his book where the young girl and the black dude hide underground while the missiles are being fired and then later on after they come up the girl starts to have this growth on her head and eventually her head is covered and in the end it breaks apart and she and she is sooo beautiful and everything she touches grows ???? Have been looking for the movie but can't remember the name.......HELP Please???

[@zaafirzen5934]

I love that you put Firestarter on your top five. It was the third or fourth book I read, and it's long been one of my favorites, as well. Most people don't put it up so high on their list; I will never understand that!

[@natskivna]

5. Christine 4. Salems Lot 3. 11/22/63 2. It 1. The Stand -- Interestingly enough, the book that freaked me out the most was Misery...because it was so easy to see something like that happening for real AND he was so descriptive of what the main character was going through. I almost couldn't finish it...

[@1782mamba]

My favorites read as a child are: 5. Tommyknockers4. Dreamcatcher3. Desperation2. It1. Pet sematary

[@cornetto27b83]

My first was christine, I know a lot of people say it was good but it wasn't like one of his best but honestly I think it will forever be my favorite stephen king novel

[@nicolespratt429]

I've honestly ever read one book by King, and it's now in my top five favorite books. The Long Walk. It was fantastic and just...loved it.

[@possessedslig]

A lot of people overlook that one and it's a shame as I think it's one of his very best

[@jpdiddy8876]

The sudden ending though?

[@Wayde1966]

SK is also my favorite for the same reasons. Not only are most of his works tied together in some way, no one else has ever put me in the mind of the character like he does.

[@adrienne6553]

I haven't read a Steven King novel since freshman year of highschool, and that was The Shinning. I didn't really care for it, because it felt like he'd never get to the point, but some times I'd get sucked in. After seeing this video though, I'm definitley going to check out at least one of these, so thanks!

[@kendavis8046]

Ran across this today, and being a big Stephen King fan, couldn't resist. Top 5 for me: 5) The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Just a great story and the usual King wonderful prose. You can read it in one sitting. 4) IT - Great "big-bad", well paced, and keeps tabs on folks after years of being apart to come back and confront the childhood fears as adults. 3) Delores Claiborne - In no way a horror story, but a nice tale, an easy read, and one of those that actually made a really decent movie if you haven't seen it (starring Kathy Bates, by the way, coming up.) 2) Misery - Just freaking scary as crap. Also made a great movie with the aforementioned Kathy Bates, and for which she won an Oscar. 1) The Stand - I'm considerably older than you, so I read this when it originally came out in 1978 as I was transitioning high school to college. This is the one I have read again and again over the years. I had the original version (actual still do in tattered paperback) and bought the extended version (with an additional 300-ish pages) in hardcover. Just a great book. Kind of lame TV mini-series when that was made, but I can always go back to the source material. If you enjoyed The Talisman, I would recommend to you a book by Peter Straub, Ghost Story. Read the book (please!) before finding the 80's movie that was based on it, as it was not particularly good. As usual, the book is far better than the movie. Favorite movie based on a Stephen King book is and always has been the Kubrik version of The Shining. That would be number 6 on my list of novels if I could extend it, but it is by far my favorite film derived from King's catalog. Ironically, Stephen King apparently never really liked that treatment. It was way different than the book, so I suppose I understand his misgivings, but for me it was a great film. Thanks for the post.

[@dr.skulhamr3220]

You got my subscription when you actually described the Dark Tower series. I could never have done as well. I've listened to audio books of the Dark Tower series dozens of times in my car. Right now in my auto theater, Suzanne is handing Took his hat when he calls her a name. Eddie's worried about the health of the Ka Tet. And, Jake's worried about getting his friend's father in trouble. Hey, one needs a haven from time to time.

[@jm7804]

If you want a lot of bang for your buck read Different Seasons. It has 4 stories including The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, the Body (Stand by Me), and another story I can't remember. My other recommendations are Christine, Pet Cemetery, and IT (hands down scariest of the bunch).

[@elenal.95]

I love Stephen king, his books are amazing my favorite is Misery 😍📚

[@turtleanton6539]

Sure is and Misery is such a goodbook

[@illicitveniceb]

same!! i love misery so much!

[@harrisonhughess3809]

Misery is amazing

[@JAF2991]

NEEDFUL THINGS ANYONE?!!?

[@marlasinger6989]

Needful things was fucking HILARIOUS. All those whacked-out small-town douchebags gonig at each other with meat cleavers and machetes... Almost as funny a commentary of American materialism as Fight Club...

[@trevino0405]

I agree with you that it was funny. I HATE the ending, how Alan fights off Mr. Gaunt with magic. It was entertaining though.

[@Vollification]

Best part is Busters and Ace's coked up-dynamite-rampage

[@dominiclipton2761]

YES! RIGHT HERE MAN!

[@dominiclipton2761]

Heck yeah, man. I hoped that they had added more of that in the movie.

[@timtimothy5405]

Vegeta is a standing guard

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

I remember reading Christine and really getting into it. Then excited to see the movie but very disappointed that the movie cut out 90% of the awesome build up, and just concentrated more on the end of the story.

[@natamalieee]

A bunch of Stephen King novels have been on my 'to read' list for a long time, but this video has made them a higher priority. Your enthusiasm, descriptions, and 'ramblings' are awesome, I'd be happy watching more Top 5 videos from you :) Also from Theodore.

[@MoreMoreOrange]

Natalie B Oh god. Who knows what Theodore's twisted mind would consider to be top 5...

[@markrenny3861]

Hmmm. Going to do two lists , me thinks..... Cheat list. 1. Dark tower series 2 . Black House 3 . Eyes of the dragon 4 . Desperation 5 . Insomnia By the book ( ! ) list.... 1 . Dark Tower 3 2 . Dark Tower 4 3 . Eyes of the dragon 4 . Misery 5 . Rose Madder Yes, I know the second list doesn't make sense, but it allows me to sneak in a couple more !! Honourable mentions.... Dark Tower 7 and 6 and 1 , Duma Key , Gerald's Game , It , The Langoliers ( ok , technically a novella but I really love it ) .

[@lolspammer1]

I gotta agree with Dark Tower, it was just so big and i loved the way it connected all of the little worlds King has made in each of his books.

[@garyc]

This made me want to read again. I used to read a lot before English Literature A Level ruined it! Nice to watch a video where someone is really passionate about something xD

[@MoreMoreOrange]

Gary C I didn't think anyone would care what books I read... Pick up a book Gary! :D

[@trikkerman1]

The Kindle 3 made me start reading again.

[@aletheachong8999]

I totally relate! A level Literature broke me 😭

[@robertmartin8536]

Here's mine 1. The Shining 2. IT 3. Christine 4. Mysery 5. The Gunslinger

[@turtleanton6539]

Gunslinger is such a weak start to a great series.

[@ArielBissett]

You did it again! I love hearing you talk about things you really like (especially books)! This might slightly hurt your feelings, but I've always had a bad opinion of Stephen King.. for absolutely no reason. I've just had some weird "meh"ness about him. You've convinced me to give him a shot! Do you think Insomnia would be a cool one to start with? That's the plot line that most intrigued me!

[@AveryAmsterdamReads]

Insomnia was my first Stephen King book. Watching this video reminded me of the book. It was good, but I don't think, in my opinion, it's a good place to start. I heard The Shining is the most popular place to start.

[@MoreMoreOrange]

***** A lot of people don't love Stephen King. I suppose because he's got that weird unconventional writing style. I think just go with your gut. If it sounds like Insomnia is your cup of tea go for it! Thanks for watching Ariel! (And don't worry, you won't hurt my feelings, I welcome the discussion! :D)

[@punky19761]

MoreMoreOrange I'd Start with Under The Dome, Needful Things or Salem's Lot. No reason, other than those are perhaps my 3 favorites, but I've read most of his work, and love his books!!

[@thedeadmarys]

You should read the dark tower series. It's different then everything else he's ever wrote and it will blow you mind.

[@MovieHound17]

***** no no no read pet cemetery lol it will fuck you up....in a good way.

[@AyinVillagra]

I really like the Top 5 Series idea, go for it!

[@niksbookworld779]

I love Stephen King! I haven't read a lot yet so I don't know which one is my favorite? I've read Pet Sematary, Revival, Doctor Sleep, and I'm starting The Talisman and Salems' Lot.

[@saysHotdogs]

If you've read Doctor Sleep, let The Shining be your next one. It's way scarier

[@Rez_Boy117]

My top 5 Steve King books 5: Cujo, 4: Mr. Mercedes 3: End of Watch (3rd book from Mr. Mercedes) 2: Pet Sematary 1: Doctor Sleep It will change, idk when, but those are my fav books

[@robertmcallister4680]

Cool. Desperation was my first one and got me hooked too.

[@Keysora]

I'm so impressed you haven't cried since you were 20. I cry like twice a week - any emotional scene in a movie or book whether happy or sad will get me. I watched Tangled with my 3 year old niece the other day and SHE had to comfort ME. Top 5 places/cities you've visited?

[@alexanderburton3940]

A quick list of my personal favorite Stephen King books: The Shining, It, Misery, Carrie, The Dark Tower Series, Pet Sematary, The Stand, Cujo and many more...!

[@nathanfisk4054]

You look like karl from workaholics with his life together

[@lincolnmoanei8324]

Recommended books: A Trip Into The Supernatural - By Roger Morneau Great Controversy - E.G White The Enemy Unmasked - Bill Hughes Patriarchs & Prophets - E.G White

[@scannerc2087]

I watched this expecting you to say IT

[@josephjames.2277]

Fcording 1 to say what? You can't just leave a cliff hanger like that?!?

[@jackdonohue7893]

Joseph Mike IT is a book by Stephen King if you didn't know that 😉

[@fast.food.ninjalarry954]

@@josephjames.2277 I am still waiting for his answer!!!

[@ps1hagrid689]

Scanner C waiting for what?

[@cosmicdark7282]

Right on man. I'm going to start reading the dark tower series now. I didn't know it existed haha. I personally thought my favorite was 11/22/63.

[@HeartOfThePack]

"The man in Black flew across the desert, and the gunslinger followed" . The best beginning sentence of all time!!!!

[@zachsutton9866]

So far I've read (in order) 1. It 2. Pet Semetary 3. Salems Lot 4. The Shining 5. Doctor Sleep 6. Carrie 7. Revival 8. Misery 9. Geralds Game 10. The Mist(I have an individual book of this one) 11. Mr Mercedes 12. Finders Keepers

[@Drummerbaby66]

I want to read The Stand after this! I'm the same way with books, I get lost in the them as well. I love Cell and his short stories. I have enjoyed all of his books so far. ^_^ thanks for this, I know what books I want to read now. And a top 5 series would be awesome!

[@lbentforleather9654]

Desperation is a great one! I loved that book! I also loved Insomnia too, glad to see it get some love!

[@kurtcobainsmicrophone6969]

Stephen King is my favorite author,and my biggest inspiration. I love seeing other people's perspective on his book's,Thank you for this!

[@Beny123]

Perhaps The stand is the right book to read now.

[@SPRxGreenMilexChick]

I was about thirteen when I picked up my first King book. "IT" was my favorite movie (still is) and when I saw this book at my neighbors yard sale I wanted to see how much different the movie was from it. The first portion of it, that covers the death of Adrian Mellon, was so radically different from what I had known and loved from the movie, that I put the book down for over a year. I don't know what possessed me to pick it back up again, but I did, and I have loved it ever since. It's definitely my number one. Also, that web you were talking about, I get all excited and giddy when I read something that correlates with another portion of the Kingverse. Same goes with the movies. I live for it!

[@possessedslig]

From what I've read my favourites are probably 1)The Long Walk 2)Pet Semetary 3)The Stand 4)It 5)Misery Honourable mention to The Dead Zone However I think his short stories and novellas are arguably his best work

[@hankchinaski7284]

Where did you get those hardcover versions? I can't find them anywhere

[@Bec13]

I've been meaning to read some of Stephen King's books for ages, and this video has inspired me, Firestarter and Talisman definitely like my kind of books and i'm going to start them as soon as i can, thanks Brad :)

[@MoreMoreOrange]

Rebecca W. Oh yes. Firestarter is such a wild ride and Talisman is a must. Don't forget it has a sequel!

[@Bec13]

I literally tried to buy Firestarter in a book shop earlier, but they didn't have it, TO THE INTERNET ! :)

[@mamu5251]

That's a good choice. Should start off with those two. I kept an old copy of Firestarter and Talisman in my collection. Bought it 15 years ago :) Really hard to find those books nowadays in my country :(

[@Bec13]

i'm actually finding it really hard to find these books where i live, they're in none of the book shops i've looked in :(

[@beesnort4944]

Rebecca W. best place to find older king books is garage sales or goodwill stores. I have sooo many from these places. Also antique shops too.

[@LukeGartland]

Brad, how would you rank 11.22.63 and Mr. Mercedes against the books you mentioned?

[@MoreMoreOrange]

Luke Gartland 11.22.63 very nearly made it onto the list. Love it. Particularly the style of time travel, very original. Haven't read Mr. Mercedes yet! So don't know! :D

[@turtleanton6539]

11/22/63 is one of the best ones

[@gameplaydre8408]

i just finished the stand this week, and i bought the gunslinger today and will be starting it tonight. the stand is my favorite by king and the dark tower series sounds amazing.

[@noahgorman681]

I'm curious....where did you get the hardcover versions of the Dark Tower series? I can't seem to find them anywhere.

[@sapphirestrat]

Havent read every single one yet, but Needful Things is my favorite so far. Incredible story!

[@adelemiddaugh7909]

When you're talking about The Stand, are you talking about the unabridged version? The unabridged version is very different from the ending you were talking about.

[@thatjadesteer]

You should definitely do a top 5 TV series (and I really hope 24 is up there somewhere!)

[@MoreMoreOrange]

Jade Steer Somehow I think you're going to enjoy my Top 5 TV series...

[@dominiclipton2761]

Is Stranger Things in it?